"Very well! Junior Sister Xi Lan, please!" Li Xiaoya had noticed Xi Lan Yuru's slight hesitation too, and spoke mildly...
"Mm!" Xilan Yuru smiled faintly and nodded, then swayed away. After seeing her off, Li Xiaoya closed the restrictions around his cave abode and shut the door.
Only then did he take out the brocade box and the Voice Transmission Talisman, sweeping his divine sense over both. The talisman indeed carried Qian Lan's aura, and so did the box, which reassured him considerably. In this land of another race, danger lurked at every turn, forcing him to remain doubly vigilant.
Snap! Li Xiaoya tapped the Voice Transmission Talisman with a finger, and it broke apart. Qian Lan's pleasant, melodious voice rang out in the air. "Martial Nephew Li! Your performance in the Inheritance Secret Realm these past few days has been quite good. The Patriarch wishes to speak with you personally! There is a Spatial Spirit Pearl inside the box. You..."
Qian Lan first praised Li Xiaoya, then explained how to use the Spatial Spirit Pearl inside the box. Finally, she cautioned him to keep a lower profile and not step too far out of line...
The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones actually wants to see me? After listening, Li Xiaoya understood. He had caused too much of a stir in the Inheritance Secret Realm lately and drawn the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones' attention. Little did he know that, important as he was to the Ancestor, he hardly warranted being watched every day. Naturally, this was Qian Lan's doing...
However!
Li Xiaoya was in no hurry to open the brocade box and use the Spatial Spirit Pearl to meet the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Bones. First, he sorted through everything he had done in the Inheritance Secret Realm lately,