Soon, Wei brought them to the mountain where Long Ke lived. It was a solemn hall that fully displayed the White Dragon Clan's prestige.
Lu Yin liked environments that returned to their natural state. He didn't like buildings like this, but he couldn't deny that they represented a certain kind of power.
There was no one in the hall, and it was very cold.
Lu Yin knew that this hall should be very lively with guards and maids everywhere. However, with Long Ke's disappearance, no one knew where these people had gone.
"I don't like it here," Long Xi said slowly as she stood in the hall. If the Mist Ancestor hadn't confirmed that there was no problem, Lu Yin wouldn't have dared to let her speak so loudly.
This was one of the Four Scales, the residence of the White Dragon Clan's leader.
"It's too cold here," Long Xi said softly.
Lu Yin replied, "There should have been a lot of people here, but your father went missing."
Long Xi shook her head and looked at Lu Yin, her eyes bright and filled with an indescribable emotion, "It has nothing to do with the number of people here. The people here are just too cold." She looked around, "Our bloodline has replaced the main bloodline. Before this, we didn't live here, but after the main bloodline disappeared, we moved here. Father built this hall and brought Long Tian and me here. At that time, he told me that everything had changed, and that I could go anywhere in Dragon Mountain without needing Fourth Sister to bring me around."
"But I like it more when Fourth Sister brings us around. I like it when he brings me around."
Lu Yin sighed, "Long Tian must like your father's words."
Long Xi replied, "What he thinks has nothing to do with me. I just know that I can't stay here for even a day."
"So you often live in the Central Realm?"
Lu Yin asked.
Long Xi nodded, "Where is the place you're looking for?
I'm not familiar with this place. "
Lu Yin followed Long Ke's memories to the seventh pillar at the back of the hall. This place wasn't hidden, but it didn't need to be hidden either. Long Ke had thought that it would be better to hide the resources here rather than spend time looking for a hidden place. This was the place where the White Dragon Clan's main bloodline was represented. Long Ke wouldn't give up on this place, and no one else could enter as they pleased.
Without his bloodline, no one else, including the guards who stood here all year round, would be able to find the resources.
"Your father really knows how to hide things," Lu Yin said as he pointed at the bottom of the pillar.
Long Xi was not surprised. "That's his style." After saying that, he raised his hand and a drop of blood dripped onto the stone pillar.
As he watched the stone pillar rise and the void ripple, Lu Yin's eyes flashed. This was a greater world.
In the Fifth Mainland, the Great Worlds were mainly places where some races or forces could survive in the Neoverse. However, the Starry Sky Tree was the best place to hide resources. The Starry Sky Tree was dangerous, but it was also not. It was not like the Neoverse's Glory Plane, which could easily be destroyed if one did not live in a Great World. The Hall of Honor did not have the ability to control the entire Fifth Mainland, including the Glory Plane. However, the Starry Sky Tree was different.
Regardless of whether it was in the past or now, either the Lu Clan, the Frigid Immortal Sect, the Liu Clan, or the Four Cardinal Scales, the School of Agriculture, the Liu Clan, and the other powerful forces were in charge of the starry sky. Therefore, the starry sky was generally considered stable, and the great world was not very useful.
As for the transportation of troops, there was no need for that at all. The back of the battlefield had its own plans for mobilizing troops over the years.
Lu Yin entered the great realm where the resources were hidden. The space was very small, and Lu Yin directly plundered everything.
Long Ke did not hide many resources, and there were only a little more than two billion star essence. Including the other items, it was not even worth three points for Lu Yin.
Although it was not a lot, it was still enough for him to personally take it. It was better than nothing.
After all, Long Ke had not been the clan leader for long.
The two quickly left the hall, and Long Xi asked the Fog Ancestor to take her to the place where she had once lived. It was not the Crouching Dragon Lake that Lu Yin had once lived in.
The Crouching Dragon Lake was a place that only the direct descendants of the White Dragon Clan were qualified to live in. Back then, Lu Yin had changed his name to Long Qi, and after arriving at Dragon Mountain, he had been arranged to live in the Crouching Dragon Lake. At the time, Patriarch Mu Xie had said that he would be accepted as a disciple, and the White Dragon Clan had sought out Celestial Master Qiuling and wanted him to become her disciple. At that time, Long Qi's name had resounded throughout the Starry Sky Tree.
At that time, Long Qi had been qualified to live in the Crouching Dragon Lake.
Before him, Long Xi had lived there, and before that, Long Tian had lived there.
Long Xi wanted to go to the place where her bloodline had not yet become the main bloodline's residence, and she longed to return there.
It was also a tall mountain, but it was much shorter than the one Long Ke had lived in. However, it was still not far from the blood pool.
The area around the blood pool, including Long Ke's mountain and the ancestral grounds, was the center of Dragon Mountain. The higher one's status, the closer they were to the center.
Long Ke's bloodline had not been able to replace the main bloodline because of luck. They were the strongest of all the bloodlines, and the Longquan bloodline was second only to them.
The bloodline had replaced the main bloodline, and the former mountain had been abandoned.
No one would come back to take a look; they would only look forward. Long Ke had even hidden the resources in the hall, a testament to his determination.
Long Xi walked in front of the abandoned mountain and saw familiar courtyards, familiar flowers, and trees. There were also many strange but cute animals.
He looked to the right and saw a huge cat-like creature pouncing over. It did not attack, but instead approached Long Xi and meowed happily.
Long Xi's eyes lit up when she saw it, and she hugged it, "Nini, is that you, Nini?"
The big cat meowed happily and wagged its tail.
Lu Yin was surprised to see Long Xi laughing so happily as she hugged the cat. He had never seen her laugh so happily before. Suddenly, the same scene appeared in his mind: a young girl hugging a pet and laughing happily. That girl's face was beautiful, and he thought it was Long Xi, but it wasn't.
The girl had the same beautiful face as Long Xi, but her temperament was completely different. She was more elegant, less cold, more calm, and less naive. At the same time, she was more holy and less worldly. Perhaps it was because of the pet she was holding. It was a seven-colored deer.
"A seven-colored deer," Lu Yin suddenly said.
Long Xi's expression changed, and she stiffened while hugging the big cat. She turned to look at Lu Yin in shock, "You remember?"
Lu Yin was stunned and confused, "What?"
Long Xi stared at him and saw confusion in his eyes instead of the hatred and complexity she had expected, "You know about the seven-colored deer?"
Lu Yin nodded and recalled the scene that had appeared in his mind, "It's Bai Xianer's pet, right?"
Long Xi sighed and patted the big cat's head. She still had a smile on her face, but it was no longer as pure as before.
Bai Xianer was the idol of many people, but she was also the target of many people's hatred.
In Long Xi's heart, she belonged to the latter category. "If possible, I'll definitely kill her."
The big cat blinked and meowed softly, as if it had understood Lu Yin's feelings.
Feeling Long Xi's mood, it stopped wagging its tail and kept rubbing Long Xi's face with its head.
Long Xi smiled again, "It's fine, Nini. Go play."
The big cat's ears drooped down, and it licked Long Xi's hand before leaving, looking back three times with every step.
"Is this your pet?"
Lu Yin asked.
Long Xi's expression dimmed, "You've seen it before."
Lu Yin was surprised. Lu Xiaoxuan had seen it before, and it had lived for a long time. It didn't have any cultivation and was just an ordinary animal.
Long Xi didn't say much, but she was still depressed.
Lu Yin sensed it, but for some reason, he thought that it was because she had seen the place where she used to live.
After walking for a while, he thought that the mountain was completely deserted, but he soon found someone familiar: Long Xi's maid, Xiaoqian.
Long Xi hadn't expected Xiaoqian to be here. She had a good relationship with the girl and was about to go find her, but Lu Yin stopped her and gestured for her to keep quiet.
Within a courtyard, Xiaoqian didn't sense their arrival and was conversing with someone using a cloudconnect stone, "That's all. The White Dragon Tribe ordered us not to spread this news."
"Not bad, you're finally useful in the White Dragon Tribe." A voice came from the stone, "Continue to keep an eye on her. The White Dragon Tribe won't let news of the blood pool spread. Let's see what price they'll pay to silence those from Yi Xian Academy."
"Understood," Xiaoqian replied, "By the way, is there any news about my father?"
"You're in the White Dragon Tribe. If there's news about Elder Ni Huang, then there's naturally news about your father. Or do you think that your father can return before Elder Ni Huang?"
Xiaoqian's face paled, "Sorry, I spoke too much."
"Originally, when Long Xi went missing, some people proposed to transfer you back. You no longer have any value in the White Dragon Race, but many things have happened, and it has been delayed until now. If we had transferred you back then, you would have either followed your father to the battlefield on the other side, or you would have only been an ordinary disciple. But now, the opportunity has come. Find a chance to get close to that Mister Hao Yu from Yi Xian Academy. It would be best if you could seduce him. You're also quite beautiful, and our people in the White Dragon Race will help you.
Xiaoqian hesitated.
"What, you don't want to do it?"
"No, no, I'm just thinking about what to do."
"Do your best. That Hao Yu isn't that easy to seduce. If the White Dragon Tribe finds out, just say that you've had enough of that place and want to borrow his power to leave."
Xiaoqian gritted her teeth, "Yes, I'll do my best."
Outside the courtyard, Long Xi's expression was gloomy. She had always been cold and arrogant, and she would only reveal some of her true feelings towards Xiaoqian. She had long since treated Xiaoqian as a younger sister, and even if she scolded her sometimes, it would not be too severe. She had never thought that this person had been a spy sent by an outsider from the start.
Lu Yin hadn't expected such a thing to happen, but he wasn't surprised. It was very common for powers to plant spies in each other's territories, and if they dared to plant spies in the White Dragon Tribe and had people within the White Dragon Tribe to provide support, then it had to be one of the Four Scales. He just didn't know which one.
"How did she become your maid back then?"
Lu Yin asked.
Long Xi answered in a low voice, "The last maid was allowed to leave Dragon Mountain to marry someone else. I accidentally saw her being bullied, but her eyes were resolute, so I took her in."
Lu Yin nodded, "It's an old story." He wanted to say something else, but Long Xi rushed into the courtyard and appeared in front of Xiaoqian.