"Yes, grandfather!" Yinyue opened her mouth a few times, and finally swallowed the original words obediently.
Just when Patriarch Ao Xiao wanted to say something more to his granddaughter, his expression changed, and he suddenly turned his head and looked at the gate.
As a result, after a while, footsteps sounded, and a young maid appeared outside the door, and spoke respectfully.
"Reporting to my lord, there are two elders from this island coming to see me outside!"
"Oh, they're not slow. Let them in." Patriarch Ao Xiao calmed down, nodded and ordered.
The maid naturally agreed to accept the order and went out again.
After a while, the man surnamed Xu and the white-haired old man walked in from the outside. When they saw Patriarch Ao Xiao, they immediately stepped forward to salute.
"Greetings, senior. I don't know if senior is recruiting this time, what should I do for junior." The man with a fair face asked solemnly.
"No rush. The two of you should sit down and talk first." After a smile, Ao Xiao patriarch said with his finger on the chair next to him.
This demon, one man, and two people exist in combination, so naturally he dared not disobey Ao Xiao's intention, and after thanking him, he honestly sat down on both sides.
"The two of you have some connections with this old man. One is an old friend from back then, and the other is a registered disciple of Fellow Daoist Mo. Right now, there is a big matter that needs to be handled by someone, and I can only rest assured if I entrust it to you two. Yes." Patriarch Ao Xiao sized up the two of them and spoke in a pleasant manner.
"Senior, follow orders!"
Facing the existence of Mahayana in front of them, the two men surnamed Xu were quite flattered.
"I heard from Fellow Daoist Mo that when he is not around, the person who can be the master of the Holy Island is Fellow Daoist Luo. If this is the case, I need you to help me collect some things. Some of them are magic tools and some are materials. These things are relatively rare, and some of them have already been found, while others have to be found by you. The only condition is that all of this must be done in secret, and the sooner the better!" Ao Xiao Patriarch pondered for a while and cut straight to the point Said.
"Yes, this junior will immediately send some trustworthy people to do this separately. We will never let outsiders know about it." The white-haired old man was startled for a moment, and immediately replied with a full promise.
"Very good, I have a list here, and you put it away." Patriarch Ao Xiao nodded, and with a flick of his sleeve, a piece of jade flew away.
The white-haired old man immediately got up and took the jade slip into his hand, and put it in his sleeve without looking at it.
He obviously looks like he will do his best no matter what is recorded in it.
Patriarch Ao Xiao showed a satisfied expression on his face when he saw this situation, he turned his head and said to the man surnamed Xu: "Nephew Xu Xian, I need you to go to the wild world to meet some powerful people from other races. As for what to do when I see them, I also recorded it in the jade slip, and I will know it when I look back. Don't let other people on the island know about this matter."
"The junior will definitely act carefully." The man surnamed Xu also got up and replied respectfully.
"Well, these two things are related to the three great ancestors of the Demon Race, and Fellow Daoist Mo also knows. I can only give you five years at most. If it exceeds, it will delay the big event. You understand." Ao Patriarch Xiao's face suddenly became serious.
"Senior, don't worry, the junior and others will definitely complete their tasks on time even if their lives are lost."
The white-haired old man and the man surnamed Xu heard that they were using it to deal with the ancestor of the demon race. After looking at each other, they couldn't help showing expressions of surprise on their faces, and they almost swore immediately.
"The old man asked you to come here, of course I am at ease with you. Well, there is nothing else, you can do it right away. This matter should be done sooner rather than later!" Ao Xiao Patriarch raised his hand and threw another piece of jade slip to After meeting the man surnamed Xu, he said the words of seeing off the guests.
The two white-haired old men did not dare to say anything more, and immediately gave a deep salute and left the attic.
"Grandfather, are there no problems with these two? Didn't spies from the demon race have mixed into the holy island!" After the two left, Yinyue asked with a frown.
"Hey, if these two are unreliable, the others are even more unreliable. These two were recommended to me by Mo Jianli personally. Because both of them have lived in the holy island for thousands of years and have never left for half a step. People. Besides, do you really think that the spies of the demon race escaped your grandfather's eyes? At least the elders of the holy island that I saw in the hall earlier should be fine. This is not bad news." A faint smile flashed across Ao Xiao's aged face.
"Since Grandfather knows what's in his mind, Linglong can rest assured. I'll go upstairs to rest for a while." Linglong relaxed, and bowed to Patriarch Ao Xiao.
"You have been running around for several months, and you really need to recover. Then you go down first." Patriarch Ao Xiao nodded and said with some pity.
"Grandfather, please rest earlier. After all, you have not recovered for a long time, so don't be too tired." The silver-haired woman also warned with concern.
"Haha, you think your grandfather is really old." Ao Xiao said with a grin.
"With the appearance of my grandfather, no one will suspect that he is my elder brother, so how can I say the word 'old'?" Yinyue chuckled, and walked upstairs without looking back. .
His footsteps were a little lighter, as if his mood improved a lot!
"This girl! I really hope she doesn't have to practice the Forgetfulness Art." Patriarch Ao Xiao saw the silver-haired woman's back disappearing from the stairs, and the relief on his face faded away, and he sighed softly instead.
But the strange thing is that after the long-haired man finished saying this, he sat on the chair with his eyes closed and didn't move at all, without any intention of getting up and going upstairs.
After a meal, he opened his eyes, and suddenly said a word: "Since you've already come, why don't you come out now!"
"My subordinates pay homage to Master Ao Xiao!"
Before the words fell, the surrounding void fluctuated together, and a nearly transparent phantom flashed out, only a few feet away from Ao Xiao Patriarch.
As soon as this phantom appeared, its body gradually condensed and became clear, and finally turned into a slender woman in a close-fitting black robe.
This woman wore a bronze-colored wolf-head mask, and her hands were also covered by a pair of black gloves, not a trace of skin was exposed on her whole body.
"Liao Ying, after so many years, your attire hasn't changed at all." Ao Xiao ancestor said with a hint of interest, his eyebrows twitched.
"Your Excellency is also as handsome as before! When I heard that your lord was injured during the robbery, my subordinates were really worried for a long time. Now that your lord is fine, my subordinates are relieved." The masked woman gave a salute without daring to neglect, and said respectfully replied.
"Hey, can a mere catastrophe really kill the old man? Well, I won't talk nonsense. Many years ago, I ordered you to lurk on the Holy Island, just in case. Dark Hand. Now tell me about the situation on the Holy Island. The old man will guard the Holy Island for a period of time, so he must understand the real situation on the island." Ao Xiao's expression became serious.
"Yes, the current situation of Holy Island is actually not very good, mainly because of the incident of the demons..." The woman with the bronze mask heard the words, and said without hesitation.
Patriarch Ao Xiao listened very attentively, and would interrupt the woman's narration when encountering something unclear, and ask carefully.
If the woman can answer, she will answer, and if she doesn't understand, she will just shake her head.
In the end, after the woman finished her last sentence, she immediately fell silent.
Patriarch Ao Xiao sat on the chair with a contemplative face and began to think!
"Liaoying, you've done a good job. It seems that you haven't been in vain all these years on the Holy Island. However, the matter that I sent you to investigate last time, the results have come to fruition." Ao Xiao patriarch finally showed satisfaction When he came back to his senses, he suddenly asked another question.
"If Master Ao Xiao is destined, Liaoying will not do it with his heart. But the master asked me to check that the person has never been to the Holy Island. Although there are many rumors about him, there is still not much more detailed information. .And this person seems to be an ascetic. Apart from cultivation, he seems to seldom deal with people. This is probably one of the reasons why this person can jump several steps in a short period of time. The subordinates have already I have sorted out this person's information, do you want it now, sir? Most of it is just rumors, not necessarily true." For the first time, there was a hint of embarrassment in the masked woman's words, but after thinking about it, she still He replied honestly.
"Whether it's true or not, the old man will take a look at it. I'd like to see how capable this person is. After ascending from the lower world to the spirit world for more than a thousand years, he has already made such a big name, and he has become Linglong's main heart. !" Patriarch Ao Xiao's expression darkened, and he said in a stern voice.
"Yes, my lord!" The black-robed woman raised her hand and struck a cloud of blue light towards her.
Patriarch Ao Xiao grabbed the blue light out of thin air in his palm with one hand, and then pinched his five fingers to probe the divine mind into it.
"How come there are only so few things, and most of them are just speculations. Hmph, a monk who has just advanced into a fusion and can fight for a master in the later stage. Do you think this kind of thing may be true!" But a little After a while, Patriarch Ao Xiao finished reading the information in his hand, and after a cold snort, he seemed a little dissatisfied.
"The subordinates are only collecting relevant information according to the orders of the adults. Whether it is true or not, you need to judge by yourself. After all, the adults did not order me to go out to investigate the relevant content in person. But if the adults give the order now, I will It's a bit late. This person was hunted down by the demons not long ago, so his whereabouts are unknown." The black-robed woman said very seriously.
"The whereabouts are unknown. Is this serious? If that's the case, it would be cheaper for this human kid. His name is Han Li, right? A mere Ascension Cultivator from the Lower Realm dared to disturb Linglong's state of mind, making it impossible for her to advance smoothly. Even if you die thousands of times, you won't regret it." Patriarch Ao Xiao said slowly with a fierce look in his eyes.