After putting the letter away, Ye Li wiped his eyes and calculated the time. He could no longer make it in April this year. It was already June. He could only wait until April next year to enter the ruins.
He still followed the plan and studied talisman techniques with Ye Wuming for a month, then prepared some things and set off eastward.
The reason for setting off early was that he wanted to stay a little longer along the way to see what his father had seen in the past.
After making up his mind, Ye Li picked up the parchment map and flipped through it. As expected, half of it was drawn with the terrain around the ruins. Judging from the reference Golden Dragon City, the ruins were in the mountainous area south of Golden Dragon City.
The remaining half is half painted and half written, containing some records about the interior of the ruins, including mechanisms and secret passages.
However, compared with the first half of the map, the markings in the second half are obviously not as detailed.
And judging from the handwriting, it seems that they were not written or drawn by the same person.
Ye Li studied the map with great curiosity, but he knew nothing about Fulong County, so although he could understand part of the map, it was difficult for him to understand the specific situation there.
After studying it for a long time, he finally lost interest and carefully put the parchment map into the mechanism box. After thinking about it, he also put his father's first letter into the box.
Fortunately, there was no need to complete the puzzle before he reset the mechanism lock on the mechanism box, otherwise it would take half a day to open it each time, which would be a bit troublesome.
After packing up his things, Ye Li returned to bed to rest. It was not until the next morning that he went out to the Ye family's Talisman Pavilion.
He soon arrived at the Lingfu Pavilion, and Ye Wuming naturally noticed his arrival in advance.
"Ye Li, wait for me outside."
Before Ye Li stepped into the house, Ye Wuming's voice came from inside.
After a slight pause, Ye Li quickly responded and stood outside the door.
"Zhang Hua, please call Xiang Ning over for me."
Ye Wuming's voice sounded again, but he was speaking to a guard at the door.
After hearing Ye Wuming's order, the guard responded and quickly left the Lingfu Pavilion.
Not long after, the guard came back from a distance, accompanied by a woman who was no more than thirty years old.
The two of them walked quickly to the Ling Fu Pavilion. When the woman saw Ye Li, she smiled and said, "Ye Li, you are here to see your father, right? He told me before that he would guide you in your practice for a month and asked me to help him look after the Ling Fu Pavilion.
I never thought that he would personally teach people for another month. I thought that no one could do it except Brother Hao back then."
Ye Li was shocked when he heard the woman's words. He didn't expect that his father had also received personal guidance from Ye Wuming.
"Aunt Xiang Ning, you said that Fifth Grandfather personally gave guidance to my father?"
The woman was Ye Wuming's third daughter, Ye Xiangning. Although Ye Li had little contact with her, when Ye Hao was still alive, his aunt's attitude towards Ye Hao was actually not bad.
Ye Xiangning smiled and nodded when she heard Ye Li's question. Just as she was about to say something else, Ye Wuming's voice came over again: "Xiangning, come in when you arrive. I will talk to little Ye Li if there is anything."
When Ye Xiangning heard her father's greeting, she immediately made a face towards the Lingfu Pavilion like a child, then turned her head and blinked at Ye Li, saying: "Ye Li, I'll go in first, you and the old man should practice well for a while.
Dad has been in the Lingfu Pavilion for decades and has a deep understanding of the use of spells. You should be able to learn a lot of good things from him."
After Ye Xiangning finished speaking, she smiled at Ye Li again and then stepped into the Lingfu Pavilion.
After explaining some things to Ye Xiangning, Ye Wuming slowly appeared at the door of Lingfu Pavilion.
He still had a very warm smile on his face. When Ye Li saw him, he hurriedly greeted him respectfully, "Hello, Fifth Grandpa."
Ye Wuming nodded and said, "Xiao Ye Li, don't be so polite, let's go.
One month is quite tight, and Xiang Ning is not willing to help me guard here for one more day."
After saying that, Ye Wuming called to Ye Li to follow him, and he led Ye Li straight to the outside of the Ye family compound.
Seeing Ye Wuming leading him out of the Ye family compound, Ye Li felt a little confused, because he always thought that Ye Wuming would find a corner in the Ye family compound to guide him.
"Fifth Grandpa, where are we going?"
Unable to suppress the doubts in his heart, Ye Li couldn't help but ask.
"Haha, Xiao Yeli, let's go outside the city."
Ye Wuming didn't seem to want to explain in detail to Ye Li, so Ye Li didn't ask any further questions.
Ye Wuming and the other man quickly walked out of the south city gate and came to a secluded valley about ten miles away.
This valley is not on the main road, so almost no one passes by here. After entering the valley, Ye Li suddenly discovered that there was a dilapidated hut at the bottom of the valley, and these daily necessities were scattered around.
"Where... is this place?"
Ye Li was full of doubts.
"Hahaha, Xiao Yeli, this is where you will eat, live, and practice for the next month.
This is the valley where your father once lived, and it is where I taught him.”
Ye Wuming finally opened his mouth to explain.
After hearing Ye Wuming's words, Ye Li showed a look of surprise on his face.
"Dad... Dad has he also practiced here?"
Ye Li looked at the thatched cottage and stone table not far away, feeling a little excited.
"Yes, Ye Hao did practice here in the past. He was two years older than you at that time.
He said that he wanted to leave the Ye family and go out to explore the world, but in my opinion, his practice of talismans was not yet up to par, so I brought him here to practice for a month.
The thatched hut over there, as well as the stone table and stone bench next to it, actually did not exist originally. These were all built by Ye Hao himself.
The place is well sheltered from the elements, so it seems to be of use to some extent, though the hut needs some repairs.”
After hearing Ye Wuming's words, Ye Li looked at the house and tables and benches opposite, and a sense of familiarity suddenly surged in his heart.
As they were talking, the two had already arrived at the bottom of the valley. The space here was very spacious and surrounded by mountain walls. Although it was in a low-lying area, it did not seem too humid.
There is a small stream running through the edge of the valley not far away, so there is a place to get water. It is indeed a very isolated place for practice.
“Okay, Ye Li, let’s tidy up the hut first, and then we can start practicing.
Don't think that your training will be too easy. Your father complained about it for half a month back then."
As he spoke, a gleam of light flashed in Ye Wuming's usually calm eyes, which made Ye Li's heart tremble.