The questions Tiewu asked were exactly the questions in everyone else's mind.
Li Xifeng said: "I asked him the same question at the beginning, but Brother Ye said that he was just a descendant of an ordinary seventh-grade family. The reason he accepted this commission was, first, to gain experience, and second, to buy some Spiritual Sea Stage demon pills from our traveling merchants.
I personally speculate that Brother Ye is indeed a descendant of a large family, there is no doubt about that.
It's normal for him to hide his family background from us, but from my observation, he should really be out here to gain experience, so he accepted our commission, because the children of these big families don't care about the amount of reward, they just want to gain more experience in the martial arts world."
After hearing what Li Xifeng said, everyone felt that it was reasonable. Lin Shiyu said, "No wonder you are a little polite to him, Xifeng. It turns out that he has a great background."
Li Xifeng nodded and said, "Yes, after all, he is a descendant of a wealthy family. Even if I pretend not to care about his status, I can't say anything too harsh.
Besides, after spending a night with him, I felt that he was a pretty good person, very honest in what he said and did, and without any ulterior motives.
So I think we should just pretend that we don't know his origins, and you should pretend that you don't know his cultivation level, and just treat him as an ordinary person, and get along with him as you should, how do you think? "
Tie Xiaohua agreed and said, "Brother Xifeng is right. Since he wants to hide his origins, there is no need for us to reveal the truth. We can just get along naturally and feel less burdened.
Besides, I also believe in Brother Xifeng’s judgment. He has traveled all over the country for so many years, and he is very good at judging people.”
Several people thought they had guessed Ye Li's origins and regarded him as a scion of a wealthy family who did not want to reveal his identity. In fact, they did not know that Ye Li was not hiding anything at all. He was indeed just a scion of a seventh-rank family.
At this time, he had already walked a considerable distance under the guidance of Hongdou.
Hongdou was young after all, and she felt a little tired after walking a short distance. Ye Li looked at her and said, "Hongdou, can't you walk anymore?"
Hongdou took a breath and said, "Brother Ye, you're walking too fast. I can't keep up with you."
Ye Li frowned and looked at Hongdou, then looked around. The reason why he walked so fast was because time was really tight.
He originally thought that with the help of Feng Qing Huan, he could quickly move around the area, find the trees he was looking for, and then cut them down and carry them back. But now with Hong Dou slowing him down, he was afraid that he would not be able to make it in time.
After thinking for a while, Ye Li said: "Hongdou, we are moving too slowly and may not be able to complete the mission.
Otherwise, can I take you for a quick walk?"
Hongdou's face flushed because she ran too fast.
Wiping the sweat off her forehead, Hongdou said, "Brother Ye, how are you going to take me with you? Are you going to carry me on your back? That would be terrible. I really can't run anymore."
Hearing Hongdou's words, Ye Li nodded, reached out his hand, gently hugged Hongdou, and then lifted her up and placed her on his right shoulder.
Hongdou, who was suddenly lifted high into the air, let out a cry of surprise, and then started to giggle, and an excited look appeared on her originally tired little face.
"Brother Ye Zi is so awesome! Hong Dou can now ride a big horse!"
After Ye Li put Hongdou on his right shoulder, he said, "Hongdou, I'm going to speed up. You tell me which direction to go while watching the road, okay!"
Hongdou was so excited that she wished Ye Li would speed up so that she could enjoy the feeling of riding a horse.
"Okay, Brother Ye Zi, run quickly. Hong Dou will tell you which way to go."
After hearing Hongdou's words, Ye Li nodded slightly, and his spiritual energy was poured into the Fengqing Ring on his ankle. A moment later, he leaped out like a gust of breeze.
Ye Li, holding Hongdou, left a trail of shadows on the mountain path. In an instant, he followed Hongdou's instructions and turned down a small hill in front. Along the way, only Hongdou's "giggle" laughter drifted in the wind.
"Brother Ye Zi, turn left quickly and climb up that hill. On top is the forest that Dad and I passed by last time."
Hongdou sat on Ye Li's right shoulder, patted his head gently, and then shouted loudly.
After sitting on Ye Li's shoulder for a while, Hongdou got used to this speed. She dared to move around as long as Ye Li held her.
Compared to Ye Li's beast-like body, the little girl was like a small stone and had almost no weight to him.
Following Hongdou's instructions, he turned to the left of the mountain path like the breeze, and saw a dense forest on the hillside in front of him.
Ye Li recognized these tall and straight trees from a distance. They were all white birch trees. This was a birch forest.
Each of these trees is about twenty meters tall and straight and slender. It would be perfect to be used as a support.
Holding the red beans, Ye Li ran wildly, quickly rushed up the small hill in front and came to the birch forest.
Putting Hongdou down from her shoulders, the little girl said excitedly, "Brother Ye, you are so amazing. You ran even faster than the horse I rode when I was a kid."
Ye Li also smiled and touched Hongdou's cute little head, saying: "Hongdou is also amazing. She still remembers such a long journey. She is really a smart girl."
Ye Li was really surprised about this. After all, he had just run along the road and turned many corners. In addition, the surrounding environment was very similar. It was really not easy for a little girl to remember the way after coming here once.
Hearing Ye Li praising her intelligence, Hongdou was of course even happier and immediately smiled triumphantly.
Ye Li looked up at the birch forest in front of him and thought about it.
Almost every one of these birch trees is over twenty meters tall, but the branches in the top third are obviously too thin and have no practical value.
As for the remaining two-thirds of the tree, if he took it back and split it into two parts, he could make two pillars.
In other words, to build the fifty pillars that Tie Xiaohua needed, he only had to cut down twenty-five trees.
After a brief calculation, Ye Li said to Hongdou: "Hongdou, can you take a rest beside us? After I cut down the tree, we will go back."
Hongdou was a little tired after the excitement on the way, so she found a rock to sit on and said, "Brother Ye, you can chop down the tree quickly. Hongdou will watch you chop. We will go back when you are done."
Ye Li nodded, then released his powerful spiritual power completely, covering the depths of the woods.
After all, this is the wilderness, so he doesn't care. However, he had promised Lin Shiyu to take care of Hongdou's safety, so he had to explore the forest first.