Lu Sheng's five senses were far superior to the average person's. He heard the guard's words immediately. This girl was actually Bai Zhenming's daughter.
He couldn't help but take a few more glances at the girl. These few glances made Lu Sheng feel that this girl had a completely different aura from the others.
A very fresh, very normal feeling, completely different from the others.
Eh …
Lu Sheng's eyes narrowed as he silently committed this girl to memory. His gaze returned to the match.
The match lasted for more than four hours. After several fierce battles, Crimson Whale Sect ended the martial arts meet with a record of three wins and one loss. The next martial arts meet would have to wait until tomorrow.
It was getting late. Bai Zhenming's expression was a little ugly, but he maintained his poise. After bidding farewell to Lu Sheng, they left Soaring Eagle Hall.
Lu Sheng led his men out of the hall. As they passed through the circular corridors outside White River Sect's headquarters, the girl in white hunting attire was walking towards him with a horsewhip in hand.
"What a cute little girl." Lu Sheng suddenly stopped in his tracks and grinned.
Beside him, Xu Chui looked at the girl in confusion. He didn't know why Sect Master would be interested in this girl.
"This is Sect Master Bai's daughter, Miss Bai Qiuling," he said in a low voice.
Bai Qiuling also saw Lu Sheng and his men. She curtsied to them and stood to the side, waiting for Lu Sheng and his men to leave first.
After all, Lu Sheng was an elder on the same level as her father. His status was far above that of a little girl like her.
Moreover, Crimson Whale Sect was the number one sect in the Northern Lands. In terms of influence and territory, it was much stronger than White River Sect.
But what surprised her was that Lu Sheng stopped in front of her just as he was about to pass her.
"You're Brother Bai's daughter, Bai Qiuling?" A deep male voice that made one associate it with tenacity and strength came from the front.
Bai Qiuling raised her head quickly. Crimson Whale Sect's Sect Master, Lu Sheng, had stopped in front of her and was staring at her with interest.
That gaze …
She couldn't help but shiver, as if she had seen something interesting. It hid a deep sense of dominance and irresistibility. Like a top predator staring at a weak larva.
A tyrannical and fierce aura completely different from her father's enveloped Bai Qiuling. This caused the already timid Bai Qiuling to involuntarily take a step back, her pretty face turning pale.
"Yes, Qiuling greets Uncle Lu." Due to her strict upbringing, she endured the discomfort and politely greeted Lu Sheng in a low voice.
Lu Sheng looked her up and down. His intuition told him that this girl was different from the others, but he couldn't tell what was different.
"You're not bad …" He thought about it. "If you run into any trouble, you can come to me."
Ever since he came to Twin Eagle City, he felt that the atmosphere here was getting weirder and more dangerous. Since this girl had something that made him feel different, it might not be a bad idea to form a good relationship with her.
"Uh … thank you, thank you, Uncle Lu." Bai Qiuling was stunned, almost unable to react. She couldn't understand Lu Sheng's kindness, but kindness was better than malice. She hurriedly thanked him.
However, she had some doubts. As the princess of the White River Sect, she would always look to her father for help when she ran into trouble. She shouldn't have troubled this person.
But out of courtesy, she still sincerely thanked Lu Sheng.
Lu Sheng smiled warmly at her, then led the group of experts away.
Bai Qiuling stood on the corridor, leaning against a thick pillar as she watched Lu Sheng leave. Her heart was filled with doubts.
Trouble? Apart from the strange incident with the two black-robed men her father had mysteriously gone to meet a few days ago, there hadn't been anything noteworthy lately. What trouble could she possibly run into here in Twin Eagle City?
Bai Qiuling thought about it carefully, but still couldn't make heads or tails of it. She decided to just leave it be. Coincidentally, she had a martial arts problem she needed to look for her father for an answer.
After leaving the corridor, she sat on the sedan and was about to head towards her father's study.
"First Miss, that person who claims to be your friend is here again," her personal guard reported in a low voice once more.
"Hmm? Didn't I tell him to leave? He's already swindling people at such a young age. Why doesn't he find a good job and live in peace? "Bai Qiuling said helplessly. Her kindness was well-known throughout the entire Twin Eagle City.
She couldn't help but step forward to save a dying cat or dog, much less a human.
There were more than a thousand people in the city who had received her kindness. Her reputation was so good that even her father, Bai Zhenming, couldn't compare.
"He said he doesn't want your reward. He just wants to speak to you in private," the personal guard said speechlessly.
"Speak to me in private?" Bai Qiuling recalled the scene that had just happened.
A handsome young man dressed in rags was begging by the roadside when she was leaving the residence. She pitied him and gave him some money. She didn't expect to be pestered by this person.
"What does this person want?" Bai Qiuling felt helpless. "Could it be that I'm a pushover?"
"Do you want me to teach him a lesson?" the guard asked in a low voice.
Bai Qiuling hesitated. He didn't do anything. It wasn't worth it. "Forget it. Don't bother about him. I'm going to Father's study now. It's getting late, and I have to take a medicinal bath at night. Tell him that if he really wants to see me, he can come earlier tomorrow. I'm really busy today."
"Miss, if you're always so kind, people will think that you're a pushover," the guard said with a bitter smile.
"It's alright. I still have you and Father, right?" Bai Qiuling smiled mischievously.
This guard had watched her grow up. Apart from her parents, he was her closest relative. They were like siblings, and there were many things they didn't have to hold back.
After receiving Bai Qiuling's reply, the guard gave orders to the sect members beside him. One of them ran to the side door of the headquarters.
Outside the side door, Li Shunxi sat casually by the wall, waiting quietly for news. Seeing the sect members heading straight for him, he quickly stood up.
"How is it? Does Miss Qiuling want to see me? "
"First Miss isn't free right now. You'd better not waste time. I don't think you're a bad person. You should know that although First Miss Qiuling is easy to get along with, she's not someone you can see whenever you want." Perhaps the gang had also noticed that Li Shunxi was handsome, gentle, and had a good attitude. Even though he was dressed like a beggar, they didn't show any signs of disdain or driving him away.
After hearing the message, Li Shunxi smiled helplessly. He had indeed taken it for granted. Twin Eagle City would be in trouble in the next few days, but he wasn't sure if it would be today.
If he told Bai Qiuling earlier, he would have a chance to win her trust and get a chance to redeem himself. After all, there were tens of thousands of people in Twin Eagle City. So many lives.
But how to win her trust was a problem.
"Alright … I'll come back tomorrow." He had already decided to visit the White River Sect. It seemed that going through the proper channels would not work. There was no proof, and no one would believe his "nonsense". Even if he told them about the evil jade, he would at most be treated as a lunatic. No one would believe him.
"Hurry up and leave. You'll be in trouble if you're discovered by the sect's patrols," the sect member hurried him out of goodwill.
"Many thanks!" Li Shunxi bowed to the man seriously, then turned around and left decisively.
After walking for a distance, he suddenly had a sudden impulse and turned back to look at the White River Sect's headquarters.
This glance caused his heart to sink.
The entire sky above the White River Sect seemed to be shrouded in wisps of gray Qi. The gray Qi was extremely thin. If he didn't have the Jade of Secrets, he wouldn't have discovered it at all.
The gray Qi floated in the air, unaffected by the wind, yet it carried an ominous air.
'I must hurry …' Li Shunxi felt his heart palpitate. 'If I don't succeed tonight, I can only find a chance to leave with Bai Qiuling.'
Having made up his mind, he turned and left quickly.
…
"Knock, knock, knock."
Bai Qiuling knocked lightly on the study's wooden door.
Under the setting sun, there was no one around the study. The sect members who were originally guarding the place had disappeared.
'Really, these people only know how to slack off. When Father returns, I'll definitely complain to him. 'Although Bai Qiuling was kind, she wasn't someone without principles.
This was against the sect's rules. The study was her father's most important place and had always been guarded by elite White Robed Guards. But now, there wasn't a single person in sight.
She muttered to herself and knocked on the door again.
"Knock, knock, knock."
It was still quiet inside. It looked like her father wasn't inside.
'Perhaps he's gone to meet with those two friends.' Bai Qiuling thought to herself. Since her father wasn't around, she looked around and secretly took a bunch of keys from her waist. She inserted one of the keys into the keyhole of the wooden door and turned it lightly.
"Click."
She pushed the door open with force.
'Hmph, it just so happens that Father isn't around. I can take this chance to sneak a peek at the secret room I usually want to see.' A sly look appeared on Bai Qiuling's face. She quickly darted into the study and turned to close the wooden door.
It was quiet inside the study. Rows of bookshelves were neatly arranged. The red light of the setting sun shone in through the white paper window and dyed the interior a faint red.
Bai Qiuling looked left and right, then quickly ran to a bookshelf in the inner part of the study with great familiarity.
She searched the bookshelf and pulled out a book. She reached into the empty space and pressed hard.
"Click."
There was a soft sound and the movement of a spring came from the wall. The blank wall beside the bookshelf slowly moved to reveal a square secret door.
This so-called secret room was actually not a secret room. Bai Qiuling had known how to open it a long time ago. It was just that the treasures inside were all treasures that her father, Bai Zhenming, cherished.
Ancient paintings, ancient books, and some rare treasures unearthed from tombs were all fastened to the wall by Bai Zhenming.
Bai Qiuling slowly walked into the secret room and began to look around excitedly.
Time passed slowly. Unknowingly, the light outside grew dimmer and dimmer. The secret room also grew darker.
Bai Qiuling herself did not notice the time. By the time she was looking at the new and interesting things, the sky had already darkened. But she had only seen half of the things in the secret room. The oil lamp on the wall also burned for a long time.
Bai Zhenming had too many collections. Most of them were antiques, and these were what Bai Qiuling was most interested in.
She was so passionate about looking for authentic works that she had completely forgotten about the time.
'It's too late … time to go …' Unknowingly, the sky outside had turned completely dark. Bai Qiuling did not know how long she had been in the secret room.
But she knew that once her father found out that she had entered the secret room, he would definitely fly into a rage.
She stuck out her tongue.
'Last, last, one last thing …'
She scanned the secret room reluctantly. Her gaze was soon attracted by a very, very large painting.
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