Chapter 190: Underground Palace

As Niu Niu Biaobiao's voice fell, the air in the room seemed to congeal, and Li Luo and Jiang Qing stared at him in shock and disbelief.

Clearly, they had known nothing of this before.

"What are they looking for at the House Luolan Mansion headquarters?" Finally, Li Luo asked in a low, slow voice.

Niu Niu Biaobiao said calmly, "Looking for things your parents left behind, or rather... also wanting to confirm whether your parents are still alive."

Both Li Luo and Jiang Qing's breathing grew heavier at this moment.

"Master and Mistress aren't already trapped in the Wang Hou battlefield? Why would they come to our House Luolan Mansion headquarters to confirm?" Jiang Qing asked rapidly.

Niu Niu Biaobiao grinned and said, "That's where those two are impressive. Do you really think they went to the Wang Hou battlefield without leaving some contingency behind?"

Li Luo and Jiang Qing both stared at him blankly. Every single word Niu Niu Biaobiao had said today made their hearts pound faster, giving them a tingling sensation on their scalps.

Knowing the shock they were suffering inside, Niu Niu Biaobiao pondered slightly, then finally stood up: "Come with me."

Li Luo and Jiang Qing exchanged a glance, and with some bewilderment followed Niu Niu Biaobiao. They passed through corridors and pavilions all the way, arriving at... the kitchen.

This was where Niu Niu Biaobiao often stayed.

Niu Niu Biaobiao walked straight to a wall, flicked a finger, and a stream of phase force shot onto the wall. The very next instant, the wall erupted with brilliant light, beams of light interweaving, with countless mysterious patterns faintly spreading out.

Crack! Crack!

Accompanied by a series of strange sounds, those countless light patterns transformed into a staircase of light, then descended all the way into the ground.

Li Luo and Jiang Qing stared at this transformation dumbfounded. They had never imagined that within the kitchen of House Luolan Mansion headquarters, such a hidden place was concealed.

"This is the entrance. The key to open it is my phase force. Of course, the phase force of you two works too, it's just that I never told you before." Niu Niu Biaobiao said, then stepped into the light-woven staircase first.

Li Luo and Jiang Qing were already speechless, and could only follow.

As the three stepped into the light staircase, the changes on the wall immediately stopped, the light dispersed, and everything returned to normal.

And Li Luo and Jiang Qing followed Niu Niu Biaobiao's footsteps, continuously descending along the light staircase, until at a certain moment, the light staircase suddenly dispersed, and the surrounding scenery changed.

Li Luo and the others looked and found that where they stood seemed to be a spacious underground palace.

Within this underground palace, countless incomparably intricate light patterns flickered, arranged in an orderly manner, as if forming some profound formation.

Li Luo and Jiang Qing's gazes followed those light patterns, finally stopping at where they converged.

That was the central position of the underground palace. A stone platform was carved with the shapes of dragons and phoenixes, and at this moment, atop those dragon and phoenix stone carvings, there burned a wick of candle flame each.

Two candle flames, one appearing crimson red, one appearing dark cyan.

Li Luo gazed at those two candle flames, and his heart couldn't help but tremble, because from those two candle flames, he sensed an aura of blood connection.

"This is...?" Li Luo swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Jiang Qing also sensed something, her golden eyes looking at Niu Niu Biaobiao with intense anticipation.

Under their gazes, Niu Niu Biaobiao smiled and said, "Your guess is correct. These two candle flames are the life fire of Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan."

"This represents their life condition. Now that the candle flames are still vigorous, it means they are not in mortal danger."

Li Luo's expression froze for a moment, then he exhaled deeply. That breath seemed to relax every muscle in his body, and uncontainable joy burst forth in his eyes.

Over these years, what he worried about most was the situation of Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan. Although he spoke of having faith in them, that was because of his ignorance of the Wang Hou battlefield. As his understanding of that forbidden zone grew deeper and deeper, if he said he wasn't worried, that would be too fake.

After all, the danger of the Wang Hou battlefield was something even Mentor Xi Chan and those Marquis-level powerhouses feared like a tiger. Otherwise, in the end, how could they dispatch Marquis-level powerhouses by drawing lots?

Originally he thought this worry would continue on, but what he hadn't expected was that within this underground palace of House Luolan Mansion headquarters, his parents' life fire was actually hidden.

From observing the life fire, they could know their parents' life condition at all times.

How could this not make Li Luo feel a great weight lifted, overjoyed to the point of madness.

"That's wonderful..." From the side came a soft voice. Li Luo looked over and saw Jiang Qing gently biting her red lips, the joy in her golden eyes flowing like water.

Actually, over these years, how could the worry in her heart be any less than Li Luo's.

"Uncle Biao, why didn't you tell us about this earlier?" Li Luo calmed his emotions, then asked with some puzzlement. He wasn't complaining, but felt there might be more secrets within.

Niu Niu Biaobiao's eyes were deep and dark as he said, "Because regarding your parents' life and death situation, in this Great Xia, there might be people who pay more attention than you."

Both Li Luo and Jiang Qing's expressions changed slightly.

Because the "attention" Niu Niu Biaobiao spoke of was probably not anything good.

Connecting it with what Niu Niu Biaobiao said earlier about a mysterious Marquis-level powerhouse infiltrating House Luolan Mansion last night, could it have been to probe this underground palace?

"This underground palace, you think it simply holds their two life fires?" Niu Niu Biaobiao pointed at this underground palace,

Those countless obscure and complex light patterns interwove into mysterious trajectories, faintly appearing extremely profound.

Li Luo and Jiang Qing exchanged glances. With their abilities, they clearly could not discern the mysteries of this underground palace.

"Actually over these years, Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan's life fire has suffered severe damage more than once. At the worst, both flames were so weak they nearly went out. After all, the Wang Hou battlefield is one of the most dangerous forbidden zones in this world, and even Marquis-level powerhouses within it only possess some power to protect themselves." Niu Niu Biaobiao said lightly.

Li Luo and Jiang Qing's hearts trembled. Did they encounter an extremely terrifying powerful enemy at that time? Hence suffering severe damage, causing the life fire to dim.

Just thinking about that scene, the two felt a sense of suffocation.

"In the end, they were able to pull through because of the existence of this underground palace... This was a contingency they left behind back then. Heh, I have to say, those two are truly resourceful."

Niu Niu Biaobiao looked at the bewildered pair and said, "See those two dragon and phoenix stone carvings? This is the handiwork of Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan. When they deep within the Wang Hou battlefield encounter a fatal crisis, these two stone carvings can temporarily transmit a burst of power to them. This power will boost their strength in the short term. In a sense, this is their life-preserving trump card."

"Relying on this trump card, over these years, they've escaped danger more than once."

"You might not know how miraculous this method is, because of the special nature of the Wang Hou battlefield, even King-level powerhouses would probably find it difficult to transmit power into it. But Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan could achieve this through this strange formation. You can see how impressive they are."

Li Luo and Jiang Qing exchanged a glance. Right now, they truly had a feeling of not fully understanding but knowing it was impressive.

"Old Dad and Old Mom really are wise." Li Luo gave them a thumbs up for their cleverness.

Jiang Qing said slowly, "Then the Marquis-level powerhouse who infiltrated House Luolan Mansion, was it to break in here, confirm Master and Mistress's life fire, and thereby determine their life and death?"

Over these years, although House Luolan Mansion has been in a precarious state, it has always maintained itself. This is partly due to the lingering prestige of Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan. Without truly confirming their demise, the various covetous forces all hold some degree of wariness.

"It's not just to determine... Once they enter here and extinguish the two life fires, then Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan will also be implicated and suffer severe damage."

"In a perilous place like the Wang Hou battlefield, this kind of sudden severe damage might cause them to lose their last chance of survival." Niu Niu Biaobiao said lightly.

Li Luo and Jiang Qing's eyes turned cold. Who exactly was that mysterious Marquis-level powerhouse? How could they be so vicious.

"But you don't need to worry too much. This underground palace is divided into two parts. Its exterior forms a strange formation on its own, and this strange formation covers House Luolan Mansion headquarters. Within the coverage of the strange formation, unfamiliar Marquis-level powerhouses cannot step in, otherwise their own power will be greatly suppressed."

Jiang Jiang Qinge was somewhat startled and doubtful: "Why have I never sensed the existence of this strange formation?"

She had been at the Luo Lan Prefecture headquarters for many years, yet she had never felt the so-called guardian strange formation.

Niu Niu Biaobiao smiled and said: "Because it doesn't have much effect on those below the rank of Marquis, so naturally it's hard to detect."

"Also, do you know what the power source of this guardian strange formation is?"

Both of them shook their heads blankly.

Niu Niu Biaobiao smiled: "This is where those two fellows are astonishing... The power source of this strange formation is not the energy of heaven and earth, but rather..."

He pointed outside the underground palace.

"The Luo Lan Prefecture."