Chapter 428: Retrieving Items

Li Luo arrived at Long Baoxing quite smoothly, without encountering any attacks. He was not surprised by this, however; he was now considered a student valued by the Astral Sage College. Let alone Pei Hao, even the Extreme Flame Mansion or the Duze Mansion would likely not dare to brazenly carry out assassination attempts against him at a time like this.

As for the poisoning this time, it was entirely because that ingrate Pei Hao was too sinister, actually coming up with a way to poison him indirectly.

Even if the college knew about such matters, there was nothing they could say. After all, the college was ultimately neutral, so it was impossible for them to intervene and help him resolve the dangers and troubles facing the Luo Lan Mansion just because they valued Li Luo.

If they were truly willing to do so, they would have spoken up to protect the Luo Lan Mansion the moment Jiang Qing exerted her Nine-Pinnacle Light Resonance. Given the college's foundation and strength, if they had announced their protection of the Luo Lan Mansion, no faction within the Great Xia would likely dare to harbor covetous thoughts toward it.

But the college did not do so, because the rule upon its founding was neutrality. Therefore, even Jiang Qing with her Nine-Pinnacle Light Resonance could not make them change their principles.

Because once the college truly did that, its nature and the significance of its existence would undergo a major change, and the chain reaction triggered at that time would likely be impossible for anyone to predict.

However, neither Li Luo nor Jiang Qing had ever thought of relying on the college's power to protect the Luo Lan Mansion.

They were merely demonstrating their own potential within the rules to gain the college's attention; in doing so, they had at least bought themselves time to grow.

After arriving at the treasure house, Li Luo went straight to Yu Hongxi's office.

"What wind blew the Young Mansion Master of the Luo Lan Mansion here? The Young Mansion Master's reputation in the Great Xia has been quite loud lately." Behind the desk, Yu Hongxi was still dressed in a vibrant red dress, her figure slender and curvaceous, her face full of the charm of a mature woman.

She first waved her hand to dismiss the staff in the room, then sat in her chair, interlaced her slender fingers, and looked at Li Luo with a playful expression.

Li Luo said sincerely, "My meager and hollow reputation is enough to make me feel ashamed just by mentioning it in front of President Yu."

Yu Hongxi laughed, shook her head, and said, "Li Luo, your little mouth is truly ten thousand times better than your father's."

"So... you came to my Long Baoxing this time, and specifically to find me, is there some major matter?"

She tapped lightly on the pile of documents on her desk and said, "I am very busy, and I don't like being disturbed by small matters, because it makes me feel that all the people I support below are useless."

Li Luo hesitated for a moment, then said, "President Yu, my father and mother stored some things at the Long Baoxing headquarters, right?"

The hand Yu Hongxi was using to tap the documents stopped. The playful smile on her cheeks gradually faded. She stared at Li Luo's face, nodded, and said, "This is top-secret information within the treasure house. Apart from me, no one in the entire Great Xia Long Baoxing knows about it. However, you are the only bloodline of Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan, so I will answer you truthfully according to the rules."

"Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan indeed have items stored at the Long Baoxing headquarters."

"I want to retrieve them now," Li Luo said.

Yu Hongxi was silent for a moment and said, "This is your right."

Immediately, she snapped her fingers, and a wave of Resonance power swept out from her body. This wave of Resonance power swept across the room, and Li Luo could clearly see countless light patterns crawling out from all over the room, like chains, completely sealing the room.

The entire room became exceptionally quiet, as if no sound could be transmitted inside.

Yu Hongxi stood up, and a golden sphere about the size of a fist appeared in her hand. The sphere was of an unknown material, smooth and round, with no visible seams or joints; only occasionally would a wisp of mysterious light patterns emerge from the surface of the gold sphere.

Yu Hongxi came before Li Luo, holding the golden sphere in her hand.

"Although I know your identity and know that you are the son of Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan, the necessary procedures still need to be followed."

"Drip your fresh blood onto it, and it will complete your identity verification. Only by passing this layer of verification are you qualified to take away the things they stored at Long Baoxing," Yu Hongxi said.

Li Luo did not feel that Yu Hongxi's behavior was superfluous; instead, he secretly praised her cautious and meticulous mind. After all, there were many ways in this world to change one's appearance, and as the person in charge of Long Baoxing, she naturally had to be extremely careful.

If a case of someone falsely claiming stored items were to occur, it would be a huge mistake for a president like Yu Hongxi.

So, he followed her instructions and extended his finger, letting a drop of fresh blood fall from his fingertip onto the golden sphere.

Hum!

As the blood dripped, it immediately turned into tiny blood patterns that spread out, seemingly forming an extremely mysterious pattern on the surface of the golden sphere. After a dozen breaths, the golden sphere vibrated slightly, and fine cracks finally appeared, then, like a blooming flower bud, it slowly opened up.

Inside the golden sphere lay a black key, resting quietly.

"Congratulations on passing the test. You are indeed the biological son of Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan," Yu Hongxi smiled.

"..."

Li Luo was a bit speechless: "Should I be relieved?"

Yu Hongxi's lips curled slightly, and she signaled for him to pick up the key inside the golden sphere. Then, she turned and walked toward the wall behind her, pressed her palm against a spot on the wall, and input her Resonance power.

The next moment, countless light patterns gathered on the wall, gradually forming a golden light portal.

Inside the portal, it was pitch black, and it was unknown where it led.

"Follow me."

Yu Hongxi said, and she was the first to step into the portal. As the golden light surged, it swallowed her figure.

Li Luo did not hesitate. After all, he was not worried about what Yu Hongxi might do to him. Even if he didn't trust Yu Hongxi's character, he had to trust the operating style of Long Baoxing. Since his father and mother had spent a huge sum of money to purchase storage services at Long Baoxing, then no matter what they had placed there, Long Baoxing would provide absolute protection.

So he also walked up and stepped into the light portal.

Behind the light portal was an extremely deep corridor. The walls of the corridor were as smooth as mirrors, and faint, subtle light patterns could be seen swimming within them, appearing exceptionally mysterious.

This corridor gave Li Luo a feeling of intense oppression, because here, he did not feel the existence of even a shred of heaven and earth energy.

Even the connection to the two Resonance Palaces within his body seemed to have become much weaker.

This made Li Luo feel a little panicked. For a moment, he felt as if he had returned to the feeling of having an empty Resonance.

"This is the Resonance-Forbidden Corridor. Not only is heaven and earth energy isolated, but even one's own Resonance power has its connection greatly severed. This corridor can only be built by the Long Baoxing headquarters in each region. If one breaks in here without guidance, even a Marquis-level powerhouse would be trapped," Yu Hongxi's faint voice came from ahead at this moment.

"What a terrifying corridor."

Li Luo couldn't help but sigh. Was this the foundation of Long Baoxing? It was truly terrifying.

"Only our top-tier clients at Long Baoxing can store things here."

Yu Hongxi's footsteps suddenly stopped. She looked at the wall on her left, which was as smooth as a mirror, reflecting her shadow.

"Is it here?" Li Luo came to her side and also looked at this wall.

Yu Hongxi nodded, then said faintly, "Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan must have left something very important for you inside. Because I have always remembered that when they were storing things, your mother took my hand for the first time and said to me with a hint of a request that the things here should be opened by you."

"To be able to make these two, who could be called the proudest people in the entire Great Xia, bow their heads—I think I am the only one in this Great Xia."

"Actually, they didn't need to do that. No matter what grievances or entanglements they had with me in the past, as long as I am the president of Long Baoxing, I will naturally uphold the rules of Long Baoxing to the end. As for the things here, except for you, even Dean Pang of the Astral Sage College—unless he wipes Long Baoxing clean—cannot take away what does not belong to him."

"They are the most brilliant people I have ever seen in my life, especially your mother. Sometimes that proud look made it seem as if she were the only genius in the world. Your father looked easy to get along with, but in reality, he was also arrogant. Yet, for your sake, they were still able to put away that pride that was almost overbearing."

Yu Hongxi turned her head to look at Li Luo, who was slightly dazed.

"Saying all this is just to tell you that your father and mother love you very much."