
(Li Clan Family Residence )
Ryu, who was already inside Li Jilan's room, now went straight to the Klan meeting room just to greet the Li Clan's higher-ups.
" Gege's... After we meet Father and the Li Clan's higher-ups, I want to take you to my hiding place first." Li Jilan wanted to take her husband to a swamp that she thought was very unique.
" Can too. But after we met Father-in-law and the others." Ryu said as he continued his steps.
Not long after, Ryu and Li Jilan had reached the meeting room of the Li Clan where it was seen Li Shang and the others were gathering.
" Greetings Father-in-Law, Greetings all." Ryu saluted Li Shang and the other higher-ups.
" Greetings Your Majesty the Emperor, Hail Her Majesty the Queen." Everyone in that place lowered their heads in a respectful manner.
" Ryu'er, welcome to our residence." Li Shang smiled broadly at the arrival of his daughter-in-law.
" Father-in-Law, I'm sorry to interrupt your meeting." Ryu was more pleased with himself like a commoner than using his great name.
" No problem Ryu'er... We just had a normal meeting. Please sit down." Li Shang invited Ryu to sit in his chair.
" There is no need to doubt Father-in-law. There are still plenty of empty seats." Ryu took a seat followed by Li Jilan.
Seeing that, Li Shang sat back down at his original place and continued their conversation.
Although Ryu was only silent and did not want to interfere with the matters of the Clan family, he did gather all of the information to determine the policy later on when he arrived at the Cloud Imperial Palace.
After a long time of conversation, Li Jilan asked to leave and took Ryu out of the room.
During the trip, the not-so-many members of the Li Clan were now greeting kindly to Ryu and Li Jilan.
Although Ryu had once killed half of the Li Clan members, they did not hold any grudges against the Youth at all because they did not agree with the Li Clan's previous higher-ups either.
Even thanks to such assistance, the members of the Li Clan were much more peaceful and peaceful than before, so they were freer to carry out their activities.
When he came out of the Li Clan family residence, Li Jilan immediately took Ryu to a place where he was hiding.
After traveling far enough, now they have reached a swamp where in the middle there is a hill that is large enough, but not too high.
It made Ryu slightly raise his eyebrows when he saw the strangeness of the hill.
' This is strange, why is this hill like a turtle shell?' Inner Ryu while following the path that only plugged wood with a diameter the size of a foot.
" An'er, what's the way like this?" Ryu asked while staring at the perfect wooden row and lined up neatly as a way to get to the hill.
" This is the only way to the hill! My father made it all by himself so I could hide there. This swamp can suck anyone through it, which is why my father hid me on that hill." Li Jilan focused on his steps so as not to slip from the wood that stuck it.
" Nobody knows this way, except me and Dad." Li Jilan continued his words.
Hearing the words, Ryu recalled the time they had passed through the road earlier where there were trees lined up tightly, so that anyone who passed through the area, would, because sometimes you have to tilt your body and even squat in order to get through that road.
" The perfect hideaway." Ryu murmured, while focusing on his footing.
" It's too long." Ryu who was impatient, immediately held Li Jilan's waist and took her flying to the hill.
But what he expected did not go perfectly, just his legs raised now directly touch the wood to make them both almost slip.
" Gege, we can't fly through this swamp." Li Jilan shook her head because Ryu was impatient.
" This is weird? Why is the gravity in this swamp so strong? But why can't I feel any energy in this place?" There were so many questions in Ryu's mind, as his strength did not function at all in that place.
Ryu patiently walked up to the lined wooden line.
After a long time passing through the wood, finally Ryu and Li Jilan have arrived at the hill where a small building made of wood is seen.
" Gege, this is where I lived when I was a kid to an adult." Li Jilan pointed at the hut that was in front of them.
" Who was with you while living in this place?" Ryu was curious.
" Dad reported that my mother and I had died, so that no one would suspect anything. So it was my mother who accompanied me in this place." Li Jilan opened the door of the cottage which was now filled with spider webs.
They also cleaned the cottage, because it had not been lived in for a long time.
Although the cottage is very small, but very strong because it uses the wood of choice so that it can last forever hundreds of years.
Inside the cottage there is also a bed that is like an inn, even though it is in a narrow room.
Seeing this, Ryu recalls his childhood days where he and his father lived in a small hut as a shelter from the rain and heat.
Without feeling the tears Ryu dripped how his life journey as a child.
" Gege, what's wrong with you?" Li Jilan felt astonished because Ryu was crying.
" Nothing! I just want to go back to my childhood." Ryu wiped his tears and sat on the bed they had just cleaned.
Li Jilan headed straight for the cooking place where the utensils were very simple and just a few steps from the bed was intending to make a cup of warm tea for her husband.
After a while Li Jilan had finished making a cup of tea, then served it to her husband.
" Gege, we'll have a drink." Li Jilan.
" Mmmm." Ryu took the tea from his wife's hand.
" Gege, this place is beautiful right?" Asked Li Jilan who looked pleased with the cottage, although it was very narrow.
" Mm-hm... I want to stay longer in this place. Is this place any place to hunt?" Ryu wants to repeat his childhood.
" It just so happens that this place is just an ordinary animal, in that part there is a small pond that Dad dug as a bathing place." Li Jilan while pointing in a direction.
" Gege, how about we take a bath together? The water is very clear and cold." Li Jilan wanted to take Ryu to the bathhouse.
They also came out of the hut to the bath pond not far away, where the water is very clear and has been stacked neatly rocks.