Chapter 27 Liu Huabai's Thanks

Qingyang City, Liu Mansion Main Hall.

At this moment, there were only a few people in the hall, and Liu Xiang was among them. The seating arrangement in the hall was completely different from before. The main seat had been changed from one to two, with Liu Huabai and Xiao Yan sitting on the seats. The Great Elder Liu Xincheng and others were sitting on the chairs on both sides of the hall. Although they were a little far away, the elders were still smiling and full of joy. Behind the Great Elder stood Liu Xiang, who was looking at Xiao Yan with admiration. Yan, his eyes were filled with deep gratitude. Liu Huabai first looked at Xiao Yan with a smile, then stood up in front of everyone, took a step forward, and faced Xiao Yan. At the moment he stood up, the elders of the Liu family who were sitting below also stood up, and together with Liu Xiang and Liu Huabai, they faced Xiao Yan. Suddenly, Liu Huabai knelt on one knee, clasped his hands together, nodded slightly, and bowed to Xiao Yan. The great elder, Liu Xiang, and others below also knelt on the ground like Liu Huabai, and shouted with Liu Huabai:

"Thank you for your kindness, Senior. We, the juniors, will swear to follow you till death in this life and take you as our leader. I hope you can agree!"

Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows. This Liu Huabai not only wanted to thank him, but also wanted to follow him. This was a good plan. Xiao Yan smiled in his heart, stood up without comment, and asked Liu Huabai:

"I want to go to your library and take a look. Is that okay?"

The main reason why Xiao Yan wanted to go to the Liu family's library was because he wanted to check the names of those unknown medicinal herbs he had obtained in the ancient forest, so he asked this question. However, Liu Huabai heard this completely differently. In Liu Huabai's view, Xiao Yan was proving his intentions with actual actions, which made Liu Huabai, the head of the family who had been in a high position for a long time, very excited. You know, if the Liu family has a powerful super strong man as a backer, then even those old strong men in the southwest region would have to think carefully before making a move on him. Therefore, after hearing Xiao Yan's question, he agreed without hesitation and Xiao Yan led the way for him. Xiao Yan also fulfilled his duty as a guest this time. He did not move forward on his own, but let Liu Huabai lead the way in front of him. He gave Liu Huabai, the head of the family, a lot of face, which made him very happy. He was smiling all the way and seemed very satisfied. However, he was smart enough to know that there was Xiao Yan, a super strong man, behind him, so he did not dare to neglect Xiao Yan at all. He did what he should do, and did not dare to appear too obvious, which made Xiao Yan nod slightly, not showing his emotions, and not letting others know his thoughts. Only with such a shrewd mansion and such a heart can he be the head of a family, a giant in one area, and lead the family to achieve the hegemony of the strong! Only in this way can he be helped by Xiao Yan and be worthy of Xiao Yan's help!

The two of them were silent along the way. Xiao Yan had an indifferent and calm expression, with a hint of expectation in his eyes. Liu Huabai didn't dare to say anything about his feelings along the way. Until this moment, the two of them finally finished the boring and long path in the garden and arrived in front of the Liu family's library.

The Liu family's library was no different from those of other families. It was surrounded by bamboo forests on all sides, wrapping around the ancient-looking library in front of Xiao Yan. In the dark corners of the library, there were several strong men in Qingyang City secretly stationed there. There were also layers of seemingly extremely powerful energy restrictions around the library, making it airtight. It was because of these restrictions that Xiao Yan could not really see the foundation of the Liu family, the root of the family. However, Xiao Yan did not go into it so carefully. After all, this was still someone else's territory, and he had to give them face.

Xiao Yan stopped in front of the attic, and two old men in black came out to remove the restriction. Liu Huabai, the patriarch of the Liu family, became dissatisfied with the behavior of the old men guarding the attic. He turned sideways and glared at the old men in a direction that Xiao Yan could not see. The old men shrank their necks and shifted their gaze away, no longer meeting his gaze. Until this moment, Liu Huabai, the patriarch of the Liu family, truly possessed his power and dignity as the patriarch.

Liu Huabai turned to look at Xiao Yan. His expression, which was furious just a moment ago, suddenly became bright and beautiful. The elders who were guarding the pavilion rolled their eyes and cursed in their hearts, but they had no idea what to do. Who told him that he was now the real head of the family in name? Even the elders who had opposed him in the past had sided with Liu Huabai. Now he had built a bridge with the strong man beside him. What could the elders who were guarding the pavilion do? They just sighed slightly. Such is fate! Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west!

After the restriction was lifted, Xiao Yan finally saw the true face of the library.

This is a ten-foot-tall attic with a simple shape. There is nothing eye-catching about it, but Xiao Yan immediately stared at the three golden colored glaze characters hanging high on the top of the attic. They were three characters that looked like dragons and phoenixes dancing, iron paintings and silver hooks, but they looked normal: Book Collection Pavilion

Xiao Yan stared at the three big words "Book Collection Pavilion" with a hint of strong suspicion in his eyes. He always felt that there was something in the three big words "Book Collection Pavilion" that made his heart beat fast. It seemed that the Liu family of Qingyang City was not ordinary in the past!

Xiao Yan was about to step into the library but then he retracted his foot again, almost causing Liu Huabai who was following closely to bump into Xiao Yan. Liu Huabai looked at Xiao Yan with a frown, his eyes full of confusion. What was this gentleman planning to do?

Xiao Yan took a few steps back until he could see the plaque without looking up. He looked at the plaque with a puzzled look, then turned to look at Liu Huabai who had taken a few steps back with him and asked:

"Master Liu, how long has this plaque of the library been hanging here?"

Liu Huabai paused when he heard this. It turned out that this guy came back just to ask how long this old plaque had been hanging? But who can blame him for being a senior? Although he had some doubts in his heart, Liu Huabai still answered Xiao Yan honestly:

"This plaque has been hanging on this library for a long time. It seems that it has been there seven or eight hundred years ago. However, it is not hung here, but placed on the side of the road. As for why, I don't know." Liu Huabai said as he pointed to a black stone tablet with the three words 'Book Collection Pavilion' engraved on it.

Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard that. After exploring the plaque, he found that there was clearly something on it. He thought that it should be left by the ancestor of the Liu family for the descendants of the Liu family to comprehend the great Dao. It was a pity that the descendants of the Liu family were ignorant, and there was no elder to explain it, so the descendants of the Liu family had no idea about it and just hung it up as an ordinary door plaque. If it had not been discovered by Xiao Yan at this moment, such a treasure would have been covered in dust. It was no wonder that the Liu family was eventually defeated by the Wu family.

Xiao Yan listened to what Liu Huabai said, and couldn't help but shook his head slightly. He sighed, looked at Liu Huabai, and sighed with a hint of pity in his eyes:

"Alas, no wonder your Liu family ended up in such a state. It's really sad!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Huabai exchanged glances with the elders guarding the pavilion, all of whom frowned slightly, and saw a hint of doubt in each other's eyes. Then, everyone looked at Xiao Yan, who had expected this, with a puzzled look. Seeing this, Xiao Yan curled his lips helplessly, looked at the curious eyes of the crowd, paused and said:

"If I'm not mistaken, the words on this plaque should be written by your Liu family's ancestor with the essence of his life-long cultivation, and it was left for your Liu family's descendants to comprehend, increase their cultivation, and comprehend the great way of heaven and earth. It's a pity that your Liu family's descendants are ignorant and have not been able to make use of it, causing this precious treasure to be covered in dust, and can only be used as an ordinary door plaque on this library. Speaking of which, this is really a big loss for your Liu family!" Xiao Yan sighed slightly, shook his head, looked at Liu Huabai and the elders guarding the pavilion with a slightly sad tone, and stopped talking.

Upon hearing this, Liu Huabai and the others' faces instantly became excited. They looked at each other, then looked at the plaque hanging high on the ceiling, and at the three characters on the plaque written in a flamboyant and domineering manner: "Book Collection Pavilion".

The library has always been the most important place in the family, and it is guarded by countless powerful people in the family. But while guarding it, they also blocked many opportunities. Perhaps, they would have had the opportunity to know the secret on the plaque many years ago, but unfortunately, they did not know about this great gift from their ancestors until today.

Liu Huabai moved and instantly appeared in front of the door plaque, which was so domineering and seemed to be full of vitality. He stretched out his hand and took it down from the attic of the library, and then fell to the ground. He slammed the stone tablet with the three big characters "Book Collection Pavilion" engraved on it with his palm, and blasted the stone tablet into a piece of lime powder. He then shot out the door plaque in his hand, which was emitting bursts of golden light, and inserted it into the ground where the stone tablet was originally placed. Then he walked to the plaque. At this moment, Liu Huabai finally discovered that the ground in front of the plaque was made of an extremely hard bluestone. If the surrounding dust was dispersed, it could be found that it was a bluestone cushion used for meditation. Liu Huabai sighed slightly, looked at Xiao Yan, and when he saw Xiao Yan nodded, he sat down on the bluestone cushion, and then put his palm on the plaque and immersed himself in cultivation.

"boom!"

Not long after Liu Huabai immersed himself in cultivation, a strong and domineering wave of Dou Qi erupted from his body. He actually broke through with the power of the plaque at this time! Not only that, his strength actually broke through from the eight-star Dou Zong to the early Dou Zun realm in one fell swoop. Xiao Yan's eyes also lit up slightly, but he did not do anything, but waited quietly by the side. Seeing this, the Dou Qi that was slowly circulating in the bodies of the elders guarding the pavilion also stopped, and their eyes gradually faded, and continued to watch Liu Huabai who was trying to cultivate with the help of the plaque.

Time passed slowly. A quarter of an hour later, Liu Huabai finally came out of his training state. He looked at the plaque with excitement, and then looked at Xiao Yan with gratitude on his face. Then, as if he had thought of something, he quickly came to Xiao Yan and said to him gratefully:

"Thank you, Senior Xiao Yan, for helping my Liu family get the gift from our ancestors. On behalf of the entire family, I, Liu Huabai, would like to express my deep gratitude to you. I hope you can promise me that if this plaque is of any help to you, please accept this gift of gratitude from me no matter what!"

Xiao Yan was slightly stunned when he heard this. Even the Liu family's guarding elders changed their expressions. Xiao Yan could understand why Liu Huabai was doing this, but the Liu family's guarding elders really couldn't understand it. If the Liu family monopolized the plaque left by the ancestors, then it would be no problem for the Liu family to dominate Qingyang City in the future. But if part of the ancestral inheritance was given to outsiders, then wouldn't the Liu family be much slower in the next hundred years? This was something the guarding elders couldn't accept. Just when they wanted to open their mouths to refute, they suddenly heard an old voice. The owner of the voice was the great elder Liu Xincheng. The great elder said loudly:

"On behalf of all the elders of the Liu family, I agree with the decision of the head of the family!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.