Chao Bai lowered his head to look at the lotus pattern on the wooden box. He felt that the pattern was familiar, but he couldn’t remember when he had seen it.

However, the demonic energy in the box had clearly affected Kong Rui. Chao Bai felt that this thing was too dangerous.

“Don’t touch it. It’s dangerous,” Chao Bai warned again.

Kong Rui wanted to say something, but she swallowed her words.

She was still a little wary of Chao Bai.

Although he had been sleeping in the ice coffin on Spirit Mountain, Kong Rui remembered that Kong Niang had reminded her several times to stay away from the ice coffin.

Kong Rui still didn’t know if he was a friend or foe. Moreover, her body was still in that person’s hands…

Thinking of her body, Kong Rui felt dejected.

Before she could calm down, someone called her name again.

Kong Rui sighed deeply. Why were all the people from the Li family so annoying?!

Kong Rui walked out helplessly and saw the butler standing outside the door. He bowed to her with a smile. “Miss, what a joyous occasion!”

Kong Rui raised her eyebrows, not knowing what the butler’s congratulation was based on.

Seeing that Li Ling didn’t seem to understand what he meant, the butler explained eagerly, “Miss, in order to let you perform better in tomorrow’s competition, the patriarch and the elders have invited you to the ancestral hall!”

As Kong Rui listened to the butler, she understood what the joyous occasion was.

It seemed that the old men were up to something to get her to win the competition. She wondered what they were planning to do.

However, since it was to win the competition, it would naturally be something beneficial to her.

Kong Rui thought for a moment before saying to the butler, “Wait for me here. I’ll be back soon.”

The emotionally unstable Chao Bai was still in there. She had to calm him down first.

After walking into the hall, Kong Rui said to Chao Bai, “I’m going out for a while. Go back to your room and rest first.”

Chao Bai grabbed Kong Rui’s hand. “Give me the wooden box.”

Kong Rui frowned and was somewhat dissatisfied with Chao Bai’s actions.

But she didn’t want to argue with him. After some thought, she handed him the wooden box.

If there was really demonic energy in this box, it would be troublesome if the Patriarch and the others discovered it.

Although it was a gift from Mr. Li, this thing could easily cause the demonic energy in her body to go out of whack. It was better to be careful.

As Chao Bai held the wooden box, he glanced at Kong Rui again. He seemed to have thought of something. “Be careful.”

Kong Rui was stunned and didn’t understand what he meant, but she still nodded. “Okay!”

Kong Rui quickly came to the door and followed the butler to the ancestral hall.

She had originally planned to explore the ancestral hall at night, but she didn’t expect to have the chance to walk in directly. Kong Rui was a little excited.

Although her previous plans had been completely disrupted, it would be worth it if these old fellows could really give her some treasures.

Outside the ancestral hall, the butler stopped and lowered his head respectfully as he waited for Li Ling to walk towards the ancestral hall.

When Kong Rui walked into the ancestral hall, the patriarch and two elders were already sitting inside. She bowed to the three of them and stood where she was, waiting quietly.

As the patriarch sat in the main seat, he looked at Li Ling below. “Ling’er, you’re representing our Li family in the spirit beast competition this time. It’s an important competition that concerns the Li family’s reputation.”

“Your performance in the previous competition was very outstanding. You brought glory to our family!” The Patriarch continued to praise.

“We hope you can work harder and win the competition!” The Patriarch’s eyes lit up.

The Li family had always been ranked last among the five major families. Now that someone like Li Ling could bring glory to the Li family, they naturally didn’t want to give up such an opportunity.

Originally, they hoped to use the princess’s little phoenix to let the Li family benefit.

Unexpectedly, even without the princess, the Li family could still do it!

Kong Rui could feel that other than the Patriarch, the other two elders were looking at her with fixation, as if they wanted to study her.

After all, although the Li family’s younger generation had improved compared to the previous elders, it was indeed rare for someone to improve so quickly.

Therefore, after some thought, they still hoped to take a gamble. Perhaps, this little girl would really win!