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Because he had raised little rabbits before, Qing You naturally had special feelings towards small animals. When Zhuang Li saw her, she could only sigh deeply. What she had experienced, was naturally a little more than what Qing You had experienced, and also a little more cruel. During the flood, not to mention rabbits, they even wanted to eat hungry people when they were hungry.

Therefore, the rabbits that were scattered all over the mountains and plains were delicious, roasted rabbit meat in Zhuang Li's eyes. When she was using her West Cold, she could only watch as Ge Ya cleanly peeled and cleaned the skin of a wild rabbit. Spill with salt... They roasted it beautifully over the fire.

Wang Su was speaking of the leopard he had met on that mountain many, many years ago. Furthermore, after hearing about the incident, the late emperor, in order to keep the palace safe, had specially dispatched a group of hunters to search the mountains and eliminate all the leopards on the nearby mountains. After that, the palace walls were raised so high that not even a hare could get into the palace, much less a leopard. Therefore, Zhuang Li did not know whether or not the leopard still existed on the mountain, but he would first trick Yun Duan into going up there.

Yun Duan listened to everything the emperor said. It was easy to believe what he said, very possible that Zhuang Li would lie to him using the words of the emperor. Moreover, Zhuang Li's attitude was especially sincere, and what she said couldn't be considered to be false. She had only concealed the appearance of the leopard the emperor mentioned a long, long time ago.

As long as Yun Duan was coaxed up the mountain, was she afraid that he would not work for his?

When they were in the palace, Zhuang Li could only watch as those wild rabbits that lacked natural enemies pranced happily through the mountains. They looked especially infuriating, but now, when they stepped onto the hillside, they discovered that the rabbits seemed to have been alerted beforehand and had hidden away. Zhuang Li could not help but sigh.

The road up the mountain was not easy to tread on, but this garden belonged to the imperial family after all, so every year, hunters had to go into the mountain to manage it. So at least there was a way. Yun Duan could have just relied on his lightness skills to step on the tree tops and fly out. Unfortunately, he brought along Zhuang Li and Qing You, these two useless girls, and could not help but follow suit, stepping lightly on the pile of dead branches and fallen leaves. Yun Duan was done with it before he had walked far.

"Rabbit footprints are everywhere. If there were leopards, how could there be so many rabbits …"

Zhuang Li could only pretend to be calm.

"What is it? You don't even believe the words of the Emperor? "

"I don't believe you …"

Were the food in the palace better than in the barracks? How did this fellow's mind become so bright all of a sudden …

Seeing that she couldn't continue acting, Zhuang Li could only coax him, "Even if there isn't a leopard, there's still a rabbit … How cute are the rabbits? How delicious are they roasted? Have you never eaten a roasted rabbit in your life? "

When Qing You heard that Zhuang Li wanted to roast the rabbit, her heart skipped a beat and she immediately started protesting. Seeing that the two people beside him were about to break away from her control, Zhuang Li could only use all her strength to coax Qing You who was at her side.

"Don't you remember when we followed Ge Ya to hunt at West Cold? And the little sheep is so cute, aren't you quite delicious? "Don't worry, we ate rabbits, not flowers that you fed …"

Ever since Zhuang Li and Qing You moved out of the Plum Garden, Little White had kept the flowers. However, Little White had followed Li Liang to the border. In reality, Little Flower had grown into a big flower as a rabbit. "From a practical point of view, Li Liangxiao had found a calm night to roast it and eat it. It was just that Qing You did not know about it …

She suddenly felt that her thoughts right now were all evil, like a witch in a fairy tale, full of negative energy. And Qing You was naturally Princess Snow White, who had no idea what her wishes were for.

Being amused by their own thoughts, the three of them could only stop to rest for a while. Although Yun Duan was dissatisfied and unhappy in all kinds of ways, he was still Zhuang Li's bodyguard, so it was impossible for him to leave first. As for Qing You, he could only follow Zhuang Li. The three of them sat on a rock in the mountain forest. At the foot of the mountain was the emperor's palace.

It was a different experience to see the whole palace from here, compared to when he was at the foot of the mountain.

During this time, Yun Duan left for a while, but he quickly returned with an unlucky rabbit at his waist.

Zhuang Li was naturally unhappy. She did not peel the skin and cut the flesh, and she could not bring herself to do so. In the past when she was in the West Cold, such a thing was naturally left to Ge Ya. Now, she spread out her hands in front of Yun Duan, indicating that she didn't know how to do it. Yun Duan had been exceptionally familiar with what Zhuang Li had said and thought that she would be an expert. He did not expect that after beating up a rabbit, he would have to peel his own skin off, so he was a little angry and asked in an extremely dissatisfied tone.

What would he know? Of course he knew how to eat …

However, in order to not offend the old man in front of him, Zhuang Li still bashfully sold a smile that said she was weak and sent Yun Duan to peel off her skin.

Very quickly, a bonfire rose up from the mountain. Zhuang Li had always been thinking of eating the roasted wild hare in her palace, so she was naturally prepared for that. Yun Duan saw that this fellow was already prepared, so he had no choice but to clean up by the small stream with the rabbit. He sharpened a wooden stick to put on the hare and gave it to Zhuang Li.

Before long, a burst of light blue smoke rose up from the mountain. The aroma of the smoke attracted the three people and they roasted until their meat creaked, causing Qing You to no longer lament how pitiful that rabbit was. Seeing that everyone finally had the same opinion, Zhuang Li happily tore off one of the rabbit legs and gave it to Yun Duan.

"Take it, take it. The fees …"

Yun Duan could understand why it was so tough, but he didn't know what Fei meant. When he went to inspect the flood, he already knew that Zhuang Li was a woman who could spout out strange words at any time. However, he more or less understood what she meant, so he took the rabbit leg and began to gnaw on it.

Zhuang Li then tore off the other rabbit leg and gave it to Qing You. Maybe Qing You rejected it in her heart, but her hands had already been extended under the temptation of her nose, and she took the rabbit leg.

Actually, Qing You had already frequently eaten the wild rabbits that Ge Ya roasted during West Cold, but she had never seen the rabbit that jumped around fresh before.

Zhuang Li didn't care about all that … She was not young either. She knew that as long as humans were still eating meat, there would definitely be massacres. She might as well live frankly. There was no need to hide it. If she really couldn't take it, then she just had to be a vegetarian.

A rabbit fed the three of them to their heart's content. The rabbit was very expensive, probably because there were very few natural enemies in this mountain forest. Amongst them, Yun Duan had eaten more than half of them alone. Zhuang Li and Qing You shared the remaining half. He was so full that he couldn't walk anymore.

The three of them reclined on the hillside, looking down at the westbound palace. For a moment, they felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

Ever since the emperor sent Yun Duan to guard Zhuang Li, his days seemed to have become more free. If it was time for meals in the past, perhaps Zhuang Li would have gone out … Then there would always be people searching for her throughout the world, and now it was better. They all knew that Yun Duan was watching over her anyway, so what could possibly happen? This allowed Zhuang Li to live her life with exceptional freedom.

Looking at the exquisite palace at the foot of the mountain, it seemed a little too beautiful. It was as if she had fallen from one world to another. Compared to his previous few months of experience, it seemed like he had really lived a completely different life here. However, there was no Wang Su.

She even felt that the life here was naturally excellent, but so what if she stayed by Wang Su's side? She really wanted to see that person …

His gaze moved around the palace. She had been to all the other places in the palace. She counted the places next to her own chamber, but she had to walk for an hour to get close enough.

Until her gaze suddenly fell upon a pavilion by the side of the palace …

"That …"

Qing You saw the doubt in Zhuang Li's eyes, and followed her gaze. But she still did not know what Zhuang Li was suspicious of …

"The attic? Why haven't I noticed it before? "

The pavilion that Zhuang Li saw was already at the outskirts of the palace, a very remote place, but its dressing seemed to be similar to the buildings in the palace. The golden bricks, although different from the brilliance of the palace, showed that it was indeed the work of the imperial family.

But why hadn't he noticed it before?

He had never been there and never heard of anyone mentioning it …

Judging from its outline, it could be considered to be exceptionally exquisite, but it wasn't as lively as the other buildings in the palace.

"Isn't it just a building? Perhaps he had originally wanted it, but after realizing that it was unnecessary, he decided to draw it outside …

However, Zhuang Li still felt that something was amiss. Since she had decided not to, why not tear it down?

"Perhaps if the people of the royal family don't live there, they can stay and rest for those who pass by. "Miss, don't worry too much …"

But because of this, Zhuang Li seemed to be attracted to that building. Although it was not some incredible discovery, it still made people feel that something was amiss. Why did she build a building and decide not to use it?

She had already been in the palace for half a month. The young eunuch that served her had brought him around everywhere, but no one had mentioned the existence of this building.

The skyscraper's border was built with high walls, as if it was determined to keep the pavilion isolated. Zhuang Li's gaze was firmly attracted by it and was unable to move away for a moment.

The pavilion seemed to be surrounded by a dense forest, which isolated the building from the rest of the forest. It seemed exceptionally lonely, as if there were endless secrets hidden within, growing crazily away from the center.