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It was already night. A crescent moon was just like an eyebrow. The Phoenix's Cry School, which had been bustling with noise and excitement for the entire day, gradually quieted down.

Lying on the bed, Lin Qingyu tossed and turned for a long time, but he didn't feel sleepy at all. It had been two months since he started his production, and even though he was the only one in the courtyard, he still had to consult his teacher Yao Yi An every morning before returning to his own courtyard to practice his martial arts and read books.

But since someone had come yesterday to hang up the names of the other three courtyards, he had begun to lose sleep. He had never expected that the people living in the same courtyard as him were actually Lu Que, Zhuge Yan, and Duanmu Ye. Even though he had been staying in the academy, he knew a lot about what had happened in the capital.

Zhuge Yan, the Young Master of the Zhuge Clan, who had been known as a prodigy since he was young, Duanmu Ye, who was at the twenty-eighth level of the Foundation Establishment Stage, and Lu Que, the crown prince of Weiguo, who had already become famous throughout the capital and shook the capital less than a year after he returned to the capital. In terms of status, he was far from Lu Que and Zhuge Yan. In terms of talent, he was from a poor family, and even the seemingly honest Duanmu Ye was slightly stronger than him. This made him sigh in his heart; the imperial court was indeed full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons, and at the same time, he was extremely excited to be friends with such a person.

That lunch in the Fire Phoenix Hall at noon today had even shocked him. He had originally thought that they were just the four brothers from the Seventh Courtyard. For the sake of celebrating their first meeting, he had gone out to meet them. He did not expect that he would be pulled directly to the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, which was known as the first floor of the imperial city. Forget about the exquisite decorations of the Fire Phoenix Hall and the exquisite dishes that made people unable to eat or eat, what happened afterwards caused him to be unable to calm down for a long time.

Lin Qingyu sighed. The four brothers had just arrived at Fire Phoenix Hall and hadn't even taken a seat when they saw four girls push open the door and enter. Although there were only four women, they were like peony peonies with their own fragrance and flowers. The entire Fire Phoenix Hall seemed to have become more lively with the arrival of these four women. The gentle and graceful princess Yu Tian Xiang, the beautiful Gu family's proud daughter Gu Qingcheng, the elegant and graceful Wu Yun Chang, as well as the weird and weird young prefecture lord Yu Qing Lin.

This was the first time in her life that Lin Qingyu, who loved to eat delicacies, was unable to eat the delicacies on the table. It wasn't because the Heaven's Chosen valued their status or that they found it difficult to get along with each other. Rather, whether it was Princess Tian Xiang or Gu Qingcheng, both of them were easy to get along with. Even though Wu YunChang did not say much, he could tell that it was due to her natural instincts and did not deliberately target anyone. Yu Qinglin, the young prefecture lord of the Zhongyang clan, was the only person who could make him lose his appetite.

"Your name is Lin Qingyu?" "My name is Wu Yu Qing Lin, and my name is yours. Do you think we are a match made in heaven?"

This sentence, unintentionally or intentionally, resounded in Lin Qingyu's mind for a long time. He also saw that girl with bright eyes, white teeth, and a sweet smile, glancing at him from time to time. His heart, which had just opened its five orifices, seemed to be out of his control as it throbbed in his chest. It was a feeling he had never had before in his life.

After tossing and turning on the bed for a long time, Lin Qingyu could not fall asleep. He put on a robe and walked out of the room. Standing in the doorway, he stared at the beautiful figure in the sky for a long time. A feeling of apprehension and warmth rose up in his heart. He let out a long sigh of relief. He had been feeling sleepy, but now that spring had cooled down, he had disappeared without a trace.

As he followed the mottled tree shadows under the moonlight and left his courtyard, Lin Qingyu looked around. There was not a single trace of light in Zhuge Yan's and Duanmu Ye's courtyard, so he guessed that they had probably gone to sleep long ago. Only Lu Que's room was still brightly lit. Lin Qingyu lowered his head and thought for a while as if he had made up his mind. Then, he walked towards Lu Que's yard.

Lu Que had just exchanged a few words with Little White through the crucible and shared the news of the first day in the academy. Just as he was about to turn out the light and go to bed, he saw a silhouette shining under the starlight on the paper edge of the door. It seemed to be Lin Qingyu. However, this figure raised a hand and made a knocking motion at the door for a long time without knocking. It was obvious that he was hesitating.

Lu QIng waited for a while, seeing that Lin Qingyu was still standing motionlessly at the door, he was curious in his heart. He walked over to open the door, and saw that Lin Qingyu was in a daze, and lightly smiled. He said that Lu Que would let Lin Qingyu into the room.

The rooms of every student in the Goldscale Lodge were arranged in the same way as the rooms behind the books in the front hall. Except for the fact that they were facing different directions, the architecture of the rooms were basically the same. After entering the room, Lin Qingyu did not enter directly. Instead, he walked towards the right side of the room and entered Lu Que's study.

"Lu Que, what are you doing?" Just as he entered Lu Que's study, Lin Qingyu discovered that the books that he had distributed this morning had been arranged in a few stacks, placed on a square in the corner. Under each stack of books, there was a brocade cloth placed, as if it was being packaged.

"Oh, I was just sorting out the books." He said that Lu Que had wrapped the books with brocade cloth and placed them in a wooden box at the side. As he put them away, he said, "The first bag is filled with books, classics, novels, and even novels written by historical sages. The second bag is filled with military books, ancient battle examples, and terrain maps. The third bag contains the number and contents, as well as some chess pieces and music pieces. "

Lin Qingyu looked at Lu QIng, who was packing the books into a box and asked, "Have you read all those books?"

"I've read about it before." Lu Que said humbly. Closing the box, he walked to the chair beside Lin Qingyu and sat down, pouring him a cup of tea.

"Have you read through it before?" Lin Qingyu could not help but laugh. He had studied in the countryside, the counties, the counties, and the palaces from then until now. He had walked all the way here and had learned quite a few things at every stage. It was almost impossible to have the extra time to learn anything else. Today, when he saw that pile of books, he had a headache. However, this person actually said that he had finished reading. No wonder his name had shocked the entire capital in just a short year.

"I'm a little different from all of you. I've never been to a village, county, or county school before. Ever since I was young, it was my father and a few uncles who taught me, so my progress may be faster." At this point, Lu Que suddenly thought of his uncle, Baili Jia, who had passed away. A tinge of sadness flashed in the depths of his eyes.

When he was still in the mountains, Lu Que's mentor was neither his father, Lu Chun, nor his mother, Yu Chuqing. Instead, he was Uncle Baili, who was sick and had a great talent. Back then, the young Lu Que wasn't interested in those ancient texts at all. Baili Jia told him the story behind each and every one of them in a way that he could understand.

When he came to the difficult words, he explained the origin and evolution of this word. Why was he writing it now? What was the reason for the evolution of the brushstroke structure? What kind of story was behind it? As such, Baili Jia's influence on Lu Que's knowledge was even greater than Lu Chun's.

Lu Que calmed himself down and chatted with Lin Qingyu for a while more about learning. Suddenly, Lu Que noticed that Lin Qingyu was distracted and only then did he react. This Third Brother who had just gotten to know him and was still up so late was definitely not here to discuss knowledge with him. "Third Brother, what has happened to you that you haven't slept at all?"

"I … I …" Hearing Lu QIng's words, Lin Qingyu lowered his head in embarrassment. He really did not know where to start. He mumbled a long time but still could not say a single word.

Lu Que looked at Lin Qingyu with a puzzled expression. When he recalled the events of the day, he suddenly realized. "Third Brother, was it because of the young prefecture lord, Yu Qinglin?"

"I ~" Seeing that Lu Que had seen through her thoughts, Lin Qingyu blushed even more. Only after a long while did she slowly nod her head.

"What does third brother want to know?"

"You and her are cousins. Can you tell me about her?"

Seeing Lin Qingyu's appearance, Lu QIng knew that she must have fallen in love at first sight. However, just based on Lin Qingyu and Yu Qinglin's names, the two of them could be said to be fated for each other. Not to mention that his cousin Yu Qinglin was of noble background and her character was considered top-notch within the imperial city.

The young prefecture lord, Yu Qinglin, was the eldest daughter of the Prince of Zhongyang, Yu Yuanpu. She was the youngest student in this year's test and was a few months younger than Lu Que. According to their relationship, the two of them were indeed cousins. However, Lu Que had only seen her a few months ago at the imperial palace when he was visiting the Little Princess, Wu Yu, with her illness. He had not even spoken a few words, so he naturally didn't know much about her.

Lu Que thought for a moment before saying, "Third Brother, although Princess Qinglin and I are cousins, this is also the second time we've met yesterday. We don't know much."

Seeing Lin Qingyu's slightly disappointed expression, Lu Que thought for a while before saying, "The new students will be entering the school until the day before the day watch. Today is the first day of the new year, which is to say, there are still ten days or so left." How about this, tomorrow, I will go find Elder Sister Tian Xiang and elder sister Mo Qingcheng, and we'll go visit the Lake of Soundwave together, and have them call the little princess along, what do you think? "

"Really?" Lin Qingyu could not help but smile as he looked at Lin Qingyu.

"Of course it's true. Last time, when I heard about the Jade Water Pill Mountain from him, I wanted to go and take a look as well. It's a good opportunity."

When Lin Qingyu heard this, she walked around the room happily a few times before saying, "That's right, the Pill Mountain is filled with sound waves. I must go and take a look. I'll be counting on Fourth Brother."

At this moment, three loud bangs sounded outside. It was already the third fragment of the night, and Lin Qingyu hurriedly got up to leave. Lu Que looked at his back as he excitedly left, smiling as he shook his head.

Although there was a huge gap in status between Lin Qingyu and the Canton Princess Yu Qinglin, Lin Qingyu's father was also a general of the first battalion of the Longjian Army, and he himself was able to enter the top ten for the Grand Exam. His talent was not weak, and after a day of interaction, Lu Que knew that Lin Qingyu was an outstanding person and could be considered a good match. His uncle, Prince Zhongyang, was not someone who looked at people based on their family's views. He also had his parents as an example. Otherwise, with Lu Que's personality, he wouldn't have taken the initiative to help out.

When he walked out of his own small courtyard, he discovered that Duanmu Ye and Zhuge Yan had already woken up. Duanmu Ye was currently practicing an extremely valiant fist technique in the small training field in the courtyard, and could constantly hear the light sounds produced by the punches hitting the air. As for Zhuge Yan, he lazily sat on the stone block, stretching lazily while yawning, looking as if he had yet to wake up.

"My two brothers, you got up so early. Oh right, where's Lu Que?" Lin Qingyu could not see any signs of Lu Que.

"He probably hasn't gotten up yet." Duanmu Ye retracted his fist guard. He took a towel and wiped the sweat off his face as he walked over and said.

"Lu Que usually sleeps very little. I don't know why he hasn't woken up yet. Third, you might not know, Fourth Bro often stays up late, but he's still in high spirits the next day. You'll know after you get along with him for a long time. " As he spoke, Zhuge Yan used the folding fan in his hand to cover his nose and mouth as he yawned.

"Forget about him for now. I ate too much yesterday afternoon and too little at night. I woke up hungry early in the morning. Let's go eat first. When we get back, Lu Que will probably be up by then." Zhuge Yan rubbed her rumbling stomach, pulling the two of them along as she walked out.

After less than an hour, the three of them had breakfast and also brought a copy for Lu Que. When they returned to C Seventh Courtyard, Lu Que's room was still closed. Carrying the food in the box, Lin Qingyu walked around the entrance of Lu Que's yard. He wanted to enter several times, but he felt that it was too early in the morning for him to enter.

Duanmu Ye glanced at it for a while before returning to his room to change his clothes. His clothes had already become wet from the morning practice, so wearing them felt really uncomfortable.

Zhuge Yan, who was sitting at the side with one arm on the stone table, watched as Lin Qingyu held the lunchbox and twirled around it like an ant on a hot pan. He felt quite curious. Ol 'Three, you just need to put the food box aside. This box is made from Flaming Wood, which has a heat preservation effect. Even if you put the food in the box all morning, it won't be cold.

"About this …" Lin Qingyu hesitated for a moment, then said: "Last night, both you and Big Bro slept early, and I couldn't fall asleep in the middle of the night. Seeing that there were lights in Lu Que's room, I went to chat with him, he said that he was going to find Princess Tianxiang and the others today, and that we would go for a trip to Lake of Wave Listening Lake tomorrow."

"What?" Hearing this, Zhuge Yan immediately jumped up from the stone bench and asked, "Lu Que said that he wanted to go with someone to swim the Soundwave Lake?"

"There's just the four of us, as well as Princess Tian Xiang, Gu Qingcheng, and the little princess." As she said this, Lin Qingyu rolled his eyes and said, "As for who else the girls will invite, I don't know."

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Without even knocking on the door, he pushed the door open and walked into Lu Qu's room. Behind him, Lin Qingyu also entered the room, and the two of them noticed that Lu Que was not still in bed, but was writing on the table in the study. When they saw the two of them barging in, their wrists trembled and they hurriedly stopped writing.

"Cough, cough." Lin Qingyu could not help but smile as he said, "I'm fine, I'm fine."

Zhuge Yan had known Lu Que for much longer than Lin Qingyu had. She knew that Lu Que wouldn't mind such trifling matters. She walked up to him and looked at the densely written piece of paper and said, "You get up so early and don't eat. So you're here practicing calligraphy?"

"I didn't sleep enough. When I woke up, none of you had woken up yet. I did some boxing and stretching, then went back to my room to practice. Father always said my character was missing a bit of everyone's qi. It was to practice more."

"How long have you been writing with your brush? It's already very good to be able to write like this." On the paper, there was a poem written by Baili Jia years ago. The poem was called "Hanshan Road", with a total of 840 words. However, due to the arrival of him and Lin Qingyu, the entire poem was not completed yet. In Zhuge Yan's eyes, Lu Que's calligraphy was much better than when he was taking the test. Even someone like him, who had coaxed him to practice calligraphy at home since a very young age, was not allowed to show it at all.

"I train for a bit every day, but I don't feel like I've improved much. I'm even worse than my father's calligraphy." Lu Que sighed in his heart as he rolled up the piece of paper and put it aside.

"I heard from Ol 'Three that you offered Princess Tian Xiang and Sister Gu to tour Tremor Lake tomorrow?"

"Yes."

"You ~ you have made up your mind." A few months ago, when Lu Que was stabbed, Zhuge Yan had experienced it personally. How could he not know how dangerous it was? Although he wanted to find an opportunity to interact more with Wu Yun Chang, he did not want his friend to be in danger.

"It's fine, don't worry."

Zhuge Yan knew that Lu Que knew what he was doing, so she relaxed. In a flash, her face changed back to that cynical expression as she giggled and said, "You should know what I'm asking of you, right?"

"I will tell Sister Tian Xiang and Sister Mo Qingcheng. As for whether she's going or not, that is not up to me to decide." Lu Que said as he opened the box and took out the dishes.

"With those two inviting me, it definitely won't be a problem."

Lu Que drank a mouthful of porridge and looked at Zhuge Yan with a strange expression, "Weren't you guys swimming through Soundwave Lake before? Why do you still want to go? " After the release of the results, Zhuge Yan and Wu Yunchang had swam across Soundwave Lake together. However, Lu Que didn't ask about what exactly happened, and neither did Zhuge Yan.

"Hai, don't mention it." With a bitter face, Zhuge Yan said, "The last time we were halfway there, the axle of the carriage broke. Although Soundwave Lake is in the vicinity of the capital, it is not too close. We can't just walk our way through it on our two legs and walk back again, I don't really care, but she is just a girl, and I can't bear it any longer. That's why I came back before we reached Soundwave Lake. "

"You're quite the tender one." Lu Que said as he took another sip of the congee.

"Of course. Do you know who I, Zhuge Yan, am? I, Zhuge Yan, am known as Xi Hua. No one in the capital doesn't know me." Zhuge Yan said complacently.

"I've never heard of the name of 'cherishing the flowers'. I've heard of such a prodigal son of a flower." Lu Que smacked him when he saw how pretentious Zhuge Yan was acting.

"Lu Que, that's not good enough for you. I'm still a boy after all. Even if I went to the casino's dance hall, it would only be to enjoy myself and not to have any relationships with others."

"Then what about Miss Yun Chang?"

"About this …" Zhuge Yan lowered his head and thought for a moment. Although he often went to such places, he had never done anything beyond them. Even he himself could not figure out what it felt like to be Wu Yunchang. Seeing Lu Que stop his chopsticks and look at him weirdly, Zhuge Yan hurriedly changed the topic, "I'm just accompanying Third Bro. You promised Third Bro that you'd invite the young prefecture lord over; hiring an extra person is only a matter of convenience, aren't you?"

"Alright, I'll go find Elder Sister Tian Xiang and the rest after I finish eating." Lu Que looked at Zhuge Yan, then at the expectant Lin Qingyu, before shaking his head.