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After breakfast, under Zhuge Yan's constant urging and Lin Qingyu's hopeful gaze, the helpless Lu Que could only go to Yu Tianxiang and Gu Qingcheng.

At the main entrance of the Phoenix's Cry School, Lu Que found Yu Tianxiang and Gu Qingcheng, who were currently presiding over the new students. He told them everything that had happened. The two didn't immediately agree. Instead, they handed the task at hand to the others and dragged Lu Que to where no one was.

Soundwave Lake was at the foot of Danxia Mountain, which was thirty miles east of Qian Yuan City, while Phoenix Cry School was at the south side of Qian Yuan City. Although one of the two cities sounded like it was in the east and the other was in the south, Qianyuan City was the largest city on the Greenwood Continent and took up a large amount of land. Thus, the distance between the two places was really not very close. Even if they were to take a horse carriage along the official road, it would still take at least an hour and a half.

After the exam, Lu Que was ambushed outside the academy. Although several months had passed since the incident and the assassin was already dead, the mastermind had still not been found out. And after the fixed product and the new year festival, Lu Que's name resounded throughout the entire capital. He could be said to be a household name, and was even crowned as the number one person among the younger generation.

Even though his reputation was good, it would make the person behind the scenes even more crazy and brazen than before, killing Lu Que, a talent rarely seen in a hundred years, in his cradle.

"Little brother, there are countless of scenic spots around the imperial city. Even if it's the Royal Courtyard, big sister can bring you there if you want. Why do you have to go to the Soundwave Lake?" Yu Tian Xiang looked at Lu Que sternly. The Soundwave Lake was tens of kilometers away from the Phoenix Cry School. She was worried that something might happen on the way there.

"That's right, Lu Que. If you want to swim in the lake, there is the Rain Lake not far south of the Academy. The scenery is not much worse than the Soundwave Lake, so why don't we go there?" It was obvious that Gu Qingcheng didn't want Lu Que to go to such a faraway place to play.

It had to be known that this period of time was when the new students were entering the school and the old students were returning to the academy. Even if Yu Tianxiang and Yu Qinglin, who came from the royal family, had three guards protecting them from the shadows, the Grand Princess and the Duke of Wei would still have spies.

"Don't worry sisters, I've already thought it over repeatedly. That person probably wouldn't choose to make a move at this time." Lu Que said confidently.

"Why?" the two girls asked in unison.

The Evergreen Army, who was sent back to the capital after the New Year, was currently resting at the Danyang Battalion north of the Lake of Wave, and among the people who were with them were Sister Tian Xiang, you, and Sister Qing Lin. The two of them definitely do not want to alarm the Three Guards in the capital. Lu Que explained.

Yu Tianxiang and Gu Qingcheng thought it over and felt that Lu Que's words were not unreasonable. They looked at each other and nodded helplessly.

Seeing his two sisters' expressions, Lu Que continued, "The waters of Soundwave Lake's Dan Mountain is one of the eight scenes. I have been back in the capital for more than a year but have not been there yet. It's a good time to take a look around."

Then let's do as you say. These few days, there have been a lot of students entering the academy. Elder sister, I feel a little tired too. It's good for me to go out and relax. " Yu Tian Xiang thought about it for a moment and felt that she was overthinking things. As long as the other party wasn't crazy, he definitely wouldn't make a move at this time. Furthermore, even if an accident were to happen again, there would still be thirty-six elite soldiers protecting Wu Yu and Qing Lin. With the Pill Sun camp nearby, there wouldn't be much of a problem.

"Since we're going out for fun, we should make some preparations." Gu Qingcheng's eyes flashed when she saw Lu Que's calm smile. She had already guessed Lu Que's intentions.

"I'll go back and prepare." Seeing Gu Qingcheng's appearance, Lu Que couldn't help praising her in his heart. This sister Qingcheng was truly intelligent. He smiled at her and clasped his hands together, preparing to leave.

"Wait a moment." Without waiting for Lu Que to turn around, he was called over by Gu Qingcheng, "I've long heard from Tian Xiang that your culinary skills are excellent. It's a pity that I've never eaten your cooking. I'll depend on you to eat my fill tomorrow."

"Of course, I heard that there are a lot of wild animals around Pill Mountain. Tomorrow, we can hunt some wild animals to eat." Lu Que laughed.

"We need to play again and hunt again. I'm afraid we don't have enough time for one day. Then tomorrow night, we'll just have to camp by the Soundwave Lake." Gu Qingcheng said, intentionally or not.

"I think so too." Hearing this, Lu Que's eyes lit up. He was now completely sure that sister Mo Qingcheng knew what he was thinking. He told the two girls that he would prepare some food first before taking his leave.

Yu Tian Xiang looked at Lu Que's departing figure, then she looked at Gu Qingcheng, who seemed to be deep in thought, and slowly frowned. She could hear the words spoken by the two of them earlier, but as for the specifics, she was not sure.

"Qingcheng, I'll make a trip to Qinglin's side to discuss tomorrow's trip with her. Help me keep an eye on matters at the gate of the academy. "

"Alright, go ahead." Seeing that Yu Tian Xiang had also turned to leave, Gu Qingcheng looked in the direction that Lu Que had left, her eyes sparkling. She whispered, "Could it be that he wants to solve this problem by himself?" But where was the key to failure? "Could this be the real Lu Que?"

Jade water slightly carried the boat, the shade of the forest accompanied by Dan Shan. Clouds and clouds floated in the wind, and the sound of waves could be heard as Yi landed on the sail.

This was the description of the Danxia Mountains and the Lake of Listening Wave. The mountains were bright red in color. From afar, it looked like a beautiful red cloud in the sky, hence the name Danxia. What was even more unbelievable was that the grass and moss on Danxia Mountain didn't grow and the trees didn't grow. The entire mountain was like a peerless red jadeite standing upright on the northern shore of Soundwave Lake, not allowing for even the slightest bit of discoloration.

Around Danxia Mountain, the lush woodlands of Little Qingshan were like a mother, holding Danxia Mountain and Lake Soundwave in her arms. Because of this, as long as there was wind blowing from the mountain pass, the sound of waves crashing against the shore would reverberate through the forest.

It was already a quarter of an hour later. Nine tents had already been set up on the flat ground between the Soundwave Lake and the Danxia Mountains. A tall and imposing young man was sitting cross-legged on the grass in front of one of the tents with a grass stalk in his mouth. He was bored out of his mind as he looked at the lake, occasionally glancing at the sky and occasionally glancing towards the entrance of the mountain.

It turned out that the young man sitting on the grass was the eldest blood brother, Gu Qingxue. After the new year, the Evergreen Army was transferred back to the capital. Gu Qingxue was kicked by his father, who acted as a general, into the Evergreen Army to train with the recruits. It had been almost two months since then.

Yesterday, Gu Xianxue had received a message from Gu Qingcheng. She knew that her little sister and the rest of her siblings were here to play. She had specifically borrowed a few military tents from the camp and set up a small camp in advance.

After two months of training, Gu Qianxue had completely fallen in love with the military life. Although those military men were a bit crude, they were all tough men who could cut off their own heads and change their lives for each other. Compared to the Phoenix's Cry School, which everyone yearned for, Gu Xianxue, who was a noble and heroic woman, actually enjoyed being with these barbarians more.

Just as Gu Danxue was about to get into a fight between eyelids due to the gentle breeze blowing from the lake, several luxurious carriages drove in from the mountain pass. Just as the carriage came to a stop, Gu Qingcheng, dressed in a large red hunting suit, jumped down from the carriage.

"Little sister, what took you so long? I've already been waiting here for a few hours." Seeing Gu Qingcheng jump down from the carriage, Gu Qianxue stood up and patted off the grass on her body to welcome her.

"Brother, you've become darker and skinnier, but you look much stronger." Gu Qingcheng acted as if she didn't hear the complaints in her brother's voice. She looked at her brother, who was much thinner and slimmer than he was during the New Year, and felt a pang in her heart.

"Ai, that's nothing. The amount of training the Evergreen Army has is only enough for your brother to exercise his muscles and bones." Gu Qingxue waved her hand nonchalantly.

"Really?" Gu Qingcheng's bright eyes stared at her brother, as a sinister smile appeared on her face.

"Em ~ The training capacity of the Evergreen Army is quite good." Seeing her little sister's expression, Gu Qingxue's expression froze and she quickly changed the topic, "I've already made tents for you. Each of you, have your own cooking utensils. However, you won't be able to find anything that is more exquisite." "How about this, you girls pick out the tents first. I'll go help Lu Que and the rest remove the things."

Seeing her brother running for his life, Gu Qingcheng couldn't help but shake her head and laugh. After the new year, Gu Jianyun had suggested to his father that he let his brother take advantage of the winter vacation to train in the Evergreen Army. Looking at how your brother is now, he must have suffered a lot in the past two months. The men in the military won't care which duke's mansion you're from. They only recognize your strength.

Gu Qingcheng saw Yu Tian Xiang, Yu Qing Lin, and Wu Yun Chang get off the carriage and drag the few of them to pick out their tents.

"Lu Que, you've already broken through to the Blood Meridian Realm for two months. Why are you still looking so thin and weak? This won't do. Look at Duanmu Ye, that's what you call a man." Gu Qiuxue walked over to Lu Que's side.

"Brother Gu, long time no see." Lu Que smiled wryly as he saluted. He was considered quite tall for his peers. However, compared to Duanmu Ye, who had great talent, he was still far inferior.

"That's enough. Between our families, we don't need these feints. Do you have anything for me to take?"

"I have seasonings and wine in my car, everything else is in Zhuge's car."

"There's wine?" Where is it? " When Gu Qingxue heard about the wine, her eyes immediately lit up, and she began to salivate. It had been two months since she last touched the wine, and she had long since become extremely greedy.

"In the car." Lu Que pointed to the carriage. Lu Que had good tea, but had no taste for wine. Therefore, he could not understand the thoughts of those who liked wine.

Gu Qingxue's figure moved and she jumped onto the carriage. Not long later, she pulled out two jars of wine that each weighed about five catties. Gu Qingxue looked at the jar and found that there were no words on it. The seal at the mouth of the jar was also tightly sealed, so she couldn't tell what wine it was. She curiously asked, "Lu Que, what wine is inside? "Why don't you even have a wine label? You brat, don't use bad wine to fool me."

"Oh, I don't know what wine it is either. I randomly took it from the Hundred Treasures Hall yesterday. According to the shopkeeper, it seems to be fifteen years of elemental essence fragrance." Lu Que said without turning his head as he carried the cloth bag with the seasoning ingredients on his left hand and a wine jar under his arm.

"Oh, the fragrance of the elemental energy, I was wondering why ~" Gu Qingxue nodded and was about to chase after Lu Que who was walking in front when she paused, "What did you say?" You said that this place contains fifteen years of fragrant elemental wine? "

"That's what Manager Xu said. I don't know the specifics."

Gu Qingxue stopped and looked at the two jars of wine in her arms. She forcefully swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva. Lu Que didn't know, but Gu Xiuxue, who was a good drinker, knew very well that the Elemental Fragrance Wine of Hundred Treasures Store was known as the number one wine in the imperial city. It only produced a few dozen jars per year. For those small and middle-sized aristocratic families to bring out a jar of fragrant elemental wine was a matter of great honor. It could be seen that this wine was very precious.

Even Gu Qingxue, who came from a noble house, had only sneakily drunk a few mouthfuls from her father's wine cellar when he wasn't home. However, her father had discovered that she had only drunk a few mouthfuls each time. Gu Qingxue could not believe that what she was carrying now was actually two jars of fifteen-year-old fragrant elemental wine. If these jars were put on the market, it would be even more precious than gold of the same size.

Seeing Duanmu Ye walk past her with a wooden box on his shoulder, Gu Qiuxue quickly and carefully placed the two jars of wine on the ground. She took Duanmu Ye's wooden box and left, saying, "I'll help you carry this wooden box. Bring the two jars of wine over."

"Why?" Duanmu Ye looked at Gu Qingxue with a baffled expression.

"Where did all this' why 'come from? If I tell you to take it, you take it. " The reason why he did this was because he was afraid that he would not be able to resist the addiction. Now, he had already opened the two jars of wine and was drinking them. However, this wine was brought over by Lu Que for everyone to enjoy. If he really did so, although these people would not say anything, all the prestige of the Duke of Dingguo's residence would be completely thrown away by him.

When she turned around, she found Duanmu Ye curiously looking at the jar of wine in his arms. She could not help but stomp her feet in anxiety as she shouted, "Duanmu boy, hold on tight. If you break the jar of wine for me, I'll skin you alive."

Without waiting for Duanmu Ye to reply, Zhuge Yan and Lin Qingyu each walked over with a wooden bucket. Zhuge Yan stared at Gu Qingxue for a moment before smiling and saying, "I say, Brother Gu. Isn't it just two jars of fragrant wine?"

"Isn't that just two jars of Elemental Fragrance Wine?" Even if I sold you, I wouldn't be able to afford this jar of wine. "

Zhuge Yan shook his head as he looked at Gu Qingxue. He placed the wooden bucket in his hand on the ground and said to Lin Qingyu, "Third brother, we don't have many steps left. Help me deliver this bucket to Lu Que, I'm here to talk with Brother Gu."

Lin Qingyu nodded his head. Without a word, he picked up the wooden barrel and left.

"Brother Gu, what are you in such a hurry for? This fragrant Yuan Wine is indeed precious, but you should think about it more. This fragrant Yuan Wine is a product of the Hundred Treasures Hall, and this Hundred Treasures Store belongs to the Grand Princess. It will fall upon Lu Que sooner or later." As long as Big Sister Qingcheng becomes the future matriarch of the Lu Family, do you want any more of the Elemental Fragrance Wine? " Zhuge Yan patted the nonexistent dust off his hands and said with a smile.

Gu Qiuxue's brows creased when she heard this, "You want me to sell my sister out for a few jars of wine?"

Seeing how Gu Qingxue was acting, Zhuge Yan hurriedly took two steps back and waved his hands. He knew that this young master Gu in front of him was famous for only using his fists and not reason. "Well, pretend I didn't say anything." As he spoke, he walked in the direction of the tent without looking back.

Gu Danxue looked at Lu Que, who was quite skilled at arranging things, and then looked at her younger sister, who was chatting happily with a few girls. A trace of a smile flashed across her eyes. Ever since he was young, he had never seen his sister so concerned about anyone. From his point of view, Lu Que was probably the one who invited his little sister here to play. As for the rest of the people, they were probably brought here to accompany him, since they had no face at all.

"Brother Gu, I brought the wine over. It's completely intact." Duanmu Ye was holding two jars of wine under his arm and another two in his hand. When Gu Xianxue saw this, her heart trembled. She quickly took the jars and gently placed them next to the wooden box, afraid that it would be damaged.

"I heard that you grew up in the mountains. Are you familiar with hunting?" Gu Qingxue cast a glance at Duanmu Ye, who was looking at him with a strange expression on his face.

"It's not bad, right?" Duanmu Ye scratched his head innocently.

"Then what's the competition?"

"How do we compete?" Duanmu Ye asked curiously.

"En ~" Gu Danxue thought for a moment and said, "Using a bow and arrow is too boring. We'll each have a machete and see who has more prey."

"That's it?"

"What is it? "You don't dare?"

"Alright then."

Just as they finished speaking, Lu Que, Lin Qingyu and a few other ladies, who had just finished packing up, walked over.

"Since you guys are here to play, I won't disturb your interest any longer. Duanmu Ye and I will go hunting in the mountains. What should we do?" Seeing that everyone was present, the eldest, Gu Xianxue, spoke first.

"Hunting? I'll go too, I'll go too. " When the Canton Princess, Yu Qinglin, heard about the hunt, her eyes instantly lit up and she began to shout about her intention to go.

"Qing Lin, stop messing around." Yu Tian Xiang patted Yu Qing Lin's shoulder and said, "It's early spring now. Many wild beasts have been starving for the entire winter. A tender skin like yours isn't enough for them to swallow in one bite."

Hearing this, Yu Qinglin shrunk his neck and unwillingly said, "But aside from the Royal Spring Hunt, this is the first time I'm out hunting. Elder Sister Tian Xiang, accompany me there, okay?" As he spoke, he grabbed Yu Tian Xiang's arm and started shaking it.

Yu Tian Xiang's heart softened when she saw the look of anticipation in Yu Qing Lin's eyes. She could only nod helplessly in agreement.

"I knew sister Tian Xiang was the best!" Yu Qinglin happily twirled in the air.

"Then I'll follow big brother and go hunting in the mountains. We'll take care of each other as well." Seeing that Yu Qinglin was about to go hunting, Lin Qingyu also spoke up.

"What about you?" Yu Tian Xiang asked.

"I want to walk around the lake and enjoy the wind." Wu Yun Chang said as she looked around at the lakeshore.

"Right, right, right. Right now, the spring wind is blowing, and everything is coming back to life. It's the time to bathe in the sunlight, and it's also the time to cultivate. I'll also take a stroll by the lake and enjoy the wind." Zhuge Yan said shamelessly.

"Then what about you, little brother?" Yu Tian Xiang turned to look at Lu Que.

"I want to go there and see." Lu Que pointed at the Rosy Mountains behind them.

Finally, Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng went on to climb the mountain while Zhuge Yan and Wu YunChang went to swim in the lake. Yu Tian Xiang, Yu Qing Lin, Gu Qing Xue, Duanmu Ye, and Lin Qing Yu all went to Little Qingshan to hunt. Everyone brought some dried rations and weapons.