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When Yu Tian Xiang woke up, the sky was already bright. His face turned red as he looked at the cloak. He was moved but also a bit shy. She was born into the royal family, and it was the first time in her life that she slept while wearing men's clothes. Although this so-called man was still a young man, he was also related to her by blood. However, having received the royal family's education since childhood, she still felt a strange feeling in her heart.

Looking around, he realized that his cousin Lu Que and the little beast were no longer in the cave. The fire in the cave was still burning fiercely. Obviously, Lu Que had been looking after it and did not let it go out. Beside the bonfire, there was a bamboo rack that was more than two feet tall with two cakes hanging on it. Clearly, this was Lu Que's breakfast that he had prepared for the two of them. Yu Tian Xiang stood up and carefully folded the cloak back up before placing it back on the shelf. Suddenly, she smelled the fragrance of meat wafting in from outside the cave. She greedily inhaled a few breaths of air and couldn't help but feel extreme hunger.

When Yu Tian Xiang walked out of the cave, she discovered that the snowstorm had stopped unknowingly, and the snow at the cave entrance had been cleaned up. Not far from the cave entrance, there was another fire on the flat ground. On top of the fire was the iron pot from last night. It smelled like chicken, but it was much stronger than the ones she had seen in the palace. It was obvious that the cousin he had just met did not want to wake her up, so he built another fire outside the cave. He couldn't help praising Lu Que in his heart as a meticulous person.

Looking far into the distance, he could vaguely see the outline of a village on the southern shore of the lake. From afar, he could vaguely see some moving shadows clearing away the snow on the roof. It was probably because they were afraid that the snow would be too thick and collapse the house.

Only now did Yu Tian Xiang realize that her cousin Lu Que was nowhere to be seen. She couldn't help feeling anxious. When he turned around to look, he saw two rows of footprints in the snow. The big ones were about knee-deep while the small ones were only shallow. Obviously, it was left behind by Lu Que and that little beast. Yu Tian Xiang endured the hunger in her stomach and added a few more sticks of dried wood to the fire. He then followed the line of footprints and walked into the distance.

When Yu Tian Xiang followed the footprints and went over the hill where the cave was located, she couldn't help but be shocked. "A huge tree, so thick I don't know how much it is, appeared in front of her eyes. Looking up, I couldn't even see the crown of the tree. It was as if the tree had grown from the ground all the way to the sky." This, could this be the legendary Greenwood? " Yu Tian Xiang mumbled.

One must know that the reason why the Cyanwood Continent was called the Cyanwood Continent was because of this enormous tree. Whether it was in Dagong County, Jiashan County, Yushan County, or the thirty-six countries of the Western Sand Sea, as long as you were within a thousand miles of the Incomer Mountain Range, you could see it clearly. Even in the imperial city of Qian Yuan City, when the weather was clear, the shadow of the giant tree could be seen. This giant tree was like a pillar that supported the heavens and earth.

After staring blankly for a while, Yu Tian Xiang suppressed the amazement in her heart before recovering. He discovered that beneath the green tree, his cousin Lu Que was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed. Both of his hands were like lotuses, forming strange hand seals.

Yu Tian Xiang scrutinized Lu Que's hand seals for a while and discovered that they were different from the ones she knew. They were neither the nine character hand seals of the Great Gan Dao Sect nor the six character hand seals of the Buddhist Sect in the Western Regions. This set of hand seals was simpler, more complex, and more profound. Although with her current cultivation level, she was still unable to see the specific purpose of this set of hand seals, but considering that Lu Que had just turned fourteen this year, she knew that this cousin of hers definitely did not cultivate an ordinary Foundation Establishment Method.

After an unknown period of time, Yu Tian Xiang's stomach was growling in hunger, but she did not dare to disturb her cousin Lu Que who was in silent training. She was wondering if she should go back and fill up her stomach first. Yu Tian Xiang knew that Lu Que was about to wake up from his meditative state, so she quickly headed towards the direction he came from.

Yu Tian Xiang knew that this wasn't the Academy, and everyone's learning resources were about the same. In the martial arts world, it was a taboo to secretly watch others cultivate. Perhaps, this cultivation technique was the Lu family's secret technique, just like the secret cultivation technique of the royal family. Although she didn't know the chants, she still benefited greatly from the unique handprints.

Lu Que slowly stopped cultivating as he spat out a cloud of greyish air before finally standing up. Before he could regain his balance, he felt a heavy weight on his shoulder and he staggered two steps backward. Lil 'White had jumped up from the tree onto his shoulder. There was a mischievous smile in its eyes as it looked at Lu Que's sorry state.

"You're a bad guy." Lu Que rubbed Whitey's head helplessly.

At this moment, Lu Que seemed to recall something. He slapped his forehead and said, "Aiya, I almost forgot that there's chicken soup on the fire. It can't be that it's dried up, right?" After saying that, he hurriedly ran towards the cave entrance.

When he reached the entrance of the cave, he found that the pot had been removed from the fire and placed on the ground beside the fire. There were a few pieces of charcoal under the pot that had not been completely burnt off.

"Cousin, you're back."

His hands were slightly red from the cold and he couldn't help but scratch his head in embarrassment. He knew that although the lake wouldn't freeze over, the water was extremely cold during this cold winter. Moreover, he was the host and Yu Tian Xiang was the guest. He hurriedly took the bamboo cup and two cups of chicken soup with several pieces of stewed chicken in the middle.

"Elder sister Tian Xiang, this is a snow chicken that was frozen to death last night. According to the book, this thing is extremely nourishing." Elder sister, you haven't had anything to eat for the past few days, so you need to properly make up for it. " As she spoke, she handed the bamboo cup to Yu Tian Xiang before turning around to take out the two hot cakes from the cave.

"What is this?" Yu Tian Xiang drank two mouthfuls of chicken soup. She couldn't help but feel that even if it was made by the imperial kitchen, it might not be as delicious as the chicken soup in the bamboo cup in her hands. However, she suddenly discovered that there was something like a plant root hair within the chicken soup, causing her to ask a little curiously.

"This is the root hair of the Snow Ginseng, it has a miraculous effect on nurturing and nurturing the body. I was afraid that your body would be too exhausted, so I didn't dare to put it in too much and only put a few of your tendrils in. "

"Thank you, Cousin." Yu Tian Xiang said with a touch of emotion.

"It's okay, we're relatives, aren't we?" Lu Que said matter-of-factly.

"Right, we are relatives." Yu Tian Xiang's voice was choked with sobs, her eyes filled with a misty look. He thought about how he had been chased by hundreds and thousands of people in white a few days ago. He also thought about the strange beasts that he had seen only in books after entering the Unreturning Mountain. And now, he was drinking chicken soup with this cousin that he had just met. It was as if they had been separated by a lifetime.

"Let's hurry up and eat, then we'll go home." Lu Que had another sentence on the tip of his tongue, but he did not say it out loud. It was unknown whether their parents and elder sisters were happy or sad to know that they had come here. To be happy was to reunite with one's loved ones. To be sad was to be trapped here with one more person. Lu Que wasn't sure if he had found the stone or not, but he was feeling conflicted.

At this point, Lu Que noticed that Yu Tian Xiang had a strange expression on her face, as though she was swallowing something.

"You don't get used to it, right?" Lu Que waved at Yu Tian Xiang with the biscuit in his hand.

"Not bad." Yu Tian Xiang barely managed to swallow the biscuit in her mouth before she hurriedly drank a few mouthfuls of chicken soup.

"The conditions here are simple and crude. Sometimes, there will be ungrinded husks, so you should be careful when eating them. If you can't eat them, you should break them into pieces and put them in chicken soup. This way, you can swallow them a little easier."

"Is this what you usually eat?" Yu Tian Xiang was in disbelief.

"These few years are better." Lu Que thought about it and continued, "It is said that father, mother, and the others did not bring a lot of food. Most of them were taken by Uncle Shi for breeding. It took him several years to open up a field of wheat and rice. The output now was barely enough for everyone to eat. "It's a good thing that the mountains and lakes are on our backs, but we don't lack meat. Pig, pheasant, hare, bird, fish, turtle, shrimp, crab, everything is there. There are wild vegetables in the spring, and many fruits in the autumn. It's not a problem to eat them all!"

One had to know that his younger cousin was the son of the Marquis of Martialism's son. His father was the governor of the three northern armies, his mother was the assistant governor, and his aunt was his mother's empress. Even in the capital city where nobles and nobles gathered, there was no one of the same generation who was more respected than him. Even the heirs of the seven great noble kingdoms were of a lower status than his cousin.

However, such a person had actually grown up in a dangerous place in the mountains. Looking at him happily eating a biscuit and drinking soup, it seemed as if he didn't care about this sort of life at all.

"Elder sister Tian Xiang, what happened to you?" Lu Que noticed that Yu Tian Xiang was staring at him unblinkingly. The expressions on her face kept changing. There was a hint of pity and regret in her expression. He couldn't help but feel uncomfortable. How could he not know what his sister was thinking? When he was young, his mother had often told him stories about what had happened in the imperial city.

Although he had never experienced it before, from what he had read, he could imagine what kind of life that was like. He truly did not care and was not interested. Since ancient times, the more prosperous a country was, the fewer pure officials there would be, and the fewer pure officials there would be, and the more conspiracies there would be. "Because of the establishment of the Nine University Palace, Da Gan's condition was much better than that of the previous dynasty. However, the selfish desires of the people would never be cut off." "In this world, fame and fortune are two things." It was just eight words, but it had already revealed the intentions of everyone.

"Uh, I'm fine." The intelligent Yu Tian Xiang naturally knew that she had been rude, so she quickly changed the topic, pointing to the two Spirit Beasts who were squatting by the side, "What is the name of this small beast? I've never seen such a clever beast before. Also, why doesn't it eat? Have it eaten yet?"

Lu Que looked at Yu Tian Xiang, then looked at the Imperial Spirit Beast Little White and said, "I call him Little White. It's the legendary Imperial Spirit Beast. There's no need to eat."

"So it's a spirit beast." Yu Tian Xiang nodded her head before reacting as she cried out, "Spirit Beast? A divine beast that could control all spirits? A spirit beast that eats qi and wind? "

"That's right. Little White is the only spirit beast king in this world, and he's also my best friend."

"Meow." Hearing Lu Que's words, Little White let out a happy cry and jumped onto Lu Que's shoulder, rubbing his face.

"Stop fooling around, it's time to eat." Lu Que held the food in his hand as he tilted his head to avoid the incoming attack.

Yu Tian Xiang looked enviously at the man and the beast in front of her as she said, "No wonder he ignored me yesterday. I actually mistook this divine beast for a cat and leopard slave."

"It's not like that either." It was not easy for Lu Que to use his head to push Little White off his shoulders. Seeing it run to the side to play, Lu Que said, "Little White, I just don't like strangers."

"That's true. According to the books, although the Spirit Beast's disposition is gentle, it is aloof and lofty. It would not take the initiative to get close to others. The fact that it treats you like this is likely due to your good fortune." Yu Tian Xiang said with envy.

Little White and I are around the same age. If we hadn't known each other since we were young, it might not have treated me as a friend. Other than me, my father and mother are not allowed on this island. "Yes." Lu Que nodded in agreement. "Oh yeah, sister Tian Xiang, you should thank Little White properly."

"Why?" Yu Tian Xiang looked curiously at Lu Que.

"Yesterday, you were stunned by a stalk of Heavenly Fantasy Grass. If it wasn't for Little White, I wouldn't have noticed you."

"Heaven Illusion Grass? Is there a Purple Tattooed Panther there? " Upon seeing Lu Chong's weak point, Yu Tian Xiang's face paled as a lingering fear arose in her heart. She knew that if it wasn't for the appearance of the spirit creature, she would've become the Purple Tattooed Panther's dinner by now. Even if the Purple Tattooed Panther hadn't eaten her, she definitely wouldn't have been able to survive last night's heavy snowstorm with her current condition.

"Thank him." As she spoke, Yu Tian Xiang walked to a spot about three feet away from the spirit beast that was playing in the snow. She tidied up her clothes and bowed deeply. Thank you, God Beast, for saving my life. "

Whitey sized up Yu Tian Xiang and its gaze softened. It pointed its right front paw at her and an invisible force helped her up. After doing all this, Whitey, the Spirit Beast, lightly called out to Lu Qu and pointed at Qing Mu.

"Where, where did it go?" Yu Tian Xiang felt her vision blur for a moment before disappearing. She hurriedly asked.

"Lil 'White went back to the top of the green tree." Lu Que said after finishing the last mouthful of chicken soup.

"Isn't it living in a cave?" Yu Tian Xiang was puzzled.

"Usually, only when I come to the island would Lil 'White stay in the cave and the rest of the time he would stay in the Green Wood Sect."

"He really is a divine beast that was raised by nature. To think that he would be so mysterious." Yu Tian Xiang praised. Seeing that Lu Que had finished eating, he asked, "When are we going back to the village?"

"Now." Lu Que quickly began packing up his things.

With the help of Yu Tian Xiang, the two of them quickly washed up their food. Lu Que tidied up the bamboo scrolls he had seen last night and placed them into the cloth bag before extinguishing the fire. The two of them unraveled the raft and paddled towards the other side of the lake.

"Brother Lu Que, I feel that what you said makes sense. If this place isn't in the Eternal Mountain, it would indeed be a good place to live in seclusion." After the wooden raft docked, Yu Tian Xiang said. Along the way, he saw the beautiful scenery of the lake and mountains after the snow. Even Yu Tian Xiang, who was used to seeing such beautiful scenery, felt relaxed and relaxed.

Lu Que looked at Yu Tian Xiang and smiled at him. He knew that this sister was just sighing with emotion for a moment.

"Let's go home." Lu Que pointed at a village not far away.

When they arrived at the village entrance, Yu Tianxiang discovered that there was a wooden stake, stone, and adobe wall outside the village. To her surprise, there were still many antlers outside the wall, and the snow on the path outside had already been removed.

Looking at Yu Tian Xiang's appearance, Lu Que pointed at the forest in the distance, "Although this is a forbidden area of the Unreturned Mountain, with Little White and Brother Lu here, it is relatively safe without those ferocious beasts outside." "However, there are still many wild beasts in the forest. These animals are mainly meant to protect the wolves and wild boars."

"So that's how it is." "Mmm." Yu Tian Xiang nodded her head in understanding. Cousin, who is the Brother Lu you speak of? "

"Brother Lu." Lu Que thought about it. In two days, we'll introduce you. Brother Lu is easier to get along with than Brother Xiaobai. "

Seeing that Lu Que didn't say anything, Yu Tian Xiang didn't pursue the matter. When they entered the village, Yu Tian Xiang discovered that the entire house was made of wood, much more exquisite than any other village or town.

"The houses were all built by Uncle Shi and Uncle Mu. Because there weren't enough nails, they were built with mortise."

"Woodburn came from the Mu Clan of the Azure Forest County, and Shi Kuan came from the Shi Clan of Crimson Mountain County. As expected, he's worthy of his reputation as a craftsman."

"Elder sister Tian Xiang, have you heard of Uncle Mu and Uncle Shi?"

Yu Tian Xiang smiled but didn't say anything. After two turns, she unexpectedly did not see a single person and asked curiously, "Cousin, why is there no one in the village? Didn't you say yesterday that there were over a hundred people living here? "

"He should be heading to the trap now." Although there was food, he still had to save some money. After all, the more seeds left behind, the more he would be able to plant next year. The villagers must have gone to check the traps they had set beforehand, to see if there were any harvests or if they had been put down by the heavy snow from last night. But father and mother should be at home. "

After a few bends, a small plaza appeared in front of Yu Tian Xiang. They built four courtyards around the plaza. What surprised Yu Tian Xiang the most was that in the middle of the square, there was a bluestone statue that was as tall as a human being.

"This is the statue of the Great Ancestor?"

"Ehh ~" Lu Que saw Yu Tian Xiang's surprised look and rubbed his nose. "Last year, I heard Mother talking about Emperor Taizu's founding story. I asked Mother to draw a picture and I took it myself."

Yu Tian Xiang walked in front of the statue and bowed. She said, "Although it doesn't resemble the sculpture completely, it is still eighty to ninety percent similar. Its charm and charm are in no way inferior to Qian Yuan's Sacred Phoenix Plaza. "I've heard that Uncle Ping Hou is a great Jade Carving Master. With the skills of my cousin, I can also take my apprenticeship now."

"How could I dare to compare with my father?" Lu Que waved his hand and pointed to a small yard on the north side of the square, "This is my house."