C24

This was because there weren't many students left in the academy today. The Phoenix Cry School had gathered students from all over the Great Gan. Therefore, after the release of the results yesterday, these students from the various counties were called away by the teachers in the palace to be lobbyists. After all, with the presence of a fellow villager, it would be easier for them to pull this year's students into the Phoenix Cry School. This was also the Phoenix's Cry School's unique advantage in the competition for proficiency in the imperial capital. Although the other academies wanted to follow suit, they were powerless to do anything about it.

The six of them simply walked through the Red Leaf Valley and the Hidden Bamboo Valley. Lu Que had long been curious about this school. Ever since he was young, he had heard many stories about the school from his parents. It was just that he had been imagining things for more than a decade.

Along the way, Lu Que kept asking his two sisters about the details of the academy. However, what surprised him was that most of them were answered by Gu Qingcheng. Everyone walked around the Hidden Bamboo Valley because there were students staying in the bookstore. Of the six people, three were women, Lu Que, Zhuge Yan, and Duanmu Ye. Currently, they could not be considered students of the Phoenix Cry Palace.

Since the Red Leaves Valley was a place for the students to rest and communicate, there were many pavilions and pavilions, and one could almost see one in the forest of red leaves after walking for ten steps. In addition to the pavilions and pavilions, on both sides of the path in the valley stood many statues, most of which were of the couple. According to Yu Tian Xiang, this was the reason why Red Leaf Valley was called the Lovers Valley. Lu Que even found the statue of his parents in the statue. On the base of the statue, there were some life stories of the two men carved into it. After circling the statue twice, Lu Que realized that the tall stone statue was made by his uncle, Shi Kuan. Staring at the statue of his parents, Lu Que swept a glance at Gu Qingcheng, causing her face to redden as the crowd broke out in laughter.

"Elder sister Tian Xiang, is there a statue of aunt here?" He knew that his Majesty and his aunt were once students of the Phoenix Cry Palace, so he was curious to know if there were any statues of them here.

"The statues of royal father and mother are not here." Yu Tian Xiang naturally knew what Lu Que meant. She smiled and said, "The statues of Imperial Father and Imperial Mother are all in the Imperial Court."

Lu Que nodded his head in understanding. After all, the two of them were the empress of the emperor. It wasn't appropriate for the statues to be placed here.

Yu Tian Xiang's eyes swept across the few of them, seeing the sweat on Wu Yun Chang's forehead, she knew that she was still young after all, and that she had wandered for more than two hours. She was probably a little tired now, and she smiled and said, "Little brother, it's almost noon, and big sister is also a little tired.

"This …" Lu Que glanced at both Zhuge Yan and Duanmu Ye hesitantly. Naturally, he didn't mind; however, he didn't know what his two good friends were thinking.

Before Zhuge Yan could say anything, Duanmu Ye opened his mouth and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your good intentions. However, when we came out in the morning, we had an appointment to go to Hundred Treasures Hall at noon." Duanmu Ye knew that he did not eat well and had an astonishing amount of food. Amongst the six of them, Wu YunChang came from one of the Nine Great Families, while Lu Que, Zhuge Yan, and Gu Qingcheng all came from one of the Eight Duke Palaces. Lu Que, Zhuge Yan, and Gu Qingcheng all came from one of the Nine Great Families, and Lu Que, Zhuge Yan, and Gu Qingcheng all came from one of the Eight Duke Palaces.

Hearing Duanmu Ye's words, Lu Que immediately understood what he was thinking in his heart. He cupped his hands as he smiled and said, "Sister Tian Xiang, we did indeed say that we would go to Hundred Treasures Pavilion at noon. Since it's almost noon now, we shouldn't disturb you anymore.

Yu Tian Xiang's gaze swept across the two of them as she smiled and nodded. "Elder sister was a little rude. I won't hold you up any longer. Hurry up and go."

Lu Que pulled Zhuge Yan, whose expression was a little complicated, and the three of them bade farewell and left.

When the three of them turned a corner, Lu Que couldn't help but turn his head and look. He discovered that Yu Tian Xiang and Wu Yun Chang were already walking in the direction of the Huan Flower Valley. Only Gu Qingcheng was still standing there. Seeing that Lu Que had turned around, the girl's face broke into a bright smile as if she had just painted her face. She opened and closed her mouth as if to say something, then glanced behind her once again. Lu Que was slightly startled when he saw how Gu Qingcheng was acting. He frowned and nodded his head. He turned around and chased after Zhuge Yan and Duanmu Ye, who had already walked a dozen steps away.

I say, Duanmu, I don't think you should call me Duanmu. You can call me Wood." What a great chance, do you know how many people want to eat with them, yet refuse when they can't find the chance? " Zhuge Yan said in a bad mood. He had secretly stared at Wu Yunchang the whole way, and the music-loving Zhuge Yan was indeed attracted by this young mistress' great reputation and her figure that was like a weak wind that supported the willow. He had wanted to find an opportunity to build up his relationship, but who would have thought that Duanmu would reject such a good opportunity to have a meal together? Although he had understood the reason, he was still unwilling to accept it.

"Me ~" Duanmu Ye scratched his head in embarrassment and chuckled. His face was a little awkward as he cupped his hands in apology.

"Well, Zhuge, stop asking Brother Duanmu. Isn't it just a meal? Go to Hundred Treasures Hall and order whatever you want." Lu Que slapped Zhuge Yan.

"Can it be the same?" "Lu Que, this is a man who's full but doesn't know how to eat. You can find a baby bride anywhere you want, and this is Gu Qingcheng, who is renowned throughout the capital." What about me? I am older than you by a few months, and I am still alone. I am pitiful for my handsome and knowledgeable self, but there is still no one who is destined for me. "Mourning!"

Seeing Zhuge Yan put on an act, Lu Que ignored him and patted Duanmu Ye's back. Duanmu Ye glanced at Lu Que, scratched his head, and then looked at Zhuge Yan, who was pretending to be sorrowful and sorrowful. Duanmu Ye laughed in an unkind manner.

After walking out of the Red Leaf Valley, Zhuge Yan put away his previous appearance. His expression turned serious, and with a flick of his wrist, he opened up his folding fan. He once again looked like an elegant young master, causing the two of them to shake their heads.

After inspecting the jade medallion once more, the three of them walked out of the Phoenix Cry Academy and walked along the path towards the official road.

"Lu Que, what's going on between you and Gu Qingcheng?" Zhuge Yan stretched out his head to the side of Lu Que and said.

"I don't know either." Lu Que shook his head.

"Did the Grand Princess and the Duke of Wei ever mention anything to you?" From the looks of it, both Yu Tianxiang and Gu Qingcheng knew about this matter. If it weren't for the fact that they had been missing for 12 years, this marriage would have been decided long ago.

"Nope." Lu Que shook his head.

"Tell me, what do you think of that delicate daughter of the Gu family?"

"Sister Gu is pretty good-looking." Lu Que felt embarrassed.

"Nonsense, as long as you are not blind, you will be able to tell." Zhuge Yan showed a cheap smile and said, "Do you have any special feelings for her? I'm talking about love between a man and a woman."

"Ugh!" Seeing the two of them staring at him, Lu Que felt a little awkward. He couldn't explain how he felt about Gu Qingcheng, but he felt that the feeling his sister gave him was even more intimate than that of his cousin Yu Tianxiang.

"Sigh ~" Looking at Lu Que's appearance, Zhuge Yan sighed towards the sky again, "Pity me, son of the duke, eldest grandson of the prime minister, a jade tree in the wind ~"

When Lu Que and Duanmu Ye saw that he had started acting again, they shook their heads with bitter smiles.

As the three of them walked to the monolith with the four words "Phoenix Cry School" inscribed on it, about ten steps away, Lu Que felt a sense of unease in his heart. Lu Que, who had grown up in the mountains, knew that there was definitely danger approaching him. Looking at Duanmu Ye and Zhuge Yan beside him, Lu Que knew that the danger was likely coming for him.

He raised his head and saw an old man driving a carriage. The curtains of the carriage were all drawn up, so he couldn't see what was going on inside.

Judging from the pace of their steps, when the three of them walked past the monolith and onto the official road, they would coincidentally pass by this carriage. Lu Que had a grave expression on his face as he stared at the carriage. He could sense that the danger was within the carriage. He had felt such a sense of danger more than once when he was in the sect, but nothing bad had happened with Little White by his side at that time.

As he walked further, the alertness in his heart grew stronger. Suddenly, Lu Que saw the curtain on one side of the carriage twitch and felt the hairs on his body stand up. He pulled both Zhuge Yan and Duanmu Ye, who were standing at the side, and pushed their feet on the ground, retreating explosively backwards.

"Ai ~ ai ~" Zhuge Yan and Duanmu Ye were both pulled until they staggered a few steps back.

At this moment, whoosh whoosh whoosh! Three short arrows shot out from the carriage. The nearest one was already right in front of Lu Que's feet. If he had not taken a few steps back, the arrows would definitely have hit him. He was so shocked that cold sweat broke out all over his body. Zhuge Yan and Duanmu Ye were also shocked when they saw the arrow on the ground.

"Huh?" A deep male voice came from the carriage, as if it did not expect the three of them to avoid his fatal arrow.

The old man who was driving the carriage was also shocked by the sudden change. He hurriedly stopped the carriage, but just at that moment, another short arrow flew out and pierced the old man's back. The old man groaned and fell off the carriage. "Useless thing."

"Lu Que, what should we do?" At this moment, Duanmu Ye had already recovered from his shock. Having been hanging out in the grassland of the mountain forest all year round, his reaction was much faster than Zhuge Yan's.

"What else can we do? Hurry up and retreat. The academy is protected by an army." At this moment, Zhuge Yan had also regained consciousness. His face was somewhat pale as he stared at the short arrow on the ground.

As they didn't know if there would be any more short arrows, the three of them retreated step by step.

Want to leave?" The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a figure jumped down from the carriage. This person wore a silk robe, making him look like a merchant. However, this person wore a hood over his head, and only his eyes were exposed. In his hand was a crossbow.

"Triple Crossbow?" The pupils of the three shrank at the sight of the crossbow. Although the crossbow was not a big military crossbow but because of its small size and high firing speed it was very useful. Besides the range being a bit close, the crossbow was indeed an assassination weapon.

"Kid, you have some experience." The masked man raised his crossbow and pointed it at the three of them.

"Who are you? Killing people in broad daylight in the outskirts of the capital, aren't you afraid of being beheaded?" Zhuge Yan asked loudly.

"Killed the head? "Ha ~ Ha ~ Ha ~" The masked man laughed loudly, "Little kid, what do you think? Do you think I'm afraid?" As he spoke, his finger moved and a crossbow arrow shot out. With a "ding", the crossbow arrow seemed to have been struck by something. It slightly changed its direction and flew past Zhuge Yan's hair.

The group looked down and saw a knife that was slightly longer than a finger lying on the ground. It was the straight chisel that Lu Que was carving.

Zhuge Yan looked at the straight chisel on the ground and trembled slightly. If not for Lu Que, he would have been a dead man by now. This man dared to kill him.

"Your Excellency's target should be me." Just as the masked man was in a daze, Lu Que untied the wicker wrapped around his waist. With a shake of the wind, the branch turned into a long rod. His right hand took out a spearhead from his sleeve and inserted it into the tip of the rod.

"Little kid, you're really smart." The masked man did not seem to care about Lu Que's actions at all. "Are you the King of Soft Spears, the Dragon-coiled Wood, and the Thorny Spear?"

"That's right." There was a trace of nervousness on Lu Que's face as he stared at the masked man. He turned his head slightly and said, "This person's target is me. Both of you, leave quickly."

"Me won't leave." Duanmu Ye shook his head and made a fist fight.

"Who do you think I am? In the place of righteousness, there are tens of thousands of people, let alone this clown. " Although Zhuge Yan had just walked through the gates of hell, a cynical smile was still plastered on his face. However, his right hand was still trembling slightly as he held the fan.

"Hurry up and leave." Lu Que said anxiously.

Zhuge Yan and Duanmu Ye exchanged a glance, but didn't say anything. Their attention was completely focused on the masked man.

"You are quite loyal." The masked man said, "The Dragon-coiled Wood Thorny Spear. If this spear were in your father's hands, I would naturally back off. But as for you, kid, I don't know how strong your father is."

Without waiting for Lu Que to reply, the masked man pointed his finger and shot two short arrows at Lu Que's throat. He threw away the crossbow in his hand, drew his blade from his waist and followed the arrow with a chop.

"Lu Que, be careful." Duanmu Ye roared and was about to catch the arrow with his bare hands.

Lu Que stared at the trajectory of the short arrow and moved both his hands. The spear's body was like a snake, nodding twice in the air. Ding Ding! Ding! The crossbow was sent flying by the spear. Then, Lu Que raised his spear and caught the waist knife that was coming at him from his long hair.

Seeing that his saber had been blocked, Duanmu Ye threw a punch towards the masked man's groin, aiming for his vitals. Zhuge Yan's folding fan was also aimed at the masked man's throat.

"Get out of my way." The masked man shouted and opened his blade. Two blade qi shot towards the two of them. Then, he swung his blade towards Lu Que without even looking at them.

Lu Que held his spear up and blocked the saber once again. He felt a powerful force radiating from the spear and his feet slipped. He was sent flying by the saber, leaving two long marks on the ground.

Before Lu Que could catch his breath, the masked man suddenly moved. He jumped up, bowed and raised his saber high into the air. Hundreds of thousands of saber lights flew towards Lu Que.

"High level Qi Manipulation? Lu Que cannot be forced into it. " Half of Zhuge Yan's fan had been sliced off by the saber Qi. Turning around, he saw the masked man making his move and could not help but yell out loud in fear.

At this point, Lu Que could not speak out of pain. He was completely covered by the saber light. There was no place for him to hide even if he wanted to. The tip of the spear shook as balls of spear light bloomed and struck the saber light. With each point radiating a saber light, Lu Que's body trembled and he took a step back. By the time the saber lights that filled the sky dispersed, Lu Que had already retreated more than ten steps. Blood was seeping out from the corner of his mouth and his body was covered in a few bloody wounds, constantly oozing out blood.

"Good boy, I won't let you off so easily." The masked man looked at Lu Que in surprise. Obviously, he did not expect him to be able to block this attack. Although it looked a bit miserable, it still caught it.

Seeing Lu Que's appearance, Duanmu Ye and Zhuge Yan both knew that Lu Que's internal organs had been injured and could not help but feel anxious. The two knew that they were no match for this masked man, not to mention that they did not even have a weapon on them. Just when he was at his wit's end, he saw many stones on the ground. He picked up the stones and used all his strength to throw them at the masked man.

"You overestimate yourself." The masked man let out a cold snort. His body moved to avoid the stone. He turned around and slashed behind them, scaring the two of them into rolling on the ground.

It was a good opportunity for Lu Que to see the masked man turn around. Resisting the intense pain in his body, he raised his spear.

"Tomb!"

"Absolute!"

"Die!"

Lu Que, who knew that he only had one power left, immediately used the spear technique passed down in his family. Although he did not have the power of qi and blood, the sharp, blood-soaked aura made the masked man frown as he carefully blocked Lu Que's killing move.

"Longevity" saw that his three moves were unable to harm the masked man, Lu Que also complained in his heart and quickly took up a defensive stance.

"Good ~ Good ~ Good ~"

The masked man shouted three good words and laughed, "As expected of the Lu Family's Twelve Life Spear Arts. Your father, Lu Chun, is indeed a prodigy. It's a pity that you haven't mastered it yet."

The masked man turned around and shouted, "Die!"

"King Wang" Lu Que also used the strongest move of the Twelve Life Spear Arts.

Blades and spears kept clashing in the air, creating sparks.

"Ah!"

Another saber strike landed on the spear shaft. Lu Que was once again sent flying by the force of the spear. He vomited a mouthful of blood in midair. In the blink of an eye, his clothes were dyed red.

"Lu Que." Zhuge Yan and Duanmu Ye had just gotten up from the ground. Seeing Lu Que spitting out blood in midair, both of their eyes reddened as they dashed towards the masked man.

By the time Lu Que fell to the ground, he was unconscious.

The masked man did not care about the two people behind him. He raised his saber and slashed at Lu Que, wanting to finish him off with one slash.

"Who dares to injure the students of our academy?"

An old and angry shout came from the sky, followed by a mountainous pressure that pressed down on the masked man. The masked man kept on getting lucky, but he found that he was no longer able to move his body.

"Luo Canglan." The masked man saw a figure fly out from the academy, and with a tap of his feet, he covered a distance of several hundred feet. His eyes narrowed, and he knew that he was definitely not his opponent, so he clenched his teeth, and before that figure could even come close, a stream of black blood seeped out of his seven orifices.