1264 Something Good Must Be There! (1/2)

Squeak!

The door was closed. When the female apprentice had left, Xu Que threw the elixir into the System package. Although it was quite ordinary, it was a token of their affection, and he wouldn't waste it. But Xu Que was surprised by the female apprentice's words. He had just come to the Heaven Continent. How could they have news about him in such a short time?

D*mn! I guess Buttface and Duan Jiude have spread the news about me in the outside world! Xu Que frowned.. However, after careful consideration, he decided that this could not possibly be right. After all, Buttface and Duan Jiude had so many enemies on the Heaven Continent. They would definitely keep a low profile now. So how did the Jade Lake get news about him? Xu Que couldn't figure out the answer. So he shook his head and decided that he didn't want to think about it anymore. Anyway, he would know the answer tomorrow.

That day, Xu Que lived in the Jade Lake. However, according to his character, he couldn't act as a frail old man for very long. After staying in his room for several hours, he felt so bored because the Jade Lake was so quiet. Although there were so many female apprentices here, he didn't dare to do something reckless for he would be seen through immediately.

”Oh, my God! If I had known this from the start, I would have chosen to be a lady! Maybe I could even take a bath with those young girls in the lake!” Xu Que said wistfully and thought his plan was unwise this time. Although he could earn sympathy easily by acting as a frail old man, it was too boring. So, he regretted having made such a decision.

Forget it! Let me go out and hang out. I believe Buttface and Duan Jiude are hiding something from me for they kept urging me to come to the Jade Lake! This issue couldn't be as simple as it looks! After pondering it for a while, Xu Que decided to hang around in the Jade Lake.

After all, Jiang Hongyan, Buttface, and Duan Jiude used to stay here. If it was still too boring here, he would go to find Liu Jingning directly. After all, Liu Jingning and the rest of the members of the Utopia Faction went to the Heaven Continent following Jiang Hongyan. Then they found a Patriarch of the Utopia Faction had also set up a sect on the Heaven Continent. So all of them joined that sect and didn't stay in the Jade Lake. Now, Xu Que knew he was not powerful enough to find Jiang Hongyan by rushing into the Heaven Palace Academy. However, it would be easy for him to find Liu Jingning. If Buttface hadn't urged him to the Tianxiang Celestial Realm, he would have arrived at the Utopia Faction already.

”Hey, Elder Xu, what brings you here?” When Xu Que stepped out of his room, a female apprentice who passed by saw him and asked him with concern. Xu Que sighed with a kind smile as he looked up at the sky, ”Nothing! I am old, so I want to spend some more time to see this world and enjoy its beauty. So, I decided to take a walk here!”

”You must feel bored in your room. Let me show you around in the Jade Lake!” The female apprentice said immediately. She said that out of kindness. Also, she worried Xu Que would go into some forbidden places that were not open for outsiders.

”Okay, thank you! You are a good girl!” Xu Que nodded his head with a smile. He didn't plan to make troubles in the Jade Lake. So he didn't care whether this girl would follow him or not. He just wanted to kill time by hanging around in this place. Also he was trying to figure out why Duan Jiude and Buttface had urged him to the Jade Lake!

Led by the female apprentice, Xu Que walked forward slowly. After passing by several pavilions and corridors, they arrived at a big lake. The water in the lake was green and clear, and looked like the surface of a smooth emerald mirror. Many peach trees were planted around the lake. The trunks of the trees were shiny, but the leaves of the trees were withered, which made the trees less vibrant.

”Are these peach trees sick?” Xu Que asked.