C4 (1/2)
Not to return to the mountain, River Ring Valley, Lake Heart Island.
Yu Tian Xiang picked up the sword and placed it aside. She sized up the youngster who called himself cousin Lu Que before speaking. You said you're Lu Que, what proof do you have? ”
Yu Tian Xiang took the bamboo slip with a puzzled expression. She opened it and took a look. The bamboo slip was very rough, and a few of the bamboo slices were not completely dried yet. The characters on the bamboo block weren't written in ink, but in seal.
He could clearly feel the uneven surface of the characters. There seemed to be some unknown pigment smeared on the middle of the characters. The characters were dark red. However, when she saw the contents of the bamboo block, she suddenly froze. She felt a familiar feeling, as if she was recalling it in her heart.
”This is the trending text of 'On the Marquis'?” Yu Tian Xiang exclaimed as if she had found a treasure. She read the words written on it carefully.
It should be known that Marquis Wu Ping Lu Chun came from a civilian background, his hometown died during the war in his childhood, and he took his sister Lu Xin to roam the Jianghu. At the age of fourteen, he passed the test and entered the Phoenix's Cry School.
When he was studying in the academy, Lu Chun was hailed as the unparalleled talent of the founding father and daughter. At the age of twenty-two, he was ordered by the emperor to train his new army. He personally built Hong Xi's most powerful and most accomplished army, the Skyfire Legion. He became the Northern Frontier Marshal before he reached thirty years of age. The next year, he left to sweep the north, destroying the Azure Goat Empire that was fighting with Da Gan for a hundred years. He pushed the Great Gan Northern Frontier from Blue River to Black Rock Mountain all the way to Floating Snow Mountain, and built the Snowfall Pass and Cold Mountain Pass to resist the Northern Grassland.
At the age of thirty-two, he began to write ”On the Marquis of Ping,” but even after he disappeared, ”On the Marquis of Ping,” he did not finish his work. All that was left were military texts, military texts, military disputes, and a small part of his story. Even so, the incomplete ”On the Marquis” was listed as a book in the Empire's universities, and only the academy's students had the right to borrow it. Emperor Yu Yuan Xu once praised the complete version of ”On the Marquis of Ping,” which was not inferior to the classics of the sages.
The bamboo scroll in Yu Tian Xiang's hand had the complete chapter of 'On the Marquis of Ping' written on it. It contained the power of the nation, the military, the power of battle, the power of food, the power of the heavens, the power of fire, and the power of water. Although it was slightly different from what she remembered, the meaning of the previous theory was the same.
If the person in front of him wasn't Marquis Wu's son, Lu Que, then he definitely wouldn't have the entire chapter. After all, Marquis Wu Ping was still in the capital and the story wasn't finished yet.
”Sure enough, you two are still alive. Aunt and Marquis of Martialism are still alive. Imperial Father and Mother both miss you two very much.” Yu Tian Xiang was slightly agitated. She knew that her mother would come to the Marquis Mansion every month to hang out. He didn't know how many tears he had secretly shed over the years. If the Queen Mother knew that the two of them were still alive, how happy would she be? There was even less of a need to talk about royal father, he was raised by the Grand Princess in one hand, and after the late emperor passed away, she helped him to get on the throne.
That year, it was the Eldest Princess Yu Chu Qing who helped with the government and Marquis of Martialism Lu Chun was stationed in the north. That was how Da Gan managed to survive the difficult period due to the change in power. If it were not for the sudden disappearance of these two people, my royal father would not have given up on conquering the grasslands, and instead would have painstakingly maintained the balance of the kingdom.
”Aunt and Marquis Lu, where are they now? Little brother Lu Que, quickly lead me to meet them.” After confirming Lu Que's identity, Yu Tian Xiang pulled Lu Que out of the cave. She couldn't wait to see her father's aunt, who was known as the one who held out a hand to support the country, and the marquis, who was known as Marquis of Martialism.
”Your Highness, it is already late at night. If we are to return, we still have to walk for more than an hour by the water route. Furthermore, the snow outside is very heavy. It's best if we go tomorrow after the snowstorm. ”
”Uncle, aunt, isn't it near here?” Yu Tian Xiang found it strange that their family wasn't living together yet.
”I sneaked out to play. Father and Mother are still at home on the other side of the lake,” Lu Que pointed out with a wry smile.
”Alright then!” Yu Tian Xiang thought for a moment and felt that Lu Que was right.
Then, he recalled that Lu Que had addressed him as ”Your Highness” and said unhappily, ”Your Highness, the Yu Lu and Yu Clan are like a family.” My mother is your aunt, and your mother is also my aunt. In the future, you have to call me Elder Sister Tian Xiang, okay? ” As she spoke, Yu Tian Xiang was about to smash Lu Que's head. Just as she was about to reach out her hand, she saw a claw sticking out from the side of Lu Que's head. She hurriedly retracted her hand in fright.
”Little White, stop messing around. This is Elder Sister Tian Xiang. She will be your elder sister in the future. You have to protect her and not hurt her.” Lu Que hurriedly carried Lil 'White, who was on his shoulder, into his arms.
”Meow,” Little White jumped out from Lu Que's embrace and let out an unhappy cry. After circling around Yu Tian Xiang twice, he shook his head, ran over to the animal skin beside the fire and laid down, looking like he didn't care for her words at all.
”Meow.” Hearing Yu Tian Xiang address him as a cat, Little White once again yelled at her in dissatisfaction. Its body slightly moved as it turned its head towards the cave wall, ignoring the two.
”It seems to be angry.” Seeing the extremely human-like expression on the cat's face, Yu Tian Xiang liked it, but she was also confused. Although there were many creatures in the Greenwood Continent that could understand their master's words after training, she had never seen such a clever little beast before. It seemed that it could understand human speech. Looking at the appearance of this small beast, it was obviously a leopard, but he did not know how he had provoked it.
”Lil 'White doesn't like strangers very much.” Looking at Whitey's state, Lu Que shook his head helplessly. He naturally knew what was going on. However, it was not convenient to tell him now that Whitey was the legendary Spirit Beast. After all, this was the first time he had met this cousin of his who his mother had only told him about. The Spirit Beasts were naturally raised and rarely appeared in the world. Even if he said it himself, the other party might not believe him, so there was no need for him to say anything.
Lu Que quickly changed the topic, saying, ”Sister Tian Xiang, as a princess of a nation, how did you get chased down and how did you get here?”
”I … I'm not too sure either.” In truth, Yu Tian Xiang didn't really understand what was going on either. It made sense for Scarlet Deer to be chasing after him. After all, since the fifteenth year of Hong Xi, the Lei Meng Royal Courtyard established by Da Gan and the Scarlet Dies had been in constant conflict. Within a few years, outside the Snowfall Pass, there had been no less than a hundred battles.
There was a rumor among the people saying, 'Snowfall Mountain, Snowfall Pass, what floats is not snow, but blood'. There is a feud and a new feud between the two countries. It was not hard to understand why Chi Di would send people to assassinate him when he knew he was going out to the capital. What she could not understand was that she had disguised herself as an elite soldier of the Three Guards, as well as disguised as a master of concealment. Along the way, no one should have noticed that she had gone out of the capital and set up a murderous plan.
”I left the capital after New Year's Day. On the sixth day of the new year, I entered the Mountain Shadow County. That evening, I was intercepted by masked men wearing white robes. If it wasn't for the Three Guards risking their lives to protect us, I would have died long ago. ” Yu Tian Xiang's face turned pale as she thought of the Three Guards who had died protecting her. It was as if he could see the figures that let her go first and then turned around to fight without any hesitation. That was the person who had been protecting her since she was five years old. Now, they had all died in that vast and white wilderness.
Looking at Yu Tian Xiang's tearful face, Lu Que pondered for a moment. He couldn't help but feel that things weren't that simple.
”Did Sister Tian Xiang offend anyone in the capital?” After pondering for a moment, Lu Que said.
”Nope.” Yu Tian Xiang replied with absolute certainty. Even though she was a princess, her personality was very calm and she would never seek justice for anyone.
Lu Que thought about it and said, ”Then why did you come to Mountain Shadow County in the middle of winter?”