C41 (2/2)
”I never thought that Que Er would be able to make a breakthrough in such a short amount of time. He is worthy of being my Lu Family's hero.” After the Queen Lu Xin heard the report from Prince Zhongyang, she was overjoyed. There were no outsiders present, so Lu Xin was a bit less cautious with her words.
”I've always been worried that my son's character is lacking. Since he's able to pass this stage, I have nothing to worry about.” Yu Chuqing also nodded with satisfaction.
”Big Sis, what do you think about the Dark Phoenix that Que Er mentioned?” Yu Yuan Xu was also very happy to know that his nephew Lu Que had broken through to the five senses. However, he was more concerned about the Dark Phoenix Tribe. According to Lu Que, the ultimate purpose of the Dark Phoenix was to subvert the situation.
”Killing and crying blood, taking revenge and stealing the nest, doing great deeds repeatedly, not being killed by Zhi Zun? ”You sure are bold.” ”What?” Yu Chuqing threw the report that the shadow guard presented to her on the ground in disdain. Ol 'Eight, you are one of the three phases of the military. You are in charge of military affairs and law, what do you think? ”
It was as if the Zhongyang King, Yu Yuanpu, didn't hear Yu Chuqing's words. His eyes were glued to the lack of information on the ground, and his lips were trembling.
”Old Eight, Yuanpu.” Seeing that Yu Yuanpu still had no reaction, he couldn't help but feel annoyed. He smacked the shore with his right hand, and with a loud 'bang', the other three people in the hall were all startled. Yu Yuanpu then raised his head and looked at his eldest sister, Yu Chu Qing, who was angrily looking at him.
”Big Sis, I … I think it's Seventh Sis.” Yu Yuanpu hesitated for a moment before speaking. Amongst the princes and princesses of the previous generation, Yu Chuqing, Yu Yuanxiu, and Yu Yuanpu were all born from the empress. However, since they were young, Yu Yuanpu had the best relationship with Seventh Sister Yu Chu who was only a few months older than him. It was not until the death of the late emperor that Yu Yuan Xu ascended to the throne, and Yu Yuan Oak, the third brother, rose up against the army under the instigation of the seven great manors. After the defeat, Third Brother was sentenced to death. As an accomplice, Seventh Sister was demoted to a civilian and exiled to the Western Territory of Sha Hai.
”What?” Was it your first time hearing it? ” Upon hearing Yu Yuan's words, Lu Xin, who was originally smiling, couldn't help but cry out in alarm. Although Wu Chu Xin was ranked seventh, she was about the same age as Lu Xin. The two of them were good friends in the palace, and it was she who had pleaded for mercy and sentenced Wu Yu to death. Lu Xin never thought that the mastermind behind the assassination attempt on her nephew Lu Que would actually be a close friend of the Academy.
Back then, King Dongning's conspiracy was the first time ever since the founding of the Qiangan Empire that members of the royal family had their bones and flesh torn apart. Whether it was in the heart of Yu Yuan Xu the Qianghuang Emperor or Yu Chu Qing the eldest princess, it was all a painful memory, because the one who was killed by a cup of wine was their younger brother. The one who had been exiled from his home at such a young age was also their younger sister. However, the country's laws were heartless. Even though they were the most respected ones, they were still powerless to deal with some matters.
After a long while, no one in the hall spoke. The entire Extreme Violet Palace was so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard. The atmosphere was extremely depressing.
”Haha ~ Hahahaha ~” At this time, Yu Chu Qing suddenly laughed loudly.
”Big Sis.”
”Big Sis.”
Yu Yuan Xu and Yu Yuan Pu were shocked, they quickly looked at Yu Yue Qing. At this moment, although Yu Chuqing was smiling, there was no happiness in her eyes. There was only heartache and a killing intent that made people feel as if they had fallen into an icy cave.
Xinxin is truly worthy of being the blood of the Yu Clan. As an exile, he is still able to cause such a commotion even when he is far away from the martial arts world. ”Good, good, really good.” ”Yu Yuqing said 'good' three times in a row. Every time she said it, her eyes would turn colder.” Second Brother, I thought that we should send out the Three Guards to work with the Internal Affairs Division to clear out the Dark Phoenix stronghold. ”He issued an edict for a bounty. If anyone killed Wu Yu, he would be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold and given the title of Marquis.
”Big Sis.” If this order is given, then no matter how mysterious the movements of the Dark Phoenix are, there will be no place for it to hide under the power of the country, and there will be many sects that will join in. As for the Dark Phoenix, Yu Yuanpu does not care about it at the end, he only cares about Seventh Sister's life and death at the beginning. ” ”Big sister, second brother, think twice, that's Seventh sister. Why don't we get Seventh sister back and let her go to the Royal Tomb?”
”Big Sis, why not just send the order to destroy the Dark Phoenix?” Yu Yuan Xu also couldn't bear it anymore. Moreover, that year, he had already ordered his stepbrother to be killed, and now that he was nearing the end of his life's destiny, he really didn't want to add the title of 'Slayer Sister' to the annals of history. As long as the Dark Phoenix was exterminated, Wu Yu wouldn't be able to shake the Great Gan Nation at the beginning.
”Since second brother feels the same way, then so be it.” Yu Chuqing frowned, then shook her head as she thought of something. How could Yu Chu Qing, who had watched her brothers and sisters grow up, not understand their temperament? Yu Yuan was born with a virtuous character and Yu Yuan Pu was born with a loving nature. This was also the reason why Dagong had been able to give birth to income for the people and increase the strength of the country every few years.
At the same time that they lacked the decisiveness to kill their closest kin, they also didn't understand the personality that Seventh Yu had first heard of. That was a person who wouldn't admit defeat no matter what. With his Seventh Sister's temperament, she would definitely come to the capital to kiss him, and it was about time for the cause and effect to end for him. As a mother, he could not leave this grudge that belonged to her generation to his son, Lu Que.
”Yes.” Seeing Yu Chuqing nod in agreement, Yu Yuxu and Yu Yuanpu both heaved a sigh of relief. However, before they could relax, Yu Yueqing opened her mouth and said. Even though the person who assassinated Xu Que isn't from Assassin City, according to my husband's report, Assassin City has also received a bounty for the assassination of Xu Que. It's just that they didn't take any action. ”
”Big Sis, are you saying that there's another group of people?” Yu Yuan Xu furrowed his eyebrows.
”I think so too. However, you guys don't need to worry about this matter. As a mother, I will naturally take it out on my son. ” After saying that, Yu Chu Qing stood up and left the Extreme Violet Palace, leaving the three people in the hall looking at each other in dismay.
Lu Que and the rest did not stay long at Soundwave Lake. The next day, after lunch, everyone headed back to the Academy. Gu Qingxue did not return with the rest and instead returned to the Evergreen Army. He would wait for the official start of class before returning. When he returned, he would apply for graduation.
The next day, Zhuge Yan had matters to attend to at home. After breakfast, she returned to the capital. Duanmu Ye was also called away by Lei Xuanji, while Lin Qingyu was also taken away by Yao Yi An, who had just returned from gathering herbs.
Lu Que was bored to death. He walked out of the C Seventh Courtyard and strolled around the Golden Scale Valley. It was unknown whether it was because the Imperial Court had too few students or because they were busy going out. Lu Que walked around in the valley for a long time and only saw a few shadows.
Unknowingly, Lu Que had arrived at the intersection of the Golden Scale Valley and the Wutong Valley. Seeing the ancient buildings, Lu Que could not help but shake his head. In the recent days, regardless of whether it was his brothers or his sister Yu Tian Xiang, they had both openly and secretly urged him to compete for the position of the Head of the Education Palace. It was just that he really didn't want to be here, so he always pretended to be stupid with a smile.
Just as Lu Que was about to head back, he suddenly discovered that there was a small nameless valley in front of the main entrance of the Phoenix Cry. In front of the valley, there was a stone monument. Out of curiosity, he hurriedly walked out.
He saw that there were nine large, dark red words written on the stone monument: Phoenix Cry School's First Valley from generation to generation. Lu Que looked up and saw a stone statue that was as tall as a person standing every few steps. Beside the statue was a stone tablet with the characters' lives written on it.
There were almost all the statues of the Head of the Phoenix Cry School since its establishment. There were even some people who had committed heinous crimes, such as the one called Bao Hong. According to Lu Que's knowledge, this person was the mastermind behind the incident that shook the imperial city more than twenty years ago. However, his statue was still intact and had not been removed or smashed apart.
Perhaps this was the Phoenix's Cry Palace. Even though he had tried to rebel, he was still the most outstanding student of that era in the school period. He should have left behind his mark.
He saw Baili Chengping, Bu Shenglian, and Ji Hengheng. Even the first statue of the Academy's prime minister, Luo Canglan, and the statue of Zhuge Xingqing was here.
It was as if this was a piece of dry, living history. The characters that could only be imagined based on the words in the book seemed to be standing by his side through these stone carvings, telling him about one turbulent era after another, telling him about their lives.
At this moment, Lu Que's eyes narrowed. He saw the statue of his father, Lu Chun, with a newly carved mark beside it, adding on the matter of his father being bestowed the title of Duke of Wei last year. Lu Que squatted down and touched the newly carved mark, not saying anything for a long time.