âThank you, Young Master Ju.â
âYouâre too polite, General Leng. This junior has heard a lot about you,â Ju Ri said quickly.
âBig Brother Ju, do you have a mission?â Leng Ruoxue saw them escorting a carriage pulled by a spirit horse.
âYes, we just returned from Western Light,â Ju Ri explained.
âBig Brother Ju, we still have to travel tomorrow, so weâll go back to our rooms to rest first,â Leng Ruoxue said directly after they chatted for a while and saw that everyone was almost done eating.
âOkay, I wonât bother you then.â
âLin Yuan, stay here and wait for Feng Da. The others can go back to their rooms to rest!â Leng Ruoxue ordered.
âYes, Miss.â
After going to her room, Leng Ruoxue was about to rest early when she heard someone knocking on the door.
âWhy are you here?â Leng Ruoxue opened the door and saw the freak standing there.
âXueâer, why did you return to your room so early?â?I want to continue chatting with Xueâer!
âIâm tired, so I want to rest early,â Leng Ruoxue said.
âThen rest early!â?Xueâer looks exhausted.
âOkay.â Leng Ruoxue nodded.
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The next day, Leng Ruoxue and the others were preparing to set off just as dawn was breaking. But they unexpectedly encountered Ju Ri outside the inn.
âRuoxue, what a coincidence! Are you going to Lunar Capital for the competition? Why donât we go together so that we can take care of each other on the road?â Ju Ri said with a smile.
âBig Brother Ju, weâre not going to Lunar Capital for the time being, so itâs really not on the way,â Leng Ruoxue said indifferently. She wanted to take a different route. Moreover, she had already found out that the person in the carriage was a princess, and she was the most beloved princess of the emperor of the Southern Dusk Empire. She had always been indifferent to princesses. Besides, it would absolutely be a big burden on the road if there was such a pampered princess with them.
âYes, Brother Ju. We have other things to do and wonât be going to Lunar Capital for the time being,â Feng Moran said. He knew that Xueâer didnât want to go with them, so of course he had to cooperate with her.
âAlright. Iâll see you in Lunar Capital then,â Ju Ri said with some disappointment.
âRuoxue, why didnât we go with them?â Feng Aoran asked in puzzlement.
âTroublesome!â
âLetâs go the other way!â Leng Ruoxue said.
âRuoxue, the other route is very difficult to traverse!â Elder Qiu reminded her.
âElder Qiu, we didnât take many easy roads along the way either!â Leng Ruoxue said. Her main goal was to let them experience the world. If they were here to enjoy life, Quill could have just flown them all the way.
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âThat mountain is called the Thousand Cry Mountain. Itâs the tallest and most dangerous mountain within the borders of Southern Dusk. We have to cross the Thousand Cry Mountain for a road leading to Lunar Capital,â Leng Qingtian explained while looking at the mountain not far away.
âIs everyone ready?â
âYes!â
âLetâs go,â Leng Ruoxue ordered.
They walked into the Thousand Cry Mountain and realized how tall and steep it was when they entered it. The mountain ridges rose and fell continuously, and what they saw from the outside was only the tip of the iceberg. Moreover, they felt so insignificant between the tall ridges.
Leng Ruoxue and the others walked for almost a day before they crossed the peak of one mountain.
âBig Brother, why donât you stay in the Heaven and Earth Bracelet?â Leng Ruoxue whispered, afraid that her brother would be too tired.
âXueâer, are you looking down on me? Itâs just a mountain!â Leng Ruohan said with some displeasure.
âXueâer, we have to find a place to camp.â Ye Chen looked at the sky.
âOkay, letâs camp here!â Leng Ruoxue said directly, seeing that this place was spacious and level. She knew that everyone was a little tired as well.
âWhy didnât we take an easier road? How long do we have to keep going?â A sharp female voice suddenly sounded, attracting everyoneâs attention.
âDo you have a problem with this?â Leng Ruoxueâs beautiful eyes were as calm as water as she looked at Cong Min, the only other girl in the group.
âOf course I have a problem!â Cong Min said with some envy. She was a talented artificer, born to be respected by everyone. But she didnât receive any preferential treatment at all with these people. She had been ignored all along the way, and staying on a barren mountain finally made her, who had always been proud, explode in anger.
âDo you not want to stay here anymore?â Leng Ruoxue said coldly. Other than the people from the Sacred Hall, the other three divisions each sent a representative with them. Cong Min was the representative sent by the artificer division, and she had always felt superior. She had complained a lot along the way, but Leng Ruoxue didnât do anything for the sake of Elder Qiu. This female prodigy probably couldnât take it anymore now.
âNo one wants to stay in such a godforsaken place!â Cong Min hollered.
âOh, is there anyone else who doesnât want to stay here? Tell me now, and Iâll send you down the mountain,â Leng Ruoxue said indifferently. Her team didnât need spoiled young masters and ladies.
âCong Min, stop making a fuss. The principal said that we have to listen to Ruoxueâs arrangements on the journey,â Elder Qiu roared angrily.
âBased on what? Iâm an artificer,â Cong Min said indignantly.
âWhatâs so great about a mere artificer like you?â Feng Da mocked disdainfully.
âThatâs right. You are merely an artificer. Look at how smug you are!â Lin Yuan echoed. His young lady was also an artificer!
âY-you!â Cong Min was so angry that her entire body was trembling. These uncouth people actually dared to humiliate a noble artificer.?Hmph, I wonât let them go.
âCong Min, shut up! Stop making a fuss!â Elder Qiu roared again.?How can this Cong Min be so troublesome? She really has poor judgment. Alas!
âElder Qiu, you donât have to persuade me. Iâll send her down the mountain,â Leng Ruoxue said impatiently.
âAre you two going to descend the mountain with her?â Leng Ruoxue asked the two students from the alchemist and beast trainer divisions.
âNo!â the two of them said in unison. Although they were also full of complaints when they first set off with Leng Ruoxue and the others, they were really convinced after getting along for the past few days. Moreover, they gradually began to worship Leng Ruoxue as an idol like the spiritualists.