July, night.
The summer breeze was warm, but the palace was silent.
This was the deep palace compound. Even if it was another world, it was still surrounded by tall palace walls, looking eerie.
Spirit Potion Palace.
A family banquet was in progress.
"Come, try this. This is something I just developed. It can nourish your kidneys.”
Yan Moxue smiled as she placed an unknown piece of meat into Chu Mu's bowl. Chu Mu looked at her with a melancholic expression,""I think it's better to give these to Imperial Father. I don't need to nourish my kidneys.”
"It's fine. He's been making up for it.”
Yan Moxue replied.
What?
Chu Mu raised his head and looked at Chu Tianli with a strange gaze.
Chu Tianli could not help but blush. Then, he deliberately put on a stern face and scolded,"What are you looking at? Eat your food!”
Why are you so fierce, you tracheitis!
Chu Mu thought expressionlessly.
Her family was the only ones sitting around the table. Other than Yan Moxue and Chu Tianli, there were only Chu Luoyi and Chu Qingque.
As for Chu Feng and Chu Yun, one was busy with his Verdant Cloud Brothel while the other was attending a cultural gathering in another city.
Therefore, they could only catch him, who was squatting in the Hidden Sword Manor, and come over.
The third brother, Chu Ming, had been staying in the northern border to join the army.
He looked at Chu Qingque, who was fighting with the drumstick, and Chu Luoyi, who was quietly eating.
Chu Mu suddenly raised his head and looked at Chu Tianli and Yan Moxue,""Oh right, there's something I want to discuss with you.”
"What is it?"
Chu Tianli raised his eyebrows and glanced at him.
"I want to take Luo Yi and Green Sparrow out of the palace."”
Hmm?
The few of them stopped eating.
Chu Luoyi looked at Chu Mu in surprise.
Chu Tianli and Yan Moxue looked at each other. Chu Tianli said calmly,""You have to give me a reason.”
"Don't you think it's too cruel to tie them up here?”
"Even the young ladies of the public and wealthy families outside can travel outside, but they have to stay here until they are sixteen.”
Chu Mu said seriously.
Chu Tianli took a handkerchief from the palace maid beside him and wiped his mouth."It is impossible for them to leave the palace. They must stay in the palace until they are sixteen.”
Chu Luoyi's eyes flashed with sadness.
As for Chu Qingque, she wasn't listening at all. She was only competing with the drumstick.
"But…"
Very soon, Chu Tianli sighed softly and said,""It's not impossible to leave the palace, but you must return to the palace every night.”
Hmm?
Chu Luoyi's eyes flashed with surprise.
Chu Mu glanced at Chu Tianli. Why does it feel like you've become the good guy?
Chu Tianli chuckled as he glanced at Chu Mu, then said,""Your mother still has something to tell you."
Chu Mu turned to look at Yan Moxue.
Yan Moxue smiled." Actually, it's not a big deal. It's your grandfather's 60th birthday in a few days. I want you, Luo Yi, and Que 'er to accompany him."”
"Alright!"
Chu Mu nodded and agreed.
As long as he did not inherit the throne, it was fine.
……
A few days later.
A few carriages drove out from the east gate of the Summer Capital.
The imperial family's trip should usually be very grand, not to mention the mother of Xia.
Normally, with Great Xia's regulations, this trip would require at least 30,000 imperial guards to follow.
However, Chu Mu's grandfather, Yan Lou, was a man of the martial world and a stubborn donkey. He had always been brooding over the matter of Chu Tianli kidnapping his daughter. Moreover, he did not like this kind of extravagant and wasteful behavior.
The amount of resources needed to bring thirty thousand men along could be said to be astronomical.
Medicine King's Valley was the holy land of Great Xia's martial arts.
Yan Lou was also a kind-hearted person. In his words, Yan Moxue's trip back was enough to feed 100,000 people for a year. It would be better to use this money to help the people of Great Xia.
If Yan Moxue needed so many people every time she went back, he might as well not go back. It would be a waste of manpower and money.
Therefore, Yan Moxue did not have any guards of honor accompanying her every time she went home to visit her relatives.
Although there was no honor guard, the strength of the guards did not decrease at all.
This time, there was already a Qi Nucleation realm great grandmaster, three grandmasters, and a team of twenty Imperial Dynasty inner guards!
The Imperial Court's internal guards were the legendary experts of the Imperial Court. Each of them had the cultivation of the Higher Heaven Realm.
As for the secret…
Chu Mu closed his eyes and slowly sensed that there were two Great Grandmasters following him in the dark.
He could not help but shake his head.
Stingy!
Look at him, he had transferred the Jinyiwei and the experts from the East and West Chambers over.
The wide carriage traveled quickly on the straight road without the slightest jolt. After Chu Tianli took the stage, the straight road quickly covered all the major traffic arteries of Great Xia.
He seemed to know that if he wanted to be rich, he had to build roads first.
The horse pulling the carriage was a horse with a single horn.
It was rumored that this kind of horse had the bloodline of a strange beast. As for what this strange beast was, Chu Mu had never seen it before. It seemed that it had already gone extinct.
This kind of carriage had no problem traveling seven hundred miles in the day, but even so, it would still take a full five days to arrive.
Medicine King's Valley was in Yangzhou, separated from the Summer State by Jing and Hu states.
The Great Xia was vast, and it was difficult for ordinary people to leave their provinces.
……
Time passed quickly. Three days later, the carriage had entered Hu Province.
Chu Mu sat in the spacious carriage and ate some fruits out of boredom. Yan Moxue put down the curtains and turned around to look at Chu Mu with a sigh,""Back then, your Imperial Father and I were boating on Lake Taiping in Hu Province. Now that I think about it, it has been many years.”
"Yes, yes!"
Chu Mu nodded perfunctorily.
You've already said this all the way.
There's no place on this road where you two didn't leave your footprints, but at least consider my feelings.
Along the way, he felt that he had eaten his fill of dog food.
Yan Moxue sighed when she saw Chu Mu's disinterested expression. She then turned to Chu Luoyi and began to talk excitedly.
Chu Luoyi revealed a forced smile as she listened to Yan Moxue's rambling. She cast a pleading look at Chu Mu.
Chu Mu smiled and then…turned around.
A fellow cultivator would die, but not a poor one!
Not long after, the carriage suddenly stopped.
A respectful voice came from outside.”
"Have we arrived?"
Yan Moxue's eyes lit up as she led Chu Qingque out of the car. Chu Luoyi heaved a sigh of relief as she looked at Chu Mu with resentment.
Chu Mu laughed and pinched his sister's cheeks,""Those who achieve great things must first suffer from their will, work their bones, starve their skin, and empty their bodies!”
"This is a test for you!"
Chu Mu happily got off the carriage.
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