This was a tavern by the lake.
The flag with the word " wine " on it fluttered in the wind. Beside it was a rippling lake. However, this was a swamp that extended from the lake. The water was very shallow, so there were many tall reeds growing there. At a glance, it was a continuous stretch, revealing a waterway that could only be passed by small boats.
Hu Province, as the name suggested, was a place with many water rivers and lakes.
Therefore, the surrounding land was quite fertile and had always been known as a land of fish and rice.
But at the same time, because there were many water systems, if there was a flood in Great Xia, Hu Province would definitely be one of them.
For example, not long ago, the spring tide flooded many places in Hu Zhou.
The tavern was three stories tall and looked simple and crude.
Yan Moxue brought Chu Mu and the others into the tavern in high spirits and immediately attracted the attention of the customers in the tavern.
Many people looked at the few of them with amazement in their eyes.
Just by looking through them, one could conclude that Chu Mu and the others were definitely from wealthy families. Hence, they hurriedly shifted their gaze away, afraid of causing trouble.
However, there were a few brave ones who watched carefully.
Chu Mu's gaze swept across the first floor. Facing his calm and smiling face, the people who were still looking at him hurriedly lowered their heads.
For some reason, they couldn't help but feel their hearts skip a beat when they saw Chu Mu smiling.
There was an inexplicable sense of fear.
After Chu Mu looked around, his heart calmed down. Although some of them were carrying weapons, their cultivation was not high.
They were all ordinary people.
"Hey, Madam, what a coincidence. There's an empty seat on the third floor. Do you want to go to the third floor?”
The waiter eagerly ran over to greet him with his usual flattering smile.
Yan Moxue smiled and said,"That's troublesome."”
"Alright!"
……
On the third floor of the tavern.
Yan Moxue brought Chu Mu and the others to sit down, and then started to order the dishes in a familiar manner.
She would return to Medicine King's Valley every year, and every time she came, she would stop here to rest for a while, so she was naturally familiar with this matter.
After the waiter left, she looked at Chu Mu and the others and sighed,""Back then, when I escorted your father back to the capital, I was hunted down not far from here. In the end, we hid in the firewood shed here before we escaped the calamity.”
Chu Mu asked curiously,"Who was the person who chased after him back then?"”
"Remnants of the previous dynasty," said Yan Moxue.
Chu Mu nodded and didn't continue asking.
The remnants of the previous dynasty had never been cleaned up. This was something that everyone in the Great Xia Imperial Court knew.
At the end of the previous dynasty, the fatuous ruler was in power, and the people were in dire straits, so there were people rising up everywhere.
The ancestor of the Chu family was originally a general in the border area of the previous dynasty. Because the fatuous ruler had embezzled the food and pay of the border army, coupled with the fact that there were people rebelling everywhere, they also rebelled.
Taizu was still young at that time.
He was still studying in the Academy, but he was caught by his father to rebel while he was still in class. From then on, he began to live half his life in the army.
Yan Moxue nagged at the side.
Chu Mu had already gotten used to things going in one ear and out the other. Anyway, they were talking about the matter of him escaping together with Chu Tianli.
In fact, Chu Mu felt that his mother had some love brain.
Not long after, when the waiter started to serve the dishes, Yan Moxue finally stopped nagging. Chu Mu was able to see his sister heave a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Yan Moxue started to introduce the dishes on the table.
They were all freshwater and lake seafood.
There were prawns, big carps, big crabs, and so on. The large plates seemed to be quite sufficient.
"Big crab, big crab!"
Chu Qingque's eyes lit up as she looked at the crab. She secretly swallowed her saliva, causing others to not know whether to laugh or cry.
Yan Moxue helplessly helped Chu Qingque peel the crab. Chu Mu turned to look at his gentle and quiet sister and said,""Luo Yi, do you want me to help you peel a big crab?”
"No need!"
Chu Luoyi shook her head.
As he was speaking, two people suddenly walked up the stairs.
The man and woman looked very young, about twenty years old. The clothes they wore were similar, so they should be from the same sect. However, they looked more or less tired.
After the two of them came up, they looked around warily.
His gaze quickly swept past the others, and when he saw Chu Mu, he couldn't help but take another look.
Then, the two of them heaved a sigh of relief and sat at the table in the corner.
Chu Mu frowned slightly. There seemed to be a bloody smell on their bodies.
Yan Moxue took a few glances at the pair of youths and suddenly whispered to Chu Mu,""Mu 'er, those two people should be being chased.”
"Pursue?"
Chu Mu asked with interest,"Mother, how do you judge?"”
Yan Moxue smiled and said,"Your mother used to be a wanderer and I still have some insight. Besides, your father and I have experienced it before."”
"These two people look exactly the same as when your father and I were being hunted. They look tired, scared, and vigilant no matter what they do. Moreover, that girl is injured. I can smell blood!”
This time, Chu Mu was really surprised.
"Mother, can you smell blood?"
He could smell it because he was a great grandmaster in the Qi Nucleation realm. A great grandmaster in the Qi Nucleation realm could be said to know everything within a few hundred meters like the back of his hand.
"Of course!"
Yan Moxue snorted and said proudly,""Your mother is a rare genius in the field of medicine. She has a keen sense of smell. Even if you mix more than ten medicinal herbs together, I can still smell them.”
"Although the smell of blood on those two is a little thinner, I can still smell it.”
Chu Mu subconsciously said,"Then isn't it the same as little…cough cough!"”
Swoosh!
Chu Mu coughed dryly when he noticed Yan Moxue's friendly smile.
Suddenly.
Chu Mu's ears moved slightly as if he had heard something. He looked towards the direction of the restaurant next to the lake in surprise.
"What's wrong?"
Yan Moxue noticed Chu Mu's actions.
At this time, the Great Grandmaster Old Li who was responsible for protecting Yan Moxue's safety suddenly walked up the stairs. The two young men and women sitting in the corner were tense and vigilant. Only when they saw him walking towards Chu Mu did they let out a sigh of relief.
However, the two of them also looked over curiously.
"Empress, Your Highness."
"There's been an accident. Please leave as soon as possible for your safety," Old Man Li said in a low voice.”
Yan Moxue looked at Chu Mu in astonishment.
Chu Mu looked at Old Man Li and shook his head with a smile,""Don't panic. They're not coming for us.”
Hmm?
Old Man Li looked at Chu Mu in surprise, his eyes filled with doubt.
His Highness…knew?
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