Qi Yu stopped with a smile and looked at Zhu Yu.
Zhu Yu glanced at the crowd on both sides and said, "Let's go first, I'll tell you when we're all alone."
Qi Yu led her on the way back to the Spirit Academy. When they arrived at the entrance of the Spirit Academy, there was no one around.
"Alright, tell me, and I'll take you into the Spirit Academy in a bit."
Anyway, Zhu Yu is a princess. Even without her escort, Dean Wu will come to greet her personally once he hears the news.
Why not let her see why this princess of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom secretly slipped out of the capital?
After all, the more you know, the more cards you have up your sleeve.
Seeing that the place was indeed very secluded, Zhu Yu said softly, "Actually, I came here because I felt something was off about the capital city lately. I had a feeling that some people had infiltrated..."
Qi Yu's eyebrows twitched, and she asked, "Something?"
Just as Zhu Yu was about to continue speaking, a voice suddenly rang out.
"Zhu Yu?"
Qi Yu frowned deeply, just as he was being interrupted at the most crucial moment.
She looked at the newcomer with displeasure.
The man was dressed in a loose black robe and wore a matching headband; it was Zhu Que.
Zhu Que walked over in a few steps, frowning as he looked at Zhu Yu.
Upon seeing Zhu Que, Zhu Yu exclaimed with delight, "Royal Uncle!"
Qi Yu: "??"
She glanced at Zhu Que, who was clearly only sixteen or seventeen years old and just a little taller than Qi Yu, who was 1.6 meters tall, and then at Zhu Yu, who was nearly 1.8 meters tall and a head taller than Zhu Que.
Although she guessed that Zhu Yu had come to the Spirit Academy to see Zhu Que, but...
Who is the Imperial Uncle?
Zhu Yu happily ran to Zhu Que's side, and the height difference became even more striking.
Zhu Que noticed Qi Yu's shocked, up-and-down gaze, understood what she was thinking, and offered no explanation.
He said to Zhu Yu, "Why aren't you staying in the capital? What are you doing in Wucheng?"
Zhu Yu chuckled, "I've come to seek refuge with my royal uncle."
"I'm sorry, I can't accept this." Zhu Que retorted, then looked at Qi Yu and Gou Dan and asked, "I heard that you refined a seventh-grade pill today, little Qi Yu? Congratulations."
Qi Yu waved his hand and chuckled lightly, "It's nothing special."
Zhu Yu stared wide-eyed at Zhu Que, who was offering his congratulations with gentle eyes, as if she had seen a ghost, and exclaimed, "Uncle, you haven't been possessed by someone, have you?"
Is there ever a day when Zhu Que, who attacks people indiscriminately all day, can speak human language?
The term "Little" Qi Yu, which gives one goosebumps, came out of Zhu Que's mouth.
Damn it, Zhu Que has definitely been possessed.
Zhu Que ignored Zhu Yu and said only, "Come in, it's getting late."
He took out the jade pendant for accessing the Spirit Academy, opened the gate of the Spirit Academy, and went inside.
Zhu Yu also took the opportunity to follow them inside.
On the way back to the courtyard, Zhu Que asked about what had happened in the pill-making class, and Qi Yu answered casually.
Zhu Yu followed behind them, her wide eyes glancing between Zhu Que and Qi Yu, still immersed in shock.
She glanced sideways at Gou Dan walking beside her, then suddenly narrowed her eyes and said, "Little brother, you look kind of familiar..."
Gou Dan, who had been walking quietly, looked up at Zhu Yu, whose height was extremely imposing, pursed his lips, and said nothing.
Upon hearing this, Qi Yu smiled and turned around, asking, "Really? Who does he look like?"
Zhu Yu frowned and thought for a moment, "That angle just now... it felt so familiar, but I can't quite place it..."
Qi Yu lowered her eyes, concealing her emotions, and smiled, "Maybe he has a generic face?"
"Hmm...maybe..."
Before long, they arrived at their courtyard. Qi Yu took Gou Dan back to his house, opened his own door, said goodbye to them, and was about to go inside.
Zhu Yu's curiosity about Qi Yu has skyrocketed. Seeing Qi Yu open the door, she wanted to squeeze in as well.
"Come with me."
Zhu Yu had just stepped one foot in when she was grabbed by the back of her collar.
With the Emperor's uncle's past achievements still fresh in her mind, Zhu Yu could only watch Qi Yu drift further and further away from her with reluctance.
Qi Yu gently closed the door and listened to the sounds outside for a while. He could only vaguely hear words like "royal brother," "strange," and "demon," followed by the sound of the door closing. After that, he could hear nothing else.
She turned around and was startled by the eerie blue eyes in the darkness.
Xiao Hei squatted on the table, tilting its head to look at Qi Yu.
"Master, what are you doing sneakily?"
Qi Yu lit the candles in a bad mood and grabbed Xiao Hei, giving it a couple of squeezes.
"How can you talk like that? I'm just gathering intelligence."
Xiao Hei glanced at her silently, thinking to himself that the way she bent over and tried to pry open the door was really a bit lewd.
Qi Yu put Xiao Hei back on the ground, then picked up the little white bird on the bed and looked at it. Seeing that Feng Xiao was still sleeping peacefully, she felt much relieved.
She stroked the little white bird's smooth feathers, her mind wandering.
The Vermilion Bird Kingdom, the demons, Zhu Yu's words just now, and Zhu Que's strange attitude towards Gou Dan's jade pendant...
She took out the red jade pendant from her storage bag and examined it carefully for a while.
The large bird carved on the crimson jade pendant is about to take flight, and it seems to resemble the legendary mythical bird, the Vermilion Bird.
The character "弦" (string) engraved on the back of the jade pendant is simple and solemn, seemingly carrying a sacred power.
The image of Gou Dan's handsome face flashed into her mind.
His father disappeared when he was young, and he was raised by his mother alone. After losing his mother, he became homeless. He is also a genius with a single fire spiritual root and seems to have some connection with the royal family of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom.
Could it be that Gou Dan is actually playing the male lead role?
No, the male protagonist of this book is Chu Mo.
Qi Yu couldn't help but secretly regret that she hadn't finished reading "Burning Heart Tribulation." Being completely clueless like this made it easy to accidentally step on a landmine.
Things seem to have become even more complicated. I thought "Burning Heart Tribulation" was just an ordinary melodramatic novel, but once I entered the world in the book, I faced many crises.
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