Chapter 21: Willingly

  The grand entrance of Rong Wang Fu had already prepared a horse-drawn carriage, only this time the person driving the carriage was changed from Xuan Ge to Qing Quan.

  Rong Jing and Yun Shang got on the carriage, Qing Quan whipped the horse, and the carriage headed towards the North City Gate.

  After getting on the car, Rong Jing took out a book from the bookshelf and asked Yun Qianyue, "Want to read a book? It takes two hours to get to Yunwu Mountain from here."

  "Don't look!" Yun Shallow Moon shook her head.

  "Or shall we play chess to pass the time?" asked Rong Jing.

  "I don't want to do anything, you can do whatever you want, don't mind me." Yun Qianyue said languidly.

  "Good!" Rong Jing stopped talking and took up his book, starting to read.

  Yun Qian Yue closed her eyes, leaning her entire body against the carriage wall, but her mind couldn't help but think about what kind of person the Seventh Prince was. Was the master of that letter from Yang Ye really him? If it was, what would be their relationship? Could make Rong Jing lose control and get angry when he saw the words on the golden leaf that day, could today, despite being able to not go to Yunwu Mountain, yet still rush hundreds of miles to follow her...

  He suddenly lifted his head, which had been lowered, and looked at Yun Shangyue. Although there was a thin veil covering her face, he could still see that her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, as if there was a knot of doubt between them that couldn't be untied. His thin lips pursed tightly, and he lowered his head again without speaking. However, the book in his hand remained unturned for a long time.

  Qingquan's driving skills were excellent, no less than Xiang Ge. The horse carriage quickly arrived at the North City Gate.

  The northern city guard saw that it was Rong Jing's carriage and hastily let them pass. The carriage traveled smoothly out of the city without any obstructions.

  After walking a flat road outside the city for a while, as Rong Jing said, the road was extremely difficult to walk, bumpy and uneven, and the carriage swayed from side to side.

  Yun Shangyue's body swayed back and forth, but she seemed oblivious, still lost in her own thoughts. It wasn't until she felt herself being pulled into a cool embrace that she was startled awake, her warm body chilled to the bone. She looked up to see Rong Jing pursing his lips as he gazed at her, his face darkening. She hesitated for a moment before asking, "What's wrong? Are you not feeling well? Why are you so cold?"

  Rong Jing didn't say a word, just staring at him, his face gloomy and unclear, his eyes also misty and depressed.

  Yun Qian stretched out her hand to touch his forehead, the sensation from his forehead was also icy cold, she frowned and reached out to take his pulse, Rong Jing pulled off the veil on her head, held down her hand, she looked at him in confusion, he leaned forward, lowered his head and kissed her.

  "You..." Yun Qianyue had just opened her mouth when her lips were sealed by a kiss, his lips were also cool and refreshing at this moment. She widened her eyes to look at him, thinking that this person was crazy again.

  Rong Jing didn't give her a chance to speak, deepening the kiss. The lips that had been kissed by him in the morning were already red and swollen, but he seemed insatiable, entwining himself around her without letting go.

  Yun Shallow Moon was kissed by him for just a moment, and her breathing became urgent, she couldn't help but gasp, her stiff body also gradually softened in his arms. Her rational soul flew out of the sky. She thought vaguely that it wasn't that her willpower wasn't strong enough, but rather that she was really being seduced by his masculine charm, anyone would be unable to resist this sudden attack of romance, if things continued like this, Rong Jing would really cook her alive.

  Until Yun Shang Yue could only breathe with Rong Jing's breath, Rong Jing slowly let go of her.

  Yun Shallow Moon lay in Rong Jing's arms, at this time even the strength to speak was gone, and could only pant heavily.

  "Now, do you like it a bit deeper and more?" Rong Jing's voice was low and husky as he stared at Yun Qianyue. His eyes were still misty and his breathing was obviously suppressed with great effort to prevent it from becoming as urgent as Yun Qianyue's.

  Yun Qian Yue looked at Rong Jing speechlessly.

  Rong Jing's hand, as smooth as jade, rested on Yun Shang Yue's waist, his fingertips lightly hooking onto one end of her belt, and he asked, "Hmm?"

  "Don't forget you're still hurt! What's wrong with you?" Yun Qiu Yue gently opened Rong Jing's hand, trying to get up from his arms but had no strength, and could only continue lying in his arms, giving him a sideways glance. "Liking someone isn't something you say out loud. Does saying I like you more and deeper mean it's actually more?"

  "If you tell me, I'll believe!" Rong Jing still held onto the silk ribbon around Yun Qian Yue's waist, her previous gentle and soft blows had no effect at all.

  "You still haven't told me you like me!" Yun Shang Yue glared at Rong Jing, unable to open his hand, so she could only pry his fingers open one by one. Then, she inserted her own fingers into the gaps between his, and they lightly interlocked. Seeing that Rong Jing's eyes seemed to be hiding something, she let out a helpless sigh and softly asked: "Rong Jing, what are you really afraid of?"

  Rong Jing's body trembled slightly.

  "You also know that I've lost my memory, don't you? The me of the past is the me of the past, and the me of today is the me of today. Even if... even if the person who gave me the Yang Ye transmission book was the Seventh Prince, whatever was between us was in the past. Are you worried that I'll immediately throw myself into his arms and stop liking you now that I've seen him?" Yun Shang Yue felt it necessary to speak her mind. If she had still been unable to confirm whether the person who gave her the Yang Ye transmission book was indeed the Seventh Prince earlier, then she was now one hundred percent certain.

  But what's the difference?

  Just like Grandfather said, she needs to have a scale in her heart to measure herself, and be clear about what she's doing. She is very clear about what she's doing now, and her true feelings are that she likes Rong Jing, gets jealous for him, feels heartache for him, and gets excited when he kisses and touches her. That's enough! This moment is different from the past. Even if she had something with the Seventh Prince in the past, it was just that - in the past. Now, she doesn't even remember who the Seventh Prince is or what he looks like.

  Rong Jing remained silent as ever.

  "You knew who gave me the letter from Yang Ye that day, but you still pulled me into your arms. Since you did that, you should have expected today's outcome. Now I'm just a mess of doubts thinking about the connections in between, what are you being jealous of?" Yun Shangyue looked at Rong Jing with a relaxed smile: "Isn't it said that you're 'Brocade clothes, snowy beauty, jade-like complexion, one glance and the world is captivated'? Can't you even compare to the Seventh Prince? Are you afraid he'll snatch me away from you?"

  She recalled the words "will return to Beijing soon" written on that golden leaf, and from those words, one could see a glimpse of the Seventh Prince's character. Now, seeing Rong Jing like this, someone who had always been calm and composed, even when Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, without changing color, one could infer that the person was probably not inferior to him in terms of magnificence.

  "If I were really afraid? What would you do?" Yong Jing tightened his grip on Yun Shangyue's fingers, not relaxing at all due to her teasing. He looked into her eyes and said in a low voice: "I'm jealous! We've been walking this road for so long, but I haven't seen you look at me once. Can you say that I can still ignore you?"

  The cloud is shallow and the moon is good for a laugh. It turns out that it's really sour! Shaking head, "I don't know what to do? Then you tell me what to do?"

  "It's settled then, you'll be even less presentable...". Rong Jing kissed him again.

  Is this Rong Jing? The one who stood out with elegance and refinement, as if standing on cloud nine, from the moment they first met? The one who was polite but distant to everyone, not letting anyone get close? The one who dove into the water after receiving Qin Yuxin's gift and never resurfaced? The humble gentleman whose talent was admired by all? Why does she seem to see a big grey wolf instead? Or is it just her colored glasses?

  After a long while, Rong Jing let go of Yun Qian Yue and asked in a hoarse voice, "Promise me, you're not allowed to see him today, okay?"

  Yun Shallow Moon thought that if she didn't see him, she wouldn't see him, and if he continued to kiss her, she would be cooked through. What's the point of going to Yunwu Mountain? She nodded slightly, softly responding with a "Good! As long as you don't go crazy, I'll agree to anything!"

  Rong Jing smiled contentedly, the mist in his eyes dissipating, and his radiant gaze turned again to Yun Shang's lips, which were red and swollen from being kissed. He gently whispered: "Good boy!"

  Yun Qian Yue closed her eyes, she didn't recognize this man!

  Rong Jing looked at Yun Qian's pale and lifeless complexion, and couldn't help but laugh softly!

  The young man outside the carriage occasionally scratched his head, looking confused and unsure. If he hadn't seen Rong Jing get on the carriage with his own eyes, he wouldn't have been able to imagine that the Young Master would behave like this in front of Shallow Moon Miss. He finally understood why every time Xuan Ge returned, he would say "The Young Master has gone mad!" It turned out that in his opinion, the Young Master had indeed gone mad, enchanted by Shallow Moon Miss!

  No one spoke again in the car.

  Yun Shallow Moon had only just recovered her strength, and hadn't gotten up yet, but was still lying in Rong Jing's arms. The carriage swayed back and forth, transmitting to her body as a slight jolting. She thought that although Rong Jing often had a poisonous tongue towards her, at least there was one good thing about him - by his side, she could enjoy the most comfortable treatment.

  Jing's fingers hooked up a strand of Qingyun's hair, wrapping it around his fingertips. His gaze never left Qingyun's face. Anyone who saw him like this would hardly think that he was the same person who seemed to stand aloof and distant in front of others as the Rong Wang Fu's Jing Shizi.

  "What are you always looking at me for?" Yun Shangyue finally couldn't bear it and opened her eyes.

  "You're right in front of me, who else would I look at?" Long Jing's long eyelashes blinked once, his expression innocent.

  Whenever a man looks at a woman with extremely deep affection, and the woman blushes and asks the man, wouldn't the man say something like "You look great" or "I love looking at you" or "Looking at you makes me feel fondness in my heart"? How come it becomes this answer when it comes out of his mouth? She pouts, closes her eyes again.

  Rong Jing played with Yun Shang Yue's hair, continuing to look down at her.

  Yun Qian stretched out her hand to take over the veil and covered her face again, "How much further is it to Yunwu Mountain? Will I be able to get there after a nap?"

  "There's still an hour left, it should be enough, as long as you can sleep!" Rong Jing said.

  "With you by my side, I can sleep soundly." Yun Shang Yue mumbled a sentence and fell asleep.

  Rong Jing gazed at Yun Shang Yue, whose even breathing sounded like a gentle breeze, as if feathers were lightly brushing against his heart. He thought about what she had just said: "The me of the past is the me of the past, and the me of today is the me of today." As he spoke, the warmth in her eyes gradually subsided, and after a brief moment, she slowly closed her eyelids.

  An hour later, Qingquan whispered to the young master, "We've arrived at Yunwu Mountain! There's a team of carriages at the foot of the mountain ahead, and Xiang Ge is also there. It looks like it's the Seventh Prince's carriage team."

  "Hmm! Drive the car over!" Rong Jing instructed in a low voice with his eyes closed.

  "Yes!" Qingquan responded with one word and continued driving forward.

  Just a few steps away from the carriage, the sound of horseshoes came from outside, followed by the sound of a zither, "Young Master! You're here?"

  "Hmm! What about the Seventh Prince?" Gong Jing opened his eyes.

  "The Seventh Prince said he was going to visit an old friend and left alone, his subordinates couldn't follow him, they can only wait for the prince here." Xuan Ge lowered her voice and said: "However, I ordered Qing Ti to follow him secretly, Qing Ti came back and reported that the Seventh Prince went to the top of Yunwu Mountain."

  Yun Shallow Moon closed her eyes and opened them again, frowning slightly.

  Rong Jing lowered his head and glanced at Yun Shangyue, his thin lips pursed as he instructed, "Don't bother with him, I'll wait for him here!"

  "Yes!" The strings sang in response.

  Qingquan stopped the horse carriage.

  Yun Shang Yue glanced at Rong Jing, seeing that he was also calmly looking back at her. She closed her eyes again, her voice softer than before, "I've been leaning on you to sleep, aren't you tired too? Now I still want to sleep, why don't you lie down as well? We can take a nap, after all, it's still early. Wait for him to come down the mountain and go back, I'll go up Yunwu Mountain myself."

  Since she promised him, now that the Seventh Prince is not around, then so be it! Rong Jing has never done anything unreasonable. Since she already likes him, then let him have his way in this one matter to put his mind at ease, what's the harm?

  "Good!" Rong Jing nodded and gently laid down with Yun Shangyue in his arms, he also lay down beside her.

  Both of them closed their eyes.

  Che Qingquan looked at Yunwu Mountain, which was towering into the clouds, and asked Xuan Ge in a low voice, "Xuan Ge brother, have you ever been to Yunwu Mountain?"

  "No!" Xuan Ge shook his head.

  "Has he gone up there before?" Qingquan asked again.

  "The prince......" Xuan Ge took a glance at the carriage and nodded, "Been there before!"

  "I also want to go up and take a look! I heard that the Cloudy Mountain peak has set up a fog array, ordinary people can't get in at all, even the Medicine Old can't get in. Is that right?" Qingquan asked again.

  "Hmm!" Xuan Ge nodded.

  "Is it more powerful than the formation of our Zizhu Villa? Has the young master ever entered the Misty Formation? Ah, I remember that every year on this day, the young master will leave the mansion alone, is he also going to Yunwu Mountain?" Qingquan asked.

  Xuan Ge's face suddenly changed, and he didn't answer.

  "I think there's no formation in the world that our Young Master can't break through, Young Master must..." Qingquan continued.

  "Qingsuan, you've said too much!" Rong Jing suddenly interrupted Qingsuan.

  Qingquan immediately fell silent.

  Yun Shang Yue suddenly opened her eyes and looked at Rong Jing, did he go out of the mansion on this day every year? And also went to Yunwu Mountain? Rong Jing still had his eyes closed and didn't look at Yun Shang Yue. Yun Shang Yue opened her mouth wanting to ask, but after thinking about it, she stopped herself and closed her eyes again. Everyone has secrets, not necessarily needing to dig deep and analyze thoroughly.

  No more sounds came from outside the car, and no sounds escaped from inside the car either.

  Yun Qianyue cleared her mind and fell asleep soon after. Rong Jing closed his eyes, opened them to take a glance at Yun Qianyue who was sleeping, pulled her body into his arms, seemed to let out a sigh, and then closed his eyes again.

  The team of seven princes' carriages, with over a hundred horses, stood in unison waiting, without a single person speaking.

  Qingquan and Xiang Ge both fell silent again.

  The mountain under the clouds is quiet and soundless, even the flying birds passing by can't be heard calling.

  I don't know how long I slept, but the sound of a zither came from outside the carriage. "Young Master, the Seventh Prince has returned!"

  Yun shallow moon suddenly woke up, closed her eyes but didn't open them immediately.

  "What time is it?" asked Rong Jing.

  "It's already midnight!" Xian Ge said.

  The moon was shallow and the clouds were startled. When they left Rong Wang Fu at noon, it took two hours to arrive at Yunwu Mountain, which is around 4 pm. Now it's midnight, so she must have slept for several hours. She opened her eyes and indeed saw that the carriage was pitch black. She turned her head to look at Rong Jing, unable to see his expression in the darkness, but she could sense that he was definitely looking at her. She calmed herself down and remained still, lying there without moving.

  Rong Jing didn't say another word, and Xuan Ge also fell silent.

  Before long, a gentle breeze blew, and the sound of clothes fluttering was faintly heard in the carriage, as if someone had floated down.

  Yun Qian Yue thought that this person's martial arts skills must be exceptional! His breathing was long and gentle, and he landed without making a sound. She held her breath and concentrated to listen, feeling that the man's gentle and shallow breathing seemed to change slightly for an instant after he floated down, but it was quickly suppressed. Then she only heard the man open his mouth with a hint of apology, "Tian Yi went to meet an old friend, didn't expect Jing Shi Zi to personally come from 100 miles away to welcome him, let Jing Shi Zi wait for a long time, really sorry!"

  Such a voice, no matter who hears it, is extremely young, but different from the clear and loud youth, it seems to have been precipitated by time, polished by years, like pearls being refined, like flowing water piercing through giant rocks, and like plum blossoms clustering on spring snow, with a hint of calmness, introversion, neither high nor low, neither close nor distant.

  Yun Qianyue's heart suddenly tightened inexplicably when she heard the voice, as if something was grasping her. She thought that there really existed such a being in the world, and when she first saw Rong Jing, she didn't see his face, but was captivated by his elegant and refined demeanor under the umbrella, thinking "A stranger on the road is like jade, a nobleman without equal." Now, upon hearing this person's voice, her mind automatically burst out with a phrase, "As if it were a gentleman, as if it were being carved, as if it were being polished." She reached out to cover her chest, wanting to explore the grasping feeling, but Rong Jing grabbed her hand first.

  Yun Shallow Moon tilted her head to look at Rong Jing, in the darkness she only saw his pair of eyes that were blacker than the dark night, her heart skipped a beat, the thing that was stuck in her chest suddenly disappeared without a trace.

  "Jing Feng received the emperor's order to welcome the Seventh Prince, and naturally cannot be slow!" After a moment, Rong Jing spoke in a warm voice, "I wonder if the Seventh Prince will meet an old friend?"

  "The Emperor's heavenly grace has ordered the Crown Prince to come and welcome Tian Yi, Tian Yi is honored and surprised!" At night, Tian Yi bowed his head in the direction of the capital city, withdrew his gaze, shook his head, and said somewhat despondently: "I have not seen that old friend."

  "The Seventh Prince had not returned to the capital for five years, and now that he was back, it was in this deep night. What kind of old friend could have earned the Seventh Prince's such thick affection? Jing was very curious." Rong Jing did not get up, his hand gently holding Yun Shang Yue's hand, smiling.

  "That person... need not mention letting Tian Yi wait till midnight, even waiting for a whole night is fine." Ye Tian's melancholic voice turned slightly, and he suddenly smiled, "I was being impatient, it's the same to meet another day!" As soon as he finished speaking, he bowed his head towards Rong Jing's carriage, "Then let's set off back to the capital, Young Master Jing, please!"

  Rong Jing smiled faintly and said, "Seventh Prince, please go first!"

  "That day, Yi was no longer polite. After returning to the capital, he would definitely go to Rong Wang Fu to thank Jing Shi for his hard work in welcoming him!" said Ye Tianqing.

  "The Seventh Prince is being polite!" Rong Jing's tone was distant.

  Ye Tianyi turned around and walked towards his own team. Before long, he mounted his horse and the carriage followed him as they left first.

  Ye Tianyi's team walked far away, Xuan Ge lowered his voice and asked, "Young Master?"

  "Let's set off!" ordered Rong Jing.

  "Yes!" Xuan Ge waved his hand, and Qing Quan immediately whipped the horse, turning the carriage that had stopped for half a day around to follow behind the Seventh Prince's entourage as they headed back in the direction of the capital.

  In the carriage, Rong Jing stuffed something into Yun Shangyue's hand and said in a low voice: "You take it, go to Yún Wù Mountain!"

  "What is this thing?" Yun Qianyue felt a brocade box in her hand and asked doubtfully.

  "Night Pearl, use it to light your way." Rong Jing said.

  Yun Qian's mouth twitched, trying to force a smile, but it wouldn't come out. She said softly, "You've been prepared for a long time? You came here early, and you didn't think I'd go up Yunwu Mountain early, did you?"

  "Hmm!" Rong Jing nodded.

  Yun Qian Yue stopped speaking, sat up straight, reached out to lift the curtain and was about to get off the carriage. Rong Jing suddenly stretched out his hand to hold her back, she turned around to look at him, he said in a low voice: "Today is your mother's death anniversary, because of my one sentence you didn't leave early, I..."

  "Are you guilty?" Yun Shangyue cut off his words and raised an eyebrow.

  "No!" Rong Jing shook his head.

  "Then you blame yourself?" Yun Shallow Moon asked again.

  "No!" Rong Jing still shook his head.

  "Do you want to apologize? Do you think what happened today was an unreasonable request from me?" Yun Shang's eyebrows rose high.

  "No!" Rong Jing shook his head again.

  "Since neither of us has anything, what do you want to say?" Yun Shangyue smiled as she looked at Rong Jing.

  "I want to tell you to be careful when going up the mountain, don't get eaten by ferocious beasts. Also, please give my regards to Her Majesty and pass on a message for me, saying that because I couldn't let her daughter visit her early on her taboo day, I will go to apologize in person another day."

  Yun Qian's mouth twitched violently as he reminded him, "Rong Jing, that is my empress mother!"

  "The future is also mine!" Rong Jing said with great fanfare.

  With some of the gloom in her heart dissipating, Yun Shang Yue couldn't help but laugh at the sight of Rong Jing, who was looking rather disgruntled. "How did I not know that apart from your poisonous mouth and tongue, black heart and lungs, you're also a small-minded vinegar jar?"

  "This time you know! So next time, don't let the vinegar jar be knocked over!" Rong Jing said.

  Yun Shallow Moon rolled her eyes, thinking that he really didn't know what it meant to blush! She opened the hand he was holding and said softly: "Even if we don't see each other today, we're all in the same capital city, sooner or later we'll meet again. You can't expect me to never see him for the rest of my life, can you?"

  "Just today. After returning to Beijing, you can go see him if you want!" Yong Jing shook his head.

  "I'm going up the mountain! Don't worry, I won't be eaten by beasts!" Yun Qian Yue threw out a sentence, her toes lightly tapping, like a wisp of green smoke drifting out of the carriage, flying silently towards Cloud Mist Mountain.

  She was clear in her mind that today was the anniversary of her mother's death, so Rong Jing didn't want to see Ye Tianyi today, let alone at her mother's grave on Yunwu Mountain.

  It's neither early nor late, just right for her to return to the capital today and ascend Yunwu Mountain. Did she have some agreement with him in the past? Regardless of any previous agreements, what was her relationship with Ye Tianyi like? Now that she has lost her memory, all past events are forgotten, even if there were agreements, they would be invalidated due to her amnesia.

  She now likes Rong Jing. She remembers someone saying that when you like someone, you should wholeheartedly and sincerely like them, without being wishy-washy. So, she doesn't think Rong Jing did anything wrong today; he made a request, which shows he cares about her, and because she likes him, she is willing to be cared for by him.

  In the carriage, Rong Jing lifted the curtain with his hand and watched as Yun Qian's figure disappeared into the darkness of night, a faint smile playing on his lips.

  "The Crown Prince, don't you go up the mountain every year on this day? Are you really not going today? Shallow Moon Miss is alone on Yunwu Mountain, won't there be any danger?" Xuan Ge asked worriedly, "Or should I follow her?"

  Rong Jing withdrew his gaze and said softly, "I won't be going up the mountain this year, so you don't have to follow. She has already recovered her martial arts skills, ordinary people can't do anything to her, there's no need to worry about danger."

  Xuan Ge nodded silently, no longer speaking.

  Rong Jing looked at the seventh prince who was walking ahead, and saw him suddenly turn his head to look towards Yunwu Mountain. He slightly curled up the corners of his mouth and dropped the curtain. The future days were still long, what he could do was to take root in her heart before she recovered her memory, no one could pull it out. Not even Ye Tianyi.

  Ye Tianyi seemed to have sensed something, and suddenly turned his horse's head, whipping it into a gallop as he returned.

  "What made the Seventh Prince return?" Rong Jing lifted the curtain with his hand and raised an eyebrow at Ye Tianyi.

  Yitian's horse galloped past Rongjing's carriage, his tone laced with a hint of urgency, "Rongjing, go ahead, I'll be right back!"

  "The Emperor has already received news that the Seventh Prince's procession is a hundred miles away, and if they delay entering the city any further, it will be the fifth watch. The Seventh Prince has traveled far from the Northern Border to return to the capital, and it's understandable that he would slow down his journey due to fatigue after arriving in the city. However, if he delays any further, the Emperor will likely investigate the reason behind it. How will the Seventh Prince respond then? After all, the current Emperor is not someone who can be easily fooled."

  Ye Tian Yi suddenly pulled hard on the reins of his horse.

  Rong Jing dropped the curtain and said no more.

  The horse carriage moved slowly forward. Ye Tianyi looked in the direction of Yunwu Mountain, paused for a moment, and then slowly turned the horse's head to catch up with the team.

  Xuan Ge let out a soft cry of alarm. Miss Shallow Moon's lightness skill was so high that it could be detected by the Seventh Prince. If not for the Seventh Prince's martial arts being equally extraordinary, it would have been as if he had a spiritual connection with Miss Shallow Moon. Thinking about it, no wonder the Crown Prince was so tense around Miss Shallow Moon - the Seventh Prince was indeed powerful.

  The team continued on their journey without encountering any further incidents.

  Ye Tianyi rode on horseback, his face changing unpredictably in the darkness.

  Rong Jing sat in the carriage, the thick curtains isolating the night scene. In the darkness, he gently stroked the light silk, smiling faintly as he muttered to himself: "In the rush, I even forgot to cover my face with the silk... let's see how you enter the city tomorrow..."

  Yun Qian walked a distance with her lightness skill, and felt the cool air hitting her face, making it feel chilly. She reached out to touch her face, only to realize she had forgotten to cover it. Fortunately, it was nighttime, so no one saw her. She whispered to herself, "Rong Jing is really careless." She stopped in her tracks, turned around, and looked back, seeing a torch lighting the way in the distance, clearly belonging to Ye Tianyi's group. After hesitating for a moment, she didn't take out the night pearl from the brocade box, but instead felt her way up the mountain.

  Her ability to move and see objects in the dark was now taking effect, plus her body was full of energy and her martial arts skills were high, so she could see things more clearly than ordinary people, so even without using the night pearl, she could easily climb the mountain. As she walked, she hummed: "That guy still gave her a night pearl, what a waste!"

  But when she was halfway up the mountain, she didn't think so. The fog at the foot of the mountain was thin, so in the dark, she could see things clearly, but at the midpoint of the mountain, the fog suddenly became dense, and it was impossible to see five fingers in front of her. The strange rocks were steep, the cliffs were precipitous, and every step was difficult to take. She sighed softly, opened the brocade box, and the night pearl's light spread out, illuminating a three-zhang radius around her as brightly as daylight. Silently, she muttered a sentence: "Take back what I just said, this scenery is simply too lovely!"

  With the illumination of the night pearl, even in thick fog, the speed of Yun Qian Yue's ascent up the mountain suddenly doubled.

  Although the clouds and mist on the mountain are thick, they don't make people feel uncomfortable. On the contrary, there is a refreshing scent of rain. Yún Qiǎn Yuè thought that nature is indeed a wonderful thing. The name "Cloud Mist Mountain" is well-deserved.

  The mountain was a thousand feet high, and the cloud was shallow. With the moon's gentle light by her side, she easily reached the summit in half an hour. It wasn't until she arrived at the top that she remembered Cloud King and Old Cloud King mentioning that her mother's tomb was buried on the mountain peak. However, she hadn't asked where exactly it was located. The Cloud Mist Mountain was so vast, and now with only the Night Pearl in hand, which could only illuminate a three-foot radius, how was she supposed to find it?

  Just as she was in a predicament, a very soft voice suddenly came and asked, "Has the young master gone up the mountain?"

  Yun Shallow Moon was stunned, this voice was transmitted into her ear, she couldn't tell where the speaker was, but it sounded like a female voice. She didn't speak immediately, thinking that the title of "Young Master" referred to her?

  "But has the young master come up the mountain to pay respects and burn incense for his ancestors?" The voice hadn't heard Yun Shangyue's response, and asked again in a soft tone.

  Yun Qian Yue heard the words "worship and burn paper" and thought that this young master's title was referring to her. She slowly opened her mouth, her voice also extremely soft, "Hmm! It's me!"

  "Indeed, it's the young master!" The voice seemed to be delighted and this time spoke out loud instead of using a secret transmission, "I said that the young master must have been held back by something and didn't come up the mountain early, but he would definitely come today. I was right!"

  Yun Shallow Moon's gaze looked forward, the fog was thick and heavy, nothing could be seen. But she clearly felt that there was a rustling sound of clothes coming towards her, listening to the sound it was obviously not just one person, her body stood still, waiting for the people to come.

  Before long, several people came in unison. As soon as Yu Ru saw Yun Shangyue, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed, "Subordinates see the young master!"

  Clouds were shallow and the moon was a surprise, looking at the seven people kneeling in front of her, three men and four women. All extremely young. The seven people spoke simultaneously, their breathing gentle, it could be seen that several of them possessed profound martial arts skills. She looked at them, momentarily stunned.

  "Little master?" Several people waited for half a moment without hearing Yun Shangyue speak, and they all looked up at her together.

  Yun Qian Yue thought about how to deal with this situation, although she had prepared herself for knowing that Yun Wu Mountain had secrets when she went up the mountain, she hadn't expected it to be such a big deal. She calmed down and looked at the seven people's line of sight, thinking about how to start speaking.

  Before she could speak, the woman in the middle said: "The young master may be wondering who we are. We were ordered by our lord to wait for the young master here after a cycle of twelve animals, and from now on, the seven of us will await the young master's orders!"

  Yun Shallow Moon looked at the woman who was speaking, and saw that she was among several people, her age slightly older than the others, but also less than twenty years old. The person who had asked about her earlier was this woman.

  "From now on, all of you will listen to and obey the young master's orders, even if it means death!" The woman finished speaking, and the others chimed in unison.

  Digression

  Is Xiao Qi Dang about to be born?

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