Zi Xia felt a mont of guilt, but then sensed sothing was amiss. She looked at Xuexue and said in confusion, "Sothing’s not right! Young lady."
"What’s not right?"
"Everyone says the War Prince is as ugly as a ghost, but this Big Bull is way too handso. How could he be the Prince?"
"Pfft!" Xuexue couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
"What are you laughing at?"
Xuexue stifled her laughter and said, "Have you seen him with your own eyes?"
"No, I haven’t!"
"Then there you go, you believe in rumors? And you still have the nerve to claim you’re a seasoned person of the Itinerant World, exposed to the world, yet you can’t see through this little trick."
"Young lady, are you saying the Prince is pretending?"
"Otherwise, what did you think?"
"Wow! The Prince is really impressive, fooling everyone in the world." Knowing the truth, Zi Xia greatly admired the War Prince.
After everyone had packed up everything, they prepared to go up the mountain together.
After knowing that Big Bull’s real identity was the Prince, Zi Xia didn’t dare to be presumptuous anymore. She treated him with utmost respect and didn’t even dare to speak loudly, fearing to upset the Prince.
Actually, when going up the mountain, there wasn’t much to take. They just took a back basket and a sickle, and also filled so water in a bamboo tube to drink on the mountain.
There were too many thorny vines on the mountain, making a sickle very handy, and the back basket was useful for carrying things, these were essentials for going up the mountain.
About a hundred ters away from the Mo Family Village, was the entrance to the mountain. The outskirts of the mountain were full of jagged rocks, with sparse trees but with very beautiful scenery. By the mountain stream, there was the sound of water flowing. The water here erged from the ground as hot springs, warm in winter and cool in sumr, drinkable, and beneficial to people’s health.
Further into the mountain, there was a dense forest. There was no water here, but occasionally, the sounds of small animals and Birdy could be heard.
"Wow! Haven’t been into the mountains for so long, it feels so nice." Xuexue took a deep breath of fresh air, her face showing enjoynt.
Long Rui smiled indulgently, "I’ll accompany you here whenever we have ti."
"Okay." Xuexue also raised a smile in response.
Ever since Zi Xia knew that Big Bull was Long Rui, she hadn’t followed so closely anymore. She, along with Long Yi, carried the back basket and trailed behind from a distance.
"Tweet tweet tweet."
On the treetop, a bird’s chirping sound was heard.
Xuexue looked up and saw a colorful Birdy standing on the tree, calling out to them.
"Wow, is this bird not afraid of people?" Xuexue was extrely surprised.
"Dear, do you like it?"
"Yeah, it is quite pretty."
As soon as Xuexue finished speaking, Long Rui’s figure shot up like an arrow, flew to the tree top, caught Birdy, and then leapt back down.
The entire action was smooth and swift.
Xuexue was dumbfounded. She knew Long Rui was exceptionally skilled in martial arts, with unparalleled Qinggong, but the suddenness of the act still amazed her.
"You... why did you catch it?"
"Tweet tweet tweet." Birdy struggled non-stop in Long Rui’s hands.
"Dear, it’s a gift for you." Long Rui presented Birdy with both hands, as if offering a treasure, to Xuexue.
Xuexue carefully took Birdy. Its whole body was fluffy and warm in her hands, imdiately softening her heart.
"Tweet tweet tweet!"
Birdy chirped at her insistently.
"What’s up? Want to let you go?" Xuexue talked to Birdy.
"Tweet tweet tweet?"
Most surprisingly, Birdy actually nodded.
"Wow! Big Bull, it actually understands what I’m saying." Despite knowing Long Rui’s true identity, Xuexue still habitually called him Big Bull.
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