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Chapter 14

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The fog covering the Lin Tai Mountain acted as a natural barrier between the Tanglin Kingdom and the outside world.

The Lin Tai Valley would be open every three years. It was also an important event in the Tanglin Kingdom. Regardless of the rank of cultivation, every young cultivator from the Tanglin Kingdom would gather together to enter the Lin Tai Valley for experiential training.

Half a month before the opening of the Lin Tai Valley Hunt, the cultivators from all parts of the Tanglin Kingdom would reach the foot of the Lin Tai Mountain one after another. The whole foot of the mountain had become the cultivator’s training camp. The spirit from the cultivators had given rise to a powerful force that intimidated the mountain’s demon-beasts and prevented them from leaving.

On this day, the cultivators stationed at the foot of the mountain suddenly felt the earth’s surface shaking from afar.

“Look, the Ning royal family and the four aristocratic families of the imperial city have come.” Someone said.

Thousands of Ji Feng beasts arrived and soon reached the foot of the Lin Tai Mountain.

When the curtains were opened, Wen Qiao was able to see the white mist soaring into the sky.

The white mist enveloped the whole Lin Tai Mountain. The mountain range was blurry and endless, full of unknown dangers, so no one dared to climb the mountain at such a time. Countless cultivators who had been trained by aristocratic families from all over the Tanglin Kingdom were camped at the foot of the mountain.

While they reached the destination, the royal Ning family and the four aristocratic families were stationed systematically and waited for the Lin Tai Valley Hunt to begin.

“Do you want to rest in the tent?” Ning Yu Zhou asked her with a worried look.

The sudden attack of her disease caused Ning Yu Zhou to be worried. He treated her as if she was a fragile doll.

Wen Qiao smiled at him and said, “Don’t worry, I’m okay now.” She preferred to stay outside and observe the surroundings rather than resting in the tent.

It was her first time being outside the town for the Lin Tai Valley Hunt, it made her excited.

Ning Yu Zhou knew her thoughts so he didn’t urge her. Then, he took an elixir and fed her.

Wen Qiao unconsciously opened her mouth and drank the elixir.

These days, since she was dizzy, Ning Yu Zhou was the one who looked after her. He fed her medicine and water, thus she was accustomed to his care. Not to mention that Ning Yu Zhou always fed her elixir, which made her wonder if he had brought all the Ning family’s apothecary’s elixirs so that she could eat it like candy.

She didn’t think that there would be another cultivator who could have elixirs lavishly like her.

Wen Qiao stood outside the tent to look around for a long time. Until the night came, she went back to the tent to rest.

On the next day’s afternoon, the Lin Tai Valley Hunt would begin.

Wen Qiao sat on a soft blanket looking at Ning Yu Zhou, who was leaning on a big pillow, reading a book leisurely. Compared to the cultivators around them who were seriously preparing, he was unpleasantly relaxed, as if he was here to play, which made people hate him.

Luckily, he knew his actions would draw him hatred thus he didn’t venture in front of people to increase his existence.

Wen Qiao hesitated for a moment and asked, “Can I really follow you guys to the Lin Tai Valley Hunt tomorrow?”

Ning Yu Zhou lifted his head and looked at her with his gentle eyes. He said with a gentle voice, “Of course. Since we are here, wouldn’t it be regrettable if we do not attend?”

“But……” Wen Qiao whispered, “I have a low rank of cultivation and I don’t have any experience in battles.” She was just going to say that she was weak and might ruin their schedules.

Ning Yu Zhou couldn’t help and laughed, “We have hidden bodyguards. You don’t have to do anything, they will protect you.”

Wen Qiao felt strange after listening to his words. Why wasn’t it ‘protecting them’ but only her?

When they left the imperial city, Wen Qiao finally met the legendary hidden bodyguards. They were wearing the unified black armour, standing there with a powerful aura. Their rank of cultivation was above the Yuan Ming Realm, and their leader — Qian Shou’s rank of cultivation was unpredictable.

According to the sayings, the hidden bodyguards were well-trained by the royal Ning family, and they could be ordered by the Emperor of the Tanglin Kingdom only. The hidden bodyguards were here because Emperor Cheng Hao ordered them to protect his youngest son, who was unable to fight.

Perhaps Ning Yu Zhou looked so relaxed that Wen Qiao couldn’t help but trust him more.

She was hesitating, she knew that she was a burden. But Ning Yu Zhou’s confidence made her trust him and follow him here.

She wasn’t worried about her life, but she was unwilling to become a burden.

Ning Yu Zhou stopped reading and suddenly grabbed her hand. He rubbed her soft and cold fingers with his palms as if he wanted to warm them up.

When he lifted his head, he realized her pale face was blushing.

Nevertheless, she was sitting there cutely and lovely.

Ning Yu Zhou’s voice became softer as he comforted her, “Don’t think too much and get some rest. You’ll need to be energized tomorrow.”

Wen Qiao nodded, “I know. The Lin Tai Valley Hunt is dangerous. I need to get enough rest so that I’ll be energized tomorrow.”

Ning Yu Zhou was stunned and wanted to say he didn’t mean that. But when he saw her laid down, he chose to swallow his explanation. With a smile, he laid beside her to rest with her.

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Compared to this couple, who were resting, the rest of the camps at the foot of the Lin Tai Mountain were bustling with noise and excitement.

In the Wen family’s tent, Wen Mei sat in front of her father and listened to him.

“I heard that the Third Prince will represent the Ning family in this time’s Lin Tai Valley Hunt.”

Wen Zhong Qing looked at his young and beautiful daughter and advised, “If there is any unpredictable danger, stick with the disciples of the Ning family. Don’t flaunt your superiority, you can pursue what you want only if you’re alive.”

Wen Mei nodded with a slight frown, “I understand. Don’t worry, father.”

Wen Zhong Qing was relieved, then he sighed, “I heard that the Seventh Prince and Ah Zhuo will be attending the Lin Tai Valley Hunt. The Emperor sent a team of hidden bodyguards to protect them. No one knows what will happen. If you meet them, you can help them without hurting yourself.”

The environment of the Lin Tai Valley Hunt would change every time it opened. Sometimes there was no danger, but sometimes there were dangers around them, and most of the cultivators couldn’t survive. They couldn’t predict the danger of this time’s Lin Tai Valley Hunt either, thus they could only advise their disciples to be careful.

Naturally, if the situation was too dangerous, she didn’t have to put herself in danger for two overconfident people.

Wen Mei frowned but still nodded.

On the other side, Wen Shu Qing was also advising his daughter.

“On occasion, you must stick with the Fourth Lady. If anything goes wrong with the Fourth Lady, do as you please. Don’t let the second house stand out!”

Wen Xian’s eyes were shining brightly, she said seriously: “Don’t worry, daddy. I know what to do.”

In the Ning family’s camp.

Ning Yao Zhu raised the tent and went in. She saw her brother sitting crossed-legs meditating and said, “Fifth Brother, why didn’t I see Third Brother coming? Is he unable to come?”

Ning Ping Zhou opened his eyes and said calmly: “Maybe he was delayed by something.”

“What if he doesn’t make it?” Ning Yao Zhu said pleasantly. She thought about something and asked: “Fifth Brother, what do you think the environment of the Lin Tai Valley Hunt will be this time? Will it be dangerous?”

“You’ll find out once you get in.”

Ning Yao Zhu was disappointed. She found that her brother was uninteresting that he refused to guess with her.

On the other side, every elder of each force was busy advising their disciples to be careful in the next day’s Lin Tai Valley Hunt.

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When the morning light ripped through the night, the cultivators at the foot of Lin Tai Mountain were awake from meditating.

When Wen Qiao woke up, she realized the time was late.

Ning Yu Zhou sat beside her as if waiting for her to wake up.

She was embarrassed and got up in a hurry. After she was cleaned up, she ate a few of the spiritual food prepared by the household cooks of the Seventh Prince’s Palace in advance.

The food box was carved with simple thermostatic arrays, which was convenient for food to last ten days to half a month. On the way out, the maidservants were worried that the two of them might not be able to cook on the way, so they packed them lots of food.

After they finished eating, the Seventh Prince took out a purse and hung it around her waist.

Wen Qiao was surprised. She could feel the spiritual energy of the purse levitating. This was a storage purse, and it was used by cultivators to store their belongings. It wasn’t big, but it was frequently used by the cultivators in the Tanglin Kingdom.

Ning Yu Zhou said: “There are some spiritual crystals, elixirs and spiritual weapons inside.”

Wen Qiao took a glance at him silently with a complex feeling and thanked him.

“No need to thank me. You can have an elixir if you’re not feeling well. You don’t have to save it. Tell me when you finish it.”

Wen Qiao had no idea what she should say. No one had ever been so kind to her. At the moment she was lost to give responses.

Luckily, Ning Yu Zhou was a considerate person. He knew that she wasn’t used to it, so he didn’t say anything else. He patted her head and went out of the tent by holding her hands.

Outside the tent, except for the guarding cultivators, the others had gathered at the entrance of the Lin Tai Valley and were waiting for it to open.

When Ning Yu Zhou brought Wen Qiao there, they didn’t attract much attention.

However, Emperor Cheng Hao noticed them and waved towards them.

The cultivators finally noticed them when Ning Yu Zhou brought Wen Qiao to Emperor Cheng Hao. Everyone looked at them, but Emperor Cheng Hao and Ning Yu Zhou remained calm.

Wen Qiao was the same.

Due to Emperor Cheng Hao’s influence, the cultivators didn’t say anything about the Ning Yu Zhou couple. But no one knew how they thought about them.

As noon approached, the Third Prince Ning Zhe Zhou finally reached the Lin Tai Mountain.

Ning Zhe Zhou was a handsome young man with a serious face. His majestic appearance was 70% alike with Emperor Cheng Hao.

“Father Emperor, the son is late.” Ning Zhe Zhou apologized.

Emperor Cheng Hao said laughingly: “It isn’t late. Zhe Zhou is here on time.” Emperor Cheng Hao was happy after he observed Ning Zhe Zhou’s rank of cultivation, “Good, you’ve achieved the Yuan Wu Realm.”

In the Tanglin Kingdom, achieving the Yuan Wu Realm at the age of 25 was considered a talent. The cultivators who were present were excited.

Ning Zhe Zhou wasn’t arrogant. He remained modest about his achievement.

The other forces were envious. They sighed in their hearts that the disciples of the Ning clan were talented indeed. If not they couldn’t become the royal clan of the Tanglin Kingdom.

Wen Mei and Wen Xian were also looking at Ning Zhe Zhou.

Wen Mei’s delighted sight was tinged with shyness.

Wen Xian was upset. She would be extremely happy if Ning Zhe Zhou was her fiancé, but he wasn’t……