Lu Family ResidenceWhile Ye Jiao was busy in the school, Qi Huan reached the residence. He sneaked inside right after a servant came out from the back door. Once he was inside, he conveniently picked a servant"s robe that was hanging plus a hat to cover his hair. Even though he had colored it dark brown, the normal appearance of servants in this place wore a hat all the time.
He traveled the area and headed to Lu Wan"s quarter directly. He had come here in the past with Zhan Jing, so he still remembered a bit of the layout. Seeing the training hall"s door was closed, he knew that Lu Wan must be inside.
Qi Huan moved to the back and entered through the backdoor. He saw that Lu Wan was currently training in the middle of the room while sensing that the concentration of Eon Energy inside the hall had increased several folds.
"You have a good training place, Lu Wan."
"Who is-," Lu Wan turned around and struck in his place when he saw Qi Huan. He crossed his arm. "What are you doing in my place?"
"How rude. Is that your greeting to your senior after more than 7 months not seeing each other?"
Lu Wan rolled his eyes. He stood up from his sitting position and stretched out his body. "I can"t say that I"m happy to see you again. But you should know that the condition of Chen Kingdom is not peaceful, right?"
"If you"re talking about the fact that the Su Family reimbursed the citizens for their losses, I already heard it. Also, I know that Chen Zi Quan is suddenly engaged."
"You"re even a walking newspaper," Lu Wan rubbed his forehead. He had the feeling that Qi Huan would be able to collect much more information compared to the best information agency in this kingdom. "Actually, there"s one more thing. They"re planning on calling me to the palace during the new year celebration for me to swear my allegiance. I refuse, so my father locks me down in my residence."
"Can"t you find a way to get out?"
"I can, but I"m not sure that I can get out of the city. There"s a strict rule that they have to be careful if they see someone with my stature get out of the city and directly call my father. Because of that, I can"t get out," Lu Wan sighed.
"You know that you can hire people to sneak you out, right?"
"I don"t know which one is my father"s lackey, so I can"t seem to find the right time to do it. Besides, what should I do if they try to check me?" Lu Wan rolled his eyes. He had been trying to get out by using Lu Family"s servants" clothes, but it would be harder when they were keeping watch of Lu Family members.
"You"re stupid."
"What are you…!"
Qi Huan threw a set of clothes to Lu Wan. "That"s travelling clothes that people from Chi Kingdom usually wear. I often use it if I want to get out of the city, so you should be fine if you use it."
"Wow, you prepare it for me!"
"No, I"m not. It"s my clothes, but since our size is similar, I guess you can use it. It might be a bit tight for you, though."
"It"s good enough."
Lu Wan was still a bit taller than Qi Huan. In addition, his overall built was a bit bigger compared to the young prince. He nodded and placed the clothes on the ground first. "I"ll be going out for a moment. You can wait here."
"What?"
Ignoring the stunned Qi Huan, Lu Wan got out of the training hall and headed to his brother"s quarter. Lu Su was busy reviewing a paper when he heard that Lu Wan came over.
"What do you want now?"
"I need permission to go out into the city."
"You know that you"re grounded by father. He won"t allow you to get out of the residence," Lu Su replied calmly.
"I know," Lu Wan grinned. "I just need some time to get out to think. Can you do it for me?"
"No."
"Come on."
Lu Su looked at Lu Wan for a moment. "Just an hour in the city."
"Got it, thank you."
Lu Wan dashed back to his residence and smirked to Qi Huan. "Let"s get out of the residence. I"ll change my clothes in the alleyway later."
"How do you get permission to go into the city?"
"Just a little persuading to my brother," Lu Wan replied.
The two of them walked out of the residence and directly entered the dark alleyway. Qi Huan took off the robe and hat, restoring his appearance as a traveler. On the other hand, Lu Wan dumped a can of paint on his head to change his hair color before changing his clothes to the one Qi Huan gave him. The two of them continued their way into the Black Market and picked the route without snow.
"Winter is so annoying. They can trace our steps with the help of snow," Lu Wan murmured.
"Some parts are cleaned, so we can use it that way."
"Yes."
The two of them circled around for a while before they got out and headed to the gate. Lu Wan tensed up for a bit but Qi Huan still looked the same as before. He took out a small bag and wore it on his body.
"Who is it?" the guard blocked their way.
Qi Huan smiled brightly. "I"m the child traveler from before. I just buy some water and food for our mother and now we wish to return back."
"is that so?" The guard did recall that there were traveler"s children coming in. He couldn"t really remember their faces that well, though, so he moved slightly. "Take care of your mother."
"I will, thank you."
The two of them walked away as the guard blocked the way for the next people. They entered the forest before Lu Wan heaved a sigh. "You look really good in acting."
"I train," Qi Huan replied. He kept his bag away again. "Ye Jiao will come out after she fails to find you in the school, so we should meet her in a bit."
"She has come out, right?" Lu Wan pointed to the snow. "It looks like the feet mark of a young girl."
"Right."
The two of them followed after the steps and soon saw a rundown hut outside. They stopped on their path when they saw Wei Liao was standing beside Ye Jiao.
"You can stay here for the time being. There are a lot of fruits when it"s summer around here, so you won"t die out of starvation. I"ll leave a lot of meat for you," Ye Jiao waved her hand and all the rank 1 corpses that she had left in her storage bracelet were placed on the ground. "The snow can help slow down the decay so you can eat them a lot. I presume you know how to cook."
Wei Liao nodded. "I know."
"I"ll be leaving for a few months and during this time, continue your practice as usual. Train your body and form your core like before. Just relax and use this time to get used to your new condition, understand?"
"Yes."
"I"ll teach you when I return back. Do not slack off."
"Yes, Master."
"Good."
After she had finished with all of her instruction, Ye Jiao left in the direction where Qi Huan and Lu Wan were. On the other hand, Wei Liao was looking at the beasts" corpses in front of him with a wry smile. He should have guessed that Ye Jiao would be able to hunt this many beasts with her current strength.
There were too many surprises today that he felt tired.
Well, first of all, he should start by butchering them to separate the things that can be eaten and those that he could throw away. Thankfully, the hunt from before had made the number of beasts in this area lessened, so it should be safe for him to stay in this small hut.