Chapter 123 Mutual Help

  Lu Xuan stayed in Jiangzhou for seven days. Seven days later, under the protection of Zhi Wu Di, she took a boat against the current and returned home to Chengdu on a passenger ship.

  All the way until she entered her home, Lu Xuan didn't know whether the owner of the black sail had been caught or not. Since they parted ways at the dock that day, she hadn't even seen Guiren's face once.

  After entering the house and taking a bath, she thought that this time she would be away for eleven days, and Lu Yue began to worry about her brother. When she left, she originally thought that she would only take a stroll around the small lake in Jingyuan, but she didn't expect to enter the Yangtze River and go to Jiangzhou. Many times, she wanted to open her mouth and ask Guiren to send a message to notify her brother and tell him that she was very safe.

  But on the boat, there was no homing pigeon. When they arrived at Jiangzhou, that person was busy with such a big matter, she didn't even get to see him once, let alone ask for his help for her own small matter. As for Zheng Wu, although she had spoken up, Zheng Wu told her that he could obtain the letter by relying on his own status, but at that time Jiangzhou was in turmoil, and her family letter not only failed to be delivered safely, but also fell into the hands of someone with ulterior motives, putting herself and her brother in danger, thus thwarting Master's intention to hide her true feelings.

  So, the letter was never sent out.

  Lü Yuán tidied herself up and put on a silver-white robe before leaving the house. She had no choice but to go to Huá Diǎn Academy, where her younger brother was studying. Lü Yuán knew that in places with many people, there would be disputes and comparisons, especially among young men full of vigor. This time, she went not to show off to her brother or at least not to lose face for him.

  After arriving in Chengdu, this was Lu Xuan's first time going to the academy where his younger brother studied.

  Huadian Academy is located on the halfway up Mount Huqing, hidden among the mountains and forests. Lu Xuan was attracted by the sound of reading before he even approached.

  Before long, Lu Xuan arrived at the gate of the academy.

  After saying a word to the gatekeeper, Lu Xuan was released quickly due to the thick aura of the book.

  In the academy, students come and go, from time to time you can hear the sound of string music, and in the building in the center, a clear voice is reciting scriptures.

  At present, His Majesty Liu Xiu loves to read books. Usually, he would regularly summon some Confucian scholars in Luoyang and personally explain the classics to them while answering their questions. Under his leadership, all major academies have established lecture halls for explaining the classics, where they would invite prominent Confucians to give lectures at regular intervals.

  Innumerable scholars who cannot go to Luoyang will gather in a big city like Chengdu and come to a place like Huatian Academy to listen to lectures.

  After seeing the lecture hall, Lu Xuan hurriedly stepped forward and walked away.

  She walked all the way, and from time to time, some students turned their heads to look at her, and someone pointed at her. Someone asked in a low voice: "This young man is so handsome, I wonder whose son he is?" "I've never seen him before." "He's really talented, he must be an extraordinary person." "We also have several such charming figures in Chengdu."

  The din of voices grew louder as Lu Xiang approached the lecture hall.

  In the lecture hall, a white-haired Confucian scholar was eloquently lecturing on the classics. The sound of his voice resonated loudly from the dome-shaped roof, filling the large hall that could accommodate fifty or sixty people, and everyone could hear him clearly.

  Lu Xuan didn't want to disturb them, so she just glanced over from the windowsill. Even so, more than a dozen people who noticed her were stunned.

  It was just one glance, and Lu Xuan had already determined that Lu Yun was not here.

  Luyu has always been fond of learning, Luying listened to the white-haired Confucian scholar lecturing on the Confucian classic "Shangshu". Such a course he should not avoid at all.

  Where did Ah Yun go?

  Lu Ying was slightly panicked and hastily turned around.

  The academy was very large. Lu Xuan asked and searched all the way, and finally found her brother's figure in a slightly quiet mountain valley at the back of the academy after half an hour.

  From a distance, Lu Yun still looked elegant and refined. Lu Yue secretly let out a sigh of relief: although he had left suddenly, his younger brother hadn't become disheveled.

  Lu Xuan was still walking down the stairs towards his brother, and as he approached, he heard a young man sneer: "People are born with noble or humble status... Lu Yun, you're just a fallen family, a mud-legged child who even killed your own parents. Do you really think you're worthy of playing with us?"

  Lu Xuan's footsteps came to an abrupt halt!

  She turned around and backed away.

  Just as she was backing away, a group of young men in the valley burst out laughing. Amidst the laughter, another stout boy stretched out his hand and gave Lu Yun a heavy push. A third youth with an air of frivolity reached out to touch Lu Yun's face, puckered up his lips and said: "However, Ah Yun is still quite handsome, I heard your sister has not yet promised anyone, why don't I take both you siblings into my household?"

  This remark is already utterly unbearable!

  Lu Ying quickened her pace.

  She strode into the lecture hall.

  The old Confucian scholar was speaking eloquently when he suddenly noticed the gate had darkened, and the students also sensed something was amiss, turning their heads to look.

  Everyone fell silent at this sight.

  Lu Yu was originally elegant and refined, she was calm and composed even in front of noble people, let alone in front of these people.

  With her looks, dressing, plus her leisurely pace that exudes elegance, she stands out from the crowd, and among the many young people, she is particularly outstanding.

  So she walked slowly, causing all the young men to buzz with discussion.

  Lu Xiang walked towards the great Confucian with a confident and elegant demeanor, causing everyone to think she was going to ask a difficult question, which piqued their interest, and they followed her with their eyes.

  Before long, Lu Xuan arrived in front of Da Yan. She bowed deeply to him and said calmly: "In the past, Jia Xian Cao had said: The greatest achievement is to eliminate evil and do good, the greatest sin is to abandon good and do evil. I deeply agree with this, what does elder think?"

  At this time, she suddenly said such words, what does it mean?

  The old scholar's face changed, he thought carefully and considered that there was nothing in his life that couldn't be seen by others, the young man's words shouldn't be directed at him, so he said in a deep voice: "I deeply agree with you."

  Lu Xuan bowed deeply and said in a loud voice: "Please, elder, preside over justice for me."

  Having said that, she turned around and walked away without another word.

  Everyone got excited. When the great Confucian furrowed his brow and took a step forward, all the students also stood up in unison.

  At this time, Lu Xuan, who had just walked to the door, turned back and saw her bowing to everyone, saying loudly: "This time I came here, I want to ask you all to witness a bullying incident. Take a look at those people who are ruining the reputation of our college. Since we're going to listen in secret, please keep quiet."

  Lu Xuan made this point clear, and all the students immediately became more excited, and at the same time they shut their mouths.

  When Lu Xuan came down, she took a glance around and figured out the terrain of the mountain pass. So, she led everyone to take a shortcut.

  A group of people came directly to the foot of the mountain where Lu Yun was. At this moment, Lu Yun and other young men were standing on a slope four meters higher than them, two hundred steps away from here, there was only one mountain ladder leading to the top of that slope.

  Lu Xuan led the crowd, tiptoeing to the foot of the slope. At this time, the crowd saw her walking lightly and thought it was very interesting, not even daring to breathe loudly.

  The crowd on the hillside below was not only extremely close but could also be heard clearly what they were saying without drawing their attention.

  Many young people were still arguing, but in the silence, only Lu Yun's cold voice was heard: "Unfortunately, I, Lu Yun, have been reading sacred books since childhood and know that 'what you don't want for yourself, don't do to others.' For someone like Brother Li or Brother Lu, I really don't want to be friends!"

  Several young men sneered at the same time, and one of them shouted: "Good you, Lu Yun! You really don't know how high the sky is or how thick the earth is. Come on, strip this kid's clothes for Ben Lang Jun! This time, I'll see what kind of skills you have to escape!" As soon as his voice fell, several servants stood out from the corner and swaggered towards Lu Yun.

  "How dare you!"

  Lu Yun's words had barely left his mouth when several young men burst out laughing, saying "How could we not dare?" The frivolous young man laughed even harder, saying "Lu Yun, how about this? Later, we'll go find your sister and tell her you've met with disaster. After we lure her here, we'll tie the two of you together and strip you naked to play around, how's that sound?"

  As soon as he spoke, that white-haired Confucian scholar's face turned purple with rage. He was seen to turn around abruptly and stride towards the stairs.

  The students followed hastily and only then did they discover that the elegant young man who had led them there had already climbed up the mountain ladder, his figure disappearing at the top of the slope.

  Just as Lu Yun's face turned red with rage and her hands trembled, a calm voice slowly came, "Ayun, these people are just ordinary rich family children. Can such people bully you?" The voice was filled with boundless disappointment.

  It's really Luoyin's voice!

  Quickly, Lu Yun raised his head. Seeing that it was indeed his own sister, Lu Yun's eyes first shone with wild joy, then reddened at the corners, and finally he lowered his head in shame, saying: "Sister, it's all my fault."

  As soon as Lu Xuan opened her mouth, all the young men turned their heads to look at her in unison.

  Lu Xuan wore a set of men's robes, walking slowly towards them. His demeanor was so cold and proud that for a moment, all the young men were stunned.

  But as soon as they heard that the majestic and handsome young man in front of them was actually Lu Yun, the lonely sister of a declining family, they immediately came back to their senses.

  That slender young man turned around, his eyes fixed on Lu Yue for a long time. He whistled and exclaimed: "Indeed, she's a beauty!" Rubbing his hands together, he smacked his lips with satisfaction. "Good looks, good demeanor... no wonder Old Man Lu always has you on his mind. I won't hold back, I'll thoroughly enjoy you siblings."

  He turned to another young man and said, "A Zhen, this time let's play San Long Yi Feng."

  "Let's go."

  The four young men all burst out laughing.

  Lü Yu had always thought that a prestigious school like Huashan Academy in Chengdu would have students with top-notch moral character.

  She never thought that such a prestigious academy would be so corrupt!

  But don't worry, from today onwards, they will no longer have any future prospects.

  As several young men approached her with lewd smiles, Lu Yue still walked towards them with her usual calm and composed pace, her clear eyes carrying a hint of arrogance and disdain, staring straight at them.

  In this case, she not only didn't retreat but instead came forward?

  The crowd of young people was taken aback and then burst out laughing. One of the young men rubbed his hands together, drooling as he said: "Beautiful girl, you're quite bold, Ajie, add me to your list tonight too."

  "Okay, you come too."

  Watching the young men brazenly sizing her and her brother up with their lecherous gazes, Lu Yue's lips slowly pursed.

  However, she still walked towards them with a calm and composed demeanor, her elegance and poise evident in every step.