Chapter 133: Setting Sail

  Half a time later, the donkey cart carrying the sister and brother arrived beside the dock.

  Looking at the endless Yangtze River, looking at the large ships that occasionally appear on the surging river, and the dense commercial and passenger ships docked at the pier, Lu Yun clicked his tongue and exclaimed: "I've never been here before, it's really lively."

  Lü Yu turned to look at his younger brother and thought, there's a saying that goes "read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles", why not take this opportunity to travel around? No! Their money wasn't enough, Ah Yun's knowledge accumulation was also insufficient, let's wait another two years.

  She was still pondering when a horse carriage suddenly stopped beside her. At the same time, a familiar male voice called out: "Ms. Lu."

  Lu Xuan turned back.

  She wore a cyan garment and smiled faintly as she held the six.

  She didn't expect to see him so soon and Lu Xuan was taken aback.

  He glanced at Lu Yun with a hint of warning, then turned to Lu Xuan with a smile and said: "Miss Lu, I came this time to remind you to head to Jiangzhou for your safety." He chuckled and added: "You're an intelligent person, Miss Lu, so naturally you know it's best not to refuse this request."

  Lu Xuan looked at him.

  Zi Liu also looked at Lu Xuan.

  He didn't explain. But even without an explanation, Lu Ying understood his meaning. Wasn't he just afraid that their master would still have feelings for her, and was afraid that she would completely escape their control, making it impossible for them to "take care" of her? So he set a boundary for her, letting her stay within that boundary, quietly waiting until their master completely forgot about her?

  At this time, Lu Xuan also smiled and nodded in agreement: "Alright, let's make it a year. A year later, we'll leave Jiangzhou." Ze Liu didn't refute.

  He didn't refute, that's equivalent to acknowledging it. Lu Xuan turned around and pulled Lu Yun away. Seeing Zhi Liu still staring at himself, Lu Xuan raised an eyebrow and smiled: "What, does the guard also want to come together?"

  He smiled slightly, his eyes a bit complex, staring at Lu Xue, he sighed: "I really haven't seen a girl like Ah Xue before." In this world, there are many people who can respond calmly to others' difficulties, but those who can remain calm and composed in the midst of great ups and downs, are extremely rare!

  She nodded and said, "Take care, Miss." The horse carriage turned around and left.

  The sister and brother stayed overnight in an inn next to the dock, and at noon the next day, a passenger boat bound for Jiangzhou arrived.

  They boarded the ship smoothly and came to their designated cabin.

  Lu Yun had never been to the Yangtze River, he lay on the porthole of the cabin, excitedly watching the rushing river. The 14-year-old boy had already put down his unease and was happily enjoying this rare journey.

  Anyway. For him, where there is a sister is home. As long as the sister is there. All hardships are not hardships.

  Lu Yun was happily admiring the river view while Lu Yue was packing up their luggage.

  After tidying up for a while, she said: "A Yun, the bamboo slips at home are too heavy, I only brought five Confucian classics. Last time at Xiao Fu's place, I heard people mention that some aristocratic families in Luoyang only read one classic. And they only 'master' one classic. From now on, let's focus on reading these five classics."

  Lu Yun nodded in agreement.

  He thought for a moment and turned his head to ask: "Sister, are we really going to Jiangzhou?"

  Lu Xuan nodded and explained, "The reason I left Chengdu is that in Chengdu, I offended many people and was noticed by too many. In Jiangzhou, no one recognizes us, so we can start anew."

  She looked up at Lu Yun and said seriously: "Ah Yun, from now on I'll call you Lu Wen. You no longer have a sister, only an older brother."

  Lu Yun was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."

  The sky is getting darker.

  The bright moon is high in the sky, and the reflection of the moon in the river water is fragmented. In the distance, the dark mountain peaks seem to be lurking there. Unintentionally, you can still hear the birds chirping and monkeys howling from the mountains on both sides, as well as the tigers roaring and wolves wailing.

  All these were new and strange experiences for Lu Yun. He came to the bow of the ship with Lu Yue, leaning against the side of the boat, he stared at this scene in a daze.

  This passenger ship was even more enormous than the one Lu Yun had taken last time, with hundreds of passengers on board. Not far away, a group of young men surrounded several beautiful young women who were wearing gold and silver jewelry and adorned with pearls, chatting and laughing together. Lu Yun turned her head to look at them, her eyes shining brightly.

  He turned his head and called out to Lu Yun, who was gazing out at the distant river: "Sister..." He had only just called out one word when he immediately changed his mouth to say: "Big brother." After calling out, Lu Yun furrowed her brow and muttered: "'Ting' doesn't sound right."

  Lu Xuan turned back and smiled at her brother, saying "Call a few more times and it will come naturally."

  Lu Yun muttered to herself, then compared with her and exclaimed: "Sister, no, big brother, you are still a bit taller than me. I've grown a lot lately."

  Lu Yue smiled slightly, "Perhaps heaven also thinks I'm better off as a man, so Ah Yun is growing up quickly, and your big brother me is also busy growing taller."

  She spoke and laughed so freely, without a hint of being affected, that it made Lu Yun's heart feel a little more at ease. He smiled and said: "Sister, your 'big brother' is getting smoother with each passing day. By the way, I'll go over there to chat for a bit?"

  Lu Yuang was about to respond when he smiled and said, "Someone is coming."

  As expected, two young men dressed as Confucian scholars walked towards them. As they approached, the two young men bowed to them and one of them said: "Two gentlemen, since we've met, it's fate, why not gather together?" The other young man looked at Lu Yue and her brother, sighed after a while, and said: "The two of you are truly outstanding among people." Especially this slightly taller one, with an elegant and refined temperament, naturally attracting everyone's attention.

  They sincerely invited her, and Lu Xuan would not refuse. She let her brother follow them first, then she slowly strolled over after enjoying the scenery by the river for a while.

  When she approached, the young people were laughing and chatting. As soon as she got close, Lu Xuan heard a young woman say proudly: "You don't understand this, my clan's family is now one of the influential families in Jiangzhou. Let me tell you, my clan's family has built four 'flower' gardens, and the stones used for the fake mountains were specially transported from Hangzhou. And, they can eat away ten taels of gold in one meal, and at night, there are still candles burning in the house."

  Among the boasts of the young girls, the youths and maidens would occasionally let out a cry of astonishment.

  Lu Xuan couldn't help but want to smile, her gaze swept past that young woman and looked towards Lu Yun.

  Lu Yunzheng stood in a corner, he seemed to be talking enthusiastically with the two Confucian scholars. From afar, Lu Xuan heard him say excitedly: "The words of the sage are certainly not false, but your interpretation is completely wrong..."

  Lu Yun looked at Lu Xun with a great mood.

  Maybe she was originally talented, maybe it was because she laughed at the wrong time. The boastful young woman suddenly shouted to her: "What are you laughing at?"

  Lu Xuan turned back.

  The crowd of young men surrounding that 'girl' were all startled, each turning their heads to stare at Lu Yue.

  That young woman was even more so, her eyes shining brighter after seeing Luoyue's appearance. She sized up Luoyue's moon-white colored, extremely well-fitting, and elegant scholar's robe, which made her look exceptionally refined and cultured. This young woman couldn't understand how good the fabric was. To her, all wealth was superficial. For example, a wealthy woman would definitely be covered in gold and silver, and a rich man would definitely have jade pendants hanging from his waist and pearls suspended from his shoes.

  Lu Xuan's body was unadorned, and in her eyes, he was just an ordinary Confucian scholar.

  So she looked at Lu Xuan with her shining eyes, suppressing the excitement in her heart, and called out to her again: "Why did you laugh just now? Was what I said wrong?"

  She just wanted to get Lu Xuan's attention.

  Lu Xuan glanced at the young woman, she didn't want to provoke her, so she curtsied and smiled faintly: "What you said is naturally all right."

  The young woman felt a sense of pride, she raised her sharp chin and hummed softly before speaking again, "This is your first time going to Jiangzhou, right? Let me tell you, your uncle's influence is quite significant. If he thinks you have talent, he might even recommend you to enter the Qingying Academy in Jiangzhou."

  The young woman's mention of "Qingying Academy" was indeed met with a soft sigh from several young men wearing Confucian robes. It seems that Qingying Academy is extremely famous in Jiangzhou.

  The young woman, seeing everyone's astonishment, became even more pleased and raised her chin. She looked around for a while, then saw Lu Yue deep in thought, and said haughtily: "Hey, you beg me, maybe I can persuade the clan elder to let you attend that academy too."

  This little girl, speaking such straightforward words of temptation.

  Lu Xuan couldn't help but want to laugh, and she thought to herself: Such a 'foolish' child, who knows how he would be bullied in his clan's household?

  She saw her smile again, and the girl's face turned even redder. She bit her lip and stared at Lu Yue, calling out: "You don't believe me?"

  "No, I trust you," she said. After that, she nodded towards the young woman and smiled at her again before turning around and walking towards Lu Yun with a relaxed expression.

  Until Lu Xuan's figure disappeared into the darkness, that young woman was still staring at her foolishly. In a place where no one noticed, her ears were all red.

  Lu Yunzheng was chatting and laughing with those two Confucian scholars, Lu Ying didn't disturb them, so she stood aside, leisurely admiring the scenery.

  If this time is different from the previous one, it's not just that there are a few more taels of gold. What's more precious to Lu Xuan is that she has grown up a lot compared to the beginning, and now Lu Wen is completely different from the village girl Lu Xuan.

  This is wealth!

  Lu Xiang thought that the house in Chengdu, the wine tower, and even the reputation she had built up were all empty. Only this experience, knowledge, experience and insight that belonged to her alone were inseparable from her shadow. And it was precisely because of these things that Lu Xiang had always been very relaxed, believing that reacquiring those fame and wealth wasn't a particularly difficult task.

  Lu Yun argued for a while and suddenly saw his sister. He jumped up and walked towards her, calling out: "Big brother."

  This time it was called smoothly, Lu Xuan smiled at him and nodded: "You did a great job, keep it up."

  Lu Ying's face turned black, and she hummed a sound before leaning against the ship's side, asking in a low voice: "Sister, what are you thinking?"

  Lu Xuan said: "I suddenly realized that as Lu Wenhou, my starting point in Jiangzhou will be much more interesting than when I first arrived in Chengdu." In the darkness, her eyes shone brightly. "Just now, that Fan family girl mentioned that their clan uncle has influence in Qingying Academy, which reminded me... Ah Yun, maybe this time when I arrive in Jiangzhou, I can try to find a noble family and become their 'door' guest or staff member. Or, I can go take a look at one of the academies, perhaps there will be a suitable position for me."

  Here is the first update.