Cut off my tendons in my hands and feet to make me marry? Prepare to die!

"Wait a minute, don't tear it." Lu Changhuai quickly snatched the letter paper from Lu Changqing.

He stretched out his slender fingers, flicked the letter, and an interesting smile appeared on his elegant face:

"Ranran is back in Beijing, we should go see her. Five years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the little girl is already a second-rank general."

"By the way, I'm going to ask Yue Yuan if he knows what his son is doing."

The corners of his mouth rose slightly, forming a subtle arc, and his hidden sharpness suddenly appeared.

Lu Changqing and Lu Changfu looked at each other and felt a chill on their backs.

The last time the eldest brother laughed like this, he and his brothers went to Dingbei Palace and beat Yue Yuan to a pulp.

Lu Changqing stood up and rubbed his hands:

"I'll go back and tell my wife that she has saved up a lot of good things for Ranran."

Lu Changfu looked at his second brother's excited back, with a bit of speechlessness in his eyes, and smiled at Lu Changhuai:

"It's a long journey to the capital of Da Chu. I also need to prepare enough convoys to deliver the dividends given to Qingyue in the past few years to Ranran."

Lu Changhuai nodded, then paused again:

"Send a pigeon to Xilu Academy to ask Qinlin and his friends to take a leave. Young people should not only read thousands of books, but also travel thousands of miles. The capital of Da Chu is worth a visit."

Lu Changfu was slightly stunned, but he also felt that what his elder brother said made sense.

Xiling City is located on the western border of Great Chu. To the north is the border of Beiliang, to the west is the border of Anxi, and to the south is the border of Southern Wei. It has convenient geographical connections, prosperous business, and the local people live a fairly wealthy life.

A few dozen miles outside the city, the towering snow-capped Xiling Mountain is the symbol of the junction of the four countries.

Xilu Academy, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, is located in the valley of Xiling Snow Mountain.

Below the snow line, surrounded on three sides by Xiling Mountain, the climate with spring-like weather all year round provides very livable conditions for this century-old institution.

Although it is located within the border of Da Chu, the scholars teaching in Xilu Academy come from various countries, and students from various countries can enter Xilu Academy through recommendations from personal connections and entrance examinations.

For hundreds of years, no matter how the war spread, every country had an unwritten rule that swords, blood and fire would not enter Xilu Academy.

The garrisons of various countries bypassed the Xilu Academy and stationed their troops a hundred miles away from the academy. If anyone invaded the academy, other countries would attack them together.

Of course, the largest garrison still came from the Chu army.

The largest mansion in Xiling City is not the Lu family mansion, but the palace of Pingxi King Chu Hanyi.

Although he is of the same generation as Crown Prince Chu Hantian, Chu Hanyi is already over forty years old this year.

Four generations ago, Chu Hanyi's lineage requested to be enfeoffed from the capital to Xiling City, and they led the Pingxi Camp to guard the western fortress of the Great Chu.

Even in peacetime, the Pingxi Camp is equipped with 50,000 troops.

This is the basis for the people of Xiling City to live and work in peace and contentment.

That afternoon, several carrier pigeons circled over Xilu Academy for a while, and then each went to look for their own targets.

In the quiet century-old academy, ancient trees shade the bluestone paths, and the quaint buildings with their own characteristics exude the atmosphere of historical sedimentation.

In a corner of the academy, an elegant and handsome young man was sitting quietly in front of the window reading a book. His face was like a finely carved jade, and his eyes sparkled with wisdom.

He was wearing a blue student uniform, and the neat belt highlighted his tall figure and gentle temperament.

A flying pigeon flew through the branches and leaves and landed lightly in front of the boy's window. The boy withdrew his thoughts from the book. He skillfully took the mailbox off the pigeon's feet and pulled out a roll of delicate paper from it.

He unfolded the letter and glanced quickly over it.

The letter was written from his father at home. The content was concise and clear: asking him to take leave and accompany his father to the capital of Da Chu.

The boy frowned slightly, then quickly relaxed his brows, with a hint of curiosity and anticipation in his eyes.

Although Xiling City belongs to Da Chu geographically, it is the farthest from the capital of Da Chu, and is much closer to the capitals of the other Three Kingdoms.

As for the capital of Great Chu, Lu Qinlin was not as familiar with the capitals of the other Three Kingdoms.

It is indeed time to go there. Besides, my cousin who I only met once when I was a child has recently returned triumphantly to Beijing.

The 19-year-old General of Cavalry was a girl and the only outstanding child in the Dingbei Palace. It was destined that there would be trouble around her.

While I was thinking, I saw a young man in the same blue student uniform hurriedly walking in from outside the dormitory. He was about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a handsome face and a clear childish look between his eyebrows.

"Brother, go to Baitan Courtyard and see, Yue Ziyu and Wang Heng from Southern Wei are fighting."

Lu Qinlin raised his eyebrows slightly, put down the book and stood up:

"Qinlun, haven't you been indifferent to Yue Ziyu in the past two years?"

Lu Qinlun scratched the back of his head and smiled shyly:

"It would be fine at other times, but this time he beat up a guy who even I wanted to beat up."

A hint of anger appeared on his face as he spoke:

"Wang Heng heard the rumor from somewhere and spread it widely in the academy, saying that cousin Yue Ran lost her virginity before marriage, and that the Great Chu appointed her as the General of the Cavalry, which showed that everyone in the Great Chu had no shame."

"Just when I was about to argue with him, Yue Ziyu rushed over and punched him in the nose. Blood came out immediately. I think Yue Ziyu still looks like a decent guy this time."

Lu Qinlin's face darkened when he heard this, and he raised his chin:

"Go to Baitanyuan immediately!"

At this moment, Baidan Courtyard was in hustle and bustle.

Students from the four countries formed a large circle and started to make noises towards the center of the circle:

"Beat him! Beat this nonsense to death!"

"Wang Heng didn't say anything wrong. Why did you hit him?"

"We in Beiliang don't care. Yue Ran is a strong woman. What's the big deal if she wants to keep a few gigolos? What are you guys so anxious about? You even started a fight. I don't know what to say."

In the middle of the crowd, two teenagers were wrestling with each other, both of them had bruises on their faces.

One of them was a handsome but shorter boy with a fierce look in his eyes. Although he was at a height disadvantage, his moves were tricky and he kept hitting the other person's nostrils and eyes.

The boy who was wrestling with him was older and thinner, with a proud and arrogant face. He prided himself on being from a scholarly family and having gentle manners. But today he was beaten for merely telling the truth, and he was so angry that he hit the other person so hard that blood came out of the corner of his eye.

Then a majestic voice came:

"Everyone, disperse! Stop it!!"

When the students heard the voice, they immediately made way for him with serious expressions.

The two fighting teenagers were still inseparable. A pair of strong hands reached out and grabbed their arms, then easily lifted them up from the ground and stood on both sides.

All the students bowed and saluted:

"Meet Master Wu!"

The person who came was a man in his thirties with a dark complexion and plain appearance. He had a pair of bright eyes, full temples, and a lean body that seemed to hide infinite explosive power.

It was Wu Zun, the teacher in charge of disciplines at Xilu Academy.

"Why did you do it?" Wu Zun asked in a deep voice.

Wang Heng raised his sleeve to wipe the blood from his nose and glared at Yue Ziyu opposite him:

"I just told the truth. Yue Ran lost her virginity before marriage. She should have been thrown into the pig cage in my Nan Wei long ago, but he came to beat me!"

Yue Ziyu stiffened his neck, stared at Wang Heng gloomily, and spat when he heard the words:

"You fart!"