Dance Of The Phoenix
23. Mount Huo

The second test was conducted half an hour earlier. But Gu Yuena was still waiting while sleeping standing among the crowd. So long he waited to be called, until he had to rely on Xiao Hei to wake him up if the number was called.

The arena is still crowded with participants who fight alternately. So far the participants who fight are just ordinary participants without anything flashy, the match so impressed boring.

But for participants with high popularity, their matches are always in demand and get cheers from the audience. It was as if they were watching a concert.

"Number 192 and number 267!" The officer announced the next number loudly. Everyone immediately cheered as soon as they heard the first number that was revealed.

"Feng Wu! Feng Wu! Feng Wu!"'s!"

The participants cheered the name of the 192 participants. Because Feng Wu is the son of the prime minister who is famous for his strength. It is only natural that he has a lot of fans.

The big, muscular man like a baboon walked up to the arena. He showed his large hand muscles and moved with pride. Although his face was not very handsome, he could still make some women move.

Xiao Hei who saw it could only twist his eyeballs. "Miss, wake. It's time to finish the exam."

Gu Yuena opened her eyes. He looked dazed for a moment, then nodded after digesting Xiao Hei's words. He's very sleepy.

His gaze was directed at the large man above the arena who was proud. "I hope he doesn't disappoint."

At a time when everyone was wondering who the number 267 participant was, the young man with delicate features that made him look beautiful walked to the arena level. His thin and small body made him drown in the magnitude of the opponent in front.

The participants laughed at the apparent difference. It is clear who will win.

"His dream is a boy, it deserves a very long time to ride the arena. He must have been very frightened to see Feng Wu!"

"Ah, what a pity if he has to be defeated. His fate was unlucky to meet Feng Wu."

"Yes, Feng Wu always broke his opponent easily. Most of the opponents always end up bad. Look at that boy, very young and must accept the fact that the bones are about to be broken."

"Surely she was crying in the heart."

They all pity the little guy on top of the arena for having gotten the wrong opponent. While Xiao Hei in the audience continued to meow scolded those who looked down on his nona.

"Miaw, my best non, my non will not lose! Miaw!"

Feng Wu above the arena snorted at the young boy in front of him. "Little sister, it's still not too late to give up. As long as you give up, I won't force you to break that crisp body of yours."

Gu Yuena put on a faint smile. "Sister, please order it." Both of his hands raised a blazing fire, a sign he was not giving up and was ready to fight.

Feng Wu snorted. "Then don't blame me for being rude!"

The officer indicated that the match had started. Right after, Feng Wu took out a huge hammer in his hand, then dashed towards Gu Yuena with wide strides.

The action exactly made everyone think that the huge hammer would make a tiny young man float in the air like a kite loose.

But unfortunately, their expectations were excessive.

The little young man they thought would float in midair, taking the benefits of his small body to avoid the hammer, then slumped between his legs just like that.

The little man's hand was lifted when it reached Feng Wu's back, then pushed the flames in his hand to burn Feng Wu's clothes. Feng Wu was shocked and unfocused right then and there.

Feng Wu's slow movements gave Gu Yuena an advantage. Since the possibility of burning one's clothes would not fully succeed, he pulled out his fire and chose to launch a fist right into Feng Wu's face.

Feng Wu had no time to react because the opponent was too fast. His face was hit by a fist that was so hard just like that, making his hammer swung randomly.

The hammer strike did not bother Gu Yuena. Gu Yuena used the hammer as a stepping stone to get close and gave a punch right at the nape of Feng Wu to faint.

Without much effort, Gu Yuena won.

"Number 267 wins!"

Won?

Some cheered with genuine confusion. They would not have expected a child who looked weak to be able to maximize a lot of opportunities to beat an opponent who was a bigger size.

Aside from making use of the opponent who underestimated him, just relying on a slight trick of distraction and delivering a physical punch with incredible speed was enough to make some of them satisfied seeing the haughty fall of Feng Wu.

Unfortunately, Gu Yuena got off the arena feeling disappointed.

He brought Xiao Hei back into his arms, then sighed. The opponent he got this time was not strong, but very stupid. Just like the idiot at the inn that day. Without fire, he could have brought it down. The man only wins body size and muscle.

If only Feng Wu could maximize his strength and hammering technique, Gu Yuena would definitely not be able to defeat him in such a short period of time. Moreover, they had the same level of strength.

Xiao Hei in Gu Yuena's arms meowed happily. "Miss is the best! Miaw!"

"I'm sleepy. We go home now, tomorrow we see the final result and go to Yuansu Academy." Gu Yuena said lazily. He was too bored and just wanted to sleep.

"Miaw~"

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On the next day, Gu Yuena had prepared all the necessary items. Disguised as a man, she did not bring a dress, but rather some newly purchased men's clothing from the store. Do not forget to also wrap his body with a cloth to make it look flat like a man.

Chu Xin only looked at the corner in silence. This one really wants to be different.

Gu Yuena glanced at Chu Xin who had been silent since. "I won't take you to the academy, so can you stay alone? There aren't many servants here, you'll probably be lonely."

Chu Xin nodded quickly. "Miss calm down, Chu Xin is fine. Isn't Miss coming back next year on vacation?"

"Maybe." Gu Yuena was not sure. But for now, it's possible to go home if there's no problem.

After finishing all the preparations that Chu Xin helped with, Gu Yuena left.

When he left, he still wore a dress as 'Gu Yuena' so as not to surprise his father too much. Gu Yuan had already gone to Yinyang Academy since yesterday, so there was no need to tell that he was disguised as a male in the academy.

He said goodbye to his father, then left for Chu Xin. Before actually coming to the registration building to gather, Gu Yuena went to the public bath first to disguise herself as a male. Not forgetting to also tie her hair up and hand her clothes over to Chu Xin.

"Miss, careful!" Chu Xin waved at Gu Yuena.

Gu Yuena waved her hand back, then ran to the gathering place of the new disciples. Not forgetting to also bring Xiao Hei along with him.

The registration building page is now filled with new students who passed the selection. This time, each division was no longer separated to travel to Yuansu Academy.

Being busy changing clothes just now, Gu Yuena came to coincide when the attendant was instructing the rules to accept the identity of the Yuansu Academy disciple completely as well as the assessment characteristics.

To go to Yuansu Academy as an official disciple, there was still one final test that the disciples had to pass. The one who succeeds gets the reward, whereas the loser experiences nothing but entering the academy as an ordinary disciple.

The exam this time was held at Huo Mountain, as the location that the new disciples had to pass through to go to Yuansu Academy.

The tokens that the disciples had previously stored would be used to gather elemental energy within the bodies of some monsters. The more elements one gets, the more chance one has of getting high marks in the exam.

There are no special rules in the exam. As long as it was not cheating in a way to get the help of outsiders, all disciples were released to use any means to obtain elemental energy. There will definitely be many battles with both monsters and fellow disciples.

While Mount Huo is a gathering place for monsters cultivated by Yuansu Academy. In fact the monsters that Yuansu Academy had charged were only at the outer layer. The deeper it entered the mountain, the more dangerous the monsters faced. Therefore, the new disciples were forbidden to pass through the marked section when crossing the forest.

Simple, yet dangerous rules.

There is no prohibition against killing each other.

It said there were many disciples who died either being attacked by monsters or trapped when crossing the boundary marked by Yuansu Academy. Last year there were also dead students killed. During the exam, fully apply the law of the jungle.

It was not a complicated matter for Gu Yuena. Merely, the new disciples were definitely being watched. He still could not use magic to ease his affairs. Therefore, he could only rely on the strength he had brought from the past.

"What's wrong, consider it just an exercise." Gu Yuena let out a long breath.

It feels like going back in time when entering the organization.

Teleportation arrays are active when the time comes. The ground they were burning on, drew their bodies with rays and disappeared to their destination.

Each of them was spread to different regions around Mount Huo, both in safe and dangerous places for monster attacks. They split up and must survive alone in the forest, or until they find a partner to work with.

Gu Yuena arrived at such a desolate place. Large trees towered and fused the leaves together so that little sunlight entered. The ground he was treading felt warm, different from the cool air around.

Xiao Hei sniffed the air, then meowed to tell him something. "Miss, you're unlucky to be in a place far from elemental energy."

"That's good too. No one's gonna interrupt my morning walk." Gu Yuena responded lightly while stepping foot. He just needed to find a clue, then go to the academy faster.

"But Miss, don't you want a present?"

"At least a chunk of crystal, totally useless to me."

"What if it's another valuable item? Whatever the prize is, isn't it great to have it?"

Gu Yuena still put on an uninterested look. "I'm not that ambitious. The most important thing was to go to the Yuansu Library to find a book on witch training. The rest is not important."

After all he would not live more than 20 years, while the rest of the time was only 3 years. Don't waste time and quickly search for Linghun Palace to find answers.

Seeing the lush forest and different from the world he used to be, he became curious about how the monster power of this world.

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A black shadow flashed above the large gate that read 'Klan Luo' like a gust of wind without a sound moving. The figure did not stop darting to a place that looked desolate.

The Luo Clan was not always quiet, but there was one place that was always quiet at all times as if it had no inhabitants. If there were no certain misses going back and forth to seek attention, everyone would think that the pavilion was an empty house.

But just then, a shadowy figure entered the courtyard and slipped into the slightly open window. The bright room filled with books became the first sight to be seen.

The shadow landed and showed the figure behind it as soon as the fog shrank. A girl was kneeling with her head bowed and one of her hands resting on her chest.

"Young Master." The girl greeted him with a firm voice. He looked up, showing his beautiful face.

The man he called 'Young Master' slightly turned his head back to look at him, then closed the book in his hand as he climbed up from the chair.

"Report everything to me." The man said calmly as he placed the book in his hand onto the shelf.

"Reportor Young Master, all this time Miss Gu has been cultivating secretly and getting rid of Gu Yueli to the Ye Clan faster. When caught, Miss Gu reveals everything that happened and slightly implicates the Young Master indirectly. All this time Miss Gu who planned the removal of Ting Le and Gu Yueli, produced satisfactory results. Unexpectedly, Miss Gu has such an ability."

"There again?"

The girl smiled at a glance, then returned to being firm. "Young Master, Miss Gu has a phobia towards thunder, it may have something to do with the past. I heard that the previous Lady Gu, Li Hua, died being attacked by a monster. The monster was brought by Ting Le who had now revealed the truth. Moreover, based on the results of Jiang Weiwei's interrogation before the execution, the monsters released were Thunder Wolves that lived in groups in the Northern Mountains, far away from the imperial forest. The fear has something to do with the misty creature that Young Master met."

That man was none other than Luo Youzhe. He listened to his eyes carefully, as if something was being thought out.

The Northern Mountains involve many things. In addition to the location of the war hundreds of years ago, it also became the site of the establishment of a palace that has now become a ruin.

Basically, the entire Northern Mountains had become ancient graves and ruins. The place was guarded by ancient animals, with a power that ordinary people could not bear.

He glanced at the girl, then said, "Have you checked the things I asked for? As Miss Gu's personal servant, you should be able to earn more."

That girl was Chu Xin. He was silent for a while, hesitating to say it. "Since Ting Le attacks Miss Gu, there is something else that is different from Miss. In addition to his strength that was increasing to level 4 quickly, there was another aura ...."

Luo Youzhe saw Chu Xin's doubt clearly. "Tell me."

"There's the same aura as the soul stone." Chu Xin replied doubtfully. It made Luo Youzhe's countenance turn cold, which made Chu Xin goosebumps instantly. He continued, "This is still under investigation. Young Master, do I need to go to investigate?"

"No need." The man's voice calmed down again. "If you come, he'll be suspicious. Gu Yuena is hard to guess, it's only natural that you don't find anything else."

"Young Master, why are you suspecting Miss Gu? The Duke's residence may not relate to ...." Chu Xin did not continue his words when he saw the pensive Luo Youzhe. He chose silence, not wanting to bring those people up.

Luo Youzhe seemed to think of something. He felt Gu Yuena knew a lot, but on the other hand he also hesitated. Gu Yuena was once drunk in front of him, but never revealed anything other than grumbling like an ordinary girl.

Chu Xin thought of switching the topic. "Hei Changge advised that when in the Assassin Guild, me, him, and Bao Jun would follow Young Master into a plan."

"Is that his order to watch over me?" Luo Youzhe said coldly.

Chu Xin lowered her head deeply. "We are the subordinates of the Young Master, just obey the orders of the Young Master. The one above only gave orders to protect the Young Master. After all, the Young Master's journey is getting more and more dangerous. Don't know which enemy is coming."

"I understand. You can go."

Chu Xin left as ordered. His figure became a black fog and shot through the window.

At the same time after Chu Xin's departure, the door opened revealing the figure of a beautiful girl with a beautiful butterfly decoration on her head. He looked at the pretentious Luo Youzhe, then walked over.

He just sat down in the chair and sighed. "You didn't tell me you were home. You know, I'm not gonna watch the show myself."

"You're making trouble?" Luo Youzhe replied indifferently while searching for books on the shelf.

"It wasn't me who made trouble, but Luo Zhiyi. The entire day made a fuss in the registration hall of new disciples, really troublesome. Even trying to compete with me in terms of combat. If I hurt him, fearing that he would cry and complain, made me punish the Clan Chief for his own mistakes." He clucked and propped his chin up on the table. "Sister Luo Yi has left, I am alone without support. You don't even care since you slept with someone."

Luo Youzhe turned to look at the girl in surprise. How did his friend know?

"Don't be surprised like that, my spies are numerous." The girl suddenly laughed out loud like seeing a big joke. It made Luo Youzhe grim when he approached her.

"Stop laughing." Luo Youzhe threw the book in his hand towards the girl with a slap.

"I am Su Churan, there is no way not to know what is going on in the world. The butterfly said that you were in the same room as a girl while investigating the Ye Clan. Who would have thought, instead of getting information, even harassed a drunk girl. Absolutely disgraceful!"

"You say it as if you know the truth." Luo Youzhe rolled his eyes.

"Hey, what did you get there? I'm surprised you're such a person. It's unbelievable." Su Churan looked at Luo Youzhe as if she was looking at a pervert. Really annoying.

"Whatever your judgment, I don't care." Luo Youzhe again opened his book to read, not caring about Su Churan's noisy ramblings.

"You don't confirm nor deny. Luo Youzhe, if I were to complain to the Clan Leader, you would probably die!"

"I'm going to go." Luo Youzhe.

"Huh?"

"Yuansu Academy," Luo Youzhe continued.

"You kidding me?" Su Churan was shocked. Luo Youzhe had been studying at Yinyang Academy for a few years, why did he now instead go to another academy?

"It's a job."

Su Churan snorted. "In the end no one can teach you anything. Even if Palace King Yuansu takes you in as a disciple, I guess it is also a waste. You can't learn anything."

Luo Youzhe was silent for a while. His head felt very full of various branching and endless problems. He sighed, making Su Churan also have to sigh.

But Su Churan immediately felt that something was wrong. "Why are you breathing out?"

"You alone?"

"I'm breathing because I'm tired of seeing you." More precisely feel pity.

"I should have loved you. Don't look at me like that." Luo Youzhe did not like it when someone looked at him with concern. That's burdening.

Su Churan also picked up another topic so as not to make Luo Youzhe feel down. He put on a mysterious smile, returning to the previous topic. "So .. will you be in charge of that girl?"

"Why should I be responsible? I didn't do anything."

Su Churan snorted. "Hey, you slept with her!"

"Sleep only. Lying down and entering dreamland, it's not like the 'sleep' you think."

Su Churan's smile froze. Is Luo Youzhe joking? Obviously the butterfly said that the drunk girl took off her clothes. How can ....

Is this friend still normal!

"Don't look at me like that, I'm still normal." Luo Youzhe sneered inwardly. If Su Churan was not female, then he had already thrown that person from the clan.

"Youzhe, what exactly happened? Butterfly says—"

"So where do your butterflies see?"

"Until .. you're harassed." Su Churan said doubtfully. He raised both hands and put the five fingertips together to stick to each other in both hands like a picture of someone kissing. "Till there."

Luo Youzhe sighed. Things that are not seen as a whole do make misunderstandings.

At that moment Luo Youzhe felt that there was something strange about Gu Yuena when kissing her. He felt that something was pulling his mind, and made him tempted to have a deeper relationship.

But when he saw the identity badge on Gu Yuena's fallen clothes pouch, he instantly knew who the girl claiming to be 'Nana' was.

The Fourth Miss of the Duke's Residence, Gu Yuan's younger sister, Gu Yuena, where perhaps he could touch her carelessly. Moreover, Luo Youzhe was also not a jerk like out there, he suppressed those wild intentions in his heart.

The problem is something that attracts the pikriannya it continues to disturb. If not for Gu Yuena being unconscious from being drunk, he might not have been able to stop.

Therefore, he could only look for alternative ideas in order to investigate Gu Yuena further. That abnormal attraction was a mystery, and that was the reason he tricked Gu Yuena and sent Chu Xin to her. Although in the end they both did sleep together—but not 'sleep' that 'it'.

Let others fantasize alone.

It was also impossible to explain it with great difficulty to Su Churan. Because it is not important and does not need to be straightened out.

"Other times, make it a habit to look at it thoroughly. Don't be half." Luo Youzhe reminded without explaining anything.

"What happened?" Su Churan put on a surprised face. "You killed him?" The problem was that he did not see the girl's face clearly due to the low vision ability of the butterfly.

"If there's nothing else, you can go." Luo Youzhe remained indifferent.

Su Churan let out a long sigh. "Here you go, it's none of my business. The reason I came here was to ask for help catching Fire Deer on Mount Huo. The teacher said I should get it. Don't you also have to go to Mount Huo to clear the Yuansu Academy examination? Even if you go in with an insider to cover your identity, you still can't miss the real test."

Luo Youzhe thought Su Churan had a point. The reason he didn't go through the exam was because he didn't want to mentally hit the children too deeply. His strength was already not something that a new disciple should bear, but he still had to show his qualifications through the final examination.

In the end, Luo Youzhe agreed. "Alright, we go to Mount Huo. But the Fire Deer elemental energy must be mine."

Su Churan smiled happily. "Agreed!"