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Chapter 220: Chapter 216: The Secret of Red Cloud Mountain Peak

“You’re really something, even the guide from Red Cloud Mountain knows you?” Brother Xu scrutinized Tang Luo, speaking in disbelief.

The deeds of affluent heirs are often hyped, a strategy employed by their families to build up their reputations.

A person’s prestige and virtue are accumulated through constant retelling and eventually solidify into tangible weight. Once the heir comes of age, any position he holds seems rightly his, preventing any disparity between virtue and rank.

But reputation is one thing; knowing the individual personally is another. For example, everyone in Middle Ying City knows of the illustrious Lord Eldest Young Master, but very few know Brother Xu himself.

Upon hearing Brother Xu’s jest, Tang Luo merely smiled and said, “I’m not that renowned, it’s just that this man and I have some history. Let’s proceed up the mountain.”

The children had already done so raucously. The trio couldn’t fall too far behind, so they nodded in agreement and began their ascent.

They chatted and laughed as they climbed. Most of the time, Brother Xu and Mi Bai were discussing art and the views along the way, while Tang Luo, content to simply listen, remained silent.

Before long, the trio caught up with the kids. After all, children get winded easily, and their initial energetic sprint had left them fatigued.

Their small faces were flushed a rosy red from exertion, yet they clung desperately to their lunch boxes, every last one of them.

Stopping in his tracks, Du Ziteng, who had been leading the group, waited for the trio and suggested, “The mountain path is starting to get steep. Should we let the children rest before we continue?”

your consideration, Brother Du.” Apologetically, he then addressed Tang Luo and Brother Xu, “I apologize for my lack of foresight, for having brought the children on a spring outing

North Mountain, with steps made of rock that children could traverse. He didn’t expect that the path on Red Cloud Mountain would end before it was fully built. Beyond this point, it was a combination

the mountain top, we can find a place of stunning natural

area, with a spring and a pavilion. How does that sound?” Upon hearing that they wanted to find a

Tang Luo confirmed, Du Ziteng led them to a mid-mountain bamboo forest, with a clear spring flowing through it and

children whooped for joy and bolted toward the spring. Mi Bai quickly followed, repeatedly cautioning them, “Be careful not to fall

a sigh of relief and pointed to the bamboo forest, saying “Gentlemen,

do you say, guide?” Brother Xu leaned against a bamboo stalk, crossed his arms, and

be great, just great. This place

of nowhere and pointed at Du Ziteng’s neck, its fierce aura made Du Ziteng’s hair stand on end, he looked at

indeed didn’t want us to go up the mountain!” Brother Xu’s eyes were full of frost. He found it suspicious how the guide was suggesting that they should stop and rest, and the route he had led them on. Why would the trail on such a towering mountain stop after one fourth of the way? How could anyone, let alone a group of children or ladies, make their way to

suggested that everyone rest near the end of the trail and had led them

to mention how odd it was for this vast bamboo forest to exist among a mountain covered with different types of pines, poplars, and acacias, how odd it was for there to be a pavilion here was puzzling

building a

Ziteng was nervous when he suggested that they

to get to the bottom of the matter. Since he was now perceived as an enemy of Xiling, even though the Xu Clan’s reputation was formidable, there was no guarantee that there wouldn’t

to keep him at bay was clearly an ambush, and he needed to question it to understand how to break

and asked, “How