Chapter 97: Saying goodbye to Han Xue and heading to the Tianmu Mountains!

Suddenly, a dark cloud drifted over Tianbei City, and a fine, drizzling rain fell like flying catkins.

A moist breeze rolled in slowly.

Mr. Gu He picked up his chopsticks and tapped them lightly against his bowl.

"Mr. Gu, what are you doing...?"

In the Han Family home, the rules were strict; one was not allowed to tap their bowl with chopsticks while eating, as it carried the implication of cursing one's elders.

When Han Xue was a child, she had been scolded for naughtily tapping her bowl.

Mr. Gu He's fingers moved slightly, tapping softly, the clinking sounds forming a pleasant melody.

Mr. Gu He opened his mouth slowly and began to sing,

"Partings always happen in June. Memories are the sorrow of longing. The tender green weeping willows of late autumn kiss my forehead. In that rainy little city, I have never forgotten you. The only thing in the Northern City that I cannot take away is you. Walk with me through the streets of the Northern City, until all the lights go out, without stopping..."

Mr. Gu He was also expressing his feelings, recalling a song from what could be called his previous life on Earth.

It just so happened that the weather was rainy, so Mr. Gu He changed two words in the lyrics and sang it out.

Han Xue couldn't hold back anymore. Parting, weeping willows, kissing, forgetting... These words, accompanied by the slow, lingering melody, struck her heart one beat at a time.

"Mr. Gu He... you really knew what I was thinking... No wonder you agreed to whatever request I made."

Han Xue said softly. In an instant, she recalled the steady "Hmm" Mr. Gu He made when he agreed to her requests...

Mr. Gu He sighed helplessly. He didn't say anything, but it was an indirect admission.

Han Xue finished chewing the sweetness in her mouth, raised her hand to the windowsill, and caught two or three raindrops with her fingertips. "Thank you, Mr. Gu He..."

She turned her eyes, which had been looking at the vast, drizzling rain, toward Mr. Gu He and asked softly, "Sir, can you give this song to me?"

"...After you leave, sir, this might be the only thing I can hold onto."

Looking at Han Xue, who was so different from how she was in front of her caravan subordinates, Mr. Gu He naturally felt his heart soften. "It was yours to begin with."

The two finished their meal and left the restaurant. As soon as they stepped over the threshold, "Pop~"

Han Xue quietly stood on her tiptoes, her pink lips slightly pursed, and pecked Mr. Gu He's chin, light and soft. It was like a dragonfly skimming the water, a ripple passing in the wind, carrying the fragrance of pollen...

"Mr. Gu He, Xiao Xue will take her leave first..." Afterward, Han Xue ran away quickly, concealing her figure along a small alleyway.

She was very fast, just like a startled little rabbit. Mr. Gu He watched her back but did not chase, because he saw two crystalline drops in the air.

Han Xue, that girl, had shed tears, but she didn't want Mr. Gu He to know. Some flowers have a very short blooming period, but the beauty of that fleeting moment can be remembered for a hundred years. Quietly, countless threads of affection were woven.

[Ding! The favorability of the strategy target Han Xue toward the host has increased by 16%, reaching 71%!]

[Congratulations to the host, strategy successful!]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the reward "Western Fantasy Flying Beast Mount: Dragon Golden-Winged Blazing Sun"!]

[Dragon Golden-Winged Blazing Sun: Rank unknown. Its body is golden, its head resembles a lion, and it has two horns on top, curved like hooks. Its four wings are broad and powerful, with feathers like sharp sword blades. When it spreads its wings, it resembles a golden ocean. Its flight speed is extremely fast, and it is rarely found on the Fighting Qi Continent.]

[Remaining strategy targets for the host: Medusa, Qing Lin. Empty slots: 1.]

Mr. Gu He stared in the direction Han Xue had left, remaining motionless for a long time. Just then, the setting sun gradually painted the sky with color; red-orange, pale white, and azure blue layered and progressed, exceptionally beautiful yet desolate.

Mr. Gu He murmured in a low, self-muttering voice, "Until all the lights go out, without stopping..." "Goodbye, Han Xue."

Subsequently, he turned and walked in another direction. It was time for him to return to the Han Family and prepare to set off again. His next target was: Tianmu Mountain Range, Tianshan Blood Pool!

After Mr. Gu He and his party bid farewell to the Han Family Head and left Tianbei City, Han Xue quietly returned to the Han Family. She thought her father, Han Chi, would scold her for not coming to see Mr. Gu He off, but she didn't expect that her father didn't ask anything. Later, she found out it was because Mr. Gu He had instructed her father.

The wind passed, and the clouds hurried. Han Xue sat on the cold steps, gazing at the rockery and flowing water in the family courtyard, her eyes dazed. The beautiful scenery on the lake, mandarin ducks appearing in the water, clouds light and wind gentle, the moonlight shadow did not see her figure.

"Young Miss, the Family Head asked me to invite you to the main hall for dinner." The servant's voice called back Han Xue's soul, which had flown away with Mr. Gu He's hurried arrival and departure.

"Okay, I'll go right now." Han Xue steadied her mind and hid the emotions in her heart. "I have never forgotten you. The only thing in the Northern City that I cannot take away is you..." Han Xue hummed softly. Her despondent mood had been completely reined in.

The moon climbed onto the treetops. By its clear light, one could see that Han Xue's eyes were still red.

A few days later, on the road to the Tianmu Mountain Range. A huge golden Dragon flapped its wings, carrying Mr. Gu He and the others, flying over stretches of forest, and violently streaking toward the northern horizon. Like a golden shadow of fire, it rushed toward those magnificent and towering peaks.

Two hours later, the Dragon Golden-Winged Blazing Sun stopped at a sparsely populated place at the foot of the mountain. Mr. Gu He retracted the Flying Beast and looked up at the towering mountain range before him. Thick clouds and mist enveloped the mountain range, and vast energy surged within it.

This was the famous Tianmu Mountain Range! As for the Tianshan Blood Pool on it, looking across the entire Northern Region of Central State, almost no one did not know of it.

It is said that every three years, on a crater at the top of the mountain range, a tide of heaven and earth energy will appear. After the tide passes, the Tianshan Pool inside the crater will be filled with a very strange red liquid, and this is the Tianshan Blood Pool.

It's just that this blood pool will only exist for five days before disappearing completely. The blood pool has the effect of shedding one's mortal body and exchanging one's bones, capable of helping some Peak Dou Huang powerhouses Breakthrough to the Dou Zong level. Moreover, even if a Dou Zong powerhouse enters it, it can still have the effect of cleansing the marrow and cutting the bones, allowing their strength to improve.

Long before coming, Mr. Gu He had carefully explained the effects of the blood pool to Yun Yun and the others. They arrived at one of the entrances to wait, and when the energy tide surged, they would go to compete for those ten spots.

"It should be soon..." "I've been waiting for three days! I must grab this blood pool! Once I Breakthrough to a five-star Dou Huang, let's see if they still dare to bully my Li Family!" "..."

At the waiting area of the entrance, the crowd was like clouds, and the noise was chaotic. Because the spots were limited, Mr. Gu He had Yun Yun and Xiao Yi Xian wait at two other entrances for the tide to erupt.

As for Mr. Gu He, who brought Qing Lin, who could not enter the mountain range to compete for the blood pool, they were not very conspicuous in the crowd. Besides Mr. Gu He being extremely low-key and concealing his aura, it was also because someone was more flamboyant than them, or even more so than many others.

A giant crane beast with a seven-colored body was flapping its huge wings, flying rapidly toward the Tianmu Mountain Range. The sunlight shone on its seven-colored feathers, reflecting a dazzling luster, exceptionally gorgeous.

"It's actually a Seven-Colored Spirit Crane? Isn't this the mount of that Miss Phoenix from the Wind and Thunder Pavilion?" Everyone was attracted and looked up one after another. Upon seeing the seven-colored giant crane, sounds of surprise immediately rang out.

"Sir, who is she?" Qing Lin opened her watery, emerald-green eyes and tugged at Mr. Gu He's black robe. She subconsciously felt that Mr. Gu He knew everything.

Mr. Gu He did indeed know. He rubbed Qing Lin's head and introduced her, "Her name is Feng Qing'er. She is a member of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan and is also the closed-door Disciple of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion Master, Thunder Venerable. She is considered to be the person among the younger generation most likely to become the next Wind and Thunder Pavilion Master."