Blue Phoenix Chapter 4 – First Friend

Hui Yue quickly gathered the villagers who had barricaded themselves in the protective shelter. Every villager was astonished and proud when they heard that the great Lord Rong Liang had decided to use their humble village as the campsite for his entourage.

Hui Yue, however, did not share their sentiments as he felt a sense of danger whenever he was within sight of the esteemed lord. Lord Rong Liang would always look at Hui Yue with a certain degree of interest, and Hui Yue was very unhappy with anyone who showed interest in his affairs.

The first day was chaos. The guards were split into groups. Some put up their tents and the camp, others hunted for provisions, and a third group scouted the area ensuring that everything was safe.

The village that Hui Yue lived in was so small that it had never been given a specific name. The villagers were so poor that no bandits would ever bother coming by even if they knew where the village was. But now, as Lord Rong Liang was a very important person who was traveling with his two children, it was quite possible that his enemies would send assassins to deal with him while he was away from the city he managed.

The women in the village would find any excuse possible to walk past the campsite and look at the guards. Some would blatantly flirt with the men hoping they would take a liking to them. They hoped the guards would take them away from their poverty-stricken lives. Though others would blush and run away the moment their eyes met.

Hui Lifen was also interested in the campsite, but unlike most of the young women, she wanted to hear stories about the outside world. Hui Lifen was a very beautiful woman, and the guards were glad to fulfill her desire and talk about life in the busy cities.

Hui Yue had been dragged to the camp by his mother, but fortunately, he managed to escape while she was captivated by these exciting stories.

Hui Yue had to be careful around any expert with a higher cultivation than himself as they had the ability to detect his cultivation base. Lan Feng was

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