Rabbit Must Die
Chapter 92: Sea of Book Fragrance, Bitter Boat, Shushan_1

Chapter 92: Chapter 92: Sea of Book Fragrance, Bitter Boat, Shushan_1

Qin Shou smacked his lips and said, "Hmm, my heart has always been as pure and bright as my incisors. You don’t need to keep praising me, I’m thin-skinned..."

Jiucai: "..."

Longhuai led Qin Shou and Jiucai at a quick pace, and Qin Shou noticed that he seemed to be guided along. He took only one step, but it covered a thousand meters—a magic he was familiar with. When Ji Dian had taken him and Dog Xiaotian on the run, they used this very magic—Shorten Distance!

Qin Shou glanced at Longhuai’s wooden expression and mumbled, "Looks really can be deceiving, huh? So ugly, yet so strong..."

At this moment, Jiucai was wrestling with a question, "Why should she follow this rabbit to the Wenqu Palace? She could totally go to the Wenchang Palace! But now that they’d come so far, going back? It seems a bit embarrassing..."

"Going with him to the Wenqu Palace isn’t so bad. Once we’re there, hmph... given our family’s status, the Wenqu Star Monarch will surely take care of me. Then, I swear, I’ll show this rabbit what’s what." Thinking this, Jiucai smiled happily.

Qin Shou caught a glimpse of Jiucai’s broadly beaming face. Although he didn’t know what she was thinking, he could guess with his heels that it was definitely up to no good.

However, Qin Shou was too preoccupied to pay attention to Jiucai now; instead, he was looking at the mountain in front of them. Walking all the way to the peak, they saw nothing but white clouds above, no sky in sight, and the ground beneath them was so high up that looking down revealed a hazy mist with no bottom in sight, only the vague green of what must be a forest below.

Just then, Longhuai said, "The path of Shushan is built by diligence; the sea of learning is boundless, toiling as a boat."

Along with Longhuai’s muttering, Qin Shou felt the ground beneath him shake. Then clouds gathered to form a giant ancient sailboat, which, with a roar, rose from the ground, carrying the three of them deep into the sea of clouds!

"This is the Boat of Toil, and we are crossing the most famous Sea of Learning among the mountains of Shushan. This mist around us is not ordinary mist but the book aura left by the reciting of poems and writings of the past sages, now permeated into the clouds, creating this sea of book fragrance," Longhuai declared from the front of the cloud vessel, hands clasped behind his back like an ancient scholar, wearing a look of profound gravity as he casually spoke.

However, after his speech, he realized no one was paying any attention to him!

Longhuai sneaked a peek back to see what was up. Usually, when new students arrived, such an introduction would garner a host of adoring gazes and praise. What was going on today?

As he turned, Longhuai’s face darkened...

There was the rabbit, holding a book made of mist and reading with relish. Upon noticing Longhuai’s glance, the rabbit grinned and said, "Chubby, why talk about all that? Can’t you see it’s written right there?"

After saying that, the rabbit waved the misty book in hand, which had a few bold characters written on it—Detailed Explanation of the Sea of Book Fragrance.

Longhuai’s attempt to impress... failed...

Just then, the Boat of Toil shook suddenly!

Longhuai’s eyes lit up, he opened his mouth, about to say something...

But he heard the rabbit shout, "We’re about to burst out of the sea of clouds! Steady yourselves, a beautiful scene awaits!"

Longhuai’s words immediately retreated back down his throat as he cast a sullen glance at the rabbit... He had never encountered such a glory-stealing, face-denying scoundrel in all these years.

In the midst of speaking, with a loud boom like a ship breaking the water’s surface, the Boat of Toil burst out of the Sea of Book Fragrance, and a flood of golden light poured in from outside!

Jiucai joined in with a shriek, "Wow..."

Qin Shou echoed, "Wow!"

This time, Qin Shou wasn’t exaggerating; the place was truly beautiful!

The golden sunlight spilled onto the clouds, turning the sea of book fragrance into a golden ocean!

In the distance, massive books were piled up one after another, forming an incredibly huge mountain! Various ancient buildings stood proudly on the mountain, complete with pavilions, terraces, and towers galore!

In the sky, a rainbow spanned from one end of the earth to the other, and even more exceptional was the sight of birds darting and dancing above it...

Qin Shou gaped with his mouth open wide, his head thrown back, and he couldn’t help but exclaim, "It’s—beautiful!"

Hearing this, Longhuai finally regained some semblance of dignity and nodded, saying, "Of course, Shushan is..."

"This Shushan was left behind by a previous Heavenly Court, built by the joint efforts of two Heavenly Courts. It’d be odd if it wasn’t beautiful." Jiucai lifted his head, looking down on Qin Shou with a dismissive air as he shared his knowledge while smugly flaunting his own. He was completely oblivious to Longhuai, whose face was turning green at his side...

"So that’s how it is, Jiucai. You sure know a lot." This time, Qin Shou didn’t put Jiucai down.

Jiucai pouted, "I am a princess of the Phoenix Clan, I’ve read more books than you’ve eaten rice!"

Qin Shou nodded earnestly, "I believe that."

Jiucai became even more self-satisfied...

Qin Shou added, "I’ve never even eaten rice as I’ve grown up."

Jiucai: "..."

Longhuai watched the two constantly bickering, and he realized that in their eyes, they only had each other, and he... seemed to not exist at all in their eyes! His heart suddenly felt desolate, what kind of world is this? Even fighting could create a world for just two people!

Meanwhile, with Bitter Journey leading the way, the three of them arrived at the Shushan Port; once docked, Longhuai led the two cockfight-apparent folks ashore.

Shushan was vast, with many pavilions, but not so many towers.

According to Longhuai, Shushan housed three palaces: Wenqu Palace, Wenchang Palace, and Wuqu Palace. The three palaces were divided into upper and lower courts; the lower court was in the Earthly Immortal Realm, accepting numerous students to spread the rituals and teachings of Heaven and Earth.

The upper court was right before their eyes, teaching only the heirs of the Heavenly Court, as well as those from major clans and sects—that is, a concentration camp for the Crown Prince’s clique.

Learning that the mountain was full of Crown Prince’s followers, Qin Shou immediately conjured horrific images of rich and powerful heirs—imagining them all as a terrifying congregation of second-generation elites. He wondered if arriving there meant misfortune for him—or for them? Hmm, that is a question...

Soon, under Longhuai’s guidance, Qin Shou came to Wenqu Palace’s upper court at the Reading Altar. The Reading Altar wasn’t very big, and opposite it was a pavilion, spacious and with wide windows, clearly well-ventilated.

At this moment, in front of the Reading Altar, Qin Shou finally saw a familiar figure—the Wenqu Star Monarch in his scholar’s long robe!

Qin Shou waved his hand, but the Wenqu Star Monarch didn’t respond.

Qin Shou glanced at the terrifying second-generation elites on the Reading Altar, and this sight made him chuckle with amusement...

He saw not a single adult on the Reading Altar, only four little children with childish voices!

One little boy, with an oversized head, was sitting there, teary-eyed as if he would burst into tears at any moment.

One little girl, clutching the corner of her clothes, appeared bewildered and seemed timid, slightly afraid of everyone she looked at.

There was also a little Bull Head, the tallest among them, a whole head above the other children, and seeing Qin Shou looking at him, he smiled amiably.