Chapter 40: Traveling with a companion

"You're going to the capital?!"

"Ah."

"Are you here today to say goodbye to me?"

"Yes."

Lin Wanyi looked quite surprised and looked at him with confusion in her eyes, wondering, what on earth are you trying to do?
Spring is still young and the scenery is still bright. Now there is still a relatively long time before the summer festival in the middle of the summer, so there is really no need to rush to the capital.

In the past, young practitioners from all over the world would generally choose to rush to the capital at the beginning of summer. Few would go ahead of time, because doing so would not only be meaningless, but would also increase the cost of food, clothing, housing and transportation exponentially.

Gu Zhuo had naturally considered the various problems in this regard and insisted on making such a decision, and of course he had his own reasons.

“Because sometimes it’s really troublesome.”

He explained to Lin Wanyi, "I left my room at noon today and had a quick lunch in Baicao Garden. Within two quarters of an hour, a bunch of people came up to talk to me. There was no end to the matter."

Lin Wanyi thought about it, his dark eyes turned slightly, and suddenly a strong idea came to his mind.

Before the next moment even arrived, this thought had already taken root in her sea of consciousness and turned into a towering tree, and she could no longer suppress it.

She coughed, cleared her throat, and said seriously, "It's time to go."

Gu Zhuo looked at the seriousness in her eyes and asked after a moment of silence, "Are you thinking of going with me?"

Lin Wanyi was slightly startled, wondering if she had shown it so obviously, and said calmly, "Why do you say that?"

Gu Zhuo said honestly: "Based on my understanding of you, if you didn't have this idea, your first reaction after hearing the reason I gave should be to ask me why I couldn't refuse. As long as you don't give those people a good face and refuse enough times, who would come over to make trouble for themselves?"

Lin Wanyi stopped talking, because this was exactly what she would say.

More precisely, this is advice that only her friends are qualified to hear.

She was quiet for a while, and finally squeezed out a sentence from between her teeth: "So you really want me to keep asking you questions like this?"

"well enough."

"fine?"

"What I mean is that it would be best if you didn't ask, but it's okay to ask. I had already thought about how to explain it before I came here."

“Haha, haha.”

Lin Wanyi rolled her eyes, sneered three times in a very standard way, then turned and left.

Gu Zhuo looked at her, knowing that she was going back to her room to pack her luggage, and asked in confusion, "Why do you want to leave too?"

Lin Wanyi said as a matter of course without even turning her head: "Because it's no longer interesting to stay in Wangjing."

"Those old bastards I hate at Changzhou Academy have all left. I've also fulfilled my promise to help you get the Tongsheng Pill. What else can I do here?"

She said unhappily, "Do you think I have the nerve to continue blocking the gate of Changzhou Academy and bullying your fellow students?"

Gu Zhuo thought that this sounded quite reasonable.

"Let's go together. I have something to ask you."

Lin Wanyi stopped, looked back, and motioned Gu Zhuo to follow.

Gu Zhuo was quick to follow the good advice and act accordingly.

Lin Wanyi said casually, "What do you want to do? I mean, like me having to make things difficult for Changzhou Academy because of a childhood holiday... It's not a big goal, but it's a more realistic goal."

Gu Zhuo thought for a moment and said, "Summer Festival is the first."

As early as ten days ago, rumors related to these four words were spreading in Wangjing City, to the point where almost everyone knew about them.

Of course Lin Wanyi had heard of it too.

She was a little unhappy because the answer was known to everyone, but she didn't show it and continued to ask, "So why does the summer festival have to be number one? Is there a reason behind it?" Gu Zhuo hummed, admitting it, and said, "The reasons behind this are very complicated, and they are directly related to one of my most important secrets."

Whether in his past life or this life, there are very few people who can truly be considered his friends. They can be counted on one hand.

In other words, if this question had not come from Lin Wanyi's mouth, he would not have given an answer at all, let alone stated that this was an important secret concerning himself.

Lin Wanyi suddenly stopped and turned around.

She stopped a little too quickly and turned around a little too quickly, so her black hair fluttered like a waterfall.

It was as if the night was coming like a tide.

Everything in front of Gu Zhuo was pitch black.

Then, he felt a slight pain on his cheek, followed by a gentle itch, and soon these feelings disappeared, leaving only a light scent of camellia?

"broken."

Lin Wanyi's voice rang out, as if something terrible had happened.

Gu Zhuo took a step back, and the scenery in front of him became bright again. He subconsciously asked, "What's wrong?"

Lin Wanyi raised her eyebrows slightly, smiled slyly, and said, "I'm extremely curious about your secret now!"

"Don't rush to refuse. I won't let you suffer any loss. I will also exchange one of my secrets with you to ensure that this is fair enough. What do you think?"

Before Gu Zhuo could speak, she added, "And you have to believe me, I'm a very tight-lipped person!"

Having said this, Lin Wanyi hurriedly suppressed her smile, put her raised index finger against her lips, and looked quite serious!
Gu Zhuo's mood was a bit complicated. He shook his head and said, "But once a secret is used for exchange, it is no longer a secret."

This statement is serious.

Otherwise, why would he keep this secret until the end even though he only had a year left to live, never telling anyone until now, trying to showcase his talents in exchange for various resources?

Of course, it is because if this secret is exposed to the light of day, it will bring him unbearable trouble now.

Throughout history, no one has ever been able to communicate with all things like he can.

Not to mention that his current identity is already troublesome.

Lin Wanyi was just curious on a whim, but when she saw his expression become serious, she suddenly felt a little regretful.

"Then let's not talk about this for now."

She changed the subject somewhat abruptly and asked, "When are you planning to leave for the capital?"

Gu Zhuo said: "The earliest could be today."

Lin Wanyi didn't even think twice and said, "Then let's go together today."

The next moment, she continued to walk towards her room, her voice as brisk as a song.

"You should go back to Baicao Garden and have a rest first. I'll come to see you later... I don't know why Butler Qiu went on a long trip the day before yesterday and he hasn't come back yet. I have to leave him a letter to explain everything clearly, or he might have run away from home... Anyway, I'll come over when everything is settled~"

The girl didn't even look back, she raised her right hand above her head and waved it casually.

Gu Zhuo quietly watched Lin Wanyi's back until she disappeared.

At some point, a cloud of white clouds floated across the sky.

The world is cool and refreshing.

So he looked up at the sky and the shadows of the clouds, then stretched out his hand and gently shook hands with the spring breeze passing through the hall, saying hello silently, then turned around and left the Lin family and walked towards the Baicao Garden.

　There is only one chapter left to finish this volume, and I have slightly overestimated my typing speed.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)

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