The back of the mountain was a restricted area in the Dragon Rebel Valley. Apart from the Family Patriarch, Great Patriarch and patriarchs, nobody else was allowed to go in without orders.
That didn't mean that nobody could. The back of the mountain was large and all the residents were important figures.
The important figures would only deal with important matters. Servants and maids would take care of the trivial matters.
There were many servants and maids at the back of the mountain, hundreds of them. They had undergone strict training and management. Once they made a mistake, they would be executed immediately.
That being said, there would always be people who were not afraid of death. Some were not smart enough and some couldn't resist the temptation.
Dragon Rebel Yun secretly asked someone to make arrangements. It went well. He gave a maid one million divine stones and she agreed to deliver the message.
For the maid, a message was not a big deal, not to mention that the person asking for her was a young master of the Dragon Rebel Clan. She wouldn't have disobeyed even if she didn't have divine stones.
That being said, this maid had never seen Lu Ling before. She had to go in and ask the other maids inside.
Dragon Rebel Yun showed Lu Li around the Dragon Rebel Valley. He arranged a banquet and invited some young masters and young ladies of the Dragon Rebel Clan.
There wasn't much to see. The places that could be visited were not important. There were only some beautiful sceneries and some strange places that seemed mysterious but didn't have many secrets.
The Dragon Rebel Valley didn't allow outsiders to go to the really good places. Not even many people of the Dragon Rebel Clan were qualified to go in.
The banquet was held in an outdoor pavilion by a lake. More than a dozen young masters and young ladies of the Dragon Rebel Clan came. But they were all from branches. Dragon Rebel Yun's young masters were not important enough and there were no special instructions from his superiors. Therefore, none of the young masters of the immediate Dragon Rebel Clan showed up.
Those young masters and young ladies of the branch were proud. But for one thing, Dragon Rebel Yun was respected. For another, Lu Li did save warriors of the Dragon Rebel Clan. Therefore, they were polite to him.
They took turns to drink the special wine of the Dragon Rebel Valley, which had a high degree of alcohol. Lu Li couldn't force the wine out of him since there were so many people here.
Fortunately, Lu Li's constitution was different from others. They took turns to drink but Lu Li didn't get drunk.
The young masters of the Dragon Rebel Clan were convinced. They looked at Lu Li in a different light. They all humbled themselves and treated Lu Li with respect and affection.
The party ended in the middle of the night. Lu Li went back to the castle. He was drunk, but he didn't go to sleep. Instead, he sat by himself and looked to the north.
He had a vague feeling that Lu Ling was in the back of the mountain in the north. The feeling was very strong.
The back of the mountain was not far from here. If Lu Li were to fly, he could get there in the time for one breath. In the time for one breath, he could see Lu Ling.
So Close, Yet Worlds Apart!
Being so close yet unable to see each other was a very painful thing.
Lu Li had traveled thousands of miles, from the mortal world to the Divinity, to the Second Heaven, and then to the Third Heaven. How much suffering had he gone through along the way?
Lu Li had gone through so much to get to the Dragon Rebel Valley, but he could not see her.
The next day, Dragon Ni Yun took Lu Li to wander around in the Dragon Rebel Valley. They even paid a visit to the No. 1 young master of the Dragon Rebel Race, Dragon Ni Yuan. He had just come out from closed-door cultivation a few days ago and was already at the middle stage of the Fifth Tribulation.
After releasing the Inverse Dragon Blood Seal, a mid-stage Fifth Tribulation Cultivator's combat prowess would be comparable to a peak Fifth Tribulation Cultivator. If they advanced further, their combat prowess would be comparable to a Sixth Tribulation Cultivator.
Dragon Ni Yuan was less than 1000 years old, a young man. He deserved to be the No. 1 young master of the Dragon Rebel Race to have such abilities at such a young age.
But Dragon Ni Yuan's attitude displeased Lu Li. His words were cold. Though he didn't say anything too extreme, Lu Li could feel the arrogance and contempt in his bones.
Lu Li left after a short conversation. Since Dragon Ni Yuan was looking down on him, why should he humiliate himself?
Dragon Ni Yun felt embarrassed as well. He left with Lu Li and invited him to a banquet at noon.
"How is it going?"
Lu Li asked after they went back to the castle after a good meal. Dragon Ni Yun shook his head and said, "No news yet. I think they are still trying to find out about her. There are many places in the back of the mountain that are off limits. My men can only ask for help. She cannot go around looking for her."
"Okay!"
Lu Li nodded and waited patiently. It had been a day and a half. He had to stay in the Dragon Rebel Valley for that. If there was no news in that time, he would have to leave the valley and wait.
The day passed quickly. Dragon Ni Yun and Lu Li continued to wander around in the Dragon Rebel Valley. They got to know some young warriors of the Dragon Rebel Race and visited many sights.
Lu Li was not interested. He didn't go any further and went back to the castle to wait for news.
Night fell but there was still no news. Lu Li would leave the next day. He was getting more and more impatient.
He wandered around the castle. Just now, he even had the urge to force his way into the back of the mountain.
"Calm down, calm down!"
He knew that if he dared to force his way into the back of the mountain, he would be killed right away without any suspense.
He had nothing to do with the Dragon Rebel Race. The higher-ups of the Dragon Rebel Race didn't know him. He would be killed instantly if he tried to force his way in.
Time moved on. At midnight, Dragon Ni Yun finally came in. Lu Li stared at him. Dragon Ni Yun was alarmed by Lu Li's stare.
"How is it?"
Lu Li walked over. Dragon Ni Yun didn't answer. Instead, he activated the divine patterns in the room.
Dragon Ni Yun checked to make sure that nobody was watching. Then, he said, "I found her … she is at the back of the mountain!"
"Buzzing ~"
Lu Li's eyes glowed and his cheeks became rosy. But when he saw Dragon Ni Yun's expressions, his mind was weighed down.
Dragon Ni Yun was not in a good mood. Did it mean that the news later was not good?
"Then what is it?"
Dragon Ni Yun touched his nose and said, "I sent someone to deliver the message to that young lady but she didn't respond!
She only said one thing. Who is Lu Li? "
"What?"
Lu Li's eyes were wide open. He couldn't believe it. How could Lu Ling ask who Lu Li was?
Was this Lu Ling not his sister or was she pretending not to know him?
Lu Li took out the portrait and asked, "Brother Yun, did you show her the portrait?
Are you sure it is this man? "
"Yes!"
Dragon Ni Yun said with certainty, "I gave her the portrait. The maid is sure that it is the man in the portrait.
That man is in closed-door cultivation in a secret area at the back of the mountain. The maid risked a lot to get close to him. I can't be wrong. "
"What …"
Lu Li didn't know what went wrong. But he was obviously disappointed. He murmured, "How can this be?
Why? "
"Okay!"
Dragon Ni Yun patted Lu Li's shoulder and said, "Brother Lu, don't force her if she doesn't want to see you. There are plenty of fish in the sea.
What is more, even if you can see her, it won't help. Girls of our race cannot be married to outsiders.
Patriarch said that you can't marry into her family even if you want to.
Have a good night and I will send you away tomorrow. "
With that said, Dragon Ni Yun didn't leave. Instead, he sat in the castle with his legs crossed. Clearly, he was afraid that Lu Li would take the risk and force his way into the back of the mountain.
"How can this be?
How can this be? "