Lu Yinghua bowed as well and said,
Watching Lu Yinghua lead Hiyoumaru and the other two away, Phoenix turned to look up the mountain. Without lingering, she alone set foot on the rugged mountain path winding toward the summit.
As she made her way up, Phoenix considered the introduction to Luo Hao. Aside from being excessively narcissistic, Luo Hao seemed... barely acceptable in every other regard.
Luo Hao was an extreme shut-in who stayed on Mount Lu most of the time and rarely left.
In that respect, she was rather like a certain moon princess. Of course... her degree of reclusiveness definitely could not compare to that moon princess's.
Phoenix did not spend much time climbing the mountain. She had originally thought she would encounter some obstruction or test halfway up, but the journey proved completely unobstructed. Even the man-eating flowers did not so much as move, allowing her to reach the summit of Mount Lu directly.
This left Phoenix somewhat puzzled. Luo Hao should not have been such a generous person.
However, Phoenix did not dwell on it, because she had already reached her destination.
Beneath a plum tree directly ahead of her, she saw an incomparably beautiful young woman sitting cross-legged. A tea tray rested before her, and the young woman held a teacup in her hand, creating a picture of exquisite beauty.
Although Luo Hao's fearsome reputation was well known, there was no denying that she was a peerless beauty.
The skin revealed beneath the hem of her Hanfu skirt was as fair and smooth as congealed cream. Her long black hair had been arranged into two buns, adorned with pink lotus-like ornaments. Two long braids, each tied with a red ribbon, rested in front of her shoulders.
Holding her teacup, she slowly savored the tea