After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

The mountains were cold in winter, and the snow, which had stopped for two days, fell again in Zhongnan Mountain. The coolness filled the house, and although the charcoal basin beside it still emitted a faint warmth, Pei Jiaoran still woke up early.

In the mountains, there is no need to attend court, and it is not in Chang'an City, so there is no noise from the streets. The only sound is the clear chirping of birds, which makes people feel relaxed.

Pei Jiaoran curled up on the couch wrapped in quilt, supporting her head with one hand and holding a book with the other. In fact, she had woken up a long time ago, but the warmth in the quilt made her want to stay. She simply curled up in it with the book in her hand.

"Girl, do you want to get up and have breakfast?" Cui Boyu knocked at the door.

Hearing the knock on the door, Pei Jiaoran answered "OK". He washed up, changed his clothes and went out with the hot water brought by the maid early in the morning. Standing under the corridor, Pei Zhanran could be seen with his hair loose, wearing a crane cloak, and his body shaped like a flying bird.

"Five Animal Exercises?" Pei Jiaoran raised his lips slightly and said with emotion, "Brother, you are quite leisurely and leisurely."

"The Taoist priests who came yesterday taught me this. They said this method can strengthen the body and cultivate one's character." Cui Boyu pointed to the bamboo pavilion in front and said gently, "Let's go, girl. We'll have dinner over there."

Not long after the two of them sat down in the bamboo pavilion, Pei Zhanran walked in with his sleeves rolled up.

Looking at Pei Zhanran, he saw sweat on his forehead. Pei Jiaoran couldn't help but smile, "Brother, you must have made great progress in swordsmanship by practicing the Five Animals Exercises. Why don't you fight with me?"

"Go away, who wants to compete with you." Pei Zhanran took a sip of the soup and took a bite of the ancient building. "I'm going to enjoy the snow with some friends. Are you coming?"

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran narrowed his eyes, looked thoughtfully at the ancient building in front of him, and shook his head.

"Well. You can also walk around by yourself. Zhongnan Mountain is so big anyway, you won't meet many acquaintances." Pei Zhanran said.

After dinner, Pei Jiaoran watched Pei Zhanran leave and went back to her room. There were still many things Li Xiujing had sent in the room, which were now placed on the treasure shelf.

He randomly picked a red sandalwood carved wooden box and opened it. Pearls of equal size filled the entire box. Looking at the pearls in the box, Pei Jiaoran seemed to be intrigued. He took down a dozen wooden boxes from the treasure rack and opened them one by one.

From jade to gold cakes to ink blocks, there are all kinds of items, including the seven treasures of Buddhism.

"The rewards of the Shen Ce Army are really generous. No wonder the Jinwu Guards envy the Shen Ce Army so much." Pei Jiaoran said with emotion while playing with the pearls in the box

The room is filled with pearls and dazzling array of goods.

After extinguishing the charcoal basin and incense burner, Pei Jiaoran changed into a pair of light and cold-resistant boots, wrapped himself in a fur coat, and rode out to enjoy the snow.

There is snow in the mountains, and naturally there are animals. Riding on a horse, Pei Jiaoran held a bow in one hand and reins in the other. The horse's hooves stepped on the snow, leaving a trail of footprints.

There were sporadic snowflakes falling from the sky, and then a rabbit jumped out from the woods, followed by a red fox.

He reined in his horse and raised his bow, aiming the arrow at the red fox. The red fox seemed to sense something and turned to look in Pei Jiaoran's direction. Suddenly, it saw an arrow with a cold light pointing at it, and it let out a strange cry and ran into the woods without looking back.

Soon a whine came from the forest, and the red fox stumbled out of the forest and lay prostrate. The sound of horse hooves reached my ears.

Pei Jiaoran stroked the bowstring, his left hand on the hilt of the sword, and stared sharply at the woods in front of him.

The King of Wu was seen riding out on horseback with a group of guards from his palace.

"Prince Pei." King Wu rode forward with a look of joy.

"Your Highness, the Prince of Wu." Pei Jiaoran bowed his head and stared at Gao Yue, the chief official of the Prince of Wu's Palace, and asked, "Why do you want to hunt in the snow, Your Highness?"

"My father's birthday is coming soon. I plan to make him a fur coat using the armpits of thousands of foxes." The King of Wu pointed to the dying fox on the ground and said, "Is that the fox that Prime Minister Pei wanted to hunt?"

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran shook his head and chuckled, "No. Your Majesty gave me a ten-day holiday, and I wanted to eat rabbit meat, so I simply went up the mountain to hunt rabbits. I don't know where this fox jumped out from to steal food, and now it's lucky that it was shot dead by Your Highness and is now making clothes for Your Majesty."

"Mr. Pei seems to be quite leisurely during this ten-day holiday." Gao Yue stroked his beard and smiled slightly, "It's rare to meet Mr. Pei here. Why don't you accompany His Royal Highness the King of Wu to hunt together?"

Looking up at Gao Yue, Pei Jiaoran tapped the hilt of his sword with his fingers. His face showed regret, "What a pity. I am not only the Minister of the Central Secretariat, but also the Junior Tutor of the Crown Prince. It is not appropriate for me to talk too much with you. As for hunting foxes? I have always been compassionate and do not like to kill."

Choked by her words, Gao Yue looked at King Wu. Seeing that King Wu's brows were furrowed, he had no choice but to say, "But didn't Prime Minister Pei just say that it was a blessing for these foxes to be able to make fur coats for Your Majesty?"

"Your Highness is a descendant of the royal family, a descendant of the dragon. I don't have such a blessing." Pei Jiaoran yawned lazily, "Does Mr. Jia know that Your Highness came to Zhongnan Mountain for snow hunting?" Glancing at the high peak, she continued, "There are many ferocious beasts in the mountains. Your Highness should go back early to avoid any accidents."

After saying this, Pei Jiaoran rode away on his horse.

Not long after they ran out, another group of people came towards them.

Looking at Yuan Yanchong, Lu Zheng and Changsun Yigui who were reining in their horses in front of him, Pei Jiaoran couldn't help but sigh.

"Is today a good omen? Why are all the gods and immortals gathering in Zhongnan Mountain?" Pei Jiaoran looked at Lu Zheng with a smile on his face. "General Lu, are you taking a day off today?"

Today, Pei Jiaoran casually tied her hair into a single bun. She sat with Feixue under the bright winter sun, wrapped in a colorful duck fur coat, with the fox fur on her collar pressed against her chin. She was not plain-looking, but her eyes and eyebrows were tinged with coldness. Although she looked smiling on weekdays, she looked fierce when you got closer.

Seeing this scene, Lu Zheng was stunned. Thinking of all that had happened before, he lowered his eyes and nodded sadly.

"Chang'an City is in turmoil right now because of Li Jing. You, on the other hand, have come to Mount Zhongnan to escape the stress." Yuan Yanchong rode his horse closer to her and lowered his voice, "Lord Cen, Lord Cui, and Lord Wang Guo are enjoying the snow not far away. Do you want to go meet them?"

His eyes passed Yuan Yanchong and fell on Lu Zheng and Changsun Yigui. Pei Jiaoran asked, "So are you here to hunt in the snow today, or to discuss politics?"

"We just came here to enjoy the snow. I never thought I would meet you here." Yuan Yan looked at Pei Jiaoran's expression, "But it doesn't matter if you don't go. Wang Guolao invited several friends who live in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain to enjoy the snow together."

Staring at Yuan Yanchong with a half-smile, Pei Jiaoran suddenly sighed, "Wang Guolao is proud of his noble family background and doesn't like to associate with people from humble families. How come he still has a friend living in seclusion here? I'm curious, who has such great ability."

"I don't know who they are. But they seem to be some famous hermits." Yuan Yanchong said.

With a smile on his lips, Pei Jiaoran rode his horse forward.

"That's to go and have a look."