Chang Xiaoqing suddenly took two steps forward, subconsciously trying to track down the unknown old man.

But the old man obviously knew the intricate roads in this villa. Chang Xiaoqing glanced behind the bushes, and saw three or four small paths extending to unknown places under the shade of verdant vegetation... …

Who is the nameless old man?

Chang Xiaoqing stood blankly in the courtyard, and heard a voice in her heart asking softly.

Uneasiness and fear are like poisonous snakes, and the cold scales rub against Chang Xiaoqing's heart in the process of crawling.

What Chang Xiaoqing didn't know was that the unnamed old man who he thought was capable and unpredictable was in a bad situation at this moment.

He staggered back, his thin body had to lean on the rockery so as not to fall directly.

The painful coughing and breathing were forcibly suppressed in his chest, so that an ominous purplish red blood appeared on the wrinkled gray face.

"Hey, are you really going to die?"

An indifferent voice came from the mouth of the golden-eyed man who held his chin and stared at everything in front of him with a smile.

Yao Xiaohua, who was supposed to be sleeping because Chang Xiaoqing had acupuncture points on her before she left...but now she has recovered her original appearance, looking at her old enemy in a state of distress in the ruins calmly.

The nameless old man wiped off a trace of black and red mucus from the corner of his mouth, raised his eyes and gave Yao Xianxian a cold look.

"It can still last for a while."

Yao Xianxian twitched the corners of his lips, and Jin Tong stared at the unknown old man's body.

"But...Senior Brother Chang, you look really horrible like this. I remember when I saw you before, you were better than what you are now. What's the matter, is your shell about to lose its hold?"

The nameless old man cast an equally sharp sneer at him: "Yeah, I'm almost unable to hold on anymore, who wants this skin to be just dead meat, so it won't last long? But at least I'm still a human being, wait and see After some time, I will be completely reborn... and you... tsk tsk tsk..."

In the night, under Yao Xianxian's clothes, the scales on the thick snake tail reflected a metal-like brilliance.

Yao Xianxian's expression changed.

The nameless old man spat out saliva with black mucus, clutched his chest, and slowly stood up straight from the rockery.

"You're so old, you still have the nerve to pretend to be a little girl... Are you about to shed your skin? After shedding your skin again, how much of your human form can you maintain?"

While speaking, the nameless old man suddenly tilted his head, dodging a mouthful of venom from the tip of Yao Xianxian's tongue.

The venom fell on the jagged rocks behind him, melting the rocks into a hollow.

"Let's stop gossip, Yao Xianxian, don't you want to go back earlier, why did you come to me this time...cough cough..."

The nameless old man said expressionlessly.

Yao Xianxian's snake tail wriggled slowly on the ground.

"Brother Lin saved a person."

He said.

"I know."

"That person is the present prince."

"so……"

"You have to find a way to kill him, otherwise..."

"Otherwise it will cause unnecessary trouble."

The unknown old man took Yao Xianxian's words lightly.

Then he raised his head and exchanged a glance with Yao Xianxian.

******

At dawn on the second day, Lin Mao's eyelashes fluttered slightly and slowly opened.

"Well……"

He half raised his body with difficulty, staring blankly at the scene around him.

The halo outside the window was dyed a gorgeous ash color by the Xia curtain, the familiar but unfamiliar incense, and the soft mattress under his body made Lin Mao feel a little dazed for a moment.

Ah, this is the hot spring villa.

Lin Mao stared at the smoky satin bed curtain, and remembered this in the chaos.

He seemed to have had a long, long dream.

It must be a nightmare.

There are too many sad things in the dream, and too long time.

Outside the bed curtain, there were vague figures walking back and forth, probably worried that he hadn't woken up yet, so their voices were played very softly.

Is it a maid...

Lin Mao thought vaguely.

No, it shouldn't be the maid, after all, he has never used a maid for many years.

Then it is...

And the moment the handsome young man opened the curtain and leaned in, Lin Mao, half asleep and half awake, subconsciously showed a cute and sweet smile at that man.

Dry and slightly rough hands reached over, caressing the boy's warm skin.

Lin Mao rubbed against that hand involuntarily, but he didn't see the pupils of the young man's eyes that suddenly became darker after his action.

"often……"

"Master, are you awake?"

Lin Mao blinked, and woke up in the young man's deep voice.

"Well, wake up."

Lin Mao nodded and said.

That's right, I woke up from the dream.

The smile on his face that belonged to "Little Junior Brother" quickly faded away, replaced by the dignified expression of "Master".

Chang Xiaoqing's gaze flicked across Lin Mao's face.

In the pitch-black pupils, a cluster of dark lights suddenly lit up.

The words that the nameless old man said to him at night seemed to echo in his ears again.

[There are some desires that cannot be obtained, and the thoughts are stronger than before...]

What the damn old man said is the current situation?

Chang Xiaoqing seemed to be able to hear the sound of her own blood surging wildly in her body.

For a moment, it seemed that there was another illusion in front of his eyes.

After Lin Mao's action, he did not restrain Shouli and stopped to wake Lin Mao up.

Instead, it pressed on Lin Mao's shoulder instantly, pressing that slender body between the quilts.

then……

Chang Xiaoqing gritted her teeth.

He stood up slowly and let the curtain fall, covering the master's figure.

"Did Master rest well last night?"

"It's...not bad."

"Then I'll get Master some water to wash up."

……

Plain conversation, as usual.

It seemed that this morning was exactly the same as the frequent mornings on the way to escape.

Yao Xiaohua rubbed her eyes and woke up after being kicked by Chang Xiaoqing several times.Lin Mao saw that his apprentice treated the little girl so rudely, so he inevitably babbled a few more words to Chang Xiaoqing, but Chang Xiaoqing's face turned black, and Yao Xiaohua clung to Lin Mao's side again with a smile, acting like a spoiled child. non-stop.

As for the Tianhuang nobleman who was rescued in Jiaocheng, the young man named Zhang Qiong was seriously injured, but he became sober quickly.

He is very quiet.

It was as quiet as a decoration, or some inconspicuous piece of luggage.

When Lin Mao told everyone that they must take advantage of the noon sun to walk out of the lush jungle, Zhang Qiong did not make any objection.Even though Lin Mao repeatedly emphasized that the jungle around this Biezhuang seemed ordinary, but in fact it was very dangerous. Zhang Qiong probably had no one to help him, and he had to trek on his own with serious injuries.

"Mr. Zhang, with all due respect, with your current situation, I'm afraid it will be difficult to protect yourself in that forest." Seeing that Zhang Qiong was still a teenager, Lin Mao couldn't help feeling a little pity, "The organ in the forest Heavy, you are seriously injured again... why don't you temporarily stay in this villa for a while, I will write down the location of the mechanism on a piece of paper for you to record, and when you recover a bit, you can leave on your own?"

Zhang Qiong shook her head vigorously.

"I still want to follow you..."

Seeing that Lin Mao opened his mouth to persuade him again, Zhang Qiong opened his mouth first and said, "I'll just follow you. If there is any accident, it's just destiny. And let me carry a body waiting to die, alone It would be better to kill me than to stay in this barren place alone."

Zhang Qiong was very persistent, so Lin Mao had no choice but to let him follow.

But what Lin Mao didn't know was that the reason why Zhang Qiong was so persistent was that he had a secret that was not known to outsiders.

He grew up in a dangerous place like the imperial palace, and his biological mother was of a lowly status, and Emperor Yun didn't like him, but he was still the only son of Emperor Yun. For such a person, it was not just luck that he could grow up safely.

And his intuition.

That's right, Zhang Qiong's secret is her intuition.

This intuition had saved his countless lives in the past, and on this morning, his intuition was also screaming crazily from the bottom of his heart.

Zhang Qiong knew that she had to follow Lin Mao closely.

otherwise……

He might die.

The strong killing intent was like countless invisible small needles piercing Zhang Qiong's back. In fact, it was not so obvious yesterday, but early this morning, he suddenly woke up from the coma because of the panic of being about to be killed.

"Hey...Since Mr. Zhang said so, then that's the only way to go."

Lin Mao's helpless voice came from beside his ears, showing Lin Mao's compromise.

Zhang Qiong pursed her gray lips and showed a faint smile.He glanced at the three people in the room calmly.

Who had the sudden killing intent on him last night?

Lin Mao is now his backer, so he naturally passed by.As for that cold-faced and cold-hearted Chang Xiaoqing...

Zhang Qiong could feel his dislike for him, but inexplicably, he felt that the killing intent did not come from Chang Xiaoqing.

Then all that's left is...

"Oh, you are so stubborn, you must follow us. If you die, my brother Lin will be unhappy again."

The petite and simple Orion girl seemed to have noticed Zhang Qiong's scrutiny suddenly, she turned her head suddenly, and muttered rudely at Zhang Qiong.

"I shall do my best."

Zhang Qiong lowered her eyes and said softly.

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