moonlit night

When Luo Qingluan struggled to climb out of the tomb, the sky had not yet turned white, and some stars were mischievously blinking in the air, but she didn't have the heart to look at it at all, so she was in a trance and her heart was in a mess at the moment.

After staying in the dark for half the night, he finally saw the light of day again, but when he took the last step, Luo Qingluan's legs and feet went limp, and he was supported by the Shuiyuan sword, so he didn't suddenly slump on the ground.

It wasn't until this moment that she belatedly felt afraid, and this kind of fear even completely overshadowed the luck and joy of coming out safely.

Because she suddenly realized that she had just caught a glimpse of a big secret.

But even so, she hasn't forgotten to re-bury the secret passage with soil, at least at first glance, there is nothing unusual, and then smoothed out the wrinkles on the surface of the clothes a few times, pretending that nothing happened , quickly ran back to his residence.

The journey was uneventful, and no one was disturbed.

At least as far as she could feel, no one was alarmed.

Because Luo Mingjia was ill, Luo Qingluan did not share the same bed with him as he did the last time he came here, but only set up another soft couch beside her.When she returned to the room lightly, she saw that Luo Mingjia had already fallen asleep, but she was not sleeping soundly. She was curled up tightly under the quilt, looking thin and haggard.

In the past, no matter how late it was, she would definitely wait for her to come back, and no matter how late she came back from playing tricks, she would never tell others.

Such a good person, why should she get involved in the undisturbed muddy water of Ningbi Palace?

According to Luo Qingluan's original thinking, since Aunt Jia is not having a happy life, why should she continue to stay in this Laoshizi place? She must find an excuse to take her back to the side of the water and take care of her.

It's a pity that when I asked her, she was unwilling to leave, but she didn't answer when she wanted to continue to ask why.

But the less she said anything, the more Luo Qingluan had to find out by himself.

Luo Qingluan quietly sat down on the edge of Luo Mingjia's bed, bent down, tried her on her forehead, and felt that the temperature was normal, so she temporarily relaxed, then lay back on her small bed, closed her eyes, and took today's What happened ran through my mind.

What Luo Qingluan saw in the white jade tomb tonight made Luo Qingluan couldn't believe his eyes, and felt that his existing understanding of Ningbi Palace had been subverted.

The Luo family and the Jing family are both family friends and in-laws. Luo Qingluan's mother who died early is the daughter of the Jing family, and grandfather Luo Yunshen and Jing Zhao's father Jing Mu are also close friends.Back then when the ghosts were in chaos, the demons invaded Xiaoxiang on a large scale. My grandfather lost the battle and was taken away by the demon king. It was the old man of the Jing family who desperately brought his body back from the demon palace.

She always thought that the Jing family was just like her own family, one of the best cultivation forces in Xiaoxiang, and she was always trying her best to keep the peace. It took nearly a year to recuperate.

But now someone told her that the Palace Master Ningbi who had been with Aunt Jia day and night for more than ten years might be a fake.

Xu knew that it was too difficult for him to accept this fact. After the person he saw in the tomb knew that he was not Luo Mingjia, he kept silent and refused to say a word.

On the contrary, Luo Qingluan first told him his surname and whoever his teacher was from, and then told him that Mingjia was ill, so he gritted his teeth and rushed forward, trying to get rid of the vines wrapped around him for him. After cutting it off, the man raised his head again, and said something that made Luo Qingluan dumbfounded:

"It seems...he...has already set his hands on her."

Luo Qingluan's almond eyes widened: "Who is he? Who attacked Aunt Jia?"

When she said this, she was still trying to cut off those snake-like vines with a water kite.

"It's useless... hurry up, or...he won't let you go." The man said weakly, panting for a while after speaking, it seemed that the pain was severe, and every word he said was very laborious.

"Senior, if you don't make it clear, I won't leave. What's more, I'm already here. If he finds out, he won't let me go. I'm going to die anyway, so I might as well be a ghost," Luo Qingluan begged, "Who locked you here? Is it the one you said, the one who attacked Ming Jia?"

The man refused to meet Luo Qingluan's eyes, so he just lowered his head and remained silent.Luo Qingluan was extremely anxious, so he couldn't help but took another step forward, his eyes kept sizing up, trying to find some clues from his clothes and surrounding configuration.

I saw that this person was dressed in rags, his neck was chained with lute bones, and his wrists and ankles were nailed with extremely thick black iron nails. Perhaps it was because he hadn't seen the sun all year round. His exposed skin was unusually pale. Look closely. Go, there is a faint layer of black air in the blue blood vessels under the skin, as if... Poisoned.

It would be great if Uncle Ning was here, she must know what kind of poison this is, Luo Qingluan thought secretly.

"Qingluan," the man called her by name, seeming to have finally made up his mind, and said with difficulty: "It seems that Mingjia...she hasn't told you anything. Since she doesn't want you to be in danger, I... also I can't tell you more, I can only tell you...that Ningbi palace master outside...is a fake...you must...don't believe him. Go, find a chance to leave...Leave Ningbi Palace, hurry up Go back to the water side."

"Fake?" Luo Qingluan was startled, and immediately asked: "No, you have to make it clear, since he is fake, who is the real one?"

The man seemed to feel that this little girl was unreliable, so he refused to say more.Luo Qingluan refused to give up, and stared at his and Jing Zhao's cool faces for a moment, then suddenly understood something, and blurted out: "You are the real one, aren't you? You are the master of Ningbi Palace!"

But no matter how much Luo Qingluan begged and asked, that person just closed his eyes and ignored her.Luo Qingluan has been spoiled and proud since she was a child, but no matter what she wants to do, others will not do it wrong.Now that she ran into a wall here, the soft ones refused to eat, and the hard ones dared not come, she really had no choice but to be anxious, and she couldn't help stamping her feet in frustration.

Later, guessing that it was almost dawn, if he didn't go out, he would be discovered, so Luo Qingluan could only grit his teeth and back out. Before leaving, he solemnly promised:

"Senior Jing, please rest assured, I, Luo Qingluan, swear by the century-old friendship between Zaishui and Ningbi Palace, if what you said is true, I will definitely find a way to help you. So, if there is anything I can do , please open your mouth."

Later, after everything ended, Luo Qingluan, who has become the head of the Luo family, always recalls the thrilling conspiracy that he experienced back then, and the series of breathless framing, arrest, escape, and rescue. I can't help but feel lingering fear that there are really such crazy people and such crazy love in the world, so that from the very beginning of conceiving the whole plan, that person named Jing Li didn't take into consideration whether he could survive.

But the origin of all this is actually a secret that should have been buried deep in the magic palace for thousands of years and never see the light of day.

What is the century-old friendship between the water side and the Ningbi Palace? It was long ago that his grandfather Luo Yunshen would rather die than be recruited by the demons, and after Jing Mu, the owner of the Ningbi Palace, was arrested, he accepted the demons in order to survive. According to the conditions of the clan, he killed him with his own hands, and sent his body back to the water side with his own hands, and it has already fallen apart.

Later, Luo Qingluan also thought back to the scene when he first met Jing Zhao at the bottom of the tomb. No matter how he thought about it, it was full of loopholes. With his shrewdness, how could he not suspect that he was a spy sent by Jing Li?And Jing Li had already held the Ningbi Palace in his hands, and even the slightest movement could not escape his eyes, so how could he not notice that he slipped into the tomb along the secret passage that Luo Mingjia had dug?

He intentionally let himself in to meet Jing Zhao, obviously trying to get him, and the reason why Jing Zhao was willing to let go of his guard against him later was that he had no other way, or maybe it was because he had discussed with Jing Li long ago.

It's a pity that Luo Qingluan didn't know anything about all this at the time, she just lay depressed on her soft couch, turned sideways and watched Luo Mingjia's peaceful sleeping face, thinking of asking Aunt Jia how she came back tomorrow thing.If she still refuses to say anything, she will find a chance in a few days and sneak back to that tomb with some pills. She must find a way to ask more things from that person.

Things are not going well here for Luo Qingluan, and Ningyuanmei, who is far away on Baique Street in the imperial capital, is also in a state of desperation.

Although Yue Qingchen is temporarily out of danger, his condition is really not good.But if you really want to continue the treatment here, not to mention anything else, you need an absolutely quiet and safe environment just to pull out the wire.In addition, a monk with an extremely advanced cultivation base is needed to assist him. The environment is relatively safe at the moment, and Jun Changye's cultivation base is sufficient to assist, but he is a demon, and his intentions are still unknown. However, Ning Yuanmei still couldn't let go of her heart.

But out of selfish considerations, she didn't want to inform Kunwu Mountain. After all, the less people knew about the relationship between him and Jun Changye, the better before she asked her senior brother face to face.

She didn't want the tragedy of that year to repeat itself.

Before entering the house, Ning Yuanmei confirmed to Jun Changye again:

"Do you remember what I said just now?"

Jun Changye originally followed her silently, rehearsing the steps to be carried out in his heart repeatedly, and hurriedly said: "I understand, but follow the orders of my uncle."

This kind of attitude made Ning Yuanmei regain a little bit of the feeling of the little disciple back then, so he couldn't help but slow down his attitude, and wanted to tell him some precautions.But at this moment, the two heard a loud noise from inside the house at the same time.

There was a sound of things like jade bowls or vases falling to the ground, and then shattering into pieces in an instant.

Ning Yuanmei was startled, and immediately wanted to go into the room to see what was going on. Jun Changye was faster than her, and opened the door before Ning Yuanmei made a move.

But the one who greeted him was a three-foot Qingfeng cut off from his head.

"Be careful!" Ning Yuanmei exclaimed, but her face turned pale after seeing the cold air around the sword tip, and then she looked down stiffly, and found that a layer of frost had quickly formed on her hair.

It was Frost and Cold Sword.

how so?The senior brother hadn't woken up yet, and for the sake of convenience, he pulled out the silk later, and lit a tranquilizing incense in the house.At this time, he must have fallen into a deep sleep and will never wake up.

unless……

Just as Ning Yuanmei was thinking, the Frost Cold Sword missed Jun Changye and came towards her mercilessly.

The sword was coming so fast that when she realized it, she had no way to retreat, so she could only block it with her left hand that was not holding the needle. Between the middle finger and index finger, thrust straight forward.

If there is no accident, the entire palm of the sword shield will be pierced directly, and it is unknown whether it can be saved.But the golden needle will pierce the opponent's sea of ​​qi, and even if it cannot be fixed in place with just one needle, it can stop his attack and give Jun Changye a chance to trap him.

The expected severe pain did not come.

The sword... seemed to stand still in front of her for a moment.

Almost at the same time, Ning Yuanmei could already feel the biting coldness brought by the snow-wrapped sword energy when it cut through the veil and cheeks.

I'm afraid that if the sword energy goes deeper and enters the body along the wound, even her whole body will freeze.

But at this moment, Ning Yuanmei only felt a strong force pulling her back, and in the next moment, she was embraced by Jun Changye, who protected her and retreated dozens of steps into the courtyard, throwing her Protected by a few black-clothed attendants who had just rushed over, he turned back again.Because he was going too fast, Ning Yuanmei staggered a few steps before standing still, then hurriedly touched his face, but it was in vain.

The veil... was cut off just now.

She was startled, and subconsciously covered her face, but then thought of something, and suddenly raised her head to look at the person who had already fought against Jun Changye in the snow.

The white-clothed sword-wielding figure was still elegant, but his eyes were tightly closed, obviously not yet awake.

The immortal ropes in Yue Qingchen's body had not been completely untied, and Jun Changye was determined not to hurt him, so he kept his hands everywhere. For a while, the two were at a stalemate. The snow and mist dispersed, and soon covered the two of them.

It seems that the puppet master, who was hiding somewhere, saw that they had found Qiansi buried deep in the senior brother's body, and took advantage of the chaotic state of the senior brother's consciousness, took risks and began to manipulate him with Qiansi.

It's just that this thread was born attached to the immortal rope, and it was hidden extremely secretly. Since entering the brother's body, it has gradually merged with his body. It is impossible to be discovered at ordinary times.It was only because Jun Changye rashly took out the Immortal Binding Cable earlier, which caused the brother's injury to recur, that he was able to see the clue.

However, because of this, the fusion of the silk thread has not yet been completed, and it is considered a desperate move at this time. If there is a slight mistake, even the owner of the silk thread is very vulnerable to backlash.

However, if that person doesn't do it now, once he successfully removes the silk, he will have no chance again.

Ning Yuanmei thought for a moment, thinking that even if the puppet master awakened Qiansi, the senior brother would not be completely controlled by him, and there would inevitably be moments of inability to move. She was about to tell Jun Changye about this weakness, but she thought about what happened in case Jun Changye's hands and feet hurt Yue Qingchen again, but it was definitely not what he wanted to see.

Just as Ning Yuanmei was hesitating, the sound of "jingling bells" suddenly rang in his ears, and immediately afterwards, the whole yard rang together, as if countless silver bells were suddenly installed.

Amidst the unanimous sounds of swords being drawn around, Ning Yuanmei shuddered all over, feeling that something that she absolutely didn't want to see would happen next.

The next moment, several figures appeared in the middle of the night directly above from far to near, accompanied by a teeth-shattering piercing sound.

Just listening to that sound, it seems that the protective barrier of this mansion is about to be broken.