Autumn

Dongli Prefecture, Linjiang City

Linjiang City is located in the southeast of Dongli Prefecture, even in the middle of winter, there is rarely snow.It's only early winter, and the climate still seems to be in late autumn.This largest commercial city in Dongli Prefecture has always been full of people, and the lights stay on all night long.In addition to frequent businessmen, there is also no shortage of literati.There are two favorite places for these knowledgeable talents, one is the Ci'en Temple in the south of Linjiang City, and the other is Yuejiang Tower in the north of Linjiang City.In the Ci'en Temple in the south of the city, there is an eminent monk named Huici who has achieved Taoism. He is eighty years old, but he is in good health.Some literati with attainments in Buddhism were very happy to discuss Buddhism with him, so Ci'en Temple is also famous far and wide.The Yuejiang Tower in the north of the city is built on the top of Longyue Mountain, and you can have a panoramic view of the Linjiang River when you climb up the tower.

Legend has it that Linjiang was named after a sorcerer named Qin Yulin. At that time, Linjiang City was just an unknown town, and the local people lived on agriculture. Unexpectedly, a severe drought lasted for half a year, and the people were displaced.And this sorcerer named Qin Yulin just happened to pass by, so he set up an altar in Linjiang City to pray for rain.On that day, it rained heavily for a whole month.These rains not only save the dry land, but even converge into a big river.In order to thank the magician who begged for rain, the common people called this big river Linjiang.

In fact, the source of the Linjiang River is in Meiling in the southwest of Dongli Prefecture. It descends from Meiling, passes through the Wangcheng of Dongli Prefecture, passes through Linjiang City, and enters the East China Sea.The endlessly galloping Linjiang River has created the prosperity of Linjiang City.And this Yuejiang Tower has become one of the favorites of those literati and poets. The whole Yuejiang Tower has only three floors, but every pillar and every wall has left poems and songs of literati.

On this day, a young master who came from Wangcheng came to Yuejiang Tower stepping on the fallen leaves on the mountain road.It was almost dusk at this time, and he couldn't help being a little stunned seeing the afterglow radiating orange-red light behind the pavilion.Climbing up the stairs and slowly coming to the building, the poems inscribed on Yuejiang Tower made him linger even more.It wasn't until he climbed to the top of the building and saw the galloping Linjiang that he realized that it was getting late.He looked around, thinking that it seemed wrong to go down the mountain at this time, so he simply rested in the building.

This young master is by no means the first person to stay overnight in Yuejiang Tower.There are even many people who deliberately choose to go upstairs at this time.In order to fall asleep listening to the sound of the river under the moonlit night.Some people will bring their own drinks, call friends or drink alone.It's a pity that this young man who came alone tonight just had a sudden idea, so he can only sit cross-legged on the roof and fall asleep watching the surging river.

After sleeping until midnight, he woke up leisurely, and he seemed to hear singing.

"The torrential river flows eastward, and the concubine is thinking of the king's return in the river tower. Do you know it? What do all living beings ask for, and the concubine is praying for your kindness, do you know it?"

The singing is melodious and the tone is poignant.The young master listened carefully and felt fascinated.Following the sound, I finally saw the singer at the other end.

The plain white dress was embroidered with light pink lotuses, and the wide sleeves fluttered in the night wind along with the skirt. The long black hair was blown by the wind, revealing a beautiful face.Willow-leaf eyebrows, peach blossom eyes, and slightly parted cherry lips.The woman stood on the railing on the roof of the Yuejiang Tower facing the moonlight, singing against the wind.

The young master standing behind her seemed to be a little crazy, and he also stood on the railing and stood shoulder to shoulder with her.The woman turned to look at the young master with a smile on her face.She stretched out her arms to hug the young master, muttered something in her mouth, and the young master nodded.The woman smiled, and that smile looked so mysterious under the silvery moonlight.At the same time, a powerful arm suddenly protruded from behind, firmly grasped the young master's arm, and pulled him off the railing with force.The sudden attack made the woman startled, she suddenly turned to look at the attacker.At this time, the clouds were covering the full moon, and she could only recognize a man in the shadow.When the moonlight shone down again, she finally saw the man's face clearly.

Long crimson hair, scarlet eyes, blue-white tunic, and a contemptuous smile on her thin lips.Yin Danlu hugged the young master who was still a bit confused in one hand, and in the other hand she had already revealed her weapon - Chiwu - a long scarlet whip several meters long.

"Humph!"

A contemptuous sound came out of her nose, Yin Danlu swung the long whip in her hand without hesitation, and hit the woman's face with one blow, a scar like a burn appeared on the woman's ferocious face immediately.As she screamed fiercely, her body also fell due to loss of balance.

"Yueying, bring some water."

A person came out from the shadows, dressed in green clothes, with a girlish bun, with a calm expression on his face, and handed a leather water bag with both hands.Yin Danlu looked at Yueying's indifferent expression with a smile, took a big gulp from the water bag and swallowed it, then squirted at the still confused young master.The young man seemed to be stimulated by the cold water, and jumped up screaming. After a while of panic, he realized that there were still two people standing in front of him.

"You are……?"

"Why is the young master here alone?"

Yin Danlu deliberately changed the topic.

"It was a temporary idea, but when I got to the top of the building, I realized it was already night, so I wanted to stay here overnight." The young master looked Yin Danlu up and down, "Why is this young master here so late?"

"Look at the night view."

Yin Danlu smiled, those peach blossom eyes looked a little charming under the moonlight.

"Young master is really interested." The young master paused, "I don't know what to call you, young master?"

"My surname is Yin, and my first name is Danlu. Please tell me your name."

"Oh, my surname is Lin, and my name is a plain character."

"Mr. Lin, the moonlight is pretty good today, why don't you and I drink together?"

"Respect is worse than obedience."

I saw the girl in Tsing Yi moved a short table from nowhere, took out the wine utensils, filled them up for the two of them, knelt down and waited on the side.

"I didn't expect Mr. Yin to bring such an exquisite wine vessel."

Lin Su picked up the wine glass and looked closely at the moonlight. The plain white wine glass was as thin as a cicada's wings, and when the moonlight passed through it showed layers of halos.Even without the slightest decoration, it is still so beautiful that people can't take their eyes off it.

"Since it's a trip, it's natural to bring good things."

While the two were pushing glasses and changing glasses, Lin Su seemed to remember something, and a shadow suddenly flashed in his mind, but the memory was a little fuzzy.Yin Danlu squinted her eyes to observe Lin Su's changing expression, knowing that he was beginning to recall the woman just now.So he stretched out his hand and quickly passed Lin Su's eyes, Lin Su, who felt a little dizzy, swayed and fell on the short table.

"Tsk, the memory should have been erased just now."

"It's not too late now."

"That's right, it's not too late."

"Yueying, are you unhappy being my maid?"

After Yin Danlu sent Lin Su back to the inn where she was staying, she took the girl to wander the streets of the still bustling Linjiang City.Yueying, this is Qingque's real name.From the day Yin Danlu took Qingque away, she deliberately avoided the name Ye Minglun gave her, and called her by her real name.

"No."

"Then what's the matter with your ice cube face that hasn't changed for thousands of years?" Yin Danlu suddenly stopped, turned around and approached Yueying, "Can't you just smile?"

Yueying turned her face away, refusing to meet Yin Danlu's eyes.

"If you're still thinking about that Ye Minglun, then there's nothing I can do about it." Yin Danlu straightened up, "Even if I didn't hunt you down, there would still be no result between you and him. Maybe... you can always be a bird The identity stays by his side, watching him marry a wife and have children, birth, old age, sickness and death."

Yin Danlu said these quietly, and Yueying sobbed softly in her ears.Because Yin Danlu uttered the truth that she was most afraid of facing in her heart. In the end, the original sobbing turned into a forced cry. Yin Danlu frowned. He hated seeing women cry the most, but Yueying's tears made him unable to hold back his tears. Distressed.He stretched out his arms and took the crying girl into his arms.In the dim light, countless people walked past them, but they seemed to be standing in an independent space, where only Yueying's crying and Yin Danlu's low sighs were there.

The warm winter sun shines on the head of the bed through the white window, Lin Su opened his sleepy eyes and looked around blankly.Only then did he realize that he was actually sleeping in an inn. He sat up abruptly, touched himself from head to tail, turned around and saw the package he had placed beside the bed, and then he was sure that he had indeed returned to his room.But no matter what he thought, he couldn't remember what he had done.He only remembered that he went out, and then ran to Yuejiang Tower on a whim, and everything after that was blank.Lin Su frowned and thought for a long time, but still got nothing, but she was a little hungry.I had no choice but to go downstairs resentfully, calling Xiao Er to prepare meals.

"Xiao Er, what time did I come back yesterday?"

"I don't know that."

Xiao Er put down his meal, shook his head suspiciously, and looked at Lin Su with a strange look.Thinking about it too, when did I come back, why did I ask others about it.Lin Su also suddenly felt that she was asking this question strangely, so she smiled awkwardly.His table was right next to the window, and he ate his meals one by one, his eyes following the passers-by outside the window.Suddenly a touch of blue flashed in his sight, Lin Su was shocked, and his eyes searched quickly.Soon the blue color appeared again, it was a girl in green clothes, Lin Su looked at it for a long time, and always felt familiar, but couldn't remember.At this time, a man wearing a blue-white tunic appeared beside the girl. The two stood on the street talking for a while, and then left together.Lin Su frowned and tried to recall something, but it was in vain.After thinking about it, I can only go to Yuejiang Tower again, maybe there will be an answer.He casually and quickly settled the meal in front of him, and hurried out the door.

It was just after noon at this time, and there were still some tourists on Longyue Mountain who did not disperse, and all of them took only one path—the mountain path leading to Yuejiang Tower.Lin Su followed them up the mountain slowly, and when they reached the top of the Yuejiang Tower, other people watched Linjiang in groups of three or five, discussing poetry.Lin Su was the only one standing there in a daze.After a while, the people around him began to disperse slowly, but Lin Su didn't notice it.When he found out, only himself and another man were left on the roof.The man was wearing a navy blue robe with wide sleeves, and his long hair was tied into a bun with a silver crown.The face can be regarded as handsome, and his age is only in his early twenties.As if feeling Lin Su's gaze, the man turned his head to look at Lin Su.

"This young man, do we know each other?"

Lin Su realized her gaffe at this moment, and hurriedly apologized.

"Sorry, I just didn't expect that there are people who come here alone like me."

"I'm Li Fu."

"My name is Lin Su."

Li Fu didn't care much about Lin Su's gaffe, anyway, they were all alone, so they just sat on the roof and listened to the sound of the waves chatting.While speaking, the sky was already dark.Li Fu proposed to go down the mountain early tomorrow morning, Lin Su readily agreed.The two stayed in the building until late at night, when suddenly there was singing, and I seemed to have heard those words somewhere.Lin Su opened her eyes and listened carefully.Suddenly, he saw that Li Fu beside him had disappeared. He turned his eyes and saw Li Fu walking towards the railing.He was about to yell, but his mouth was covered with a hand, and a low voice came from his ear.

"If you don't want to die, don't talk."

Lin Su broke into a cold sweat nervously, and nodded quickly to express that he would be obedient.Then, he felt his body being forcibly dragged up.In the dark, my hand was held by someone, but it was quickly replaced by another hand, and his attitude was very tough.He walked slowly in the dark, and finally seemed to stop at a corner. From here, he could clearly see the scene on the railing.

White clothes, pink lotus, a woman singing to the moonlight.Lin Su's memory seemed to be recovering. He stared wide-eyed, watching the woman who sang with a ferocious face. The snow-white catkins turned into sharp blue claws, and dug out the still beating heart from Li Fu's back.The woman swallowed the bloody heart without hesitation, and jumped off the railing holding Li Fu's body.

Lin Su only felt dizzy, her body seemed to lose consciousness, and she collapsed on the ground.After a long time, he saw a little flame, and behind the flame was the face of a young girl. Lin Su shuddered, stood up suddenly and wanted to escape, but was firmly grasped by one hand.

"No! No! Don't kill me!"

"If I wanted to kill you, you would have died long ago."

It was a clear male voice, Lin Su stopped struggling and looked back slowly.The girl was standing there holding a lantern, with a young man standing beside her.

"You know me?"

"Of course. Did Mr. Lin not think of anything just now?"

The young man raised his eyebrows, waiting for Lin Su's answer with a leisurely look.

"That woman just now..." Lin Su resisted his nausea and asked cautiously, "Do I know her too?"

"What if I say yes?"

"Then why am I still alive?"

"Because we saved you that day." The young man turned to look at the bright moonlight, "You must be wondering why you can't remember when and how you got back to the inn."

Lin Su's body took a step back unconsciously.

"It's very simple, because I sent you back to the inn in a coma, and you can't remember it because I erased your memory on purpose." The young man continued, "It's just that I didn't expect that part of you still remained. I'm here to get back what I lost."

"Since you can save me, why didn't you save Li Fu?"

"Is that man called Li Fu?" The young man said casually, "I can't save two people at the same time. If I go to rescue Li Fu, you will die."

"Don't you have a helper?"

Lin Su glanced at the girl carrying the lantern.

"I never let women fight, let alone..." The young man looked the girl up and down, "She hasn't developed into a woman yet. Ah..."

A low cry came from the darkness, Lin Su could only deduce from the grinning expression of the young man that he should have been attacked.That's right, the girl with the lantern kicked the young man's calf.

"Hiss...! You are so ruthless..."

The young man half-lifted his injured calf and said softly.The girl turned her face away, and didn't bother to pay attention at all.Lin Su looked at the flirtatious interaction between them with some astonishment.

"In short, you only need to understand one thing, that is, I can only save one person."

The young man finally returned to normal, and turned to look at Lin Su who was still sitting on the ground.

"Then... what is that woman?"

"Heart-eating monster." The young man kicked his calf, feeling less pain. "Speaking of which, many people died in Linjiang City recently. Almost all of them were concentrated in Yuejiang Tower, but there are so many people who are not afraid of death. You have to come here."

The young man glanced at Lin Su who was still trembling.

"I, I just came from Wangcheng, so I didn't know about it at all. But... now I know."

"Then hurry back to Wangcheng, you can't stay here for long."

"What about you?"

"We've been ambushing here for a long time just to catch that monster. So you'd better leave as soon as possible, so as not to get in your way."

The young man's peach blossom eyes looked directly at Lin Su's face, and the dim light reflected from the light yellow sarong made his eyes look hazy.

"I think he might be a good bait."

The girl with the lamp suddenly spoke, the voice like a silver bell was really pleasant, but this topic made Lin Su lose interest in the beautiful tone.

"I...I don't want to!"

Lin Su stammered for a while, and then refused loudly.Too bad he's the only one here who doesn't have a choice.Poor Lin Su was restrained by a circle of light, he could move around freely in this circle of light, even lying down was fine, the only thing that made him depressed was that he couldn't get out.

"Mr. Lin, let me introduce myself again. My name is Yin Danlu."

When this handsome man with peach blossom eyes said so, Lin Su seemed to think of something.Suddenly he opened his eyes wide because he remembered the plain white wine cup as thin as a cicada's wing.

Lin Su fell asleep drowsily in the circle of light, and the sound of Linjiang's waves never stopped. He couldn't remember what time it was. He only knew that when he opened his eyes again, the moon was already in the sky. Could it be that Sleep all day by yourself?Lin Su stood up, stretched, and stood facing Lin Jiang.The night wind blew his clothes, and apart from the sound of the Linjiang River, the only sound left was the rustling of leaves.He sat up and yelled a few times into the empty building, but no one answered.Just as he was wondering, a trace of plain white passed before his eyes.He looked up in surprise, only to see the woman in plain white dress standing in front of him.

Lin Su stared blankly at her smile for a while, then backed away in a panic, but forgot the limitation of the aperture, and stood up in panic only when she realized that there was no way to retreat.

"Come... come here, man! You... where have you all gone!"

Lin Su shouted in panic, but the woman was still smiling, as if she didn't hear it.That plain white catkin went through the light circle and reached Lin Su's chest.

"It seems I underestimated you."

A slender arm came from the darkness and grabbed the plain white catkin.The clouds drifted leisurely, and the moonlight slowly shed.Yin Danlu's peach blossom eyes were looking at the woman without any waves.

"I thought that low-level monsters like the lyrebird were not to be feared, but now it seems that there is really a feeling of admiration in three days."

With a little force on her hand, Yin Danlu dragged the woman out of the light circle.

"Zhang E Bi Fang, don't get in my way."

"I'm just doing justice for the sky."

"have a finger in the pie!"

The woman made a false move towards Yin Danlu, and was about to get away, but was blocked by Yueying.

"Blue sparrow?"

A long bronze sword lay across Yueying's chest, ready to strike.

"You'd better catch it without a fight."

"Don't think I don't know, what is doing justice for the sky, that's just a pretext."

"Smart." Yin Danlu almost applauded Qinniao's wit, "Killing you can not only solve the murder case in Yuejiang Tower, but also gain your cultivation, killing two birds with one stone."

As soon as the words fell, the lyrebird showed its sharp claws and rushed towards Yin Danlu without touching the ground.With a quick sideways movement, the lyrebird's claws passed Yin Danlu's eyes, and the scarlet whip quickly wrapped around the lyrebird's waist. With a strong force, the lyrebird fell heavily on the pillars in the building.This heavy blow completely angered the lyrebird.She struggled to stand up, her delicate face became ferocious, and the skin on her body seemed to melt away, gradually falling away.A big emerald-colored bird that is as tall as a person stands in the building. It has a pair of unusually developed long legs and sharp claws. Its originally drooping willow-shaped tail feathers are now at the same level as its body. Emerald-colored feathers spread all over its body. It has a graceful neck, a sharp gray-white beak, and a pair of dark green eyes that are full of anger.The lyrebird opened its sharp beak and uttered a long, lyre-like song.

The lyrebird spread its wings more than one meter long, and under the huge vibration, countless tiny needles flew out of the wings.

"what is this?"

"It's the quill at the end of its feather."

At the same time that the needles flew out, Yin Danlu picked up Yueying and quickly avoided all the attacks.When fleeing all the way to the blind spot of the lyrebird's attack, Yin Danlu vigorously swung the long whip in his hand, locking the lyrebird's body precisely.

With a painful cry, the lyrebird was dragged to the ground.

"Lyrebird doesn't have the ability to transform, so you'd better give me an explanation."

The lyrebird tied up by Chiwu couldn't escape no matter how hard he struggled, so he had to give up in the end.

"When we took advantage of the ancient monsters to leave the eight wastelands, we also followed them. Just like what you said, our low-level monsters can break through the barrier, which is the limit. After entering the four seas, we can only follow the tide. After entering the Kyushu In the middle of the night, I saw a female soul, and devoured her soul, so that I could transform into her appearance."

Yin Danlu narrowed her peach blossom eyes. He had expected Qinniao's answer, but he just needed to confirm it.

"Do you still remember the name of that female soul?"

"Wreaths."

The red crow in Yin Danlu's hand tightened suddenly, the dark green eyes protruded from the pain, and the body of the lyrebird also exploded in an instant, and those fragments turned into fine emerald light spots.At the same time Yin Danlu retracted the whip, a red light flashed on his forehead, and those emerald-colored fine spots of light were completely absorbed.

"Young Master Yin, just now... the name that bird said...was Yingluo?"

Lin Su looked carefully at the mouth and asked.If not, Yin Danlu would have almost forgotten his existence.

"you recognize?"

"I just feel a little familiar, but I can't remember..."

Lin Su frowned and whispered.

"Has Young Master Lin ever lost his memory?"

Moonlight asked curiously.

"I don't know if it counts as amnesia. I just remember that I fell from a height five years ago, and I don't remember anything after that."

"Do you still remember why you fell from a height?"

Lin Su shook his head.

"You are……?"

Yin Danlu saw a ghost at the place where the lyre bird disappeared. It was a pure and beautiful woman with a colorful necklace tied around her waist.She bowed to Yin Danlu.Yin Danlu looked at her clearly. Although low-level monsters can gain the ability to transform by devouring their souls, the devoured souls will be liberated after death.

"Wreaths?"

The woman nodded, and her gaze unconsciously turned to Lin Su who was still trapped in the circle of light.The woman stared blankly for a while, and two lines of clear tears rolled down her cheeks.Lin Su felt flustered for some reason, especially when the teardrops fell, something seemed to fall from his heart.The woman lowered her head and took off the colorful necklace around her waist. Only then did they realize that there was a jade ring tied beside the necklace, which was a white mutton fat jade.Lin Su looked at the jade ring with a strange expression, suddenly he searched for something on his body in a panic, and finally he took the same jade ring from his neck.

"Wreaths……"

Lin Su whispered the name, something seemed to come out of her mind...

Linjiang City, Misty Rain Pavilion

"Yingluo, you have to go early and come back early today. Don't forget to celebrate the banquet tonight." Mama Li is the proprietress of Yanyu Pavilion.Yingluo in front of her is even more outstanding, even if she is a performer but not a person, she has earned enough gold and silver for her.Facing this cash cow, Li's mother is always obedient. "Yingluo, come back early so that those maids can help you dress up. I wish you a nobleman in the court, we can't afford it."

"Understood, Mom. I must go early and return early."

Light pink lotus flowers are embroidered on the plain white clothes, and the refreshing lotus fragrance is faintly visible when the wide sleeves are waved. There is a colorful wreath made by myself around the waist, and light pink lotus blooms on a pair of plain white embroidered shoes.The black hair is lightly pulled, and only a white jade hairpin is inserted in the hair, and the delicate face is slightly powdered.Such an elegant and dignified attire made people forget that Yingluo is the chief oiran of Yanyu Pavilion.

The carriage slowly drove out of the most famous place of fireworks in Linjiang City - Chunliu Alley, and headed all the way towards the Temple of Mercy.

The Ci'en Temple was crowded with people and cigarettes were lingering.Pilgrims from all over the world come here one after another to pay homage to the Buddha or to visit.Even through the long nine-nine-nine-eighty-one-step ladder, you can still feel the fireworks in the temple.

"Mr. Lin, how about this tea?"

The abbot, who was over seventy years old, stroked his gray beard that hung down to his chest, and asked with a smile.

"Good tea must be Laojun's eyebrows picked in early spring."

"Sir, you really have eyes." The abbot was very happy, "It is indeed the old gentleman's eyebrows that were plucked in the early spring of this year."

"Every time I come to Abbot's place, I can always taste good tea."

"That is the relationship between the young master and the old monk, and these good teas." The abbot asked suddenly after taking a sip of tea, "Young master, will you take part in the scientific examination next year?"

"Exactly, so I still have to bother you in the temple."

"In any case, your father and the old monk are close friends. If you need the help of the old monk, you can just say it. How is your preparation?"

"If there are no accidents, it is not bad."

"I remember that the young master was known as a child prodigy when he was young, and now he has been honed for many years, and he will definitely be able to go to high school."

"The child prodigy is a thing of the past, and now I'm still learning steadily."

Hearing this, the abbot smiled and nodded.

"Master, I wish the family has come."

A young novice stood outside the door with folded hands. When the abbot heard that someone from the Zhu family was coming, he knew it must be to wish his lord his birthday.

"Young master, I will come whenever I go."

"It's okay."

After the abbot left, Lin Su drank tea alone and felt a little bored.He simply went for a walk in the monastery. He deliberately avoided the crowd and took a walk in the backyard.

Walking in the courtyard, I came to the Taoyuan in the temple.The pink and white eyes are very comfortable.There is a cobblestone path in the Taoyuan, Lin Su meanders along the path, a breeze suddenly blows in the middle of the path, accompanied by a few petals of pink and white blowing over his sleeves.Lin Su subconsciously looked towards the direction the wind was coming from, but saw a trace of plain white standing not far away.

Yingluo and her maid, Hong Ying, paid homage to the Buddha in the Daxiong Hall, and then thought about going to the Taoyuan in the temple.Hongying followed Yingluo and walked in the Taoyuan for a while and said.

"Girl, remember the time, we have to return early."

"I know, it's still early, let's go for a while."

Yingluo said casually, and stood in front of the most luxuriant peach tree.The breeze blew through the branches, making a rustling sound, and some petals fell. She stretched out her hand unconsciously, and a piece of pink and white fell firmly on the palm of her hand.

"Peach blossoms, scorching its flowers. The son returns home, suitable for his family..."

"Peach's Yaoyao, there is a truth. The son of Yugui is suitable for his family. Tao's Yaoyao is for Ye Zhenzhen....The son of Yugui is suitable for his family."

Hearing the sound, Yingluo turned to look, and saw a man in plain clothes standing among the flowers with a happy expression.

Lin Su subconsciously answered the next sentence, halfway through, the man suddenly turned around.There was some surprise on the plain and beautiful face, Lin Su was a little stunned, but she didn't stop the poem, and finished reading in a low voice.

Yingluo was a little embarrassed by this strange man's look, and hurriedly said Wanfu, and then led Hongying out of the Taoyuan.

"Here, Lin Su, may I ask Miss Fang's name?"

Lin Su didn't even know where she got the courage to ask the girl's name so grandly.

"Wreaths."

Oddly enough, Yingluo stopped in her tracks, whispered her name with her head tilted, and hurried out of the Temple of Mercy.After Lin Su got this name, she never forgot it.A few days later, when he was having a drink with some friends, he overheard them mentioning the Yanyu Pavilion. Of course he knew what it was, but he had never set foot there.But they mentioned Yingluo, the oiran of Yanyu Pavilion, which reminded Lin Su of the beautiful woman he saw in Taoyuan that day.So, for the first time ever, he followed his friend to Yanyu Pavilion.

This day, the Yanyu Pavilion was as lively as usual, the lights were dimmed, the room was full of fragrance, singing and dancing, and the sound of silk and bamboo could be heard endlessly.For Lin Su who has just arrived, such a complicated scene is really hard to bear.He dodged the chaotic crowd in a panic, ran wildly in the Misty Rain Pavilion, and finally stopped by a secluded pond.

Looking around, he was a little surprised.This place is completely different from the feasting and feasting in front of us.The curious Lin Su was about to continue walking in when she was suddenly held by a hand.

"Young master, this is not where you came from."

It turned out to be Li's mother who held him back.As the proprietress of Misty Rain Pavilion, Mama Li naturally watched all directions and listened to all directions.From the moment Lin Su came in, she knew that this was a novice. Seeing that the young men who brought him all found their girls, he was the only one left standing in the lobby at a loss.And he didn't seem to have any interest in the girls around him who tease him from time to time. Seeing him walking through the crowd and disappearing outside the full moon gate leading to the back garden, Li's mother hurriedly followed him.

"My lord, I think you don't seem to be interested in those girls in the hall, why don't you let me introduce a few to you. If you have a fancy, stay with you."

After speaking, he pulled Lin Su to go outside.Lin Su struggled a few times, but couldn't break free from Mama Li's restraint. When she was in a panic, she saw a figure appearing in the garden not far away.

"Mom, please stay."

"Yo, red cherry."

Seeing that it was Hongying, Yingluo's personal maid, Mother Li could only smile and stop.

"Miss, invite Mr. Lin."

Hong Ying's gaze slowly shifted from Mama Li's non-smiling face to the somewhat embarrassed Lin Su.

"Yo, I dare to say that Mr. Lin and our girl Yingluo are old acquaintances."

Even so, Mother Li still didn't let go.Seeing this, Hongying simply came up and pulled Lin Su's hand and said.

"Mom, let's go to the front to accompany the guests. I will take Mr. Lin to see the girl. I don't dare to trouble Mom."

Mama Li is a smart person, hearing this, it was obvious that she was seeing off a guest, so she had no choice but to smile and say, "Since we are old acquaintances, let the girl be."

Seeing that Hongying took Lin Su away, Mama Li's expression changed immediately.

"Hmph! Back then, I sold myself to come here. If it wasn't for me, I don't know if I would have survived until now. Now I will give my old lady a face!"

Mother Li shook off her sleeves angrily, twisted her waist and went back to the lobby.

Lin Su followed Hong Ying through a door, walked along the winding path, and stopped in front of a two-story building.

"Young master, go up by yourself, the girl is waiting up there."

Hong Ying disappeared at the other end of the path after passing Wanfu.Lin Su looked at the small building again. The small building is very simple and simple. Although there are carved beams and paintings, the colors are simple.On both sides of the trail you just passed, there are bamboos and forests on both sides, and this small building is behind it, making it look extremely quiet.

There is a small living room on the first floor. On one side is an open viewing platform, facing the dense bamboo forest. There is a plain white porcelain vat the size of a round table on the platform. Lotus is planted in the vat, and there are two red koi below it.There are stairs leading to the second floor at the corner.The first thing I saw when I went upstairs was the study room. Although I didn't see the scene inside, Lin Su guessed that behind the door at the other end of the study room should be the boudoir.

Lin Suli stood in the corridor by the door of the study, not daring to enter rashly.Only a faint, lotus-like voice could be heard from inside.

"Since the young master is here, please come in. Yanyu Pavilion doesn't have so many red tapes."

Lin Su stepped into the study according to her words, and saw Yingluo leaning against the window reading.

"Miss Yingluo."

"The peach blossoms are shining brightly. When the son returns home, he is suitable for his family." Lin Su glanced at the book in Yingluo's hand, which was a copy of "The Book of Songs", "My lord, may I ask, are your parents still alive?"

Although Yingluo asked abruptly, Lin Su was calm.

"My mother passed away when I was young, and my father raised me alone."

"Did your father marry again?"

"My father and my mother have a deep relationship and do not want to remarry."

Lin Su shook his head and said.After hearing this, Yingluo sighed faintly.

"If all men in the world are like your father, women will suffer less."

"Is there something wrong with the girl?"

"Young master, are you willing to listen?"

"All ears."

"Yingluo is my real name, and my surname is Ouyang." Yingluo seems to have returned to the long past, when she also liked to read by the window like this. "My father, Ouyang Jingwen, was an old Confucian scholar. He failed in the imperial examinations all his life, but at the age of 50, he was awarded a Jinshi by the imperial court. Fortunately, the family was well-off. The shop is running very well."

"Although the eldest lady is clever, she is also jealous. So my father has never taken concubines, even though the eldest lady is barren. My mother was originally the eldest lady's dowry maid, and she was the youngest among the maids. When my father was awarded a Jinshi, it happened to be the double concubine. Ten years later. My father won a Jinshi, and the family inevitably celebrated. My father was drunk that night and forcibly usurped my mother in the back garden. After the eldest lady learned about this, she thought it was my mother's misbehavior and blamed her. So this is a family ugliness that cannot be publicized, and for the first time, I agree with my father to accept my mother as a concubine."

"I was born a year later. As the first child in my family, I naturally received different treatment. My mother's status in the family seems to have improved a lot