September is full of flowers

"Miss Tang, are you not staying in the temple tonight?" Seeing that Tang Jiuyue was leaving, Shen Man asked.

Tang Jiuyue looked back at her with special intentions in her eyes, "You want me to stay?"

Shen Man paused, and managed to find a reason to keep her, "...the mountain road is rough and difficult to walk, the sky is dark and raining..."

Tang Jiuyue glanced outside, shook her head and said, "I live on the mountainside, and I have to leave the temple tonight."

"Then are you coming back?" Shen Man asked, blushing, then lowered his head, looked at the toes of his boots and said, "I can't handle the matter of Lian Yi alone."

"You just need to guard her tonight, tomorrow will be tomorrow." Tang Jiuyue left this sentence, lowered her head again, put on the bone china mask, and walked out with her hands behind her back.After a while, it disappeared into the misty night of light rain.

Shen Man watched her disappear and touched Feng Linjue on her waist. This was the first gift Tang Jiuyue gave her, and she naturally cherished it.At this moment tonight, the meaning of this gift has become even more different.

After Lian Yi's acupoints were pinched, she became much more stable. Shen Man bent down to check the rope joints, and felt that everything was safe, so she couldn't resist the lingering drowsiness, and fell asleep beside Lian Yi.

The next day, the weather was fine, and there was the slight coolness and fresh air in the morning in the mountains in the temple.

Shen Man woke up early, but was scolded by Lian Yi one after another, "Shen Man, what did you do to me!" She struggled and shook off a silver needle on her head, but there was also another needle that seemed to pierce her. went in...

There was a sudden pause in the air.

Lian Yi's breathing stopped suddenly, his eyes were empty, and the corners of his mouth twitched, "This thing pricked some acupuncture point of mine, I feel numb all over..."

"Then we can only pull out the needle for you when the gate supervisor comes, otherwise we may pierce your life acupuncture point indiscriminately, and it will be really bad." Looking at Lian Yi with a pillow on his arm seriously, he said intimidatingly, "You killed someone last night."

"The gate supervisor has been here?" Lian Yi tilted his head, his eyes were unfocused, and said in a daze, "It's so strange, I also killed someone in my dream."

"Dream?" Shen Man frowned and pricked up his ears, "Who did you kill in the dream?"

"A bald-headed lecher..." Lian Yi recalled, "He is quite handsome, but he stares at others with lecherous eyes."

Shen Man raised his forehead, "Is the monk still writing and drawing in a secret room?"

"How do you know?" Lian Yi was astonished, his eyes rolled quickly, "You just said that I killed someone. Could it be that it was not a dream, but real? But I have no reason to kill an irrelevant monk!"

Shen Man asked, "How did you kill him in your dream?"

Lian Yi thought for a moment, then shook his head in confusion, "I forgot."

"How did you find that secret room?"

Lian Yi continued to shake her head, "I still can't remember."

Shen Man stared into her eyes, wondering if it was an illusion, she always felt that Lian Yi was avoiding her eyes.If according to what Tang Jiuyue said, Lian Yi was framed, then why would a person who was framed try to hide the truth?Could it be that the real murderer has something to do with Lian Yi?

Glancing at Lian Yi from the corner of the eye, Shen Man thought secretly, if Lian Yi refused to confess easily, she could not continue to press the question.Xu De watched her secretly, trying to find some clues.

So he said, "Since I can't remember it, let's talk about it when I remember it. It's just that the body of Master Jing Jing is still in the secret room. The gate supervisor has reminded that if anyone proposes to go to the secret room today or send us to the secret room If the direction is drawn, this person may be the real culprit of yesterday's murder."

Lian Yi asked curiously, "Why did the gate supervisor suddenly appear?"

Shen Man's eyes flashed, and he smiled, "I don't know either."

Lian Yi muttered, "I'm afraid I came here for her."

"What?" Shen Man was alert.

Lian Yi leaned close to Shen Man, rested his chin on her shoulder, and teased with a smile like a flower, "With you as a direct disciple here, our gate supervisor has spent a lot of thought. First, we sent limes, but the limes planted If you send me here again, I will be involved in a murder case...Xiao Man, it seems that you are good at hurting innocent people!"

Shen Man muttered, "It's up to me to run around by myself..."

"Boom-thump-"

Suddenly there was a series of bells ringing outside, Shen Man and Lian Yi listened attentively, and after a while, Lian Yi said, "Shen Man, untie the rope for me, I have to pretend to be a little monk to help you continue." Douhui'."

Shen Man lowered his head to untie the rope, but paused again, and said seriously, "Lian Yimen Supervisor."

"Ok?"

"Did you sleep well last night?"

Lian Yi glanced at her, gritted her teeth, and said, "Don't worry, I slept well, and I didn't even turn over!" Her whole body was bound tightly by Shen Man, so naturally she couldn't turn over.

Shen Man chuckled, "I'm afraid you didn't get enough sleep at night and sleepwalked during the day. There are so many human skins here, if you get addicted to peeling them, there is nowhere to dry them."

Lian Yi exclaimed angrily, "If you want to peel me first, I will peel yours!" She loosened her muscles, saw a strangle mark on her arm, her little face turned pale, and was about to roll up her sleeves to beat Shen Man, but saw Shen Man Man early ran to the yard.

"Lian Yimen Supervisor, I'll go back to the small broken house first, see you later!"

The fight will be arranged in front of the Daxiong Hall, the largest temple in Kongtong Temple.The Zi Ding was quietly placed in the middle as an ordinary fragrant tripod.

The branches and leaves of poplar trees planted around the front of the hall are in disorder, covering the sky and the sun, and the good sunlight penetrates through the dense layers of leaves, leaving only a few mottled marks on the ground.

On the ground paved with marble rocks, there are crooked grass growing in the gaps, which looks very desolate.

The examiners of the Yin-Yang Dao formed their own battalions and stood in a group with clear deeds.

In the first prince's camp, Shen Man and Wu Niannian were the most incompatible. They were slightly separated from the brigade, and sat cross-legged on the arranged futon.

On Princess Decheng's side, Ning Tao was surrounded by everyone, and there was a low table in front of him, with a stack of peanuts and a pot of flower-carved wine bottles on it.He was wearing a lake-blue thick-faced long gown, and a sable fur collared cloak outside.The hair is tied with a jade crown, the eyes are handsome and the eyes are beautiful, and the style is luxurious.

The camp of Ning Xiangfu was quiet, and most of the examiners sat dutifully.Occasionally, he would look towards the pompous Ning Tao, look at the delicious wine and peanuts, and lick his lips to give up.

Ning Chun's clothes are low-key, and the expression on her face is light, as if she can't always lift her spirits.

Wu Niannian whispered in Shen Man's ear, "The one over there is the fourth girl from Ning Xiangfu, and the son who looks like a peacock spreading his tail here is the son Ning Tao of Xiangfu. These two people are very strange."

"How strange?" Shen Man asked.

"Everyone knows that Ning Xu's second son, Ning Xu, was the only one in Ning Xiang's mansion who studied Yin-Yang Dao since he was a child. Originally, he was the most hopeful to enter the Taige and take charge of a branch of the prison, but he died unfortunately. I don't care about this for now, I think it's strange What's more, Fourth Miss Ning doesn't know anything about Yin and Yang Dao, so Master Xiang sent her here, I really don't know what this powerful official thinks, isn't she afraid of embarrassment?"

Shen Man casually continued, "Perhaps Ning Chun didn't come here to obtain an official position."

"Then what is she here for?"

"She came to observe for Ning Xiang, she is Ning Xiang's eyes and ears."

Wu Niannian looked at Shen Man quite strangely, "You seem to know Ning Xiang very well."

Shen Man waved his hands and smiled, "No, I just guessed."

Wu Niannian turned around and continued, "Ning Chun's coming is already strange enough, what's even more strange is that Ning Tao has also come, and he's still standing in Princess Decheng's camp, which is really puzzling."

Shen Man secretly agrees, Ning Tao and Princess Decheng have nothing to do on the surface, but they don't know when they have become familiar to this point.I still remember that the reason why Ning Tao went to Chenzhou at the beginning was because he was entangled by Princess Decheng, so he had to escape by car to avoid the limelight.Now I don't know what conditions he used to make Princess Decheng agree to give him a place.

"Anyway, none of this group of people is easy to mess with today." Wu Niannian looked stern.

Shen Man smiled and said, "Except for the two of us."

Wu Niannian was taken aback for a moment, then smiled sweetly, "Yes, except for the two of us."

"Nian Nian," Shen Man looked forward, saw a small, bald head coming in from the corner door, and asked with a slight twitch of the corner of his mouth, "Where did you go last night?"

"I didn't go anywhere, I'm in the room."

"Always there?" Shen Man turned his head and looked at her seriously.

Wu Niannian nodded without hesitation, "It's always been here, what are you asking me for?"

Shen Man said slowly, "I got wet last night and wanted to find a place to take a shower and change clothes. When I went to find you, the room was lit, but you sat by the window but didn't respond."

"I fell asleep," Wu Niannian said, "Maybe I didn't hear it."

"That's good, I'm afraid that the person in the room is not you!" Shen Man said with a smile, "Still motionless, I thought it was a ghost."

Wu Niannian forced a smile, only then did Shen Man realize that when she smiled, there was actually a shallow swirl on her right cheek.This girl Wu Niannian is quite pretty. If she had never met Tang Jiuyue, Shen Man would have thought that she was the most beautiful woman in the world.

"What are you guys talking about?" Zhong Fei suddenly appeared, neatly dressed, with his hair neatly tied up.Some stubble was specially left on the chin, and the whole person's appearance was completely new.As he walked over, he caught the attention of some little girls in the crowd.

Shen Man shrugged and smiled, "Mr. Zhong, what will we compete with today?"

Zhong Fei said, "The Douhui is a pre-test for the big exam. The form is more casual, and you can see the secrets of various schools that you don't usually see. According to the usual practice, the first round should be the talent show of each school. You two should also be prepared. "

Wu Niannian asked, "Does everyone have to play?"

"I will be in charge of picking one or two." Zhong Fei said flatly, "Otherwise, with so many people, how long will it take to show?"

Shen Man looked around, "Mr. Zhong, we formed a circle, and the chairs on top are for the judges, right? Where are the judges? Could it be that they just went up the mountain today?"

Zhong Fei said with a serious face, "Suddenly received news last night that the Holy Majesty, the imperial concubine, and the gate supervisor are all coming here."

Wu Niannian was surprised, "In the past, the emperor and the gate supervisor would not come to watch the fighting meeting, what happened this year, why did they all come, even Ning Guifei, who is said to be seriously ill and bedridden, went up the mountain?"

Shen Man had heard about this from Tang Jiuyue last night, but he didn't know that the emperor and the imperial concubine would come to the fight.It was only at that moment that Tang Jiuyue understood what Tang Jiuyue meant, that they would meet again soon.

When Shen Man thought of her, he smiled unconsciously.

Wu Niannian, who was at the side, noticed that she was smiling, and a gleam of jealousy suddenly appeared in her originally clear eyes.

Zhong Fei's empty eyes "scanned" around the movement of everyone present, and sighed softly.

After all, this will be a battle with sudden changes, and perhaps, it will also affect the future direction of the dynasty.