Placid Chang'an

Qu Ling'er followed Qi Lin for three days, and deeply realized that this person was really a piece of wood, or dry firewood, the kind that would never sprout again.

He gets up at Mao time and rests at Xu time every day. After getting up, he practices Shi Chen sword in the yard. After breakfast, he inspects the defense of Xingqing Palace. After his master wakes up, he follows him inseparably.

He doesn't go to brothels, doesn't drink, doesn't play with women, let alone men, Qu Ling'er really can't understand what is the joy of this person's life.

On the night of the third day, Qu Ling'er watched the lights in Qi Lin's room go out again, thinking that it would be another day of returning in vain, but just as she was about to walk back, she heard a soft knock on the door, followed by a The tall figure came out of the room, looked left and right, and walked out the door.

Finally made a move, Qu Ling'er smiled lightly, got up and followed.

Everyone in the world knows that the scenery in Xingqing Palace is magnificent and there are many pavilions. They never expected that the most eerie and terrifying dungeon is built under these colorful flowers and willows.

Seeing Qi Lin go down the steps, Qu Ling'er hesitated a lot before following.

There is no guard?An iron door that was concealed seemed to be deliberately reserved for him.

Qu Ling'er pushed the door lightly and went in, a long dark corridor connected to a deeper darkness, Qi Lin was nowhere to be seen, there was a faint ticking sound knocking on the bluestone bricks, I don't know if it was water or blood.The chill came out from the ground little by little, and every time Qu Ling'er took a step down, she felt the chill getting stronger, and when she got down to the bottom of the cell, the chill had already soaked through her thin clothes.

This dungeon has penetrated more than three feet underground, so it should be built under the Dragon Pond.The cold air is self-generated, and it should be a good place to enjoy the cool and summer heat in summer, but no one is willing to come in this kind of place.

When Qu Ling'er went down to the end, she saw only a platform, gallows, whip and various instruments of torture, it should be a place for torture.There is a pool in the middle, and there are dense iron chains directly above it, which is a water torture prison.

Further inside is a row of prison cells. I don't know where Qi Lin locked him up. Qu Ling'er frowned and could only look for one by one.

In an instant, Qu Ling'er turned over abruptly, the blade brushed past her scalp, before a few hairs fell to the ground, Qu Ling'er had slid out several feet, Qi Lin followed closely, the blade was wrapped in wet and cold The air flow directly hit Qu Ling'er's chest.

Fortunately, the wound on Qu Ling'er's body is almost healed, instead of retreating, she advances, and the moment she gets close to the knife edge, her figure flashes, as if she slipped behind Qi Lin's arms.

After finally gaining a chance to catch her breath, Qu Ling'er said anxiously, "Listen to me first..."

However, Qi Lin didn't take his time for nothing. The sword edge drew half a circle in the air, landed firmly in his left hand, and then swung back violently.

Qu Ling'er said inwardly that it was bad, he could tell from several fights, Qi Lin used the sword with his right hand and the saber with his left hand, once the sword was switched to his left hand, he would have murderous intentions.

He secretly scolded Su Cen ten thousand times in his heart. Qi Lin would not do anything to him unless his master gave orders. Maybe it was the same for Su Cen, but killing him was like killing a cat or a dog. You don't need to ask the master at all!

Qu Ling'er retreated hastily, and at the same time two sleeve arrows shot out with a whistling sound, Qi Lin had to pause to avoid the two deadly attacks, Qu Ling'er took the opportunity to fly up, holding the iron chain above the pool with one hand, and Carried two butterfly darts for defense.

"Can you talk better?" Qu Ling'er panted, "What did that man say that Brother Su lured him out, and we arrested him together. I didn't want to take credit from you, so I just came here to ask a few questions. Question, do you need to press so hard?"

Qi Lin glanced at him coldly, and lightly knocked the hilt of his sword against the stone wall.

The iron chains on the roof fell to the ground with a crash, Qu Ling'er couldn't react in time, and followed several large iron chains and smashed into the pool.

Qu Ling'er choked on a few sips of water in the pool, flung herself around for a long time before she stood upright, and immediately lost her composure, "You don't understand people's words, do you?! Wolf cub who catches and bites whom, you asked you before you bite. Master?!"

Qi Lin's faint eyes turned cold, and just as he was about to raise his sword, Qu Ling'er immediately gave in, "I was wrong, Brother Qi! I'm a wolf cub, can I be a wolf cub? If I'm gone, you can just pretend I'm not." Can you come here?"

Seeing that Qi Lin didn't move, Qu Linger carefully climbed up from the pool, pretending to shake her drenched clothes, but suddenly pulled out two hidden weapons from her waist and threw them out.

Qi Lin seemed to have been prepared for a long time, he did not rush to dodge the two hidden weapons, and then tapped lightly on the wall beside him.

With a click, an iron cage as tall as a person fell from the roof!

Seeing that she couldn't dodge in time, Qu Ling'er took out a piece of the broken iron chain and swung it forward, wrapping it around Qi Lin's waist, intending to use her strength to slip out, but unexpectedly, Qi Lin took the initiative to take a step forward.

With a bang, the iron cage fell to the ground. Qu Ling'er looked at Qi Lin who was a head taller than him: "..."

He would rather Qi Lin keep him in there!

The rabbit and the wolf share the same room, and there is no place for him to hide in the small cage that is three feet square!

Qu Ling'er pressed her back against the cage wall, and quickly took out her peacock feathers to protect her body: "Don't come here! There are one hundred and eight silver needles in here, and we both will be finished by then!"

Seeing that Qi Lin really didn't move, Qu Ling'er said timidly: "Brother Qi, listen to my explanation. I really just threw it away without thinking about it. You see, we have cooperated several times. We can't be called friends but It's not an enemy, is it?"

Qu Ling'er took a sneaky look at the person, "Brother Qi, do you think this is good? You can find that mechanism again and let us both out. I can hand over all my hidden weapons to you, and I will never do it again." Assault on you, let us pretend nothing happened tonight, you don’t have to report to your master, and I won’t tell Brother Su... okay?”

"There is no organ." Qi Lin sat on the ground, closed his eyes and got up.

"Why is there no mechanism?" Qu Ling'er was taken aback for a moment, and then turned into a big shock, "There is no mechanism to go up? How can the mechanism that has descended not have the mechanism to go up?"

Seeing that Qi Lin ignored him again, Qu Ling'er carefully poked him on the shoulder, "Then what should I do?"

Qi Lin opened his eyes and looked at him, "Wait for the guards to come over tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?" Qu Ling'er's heart skipped a beat, wouldn't he have to spend several hours with this person?

Trying to push it, the big iron cage was really beyond human reach, so he had no choice but to squat down and draw a line on the ground with the wet water on his clothes: "Well, I know you don't like me, let's Well water does not interfere with river water, one person and half of the land, can we live in harmony until tomorrow morning?"

Qi Lin didn't reply, Qu Ling'er took it as his consent, and sat down against the iron cage, holding the peacock feather tightly at first to avoid accidents, but later she saw that Qi Lin really didn't want to talk to him, so she put away the things stand up.

For a while, there was solitude everywhere, and the chill came up little by little.

This dungeon is dark and damp, and even ordinary people feel cold, Qu Ling'er said that her clothes were soaked through, and she shivered from the cold.The only flame was a few feet away from them, pointing at herself to dry the clothes... Qu Ling'er felt that he would freeze to death here before the clothes dried.

With his eyes closed, Qi Lin's energy channels had just circulated for a week, when he felt a cold body approaching him cautiously from the side.

"Qi...Brother Qi..." Qu Ling'er clenched her teeth, "I really didn't... mean to offend... I really... hurry up, I'm about to freeze to death..."

Seeing that the person didn't move, Qu Ling'er boldly stepped forward again, "You hug me... can you..."

I thought that this person must pretend not to hear, and I have already made progress in this way, and Qi Lin is lucky that he didn't push him away.I only felt that the person moved slightly, put an arm around his shoulder, and brought him into his arms.

"Huh?" Qu Ling'er was taken aback for a moment, and was immediately enveloped by the warmth from the surrounding area.

It has to be said that Qi Lin's human charcoal is really useful at this time.

Qi Lin glanced at the person in his arms, and couldn't help being stunned, what was he thinking when that trembling body came up to him just now?

I remembered that it was that child who also approached him tremblingly. He held him in his arms and said, "I will protect you from now on."

But he couldn't even take care of himself at the time.

When he fought with those adults with whips for a day and exchanged half a piece of dry steamed bun to take it back, the child's body was already dead, and he couldn't warm it up even after holding him for a day and a night.

At that time, he knew that commitment is a terrible thing, which can make people lose the motivation to grit their teeth.

"Hey, in this long night, if you are idle, you are idle, let's talk for a while." Qu Ling'er warmed up bit by bit, and she also had the strength to continue to be a monster.

Qi Lin had a rare good temper, and asked, "What did you say?"

"If you ask me, or if I ask you, just say something casually." After thinking for a while, he shook his head. "If you ask me, there will be nothing to talk about tonight. Let me ask you."

Qu Linger thought for a while: "Where is the farthest place you have been?"

"Fishing in the sea."

Qu Ling'er was taken aback for a moment, then understood.

Although the fishing sea is called the sea, it is a desert lake hidden in the hinterland of the desert. Even those who are familiar with the desert have to walk for a few days on a camel.

At the beginning, the Tuduo Sanwei where Qi Lin was located had no camels and no guides. They walked in the desert for dozens of days under the scorching sun before they found Yuyuerhai, the remnant of Tu Ashina. , Fight to Fame.

Even if it wasn't the furthest place he had ever been to, the ten-day journey in his heart was probably unattainable to any place.

"You really killed your people?" Qu Ling'er flinched in her arms.

In exchange for a long silence.No matter how cold-blooded and ruthless this person is, a human heart is made of flesh. Qu Linger changed the question, "What does the desert look like? Is it really all sand? Where did so much sand come from?"

"There is sand, and there are stars." Qi Lin said softly, "As much sand, there are as many stars."

"really?"

"really."

"Then I must go and see it in the future," Qu Ling'er smiled, "I also loved watching the stars when I was young, but I couldn't see the stars where I lived, so I am very happy every time I come out with Master... Although Master He went to kill people, and he brought back blood every time..."

Qu Ling'er shook her head, "Okay, I asked you, were you afraid when you went into the desert? Did you ever think about coming back alive?"

……

Until he felt that the body of the person in front of him became softer and his voice became softer, Qi Lin lowered his head and glanced at the person, his eyelashes drooping meekly, and a long shadow was drawn out by the distant firelight. Breathe up and down.

The man was more likable asleep than awake.

Qi Lin changed his position to make people lie more comfortably, and then he closed his eyes and fell asleep.