Mikago

According to the procedures and rules notified by the Tianwu Palace Affairs Secretary in advance, after the young prince enters the palace, he first needs to perform a ritual of bathing and cleansing his body, and then begins to pray for Emperor Huiming.After praying for the whole night, he would stay in the Mingtai Hall to meditate, so as to get enlightenment from God.

That is to say, from now until sunrise tomorrow, Lu You, who is Zhao Rongze's close attendant, must stay in the side hall on the west side of the Mingtai Hall, and stay with him wherever he goes.

When you enter the palace, you have nothing to do.Fortunately, Lu You had some preparations in advance, and the time was not difficult to pass - when he was resting last night, he found a thick volume of biography describing the history of Tianwu Palace in his room, and he just took it out to relieve his boredom.

After reading a few pages, people from Tianwu Palace brought two vegetarian meals one after another, and the sky outside the palace gradually darkened.

On a cold night above the Tianwu pole, the north wind howls outside the hall and the snow hits the window panes, but the interior is warm.

Lu You didn't remember exactly how much he understood and when he fell asleep. He only knew that he had a dream.

In the dream, he saw a frenzied flame.

A piece of Xuanang Palace, which looks very much like Zichen Palace, is being engulfed by flames.The blazing flames dance like a group of snakes, jumping up and down, reflecting the sky and the earth into a golden red.

The fire was getting brighter and brighter, Lu You felt it was unbearable, and wanted to cover his eyes with his hands.But when he raised his hand, what he saw was scorched black—the fire was not in Zichen Palace, but burned on his body!

There was no pain, but the great shock still made Lu You lose his balance.He tilted his body and fell to the right. The ground under his feet, which should have been solid, suddenly turned into nothingness!

The golden red flame turned into a deep blue pool of water, dark and bitingly cold, squeezing towards him from all directions.

He wanted to yell, but all he got was more pool water intruding into his nose and mouth.Slowly, the body surrounded by flames began to cool down, so cold that it was no different from the surrounding pool water.

Lu You felt that he had turned into a part of the water, ups and downs with the rippling ripples.

The sky above the head was hazy, and some human faces appeared vaguely on the surface of the water, looking anxiously into the water.

Lu You could recognize each of these faces, but when the names came to his lips, he couldn't say anything.

He just drifted with the current, farther and farther away from the shore.When the people and scenery on the water completely disappeared, he fell into a dark vortex.

Lu You opened his eyes wide in the darkness, as if he could feel that he was walking through a dark and long corridor.

After an unknown amount of time, there was a little light in front of him, and he suddenly gained momentum, drifting towards that light like a moth to a flame.

At first, it seemed to be a star, or a moon, or the sunlight reflected by a bright mirror... When he got closer, Lu You was surprised to find that it was the mouth of a well.Outside the well is the blue sky of Zhaojing City.

Suddenly, the face of his father Ye Kaiquan appeared above the water!

"--what!"

Lu You exclaimed, and finally woke up from the dream.

He looked up suddenly and found himself lying on the side of the heating table.The candle on the table was not extinguished, but it had already burned to the end.The flame flickered, as if it was struggling for the last time.

No wind could be heard outside.He tightened the robe around his shoulders, walked over and pushed the door open.

I saw that the fog and snow had stopped, and the top of the mountain was covered in white.In the vast and endless sea of ​​clouds in the east, there is a hint of red faintly.

At three o'clock, the youngest son Zhao Rongze finally walked out of Mingtai Hall.His eyes were slightly red, and his face was tired, as if he really hadn't slept all night.

However, when Lu You asked him if he had received the teaching from Shui Yunjing, Xiao Shizi thought about it, but shook his head seriously.

In any case, the most important purpose of this trip to Tianwu Palace has been completed.How to spend the rest of the time, Qi Yunchu didn't have any clear instructions, as for when to return to Beijing, it was even more foggy.

It was unbearably cold on the top of the mountain, and Lu You led Zhao Rongze down the mountain in a carriage.

Back in the yard, he scalded Xiaoshizi's slightly swollen hands and feet with warm water, served him something to eat, and hurriedly sent the child back to bed to catch up on sleep.

When Xiao Shizi fell asleep and Lu You had nothing to do, he thought about going to Tianwu Palace with Tang Ruilang.

He walked out of the courtyard, but found that the gate next door was closed, and two Tianwu Palace disciples happened to pass by, and only then did he learn that Rui Lang had been staying in Xiangcao Valley all morning.

Recalling what happened in the medicine field the day before yesterday, Lu You felt a little unhappy.While admonishing himself not to be preconceived, he walked towards the Fragrant Grass Valley.

It was a coincidence that as soon as I arrived at the medicine field, I heard a series of familiar laughter coming from a distance.

He turned a corner following the sound, just in time to see Tang Ruilang squatting on the edge of the medicine field, tending some herbs.On the stone pier holding the drum next to her, Liu Mowei, who was smiling sweetly and looking forward to the gods, was sitting, with one hand lightly on Rui Lang's shoulder, making a lot of intimacy and quarrel.

You were worried about gains and losses yesterday, why are you sticking to it again today?

Lu You felt his hair stand on end for a while, and when he came back to his senses, he had already rushed to the two of them in two or three steps.

"Zo—Ayou!"

Tang Ruilang raised his head when he heard the sound, and said with a smile, "You're coming down the mountain. How was last night?"

Lu You didn't answer, but glanced at his smiling face and landed on the field beside him.

"What is this doing?"

It was only then that Tang Ruilang remembered that there was another person beside him: "...Oh, by the way, I haven't introduced you yet. This is Mowei. She is—"

"This brother, Jasmine met yesterday."

Liu Mowei still sat on the stone pier, raised her head and smiled at Lu You: "Did Brother Lu rest well at the top of the mountain last night?"

"The hospitality of Tianwu Palace is naturally top-notch."

Although Lu You was full of displeasure, he still smiled: "The wind was tight on the mountain last night, I wonder if Miss Liu slept well?"

Tang Ruilang looked at them in surprise, and was about to intervene when he saw Lu You roll his eyes at him.

"So...Miss Liu wanted to take care of these herbs, but she accidentally sprained her ankle. Rui Lang happened to pass by, so she asked him to do it for her."

After listening to Tang Ruilang's explanation, Lu You turned his attention to Liu Mowei again.

The girl in pink lowered her head shyly: "I don't know why, I've been a little restless today, I can't do things well, and my foot is injured... It's really thanks to Brother Rui Lang for helping me."

At this moment, Lu You no longer felt sorry for her, and just looked at her from a respectful distance, suddenly an idea came to her mind.

"Is Miss Liu seriously injured?"

He pretended to be concerned and leaned down: "Oh! How could you be so careless? Mr. Lu knows a little bit about massage for bruises, can you help Ms. Liu take a look?"

"This……"

Liu Mowei flashed a hint of doubt, glanced at Rui Lang again, and then whispered: "Whether a man or a woman can kiss each other, brother Lu's kindness and Mowei's understanding will do."

Do men and women give or take each other?Then who put one hand on Rui Lang's back just now.

Lu You was not angry in his heart, but he smiled more and more attentively on his face.

"Miss Liu made Brother Lu cry out, and I almost forgot that I, Lu, can't be considered a man. Miss Liu, you are also proficient in medical skills, and you should know that you need to rest when you are injured. Leave these rough things to Rui Lang just has to do it, how about letting Lu Mou help the girl back to the house?"

Saying that, she wanted to help Liu Mowei's arm again.

"It's...it's better not to use it."

Lu You wore an ordinary mask on his face, which was not attractive to Liu Mowei at all.She only thought that Lu You was showing his favor, and while reluctantly smirking and refusing, she cast her eyes on Tang Ruilang for help.

But Tang Ruilang seemed to be frozen, he neither spoke nor acted, but seemed to be in some kind of sudden contemplation.

At this time, several female disciples of Yao Shisi happened to pass by, Liu Mowei quickly stopped them, and helped them go into the house.