: villain disqualification

After dinner, Meng Yao deliberately left the two of them alone for a stroll in the garden, and sure enough, the little white dog named Little Fairy came running over after a while, circling around him, barking.

Meng Yao leaned over, and the little white dog took half a step back vigilantly, and let him hug it with its ears drooping and its tail tucked in. Meng Yao stroked the smooth fur on its head and said with a light smile: "Where's your master?"

The little white dog let out a warning whine from its throat, Meng Yao put it back on the ground knowingly, and the little white dog ran away.

Meng Yao followed behind it and saw him running towards the Venus snow wave field in the backyard.

Meng Yao smiled wryly, and followed her into her favorite quiet place.

A figure dressed in a Venus snow wave robe stood in the middle of the flower field.

Meng Yao walked over, and the little white dog wagged its tail frantically at Jin Ling, but Jin Ling ignored him and just stared at the strange yet familiar figure walking towards him.

Meng Yao slowly stood in front of him, her eyes met.

There was a distance of four or five steps between the two, and Jin Ling said, "There is no one else here."

Meng Yao remained silent.

Jin Ling smiled coldly and said, "Is there nothing you want to tell me?"

Meng Yao took a deep breath, looked at him as before, with a gentle smile, and said softly: "A Ling, you have grown up. You look like a real man... I am very happy and proud... ..."

Hearing this, Jin Ling was silent for a while, then sneered, and in an instant, Hua Guang flashed, and Sui Hua swung towards Meng Yao, but he didn't even dodge.Then the icy blade came up to his shoulder and touched the skin of his neck, trembling slightly.

Jin Ling said coldly, "Proud?"

Meng Yao didn't answer.

Jin Ling roared angrily: "Were you proud of me when you held me hostage with the zither strings? Were you proud of me when you were planning to travel to Dongying but didn't plan to take me with you? You pulled Lan Xichen to prepare Were you proud of me when you died together? Were you proud of me when you did so many unimaginable evil deeds?!"

Meng Yao was speechless.

Jin Ling said angrily, "Jin Guangyao! Talk to me!"

Meng Yao stared at his eyes with a gleam of water, and after a long time, she sighed slightly, and said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry..."

"Ah……"

Jin Ling smiled, but it was a pity that the smile was extremely dark and bitter, and the corners of his mouth were still trembling. He suddenly turned his face away, as if avoiding something, a tear trail silently rolled down his cheek under the moonlight, and he said in a trembling voice. : "These three words... what can they make up for?"

Meng Yao was silent for a while, her voice sounded like she was muttering to herself, and she sighed, "I can't make up for anything, no matter what I do, I can't make up for it. So... I'm sorry, A Ling."

After these words were finished, the two of them remained silent for a long time, except for the rustling of the flowers and leaves as the night wind blew across the flower field.

After an unknown amount of time, Jin Ling suddenly withdrew Suihua, put his sword back into its sheath, and quickly wiped away the tears from his cheeks with all his might, but he still turned sideways, refusing to let him see the expression on his face at this moment. .

After a long time, Jin Ling asked, "What are your plans for the future?"

Meng Yao shook her head: "Not yet."

"Are you going to travel like this forever?"

Meng Yao said, "Let's do this for now."

Jin Ling said, "Go back to Jinlin Terrace."

Meng Yao smiled and said, "What identity do you use? A Ling?"

Jin Ling was stunned, and after a while he said: "The last time I got rid of the Yin Tiger Talisman, Ze Wu-jun didn't notify me..."

Meng Yao said: "It's okay, Ah Ling. The ancestor of Yiling insisted on destroying it with his own hands, and he refused to use other people's hands. After all...he thinks that thing is his crime." Lan Xichen and Wei Ying both She didn't want Jin Ling to be involved in such a dangerous action... Meng Yao wisely didn't mention this reason.He knew that Jin Ling, who was now the suzerain of a faction, would definitely not want to continue being treated like a child.

Jin Ling sneered and said, "Oh, then he's very handy at summoning people from the Gusu Lan Sect..."

Meng Yao didn't know how to respond, so she didn't answer.

Jin Ling realized that his complaint was inappropriate, paused, and then said, "I heard that some people from the Qibei family shot you coldly."

Meng Yao said, "It's also possible that it was just an accident."

Jin Ling frowned and said, "How can there be so many coincidences and accidents in the world?"

Meng Yao remained silent.

Jin Ling said: "If you plan to continue traveling, I'll send someone to follow you... Just ask Jin Chen to bring a few people, anyway, he's pretty familiar with you."

Meng Yao smiled and said, "There's no need for A-Ling, this will arouse suspicion instead."

Jin Ling looked at him dissatisfied: "Then you plan to use the identity of Lan Che for the rest of your life?"

Meng Yao said: "If people know that I have recovered the memory of my previous life, it will be harmful to Lanling, but not beneficial. Now the situation in Lanling has just stabilized, and there must be no more troubles."

Jin Ling snorted coldly and said, "But many people from the Xuanmen Hundred Families have already guessed your identity."

Meng Yao laughed and said, "So what if I guess but I can't? There's no evidence."

Jin Ling was silent for a while, and then said: "Then just in case..."

Meng Yao said: "It's okay, Ah Ling. Don't worry about me."

Jin Ling didn't answer.

After a while, he said softly with some twitching: "Then... no matter where you are... you must go back to Jinlin Terrace every year and stay for half a month."

Meng Yao nodded with a smile, and said softly, "Okay."

After Jin Ling finished speaking, he seemed a little embarrassed, touched the tip of his nose uncomfortably, lowered his head to look at the toes of his boots, and saw the little fairy who was begging for praise, stroking and attention for a long time at his footsteps, Jin Ling's cheeks were a little hot, and he said maliciously deliberately: "Then go back and rest...it's getting late. If you don't go back, your two companions should be suspicious."

Meng Yao smiled and said, "Okay."

A long time after his footsteps gradually receded, Jin Ling stood there standing still, looking at the little white dog who was running around in a hurry, finally bent down and hugged it, and smiled while stroking the top of his head: "Fairy!" ...The little uncle is back!"

The little white dog looked at him with big Gululu eyes, half understanding.

Jin Ling nodded its nose, and said viciously, "Fairy, don't be so fierce to little uncle next time."

The little white dog replied, "Wow!"

In a blink of an eye, Meng Yao took Ouyang Yun and Li Ziran to stay in Jinlin Terrace for quite some time. From the second day after Meng Yao arrived, Jin Ling used various reasons and excuses to call him away alone, which made Ouyang Yun and Li Ziran go away alone. Ran and the Lanling Jin family were all baffled.

It was not without business that Jin Ling called him. When he passed away so suddenly back then, Jin Ling took over the Jin family completely by surprise. There were still many matters in the clan that had not been handed over clearly. Some of them had been dragging their feet for so many years. It dragged on indistinctly, and I didn't expect to have a chance to figure it out thoroughly.

In addition to explaining these things to him, Meng Yao also gave him a lot of experience as the former suzerain. He is a careful person, so he entrusted him with every detail.

On this day, the two of them were discussing matters in the Blossoming Garden, when suddenly another disciple came to report to Lan Si to see him.

Both Jin Ling and Meng Yao were startled.

Seeing that his expression was different, Jin Ling waved the disciple away, looked at him and asked with a smile, "It's just a blue wish, do you want to avoid it?"

Meng Yao sighed slightly.

Jin Ling said, "Are you really planning to never see Lan Xichen again? You don't even want to see Lan Xichen with you?"

Meng Yao was silent for a while, then said: "I...not ready yet..."

Jin Ling didn't answer, and lowered his head in deep thought.

Meng Yao urged him: "A Ling, you go, just don't let them know that I'm here..."

Jin Ling nodded, then got up and left with a slight inclination.

Meng Yao sat quietly in the study by herself, her thoughts were chaotic, she waited silently for two cups of tea, when Jin Ling came back with a complicated expression.

Meng Yao asked with a smile, "What?"

Jin Ling said: "He just came to inform me...some important matters, I have to go in person..."

Meng Yao nodded.He stayed in Gusu for those years, and he was not unaware that his senior brother would often use business as an excuse to run to Jinlintai every three days.

Jin Ling said, "Don't worry, I've already sent him away, and he doesn't even know you're here."

Meng Yao smiled slightly.Xin Dao Lan Sizhui must be depressed to death, and he probably thinks that he did something that made Jin Ling unhappy, so that he was dismissed so quickly.

Jin Ling frowned and said, "It's just... I might have to go out for a while."

Meng Yao smiled and said: "It's okay, you are busy with your work. Don't worry about us... Besides, it's time for me to leave Jinlin Terrace. Firstly, things here are handled almost the same, and secondly, after staying for a long time, the news will inevitably leak out. , when the time comes, it will cause doubts among the families, and the whereabouts will also be exposed."

Jin Ling didn't speak, thought for a while, nodded slowly, and added after a long time: "Then...you have to remember what you promised me."

Meng Yao smiled and said, "I will never forget."

Only then did Jin Ling's expression soften a little.

So after coming down from Jinlin Terrace, the three of them began to wander around aimlessly. They may have heard of troublesome filth and ghosts, so they would go there, help them solve it, and then leave quietly. People who know each other are unwilling to disclose even their real names.

Today the three of them entered a calligraphy and painting shop in Julu. Li Ziran was a scholar after all, so excited, he pulled Lan Che to pick and choose, but Ouyang Yun was not interested.

Lan Yumu listened to Li Ziran's long speech with a smile, and suddenly saw the store owner walking over with a smile on his face, bowed his hands and said, "Young master..."

Lan and Mu were a little surprised, and then bowed their hands in return.

The boss said with a smile: "Young master... I guess I don't like such an ordinary thing? I have a rare folding fan here, which must be suitable for the young master's eyes... Would you please give me a favor and appreciate it?"

Lan and Mu were taken aback, Li Ziran and Ouyang Yun also put down the things in their hands in some confusion, and looked this way.

Lan and Mu were stunned for a moment before returning to their smiles, and replied, "I don't dare to be a judge...please."

So the boss carefully took out a folding fan from the mahogany box in the cabinet, and handed it to Lan and Mu respectfully.

Lan Che reached out to take it and opened it.

Li Ziran and Ouyang Yun looked left and right as if it was an ordinary day, and they were also stunned for a while, neither of them were pretending to be sophisticated, so Ouyang Yun finally couldn't help but speak first: " Seems like... nothing out of the ordinary? Brother Mu...can you see it? Could this be the work of some master?"

Li Ziran also frowned and said: "The painter is not satisfactory. If there is anything special about it...the wiring is really meticulous...it was done in one go...but why didn't you even sign it?"

Lan and Mu looked at it, closed their fans, and returned their hands to the boss with a smile: "Please tell the Lord, Lan understands..."

As soon as these words came out, Ouyang Yun and Li Ziran became more puzzled and looked at Lan and Mu.

The boss just smiled and said, "Young Master, I don't mind... I will give this folding fan to you."

Lan and Mu were startled, and said, "Thank you."

When a few people stepped out of the painting and calligraphy shop, Ouyang Yun and Li Ziran still looked puzzled, turned to look at Lan Yumu and asked, "Brother Yumu...that person...knows you?"

"Oh, what charades are you playing?"