Bai Yujing

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The dark night covered the ghostly pace of the woman in black. She walked through the palaces and halls, and knelt in front of the queen on one knee.

The queen glanced at her indifferently, then slightly raised her hand behind her, and the two maidservants who were fetching the hairpin for her bowed their heads and retreated.

Then the woman in black said: "Your Majesty, the souls of the two men newly sent to the underground palace have not returned to their places."

"Small fish and shrimps always run around relying on their cleverness," the queen seemed a little tired, holding the bronze mirror with one hand, and her cheeks as white as snow fell on her fingertips, "It's not the first time Come back, let Lian Pei find it."

Lian Zhi lowered his voice, lowered his eyes and said, "Lian Pei is dead."

"What!" The bronze mirror in the Queen's hand suddenly fell to the ground with a bang, and she said in disbelief, "Lian Pei... is dead?"

Lian Zhi said: "The palace guards guarding the entrance of the underground palace waited for several hours and did not see Senior Sister Lian Pei coming out, so they reported it to me. I went into the secret room to check, and Senior Sister Lian Pei's ever-burning lamp was off. I didn't dare to delay after that. Checked the spirit formation, but did not see any new souls poured into it."

The empress has twelve personal guards, all of which were gifts from the national teacher. Because of the order that immortal cultivators are not allowed to enter the court, these twelve personal guards are all specially selected martial arts practitioners who have extraordinary skills but have not yet realized the Tao.

Because the usual missions are dangerous, there are twelve ever-burning lamps placed in the secret room. The national teacher personally fused the lamp oil with the blood of the personal guards, so the lamps are with people, and the lamps are extinguished with people.

The queen's palms trembled slightly, and then she was furious, "Those two people killed Lian Pei?"

Lian Zhi didn't dare to make a sound, but just lowered his head.

The queen loves the national teacher deeply, and treats everything the national teacher gives as treasures. She will never tolerate two ants who kill the "gift" that the national teacher gave her.

"Call Liancheng."

Lian Zhi took the order and disappeared into the dark night again. After a while, he returned to the palace together with a man dressed as a servant.

If Lin Yan was there, he might be able to recognize that man as the reviewer with a long whip.

"Is there anything unusual about the two people you sent this morning?" The queen frowned.

"Nothing unusual." Liancheng's voice was always cold.

"What about qualifications?"

"The spiritual root is outstanding, far better than others."

"Isn't this anomaly!" The queen slammed at the handrail, "Could it be that these two are immortal cultivators?"

"It's absolutely impossible. The national teacher has repeatedly told his subordinates that those who know how to perform spells must not be selected. If a subordinate can't even tell this, he will be a disciple of the national teacher in vain."

The queen sneered, "Then how do you explain Lian Pei's death?"

Liancheng was shocked and said, "Junior Sister is dead?"

The queen didn't want to look at him anymore, and said to Lian Zhi, "Please turn the spirit stone card."

Lian Zhi glanced at Lian Cheng, and immediately returned to Gu Jing's expressionless expression.

She lowered her head and opened the mechanism next to the desk table, and took out a tribute plate made of pure gold from the secret room. Inside the plate was a stone plaque the size of half a palm. The whole body was thick black and curled up with smoke.

"It's better to kill by mistake than to let it go." After explaining the usage of the stone tablet in a few words, the queen lowered her eyes and said, "I'm tired, Lian Zhi, you can do it."

Lian Zhi's eyelids twitched after hearing this, "A living sacrifice is required to use this thing?"

Before the Empress could speak, Lian Zhi knew she had made a slip of the tongue, quickly bit the tip of her tongue, and changed her words: "Please give it to me, Your Majesty."

The queen stared at her for a long time, and then she seemed to let her go, and said: "I remember that a palace official offended the national teacher that day. The national teacher wanted to kill the palace lady, but was destroyed by another ignorant palace lady. gone."

The empress pressed her brows on her knuckles, as if she was annoyed by her worsening memory, "What's the name of that ignorant court lady?"

No one in the palace answered, they all waited silently for the empress to announce the death sentence for a certain poor palace lady.

So the queen finally remembered, "It seems to be called Qiushuang?" She shook her head, "It's not a good name, it sounds bleak, just her." She called out a maid at random, "Take Lianzhi to find Qiushuang, After you find it, go directly to the underground palace, you don't have to come to see me."

Whether it's fake compassion or real compassion, she always doesn't want to see the dying person again.

At this time, Qiushuang, who was hidden outside the hall, was completely cold, and her feet were frozen in place as if frozen by ice and snow.

She bit her trembling fingertips, trying to restore the intuition of her limbs, and finally recovered from the stiff state, but she didn't dare to run fast, for fear of disturbing the people in the hall.

She moved away from the secret place of the palace bit by bit with small steps, and tried to lighten her steps against the base of the wall.His cold hands were digging on the wall, as if this was the only way to stabilize his figure.

After finally leaving the palace, she immediately ran forward, the cold wind blowing against her face, like a knife cutting her face, as if she tasted the smell of blood under the pain.

The frail girl curled up in the deep palace, struggling and desperately avoiding the arrival of the god of death. She didn't know where she fled to in a trance, until her vision was covered with tears, she could no longer see the road ahead, and slammed into the road. on a small body.

The little man was knocked down by her and sat on the ground, Qiu Shuang was also stunned, and was about to help him, when the little maid suddenly stood up, grabbed her hand and ran forward until she found a hidden and dilapidated abandoned palace , the child carefully opened the door and pulled her in, before saying, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

Qiushuang's calf was still stiff, and she fell to the ground suddenly after being pulled by her like this. At the moment of touching the ground, the taut string was finally torn off, and the surging and collapsing despair overwhelmed her, and she sat slumped On the ground, it seems that there is no longer the strength to stand up.

There is no one in the palace who cannot be found by the twelve guards of the family, and it is useless to hide anywhere.

"Sister?" The child rushed to help her.

Qiushuang shook her head, moved a few steps towards the corner with her hands on the ground, and silently shook her head while hugging her calf, "I don't want to die...I don't want to die...I really don't want to die..."

His voice was dry and sharp because of the tension, and he had lost his original voice.

"What happened?" The child followed Qiushuang's back and comforted, "It's okay, it's okay."

"No..." Qiushuang's eyes filled with tears, "Your Majesty wants me to be a living sacrifice for the Spirit Transformation Stone." She grabbed the child's hand, "Do you know what the Spirit Transformation Stone is? I heard everything, I heard everything they said!"

As the excited and painful voice fell, Dou Da's tears rolled down one by one. She told the child everything she heard from outside the temple. She didn't know why she did this, nor did she know the child Can you understand me.

It was probably just that death was approaching, and she didn't want everything she knew to disappear with her forever, and telling it over and over in vain was just a way of consolation.

The child suddenly widened his eyes and asked, "Are you the elder sister who took me away outside the palace that day?"

Qiu Shuang was also stunned, "Is it you?"

It turned out that the little maid was Liu Ren.

He looked up at Qiushuang, and a bold idea suddenly popped up in his mind.

"Did the empress ask that Lord Lian Zhi to take you to meet her?" he asked.

Qiushuang shook her head.

Perhaps, Liu Ren lowered his head and fell into deep thought, perhaps he could replace Qiu Shuang.

If this matter really happened because of Lin Yan and Shi Tianqing, he would just be able to reconcile with these two when he went, and he could also tell them the secret of the Linghua Stone Tablet.

According to what Qiushuang said, the spirit-transforming stone tablet will not kill people instantly, but slowly consume the life of the living sacrifice. If they meet Lin Yan, maybe they can be saved.

He is young, but his mind is not light.

Using his own life to win Lin Yan's favor is one step closer to gaining Lin Yan's trust.If one day he can become a fairy like Brother Wenhan, he will be able to reunite with his father often.

Even if you die unfortunately...

Quan should pay back the life that Qiushuang saved him, and he has no complaints.

Premature ups and downs gave this young man a calmness and maturity that didn't match his age. He almost figured out this trick, and he firmly said: "Sister Qiushuang, I am willing to go for you."

Qiushuang looked at him in amazement, with tears on her eyelashes, she lowered her head after the initial surprise, closed her eyes tightly and shook her head, "No way, you are still so young, how can I let you die for me !"

"It is a great kindness for my sister to save me, and the kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by the spring."

"I saved you only out of conscience, and I never thought of asking you to repay with my life." Qiushuang pinched the stocking on her ankle, and said sadly: "If I let a child die to me, then why should I save you?" It's not going to be a joke."

"I understand my sister's heart, but my sister is only a few years older than me, and she can be considered a child in reasoning," Liu Ren said, "Besides, I am not that white-eyed wolf." He took out the token Qiushuang from his pocket, "This is Your Majesty. Give it to me, you take this token out of the palace, no one will stop you."

He looked at Qiushuang who was holding the token in a daze, and said again: "Sister, don't worry, the man who entered the underground palace is my brother. He has excellent medical skills and can cure people to death. I don't necessarily die."

He stretched out his little finger, "If my sister doesn't believe me, you can hook up with me. My sister can go out of the palace and find a safe place to live happily. After ten years, Liu Ren will definitely come to find my sister alive."

"Liu Ren...your name is Liu Ren?" Qiu Shuang murmured, "It doesn't sound like a girl's name."

Liu Ren didn't explain nor refute, just said: "My sister must remember my name."

Qiu Shuang followed his voice and stretched out her little finger, and they crossed their fingers to swear, Qiu Shuang said with tears in her eyes, "It's agreed, you must come out alive!"

Liu Ren lowered his head and said "hmm", but he didn't dare to look into Qiushuang's eyes again.

Fortunately, Qiushuang was exhausted physically and mentally at this time, so she didn't think about his words carefully.

The reason why he said it was ten years was because Liu Ren worried that if he didn't come out alive, Qiu Shuang would always live in guilt.

A ten-year promise will at least allow Qiushuang to live firmly for ten years.

Ten years is like a sea of ​​vicissitudes for ordinary people. At that time, she probably had a stable and happy life. Even if he did not keep the appointment, Qiu Shuang would not be too painful.

Qiu Shuang didn't know all the twists and turns in his heart, but his eyes fell on his extraordinarily thin cheeks, and he felt more and more unbearable.

She took off the silver bracelet from her wrist and handed it to Liu Ren, "My dear sister, my mother said that silverware can bless people the most. This is what my mother gave me when I entered the palace. Take it well—"

Before the words were finished, the wooden door was suddenly pushed open. Liu Ren had no time to refuse, so he had to put the bracelet on his wrist under Qiushuang's strong gaze, and looked up at the door.

Lian Zhi and the maid in black stood outside the door, looking carefully at the two people inside.

"Is there Qiushuang between these two?" Lian Zhi turned his head to ask the maid beside him.

The goddess of the palace hesitated for a while, and finally pointed her finger in the direction of Qiushuang, and closed her eyes guiltily, "My lord, it's her."

Lianzhi glanced at Qiushuang, took out the palace card and said in a deep voice, "I come to take Qiushuang away in the name of the empress."

"No," Liu Ren stood up, "I am Qiushuang."

He motioned Lian Zhi to look at the token in Qiushuang's hand, "This is the palace token presented by Her Majesty the Empress, if you don't believe me, you can investigate it yourself, if the Empress asks you to arrest this sister, why bother to give her the palace token? "

"You are Qiushuang?" Lian Zhi examined his eyebrows.

The maid next to her was also clever, and almost quickly figured out what was going on between the two.

Qiu Shuang has a good temperament and a kind temper.She not only recognized Qiushuang, but also received Qiushuang's favor. This time, the queen asked her to identify Qiushuang, she was very guilty.

It's just that Qiushuang can't be found anywhere, Lian Zhi has warned her that if she can't find Qiushuang, she will be made a living sacrifice.

In order to save her own life, she had to identify Qiushuang.

But at this time, since there was a scapegoat and a face she had never seen before, the maid pointed at Liu Ren almost without any psychological barriers and said, "My lord, this firewood room is dark. , I was wrong, this is Qiushuang."