[Comprehensive martial arts] Beautiful as me

When the candlelight was no longer visible on the Qinhuai River, the young men and women snuggling together leaned the boat to the bank of the river, performed light skills like a competition, and chased each other back to the inn.

The door of the inn was already closed, and the shopkeeper went back to his room early to rest, leaving only two young guys on duty in the lobby.

Under the dim candlelight, two young men with tired faces yawned one after another.One of them wiped the wooden table pretendingly. After wiping, he couldn't help but lay his upper body on the wooden table.The other person tried not to close his eyes, and nodded his head so that he almost fell to the ground.

Just when the two couldn't bear to close their eyes, there was a creaking sound in the quiet inn, and a figure flashed past in the lobby and went straight up the stairs.

The young man on night watch rubbed his eyes and looked carefully at the lobby, but found nothing. He couldn't help poking his companion:

"Hey, did someone come over just now?"

"Where did you come from? The gates are all closed. Are you stunned?"

"But the windows... No, don't you think something is missing in the lobby?"

"It's just you who are suspicious...why...why do I seem to be missing a lamp?"

After saying this, the two guys shook their bodies in unison, no longer feeling sleepy, and the next moment they leaned together tacitly.

Li Yue squatted on the second floor and watched the panicked and suspicious looks of the guys, and almost couldn't hold back her laughter. She held up the oil lamp brought in from the lobby, and gently led A Fei up to the third floor.

Although two guest rooms were booked, A Fei still lived in the same room with her under Li Yue's stalking.

The girl took off her outer skirt swiftly and without hesitation, and when she was about to take off her middle shirt, she caught a glimpse of the boy sitting on a round stool with his back to her from the corner of her eye, with red ears.She coughed lightly, jumped straight towards the boy, wrapped her arms around the boy's neck, and whispered in his ear:

"Didn't you agree to rest together? Are you going back on your word?"

The young man obviously had a stern face that rejected people thousands of miles away, but at the moment he looked like a large canine animal that was bullied too hard and was unwilling to resist. He lowered his eyebrows and stammered:

"That's not the case, I... you haven't... no..."

"What's wrong with me? Do you think I'm wearing too much?"

Knowing that the girl was teasing him again, the boy simply shut up and stopped retorting. The girl took the boy's arm and dragged him to the bed, then let go of her fingers and pointed to the bed:

"Either you climb up obediently by yourself, or I..."

Li Yue didn't finish the rest of the sentence, her hands had already grabbed the collar and belt of her middle coat, and with a little force, the obscene clothes inside would be exposed.

A Fei really had nothing to do with Li Yue, he obediently took off his outer robe, but he was still wearing his middle coat, reluctant to take it off.Before Li Yue could "threat" anything, he had obediently got into the bed, closed his eyes and lay down against the inner wall, holding the iron sword firmly in his arms.

Li Yue raised her eyebrows, not willing to bully her child bride-in-law any more, and simply slept on the outside of the bed.Half an hour later, Li Yue felt the breathing of the young man beside him calm down. She secretly took the iron sword away, slid into the opponent's arms like a fish, and wrapped her arms around the opponent's waist tightly.

When the two of them returned to the inn, it was almost the end of the ugly time, and the Yin time was approaching, and by the time the two of them returned to the inn, only two or three hours had passed.Ah Fei always woke up early, when he found out that the iron sword in his arms had turned into Li Yue, he was no longer as flustered as before, but lightly kissed the latter on the forehead, and hugged the latter tightly waist.

Because of A Fei's side, Li Yue's sleep quality has been very guaranteed recently. She slept peacefully until noon, said good morning to A Fei who had been awake for some time, then sat up sleepily, and yawned for a long time.

The boy was about to pass the girl to get up and get dressed, the girl turned around and stood up, put on the long skirt neatly, then turned around and carefully adjusted the boy's outer robe.

Li Yue's every move was extremely natural and familiar, as if she had done it thousands of times before, and there was nothing unusual about it.

Ah Fei pursed his lips and watched Li Yue tidy up from the belt to the front of his clothes. When the latter raised his face following the movements, he hesitated and took out an ebony hairpin from his sleeve, intending to stick it in the girl's bun.

The boy's eyes moved back and forth on the girl's bun, and when he caught sight of the priceless hair ring made by the other's famous craftsman, he slowly withdrew his hand again.The boy's abnormal movement was noticed by the girl without accident. She looked at the simple and frizz-free ebony hairpin in the boy's hand, raised her hand and pointed at her bun, and said with a smile:

"How can you give up a gift halfway?"

Ah Fei's Adam's apple moved slightly. He wanted to explain that the wooden hairpin made by him was too shabby and not worthy of Li Yue who was born in a wealthy family.But when he saw the expectation in Li Yue's eyes, he suddenly figured it out again.

The girl was not as pampered and raised as he imagined. Like him, she grew up in the wilderness since she was a child and never lost her original appearance.

None of the recipients expressed any dissatisfaction, and it would be outrageous for the gift giver to evade.

A Fei bent his lips, and gently inserted the ebony hairpin into Li Yue's bun. The latter touched his head tentatively, then stood on tiptoe, and quickly pecked the former's lips.

The boys and girls clasped their hands, their gazes met in one place, and they laughed out loud at the same time.

She slept too late last night, and it is normal to wake up late today, so Li Yue postponed her departure from Jinling.Together with A Fei, she sorted out some Jinling specialties, followed the caravan to the Baoding mansion and the main hall of the Changlong store in Shuozhou City, and prepared some cakes and dry food for eating on the road.

There are no holidays that have to go home, and the New Year is very early. Thinking of Xue Bing's letter mentioning a banquet in the capital for him, Li Yue snapped his fingers, threw away the original return plan, and A Fei drove the carriage to Bianliang together.

Bianliang City, also known as Kaifeng Mansion, is known as the ancient capital of the Seven Dynasties.In the two lives combined, it was the first time for Li Yue to step into this ancient power center. Although she had expectations in her heart, what was more, was an unspeakable uneasiness.

This uneasiness disappeared without a trace when the carriage drove into the boundary of Kaifeng. It was already autumn, and the setting sun sprinkled a little gold in the mountains and forests through the sunset.Looking at the chrysanthemums of different colors blooming all over the mountains and plains, Li Yue was still reluctant to sit in the carriage even though there was a faint chill in the wind.

The girl leaned against the boy and sat on the shaft of the car, while reciting a few crooked poems whose original author could not be remembered, while sniffing the faint fragrance.The scenery of the mountains and fields is so beautiful, although it is less than two hours away from the capital, she is not in a hurry to go to the city before the curfew, but instead urges Ah Fei to find a flat place to camp.

It was not the first time for the two of them to sleep outside. In addition, the rivers and lakes and the imperial court have always been very different, and there are few people in the green forest near Kaifeng City.

He found an upwind place with a wide view and stopped the carriage. Before A Fei could fasten the rope, Li Yue rushed into the flowers like swallows throwing themselves into the forest.

Looking at the girl dancing like a butterfly in the sea of ​​flowers, the boy's heart rippled. With a smile that he didn't notice, he cleaned up the dead branches and leaves near the camp, consciously picked up firewood, and from time to time He took a few glances at where the girl was.

As the distance between the two gradually widened, A Fei accidentally found a litter of rabbits in the opposite direction to the sea of ​​flowers where Li Yue lived. There were at least five or six rabbits. They were all fat and strong, obviously they had enough food And the fat is ready for the winter.

The two grew up together, and Li Yue has never been fond of meat. Thinking of the few dry food and cakes left in the carriage, and the smoked meat that had not even left a scum, even though Kaifeng City is close at hand, A Fei is still very happy. He shook his head silently in his heart.

How could he want the girl living in her heart to be unhappy at all?

Glancing at the apricot figure again, after confirming that the other party was indeed only moving within a certain range, the boy turned his back to the sea of ​​flowers, and sneaked into the forest like a natural hunter, without a sound approached the rabbit hole.

Although the boy was in the upwind position and the sound of his footsteps was light enough, the rabbit in the nest was unexpectedly alert. He only poked his head slightly at the entrance, and then shrank back.

The boy catted on the spot for quite a while, until the sunset, when the two big rabbits brought all the little rabbits out of the nest, he carefully held his breath, and took a chance to catch all the rabbits.

After a successful blow, Ah Fei excitedly picked up a few fat rabbits and ran towards where Li Yue was, like a beast eager to show off to his partner.He stepped lightly, performed lightness kung fu, and after a few jumps, he came to the front of the carriage, and then he looked around, his face immediately froze.

Out of the corner of my eye, the night is coming, the cool breeze is blowing, everything in the sea of ​​flowers is as usual, it is not much different from when the boy left, only the girl in the apricot yellow dress is missing.

The prey fell to the ground with a bang, and the beast no longer cared about the former's life or death. He suppressed his anxiety and anger, and wandered around the sea of ​​flowers, calling out to his missing partner one after another, trying to find the other's trace.But until the climax of the moon, he only found some ruined petals and branches.

It's already the second time.

The second time, within his field of vision, there was no trace of the girl.

Realizing this, the young man's face turned pale in an instant, he clenched his teeth, held the iron sword firmly in his hand, and suppressed all his impulses.

No matter how angry he was, it shouldn't be right now, he wanted to get her back with his own hands.

Forcing himself to calm down, the young man knelt on the ground unwillingly, wanting to search for clues that he had missed again. Almost at the same time, he smelled a strange and dangerous breath, and heard the sound of a sharp weapon being unsheathed.

The beast in the sea of ​​flowers lowered its head, its pupils suddenly constricted.

When she asked about the strange sweet fragrance coming from the wind, Li Yue was still wondering if there were any flowers that she didn't know were blooming near the sea of ​​flowers. With this curiosity, she half-bent down and groped around.

But before walking far, Li Yue suddenly felt that her head was getting heavier and her legs were getting heavier and heavier. She realized that something was wrong, and opened her mouth to try to call out A Fei's name, but in the end, it was A hum that only you can hear.

Before losing consciousness, the girl smelled a familiar faint fragrance, which was the smell of spring in the sleeve she hated.

After closing her eyes, the girl didn't stagger to the ground as she imagined, but fell into the arms of a young man in white.

The young man in white lightly picked up the girl. He looked at the girl's brows that were still tightly furrowed in her sleep, narrowed his eyes dangerously, and strode towards the luxurious carriage hidden behind the woods. At the same time, he ordered in a low voice:

"Clean up everything that shouldn't be left behind."

The people in black came out from their hidden positions without a sound, lowered their heads together and half knelt down, and respectfully sent the carriage away.After the carriage drove away, the leading man in black straightened up and made a dangerous gesture to his subordinates.

Night has always been favored by marauders who live in the dark.

It is the best companion of evil and the best cover of evil.

Covered by the night, in the darkness, blood flowers quietly bloomed in the sea of ​​flowers. The fragrance of the flowers was gradually suppressed by the smell of blood, and the pure white or golden petals were also stained with a thick scarlet.

Li Yue had no way of knowing what happened in the sea of ​​flowers. When she woke up again, she was suddenly in a strange mansion. All kinds of grooming items respectfully surrounded both sides of the big bed.

If it weren't for the bronze mirrors held by the maids that clearly reflected her current face, Li Yue almost wondered if she had hung up again and started another life.

Before Li Yue opened her mouth to give orders, all the maids began to wash and dress her up. Each of them had similar facial features, but there was no expression on their faces. They didn't look like human beings, but rather carefully made puppets.

Li Yue's scalp was numb from the tossing of these maids. When someone tried to throw away the ebony hairpin on her bun and tore off her dress, she subconsciously opened that hand.

This was just a natural and almost instinctive reaction of Li Yue, but to the maids, it seemed to be a signal. They stopped all movements at the same time, and knelt on the ground in unison, with their foreheads touching the ground.

The girl was in embarrassment and didn't know where to start, when a handsome young man in white walked into the room slowly, waving a folding fan.Seeing the young man in white getting closer and closer to her, all the girl's doubts and embarrassment turned into uneasiness. She pressed her tongue against her chin, and finally revealed the identity of the man:

"Master Di Xiaohou."

It was Di Qinglin who came, in other words, he was the one who took Li Yue away.Di Qinglin didn't seem to pay attention to the maids kneeling on the ground. Li Yue was the only one in his vision. He tapped on the folding fan lightly, and glanced at the pure white dresses and clothes held by the maids out of the corner of his eyes. Exquisite ornaments, Di Qinglin said slowly:

"Why, don't you like it?"

"Compared to liking it or not, shouldn't Young Master Di first explain where this place is, and why Young Master Di brought me here by any means?"

"This is my mansion. As for why I brought you here... you will become a first-class Madam sooner or later, so why not get acquainted with it in advance?"

Di Qinglin kept silent about how she took Li Yue away, but when she thought of A Fei who was still in Huahai, she felt bitter again.Just as Li Yue was thinking about how to ask Di Qinglin to let her go, the latter said indifferently to the maids in the room:

"Since you can't do this little thing well, what's the use of you guys."

The maids almost fell to the ground when they heard the words, their bodies were trembling, but they didn't dare to raise their heads.Di Qinglin clapped his hands, and the maids retreated from the door in unison, and another group of maids in white came in and knelt down in front of Li Yue and Di Qinglin.

As the maids moved in and out, Lord Di Xiaohou didn't even lift his eyelids. He looked at Li Yue, as if he was looking at some priceless object that showed his status, then raised his head slightly and said:

"As the future half master of the Hou's Mansion, when you come to the Hou's Mansion for the first time, I will always welcome you. After an hour, they will take you to the place you need to go."

Before Li Yue could respond, Di Qinglin had already turned around and left the room. Seeing the distant figure of the young man in white, she firmly grasped the corner of the quilt.

After a muffled sound, the maids in the room pressed their foreheads to the ground again. Li Yue sighed and said to the maids:

"It has nothing to do with you, get up, I will change my clothes, you just turn around and go."

The girl finished speaking, but none of the maids dared to move. She rubbed her brows, took advantage of no one's attention, hid the ebony hairpin in her obscene clothes and put it next to her body, then got off the bed, stood up straight, opened the arms.

Noticing Li Yue standing up, the maids dared to stand up. They changed Li Yue's coat, jacket and boots and socks in an orderly manner, and put on a brand new white gauze dress, and then two people stepped forward to help him Seeing Li Yue sitting next to the dressing table, another person stood behind her, combing Li Yue's hair again.

When it was time to make up and trim, the maid holding the rouge powder and eyebrow pencil did not move as smoothly as the other companions. She frowned at Li Yue's face invisibly, as if she was troubled by what she should do from now on. Where to start, after a while, she gave up putting on makeup for Li Yue, and just took out the flower tin, and stuck it on Li Yue's forehead.

After getting familiar with rest and dressing, it was rare for Li Yue to see the words "Great success" from the faces of the maids. The two maids who helped her walked forward to guide her. They opened layers of bead curtains, and Li Yue was bathed in the white clouds again. under the sun.

Walking through the winding and deep corridor, and stepping on the long and wide stone steps, Li Yue's eyes shifted from the colored porcelain blue tiles and the high walls of the Zhumen to the carved courtyard pillars that neither of them could hold together, watching the courtyard pillars hovering around Looking at the four-clawed dragon on the ground, she shrank her pupils and asked casually to the maid beside her:

"What about the girls who came in before you? Why do they seem to have disappeared completely?"

The maids exchanged glances with each other, and an older one stood up and responded to Li Yue in a soft voice:

"The Hou Mansion does not keep useless people."

If it was placed in other people's homes, Li Yue would at most think that those girls had been expelled, but in Di Xiaohou's mansion, the short eight words made her feel a chill down her back.

Li Yue didn't dare to think about it, she took a deep breath to calm her mind, and continued to walk forward with the maids. After passing through a large empty courtyard, the maid who led the way led Li Yue to stop at an elegant small pavilion. forward.

It is said to be a small pavilion, but it is actually half the size of the house where Li Yue used to be. There is also a stone table in the pavilion with a radius longer than two arms of an adult man. Di Qinglin just sat in the main seat in his spare time, waiting for Li Yue's arrival.

Several boys in brocade clothes stood guard at the entrance of the pavilion. When they saw Li Yue and the maids coming, the two at the front stopped the maids, and the boy at the back quietly led Li Yue to sit on Di Qinglin's right side.

The dishes have already been served, and the guests have already been seated. Without Di Qinglin's instructions, a group of women in fine clothes appeared in an orderly manner in the open space in front of the small pavilion and started playing music. Several other slim women bowed and danced. .

Famous wines, delicacies and beauties were all in front of her eyes, but Li Yue didn't even have the slightest intention to appreciate and taste them. She picked up the chopsticks and put them down again, thinking about how to negotiate with Di Qinglin.Young Master Di noticed his guest's preoccupied appearance, he turned his face to look at Li Yue, and asked in a gentle manner:

"But the dishes don't suit your taste, or do you not like the dance music?"

Worried that the chefs cooking and the girls performing dance music would become "useless people" and suffer the same fate as the first batch of maids, Li Yue hurriedly said:

"Thanks to the great love of the little duke, but I really don't know, what is the little duke looking for?"

"Miss Li, you and I have a marriage contract after all, so why are you so presumptuous?"

"I thought I had already made it very clear to the young master. I am a folk woman from the countryside, and I am not worthy of the noble-born young master Di. The young master should marry a noble family who is no less important than myself." Lady."

"The order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, how can the younger generation be able to destroy it at will?"

"If you talk about elders... I asked Uncle Bai, and he said that the marriage contract between you and me... can be decided by ourselves."

After Li Yue finished speaking, he looked at Di Qinglin, who still maintained that unflappable attitude. He shook the wine in the luminous glass, drank it down, and said softly to Li Yue:

"Miss Li, do you know that Bai Longtou has been missing for more than a few months?"

"How... how is it possible?"

Perhaps it was the surprise in Li Yue's eyes that pleased Di Qinglin very well, with a few faint smiles on his face, he continued:

"Not to mention Bai Longtou, I remember that Miss Li has a good friend named 'Xue Bing', who is the granddaughter of Mrs. Xue from Shenzhen Villa. This Miss Xue went to investigate the case of 'Embroidered Thief' together with Lu Xiaofeng, who has four eyebrows. The case is still unsolved, but Miss Xue's whereabouts are unknown, I wonder if Miss Li has heard of it?"

"Furthermore, Miss Li's beloved little Li Feidao, Li Xunhuan, Senior Li, recently appeared in the Jiangbei area, and seems to be entangled in the secret treasure of Xingyun Village. And that Tie Chuanjia who entered the customs with Senior Li... seems to be There has been no sound for a long time."

"It seems that there is also a young swordsman who is not well-known, and he also encountered difficulties."

Di Qinglin's eyes were gentle, and his tone of voice was also gentle. He used the attitude of talking about the weather with a girl he had admired for a long time, and said words that made Li Yue's hair stand on end. Every word and sentence was shocking.

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