There is green moss on the edge of the green steps, and the path is winding and winding. Although it is only one mile away from Huike Hall, it seems to have passed through several different spaces. The small pavilion is located under the leafy climbing tree.
, the branches that escaped from the big tree were extremely thick and lush, almost covering up the attic house with green walls and red tiles. However, it also made the attic house look particularly deserted.
The yard in front of the house is very small, but it is quite elegantly decorated. The rockery is wrapped with kudzu, exquisite flowers in the pots, the sunbeam cage painting screen, the beautiful face in the mirror, and several dwarf trees with large tooth-shaped leaves and weeping branches. Under the rockery,
The small pond is paved with black, green and black stones, which are staggered into each other. The terrain is slightly sloping, and the clear water circulates back and forth, all of which are flowing water pumped up from the ground.
This small piece of land is the residence of her maidservant. Although it has a durable flavor, it is shabby compared to the golden towers, pavilions and pavilions, long corridors and winding sills given to her by her wealthy businessman father.
I don’t know how many times I’m stingy.
As a disciple of Sword Master Wuzhang and the junior sister of Shao Kefan, her martial arts skills are not weaker than those of Wang Shuzhen, the best swordsman in the world. She is a free body who can leave at will. However, she prefers to stay here and pay attention to Zheng Xiaohan.
Every move she makes is waiting for Cang Teng's orders. Whatever he asks her to do, she does it willingly. She has no regrets and spends her whole life loving someone. Although it is lonely, it is still a satisfying memory in the end!
On the half-foot-long screen supported by a wooden frame in the courtyard, a square of rice paper hangs. The color painting on it only completes the head. The slightly curly black hair is like a waterfall, and the emaciation flowing down the neck where it was just started is stopped.
, the brocade red silk that bound his hair was like a translucent red mist, lingering on his hair, contrasting with his thin red lips.
The profile of his face was clean and neat, with a caring expression. The high bridge of his nose accentuated his pair of deep, pool-like eyes. There was a gentle smile at the corner of his mouth, which was exactly how he looked when he was looking at Jian Xin.
The side profile was much more difficult to draw than the front face. In order to accurately depict his expression, she changed countless pieces of rice paper in the past two months, and finally painted the most satisfactory one. Standing in front of the screen, it seemed as if he was staring at herself.
His mind was filled with excitement, and his whole body fell into those eyes.
There was a rustling sound of branches being pulled out, as if someone was walking towards the yard. Wanjia's eyes flashed with a hint of vigilance, and her finger pointed at a button protruding from the edge of the screen. The light in the yard suddenly became brighter, and only one side could be seen.
The thin mirror hangs down, reflecting the strong sunlight, illuminating the pretty woman and the rockery wrapped with flowers, making it difficult to see clearly.
The footsteps became louder and louder, but they stopped when they were about to enter the courtyard. There were scattered leaves along the narrow path, covering the face of the person coming. Only the black robe was fluttering, wrapped around the thin body, with a strange feeling.
smell.
Here it comes! Wanjia thought in her mind, the hourglass in the main hall of the pavilion dripped past the seventh quarter of the hour. Zheng Xiaohan was discussing matters with the court in Duanhong Hall. It was impossible to notice her. She raised her head and looked at the eaves of the pavilion. The eaves were inlaid with many ancient wood carvings.
The small mirror, the breeze blowing by, the scenery outside the courtyard swaying gently inside, there is nothing strange about it.
She quickly walked out of the yard, stopped in front of the visitor, stared at the gray eyes through the leaves, bowed slightly and saluted, "I have met Master Chongzhu."
Chongzhu coughed slightly unaccustomedly, and plucked the branches and leaves with his eagle-claw-like hands, revealing his thin and pale face, "Miss Zhou is a bastard, the daughter of the richest man, why should you be so polite? The king ordered me to do so.
When we arrive at the Eagle Palace, we will look for Miss Zhou and ask Miss Zhou to take me to see Senior Sister Li Zi!"
Wanjia nodded, turned around and led to another deep path, "The monarch has already said it in his letter. Most of the people who come to the palace to look for people recently will come to Wanjia first and be taken there by Wanjia, otherwise they will be taken away by Wanjia."
If the guards patrolling the palace see it, they may cause unnecessary trouble."
Chongzhu followed behind and stroked his beard, "I believe the monarch has this intention. I hope this visit will not return in vain!"
Bypassing the pavilions where countless maids live next to each other, and then embarking on a wide avenue, there are well-proportioned Zhulou Cui pavilions, all of which are the residences of princes and ministers. They are exquisite and grand, with wide courtyards, which suddenly opens your eyes.
, walked along for two miles, Wanjia finally stopped in front of a black-walled palace with overhanging eaves, separated by a moderately sized courtyard, and stopped moving.
Among the embroidered houses with carved beams and embroidered beams, the black walls and raised eaves look particularly strange, as if they are providing something chilling. In the pond built with plaster in the courtyard, a pool of dark-colored water is still and motionless.
It looks like living water, but it doesn't have any peculiar smell, nor does it look like stagnant water.
In the center of the pool, a palm-sized nozzle rises up like a snake head, covered with dense nozzles, like countless pairs of dark eyes, staring at it making people feel uncomfortable.
Chongzhu frowned. Senior Sister Li Zi's personality was different from ordinary people. No matter where she went, she made everything around her weird. He was already used to it. However, for some reason, he always felt that everything in front of him was weird.
It won't be that simple.
Wanjia said to the half-opened palace door, "Is Master Li Zi here? Master Chongzhu is here to see you."
As soon as he finished speaking, "bang", the two palace doors suddenly shot outward, and were blocked by the black wall. They turned back with a "bang", closed and closed repeatedly under the action of inertia, gradually slowed down, and finally pressed against the black wall.
, fully opened, revealing the main hall that was just bright and dazzling. Except for a table, there was nothing else, like a deserted purgatory.
A woman in black, who was over fifty years old, was standing in the middle of the palace door, looking at the two of them coldly, with a gloomy face, which was quite threatening. She had a high nose, delicate eyebrows, but her hair was almost half white, and her forehead was
There are also subtle visible scratches of time, and the loose black clothes make her slender body look even more lonely.
"It turns out to be junior brother." She said slowly.
His voice was hoarse and his tone was reluctant. It was obvious that he didn't like to see Chong Zhu.
Chongzhu seemed to be used to it, and he held his hands in front of him with a respectful expression, "I came to see Senior Sister because I have something important to discuss. Please allow me to come into the house to discuss it."
"Ha, hahaha..." Li Zi laughed with disdain, "Is it about the tomb?"
She spoke loudly, as if on purpose. Chongzhu and Wanjia were startled. They looked around and found that there was no one else, so they felt relieved a little.
"Senior sister." Chongzhu lowered his voice and walked towards the yard, "This matter affects the whole world..."
"Don't come here." Just as his front feet were about to fall into the courtyard, he was suddenly hit by an air current from the sky and hit his knees. Heart-wrenching pain instantly spread throughout his body. The air current had an overwhelming tendency to pull his body backwards.
go.
Wanjia quickly supported Chongzhu and glanced at Li Zi angrily, "Master Li Zi just said something to stop him, why bother to attack his fellow disciple?"
Chong Zhu steadied his body, his knee that was hit was slightly bent, but there was no reproachful look on his face, he just waved his hand, "Don't blame senior sister."
"You go away, there is no room for negotiation about the grave." Li Zi resolutely gave the eviction order, which was quite spicy.
Chongzhu shook his head, "Senior sister, although you used to have a fierce temper, you could be considered a person who listened to what was said. How come you have become like this when you arrived at Yingzhi?"
However, Li Zi just slapped him fiercely, her eyes burning like poisonous fire, "You, let me go, hurry up."
A gust of wind blew through the yard, blowing her black robe behind her and moving, revealing her curvy body. It turned out that it was not a piece of dead wood. Her hair was just tied up high and pulled up to her back, without any traces.
Even though the hair accessories are adorned with a sinister look, they still make people feel free from dust and solemn and respectful.
Chongzhu looked at her with a trace of infatuation in his eyes, as if he was remembering the distant past. He suddenly came back to his senses, his lips moved but silently, and he transmitted a secret message to her, "Sister, I have received the order from the monarch to come here.
, you can't go back empty-handed, and if you change your mind, it will be a great event that benefits the common people, and from this, it will be a good thing for you and me."
"A good thing?" Li Zi snorted coldly, "It would be a good thing for you and me if you leave now. Leave quickly!"
Wanjia originally wanted to go into the room and talk to her in detail, but with her attitude and her actions towards Chongzhu just now, she knew that she would not be able to step foot in this courtyard today. However, standing outside the courtyard and talking to her from a distance was too conspicuous, so she couldn't help but
Knowing what to do, he just said to Chongzhu, "Perhaps Master Lizi is in a bad mood today. Master Chongzhu should go back first and talk to you another day."
"I'm in a very good mood." Li Zi, who hated imposing speculation on herself, retorted unceremoniously and pointed at Chongzhu, "Leave me alone and never come back again."
Chongzhu was aroused and became angry. He flicked his black sleeves and said, "In that case, I will enter the palace today no matter what. Senior sister, don't blame junior brother for being disrespectful." He said and walked towards the courtyard.
Li Zi's face became darker and he didn't care to say anything. White light flowed out from his fingertips and hit Chong Zhu. However, they were blocked by the flying black sleeves. Chong Zhu's expression was determined and he stepped towards the yard.
The female mage's pupils suddenly shrank, her hands came together and spread apart, drawing out a ball of white misty vitality, which she quickly pushed out, knocking his body away two feet away.
"Senior sister, you..." Chongzhu covered his chest and spit out a mouthful of blood. It was obvious that he couldn't believe it, and a trace of misery appeared on his face, "Li Zi, you can really do this?"
Wan Jia hurriedly helped him up, "Master, it's better to go back first." She turned to Li Zi with anger, "Master Li Zi, why do you have to be so harsh? Let's just leave."
"Let's go!" Li Zi shouted impatiently, the wind was still blowing, the still water in the pool was rippled, the black robe was pulled back, and her body looked bleak and deserted.
Wanjia suddenly realized that something was wrong. If she really didn't want to see someone, then she would just turn around and close the door. Why did she have to block him out of the yard? Is there something wrong with the yard? Thinking about this, her eyes swept over the black wall, still water, and shower heads.
, there was an indescribable chill in my heart.
However, Chongzhu didn't think so much. He nodded to Wanjia to express his gratitude, and took off her hand. Although his back slightly bowed due to the pain, he raised his head and stared at the woman who was three feet away. He still used sound transmission.
Entering the secret, "Senior sister, although you have a tough talk, I know that you are a kind-hearted person. The matter of the grave is not non-negotiable. Since you asked me not to come in the future, I will make it clear today."
He lifted up his sleeves and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Regardless of Wanjia's strong dissuasion, he walked towards the yard for the third time with a pale face.
"You forced me, right? You..." Li Zi took a step back and leaned against the black wall. The sullenness in his eyes slowly dissipated and was replaced by a helpless pain, "If you force me, don't regret it...
…”
"Senior sister, I just want to discuss the grave matter with you. Why is there any talk of coercion?" Chongzhu walked towards her while transmitting the message, "This matter must be settled as soon as possible. The days are long and I don't know what troubles will arise."
"Let's go, let me go..." Li Zi suddenly waved his black sleeves and shouted at the top of his lungs, "There is no need to discuss, leave quickly..."