Lu Zhiyao was afraid that mentioning what happened just now would trigger Lin Yinan's "bestiality" to do something to her again, so she was carried back to the thatched cottage by Lin Yinan. She kept her head buried in his chest until she lay on the bed.
Finally, he wrapped himself in Lin Yinan's clothes and sat up.
Lu Zhiyao saw Lin Yinan turning around and about to leave, and quickly reached out to grab the corner of his clothes. When Lin Yinan looked back, Lu Zhiyao opened his mouth and asked awkwardly: "Where are you going?"
Lin Yinan smiled slightly, pointed to the clothes thrown on the table not far away, and replied softly: "Go to sleep, I will bake your clothes."
Slowly loosening her fingers, Lu Zhiyao watched Lin Yinan walk out of the room, unable to calm down. So after lying there for a while, she jumped out of bed, quietly walked to the door, and looked at the scene in the courtyard.
Lin Yinan was sitting in the yard leaning on a tree trunk. In front of him was a pile of burning branches. The bright firelight shone on his face, making his face look a bit evil. Lu Zhiyao was wearing his clothes.
, looking at his careless expression, as if he was thinking about something. She looked at it for a long time, bit her lower lip, pushed the door open and walked out.
"Can't sleep?" Lin Yinan turned to look at Lu Zhiyao and asked aloud.
"Ah." Lu Zhiyao didn't know what to say, so he could only say something perfunctory, then walked over and sat next to Lin Yinan. After being silent for a while, he asked again: "How many more days do we have to go?
How can I get to the place?"
"Eager to go visit the military camp?" Lin Yinan asked speculatively.
"I just haven't been to the border and wanted to take a look." Lu Zhiyao shrugged his shoulders and said in a low voice: "After all, this is the place where my father almost died several times. I think no matter how much others say,
But it’s not as real as seeing it with your own eyes.”
"In the border area, Nangong Lingfeng is the king." Lin Yinan looked at Lu Zhiyao quietly. After she finished speaking, he continued: "He is the emperor in the hearts of the people there. People who have never been there can never imagine it.
What kind of dire straits the people are living in.”
Lu Zhiyao's heart sank. It was well known to everyone that the Nangong family had done evil in the court, but did they treat the innocent people the same way?
"Knowing some things too early is of no benefit to you." Lin Yinan put his arms around Lu Zhiyao's shoulders and said with a somewhat melancholy tone: "Maybe if you go there once, you will never want to go there again.
That’s it.”
Lu Zhiyao rested his head gently on Lin Yinan's shoulder, trying hard to imagine the scene at the border and the feelings that Lin Yinan wanted to understand for himself.
Lin Yinan originally thought that Lu Zhiyao was thinking about the Xia family, so he didn't say anything else. However, after waiting for a long time, there was no movement from Lu Zhiyao. When Lin Yinan turned his head to look at her in confusion, he saw
Lu Zhiyao had already closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Lin Yinan smiled helplessly and shook his head. He picked up Lu Zhiyao's clothes and carried her back into the house. The two slept until about three o'clock in the morning. By the time they rode back to meet Ling Yi and others, it was already close to dusk.
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"Madam, aren't you hot?" Wan Yue looked at Lu Zhiyao's tied collar and asked curiously.
Lu Zhiyao was startled, raised the corners of his mouth stiffly, and replied: "I caught a cold last night, so I don't feel hot."
When Wan Yue heard this, she quickly put the thin quilt aside on Lu Zhiyao's body. "I don't know what you and the Eighth Prince did yesterday. How did you catch a cold without any problems? After you stopped, let
Sister, go and make a bowl of medicine for you to drink."
Lu Zhiyao couldn't express her pain. She already felt hot and stuffy while sitting in the carriage, and now adding such a quilt was almost killing her. But when she thought about the marks left by Lin Yinan on her neck, she
He could only grit his teeth and swallow all the grievances back into his stomach, waiting to return them to Lin Yinan later.
"By the way, let me ask you, has anything happened here since the Eighth Prince and I left yesterday?" Lu Zhiyao suddenly remembered something, looked at Wan Yue and Yudie and shook their heads, Lu Zhiyao's
His eyes darkened.
According to what Lin Yinan said, there should be at least two more people following the large group. If Ling Yi didn't get rid of them yesterday, then when they find out that the other person can't come back, they will definitely go to the capital.
The master reported the news. I don’t know when Lin Yinan and the others wanted to wait until they took action.
Just when Lu Zhiyao was worried, the carriage suddenly stopped. Lu Zhiyao reflexively wanted to jump off the carriage to get some air, but Wan Yue quickly stopped him.
"Madam, you'd better lie down in the car for a while. If you sweat again, maybe your illness will be cured." Wan Yue said anxiously, worried about Lu Zhiyao's health.
"If I sweat again, I might get even more seriously ill!" Lu Zhiyao raised his hand and patted Wan Yue's forehead, "I have something to do with the Eighth Prince. You and Yudie should get out of the car and take a breather."
After Lu Zhiyao said that, he jumped off the carriage, but after looking around, he found no trace of Lin Yinan. Even Ling Yi, who was supposed to be here, was nowhere to be found.
"Get back in the car." Lu Zhiyao changed his previous attitude and gave the order to the two people who had just got out of the car.
Lu Zhiyao's deep voice and sharp gaze made both Wan Yue and Yu Die stunned. Then they obediently returned to the carriage and listened carefully to the sounds outside.
Lu Zhiyao walked towards the front of the team, holding the short knife firmly with his hand hidden in his wide sleeves, fearing that the enemy would rush out at this moment.
Time passed slowly, and when everyone realized that this break seemed a bit too long, Lin Yinan and Ling Yi slowly appeared in front of everyone again.
Lu Zhiyuan looked at Lin Yinan's gentle smile at him from afar, and knew that they had eliminated the enemy. His tense body was finally able to relax, and Lu Zhiyao returned to the carriage and faced the two
The maid looked at her worriedly, smiled slightly, and said, "I'm a little tired. I'll lie down for a while."
Feeling relieved, Lu Zhiyao fell asleep, and for the next few days, nothing unexpected happened until they arrived at the final place.
"This is...?" Lu Zhiyao looked at the mountains in front of him and looked at Lin Yinan in surprise.
"We'll find out when we go in." Lin Yinan took Lu Zhiyao's hand and walked straight inside. When he reached the valley, he said to Lu Zhiyao again: "These are all prepared to be used against the Nangong family."
Lu Zhiyao's eyes flickered, and the scenes in front of her left her speechless. There were densely packed soldiers standing there, and it was obvious at a glance that there were many of them. There were so many people here, and they were so close to the border.
, the purpose is obvious. However, the Nangong family is so suspicious, how come they haven't discovered it all this time?
"Surrounded by mountains on three sides, there is only one way in. It is easy to resist foreign enemies, but it is not that simple to break through foreign enemies and get out, right?" Lu Zhiyao looked around, frowned and looked at Lin Yinan and asked: "
What are you and the emperor planning?"
"This valley is not as simple as you think." Lin Yinan chuckled, lowered his head, leaned into Lu Zhiyao's ear, and said, "Because this is the place chosen by General Xia himself."
All Lu Zhiyao's thoughts froze because of Lin Yinan's words. "Yes... General Xia chose this place?" Lu Zhiyao hesitated for a moment, but still changed his name to Xia Zhenkun. He looked at Lin Yinan and clicked.
Nodding, Lu Zhiyao felt a wave of enthusiasm rolling out from the bottom of her heart, and then flowing throughout her body, giving her the urge to immediately find out what kind of secrets this treasure land held.
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Lin Yinan saw Lu Zhiyao's expectant look in his eyes and knew what she was thinking. "I will take you around later, but I have some things to do now. Do you want to go with me?"
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"Can I follow?" Lu Zhiyao was unfamiliar with the place, and Lin Yinan most likely came here because of the emperor's instructions. Can he bring himself with him when he is going to do something arranged by the emperor?
"There's nothing wrong with it, it's just to see the people here and give them something."
The two of them talked. After Ling Yi was ready, the group left the valley and drove to the nearest village.
Before entering the village, Lu Zhiyao, who was riding ahead on horseback, heard bursts of miserable cries coming from the village. She turned to look at the people behind her, and it was obvious that they had heard it too.
After several people looked at each other, they all jumped off the horse. Lin Yinan first ordered Ling Yi and another entourage to go into the village to find out what happened. When the two came back with gloomy faces, he seemed to have guessed something.
point.
"Let's go." Lin Yinan spoke in a low voice, talking to Lu Zhiyao beside him. Lu Zhiyao felt that Lin Yinan seemed to be deliberately suppressing his emotions, but she didn't know anything, so she just
There was no way to guess Lin Yinan's thoughts. Until she followed Lin Yinan into the village and saw the scene in front of her.
Many people gathered around, some crying and some expressionless. But more people's faces were full of hatred and pain.
Lu Zhiyao walked there step by step. When she saw clearly that the rows of dead people lying on the ground were all young women, she stopped, clenched her fists hard, looked at Lin Yinan, and asked:
"What the hell is going on?!"
Lin Yinan did not answer Lu Zhiyao out loud, but just looked at those people steadily without any reaction. Lu Zhiyao tried to look into his eyes, hoping to see some useful information from his eyes, but unfortunately,
She didn't even see a ripple.
Lu Zhiyao gritted his teeth and turned his attention to those people again. Beside the dead women, their relatives were kneeling in twos and threes, and those who heard the miserable wails that sent chills down their backs also
It's from them.
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