Since the Tianji Palace has all-pervasive eyes all over the place, in order to get rid of the Tianji Palace's tracking, Lin Yi and the little boy no longer go to crowded places. They don't go into cities or towns, and they don't go to hotels or restaurants.
Especially places like inns, restaurants, and teahouses, there may be people from Tianji Palace.
Lin Yi judged that their whereabouts were exposed because they stayed for a meal on the way and were discovered by the Tianji Palace.
People from Tianji Palace are good at spying on information and tracking people. People from Tianji Palace are very likely to be able to deduce their identities from their movements and even their expressions.
Therefore, Lin Yi and the little boy brought enough dry food and water, and instead of walking on the main road, they walked in remote places. Sometimes they would walk separately, one mile apart, so that they could take care of themselves if an accident happened.
Moreover, Xiao Lianqin would change their outfits for the two of them every day.
These preventive measures really worked, and there were no more accidents during the rest of the trip.
Xiao Lianqin secretly found no one following her.
Of course, Lin Yi cannot avoid people forever. These are extraordinary times, and Lin Yi just wants to find the bone where Linghu's soul is hidden as soon as possible. After finding the bone where Linghu's soul is hidden, he will make long-term plans.
They walked cautiously like this, and four days later they arrived at the South Courtyard.
It was already dark when we arrived at the south courtyard.
When the South Courtyard was invaded and burned by Linghu Zanghun and his men, nearly ten percent of the South Courtyard was damaged. Only a few undamaged buildings and houses remained intact, bearing witness to the former glory of the South Courtyard.
Unlike the desolate scene of the Beifu ruins, which are overgrown with weeds, the South courtyard is also destroyed, but there are no weeds and it looks very clean.
The various paths that criss-cross the mansion remain open, and all the paths have been swept away without any fallen leaves. The broken rocks, broken trees, and gravel have all been neatly stacked. The largest garden, "Qiyuan," is still full of lush trees and blooming flowers.
Although the south courtyard is also in ruins, it is still full of life.
Because there were still some servants from the south courtyard who had not left.
Because his south courtyard was their home, they really couldn't bear to leave. So the dozens of people who stayed behind have been living in the houses that were not destroyed.
Over the years, these loyal servants of Nanyuan have guarded Nanyuan diligently.
Because Su Qinghou loves cleanliness, they clean it every day to keep the south courtyard clean.
These loyal servants hope that one day their prince will come back to see him again.
So Lin Yi and Xiao Lianqin appeared in the garden, smelling the fragrant fragrance of the flowers and plants in the garden, feeling both emotional and moved.
Xiao Lianqin stroked an old tree and said to Lin Yi: "I didn't expect that they had been guarding the south courtyard and took care of it so well. Back then, Master liked to sit under this tree to enjoy the coolness and drink tea. I, Jin'er, Senior Brother Gu,
Senior Brother Liu, Zen Feng, Fifth Junior Brother, we sat around him and listened to Master's teachings..."
The Beifu is Lin Yi's home, and the South is Xiao Lianqin's home.
Returning to her hometown at this moment, Xiao Lianqin looked back on the past, and those beautiful scenes from the past also appeared in her mind one by one.
But now everything is in the past, just like a dream, Xiao Lianqin couldn't help but shed tears.
Of course Lin Yi can sympathize with Xiao Lianqin's feelings.
He can also understand the wishes of the loyal servants who have been guarding the South Courtyard.
Lin Yi said: "They are trying their best to restore the original appearance because they are looking forward to the return of the Marquis!"
Xiao Lianqin wiped away her hot tears and said slowly: "But the Marquis will not come back. Brother, do you know that when I accompanied the Marquis, I felt like I was in the South Hospital. At that moment, I seemed to understand. It turns out that the South Hospital
He is the Marquis, and the Marquis is the South Courtyard. Wherever the Marquis is, the South Courtyard will be there. Can you understand?"
Lin Yi said: "I can understand. Because the Marquis is the soul of the South Courtyard, just like Brother Wang is the soul of the Beifu. When my brother dies, the Beifu is completely dead. When the Lord is here, the South Courtyard will always be there."
Xiao Lianqin nodded vigorously.
At this time, the little boy who was letting loose came over, and he said to the two of them: "There are three people coming this way with lanterns. Two of them are old men, and one is slightly younger."
Xiao Lianqin said: "It must be the loyal servants of the South Courtyard who stayed behind. They are patrolling. Although the South Courtyard is destroyed and the Marquis is gone, they still maintain their old habits."
Lin Yi said: "Your status in their hearts is second only to the Marquis and Jin'er. They will be very happy if they know you are back."
Xiao Lianqin shook her head and said: "I don't want to see you anymore. Everything has passed. Let's go."
Then the three of them quietly left and entered Wuhou Mountain.
Xiao Lianqin inferred that Su Qinghou hid Linghu's soul-hiding bones and research results in the "Swallow Cave" in the mountains. There are also several secret places in the south courtyard where valuables are stored. The "Swallow Cave" is one of them. There is a room in the cave.
The secret room. This is also the most secret of the several secret rooms. Only Su Qinghou, Xiao Lianqin and Su Jin'er know about it.
Xiao Lianqin asked the little boy to guard outside the cave, while she and Lin Yi entered the Swallow Cave with torches.
There were countless swallows that had returned to their nests after dark, and the two men's intrusion undoubtedly disturbed these swallows. Countless swallows chirped uneasily, and they flapped their wings and flew out of their holes, towards the moonlight.
Xiao Lianqin led Lin Yi to the depths of the cave, and then wound down into a cave. Then Xiao Lianqin opened the mechanism, and a secret door appeared.
The two held torches and entered the secret room.
There are many books and many valuables in this secret room, including precious medicines and some magical weapons. They are all covered with thick cloth.
Everything stored here is as big as Xiao Lianqin's palm.
Many of them were stored in categories by Xiao Lianqin. Xiao Lianqin also did anti-corrosion and moth-proofing treatments.
Xiao Lianqin said: "Master put the soul bones of Linghu in a red box. If master really put it here, it would be easy to find. I'll look here, you look over there..."
Lin Yi and Xiao Lianqin were looking for the mahogany box in the secret room, but they searched every inch of the secret room but could not find the mahogany box or any bones.
This time, they traveled thousands of miles back to the South Campus just to find the soul bones of Linghu, but now they found nothing, which made both of them disappointed.
Lin Yi said to Xiao Lianqin: "If you think about it again, where will the Marquis put the bones of Linghu's soul?"
Xiao Lianqin smiled bitterly.
"The only place I can think of is this place, because it is the most secretive place." Xiao Lianqin said as she took down a long box wrapped in oilcloth from a shelf. She said to Lin Yi: "This box contains thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum.
Eighteen years ago, Master killed several demons in southern Xinjiang and won it. This thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum can enhance one's strength, strengthen muscles and bones, and is especially effective in recovering from injuries. Master has never been willing to eat it. I will keep half of it for Master to take later, and the rest
I’ll give you the second half. I’ll teach you how to eat it.”
Xiao Lianqin opened a box, divided the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum into two parts, and gave half to Lin Yi.
Thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum is hard to find and has miraculous effects, so Lin Yi accepted it without hesitation.
Since there was no Linghu soul bone in the secret room, the two left the secret room and exited the cave.
The little boy stayed outside the cave and everything was normal.
Xiao Lianqin said: "What should we do now?"
Lin Yi said: "The situation is complicated now, and we can't stay too long. Since we can't find it, we have no choice but to leave."