In this way, Bai Tianrui took Xuan Qing and Lin Rufei for a day in the palace, and by the way, he and Bai Jinglun had dinner together before going back.
On the way back, Xuan Qing sat in the carriage and closed her eyes as if thinking about something. Lin Rufei didn't dare to disturb him, she lifted the curtain and looked at the night scene outside.
Due to the curfew, the most lively night scene in Lantern City has disappeared. The streets are lined with closed businesses, and there are no tourists, only guards in heavy armor and solemn expressions can be seen from time to time patrolling back and forth at a uniform pace. On the way back, the carriage was stopped several times by the guards, and only after seeing the token belonging to the palace in the driver's hand, did he let it go.
When they arrived at the inn, Xuan Qing and Lin Rufei said goodbye and went back to their room to rest.
In such a hot weather, Lin Rufei was indeed a little tired after walking outside for a day. Fu Hua and Yu Rui brought him the boiled medicine, as well as the cool and refreshing Tremella soup, urging Lin Rufei to drink it.
Lin Rufei frowned when she saw the medicine, and said in a puzzled way that her cold was cured, why did she still need to drink the medicine.
Fuhua explained that this is a soothing medicine, and it won't fall asleep at night after drinking it. He also said that the effect of this medicine is really good, and it seems that it has worked.
Lin Rufei said strangely: "It works, how do you know if it works?"
Fuhua and Yurui didn't say a word, but their expressions looked a little strange.
Lin Rufei simply sent the two out, and was about to find a random place to pour out the medicine. Looking at the brown-black medicine in her hand, she suddenly understood what the effects in the mouths of Fu Hua and Yurui meant.
Recently, Gu Xuan is getting weaker and weaker, and rarely appears in front of him. Because of this, in the eyes of Fu Hua and Yu Rui, the hysteria he talked to himself has been greatly improved. The maids naturally attributed this change to the effect of the medicine to calm the mind, so they urged Lin Rufei to continue taking Wan Yaokai's medicine.
Lin Rufei was very helpless. After all, it was a three-part poisonous medicine. Who knows if drinking too much will have other effects, so although she received the kindness of Fuhua Yurui, she quietly poured out the medicine and lay down again. Back on the bed.
Walking around the palace today, Lin Rufei also saw some ways. Although Tian Rui said he wanted to help, in fact, he didn't take this matter to heart before. It wasn't until someone made a move under his nose a few days ago that he really provoked him.
At present, Bai Jinglun has not established a prince, and the eldest prince is not a direct descendant, so the various forces in the palace are turbulent. In the words of Tian Rui, it is not surprising that he uses any method. Bai Tian Rui is not interested in the friction between these forces, as long as it is not counted on his head, he will not interfere. After all, it is easy for an eight-level sword cultivator to destroy a city. Although he lives in the mortal world, in his eyes, all beings are as insignificant as ants.
Do you care which ant wins in the end? The same is true for Bai Rui.
Of course, Bai Tian Rui concealed his attitude very well. If it wasn't for Lin Rufei's deep understanding of the swordsman's temperament, he probably wouldn't have noticed it.
Maybe Bai Jinglun also knew his brother's temperament, so he didn't suspect that Bai Tianrui was involved in this strange thing. After all, if he really wanted to do it, why would he choose such a euphemistic method? I'm afraid it would be better than this. convenience.
However, Bai Tian Rui was really interested in Lin Rufei. Even Xuan Qing felt it. On the way back, he told Lin Rufei to pay attention. This prince has no taboos in his temperament. It's really not a good thing to be seen by him.
Lin Rufei naturally knew that although Bai Tian Rui was not the opponent of his second brother Lin Bianyu, Lin Bianyu was far away in Kunlun, and it might be too late when something really happened. But unlike Xuan Qing's feeling, he felt that Bai Tian Rui's interest in him was not the kind of love between men and women, but rather a vague test to see if Lin Rufei was as harmless as he appeared.
Countless thoughts passed through her mind, and drowsiness gradually came up. Lin Rufei closed her eyes, and when she was drowsy, she heard a small creaking sound. The sound was very light and small, as if the wind had just accidentally blown the window, but in this quiet room, it seemed extraordinarily abrupt. The candles on the table had been extinguished, and the room was dark, making it difficult to see clearly, but Lin Rufei opened her eyes suddenly, sat up on the bed vigilantly, and said, "Who is there?"
No one answered.
"Who's there?" Lin Rufei asked again
There was still no answer, as if the voice Lin Rufei heard just now was just his illusion, but although he couldn't see it, he could clearly feel that there was something in his room, perhaps by the window or in the corner. , maybe... just hiding under his bed.
Lin Rufei was startled by her own thoughts, he calmed himself down, took Gu Yu who was hanging by the side in his hand, pulled out the blade, and then rubbed off the bed, wanting to light the candle on the table.
The room was quiet. Lin Rufei carefully observed the surroundings. He stumbled over to the table, and finally touched the fire book on the table. Just as he was about to pick it up and set it on fire, a burst of force suddenly came from behind him.
Lin Rufei didn't notice for a while, and was directly pushed down on the table. The man who attacked him was extremely energetic. One hand directly pressed his mouth to cover up his cry for help, and the other hand pinched him. his neck, and nailed him to the table.
Lin Rufei's first reaction was that this person wanted to kill herself, and the next moment she swung out Gu Yu, who was wrapped in sword intent in his hand. He felt as if he had hit something, and the hilt of the sword was slightly stagnant, but Ling Lie's expression was stunned. Sword Intent was like a stone sinking into the ocean, and it actually went silent... Lin Rufei suddenly had such a thought in her mind when she knew that she should use a shield.
The person who restrained Lin Rufei let out a chuckle, leaned down slowly, leaned into Lin Rufei's ear, and opened his mouth slowly.
But as soon as his voice came out, Lin Rufei showed an incredible look.
The man's mouth spit out two words: "Heaven... Jun..." He spoke softly, like a breeze, but the piercing Lin Rufei's eardrum hurt. What surprised him the most was not the word Tianjun, but the This person's voice was exactly the same as Gu Xuandu, who disappeared after entering Dajing.
Gu Xuandu is the one who wants to kill him? No, it's impossible, Gu Xuan wants to do it, he can do it a long time ago, why wait until this moment. But if it wasn't for Gu Xuandu, what does this person have to do with him? Lin Rufei's mind was extremely chaotic, and countless thoughts flashed one after another. He wanted to ask a question, but his mouth was so tightly covered by the man that he could only let out a weak whimper.
The man felt Lin Rufei's struggle with all his strength, and chuckled again, as if Lin Rufei's powerless appearance pleased him, he lowered his head and looked at Lin Rufei who was struggling under his hands with burning eyes. A soft kiss fell on the back of his hand.
There was only one hand between Lin Rufei's lips and his. It was reasonable to say that at such a close distance, Lin Rufei should be able to see clearly what the person on the other side looked like, but no matter how hard he tried. , there is only darkness in the field of vision, as if this person is nothing but nothingness, and it is impossible to recognize the appearance of the person in front of him with the naked eye.
At the same time, the hand that was pinching his neck was slowly tightening, which gradually blocked Lin Rufei's ability to breathe. Lin Rufei's eyes widened, and she wanted to push back with both hands, but she waved her hand in mid-air. Didn't hit anything. He was clearly pressing himself firmly on his body, but he couldn't touch him. Lin Rufei thought incredulously, where is this person's body? Could it be that he has no body? But since I don't have a body... how can I hold myself down.
Because of the strong sense of suffocation, tears overflowed from the corners of Lin Rufei's eyes, and another gentle Tianjun "Tianjun", the man's voice exploded in his ears like thunder. As the suffocation time gradually became longer, Lin Rufei's vitality began to dim, his consciousness gradually became trance, and some messy patterns began to appear in the dark vision.
Is he going to die... But if he just died like this, wouldn't it be a bit ridiculous, Lin Rufei thought so, and closed her eyes unwillingly, but the moment he closed his eyes, a deafening rolling thunder suddenly fell outside the window , Bright yellow dazzling lightning followed, and in an instant, it struck the building not far from the inn. The building was directly ignited by a raging fire. s room. The person who was pressing him suddenly released his hand, and fresh air poured into Lin Rufei's lungs again. He covered his neck in pain and coughed violently.
After finally recovering, Lin Rufei hurriedly looked around, but she couldn't see the murderer who had attacked him just now.
What about people? How can there be no one? Lin Rufei staggered a few steps and walked to the window. The window was half-closed, and she couldn't see anyone when she looked out. If it wasn't for the severe pain in her throat, I'm afraid Lin Rufei would doubt what just happened. It was just a nightmare for him.
Lin Rufei wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and looked out the window at the dazzling firelight. The fire came suddenly, went quickly, and was quickly extinguished by the guards, without causing any other losses.
Lin Rufei didn't dare to go to sleep again, so she lit the candle in the house again, and just sat in the house all night. Even if such a thing happened, Gu Xuandu still didn't show up, Lin Rufei was a little worried about his situation, Gu Xuandu was right, this incident in Dajing is more dangerous than on Mount Xiliang. many.
The next day, it was sunny. The building that burned last night was still emitting a charred smell. Lin Rufei originally thought that the building was a house, but when she came out after dawn, she found that it was actually a temple built by Tianjun in the city. He even went into this temple when he first came to Lantern Festival. Xuanqing even praised it, saying that the red-clothed sculpture in it was very similar to Tianjun. Lin Rufei asked curiously after hearing the words: "Listen to Master Xuanqing's tone, do you see that? Over the heavens?"
Xuan Qing smiled without saying a word, just clasped his hands together and said Amitabha.
The legend of Tianjun has been around for hundreds of years. Could this monk Xuanqing have lived for hundreds of years? Lin Rufei thought it was very strange, but seeing that Xuan Qing didn't say anything, she didn't ask any more.
After all, walking in the rivers and lakes, who has few secrets
Now that the temple was suddenly burned down, Lin Rufei still felt a little regretful.
"Master Lin, what happened last night?" Just when Lin Rufei was sighing, monk Xuanqing happened to come downstairs and saw Lin Rufei who was sitting in the lobby drinking tea. He asked with a frown. Her expression was a little solemn, and her eyes fell on Lin Rufei's neck.
I saw a pair of black handprints on the fair and slender neck at this time for no reason. The handprints seemed familiar, but Lin Rufei's calm appearance made Xuan Qing think that she was thinking too much. .
"Oh, that thing came to me." Lin Rufei's throat hurt a little, and her voice was a little hoarse. He took a sip of tea and said, "I want to strangle me."
Xuan Qing stared.
"But it didn't work." Lin Rufei joked, "If it succeeds, I don't seem to be here anymore..."
Xuanqing didn't speak for a long time, then sat down beside Lin Rufei with a heavy face, thinking about the words: "Young Master Lin, the invitation from Kunlun has been delivered, it seems unsafe for you to stay in Dajing, why don't you leave earlier."
Lin Rufei said, "I'm going to leave now?"
Xuan Qing smiled bitterly: "After all, Young Master Ruo Lin is not joking, that thing should have been at the inn last night, but I was next to Young Master Lin, and I never felt the smell of that thing, so... I'm afraid I can't protect Young Master Lin comprehensively."
Lin Rufei rubbed the teacup in front of her playfully and said, "Why is Master Xuanqing suddenly so unconfident?"
Xuan Qing said: "If you still persuade Young Master Lin to stay, you will not be confident, but conceited." Then he sighed, "After all, human life is the most fragile thing in the world."
Lin Rufei said, "Then Master Xuanqing is not afraid of himself?"
Xuan Qing said: "The monk's life is worthless."
Lin Rufei's eyes were bright: "I am afraid that the life of an ordinary monk is worthless, but how can the master in Nanyin Temple compare with ordinary monks?"
Xuan Qing's face was helpless, but he didn't expect that this seemingly harmless Young Master Lin would be so eloquent and eloquent, making it difficult for him to parry.
Lin Rufei said, "Besides, Master Xuanqing just let me go without asking about what happened last night. Are you not afraid of missing any key clues?"
Xuan Qing said to Amitabha, and troubled Lin Rufei to tell me what happened last night.
Lin Rufei attacked herself until she was brutally suppressed. When she almost died, the Tianjun Temple outside the window suddenly burst into flames.
What happened, I told Xuan Qing carefully. However, he deliberately skipped the "Tianjun". For some reason, he always felt that it was better not to let other people know about this sentence. There seems to be some terrible things hidden inside, but Lin Rufei has no clue yet.
Xuan Qing said: "That thing disappeared after the Tianjun Temple caught fire?"
"Yeah." Lin Rufei nodded.
"Strange." Xuan Qing said, "What is this thing afraid of..."
If it is said that he is afraid of Tianjun, but there are so many Tianjun temples and sculptures in Lantern City, why was that thing not afraid of at first, but if he is not afraid of Tianjun, why did he suddenly leave when Tianjun Temple was on fire , spare Lin Rufei's life
Xuan Qing narrowed his eyes and seemed to be thinking about something.
Lin Rufei was beside her, drinking tea slowly.
The two were silent, but the carriage from the palace came again from outside the inn, saying that the sage was invited. Xuan Qing wanted to go alone this time, but the servant in the carriage said that the sage also invited Young Master Lin.
So under Xuan Qing's sighing eyes, Lin Rufei also got into the carriage.
The carriage drove into the palace and soon reached its destination.
Lin Rufei and Xuan Qing quickly walked to a building similar to a study with the help of the palace staff, but before a few people entered, they heard Bai Jinglun's angry scolding, as if they were reprimanding someone. . Seeing this scene, the palace servant showed a nervous look, raised his hand and knocked on the door carefully.
Lin Rufei and Xuan Qing filed in, and saw Bai Jinglun with a pale face and the two princes kneeling in front of him. Prince Bai Tianrui was also present, but he was obviously not very interested in the scene where Laozi reprimanded his son. Drinking tea leisurely on the chair, seeing Lin Rufei and the others coming, she gave them a warm smile.
"What happened?" Xuan Qing had already guessed what happened, but he still pretended to be innocent and blinked, "Why is the sage so angry."
"They're all my good sons." Bai Jinglun gritted his teeth, "Say it yourself! When the third princess was in a coma, what stupid things did you do!"
The sixth prince was young and was so severely scolded by his father that he was already out of breath from crying. The second prince was still clenching his teeth, but his eyes were already red, and he said what happened that day with a trembling voice.
It turned out that the third princess planned to go out with the maids to watch the lights, but met the second and sixth princes on the way. The princes were not at odds with this concubine sister. The second prince relied on his brother's identity and scolded The three princesses made one pass, and also punished the maids under the three princesses. The third princess went back crying, but unexpectedly something happened after returning. Not only did the maid who was close to her die, she also fell into a coma. The princes realized that if the sage knew about this, they would definitely be angry, so they wanted to hide it. But who knew that another accident happened later, and the two of them were almost killed by that thing, so they regretted that they should not hide it...
Although she said that, Lin Rufei felt that when the two princes lied yesterday, there was no hesitation.
After listening to Bai Jinglun sneered a few times, he raised his foot and kicked the second prince on the shoulder, kicking him hard, he pointed at the second prince's nose and scolded: "Dispute? You clearly slapped your sister twice, You call this a dispute? Who gave you the power to beat her? Your mother?!"
When the second prince heard the word "mother", his face suddenly turned pale, and he knelt on the ground and shivered, not daring to refute anything at all. The sixth prince cried out of breath, and said, "Father, don't blame your brother, it's all that wild breed... the elder brother who scolded the wild breed first!"
As soon as the word Ye Zhong was uttered, the sixth prince received a slap in the face, but it was not the sage who slapped him, but the elder brother he wanted to protect. The second prince's face was ashen, and he said, "Guanlan, shut up!"
The sixth prince burst into tears.
Bai Jinglun squinted his eyes and looked at the two kneeling sons. He said, "Wild seed? Alright, call my sister Ye seed."
The second prince finally couldn't help crying, and the scene was chaotic for a while.
In the end, Bai Tianrui opened his mouth and persuaded: "Brother, children always follow the same way when they talk, and if they can learn the word wild, it must be because the servants next to them are unqualified, you care about the two children. what."
Bai Jinglun said coldly: "Come here, take down all their personal servants and stick two hundred."
The sixth prince's eyes widened when he heard the words, but his brother tightly covered his mouth.
The emperor ordered two hundred sticks, this person is dead, even if the physical fitness is excellent, the lower body will definitely be useless. The emperor's actions made it clear that he was killing chickens to warn the monkeys.
After saying this, Bai Jinglun asked people to take the princes down again. The sixth prince was a half-year-old child, and he didn't have so many things in his mind. When he was about to leave, he broke free from his brother's hand and confronted Bai. Jinglun shouted: "My father is eccentric! That demon girl of hers is not worthy of being my sister at all!"
Bai Jinglun's face sank, and he was about to get angry again. The sixth prince added: "I don't know, the father, she is proficient in the art of loathing victory, and there are an unknown number of dolls hidden in the imperial garden. If you search carefully, you will definitely find it!! Although she is in a coma, she can But there is no danger to life, and the only people who were almost strangled to death were me and my second brother, this must be her conspiracy!"
"Take it!" Bai Jinglun waved his hand.
The maids forcibly pulled the prince out.
As soon as the princes left, the room suddenly became quiet, looking a little embarrassed. Tian Rui smiled and invited Lin Rufei and Xuan Qing to sit down, but the smile froze for a moment when he noticed the sudden blue and purple on Lin Rufei's neck. Bai Jinglun also noticed this abnormality, frowned, and asked Lin Rufei what happened last night.
Lin Rufei recounted what happened last night. When it was said that the Tianjun Temple that was struck by lightning suddenly saved his life, Bai Tianrui glanced at Xuanqing with a thoughtful look, and said, "Lin Your son is really blessed."
"Well, good luck." Lin Rufei nodded.
Bai Tian Rui came to Lin Rufei's side, carefully observed the marks on his neck, and hissed, "It's strange, this handprint seems to be a little different from the one on the prince's neck."
"Where?" Xuan Qing asked.
"Isn't this a big circle?" Bai Tian Rui said while making a gesture, using his two hands to empty Lin Rufei's neck, "The two boys' necks are only half-length. The circle, only this one on Mr. Lin's neck is a full circle, could it be..."
"What?" Lin Rufei asked.
"Could it be that that thing likes you more?" Bai Tian Rui said with a half-smile, his hands folded, and the hot palms covered Lin Rufei's neck.
Before Lin Rufei frowned, Bai Jinglun scolded: "Tian Rui, don't be rude to Young Master Lin!"
"Just kidding, just kidding." Bai Tian Ruisong let go, but his face was still full of smiles, looking very demanding. Lin Rufei really felt a little itchy when she looked at him like this.
"I was thinking just now that the prince's words may have some truth." Tian Rui said, "Why did the second prince and sixth prince have an accident? Could it be that there are some rules hidden in it? But now that something has happened to Mr. Lin, the princes' words are not true. meaning."
"That's not necessarily true." Xuan Qing, who had not spoken much, suddenly opened her mouth.
"Oh, why is this not certain?" Bai Tian Rui said, "Master Xuanqing, what is your opinion?"
Xuan Qing said: "Since the two princes swore that there are many things in the imperial garden that are disgusting, why not send someone to check?"
Tian Rui seemed to want to say something, but finally held back.
Bai Jinglun agreed with Xuan Qing's proposal, waved his hand, and signaled the guards to search carefully in the imperial garden, not to let go of any corners that could hide things.
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