The alley was silent.
The figure stood there for a long time before continuing to walk deeper into the alley.
Luo Qingzhou became more and more confused and followed in mid-air.
The houses on both sides are majestic with flying eaves and pointed corners.
The bright moonlight poured down and was blocked outside.
Deep in the alley, it was pitch black.
She took a few steps and then stopped.
She clenched the sword in her hand, her face looking a little nervous. After hesitating for a long time, she continued to walk inside.
Luo Qingzhou knew that she was afraid of the dark.
But why would she, who has a poor sense of direction and is timid, come to this secluded and dark alley alone in the middle of the night
The girl continued walking forward until she saw the end of the alley and the back door of Cheng Guo Mansion, then she stopped.
The back door was tightly closed, as if it had not been opened for a long time.
She stood in the darkness, looking at a certain place. She was silent for a long time, then turned around and walked out of the alley.
"Bored?"
"Or do you want to enter Chengguo Mansion through the back door?"
Luo Qingzhou didn't understand, so he had to continue following.
The girl walked out of the alley, but did not leave. She turned around and walked directly towards the gate of Chengguo Mansion.
Luo Qingzhou suddenly became nervous.
What on earth is this silly girl trying to do
There are many warrior guards in Chengguo Mansion, and even Luo Yannian is a martial arts master.
No matter how fast her sword was, she would definitely not be able to withstand the opponent's siege.
What was she going there for
The girl held the sword, her face expressionless, and walked straight to the gate of Chengguo Mansion. She stood at the bottom of the steps, raised her head, and looked at the plaque on the gate of the mansion.
The two stone lions squatting on both sides of the gate seemed to be staring at him fiercely under the lanterns.
There were two guards standing at the door. They looked at her in confusion at first, then seemed to recognize her and suddenly became nervous.
One of them immediately opened the door and went in to call for help.
The other man clenched the knife in his hand, and stood nervously close to the door behind him, staring at her vigilantly and anxiously, his whole body tense, as if he was ready to retreat into the door at any time.
“Crash!”
Not long.
Wang Cheng, the second steward of Chengguo Mansion, hurriedly walked out of the door with seven or eight warriors.
They then lined up on the steps, ready for battle.
Wang Cheng looked at the girl at the bottom of the stairs with fear, and said with a bow, "Miss Xia Chan, why are you visiting my Chengguo Mansion so late at night?"
The girl stood at the bottom of the steps, holding a sword, her expression cold, her eyes still fixed on the plaque on the gate.
To them, it seems like they turn a blind eye.
It seemed that she did not hear his question.
The gate of Chengguo Mansion suddenly fell into an eerie silence.
One party stood on the steps, with swords drawn, tense and ready for battle; while the other party stood at the foot of the steps, like a just a passerby, motionless and silent.
Luo Qingzhou was floating in the air, feeling confused and anxious.
Silly girl, why are you standing here in a daze? Go away.
When Luo Yannian, Luo Yu and others come out later, if they remember what happened that day when they returned home and see that there is no one around, they suddenly attack her together. She will definitely be outnumbered and will be in danger.
Luo Qingzhou was anxious and wanted to rush down to blow a gust of cold wind on her to wake her up.
But as soon as I got closer, I suddenly felt a biting chill.
The girl was surrounded by light blue ice crystals, as if a layer of ice covered her.
Invisible to the naked eye.
But the eyes of the soul can see everything clearly.
Luo Qingzhou was secretly anxious, but he was powerless to urge him.
Suddenly, he looked down and saw a familiar figure walking out of the inner courtyard. He exuded a strong aura, as if a ball of fire was burning.
Luo Yannian!
His heart skipped a beat and he quickly rose and stepped back, then glanced at the girl at the bottom of the stairs, ready to go back immediately to ask for help.
But at this moment, the girl suddenly turned around and left.
Luo Yannian walked out of the door and saw only a cold figure gradually going away and soon disappearing into the darkness ahead.
Luo Qingzhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief and followed the figure. He saw her walk out of the alley, walking and stopping, as if she had forgotten the way she came. She walked back and forth in the streets and alleys several times before she found the way back to the Qin Mansion.
She walked to the steps of the Qin Mansion's main gate, but did not go in immediately.
After staying at the bottom of the stairs for a while, she turned around and walked to the darkness on the side of the road and sat down.
Sit for a moment.
She stood up again, walked to the quiet alley at the back, and stood blankly at the entrance.
Luo Qingzhou became more and more confused. He didn't know what this silly girl was doing. Could it be that she couldn't sleep and was bored, so she came out to wander around
He looked silently in the air for a while, and seeing that it was getting dark, and thinking of the important things he had to do tonight, he had to leave with a puzzled mood.
So stupid.
But if you think about it carefully, that girl is indeed pitiful.
A man was all alone, wandering around the streets in the middle of the night with a sword in his hand, like a wandering soul, silent and without words, not doing anything, just walking and stopping, staring blankly everywhere.
Luo Qingzhou suspected that there must be something seriously wrong with her mental health.
As for the brain...
He didn't dare to speak for fear of being beaten to death.
Riding on the wind all the way, they soon arrived at the luxurious Zhang family mansion.
He didn't dare to float too low, nor did he dare to float too high. After calculating the height, he floated into the mansion and looked down from above.
In the darkness, the soul's vision is clear.
The corridors, gardens, courtyards in the mansion, as well as the guards and servants standing guard late at night, were all clearly visible.
But after observing for a long time, no traces of the Song family members hiding were found.
He guarded for another half an hour.
He had to leave.
He decided to go find Miss Qin Er tomorrow and ask her to find a way to get him a map of the Zhang family's assets and each house.
As for the Zhang family, he also wanted to know more about them.
The Zhang family would not be so stupid as to hide the Song family members who committed treason directly in the patriarch's mansion. They should hide them in some hidden house or property.
There are more than twenty people, many of whom are warriors, and it is not easy to hide them.
Just eating and drinking in a day requires a lot of consumption.
So, it shouldn't be hard to find.
After leaving the Zhang family mansion, he did not go back to the Qin Mansion directly, but rushed all the way to the Yuanyang Tower.
He hoped that the senior soul master could help him quickly advance to the realm of controlling objects.
In that case, if he encountered a situation like that silly girl staring blankly at the gate of Chengguo Mansion tonight, he could use real objects to interfere and remind her.
Huh
When he arrived at Yuanyang Tower, he saw from afar two tall figures standing on the two adjacent eaves of the roof.
A figure was wrapped in a moon-white halo. It was Senior Yue.
The other figure was wrapped in a fiery red halo. It should be the friend of Senior Yue that I met that night.
Luo Qingzhou hesitated for a moment, slowed down, and flew over.
Tonight, the fiery red figure just stood there, looking at him quietly, and seemed to have no intention of leaving.
Luo Qingzhou flew closer and said to Yue Bai's figure, "Senior Yue."
When there are outsiders around, I’d rather not call her sister. I feel that this title is a bit embarrassing.
He looked at the fiery red figure, but still couldn't see its face or figure, and couldn't even tell whether it was a man or a woman.
However, after the fiery red figure looked at him for a few times, he took the initiative to ask: "Your apprentice?"
The voice was ethereal and cold, not like the voice of a real person, and was somewhat similar to the voice of the moonlit figure.
The white figure said calmly: "No."
The fiery red figure said again: "Then they are in love."
The Yuebai figure seemed too lazy to answer, and looked at Luo Qingzhou and said, "Tell me a story."
Luo Qingzhou floated to her side, glanced at the red figure on the eaves next to her, and hesitated.
Isn't it said that Journey to the West is a very profound cultivation method? How can you just talk about it in front of outsiders
"I want to hear what story it is that makes you come here on time every night to wait."
The red figure turned around and said in a commanding tone: "Tell me, start from the beginning."
Luo Qingzhou ignored her and said to Yue Bai: "Senior Yue, last time we talked about the seventh chapter, the Great Sage escaped from the Eight Trigrams Furnace and the Monkey King settled down under the Five Elements Mountain. Today we will talk about the eighth chapter, the Buddha created the sutra and passed on the great music of the world to Chang'an by order."
The red figure frowned: "I'll let you start from the beginning!"
Luo Qingzhou pretended not to hear and chanted: "Ask about the gate of Zen. After countless attempts at meditation, one often ends up old and useless. Grinding bricks to make mirrors, piling up snow for food, how many years have you lost? A hair swallows the ocean, a mustard seed contains Mount Sumeru..."
The red figure was stunned for a moment, and then the red halo on his body suddenly burned like a flame, with raging flames. His black hair was flying behind him, and his whole body was fierce and murderous!
A moon-white figure suddenly flashed and appeared in front of Luo Qingzhou, with a moon-white halo flickering on his body, his black hair flying behind him, his clothes fluttering, his aura as cold as the moon, but with a majesty that frightened people's souls.
Luo Qingzhou's heart skipped a beat, thinking that the two were about to start fighting, and he hurriedly prepared to retreat, fearing that innocent people would be implicated.
Who would have thought that the red figure, who had just been so domineering, suddenly lost his momentum after a pause, and his voice also became weaker: "Humph!"
She turned around and looked away, sneering, "To protect him like this, you must be either treacherous or greedy!"
The white figure ignored her and said to the person behind him: "Continue."
Luo Qingzhou heaved a sigh of relief and secretly said: It seems that Senior Yue is still the best. That man was domineering and spoke sharply, but in front of Senior Yue, he was instantly timid, like a mouse seeing a cat.
It seems that he needs to work harder to hold on to Senior Yue's long legs!
"Buddhism refers to the ten realms that Bodhisattvas go through in their practice, namely: the realm of joy, the realm of purity, the realm of radiance, the realm of blazing wisdom, the realm of extreme difficulty, the realm of presence, the realm of long journey, the realm of immovability, the realm of good wisdom, and the realm of the shock of the Dharma..."
Luo Qingzhou continued to recite aloud.
The Yuebai figure had a solemn expression and held his breath.
The red figure listened angrily for a while and then quieted down.
"No! This story... why does it seem to be mixed with Buddhist cultivation methods?"
Her heart was startled and she immediately pricked up her ears, and the expression on her face began to change gradually.
Listened for a while longer.
"Hey, why does it seem like it's mixed with Taoist cultivation methods?"
Her expression became more serious.
A while later.
"Strange, how come there is a method to refine the body?"
Her expression changed again.
now.
She held her breath, her heartbeat quickened, and she pricked up her ears, listening carefully to every word, remembering not daring to miss a single word. She felt her head buzzing, as if a new door leading to the path of cultivation had suddenly opened!
"No wonder she was able to advance so quickly, no wonder..."
Luo Qingzhou finished two rounds.
The moon-white figure said calmly, "That's it for tonight."
The red figure was still not satisfied with what he had heard, his heart was beating fast, and he was itching to listen. He quickly turned around and said, "No, talk for a while..."
At this moment, she no longer had the aggressive and domineering attitude she had before. It was as if she had suddenly turned into a good student who was humbly seeking advice, and her tone also softened.
The white figure glanced at her, his eyebrows suddenly moved, and he said coldly: "Okay, then you can take him as your master."
As soon as these words came out.
There was a sudden silence at the top of the attic.
The red figure seemed to think he had heard wrongly, staring at her blankly for a while, then blinked and asked, "What did you just say? Ask him to worship me as his master?"
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
The moon-white figure looked at her coldly and said nothing more.
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