It was a dark night with a silver moon hanging high in the sky.
The wilderness was quiet and deserted, except for the occasional wolf howls in the distance.
Luo Qingzhou was alone, moving forward.
The soul was flying in the air, the body was walking on the ground, and the sight was searching everything visible around.
As he approached Shili Pavilion outside the city, he suddenly smelled a strong smell of blood in the air.
The further we go, the stronger the smell of blood becomes.
His heart trembled, and he immediately slowed down his pace, regained his consciousness, and looked ahead vigilantly.
Walked some distance again.
Suddenly he saw a dead body lying in the grass.
The corpse was wearing a loose Taoist robe, its head exploded, its body collapsed, and its death was extremely tragic.
Judging from the wounds on his body, they were probably caused by a heavy punch.
Luo Qingzhou observed carefully for a while, continued to walk forward following the smell of blood, and soon found two more bodies.
The two corpses were both wearing Taoist robes and were killed by heavy punches.
Judging from the situation at the scene, the person who killed these three Taoists should have a high level of cultivation, at least at the level of a great martial artist.
These three Taoists should be the three people who were wandering around stealthily by the river as Long Er mentioned, right
The other party was obviously from Zijin Temple, the emperor's subordinates. So, who suddenly killed them here
Luo Qingzhou looked through the darkness at the city in the distance.
While he was thinking, his expression suddenly changed and he looked at the road ahead.
Several figures came riding horses, followed by a carriage.
He immediately rushed to the nearby woods, leaped up onto a big tree, then held his breath, concentrated his mind, and hid in the dense tree canopy.
Not long after, three men in Taoist robes came on horses and brought a carriage, and stopped at the Shili Pavilion.
Then several people dismounted, checked the corpses on the ground, looked around, and cursed a few times.
Then they lifted the three bodies on the ground, put them into the carriage, turned around and left, quickly disappearing into the night.
Another moment passed.
Luo Qingzhou jumped down from the tree, looked at the place where the few people disappeared, and fell into deep thought.
Judging from what happened just now, it seemed that those Taoists had known that there was a corpse here for a long time, so they came out with a carriage to collect the corpse.
Could it be that other Taoist priests had been here before
Or maybe one ran away before
However, judging from the formation of those people just now, they did not seem to be reinforcements who came in a hurry. It seemed that they were here specifically to collect the bodies.
Aren’t they afraid that the murderer is still hiding here
Or maybe they already know where the murderer is
Luo Qingzhou stood in the woods and thought for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, he did not dare to stay any longer and immediately turned back.
He hadn't explained everything to the Second Young Lady when he came out, so he had to go back quickly to avoid worrying them.
He still needs to go into the city tonight, but he will have to wait until late at night.
Since those three Taoists were able to find the Yunwu River, the other Taoists should be able to find it quickly as well.
He needed to go back and confirm that there were no other Taoists or imperial masters hiding in the nearby mountains and forests.
Only after ensuring the safety of his family can he attack with peace of mind.
We hurried along the way and soon arrived at the bank of the Yunwu River.
The Yunwu River in the night is still shrouded in mist, and the moonlight shines on the river, making the waves sparkle, outlining a dreamlike night scene.
The small boat in the middle of the river has disappeared.
The Saint Maiden and Long Er of Xianyun Pavilion should have left.
Luo Qingzhou walked along the river bank for a distance, then he searched carefully on both sides of the river and in the nearby fields and forests for a while. When he saw that there was no one else, he returned to his body, tread on the water to cross the river and returned to his residence.
Lanterns were hung in the corridor inside the house.
In the main room, oil lamps and candles were lit, and the family was eating dinner and talking.
Luo Qingzhou pushed open the gate and walked in.
Zhu'er and Mei'er, who were talking in low voices in the corridor, immediately raised their heads and looked at him.
When Zhu'er saw him, she trembled noticeably and lowered her head timidly.
When Mei'er saw him, she quickly shouted inside: "Master, Madam, the son-in-law is back."
The couple who were scolding Qin Erge in the room immediately stopped talking and stood up.
Luo Qingzhou walked towards the house, and when he passed in front of Zhu'er, he whispered, "Little bun, have you washed it?"
Zhu'er's face changed and her body trembled again.
Luo Qingzhou entered the house, greeted Qin Wenzhen and his wife, and called out "Second Brother".
Miss Qin Er is here too.
Song Ruyue hurriedly said, "Qingzhou, come and sit down to eat. Where have you been? I asked your second brother to look for you for a long time, but he couldn't find you."
Qin Chuan said, "I looked in front of and behind the house, and also by the river. Qingzhou, where did you go? Did you go out fooling around with someone?"
“Bang!”
Qin Wenzheng, who was sitting next to him, slapped him on the back of the head and glared at him, saying, "If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb."
Luo Qingzhou sat down and said calmly, "I went to the foot of Lingxiao Sect. I have a friend in Lingxiao Sect. I went to talk to him. The girl Long'er who brought you here yesterday is the sister of my friend."
Song Ruyue immediately asked: "Qingzhou, is that Miss Long'er also a disciple of Lingxiao Sect? Are you familiar with her brother? Miss Long'er is really pretty, with fair skin, good voice, and seems to be a nice person... Qingzhou, that..."
Having said this, she seemed a little embarrassed, laughed dryly, and didn't know what to say next.
Luo Qingzhou looked at her and said, "Mother-in-law, if you have something to say, just say it. Qingzhou is not an outsider."
Song Ruyue said: "Then mother-in-law, just say it directly."
Then she frowned, sighed, and said, "Look, your second brother is already so old, but he still doesn't have a wife..."
Before she could finish, Miss Qin Er interrupted her and said softly, "Mother, I asked yesterday, and Miss Long Er already has someone she likes."
"Ah? Do you have someone you like?"
Song Ruyue was stunned when she heard this, then her face turned bitter and she sighed, "What a pity... Such a beautiful girl, ah..."
Miss Qin Er glanced at someone and stepped on him again with her foot under the table.
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head and ate his steamed bun without saying a word.
Song Ruyue sighed again and said, "Your second brother can't find a wife, and your eldest brother..."
"Eat your meal!"
Qin Wen Zheng immediately frowned and interrupted her.
Song Ruyue pouted in grievance, her eyes red, and said in a sad voice: "Master, I don't know how Lang'er is now, and I don't know where he is..."
Qin Wenzheng said with a gloomy face: "Why do you care about that idiot? Let him fend for himself outside, so as not to harm our family!"
Song Ruyue wiped her tears, sobbed softly, and dared not speak anymore.
Miss Qin Er took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears, and comforted her softly: "Mother, don't worry, big brother will be fine. When big brother thinks it through, he will come back."
Song Ruyue cried and said, "But Lang'er doesn't even know where we live..."
Miss Qin frowned, not knowing how to answer.
Qin Chuan suddenly said, "Dad, how about I go out and take a look? I'll secretly meet with my eldest brother and persuade him to leave there quickly, okay?"
Qin Wenzheng looked at him and said, "Are you also an idiot? Do you think no one is watching him? If you dare to go out to see him, someone from the imperial court will follow you here immediately, unless you don't come back. Do you think those masters from the imperial court are just for show?"
Qin Chuan said with a worried look on his face: "But my brother..."
Qin Wenzheng was silent for a moment, and said, "Let's wait a little longer. If he has thought it through, he will naturally find a way to come back. He knows the direction we left. If he really wants to come back, he will definitely come to us. Unless he doesn't want to come back. If he doesn't want to come back, then let him be. It's useless for us to look for him. It will only embarrass him and put us in danger."
Miss Qin Er said, "Daddy is right. Let Big Brother think it over for himself."
Qin Wenzheng said again: "Chuan'er, during this period of time, you sleep at home during the day and guard outside the door at night to prevent people from the court from sneaking in. Do you hear me?"
Qin Chuan nodded immediately and said, "I know."
Then he clenched his fist and snorted, "I haven't fought for a long time. My fist is almost rusty. Let them come."
After dinner.
Luo Qingzhou supported Miss Qin Er, took Qiu'er and Zhu'er away, and returned to their own courtyard.
A wooden sign has been hung on the gate of the courtyard.
There were a few beautiful characters written on the wooden sign: Picking Chrysanthemums in the Courtyard.
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
"Brother Qingzhou, what's wrong? Isn't this name nice?"
Miss Qin Er saw him suddenly stop at the door, and she also raised her head, followed his gaze, and said softly: "This was written by Wei Mo. Wei Mo has always remembered the life described in Brother Qingzhou's poem, and Wei Mo longs for it."
Luo Qingzhou looked at the words and fell into deep thought. After a moment, he reached out and took it off, saying, "Change the name."
Miss Qin pouted slightly and said, "That's exactly what I want to be called."
Luo Qingzhou did not agree with her this time, and said softly: "Let's change it, this name is not good."
Miss Qin frowned and said, "What's wrong with it? Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, leisurely seeing the southern mountains, such a beautiful poem."
Luo Qingzhou had no choice but to glance at the two little girls behind him, and had to lean close to her ears and whisper, "I'll tell you later when we get to the room. Anyway, you can't use these two words. It makes me uncomfortable."
After hearing what he said, Miss Qin Er could only say weakly: "Okay..."
Luo Qingzhou helped her into the courtyard, threw the wooden sign on the ground, and turned around and said, "Zhu'er, throw this wooden sign into the kitchen and burn it as firewood tomorrow."
Zhu'er looked at him timidly, immediately lowered her head, picked up the wooden sign obediently, and went to the kitchen.
Miss Qin Er looked at this scene with some surprise, and whispered: "Brother Qingzhou, Zhu'er seems to be a little bit abnormal today. She looks so scared of you. Did you bully her?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "No, I just scared her and said that I would let her sleep with me tonight."
Miss Qin Er looked at him deeply and said, "Brother Qingzhou, are you really just trying to scare her? Or did you plan this in advance?"
Luo Qingzhou said calmly: "What plans do I have for that girl? I have you, Xiaodie, and Qiu'er here, all of whom are prettier than her. What interest do I have in her? I just want to scare her because she talks too much every time."
The two of them walked into the house while talking.
At this time, Xiaodie suddenly came out from the next room and said, "Sir, why did you name Sister Zhu'er Xiao Mantou? What does it mean?"
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
"Little bun?"
Miss Qin Er was slightly startled when she heard this, and also looked at him and said, "Brother Qingzhou, what do you mean?"
Luo Qingzhou said calmly: "White and fat, very cute."
Xiaodie asked in confusion: "But Sister Zhu'er isn't fat."
Luo Qingzhou glared at her and said, "How do you know she's not fat? Have you seen her body?"
Xiaodie nodded and said, "I have seen it. I even slept naked with Sister Zhu'er."
Miss Qin Er asked: "Brother Qingzhou, how do you know she is fat? Have you seen it?"
Luo Qingzhou pulled her into the room and said seriously, "Second Miss, I have something important to discuss with you."
After saying that, he closed the door and locked Xiaodie and Qiu'er outside.
Qiu Er quickly pulled Xiao Die away and whispered, "Xiao Die, don't talk nonsense. From now on, you have to ask your uncle about these things alone. Do you understand?"
Xiaodie listened to her very much, and said nervously: "Sister Qiu'er, did I say something wrong? But, it was Sister Zhu'er who asked me, and I didn't know how to answer, so I came to ask you."
Qiu'er thought for a moment and said doubtfully, "I don't know what you mean, but judging from your son-in-law's reaction, you must have said something wrong."
Xiaodie immediately lowered her head and said unhappily, "Okay, I won't say anything more next time."
In the room.
Luo Qingzhou told Miss Qin Er that he was going out tonight.
Miss Qin Er asked worriedly, "Brother Qingzhou, are you going into the city alone? Are you going to look for your eldest brother, or to..."
Luo Qingzhou was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm just going to take a look. Don't worry, I won't enter the palace for the time being."
Miss Qin Er frowned and said, "Wei Mo knows that even if we move here, we won't be safe. The Taoist priest came here so quickly this morning, and the others should be here soon too. Brother Qingzhou wants to solve these problems by himself, right?"
Luo Qingzhou stroked her hair lovingly and said softly, "I can't hide anything from you."
Miss Qin Er hugged him and said, "Brother Qingzhou, it must be dangerous to go alone, right?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "I'll go try it first. If it doesn't work, I'll go find help. Don't worry, I'm not a reckless person. If it's really dangerous, I'll come back immediately."
Miss Qin raised her cheeks and said, "Brother Qingzhou has worked so hard... Such a big family depends on you..."
Luo Qingzhou picked her up, sat on the couch, held her in his arms and said, "It's only natural. We are all family."
Miss Qin leaned gently in his arms, and after a moment of silence, she said, "Indeed, we are all family. So Brother Qingzhou, it is only natural for you to sneak into my sister's room today while she is away, right?"
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
Miss Qin raised her little face to look at him and said, "Brother Qingzhou, can you tell Weimo the truth? Do you have other thoughts about my sister?"
"No!"
Luo Qingzhou immediately denied it and said, "Absolutely not, I swear!"
Then he explained, "I went there today to look for Xia Chan, but it was my first time there, and I didn't know which room Xia Chan lived in, so I went in accidentally. Who knew that by coincidence, the eldest lady just came back, so she blocked me in..."
Miss Qin Er said, "Then, Brother Qingzhou climbed out of the window and was caught by Bailing and Xiachan, right?"
Luo Qingzhou: "… How could it be such a coincidence? I suspect someone has framed me? It's probably that bad girl Bailing!"
Miss Qin Er snorted, "It was obviously Brother Qingzhou who made the mistake, but he blamed it on others..."
Luo Qingzhou coughed and said, "Let's talk about something else."
Miss Qin Er said: "Okay, then Brother Qingzhou, tell me why we can't use those four characters in our names outside?"
Luo Qingzhou's mouth twitched and he said, "Do you really want to know?"
Miss Qin Er said: "I want to."
Luo Qingzhou stroked her soft little hand, hesitated for a moment, then leaned close to her ear and explained in a low voice.
Soon, Miss Qin's fair cheeks gradually turned red. She looked at him coquettishly and said, "Brother Qingzhou, you... you are so bad..."
Luo Qingzhou said: "It's none of my business, it was said by other bad guys. I was very naive and I didn't understand it at the time."
Miss Qin pouted and said, "Liar, you are the bad guy."
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head and kissed her delicate face, rubbing his mouth on it, and said: "So do you like bad husbands?"
Miss Qin Er snorted, "I don't like it."
Luo Qingzhou immediately blocked her little mouth, kissed her for a while, and then kissed her neck...
Miss Qin Er's body soon became weak and her eyes became blurry.
"Do you like it?"
“Like…like…”
Outside the window, a silver moon hangs on the branches.
Suddenly, from the nearby forest, there were several roars of wild beasts.
The courtyard next door.
Miss Qin, dressed in a snow-white dress, was sitting at the stone table in the yard, staring at the cold silver moon in the night sky in a daze.
The pure white moonlight fell on her absolutely beautiful and flawless face and her spotless beautiful figure, as if she had been coated with a layer of holy light, so beautiful and dreamy.
"Miss, I won't like it here."
"Why?"
“It’s cold here.”
The conversation in the courtyard was just like the scenery here, cold and deserted, and ended quickly.
Lark, wearing a pink dress and holding a small wild flower in her hand, squatted under a big tree in the yard, frowning and sighing.
In the corridor, a thin figure holding a sword stood in the shadow of the pillar, motionless.
The courtyard was silent.
After an unknown amount of time, Miss Qin, who was dressed in a snow-white dress, slowly stood up from the stone table and said, "Let's go back to our room."
But at this moment, footsteps suddenly came from outside the courtyard wall.
Then, the sound of two people's conversation was heard.
"Sir, why are you here at Miss's place so late at night? If Madam knew, she would think too much."
"The Second Miss asked me to come. I did something wrong and offended the First Miss, so the Second Miss asked me to come and apologize."
"How did the young master offend the young lady? Did you kiss her?"
"Xiao Die, has it been a long time since I blocked your little mouth?"
"Well! I thought about it..."
"… "
The conversation stopped at the door outside.
Then there was a knock on the door.
The three people in the yard looked at each other, and Miss Qin slowly sat down again.
Bai Ling immediately stood up and asked, "Who? It's so late, who is disturbing little Bai Ling's sleep!"
Her tone immediately became relaxed.
Luo Qingzhou's voice rang out from outside the door: "Bai Ling, it's me. Is the young lady asleep?"
Bai Ling glanced at the snow-white figure next to her and said, "It's my son-in-law. Why are you looking for my young lady so late at night? Are you going to peek at my young lady's things again?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "I am here to apologize to the young lady. If the young lady falls asleep, then I will leave."
Bailing immediately ran over and opened the door, pouting her lips and saying, "Son-in-law, you are not sincere at all. Even if you came to apologize, even if the young lady was asleep, you should have insisted on coming in."
Luo Qingzhou ignored her and looked at the snow-white figure in the courtyard. He paused, walked in, stopped in front of the stone table, and bowed, saying, "Miss, I offended you today. I am here to apologize to you. I hope you don't take it to heart. If you are still angry, you can hit me a few times to vent your anger."
Miss Qin lowered her head slightly, her pretty face as cold as snow, and she seemed to be in a daze, and ignored him.
Bailing came over and said eagerly, "Sir, my young lady is a lady and won't hit anyone. How about I help her to hit him?"
Luo Qingzhou turned his head and looked at her and said, "Would you like to try?"
Bailing's neck shrank immediately, and she took a few steps back, shaking her head and said, "I'd better not try it... She is also a lady..."
Then he looked towards the corridor and instigated, "Chanchan, come here and help the young lady teach the uncle a lesson. The uncle dare not fight back against you."
Xia Chan turned her pretty face away, looked elsewhere, pretending not to hear.
She doesn't want it...
That bad guy would make her wear two ponytails and bully her like a horse...
Luo Qingzhou bowed again and said, "Miss, how about I tell you another story?"
Bai Ling, who was standing by, immediately jumped up and cheered: "Great! I want to listen to stories. The stories that uncle tells are all very interesting!"
Luo Qingzhou ignored her and continued looking at Miss Qin in front of him.
Miss Qin was silent for a while, then she raised her beautiful face, looked at him and said, "Sing a song."
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
Bai Ling was stunned for a moment, then immediately jumped up and cheered: "Great, I want to listen to Uncle's singing, Uncle's singing must be very nice!"
In the corridor, Xia Chan also looked over and secretly pricked up her ears.
Luo Qingzhou was a little embarrassed and said, "What song do you want to listen to, Miss? I don't sing very well, and I'm far from Bailing."
Bailing, who was standing by, smiled and said, "My son-in-law is so sweet, hehe."
Miss Qin thought for a moment and said, "Little donkey."
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
In the corridor, Xia Chan's cheeks suddenly turned red.
Luo Qingzhou coughed and said, "Miss, this song..."
Miss Qin said calmly, "Sing."
Bai Ling, who was standing by, immediately urged with a smile: "Sister-in-law, please sing! We all love to listen to it."
Luo Qingzhou had no choice but to say: "Okay then..."
"Ahem..."
He cleared his throat and sang: "I have a ..."
"Wrong! Uncle, wrong!"
Bai Ling immediately corrected him: "It's not that I have one, it's that I am one!"
Luo Qingzhou looked at her.
At this time, Miss Qin also said: "Sing I am a."
Luo Qingzhou's mouth twitched, and he had to agree. He gritted his teeth and sang shamefully.
"I am a... little donkey, I... She never rides... One day she just got the urge to ride to the market... She had a little whip in her hand, feeling very proud..."
Before he finished singing, Bai Ling suddenly squatted beside him and laughed, "My uncle is a little donkey, my uncle is a little donkey, cluck, cluck, cluck..."
In the corridor, Xia Chan also turned away and hid in the shadow of the eaves. It was unknown what expression she had on her face.
Miss Qin's face remained cold as ever.
Luo Qingzhou thought that he had already died in front of these three girls many times, so what if it happened one more time
He continued singing shamelessly.
After she finished singing, Bailing fell to the ground, holding her stomach.
"Miss, is it ok?"
Luo Qingzhou asked awkwardly.
Miss Qin was quiet for a while, then she raised her flawless face, looked at him with clear eyes, and said, "Come and sing it every night from now on, do you have any objections?"
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
Miss Qin said calmly: "If you have any opinions, you can go and talk to Wei Mo."
Luo Qingzhou's mouth twitched, and he immediately lowered his head and said, "No objection. I dare not object to the eldest lady's order."
Miss Qin stared at him for a while, nodded slightly, and said, "Go."
"Good night, Miss."
Luo Qingzhou didn't dare to stay any longer and turned around and left.
When passing by Bailing, he deliberately stepped on her foot.
Bailing immediately got up from the ground and said, "Sir, it hurts, you stepped on my feet..."
Luo Qingzhou turned his head and looked at her and said, "Oh, sorry, I didn't see it. Come out, I will help you rub it."
Bai Ling's face changed, and she immediately hid beside Miss Qin, pouting and saying, "I don't want to go out. My son-in-law wants to bully me again. Humph, forget it!"
Luo Qingzhou ignored her and walked out quickly.
When I have time in a few days, I will teach this little girl a lesson. Then I will let her see who is the little donkey.
Well, I'll tie her hair into two ponytails then...
Outside the courtyard wall, there was another sound of conversation.
"Sir, the song you just sang was so beautiful. Can you teach me to sing it?"
"Do you want to be a donkey too?"
"Well, I want to be your donkey. You can ride on it to go to market whenever you want, hehe."
"Silly girl, I don't like riding donkeys."
"What do you like to ride, sir?"
"Horse, a horse with a ponytail."
"Sir, don't horses all have tails?"
"Only fillies have that."
"ah?"
"Let's go to the grove over there, and I'll tell you everything..."
The sound of conversation gradually faded away and soon disappeared.
The courtyard was quiet for a while.
Bai Ling coughed and said immediately: "Miss, Chanchan, it's getting late, you should go back to your room and go to bed. I can't sleep, so I'm going out for a walk, to see some horseback riding, oh no, to see the scenery..."
After saying that, he immediately ran out impatiently.