Chapter Ninety-Four: Exploring the Ancient Mansion at Night
When I arrived outside the Juxian Hall, I sat on the steps in front of the hall, looking at the moon and the willow swaying in the wind with teeth and claws, and my heart was bitter: What is the difference between me now and those flowers and plants fluttering in the wind? I can only keep swaying with the wind, but there is no way to resist.
The wind in the night has faded from the heat of the day, but it is still not so cool, and the bursts of warm water on my face make me feel a little tired, and I want to fall asleep on the steps, but when I think of leaving for the mysterious ancestral hall tomorrow, I feel a strong uneasiness in my heart. Just when I was very conflicted in my heart, a cold voice sounded behind me: "Hate me?"
The sudden movement really frightened me, and I looked back sharply - I saw that Bing Cube Ling was standing behind me, looking down at me, his deep eyes seemed to suck a human soul into it, and there was still no expression on his face, if it weren't for his eyes, it really made me feel like a stone statue was talking to me.
I didn't dare to look at his eyes like a whirlpool, and quickly lowered my head, and I had an inexplicable feeling in my heart, and I silently asked myself: Do you hate him?--I must have hated him at first, hated him for his inexplicable beatings, hated him for concealment, and hated his non-negotiable...... But then, in that ancient tomb, his protection, he carried me across the river, and the bottle of potion he gave me...... All of this made me know that he wasn't really a hard-hearted man...... Moreover, after all this, I have gradually come to understand that everyone has their own story, everyone has their own life, and everyone has their own secrets that they don't want to tell, so what qualifications do I have to ask and blame?
Thinking of this, I lowered my head and said in a somewhat dry voice: "Don't hate, all this was originally brought on by me, whether it is in Harbin or Beijing." You didn't force me, even this time, I came for the kingship, and it has nothing to do with you. β
Ice Cube Ling walked up to me. also sat on the steps, still in his cool voice, and said lightly: "Actually, you can't help him." β
"What do you mean?" I looked up at him suddenly, "Didn't you say that my dream could help the king to encounter some less danger?"
"Then do you have any valuable clues in your dream now?" Bing Cube Ling asked calmly.
I was momentarily speechless: yes. Until now, my dream has only stayed outside the ancestral hall, and it can be said that there is nothing in it, and we still don't know anything about the situation inside the ancestral hall. However, I was still not convinced, and said a little angrily: "Then why do you have to bring me this burden?"
Bing Cuo Ling turned his head and looked into my eyes, but he didn't answer my question, just said coldly: "You don't know enough about yourself, why do you want to help others?" As if I had grasped something, and as if I didn't understand anything, just when I was thinking hard, Bing Cu Ling stood up and glanced at me lightly: "It's okay to do it yourself." With that, he turned and walked back to the hall, leaving me alone to sit on the steps, thinking blankly about what he said: I don't know enough about myself? What does this mean? Is there something wrong with me?...... Could it be that he was referring to those inexplicable dreams that I always had?
Come to think of this. I immediately stood up and hurriedly chased after the hall, and as soon as I reached the door, I was struck by the royal power that rushed out of the hallβ"!" we both exclaimed at the same time.
"You kid walks without eyes!" I rubbed my deflated face. While smiling bitterly at the royal power.
"Tsk, your altitude is too low, and it's not in the master's line of sight. The royal power smacked his tongue cheaply.
", why are you running out when you're not in the middle and you're in the mountains?" I laughed.
"It's really a dog biting Lu Dongbin, I don't know the hearts of good people. Didn't Lao Tzu see that your kid was gone, and came out to look for you?" Wang Quan said as he cautiously looked left and right, and then pulled me to a willow tree under the hall, and said in a low voice: "I see that Comrade Ling Wen talked to you just now, what did he tell you?"
"I didn't say anything, I just said that I don't know enough about myself, or something, don't you know him? I shrugged my shoulders a little helplessly, and said to the king, and then I recounted the conversation I had with Bing Cu Ling just now.
After listening to my account, the king habitually put his chin on his hand - he would do this as if he were a contemplative when he thought about the problem. I saw his two thick eyebrows twisted together, and he muttered with some hesitation: "I feel that he didn't mean not to tell you, but he is not sure what is wrong with you." β
After listening to Wang Quan's analysis, my already messy head turned into a puddle of paste, and I shook my head helplessly: "Forget it, the top priority now is your family's business, and my business will be talked about later-" As soon as I said this, I suddenly remembered the courtyard with a locked gate found in the third courtyard of the Wang family's mansion, I quickly poked Wang Quan's arm and whispered: "By the way, Commander Wang, didn't we investigate the third courtyard of this mansion just now, did you find anything?"
As soon as Wang Quan heard what I said, he immediately came to his senses: "I haven't found anything here, you kid must have it, right? Otherwise, what kind of inner court deacon can catch you?"
"Hmph, even if you kid is smart, I will go out in person, can you still go empty?" I said proudly towards the royal power.
"Okay, don't stink, tell me quickly, what did you find?" Wang Quan looked around vigilantly again, and urged in a low voice.
"I found a courtyard that is different from other courtyards...... "I whispered how I found the courtyard, as well as the strange behavior of the Wang clan people in the courtyard and how they were caught by Wang Nineteen later, after listening to my narration, Wang Quan raised his eyebrows, thought for a while, and then said with some excitement: "It seems that you really let your blind cat meet the dead mouse, according to the old man's many years of experience, I think there must be something wrong with this courtyard, and it is very likely to be directly related to the performance of those clansmen." β
After listening to the king's words, my heart also came alive, and the spirit of curiosity began to haunt me again: "Then should we go and see?"
"I'm sure I'm going to take a look," Wang Quan said categorically, and then he looked at the people who were still drinking in the Juxian Hall, and said, "But now there are many people, so we have to wait until they are all gone to sleep before we act, and now we will go back first, so as not to arouse suspicion." β
"Okay, that's it. I nodded in agreement, and immediately walked back to the Juxian Hall side by side with Wang Quan.
When I entered the Juxian Hall, I subconsciously looked at the Ice Cube Ling - as I expected, this guy was still poking there like a statue, his face was calm, and he still looked indifferent to everyone. Wang Quan and I walked to the vacant seat next to him and sat down, Wang Nineteen, who was originally sitting next to us, didn't know when he had left, and at this time, it was our acquaintance Mu Xuanqing who was sitting in Wang Nineteen's position.
Seeing us come back, Mu Xuanqing smiled slightly, and said softly to me: "It's been a long time, Miss Luo, the grace of saving your life, it's unforgettable, I haven't said thank you in person." β
Looking at this old acquaintance, I also had a kind feeling in my heart, and I shook my head with a smile: "No thanks, if it were you, you would do the same." β
"Hehe, I haven't seen you for so long, you haven't changed much, it's just that many things have changed. Mu Xuanqing said that, he silently glanced at Xiao Ruyue's location, and her bright eyes dimmed slightly. Wang Quan and I also looked at Xiao Ruyue opposite-Xiao Ruyue was holding a wine glass at this time, talking and laughing with the flower-armed man next to her. Looking at Xiao Ruyue's smile, I also felt a little uncomfortable in my heart: it is estimated that this scene is reflected in Mu Xuanqing's eyes, and he must not be even more uncomfortable in his heart.
Mu Xuanqing didn't stay silent for too long, just was silent for a while, and immediately regained his elegant smile: "This trip will be a little difficult, it seems that we are on the road, we have to take care of each other." β
"That's natural, you are my buddy, I don't know what you'll meet along the way, we must take care of each other," Wang Quan agreed, and then his eyes narrowed slightly, looking at Xiao Ruyue, and the Japanese woman sitting opposite him who spoke a decent Pingyao dialect: "And this time, I'm afraid it's more than a little trouble......"
The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors. This awkward practice meal is finally almost finished, and Wang Quan and I are not too early, and it is time to go back and prepare for the exploration of the courtyard. I turned my head to the ice cube next to me and whispered, "Let's go." Bing Cuo Ling looked at me, didn't speak, and immediately stood up directly from his seat, walked to Uncle Shao Hong's side, and after thanking me lightly, he walked out of Juxian Hall by himself.
Wang Quan and I have long been accustomed to the disorganization and undiscipline of this house, and immediately got up together to smile and thank Uncle Shao Hong, and after some politeness, we also left this magnificent Juxian Hall together.
Out of the gate of Juxian Hall, Wang Quan and I first rushed back to the courtyard where we lived, and at this time Bing Cube Ling should not have returned, but I found that my backpack had been thrown into the kang of the West Wing by this guy - it seemed that Wang Quan's guy was going to sleep with the ice skate in his arms for the night.
Looking at my backpack, I silently breathed a sigh of relief in my heart: Fortunately, Uncle Shao Hong already knew that Wang Quan was lying, otherwise there would be a total of two rooms...... The thought of this made me shudder for no apparent reason: if that was the case, then I would rather squat in the yard for the night.
I took out a flashlight and a dagger for self-defense from my backpack, and I walked out of the door, and the kid from Wang Quan had already walked out of the east wing, with a very obscene expression: "Tut-tut, I originally wanted to match you and the handsome guy on the iceberg, but I didn't expect that the heavens would not fulfill people's wishes!"
I glared at him viciously: "Don't talk nonsense, it's important to get down to business, if you kid dare to talk nonsense in the future, see if I don't pick your skin!"
"Hahaha, just a harmless joke," Wang Quan smiled cheaply, and then returned to his serious appearance: "Okay, everything is ready, this commander announces, be a death squad - dispatch!" (To be continued.) )