Lan Zhi sat for a night, but Duan Ling was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground all night. At the beginning, he said that the prince had been captured, and he deceived Ren Yuanbai. He did assign people to arrest Su Mingyu, but he didn't know how it was going. Seeing Lan Zhi heartbroken, he was both uneasy and sad, but he couldn't accompany him. He had already killed Ren Yuanbai, and if he couldn't catch Su Mingyu again, the saint would not be able to explain.

Fortunately, his subordinates are finally reliable and have already caught Su Mingyu. Duan Ling looked at Su Mingyu, who was covered in sludge and tied up with five flowers, and the killing intent flashed in his eyes again.

Duan Ling heard Ren Yuanbai's sentence of "prince" when he was dying, and also heard Lan Zhi's sentence of "good". What this promise meant, Duan Ling couldn't be clearer in his heart. But although the Central Plains has perished, Yu Yuan has not completely controlled it, Su Mingyu has a great effect on containing the Central Plains, and Duan Ling really doesn't dare to kill him.

Unable to do so, Duan Ling had no choice but to take Su Mingyu back to the city. He should have brought back Ren Yuanbai's corpse as well, but considering Lan Zhi's mood, he still left the whole corpse for her. Doing so meant taking a huge risk, staging a story with no loopholes, and having people create the illusion.

When he faced the saint, he was terrified again. Qiu Yucheng arrived earlier than him, and he had already been scolded in the inner hall for half an hour. Perhaps compared to Qiu Yucheng's mistake, the mistake of "the leader of the fine work committed suicide by jumping off a cliff in desperation" is quite tolerable, or maybe the saint has vented his anger in Qiu Yucheng, and Duan Ling was not punished. After he finished reporting and leaving the hall, he felt relieved, but he heard the person next to him snort heavily.

Duan Ling turned his head to look at it, and saw Qiu Yucheng with a stinky face, twisted his eyebrows and said, "Xiao Ling Ling is too cunning!" I was a little late to see the Holy One, but you deliberately delayed the time and came later than me! Okay, let the Holy Lord scold me! ”

Duan Ling said coldly as usual: "Who said that I deliberately delayed time? I was out of town and should have been back late. ”

Qiu Yucheng snorted again: "You don't have to fool me. He gestured three fingers: "Three quarters of an hour, you have delayed for three quarters of an hour." ”

Duan Ling knew that he was not bad, but he was afraid that he would make too many mistakes, so he just paced forward and did not answer. Qiu Yucheng acquiesced to him: "That's it." I didn't expect the leader to have black fire. medicine, he won the game, and I should have been scolded. He looked indignant: "Moreover, those secret guards are just a bunch of waste!" During this sortie, some people were tripped because of the riots in the city, some were found while following them, and some were injured in the fight...... Not to mention the three people guarding the token, two dead and one injured! ”

Duan Ling's heart jumped suddenly, and he unconsciously looked at Qiu Yucheng. Qiu Yucheng didn't notice it, and continued: "The three of them are ambushing each other together, they should be foolproof, how can they still miss?!" If it weren't for the family in the house who heard the movement and went to check, I am afraid that none of the three people would have survived! ”

Duan Ling looked away, panicking for a moment in his heart: there is still a man in black who is not dead! But the man saw Ah Zhi! What to do?!

But soon, Duan Ling calmed down again. Qiu Yucheng only complained about the incompetence of his subordinates, but did not mention Lan Zhi, which showed that Qiu Yucheng did not know that Lan Zhi was an assassin. He recalled that he and Lan Zhi had been ruthless yesterday, and even if any of the three survived, they must have been seriously injured - for example, the survivor was still unconscious, and he didn't have time to reveal the news to Qiu Yucheng.

Sure enough, Qiu Yucheng pouted: "What's the use of surviving such a waste?" But he didn't breathe, but he was in a coma. If it weren't for the fear of chilling people's hearts, I wouldn't have let people save him at all. The man said lightly: "It's better that he dies directly, otherwise if he wakes up, he will come to my eyes to add blockage." ”

Qiu Yucheng's expectation was actually Duan Ling's thoughts. After leaving the palace, Duan Ling immediately rushed back to the house, found Tong Gao, and asked him to kill people as much as possible. Tong Gao took the order to leave, and Duan Ling was free at this time, and hurriedly went to find Lan Zhi.

Duan Ling thought about it for a while, and felt that Yi Lan Zhi's personality would definitely not show up lightly due to this big change, so he sent his men to the military camp to find out the news, and he went directly to Du Lianxue's house. The door of the upper courtyard of Du Lianxue's Mansion was closed, Duan Ling hesitated for a moment, and broke in over the wall, but he entered the house to investigate, but he didn't see anyone.

Duan Ling went to Xinfeng Courtyard again. Ren Yuanbai's identity has been exposed, the garrison has turned Xinfeng Courtyard upside down, Duan Ling looked around under the pretense of inspection, and did not see Lan Zhi. His subordinates happened to come at this time, and reported that Lan Zhi had never returned to the barracks.

Duan Ling hesitated for a moment. At this moment, a thought crossed his mind: As soon as Ren Yuanbai died, would Lan Zhi be disheartened by him and return to the Central Plains without saying goodbye?

As soon as this idea came out, Duan Ling only felt that his heart was tightened. He couldn't hold it anymore, and instructed his henchmen to secretly search in the city, while he rode out of the city and headed towards the Pingding Mountains.

It is impossible for Duan Ling to chase the Central Plains in a daze, and with the huge mountain range, finding someone is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack. He came to Ren Yuanbai's place of death, carried light skills and ran around, and finally found a new grave on a small hillside.

A tombstone was erected on the grave with a stone slab, and a few words were engraved on it: Tomb of Yuan Bai. Duan Ling stopped in front of the grave, and the big stone in his heart finally landed: if Lan Zhi returned to the Central Plains, she would definitely take Ren Yuanbai's body away, and now that she had buried Ren Yuanbai here, she obviously did not plan to leave.

The sun had already sunk in the west, Duan Ling had not eaten for a day and a night, his eyes had not closed, and his spirit had been in a state of tension, as soon as he relaxed at this time, he felt tired and well-up, so he sat down by the new grave and rested for a quarter of an hour. But a quarter of an hour later, he still sighed and stood up, carried the sunset on his back, and rode back to Haotian City.

When I arrived at Haotian City, it was the end of the hour (21 o'clock). There was no news of Lan Zhi under his subordinates, so Duan Ling had to go back home first. There was no light in the bedroom, so he repelled the subordinates, and only then did he push open the door, and his steps were stagnant: there was someone in the room.

But the familiar aura made him relax his body instantly. Duan Ling only didn't notice it, he entered the house and closed the door, and before he turned around, he felt a cold on his neck, and a sword was on his neck.

With his life threatened, Duan Ling felt that he should always be a little nervous, but for no reason, those tiredness suddenly dissipated like a tide. He tilted his head slightly and said softly, "Ah Zhi, I've been looking for you for a day." ”

The sword on his neck didn't move at all, and Lan Zhi's voice was as smooth as the sword: "Really? Coincidentally, Master Duan, I've been waiting for you here for a day. ”

The unfamiliar title made Duan Ling sigh lightly. But he still turned around slowly, still saying gently: "Ah Zhi, are you trying to kill me?" ”

In the dark, he couldn't see Lan Zhi's expression clearly, and could only hear her inconvenient and angry: "So what? Isn't it? ”

Duan Ling raised his hand to hold the tip of the sword and moved it away slightly: "No, you can't." It doesn't matter if you kill me or hurt me, you can't. ”

Lan Zhi let him move, but replied with a soft snort. Duan Ling seemed not to hear it, and explained gently: "This riot, the imperial court must be vigilant, if I am injured, it will definitely attract attention, and I am afraid that you will not be able to get out at that time." So, not for the time being. ”

The tip of the sword was deflected, and Duan Ling let go. Lan Zhi put the sword back into its sheath: "Thank you Lord Duan for reminding me." I wasn't going to kill you. ”

The windows and doors were closed, there was no light, and the woman's figure seemed to merge with the darkness. Duan Ling tentatively took a small step forward, and said in a low voice as low as possible: "Ah Zhi, I know that there is no point in saying anything now, I just ask you to forgive me, I ...... It's a last resort. ”

His great caution was exchanged for Lan Zhi's chuckle: "Don't dare." Lord Duan is dedicated to the country, fair and selfless, and is really a loyal and good general of the saint, how can I have a position to blame you. ”

Duan Ling stopped and sighed in his heart: "Ah Zhi, you know it's not like this......"

Lan Zhi interrupted him: "I came today to ask, will our marriage continue?" ”

Rao is Duan Ling speculated a lot, but he didn't expect Lan Zhi to ask this question. He carefully worded: "If you are not in the mood for the time being, the marriage is postponed...... It's not impossible. ”

Answering him was Lan Zhi's strange chuckle: "How could I not be in the mood?" Lord Duan has made a great contribution this time, and the addition of an official to the knighthood is just around the corner, if you are still willing to marry me, how can I not marry? ”

Duan Ling was silent for a moment, and didn't argue with her, but said, "That's it, it's very good." ”

Lan Zhi smiled again: "Not to mention, I have already promised Yuan Bai to help him save the prince from returning home." If I can marry you, I don't know how much convenience I can get with the title of Mrs. Duan in the future. ”

After saying this, Lan Zhi tilted her head slightly, as if waiting for Duan Ling's reaction. Duan Ling felt that she was expecting her to object, or expecting herself to be anxious, but he didn't do what she wanted, just stood silent.

This unexpected silence made Lan Zhi dissatisfied. She added: "If Master Duan is afraid of being affected by me, it is still too late to regret the marriage. After all, I also know that I did something that was out of my head. ”

Duan Ling's eyelashes moved slightly. He admitted that Lan Zhi's words hit the nail on the head, and he couldn't bear Lan Zhi in danger. But he still restrained himself and said in a deep voice: "No matter what...... If you will marry, I will marry. ”

Lan Zhi was silent for a moment. But soon, she took a step back and said coldly: "Okay, then we will get married." She paused: "This is also my marriage, so I will also participate in the arrangement." Do you agree? ”

Duan Ling squinted slightly, hesitated for a moment, and finally agreed. Lan Zhi got this promise and stayed longer: "Then let's do it." "Bypass Duan Ling and go outside. But when she pushed the door, she paused again, turned her head and said officially: "I will stay in Du Lianxue these days, and in terms of weddings, if you have something to discuss, you can go there to find me." ”

Duan Ling followed out and watched her leave, then he slowly raised his hand and stroked his neck. Although he was careful when he turned around before, the blade still scratched his skin, and now the wound was slightly tingling, reminding Duan Ling of his predicament.

The expected quarrel or fight did not occur, and Duan Ling began to realize that the situation was more serious than he had imagined. He was sure that Lan Zhi must have hatred in her heart, but she was terrifyingly calm, but in one day, the collapse of last night was gone. Duan Ling was afraid that if she suppressed herself like this, she would eventually induce even greater problems.

The man stood in the courtyard for a while, and someone called the housekeeper of the house. The housekeeper thought that the adults of his family were going to inquire about the marriage arrangements again, so he smiled and took the two of them to see Duan Ling together.

Duan Ling frowned almost imperceptibly when he saw him coming with someone. The housekeeper immediately realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly repelled the two, and then stepped forward alone. Duan Ling asked, "Who are those two?" ”

The housekeeper had to introduce: "It's Shopkeeper Chen and Shopkeeper Zhu." Their troupe is the most famous in Haotian City, so I wanted to ask you, on the day of marriage, which family do you want to invite to sing? ”

Duan Ling lowered his eyes and was silent for a moment: "Ah Zhi said that she would arrange the marriage in person, and you can ask her about these things later." ”

The housekeeper was stunned for a moment: "This ...... Miss Lan Zhi only said casually before, but the villain overcame it and arranged a lot on her behalf. Now that the marriage is imminent, if all of them have to be changed, I am afraid it will be too late. ”

Duan Ling said indifferently: "Don't be afraid, she won't embarrass you too much." Then she will do as she says, but the guards in the house will tell them to be more careful. He paused for a moment and added, "You have to report to me on her arrangement." If anything concerns her when you get married, you should report it to me immediately. ”

The housekeeper inexplicably felt that it was a little strange for these requirements to be connected together, but he understood that the situation was solemn and solemn. Duan Ling returned to the house and lit the light.

In the flickering candlelight, Duan Ling pressed his eyebrows tiredly, and secretly thought to himself: Ah Zhi proposed to participate in the arrangement of the marriage at this time, and she must have ulterior motives. But I don't know, what does she want to toss?

The moment he killed Ren Yuanbai, Duan Ling knew that Lan Zhi would definitely take revenge on him, so instead of waiting passively, it was better to push the boat down the river and create an opportunity for her. Tonight he instructed the butler, and he paved the way for her actions. Although doing so will add trouble and even danger to him, it can ensure that Lan Zhi can vent her emotions as much as possible.

Duan Ling was determined to evacuate Lan Zhi's resentment and then slowly repair their relationship. He believed that Lan Zhi had feelings for him, so time would eventually take away unpleasantness, and they would eventually stay together.

And what he had to do was to wait patiently before that day came, to clean up the aftermath of what she had done, and to protect himself as much as possible.