"Miss Tang, aren't you staying in the temple tonight?" Shen Man saw that Tang Jiuyue was leaving, so he asked.

Tang Jiuyue looked back at her, with a deep meaning in her eyes, "You want me to stay?" ”

Shen Man was stunned, and reluctantly found a reason to keep her, "...... The mountain road was rough and difficult to walk, and it was dark and raining......"

Tang Jiuyue glanced outside, shook her head and said, "I live on the mountainside, and I have to go to the temple tonight." ”

"Are you coming back?" After Shen Man asked, his face flushed, then he lowered his head, looked at the tips of his boots and said, "Lianyi's matter, I can't handle it alone." ”

"All you have to do is guard her tonight, tomorrow will be tomorrow." Tang Jiuyue left this sentence, lowered her head again, put on the bone china mask, and walked out with her hands behind her back. After a while, it disappeared into the light rain and misty night.

Shen Man watched her disappear and touched the phoenix scales on her waist, this was the first gift Tang Jiuyue gave her, she naturally cherished it. At this point in the evening, the meaning of the gift has become even more different.

After Lian Yi was pierced in the acupoint, he was much more stable, Shen Man bent down to check the rope tie of the bundle version, and felt that it was foolproof, so he couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell asleep on the side of Lian Yi.

The next day, the sky was fine, and there was a meager coolness and fresh air in the mountains in the morning.

Shen Man woke up early, but was scolded by Lian Yi one after another, "Shen Man, what have you done to me!" She struggled and shook off a silver needle from her head, but another needle seemed to have pierced into it......

The air paused suddenly.

Lian Yi suddenly breathed sluggishly, his eyes were empty, and the corners of his mouth twitched, "What acupuncture point did this thing pierce me, I feel numb all over......"

"Then we can only wait for the gate supervisor to come before we can pull out the needle for you, otherwise we are likely to pierce your life by random attack, which is really bad." When Shen Man got up, he felt that his neck was sore, and he seriously pillowed on his arm and looked at Lian Yi, scaring her, "You killed someone last night." ”

"Has the gate warden been here?" Lian Yi tilted his head, his eyes were unfocused, and he was stunned, "It's so strange, I also killed someone in my dream." ”

"Dreams?" Shen Man frowned and pricked up his ears, "Who did you kill in your dream?" ”

"A bald pervert......" Lian Yi recalled, "he was quite handsome, but his eyes were confused and stared at others." ”

Shen Man raised his forehead, "Is the monk in a secret room, still writing and painting in his hands?" ”

"How do you know?" Lian Yi was surprised, his eyes rolled quickly, "You just said that I killed someone, isn't that a dream, but real?" But I have no reason to kill an irrelevant monk! ”

Shen Man asked, "How did you kill him in your dream?" ”

Lian Yi thought for a moment and shook her head in confusion, "I forgot." ”

"How did you find that secret room?"

Lian Yi continued to shake her head, "I still can't remember." ”

Shen Man stared at her eyes, not knowing if it was an illusion, she always felt that Lian Yi was avoiding her eyes. If according to Tang Jiuyue, Lian Yi was blamed by others, then why did a person who was blamed by others still try to hide the truth? Could it be that this real murderer has anything to do with Lian Yi?

Yu Guang glanced at Lian Yi, and Shen Man secretly thought that if Lian Yi refused to explain lightly, she couldn't continue to ask. You'll have to watch her in the shadows, trying to find some clues.

So he said, "Since you can't remember it, let's wait until you remember." It's just that at present, the body of Master Jingjing is still in the secret room, and the gate supervisor has reminded him that if anyone first proposes to go to the secret room today or leads us to the direction of the secret room, this person may be the real murderer of yesterday's murder. ”

Lian Yi asked curiously, "How could the gate supervisor suddenly appear?" ”

Shen Man's eyes flashed, and he smiled, "I don't know either." ”

Lian Yi muttered, "I'm afraid it's for her." ”

"What?" Shen Man was alert.

Lian Yi leaned over to Shen Man's side, put his chin on her shoulder, and teased with a smile like a flower, "With you, a descendant disciple here, our gate supervisor has taken a lot of effort." First, he sent Lime, but the lime was planted; If you send me here again, I will be murdered again...... Xiaoman, you seem to be good at harming the innocent! ”

Shen Man muttered, "It's up to me to run around by myself......"

"Knock-knock-"

A string of bells suddenly rang outside, Shen Man and Lian Yi listened with their ears pricked up, and after a while, Lian Yi said, "Shen Man, you untie the rope for me, and I will go to pretend to be a little monk to answer you and continue the 'fighting meeting'." ”

Shen Man lowered his head and wanted to untie the rope, but he paused again, and said, "Lian Yimen Supervisor." ”

"Huh?"

"Did you sleep well last night?"

Lian Yi glanced at her, gritted her teeth and said, "Don't worry, I slept well, I didn't even turn over!" Her entire body was firmly tied by Shen Man, so naturally she couldn't turn over.

Shen Man smiled, "I'm afraid you didn't sleep enough at night, and you sleepwalked during the day." There are so many human skins here, if you are addicted to skinning, there is no place to dry them. ”

Lian Yi exhaled angrily, "If you want to kill my first one, I'll kill you!" She loosened her muscles, saw a strangulation mark on her arm, her little face turned white, and she was about to roll up her sleeves to beat Shen Man, but she saw that Shen Man had already run into the yard.

"Lian Yimen, I'll go back to the small broken house first, and I'll see you later!"

The dou will be arranged in front of the largest temple of Kongtong Temple, the Daxiong Treasure Hall. Ziding was regarded as an ordinary and visible incense ding, and was quietly placed in the middle.

The branches and leaves of the poplar trees planted around the front of the hall were chaotic, obscuring the sky and the sun, and the good sunlight passed through the dense layers of leaves, and only a little mottled trace fell on the ground.

The ground paved with marble rocks, with crooked grass growing in the crevices, looked very desolate.

The examinees of the Yin and Yang Dao are in their own camps, and they stand in a group with distinct deeds.

In the camp of the eldest prince, Shen Man and Wu Niannian were the most incompatible, and the two were slightly separated from the brigade and sat cross-legged on the arranged futon.

On Princess Decheng's side, Ning Tao was surrounded by everyone in the center, and there was a low table in front of him, on which a stack of peanuts and a pot of flower-carved wine bottles were placed. He wears a lake-blue thick robe with a mink collar on the outside. With a jade crown to tie the hair, handsome and trimmed, the style is luxurious.

The camp of Ning Xiangfu was quiet, and most of the examinees sat dutifully. Occasionally, he looked at the pompous Ning Tao, looked at the wine and peanuts, and licked his lips.

Ning Chun's clothes were low-key, and the expression on his face was light, as if he couldn't lift his spirits.

Wu Niannian whispered in Shen Man's ear, "The one over there is the fourth girl from Ning Xiangfu, and the son who is like a peacock here is Ning Tao, the son of Xiangfu, these two people are very strange." ”

"How strange is the law?" Shen Man asked.

"Everyone knows that Ning Xu, the second son of Ning Xiangfu, has studied Yin and Yang Dao since he was a child, and he was originally the most promising to enter the Taige to take charge of the post of a supervisor, but unfortunately he died. Regardless of this for the time being, I think it's strange that Miss Ning Si doesn't know anything about the Yin and Yang Dao, and Xiangye actually sent her, I really don't know what this powerful official thinks, isn't he afraid of being embarrassed? ”

Shen Man said casually, "Maybe Ning Chun didn't come here to get an official position." ”

"And what did she come for?"

"She came to observe Ning Xiang, she is Ning Xiang's eyes and ears."

Wu Niannian looked at Shen Man rather strangely, "You seem to know Ning Xiang very well."

Shen Man waved his hand and smiled, "No, I guessed." ”

Wu Niannian turned around and continued, "It's strange enough that Ning Chun is here, and what's even more strange is that even Ning Tao is here, and he is still in the camp of Princess Decheng, which is really puzzling. ”

Shen Man secretly agreed, Ning Tao and Princess Decheng had nothing to do with it on the surface, but he didn't know when he was already familiar with it. I still remember that at the beginning, the reason why Ning Tao followed him to Chenzhou was because he was entangled by Princess Decheng, so he had to escape by car to avoid the limelight. Now I don't know what conditions he used, so that Princess Decheng promised to give him a place.

"In short, none of the people in this group today are easy to mess with." Wu Niannian's expression was grim.

Shen Man smiled, "Except for the two of us." ”

Wu Niannian was stunned for a moment, and smiled smartly, "Yes, except for the two of us." ”

"Nian Nian," Shen Man looked ahead, saw a small bald head coming in through the corner door, the corners of his mouth twitched, and asked, "Where did you go last night?" ”

"Nowhere to go, I'm in the room."

"All the time?" Shen Man turned his head and looked at her seriously.

Wu Niannian nodded without hesitation, "It's always there, what are you asking me for?" ”

Shen Man said slowly, "I was drenched last night, and I wanted to find a place to take a bath and change into clothes, and when I went to look for you, the lights were on in the house, but you sat in front of the window but didn't respond." ”

"I'm asleep," Wu Niannian said, "I probably didn't hear it." ”

"That's good, I'm afraid that the person in the house is not you!" Shen Man smiled, "Motionless, I thought it was a ghost." ”

Wu Niannian reluctantly laughed, and Shen Man realized that when she laughed, there was actually a shallow whirlpool on her right cheek. Wu Niannian is still very good-looking, if he hadn't seen Tang Jiuyue, Shen Man would have thought that she was the most beautiful woman in the world.

"What are you talking about?" Zhong Fei suddenly appeared, neatly dressed, and his hair was tied upright. Some stubble was specially left on the lower jaw, and the whole person had a new look. When he walked over, he caught the attention of some little girls in the crowd.

Shen Man shrugged and smiled, "Mr. Zhong, what will you try today?" ”

Zhong Fei said, "The fighting meeting is a preliminary examination for the big exam, and the form is more casual, and you can see the secrets of each family that you don't usually see." As is customary, the first round should be a showcase of talent. Both of you need to be ready, too. ”

Wu Niannian asked, "Does everyone have to play?" ”

"I'll take care of picking one or two." Zhong Fei's tone was flat, "Otherwise, so many people, when will they be shown?" ”

Shen Man looked around, "Mr. Zhong, we formed a circle, and the chairs set up on this are for the judges, right?" Where are the judges, is it that they have only gone up the mountain today? ”

Zhong Fei said with a calm face, "I suddenly got the news last night, it is said that the saint, the concubine, and the gate supervisor are all coming here. ”

Wu Niannian was surprised, "In the past, it was customary for the Holy Lord and the Gate Supervisor not to come to watch the fighting meeting, what happened this year, why did they all come, and even Ning Guifei, who was said to be seriously ill and bedridden, also went up the mountain?" ”

Shen Man had heard about this from Tang Jiuyue last night, but he didn't know that the emperor and the concubine would come to the fighting meeting. It was only at that moment that he understood what Tang Jiuyue meant that they would meet again soon.

As soon as Shen Man thought of her, he smiled unconsciously.

Wu Niannian, who was on the side, noticed that she was laughing, and a fierce light of jealousy suddenly appeared in her eyes that were originally quite clear.

Zhong Fei's empty eyes "scanned" the movements of everyone present, and sighed softly.

After all, this will be a battle of sudden changes, and perhaps, it will also affect the future direction of the dynasty.