"I didn't want to stop you."

The contractor said.

No matter what Vika did, he never intended to stop it, but today, when it came to Lin Jue, he couldn't stand by and watch like before.

"Then put her down."

Vika's gaze fell straight on Lin Jue's body, if his gaze could kill, Lin Jue would have died a long time ago.

"Vika, why are you doing this? Even if you kill her, you can't become her......"

The contractor looked at Vika helplessly.

She was wearing a set of clothes exactly the same as Lin Jue, and even the headdress was the same, she wanted to kill Lin Jue and replace her, but could she really replace her?

Naturally, no.

Nangong Yi is not a fool, if he finds out, Vika still has a life?

Lin Jue was held in the arms of the contract husband, and the conversation between the two next to her vaguely fell into her ears, but her whole person seemed to be collapsed, and she didn't even have the strength to refute. Gradually, the sound of conversation in her ears became farther and farther away, and in a daze, she seemed to see Nangong Yi walking towards her, and then the whole person seemed to have fallen into a huge pit, sinking deeper and deeper, and fear spread, but she was powerless to resist, and in the end, even the only remaining trace of consciousness disappeared.

It doesn't matter if it's gone, and if it's gone, there will be no more pain.

*

After looking all night, Nangong Yi almost turned over the entire Kyoto, but still found no trace of Lin Jue, just when he was on the verge of collapse, Liu Man rode a white horse and galloped towards him, and when he arrived in front of him, the whole person almost jumped off the horse.

"Boss, there's a reward!"

Liu Man had a complicated look on his face, as if he was happy, but he was worried, such a mixture of joy and sorrow made his face, which had been tanned by the scorching sun, appear even darker.

However, Nangong Yi didn't have the heart to care about Liu Man's expression now, as soon as he heard the news, the whole person instantly lit up, grabbed Liu Man and asked, "How is she?" Where is it?! ”

Liu Man was already running all the way and panting, but this time Nangong Yi grabbed the collar so hard, where was there a chance to breathe, his face was flushed in an instant, and he struggled for a long time before he finally squeezed out a few words, "Boss, boss, you grabbed it too tightly......

Nangong Yi realized that he was indeed overexerting himself, and suddenly let go of his hand, as soon as he let go, Liu Man took two steps back in a row, God, it was so dangerous, he almost died!

"Boss, our people found Miss Lin on the official road in Lutouling, she-huh? Top dog? ——”

Before Liu Man's words were finished, Nangong Yi had already turned over and galloped towards Lutouling, leaving him alone in the same place to secretly feel sad.

"The injuries on her body are not serious, but she was overfrightened and passed out ...... coma", looking at Nangong Yi, who had long since disappeared, Liu Man said the following words silently to himself, if there is anyone else in this world who can make this cold-faced god so messy, there is only that Lin girl.

When Nangong Yi arrived on horseback, Lin Jue had already been helped into the carriage, Nangong Yi dropped the horse and almost rushed directly towards the carriage, so fast that the people around him did not react.

It was just a black shadow flashing by, and by the time everyone realized that something was wrong, Nangong Yi had already been watching Lin Jue seriously in the carriage of the carriage.

Liu Man was right, Lin Jue's body was indeed not too injured, but there was no trace of blood on his face, obviously because he was too scared and frightened.

"What was the situation?"

After confirming that Lin Jue was safe, Nangong Yi asked the leader of the secret guard who had just discovered Lin Jue.

"General Hui, when we arrived here just now, Miss Lin was already injured and unconscious on the ground, and there was a horse next to her that had its limbs cut off......"

The leader said respectfully, and pointed to the body of the horse that had hardened not far away.

Nangong Yi walked over quickly, squatted down, and took a closer look.

Judging by the wounds, the horse was killed in a state of rapid galloping, and it was in a very cruel way of cutting off the legs, and, judging by the incision, ...... Seeing this, Nangong Yi paused, this incision seemed to be caused by a whip.

In this world, there are many people who use whips as weapons, but in such a short period of time, without leaving any traces, there is only one person who can amputate the limbs of a running horse without leaving a trace, and the person is in Kyoto, and that is Vika's personal maid, Agatta.

So Lin Jue was attacked by Agata here?

"When we arrived here, there was no one else except Miss Lin and the dead horse, and everyone searched the neighborhood again, and almost no other suspicious people were found."

Nangong Yi nodded.

If the other party is Agata, with her strength, she will indeed be able to leave in such a short period of time and will not leave any traces.

But there is a doubt, since she succeeded, why didn't she kill Lin Jue directly?

Nangong Yi didn't think about this suspicion anymore, no matter what the reason for Agata was, as long as Lin Jue's life was not in danger, it would be enough. Many times, blindly seeking the truth, in the end, the so-called truth has no meaning at all, it is better to grasp the present.

And now he Nangong Yi is at the moment, although Lin Jue was injured, his life was not in danger, and he finally found her.

That's enough.

So he said to those secret guards, "Send Miss Lin back to the General's Mansion!" ——”

*

The sky is clear.

In April, Kyoto is a good time for the grass to grow and the warbler to fly.

In the small garden of the Lin family, there are also red willows and green flowers everywhere, and many unknown small flowers are competing to bloom, which makes people's mood inexplicably cheerful.

Lin Jue was humming a little song and walking boredly in the garden, when he was depressed and had nothing to entertain, he suddenly saw a familiar person sitting on the edge of the lotus pond not far away, and he didn't need to step forward, his back was full of an annoying atmosphere.

Nangong Yi sat quietly by the pool.

Lin Jue gritted his teeth.

The bad things that this person has done are simply too many to write, obviously he is just a retainer in the family, but he likes to oppose her everywhere, but her father likes to favor him, causing Lin Jue to have no way to complain. Now, just looking at this back, Lin Jue is about to explode.

Suddenly, she had a plan.

Cautiously stepped forward with small steps, and when she got closer, she was about to reach out to push Nangong Yi, but the other party seemed to have found it, and turned back coldly, this turn of the year scared Lin Jue enough, coupled with the excessive force just now, she didn't stand firm all of a sudden, and the whole person slipped into the lotus pond.

With a "plop", the small lotus pond splashed in all directions.

"Help—I can't swim!"

Lin Jue began to flutter desperately in the water, God, she can't swim, is this going to drown??

"Nangong Yi, you actually murdered me!! I'm going to be drowned! Is there anybody—"

Lin Jue's hands fluttered unconsciously, and he shouted hoarsely.

Suddenly, Youdao's very helpless gaze fell on her.

In a panic, Lin Jue caught a glimpse of Nangong Yi looking at her expressionlessly, and then said lightly, "The water is not deep, you just stand up." ”

Ha?

Lin Jue was stunned, then gave up fluttering and stood up.

Really......

The water from the lotus pond had only reached her waist.

Lin Jue, "......"

As soon as the picture turned, the bright sun turned into a sunset on the horizon, and the shadows were abundant, dyeing the surrounding clouds red, like blood, covering the sky and the earth.

Nangong Yi held the black gold ancient sword in his hand, resisting the soldiers who kept swarming towards him. The blood stains on the clothes from the previous moment had not yet dried, and they were immediately replaced by new ones, sticky and thick, as if they were wearing a bright red armor.

Ling Mo, who was on the city gate, aimed the bow and arrow in his hand at the back of the man who was still standing tenaciously.

"Nangong Yi ——!!"

A cry was like thunder that broke the sky, startling a few sparrows that had stopped on the city wall.

Lin Jue stumbled into everyone's sight, his face full of tears.

"Stop, stop me!! ——”

Lin Jue shouted, but before the sound came out, he was drowned in the clash of weapons.

The person who suddenly appeared made Ling Mo also startled, and with a shake in his hand, the arrow immediately left the string and flew in the direction of Nangong Yi.

"Nangong Yi, I'll help you ——!"

Lin Jue casually picked up a long tasseled gun thrown on the ground and ran in the direction of Nangong Yi.

The off-string arrow also happened to fly in this direction.

Ling Mo began to frown.

And Lin Jue was still unconscious.

"Nangong Yi, you go first, I am here, these people don't dare to ...... me"

"Be careful."

Before she finished speaking, Lin Jue was stopped by Nangong Yi and hugged her, and then hugged her and turned around-

Suddenly, Lin Jue's eyes widened.

——An arrow fell from the sky and stabbed heavily into Nangong Yi's back.

Then she felt a strangeness in her chest, and when she looked down, the arrow went directly from her back to Nangong Yi's chest.

"Let's go."

Nangong Yi pressed the long sword against the ground and squeezed out the last two words.

The wound on the forehead cracked, and the bright red blood snaked down the bridge of the nose, and there was a different kind of beauty.

Nangong Yi !!! ——”

Lin Jue shouted hysterically.

It was the first time Nangong Yi was so close to her, but she was on the verge of parting with life and death.

The soldiers did not step forward, but they did not retreat, they just stopped shooting arrows in their hands. Quietly looking at the two people trapped in the middle.

"Nangong Yi? …… It's all my fault, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have left you, it's all my ......"

Nangong Yi held on for a while, but finally couldn't support it anymore, so he sat down on the ground.

It is too tiring to live, and death may be the best relief for him.

"Let's go."

There was still no emotion in his voice.

"Let's go? Where am I going? You're all hurt like this, and you let me go, how can I go......"

Lin Jue knelt down beside him, and while taking out a handkerchief to wipe the blood on his face for him, he couldn't stop crying.

"I'm fine."

Nangong Yi looked at her and said.

The setting sun hangs on the moss-dappled city walls, the breeze blows, and the impetuous day is finally coming to an end.

"How could you be okay? Are you hurt like this? ……”

Lin Jue howled and cried as he spoke.

"I'm a little tired, just take a break."

Nangong Yi is as angry as a gossamer.

Everything in front of me began to blur.

The sunset is on the long street, and the rain falls on the eaves. Cold stratagems, deceitful battles.

Everything faded away, and finally turned into a little bit before his eyes, like ink stains accidentally dripping on rice paper, and disappeared after a long time.

The long sword in his hand was like three feet of autumn water, but it was already frosty in an instant. The severed spikes of the sword were scattered all over the ground. A chic hero, a down-to-earth strategy, he yearns for happiness in the rivers and lakes, and fights in the world, but in the end, he can only forget about the rivers and lakes.

His eyes slowly closed, he had held on for too long, walked too far, and it was time to stop.

"Nangong Yi?"

Lin Jue stretched out his hand and shook it.

"Nangong Yi?!"

The faces of the people around him were more serene than ever, as if they were really asleep.

"Nangong Yi ——!!!!!"

Lin Jue's eyes widened, and she shouted hoarsely, but all that responded to her was the echo of constantly shuttling through the imperial city......

Bang.

I don't know where it came from, and the faience bottle suddenly fell to the ground.

Debris splattered, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Lin Jue opened her eyes suddenly, and found that she was lying on an unfamiliar stepping bed.

The navy blue tent, the plain decoration, and the celadon potbelly vase with lilies in it, everything around is so elegant.

Through the half-open window, Lin Jue found that it was raining again, and it was pouring down.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.

It turned out to be a dream.

But she couldn't get out of the dream. A wave of sadness came over me inexplicably. She knew that the grief in her heart was heartbreaking, surging up from the bottom of her heart, as if it was about to swallow her.

Nangong Yi ......

Despair continued from the dream to the outside, and the smell of blood seemed to linger. The dream was too real, and it scared her.

But how could she have such a dream inexplicably?

Was this an omen or was it just a concoction of her own distraction?

But no matter which one it is, she can't let Nangong Yi's safety go unattended, the picture just now is obviously a prince competing for succession, she wants to find Nangong Yi and ask him not to participate in these struggles!

Lin Jue gritted his teeth and got up from the bed.

When the contractor pushed the door in, he happened to see Lin Jue walking out with a worried face. He looked at her pale face and said, "You'd better lie down, so that the wound heals quickly." ”

"Why are you here?"

Seeing the contract husband suddenly, Lin Jue was startled.

"How did I end up here?" , The contractor looked at Lin Jue with a funny face, "This is my home, where am I if I'm not here?" ”

"Your home? ……”

Lin Jue was stunned for a moment, and then remembered it instantly.

It seems that the contractor had rescued her from Vika's grasp. But...... Is he really saved? Still, the two of them are simply complicit. And now, she is under house arrest by two siblings, Vika and the inflated husband.

"I just saved you."

The contractor looked at her with gloomy interest.

"Oh, thank you." , Lin Jue said, "I'm in a bit of a hurry now to go first, the life-saving grace of His Royal Highness, I will remember." Come back to visit another day to apologize. ”

As she spoke, she wanted to go out again.

The contractor stood at the door and did not move, directly blocking Lin Jue's way.

"Lin Jue doesn't understand, ...... is this Third Highness?"

Lin Jue looked at the contractor who was standing motionless like a statue at the door, and frowned slightly. It seems that she has a good idea, the other party is not really saving her, but wants to put her under house arrest here.

"The injuries on your body are not healed, so you should recuperate here with peace of mind." , The contractor was a little abnormal today, and he seemed reluctant to say more, so he lightly dropped a sentence and turned to leave.

After he left, Lin Jue was about to run out, but the door closed with a "bang" in an instant, and she almost touched the ashes on her face.

"Let me out! ——”

Lin Jue roared twice, but there was no movement outside.

Looking back at this room, she realized that this room seemed to be decorated with simple and elegant decorations, but in fact it was a secret room without even a window, and the only thing that connected with the outside world was the door, and after the door was closed, there was no way out. It's a disconnected rhythm.

After slapping the wall hard, Lin Jue was even more desperate.

The walls that appear to be wooden are actually made of stone and mud, but with a layer of wooden planks on the outside, making it look like a wooden house, creating the illusion that it is not very strong, but in fact, it is very strong.

There is also a door, Lin Jue found that the only door in this house that communicates with the outside world is not an ordinary wooden door, but an iron door forged with pig iron, and the outside is deliberately dyed with dye to make it wooden.

After watching it for a while, Lin Jue instantly had no love.

This house, on the surface, is not much different from an ordinary house, but in fact, there is a hidden "killing machine" inside, unless she has the power to overturn the mountains and seas and can overturn this small black house in one go, otherwise, even if she has the ability to fly, she can't fly out.

Nangong Yi ......

When the name came out, Lin Jue quickly shook his head.

She couldn't think of him anymore, she couldn't rely on him as before, she was afraid that if she indulged herself, all the hard work she had made before would be in vain.

However, if you lock up a big living person like her here, you have to give her food, and since it's for food, you must always hand in the food so that she can eat it, right?

Thinking of this, Lin Jue decided to hold his troops for now, wait for the meal to be served, and then see the wind and rudder. She didn't believe that with her "ingenuity", she couldn't even deal with this little black house.

*

General's Palace.

"Jue, how are you feeling now?"

Nangong Yi sat on the edge of the bed, looked at "Lin Jue" leaning on the bed and asked with a concerned face.

"Much better."

"Lin Jue" smiled at him a little weakly.

Seeing her like this, Nangong Yi was even more distressed, stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly asked, "Oh, by the way, I forgot, are you thirsty, I just stewed rock sugar pears in the kitchen, I'll bring it to you?" ”

"Lin Jue" nodded with a weak smile.

Seeing this, Nangong Yi explained a few words to her not to move, and then went to the kitchen to serve the stewed rock sugar pear.

After he went out, Vika put away the weak appearance just now, and the expression in his eyes showed unprecedented killing intent.

Very good, Nangong Yi did not doubt her.

But it's not surprising that two people who were born exactly the same, and she knew Lin Jue like this, how could she be discovered by Nangong Yi?

Although she was a little regretful that she couldn't kill Lin Jue with her own hands this time, she was able to succeed in convincing Nangong Yi that she was Lin Jue and lived in the General's Mansion, which can be regarded as half of the success.

Now that she's already living here, it's time for her to play.

But since she is still "seriously injured", in order not to arouse Nangong Yi's suspicion, she still has to lie in bed for a few days to recuperate. When the time comes, after completely removing his guard, it will be much more convenient to start his hands and feet.

Just thinking about it, Nangong Yi had already walked in with a small cup, and when he walked to the bed, he looked at Vika and said, "Ah Jue, you taste it first...... I've chilled it with ice water, and the temperature is just right. ”

As he spoke, he gently scooped a few spoonfuls with a spoon and put them in a small celadon bowl, handed them to Vika, and said with a gentle face, "You try it first." ”

Vika was stunned for a moment.

Since she was a child, no one has ever treated her so gently, even if she is the best contract husband for her, he will not be considerate to such a point, he will help her invite Langzhong at most, and at most let her subordinates urge her to eat on time, but he will never be like Nangong Yi, who takes care of her in person, cooks for her, and waits for her evaluation after drinking......

It turns out that people who seem to be cold-faced and cold-hearted also have such a gentle side.

Vika took the bowl and took a sip.

A refreshing sweetness reached her chest, and she couldn't help but take two more sips.

"How?"

Nangong Yi's face was full of anticipation.

Vika smiled and nodded, "It's very delicious." ”

Seeing her like this, Nangong Yi raised the corners of her mouth with great satisfaction. In fact, this was just an unconscious action of his, but in Vika's eyes, it was like a peony blooming in front of her eyes, and the whole world lit up.

It turned out that he would still laugh. It's so nice to laugh at.

But she, except today, had never seen him laugh.

The more moved, the deeper Vika's hatred and jealousy for Lin Jue became, and she couldn't understand it at all, why was the treatment so much worse when it was clear that the two of them were exactly the same? Why are the same two people, and even in terms of status, she is higher than Lin Jue, but almost all of them have chosen Lin Jue, why is this?

She couldn't figure it out, she really couldn't figure it out!

Perhaps because the mask had been worn for so long, Vika had overlooked a crucial issue. That's her face, it's not hers, she was originally, and she wasn't born with such a face at all. She just forcibly turned herself into Lin Jue in order to perform a certain task.

And now, she, the person who wears someone else's mask, is deeply trapped in it and can't extricate herself, not only can't extricate herself, but also wants to replace her forever.

"Jue ......"

Nangong Yi looked at Vika and stopped talking.

Then, as if with great determination, he continued, "Don't you want to marry me?" (To be continued.) )