The night is as cool as water, and the moonlight is dim.

The sea is full of rough waves.

The black figure swept across the sand like lightning and landed on the jagged and dark reef piles, and in the moonlight, the guard was leaning against the stones, his lips bloodless, and the bloody holes on his shoulders and waist were gushing with blood.

He ripped off the strip of cloth tied around his wrist and rudely wrapped his wound - not to bandage, but to prevent the smell of blood from attracting his pursuers.

Soon there was the barking of dogs not far away, and a large crowd of people with torches came to this side.

"That kid doesn't have a boat, he must be hiding around here, search me carefully, and I must not let him escape!"

The rough sound pierced the waves, like the magic sound of hell in the deep night.

The barking of the dog was getting closer and closer, and he knew that the people were following the scent, and he glanced at the dark sea water under his feet, and gritted his teeth, and slowly slid down, trying to hide in the water, and use the sea water to hide the smell of blood on his body.

With a "snap", the sachet he was carrying suddenly fell into the sea, and the rope at the mouth of the bundle was instantly dispersed, and the spices inside leaked out of the sachet under the impact of the seawater.

His pupils shrank, and the guard reached out in a panic to fish, but his fingers only touched the cold and biting seawater.

It was pitch black all around, and he couldn't see where the sachet had drifted.

And the current situation can't help but make rash moves.

Suppressing the urge to go out and look for it, the guard clinged to the reef, and as soon as the pirate approached, he slipped into the sea to hide.

The sound of the waves, the white foam accompanied by the waves, lapping on him, under the stimulation of the sea, the wound was so hot and painful that he had to grit his teeth to suppress the moan that was about to overflow in his throat.

Suddenly, the air wafted with a tranquil aroma, mixed with the salty sea breeze, which brought a hint of warmth to the icy sea breeze.

Wei Xing recognized that this was the smell of his sachet, the aroma that accompanied him to sleep night after the expedition.

He subconsciously took a deep breath, feeling that the wound soaked in the sea water was not so painful.

Not far away, Haikou, who was searching for people, also smelled this sudden aroma.

"What does it smell like?" The leader shrugged his nose.

As soon as the words came out, a panicked voice sounded: "Oh no, boss, there is something wrong with our dog!" ”

The leader was shocked when he heard this, and turned his head to see that the dogs they brought were all shaking their heads and sneezing, and they looked like they were scared.

Seeing this, the leader burst into a foul mouth, "It must be that ghost!" ”

"Boss, what now? This black light is blinding, and the dog can't use it, how can he find someone? The people below shouted.

"You ask me, who do I ask?!" The leader roared irritably, waved his hand anxiously and said, "Be alert, if you can't find it, you will go home." ”

The people below should have scattered and patrolled the coast.

The guard held his breath, half-crouched in the pile of reefs and did not move, dressed in black, he looked like a black stone in the dim night, and the pirate walked around the beach a few times without finding it.

As time passed, the guards remained motionless, and the Haikou gradually lost patience, and finally gave up the search and beckoned his men to leave.

It wasn't until the firelight disappeared and the slightest sound could no longer be heard in the wind that the guard moved his stiffened limbs and relaxed his vigilance.

saved......

Exhaling slowly, the guard held on to the last of his strength to climb up the reef, and collapsed on the reef weakly. Looking up at the crescent moon on the sea, he habitually touched his waist, but the sachet there was no longer there, and his eyes were slightly dark.

*****

"Miss, Miss?!" An anxious call sounded in her ears, An Ruolan suddenly came back to her senses, and the needle of the beads in her hand accidentally pierced her fingers.

"Hiss......" She gasped in pain, and a bead of blood quickly oozed from her white fingertips.

"Miss!" Bai Ling exclaimed, immediately took her hand, and carefully wrapped it in a handkerchief.

Seeing her so cautious, An Ruolan smiled helplessly and said, "I'm fine, I was pricked by a needle, don't make such a fuss." "There was some absent-mindedness in his eyes.

"It's all bleeding." Bai Ling frowned disapprovingly, and whispered, "What are you thinking, you're distracted." ”

An Ruolan was stunned for a moment, and said with a perfunctory smile: "Xu is too late, a little tired." ”

Seeing that there was really a thick exhaustion between her eyebrows, Bai Ling said worriedly: "Why don't you rest today?" ”

"Wait a minute, I'll take this hairpin last night." An Ruolan rubbed her eyebrows and shook her head.

"No, let's stop now." Bai Ling said strongly: "It's not that the slave said you, there are still some days before the second lady gets married, and you really don't need to rush to make jewelry at night." ”

An Ruolan smiled and said, "Okay, listen to you." ”

Only then did Bai Ling show a smiling face, tuck the big red and flower blanket covering her legs for her, and said happily: "I'll go make a cup of soothing tea for Miss." ”

An Ruolan nodded with a smile, and when Bailing went out, the smile on her face gradually faded.

Looking up at the half-open wooden window, outside the carved window lattice, the crescent moon is like a hook.

His chest was restless.

The white horse passed through the gap, and the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve came in a lively atmosphere.

As in previous years, eat Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, keep the New Year, and continue until late at night, when everyone disperses and rests.

The next morning, Murong deliberately pulled An Ruojin and An Ruolan to his side, and repeatedly explained: "Remember to go to the Jin Palace, your cousin has helped us a lot, and I will also go to say a few auspicious words to her during the New Year." ”

An Ruojin and An Ruolan responded in succession, and when the relatives on the An family's side were finished, they ordered someone to set up a carriage and go to the Jin Palace.

When I arrived at the Jin Palace, it was close to noon, and the Jin King family who had entered the palace to pay homage to Ann had already returned to the house.

After entering the door, the two sisters first paid New Year's greetings to King Jin and Meng Yuyan, and then sat down to talk in the lower seat.

Meng Yuyan asked the maid to set up a table full of melons and fruits and snacks, which were all uneaten by ordinary people, and beckoned the two sisters to taste them.

"Just taste everything, don't take up your stomach, it's going to be dinner in a while, you two sisters can stay together, I tell the kitchen to make a few more good dishes." Meng Yuyan was very interested.

An Ruolan and An Ruojin looked at each other suspiciously, An Ruojin smiled and asked, "Could it be that there is something happy, seeing that my cousin is in a good mood today." ”

Hearing this, Meng Yuyan's smile deepened, and said: "When I entered the palace today, I mentioned Lan'er to the Queen Mother, and asked the Queen Mother to make Lan'er the county lord, and the Queen Mother promised to consider it." ”

"Make me the county lord?" An Ruolan chuckled in her heart, and that strange feeling came to her mind again.

An Ruojin was also surprised, she glanced at An Ruolan, and couldn't understand why her cousin wanted to ask for a seal for Lan'er.

Meng Yuyan smiled softly, and was about to open his mouth to explain, when King Jin suddenly coughed lightly and asked in a deep voice, "Lan'er, I heard that your mother ...... Aunt Wu bought a set of noodles from you? ”

As soon as the words came out, the atmosphere instantly became stiff, and Meng Yuyan's face sank. R1152