Stone House –

"I've arranged everything for you, and I'm about to hit the road, and you actually told me that you didn't want to go?"

The masked man roared irritably, and slashed his palm towards Gu Yunxi. The sharp palm wind hung with an unstoppable murderous aura, and went straight to Gu Yunxi's front door.

She stood upright in place, not only did she not hide, but closed her eyes peacefully.

The next moment, the pale and lukewarm palm suddenly stopped, only a millimeter away from her face.

"Hehe......"

The clear Adam's apple rolled twice, and the masked man let out a series of low, gloomy laughs.

The sound was terrifying and abrasive, and anyone who listened to it would immediately feel a chill down their spine, as if they had been scratched by sharp ghost claws.

Behind the mask, a pair of cold eyes were shining, looking at Gu Yunxi tightly, and said with some appreciation:

"It's not a loss, it's a little fox, scheming. You deliberately provoked me because you wanted me to kill you with my own hands, but unfortunately I won't be fooled easily! ”

His mind was seen through, and Gu Yunxi's little face, which was neither humble nor arrogant, somewhat melted into a somewhat uncomfortable expression.

Taking a deep breath, Gu Yunxi suppressed the panic in his heart, lowered his eyes and said:

"You want me to sneak into the palace just to help you find a map of 'Kunhuang Island'. You have such ability, why don't you find it yourself? Entering and exiting the palace at will must be difficult for you, right? ”

"Because only you can help me confirm another thing."

The masked man shook his head slightly, as if he was playing tricks on the girl who was suspicious.

Gu Yunxi refused to give up and continued to ask:

"What's the matter?"

"Well, I'll tell you when you find the map."

Seeing that Gu Yunxi's face sank immediately, the masked man laughed twice, so cold that he couldn't hear any emotion.

"You're going to be free, you don't seem happy!"

Gu Yunxi's complexion was furious, and his smile was far-fetched:

"Freedom? If you really give me freedom, why did you force me to eat Hanfu Pills? Didn't you deliberately let me rely on the medicinal properties of that pill to control me forever? ”

At the beginning of the face change, the extreme pain of the wound almost killed her. In a trance, she felt that someone fed her a perfumed pill from time to time.

After that, she no longer felt any more pain and fell asleep peacefully.

Now that the wound is healed and her face is renewed, she has no blemishes or scars, but she has relied on this pill ever since.

After two days of refusal, the pain and itching that spread from the skin to every inch of the bones on her body were unbearable, and she would immediately experience another painful feeling.

"Insightful, really smart Bing Xue."

On the opposite side, the devilish figure's thin lips moved, and a clear and indifferent smile appeared at the orifice.

In an instant, the figure was already at the head of the bed, and the eyes behind the mask were bright and aggressive, but they were like a bottomless abyss, hiding the cruelty of ice.

Shrouded by this kind of eyes, Gu Yunxi's whole body shook suddenly, and his eyes widened unconsciously vigilantly.

The five fingers that were as cold as a dead corpse stretched out, picked up Gu Yunxi's chin, and forced her to meet his extremely sharp eyes:

"I changed this face for you, and you are my masterpiece. You want to get rid of me once and for all, unless you are strong enough to kill me with your own hands. ”

Pressed by his five fingers, Gu Yunxi's head could not swing freely, so he had to stare at the mask in front of his field of vision that was enlarged to the limit, and his pair of wide clear eyes were full of anger and unwillingness.

She asked tentatively, her voice was sudden, with a slight trembling:

"I—I'm leaving here...... Can you...... Fulfill one of my wishes? ”

“…… You said. ”

After a little hesitation, he finally chose to give her a chance.

"Let me ...... Look at your face......"

In the blink of an eye, Sen Leng's five fingers quickly moved from his chin to his throat, contracting violently.

The masked man said slowly:

"Don't play tricks with me, you want to remember my appearance, go out and find out who I am, do you think you deserve it?"

There was a dull pain of pressure in his throat, Gu Yunxi frowned, but he tilted his head proudly, and his face slowly turned red.

"Am I not worthy?"

The pain in her body made her breathless, and a light mist appeared under her eyes.

She struggled to squeeze out a series of muffled sounds, and a bleak smile bloomed on her lips.

The masked man deliberately relaxed the force of his hand, and with a gentle push, he slammed the girl's paper-soft body to the ground.

"Don't make up your mind, go into the palace obediently, and keep your duty. I'm sure you'd love to see your Lord of the Cold Governor alive, even though he had abandoned him again and again. ”

Gu Yunxi's heart trembled, and his expression was shocked and sad. Lowering her head to look at the dark and cold ground, she smiled bitterly:

"What is your intention in making me what I am now, and arranging for me to meet him?"

The masked man took his hands, and a cruel laugh rolled out of his throat:

"Believe me, if you are hanging around the capital with the same face you used to have, sooner or later you will hurt yourself, and you will hurt him. Changing your face is good for both of you. ”

"So, I should be grateful to you?!"

Gu Yunxi suppressed his sadness, and rolled his eyes with anger.

"It's your business to be grateful or not, it's my business to do it. When you find the map I need, I'll teach you how to get rid of the Humphedan.

But until then, you'd better not be clever. You should know what the consequences will be if you don't take the cold food pill for two days! ”

Seeing the girl's frightened expression, her arms clasped tightly together, as if she was still apprehensive about the consequences, the sinister and murderous aura that burst out of the masked man's body subsided.

With one hand, he flicked the long swing of the big man, and he turned around quickly. At the wrong time, the person has flashed out of the stone house, leaving the sound of Lang Lang Hung in the room, and it has been spreading for a long time:

"Hurry up and clean up, someone will bring you food in a few days, and you can go on the road after eating." It's been a year, and it's time for you to go back to your world. ”

One year ...... A year?

Gu Yunxi sat on the ground with a sad expression.

It turned out that he was trapped in this dark place, and a whole year passed-

……

Gu Yunxi felt dizzy after eating the food sent by Baoting, and soon fell asleep until he woke up on his own in the shaking carriage.

Outside the car, the noisy and noisy city was very familiar, Gu Yunxi couldn't bear the surprise, and reached out to lift the car curtain.

Immediately, she was stung in the eyes by the white sunlight outside.

With a low groan, she retracted her head into the car.

For a year, she stayed in a place like a ghostly mansion, with less than half a bit of sunlight. Now that I suddenly come to the outside world, it's no wonder that I feel uncomfortable.

After a moment of patience, Gu Yunxi's eyes were angry, and suddenly a carp jumped out of the car.

"Hey, girl, what are you going to do—"

The driver was concentrating on driving, and he was strangled by the cold. That little hand was not big, but it was extremely powerful.

Over the course of a year, she had been forced by the mysterious masked man to learn a few things, including music and how to use her internal forces to make her movements lighter and more agile.

In the panic, the coachman pulled the reins, and the carriage stopped on the road.

"Tell me, who put me in the car, and where did you take me to the capital?!"

Gu Yunxi had a white face, and at the same time, he asked viciously, increasing the strength in his hands.

This trick was learned and sold by her and the masked man.

"I—I don't know them......"

The coachman's face was frightened and aggrieved, and he replied intermittently:

"I—I'm just pulling a job to earn a chew...... There was a man ...... three days ago A man came to me and told me to wait in the northern suburbs of the capital at the end of the day. I, I saw that the reward was good, and I agreed without even thinking about it......"

"What does that guy look like, how old is that?!"

"Villain...... The villain can't remember it now, it's nothing more than ...... Everyman...... Oh, the man who made the business with me was an old man, who brought the girl to the car today, today...... It's two guys in their twenties...... Girl, I pull the cart to support the family, and I don't mean to offend the girl. Aware...... I've told you everything, don't hurt me......"

Gu Yunxi sighed in annoyance, let go of his hand, shook his head and said to him:

"Pull your car!"

It was difficult for an honest man who didn't know that it didn't mean anything, so Gu Yunxi had no choice but to let go of him and go back to the car and sit down.

The coachman was terrified, shaking the reins with a gray face, walking all the way, chattering all the way, endless explanations and reparations.

Gu Yunxi no longer paid attention to him, leaned sideways against the corner of the car, and unconsciously thought:

The masked man was cunning enough to drugged her food and put her unconscious in the car than reveal his hiding place.

At present, it seems that only Bao Ting, who often meets in the stone house, is the only clue that can find out the location of the mysterious stone house-

Gu Yunxi's body followed the bumps of the carriage, swaying slightly from side to side.

At this time, she couldn't suppress the thoughts of those people in her heart:

The blockers, Cheng Qianhu, Xiao Shen, Qing'er, Brother Lu, and Lord Leng -

A year may seem like a short time, but what a long time it must be for someone who is anxious and searching for her disappearance.

I don't know if everyone is doing well now, but they have forgotten her existence......

Now that she's back, she's got a different and unfamiliar face, like a rebirth with a new identity.

I'm afraid that one day I will meet those familiar people again, and I will end up being strangers, and I can't escape the fate of passing by-

The carriage stopped outside the Yuzuki Tribute Temple.

Gu Yunxi got out of the car with mixed feelings, and immediately a small servant from the Gongyuan came to greet him.

Deliberately looking back, I saw that the coachman had turned the horse's head resolutely, and then ran away.

The speeding wheels crushed countless dust, attracting the shouts of many people on both sides of the road.

The Youzhu Tribute Courtyard is very familiar to Gu Yunxi, this is a place that has carried her memories for more than ten years.

Standing under the lintel, my mind turns a thousand times.

She suddenly remembered that two years ago, the weak girl had run out of here, stood in front of the handsome man in front of everyone, and swore to him:

"Overseer, I'm willing to go to Dongchang with you!"

Everything is like a lifetime, love and hatred are already vicissitudes, and it will never reach a big dream......

The little girl's irritable urging made Gu Yunxi come back to his senses, subconsciously looked left and right, hurriedly collected his thoughts, and raised his feet to cross the threshold.

There is a table next to the cloister in the front yard, where a male steward in his forties sits, who is responsible for checking the household registration of the new arrivals.

Every time the first month of the New Year and July passes, it is the month to receive new tribute women from all over the world, and it is the most busy time.

After some detailed writing, the steward put down the pen and ordered the little servant to open the burden that Gu Yunxi brought with him. If irregularities are found, they will be confiscated on the spot.

Spread out the water green sprinkled silk cloth, inside is a set of dresses for spring, summer, autumn and winter, two pairs of embroidered shoes, several bags of money bags and a rouge box.

When Gu Yunxi saw the enamel cloisonné rouge box of the hibiscus flower, a trace of suffocating tension grew from the bottom of his heart.

The box was not filled with the lipstick used by the woman to point her lips, but the ointment made by Hanfudan.

Considering that there would be a routine inspection at the first time in the Tribute Academy, the Mask Man made a paste from all of the January share of Hanfudan. To use, just scrape a little bit with your little finger and swallow it.

Fortunately, the little guy didn't open the rouge box to take a closer look, which made Gu Yunxi feel relieved.

When he was rummaging through the stack of clothes, the little guy suddenly exclaimed:

"Ahh What is it? ”

Gu Yunxi was stunned for a moment and tilted his head to look.

I saw that in the pile of clothes, there was a piccolo lying horizontally.

The steward saw that the low body almost jumped up from the chair.

Without waiting for Gu Yunxi to react, the white fat hand had already grabbed the flute first and put it in front of his eyes to appreciate it carefully.

The flute is not very big, it is the size of a girl's palm, and the whole body is green and warm, as if it is made of a special jade. The whole body of the flute is also carved with a protruding hibiscus pattern.

"This is yours?"

The steward's sharp and unfriendly gaze approached Gu Yunxi.

Gu Yunxi didn't know when such a thing was stolen by the masked stranger in his baggage.

She remembered that before eating in the stone house, she had checked the baggage, and she had never seen this strange jade flute at that time.

Was the weirdo sneaking in while she was asleep?

What was his purpose in doing this?

"Someone, get her and get her-"

In his ears, the fierce shouts of the steward came.