Children's voices echoed throughout the cave like silver bells, and nightingales' songs rose and fell in the dark night. Silence, ethereal, like death, little by little consumes this last trace of life, the last of time......

Xuan Zhuyi shouted at the top of the hollow and dark cave, "Don't pretend to be a ghost here! Even if you're a ghost, come out and try it with us! Don't always hide behind! Cool us, what's going on?! The child's voice stopped abruptly, and Xuan Zhuyi's voice sounded alone in this ethereal space for a while before stopping. There was a flash of red on the opposite side of the group, and a flash of green next to it. The six of them stared at the strange change in front of them. Suddenly, there was an extra voice in the void. This voice seems to be bewitching and seductive, as if it is old and decrepit, as if it is childlike and clear, and as if it is strong in blood.

"How did you~ a few completely different people get together?"

Mu Jinggong asked in a low voice, "Is this ...... Are you asking us questions? ”

Mu Zhixi also replied softly: "...... Well, maybe so. ”

Xuan Zhuyi replied, "How do you know that we are completely different people?"

"Hahahaha~ I naturally know, you just need to answer me!"

Xuan Zhuyi: "Fate!"

"Huh~ fate?" The voice seemed to sneer, "No one?" ”

Xuan Zhuyi: "What do you mean by that?" What is artificial? ”

"All encounters in this world are fateful and artificial."

Xuan Zhuyi: "Then you mean that someone deliberately arranged the six of us together?"

"Hey~" the voice let out a sigh, "Do you dare to explain the reason why you came to Lingxian Pavilion?" Do you dare to say that your acquaintance with the other five people is purely fate? ”

Mu Zhixi: "Then why don't you dare?" It is fate that the six of us can become disciples of Lingxian Pavilion at the same time, and it is also fate that we can become friends. There's no so-called mastermind behind the scenes, you say it's just trying to sow discord between the six of us! ”

"Good, good! Hey, hey, hey~" The sound of clapping hands sounded in the air, "Hey~ It's almost dawn, everything that sleeps, it's time to wake up." With that, the red and the green disappeared at the same time. Everyone only felt that the tip of the vine that was wrapped around them was loosened, as if the vine had been cut by someone, and they fell down defenselessly.

"Huh? Wait a minute! Shang Ling subconsciously shouted, but then realized that something was wrong. He looked down at himself, and he was sitting in a bed in a room with everything he needed and richly decorated. Shang Ling stepped down from the bed and stood on the ground. Incense was lit in the room, and a sultry fragrance hit, which made Shang Ling's mind sober up a lot. He rushed to the door, startled as soon as he opened the door.

"I'll go! Yu Tzu-hyuk? What are you doing here?! You want to scare me to death! ”

"......," Yu Cihe said with a little embarrassment, "I was just about to knock on the door, and you opened it." With that, she bypassed Shang Ling and walked into the room.

"Huh?" Shang Ling watched her walk in, shook his head and closed the door, turned around and asked, "It's so late, do you have something to do with me?" ”

Yu Cihe was sitting at a small table pouring tea and drinking, and when he heard Shang Ling say this, he was stunned for a moment, and then said unhurriedly: "This is my room."

"Huh? Your room? Shang Ling was also stunned for a moment, "Then why am I in your room?" How are you in ......"

"You really don't remember anything if you have a dream, do you?"

"Oh, yes!" Being reminded by Yu Ci He, Shang Ling remembered that they had experienced a strange dream together just now, "Hey, hey! Yu Jihyuk! Shang Ling hurriedly ran over and sat opposite Yu Cihe and said, "You say, is this what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did?" ”

"The wall has ears, and there are some things that I can't say."

"Hmmm......"

"But ......"

"But what?"

"The people in the dream are very interesting."

"Interesting? The man in the dream? You mean the last person to show up? ”

"Hey~ Don't talk about it." Yu Tzu Hyuk put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and continued, "I just came out of my dream, let's go see them." So saying, he rushed to the door and walked out.

"Hey! Wait for me! Shang Ling also stood up and exited the room after Yu Cihyuk.

The corridor is a bit long and a little dimly lit. A dark atmosphere surrounded Shang Ling and Yu Cihe, but fortunately, nothing happened, and the two of them arrived safely in front of Xuan Zhuyi's door.

"When~When~When~" A crisp knock sounded, and after a short time, the door opened. Xuan Zhuyi looked at the two people outside the door with a sad face, and said softly, "Come in."

The two of them were a little confused for a while, but they still followed very calmly. As soon as they entered the door, the two found that everyone had gathered together. Ouyang Ruolin and Xuan Zhuyi were as sad as each other, but the Mu sisters felt that it didn't matter.

"Ou Yo! Everybody's here! Shang Lingda took a few steps, sat next to Xuan Zhuyi, and lightly bumped Xuan Zhuyi, "Ah Xuan? What's wrong? How does this look like? Who bullied you? ”

Xuan Zhuyi sighed slightly and said, "Someone gave me a letter, asking me to be careful of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and also asked me to continue in the birch forest on the outskirts of the city tomorrow."

"Letter?" Yu Tzu Hyuk suddenly asked, "Is the letter still there?" ”

Xuan Zhuyi shook his head and said, "The letter will be automatically burned after I read it."

Shang Ling: "It seems that this person is still very cautious about himself!" I just don't know if what this letter says is a trap. ”

Yu Tzu-hyuk: "Hmph! Even if the letter is placed in front of you, you still don't know if it's a trap or not. ”

Shang Ling: "Then why did he burn the letter?"

Mu Zhixi: "Maybe this person doesn't want others to know his identity."

Mu Jinggong: "Senior brother? Does the letter contain an account of this person's identity? ”

Xuan Zhuyi: "I haven't confessed."

Mu Zhixi: "Did you say that you can only go alone?"

Xuan Zhuyi: "This ...... I didn't say it. In his letter, he told me to go, but he didn't specifically mention you...... Ay? Looks like there's a saying to let you go too! ”

Ouyang Ruolin: "Senior brother? Are you serious?! ”

Xuan Zhuyi: "Let me think about it. He...... He seems to have said that...... Well...... The original words seem to say, "If it's convenient, I would like to invite you to the appointment." 'Well, yes! That's it! ”

Ouyang Ruolin exhaled softly in a relaxed manner.

Shang Ling lazily lay back and said, "Then it's fine." Let's all go together, and if something happens, let's take care of it together. ”

Yu Tzu-hyuk: "It's better to be careful." Senior Brother Xuan, when did this letter arrive? ”

Xuan Zhuyi: "I don't know. But when I woke up, the letter was already on the table. ”

Shang Ling: "It's not clear that this is also the prince's ploy, maybe he is testing us or something." Yu Tzu-hyuk is right, it's better to be careful. ”

Mu Zhixi: "The day after tomorrow is the day of the prince's banquet, and this person will call us tomorrow, which is indeed very suspicious."

Xuan Zhuyi: "After tossing all night, everyone is tired, let's rest early."

Everyone left Xuan Zhuyi's room one after another and returned to their own rooms to rest. Xuan Zhuyi sat alone on the edge of the bed, thought for a long time, and gradually fell asleep.