Soon the sound of horses' hooves followed him.

Ruan Qingzhi held his breath in his heart, and he didn't know if it was because of his competitiveness or because of something else, in short, he vaguely felt that he couldn't be caught up no matter what.

Therefore, the whip became more and more urgent, and the horse under the crotch spread its hooves and galloped like the wind.

In order to prevent bumping into people, Ruan Qingzhi deliberately avoided crowded avenues and picked remote alleys to walk, and had long forgotten the east, west, north and south.

The sound of horses' hooves behind him was relentless, and there were even signs of getting closer. Ruan Qingzhi ran all the way, as if he was being chased and killed.

I don't know how long I ran out with a breath, and the night cold behind her had already shouted to her dozens of times.

He didn't call "Miss" or her name, just shouted "Stop" one after another.

Stop it? Why!

Ruan Qingzhi was not convinced, gritted his teeth and couldn't stop urging the horse, and it didn't take long for both the man and the horse to run and sweat.

In the end, it is not a good horse, and after running for a while, he gradually slackened, and Ruan Qingzhi was so angry that he whipped again.

Ye Han's voice was closer, and his tone was urgent: "You stop!" If you have something to say home, don't run around! ”

Go home and say?

Ruan Qingzhi was even more angry: Whose home are you going back to? Where did you come from as a bandit? Xiangfu is my home, it's your business!

The more she thought about it, the more anxious she became, and the path she chose became more and more remote, and finally she finally pushed herself to a desperate situation - there was actually a dead end ahead.

There were walls on three sides in front of him, and the horse stood still and shook his ears innocently, so angry that Ruan Qingzhi wanted to twist it.

At this time, Ye Han had already caught up, blocking the only exit and laughing: "Run, why don't you run?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi turned his head, pulled out a dagger from his waist with his backhand, and raised his head to glare at him.

Ye Han was stunned for a moment, and took off his mask to reveal a look of surprise: "What are you doing?" Isn't that the case? ”

"Let me go," Ruan Qingzhi gritted his teeth, "I don't want to see you again!" ”

The night cold turned the horse's head.

But instead of giving way, he crossed the horse and cut off the alley tightly, making it clear that he would not let go.

Ruan Qingzhi pulled out his dagger with a bang.

Ye Han let out a long sigh: "You're not happy, just scold me, why do you really want to use a knife and a gun?" I don't have a grudge against you, do I? ”

Ruan Qingzhi refused to answer, clenched the dagger and urged him forward, intending to bump a way for himself.

It's a pity that she didn't ride a war horse. This ordinary gentle horse would not touch his body hard, and when he saw that the road ahead was impassable, he automatically stopped.

The two looked at each other from a distance of a horse's head, and Ruan Qingzhi raised the dagger in his hand: "Do you really think I'm afraid of you?" ”

"Of course you're not afraid of me, it's me who is afraid of you!" Ye Han looked helpless, "Put the dagger away, I won't do anything with you!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi glared at him and didn't accept it.

Ye Han looked at her and smiled bitterly: "Why are you so angry?" You're scaring me! ”

Ruan Qingzhi stared down at the horse's ears, refusing to look directly at his smile.

Ye Han sighed again, and asked helplessly: "Do you want to dissipate your anger first, or listen to my explanation now?" ”

"You mean!" Ruan Qingzhi suddenly raised his head and yelled at him.

Ye Han looked at her and smiled: "You can still yell two more words and get angry." ”

Ruan Qingzhi didn't like to look at his smile and looked away again.

Ye Han had to think about the words for a while, and explained tentatively: "I didn't collude with them. Shen Mingshan was respectful to me because he was afraid of me. ”

Ruan Qingzhi leaned forward, tugging at the mane on the horse's neck and braiding it, refusing to answer his words.

Ye Han had no choice but to continue:

"Today's matter is not my willfulness, but the matter must be settled. Ruan Bijun thinks that I am your umbrella, so she is bound to get rid of me quickly. Instead of waiting until she will be difficult to design in the future, it is better for me to directly suppress Shen Mingshan and save me from making noise in the future. ”

"It's not that I don't know that you're worried about me, it's just that I think this worry will save most of the trouble in the future, and it's worth it."

"And you also know that Jing Zhaoyin is an official, and the prime minister is also an official. Officials are all desperate to save face, and if you try your best to protect me in front of so many people in the Prime Minister's Mansion, you will make your father and Jing Zhaoyin hate you at the same time, and things will become very troublesome, and they may not be able to solve it cleanly. ”

"Now that I've settled the matter, why are you angry instead of praising me......"

In the end, his voice was actually a little aggrieved, like a child who can't ask for sugar.

Hell kids!

Ruan Qingzhi raised his head and glanced at him fiercely: "What else?" ”

Ye Han thought about the whole thing from beginning to end, and said aggrievedly: "It's gone, it's all over!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi sneered and wanted to urge the horse to crash over, and the horse under his crotch continued to be angry. Ye Han reached out and grabbed her reins and tugged forward, forcing her to face him: "Then you say, what else do I have not to explain?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi couldn't break free for a while, and was so angry that he stretched out his hand to hit someone, but he was grabbed by Ye Han's wrist again: "If you don't say it, how do I know what you're angry about?" It's not vexatious...... You don't look like a vexatious person. ”

Ruan Qingzhi was so angry that his face turned red.

Say she's vexatious? Only children can be vexatious, okay? What's so vexatious about her as an old monster?

Isn't it just to make things clear? Just say it!

"Tell me first, what method did you use to make Shen Mingshan so afraid of you?" She asked through gritted teeth.

"Well," Ye Han smiled, "of course because he can't beat me." I could destroy his whole family by myself! ”

Ruan Qingzhi lifted the whip and whipped it: "If you refuse to tell the truth, you can turn around and walk away now, you don't have to bother making up lies in front of me!" ”

Ye Han slowly dodged the whip, helpless: "This is the truth!" I only have a little bit ...... A little concealment is guaranteed to be harmless to you, so can you not talk about it for the time being? ”

Ruan Qingzhi sat upright and looked at him steadily: "Does this 'little bit of concealment' refer to your former identity?" ”

"Yes," Ye Han no longer shy away, "I asked you the day I decided to follow you, why didn't you ask me about my identity." Your reply that day was that I had no identity, that I was a poor creature with no way out, and that my parents would be ashamed of me. ”

Ruan Qingzhi thought about it carefully, it seemed that there was such a thing.

She was a little deflated and muttered sullenly: "So, I didn't ask your identity at the time, and now I shouldn't ask?" Today's incident is completely vexatious? ”

"Of course not," Ye Han grabbed her wrist, "You can ask at any time, but I really can't say it." ”

Ruan Qingzhi frowned and shook off his hand: "What are you doing with your hands and feet?!" ”

Ye Han sneered and rubbed his hands together with each other: "Moreover, your guess was completely correct at that time - I really have no identity anymore, and now I am a poor worm in desperation, a pure lost dog." ”

"It's not easy for a lost dog to scare Jing Zhaoyin to nod his head and bow like worshipping his ancestors!" Ruan Qingzhi scoffed.

Ye Han smiled: "Maybe I'm a fierce lost dog." ”

Ruan Qingzhi suddenly felt that he was simply too shameless.

The "lost dog" is doing things for her so wholeheartedly, but she holds on to the identity of the family, loses her temper and shakes her face, is this still a person!

So, was she wrong?!

But......

"Yehan, I don't believe you now. If you have a way out, go. She gritted her teeth and bowed her head.

Without hesitation, Ye Han immediately continued: "I have no way out. Whether I was a bandit or something, that identity is dead. After leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion, I can only continue to be a lost dog, being chased and bullied by all kinds of people, and dying on the streets without food and clothing......"

The words were pitiful, which made Ruan Qingzhi's heart hurt.

"That identity is dead", she believes. Not only is his identity dead, but he is already dead!

Thinking of this, Ruan Qingzhi was a little at a loss, so he had to tug at the horse's mane indiscriminately and was silent.

Nightshade leaned closer to her and repeated, "Whatever I used to be, now I am only your squire, your servant. I have made no mistake, and you cannot expel me at will, which does not fit your image as a good master. ”

Ruan Qingzhi sneered and said, "What image do I have!" I've been tricked by you! ”

"I didn't! I don't dare! Ye Han immediately shook his head in denial.

Ruan Qingzhi was angry and funny, and the anger on his face could no longer be maintained.

Seeing this, Ye Han narrowed his eyes and smiled, pulled her reins and turned around together, and walked out along the way he came: "It's not early, let's go back?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi looked at the sky and nodded reluctantly.

Ye Han let out a long sigh of relief and put on his mask again, but he still tugged at her reins and refused to let go, so the two horses could only walk slowly close together.

Ruan Qingzhi looked up at him, and suddenly asked, "In the past, there were many people who knew you, right?" ”

A person must wear a mask when he goes out every day, it must be to cover something. For example, ugly, ruthless, such as ...... The face that everyone knows.

Ye Han paused for a moment and replied in a muffled voice: "I don't know many people. ”

These are two different things. Ruan Qingzhi was keenly aware of his little trick, lowered his head and smiled: "I seem to have guessed who you are." ”

The two horses chattered out of the alley, and Ye Han finally spoke again: "Who am I?" ”

"You," Ruan Qingzhi curled the corners of her lips but did not laugh, "Dead! ”

Ye Han smiled: "You guessed it! - So, are you afraid? ”

Ruan Qingzhi finally laughed out loud: "Am I afraid of you?" I've died eight times myself! ”

The laughter of the two startled the two crows on the branches, and Ruan Qingzhi's laughter stopped: "What the hell is this place?" Before it gets dark, crows are flying! ”

"This is, a haunted house." Ye Han said seriously.

Ruan Qingzhi rolled his eyes at him: "Don't play this trick, I'm not afraid of ghosts!" ”

"You'll be scared." Ye Han smiled again, "You know, there are not only ghosts in the haunted house, but also spiders, mice, snakes, ......."

Ruan Qingzhi shuddered, and the horsewhip in his hand was raised again.

Ye Han laughed and avoided the side, and then quickly rubbed back: "I didn't lie to you. The house had been vacant for six or seven hundred years, and there were all kinds of strange things in it. ”

Ruan Qingzhi couldn't help but look back again, and saw the layers of moss and fallen leaves on the tiles over there from a distance, and he felt even colder inexplicably.

After that, she didn't believe it, and suspected that Yehan was playing tricks on her, so she stiffened her neck and said, "Nonsense! The house that has not been inhabited for six or seven hundred years has long since collapsed, how can it be so complete! ”

Ye Han also looked back and explained seriously: "It's not without houses that have stood for thousands of years, as long as you put a lot of effort into the beginning of construction." It is said that this mansion was originally a royal palace, and naturally it was built very strongly. ”

Ruan Qingzhi didn't have much interest in this kind of mysterious legend, but the way home was boring, and it didn't hurt to listen to it as a gossip.

So he listened to Yehan and continued: "And in the past few hundred years, although this house has been uninhabited, there has never been a shortage of people. ”

Ruan Qingzhi retorted: "Ghosts are not human! ”

Ye Han smiled and shook his head: "I'm not talking about ghosts, I'm really people." If you don't believe it, listen carefully, there is a voice in it. ”

Ruan Qingzhi shuddered, and Lerma moved away from him: "You won!" You scared me! I'm not playing with you anymore! ”

But curiosity can't be suppressed. So she quickly came back to her, and asked, "So who's in there?" Prisoners? ”

Ye Han shook his head, and said the answer directly without selling Guanzi: "Treasure digger." ”

"What's in there?!" Ruan Qingzhi immediately became interested.

Ye Han hesitated for a moment and said, "It is said to be a strange thing that can be obtained in the world, and no one knows what it is. Hundreds of years of secrecy have been passed down from place to place, and I am afraid that there are no more people who know the truth. ”

Ruan Qingzhi slowly reined in the horse: "If you get it, you can win the world?" ”

Ye Han smiled sullenly: "What, you are also interested?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi replied honestly: "Very interested. ”

Without waiting for Ye Han to laugh, she immediately said hurriedly: "So while it's not dark yet, let's go in and have a look, okay?" ”

"Not good." The night cold ruthlessly extinguished her impulse.

Ruan Qingzhi turned around and glared at him.

Ye Han had to patiently explain: "You don't want to think about it, since 'you can get the world', how can the court not ask?" Over the centuries, there have been three or four changes of dynasty, and no dynasty has forgotten to send the most powerful officers and soldiers to defend this place. At this moment, the people who are knocking and beating inside are also people from the imperial court. Don't look at us talking outside and ignore it, once we enter that door, we will immediately be shot with ten thousand arrows. ”

Ruan Qingzhi was stunned.

What "you can get the world", this kind of unreliable legend has existed in almost all dynasties, and she has heard it many times in the past, and the court doesn't pay attention to it at all.

This time, did all dynasties send heavy troops to guard it?

That......

That means the legend could be true! In this haunted mansion, there may really be something important!

If you get it, you can win the world!

Ruan Qingzhi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he lowered his voice and asked urgently, "Then we can't help it?" It's not convenient to come during the day, but is it okay at night? Is it okay when it's almost dawn? Will they be able to change their guards? I don't believe it, the officers and soldiers have been guarding for hundreds of years, looking for hundreds of years, and they haven't slackened? ”

Ye Han didn't answer, took her reins and silently urged the horse forward, and gradually moved away from the "haunted house".

Ruan Qingzhi couldn't help but remind: "You don't actually have to pull my reins, the horses will follow their companions on their own!" Unless- are you afraid I'll run away? ”

Ye Han hesitated for a moment, and seemed to let go of a hand with some reluctance: "I'm afraid that you will go crazy and run into the ghost house by yourself." Children are often fearless because of curiosity, but they don't know that there are many dangers in this world that you can't imagine. ”

Ruan Qingzhi couldn't hold back and laughed.

Ye Han was laughed inexplicably by her.

Ruan Qingzhi didn't explain to him, he fell on the horseback and laughed enough before he got up, forced down the corners of his upturned lips and said seriously: "Don't worry, I won't be fearless because of curiosity." ”

Ye Han secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, Ruan Qingzhi's words changed, and he suddenly asked, "You have been in, haven't you?" ”

Ye Han replied "yes" smoothly, and then immediately came back to his senses and glared.

Ruan Qingzhi was still not satisfied, and continued to ask: "Your previous injuries, are they all related to this ghost mansion?" Are you ...... Want to get the world too? ”

"You're thinking too much!" Ye Han's voice suddenly sank, "I never believe in those nonsense! I'm not interested in what you call 'the world'! ”

It's a tantrum throw. Is it because you feel humiliated?

Ruan Qingzhi thought about it for a while, and there was a little stuffiness in his chest: "If you feel offended, I apologize." However, I don't think it's a shame to be interested in the world! ”

The night was cold and silent for a long time.

Ruan Qingzhi was even more depressed in his heart, and simply urged the horse to walk in front of him again, straightening his back and swaying with the bumps.

Ye Han then caught up and sighed: "I think it's a shame to pin the hope of 'winning the world' on a nonsense talk. ”

"So it's not like you haven't thought about it, have you?" Ruan Qingzhi immediately looked back, "You must have thought about it!" Otherwise, you wouldn't know so clearly, and you wouldn't have taken the initiative to mention this legend to me! You've been thinking about it in your heart, that's why you want to talk to someone! ”

Ye Han lowered his head and thought for a while, and let out a long sigh: "Maybe you're right." ”

Ruan Qingzhi's eyes immediately lit up: "Do you want to win the world?!" ”

This question seems difficult to answer. Ye Han hesitated for a while before shaking his head and said, "Miss, you forgot, I'm just your minion." ”

Ruan Qingzhi snorted twice and said, "You still remember that you are my minion!" I think you're about to become my master! ”

The night was cold but he didn't smile. Ruan Qingzhi opened his arms again and smiled: "If my slave is the master of the world, then I am the master of the world!" What a thing of pride! ”

"Girls are such a strange thing." Ye Han commented in a low voice.

Ruan Qingzhi didn't hear this, just looked at Ye Han secretly, and a strange thought arose in his heart.

Ye Han didn't know what she was thinking, and when he saw that the red sun was gradually sinking, he refused to talk to her anymore, just urged her to hurry up and rush to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Ruan Qingzhi felt very strange.

This horse of hers was ridden out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, but it got lost; The horse of the night cold is coming from the Jingzhao Yamen (snatching?) Obviously, he shouldn't know the way to the Prime Minister's Mansion, but at this moment, he didn't hesitate to gallop in front of him.

So, it's not the horse that is familiar with the path, but the night cold, right?

It's weird. Could it be that Ye Han is not a bandit or the person she thought he was, but a merchant who walks the streets?

Ye Han saw her thoughts, and explained helplessly: "A person like me, who is often hunted down, must know every street and alley well, otherwise I would have died a long time ago." ”

"Well, you're amazing!" Ruan Qingzhi sighed heartily.

Yehan waited for a long time and didn't see anything else from her, so she couldn't help but be discouraged.

I wanted to sell a miserable show of sympathy, but it seems that I failed again.

So it's to say that girls are gentle and kind, and this strange creature doesn't even have a little compassion!

However, such a strange girl who has no compassion actually ran out of the mansion for him today and chased him to Jingzhao Yamen!

Self-soothing is very effective, and Ye Han laughed again, so frightened that Ruan Qingzhi couldn't stop urging the horse.

When I returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, the night had completely fallen.

Fortunately, tonight's Xiangfu is sleepless, there are still people coming and going at the door, and the little guys in plain white filial piety clothes are busy inside and out, in an orderly manner.

This is clearly someone in charge of the overall situation. Ruan Qingzhi entered the door and took a look, and found that the mourning hall had been erected, the second master was greeting the young masters of the family inside, the Fang family was entertaining the female dependents in the back, and the Li family was in charge of the errands of the maids and sisters-in-law, and everything was thoughtful.

It seems that the three brothers of the Ruan family, the most unsuccessful is Ruan Wenzhong's room! Ruan Qingzhi commented in his heart.

At this time, Xiyun had already seen her, and ran out with tears in his eyes: "Where have you been?" Hurry up and show your face in front of people! If you don't show up again, Master Ming'er will beat you to death and bury you with Mrs. Jin! ”

Ruan Qingzhi was not in a hurry: "You go and get me a set of filial piety clothes first, and then get a filial piety belt for Ye Han." ”

After finishing speaking, he looked at Ye Han again: "Are you taboo to tie filial piety?" If you don't want to get pricked, hide for a few days, and I'll tell people that you haven't returned home yet. ”

Ye Han smiled: "Tie it." I'm a dead man, and I don't have so many taboos. ”

Ruan Qingzhi also smiled, but suddenly felt a little stunned in his heart: this person kept claiming to be a dead man, but he didn't actually know that he was indeed a dead man, right?

Just as he was thinking about it, there was a sudden scream in front of him, which was Ruan Biyun's voice: "Sister, you're finally back!" ”

With this shout, Ruan Qingzhi, who was still wearing a flower skirt and a red head rope, was exposed in front of many people.

Ruan Biyun hurriedly pounced, and the pale light and plain filial piety clothes reflected the little face more and more pale: "Sister, where have you been all afternoon?" The minions in the house are too busy with the funeral to go out to find you, and my father and I are worried about death! ”

A distant aunt next to her rushed over when she heard the sound, and when she saw Ruan Qingzhi, she shouted, "Ouch, my eldest lady!" Why are you still wearing flowers? It's your own mother who died! Is your conscience eaten by dogs? Take it off! ”

She screamed as she pounced in front of Ruan Qingzhi, and straightly stretched out her thin and strong hands to pick up her clothes.