The night was long, the stars flickered silently in the dark night sky, everything was so silent, but Yiguang did not sleep peacefully, his body moved from time to time, his forehead was covered with fine cold sweat, as if he had dreamed of something terrible.

"Don't!" With this exclamation, Yiguang sat up from the bed suddenly, sweating profusely, and pressed his hands tightly to his chest, where his heart was beating violently, as if it was about to burst out of his throat.

"What did you dream about?" The sudden voice made Yiguang's heart, which had just calmed down, jump up again, "Who?" ”

She hurriedly opened the curtain while asking, and was relieved to see that it was Dong Yunfang, "When did my sister come?" ”

"It's been a while." Dongyun blew on the hot tea, "You haven't answered my question yet." ”

"Hmm." Yiguang got up and said with a complicated expression: "I...... I dreamed that I had entered the palace of King Wu, where many people wanted to kill me. ”

Dongyun took a sip of tea and said lightly: "It's too late for you to regret it now, instead of taking such a road of no return, why not find a quiet place, stay away from the war, and live a quiet life." ”

Yiguang smiled bitterly: "The world is restless, how can the years be quiet; Even if there were, it was someone carrying a weight in the shadows. As she spoke, she said suspiciously: "Why did my sister suddenly say these words, you don't want me to enter the palace?" ”

"It's not me, it's ......" Dongyun's lips moved, but he still didn't say anything, and said instead: "What about the hairpin that Fan Li gave you?" ”

"Here." Yiguang took out the gilt filigree hairpin from the makeup box and handed it over, after Dongyun took it, he suddenly became difficult, his hands were as soft as a snake, and he quickly wrapped around Yiguang's arm, and when the latter came back to his senses, the cold and sharp hairpin was already against his throat.

"This trick is called the Spirit Snake Extraction." As soon as the words fell, Dong Yun's feet moved, went around to the back of Yiguang, and pinched his other hand on his spine, "This move is Mingyue Looking back, you are a doctor, what this place means, I know better than me." With that, Dongyun let go, and the hairpin against Yiguang's neck fell to the ground, making a soft "ding" sound.

Before Yiguang could come to his senses, his chest was pressed against a sharp object, and when he looked down, it was a dagger, and the blade of the knife was cold and blue under the candlelight.

Dongyun's voice sounded in Yiguang's ears, "This call hits the west; These three moves are all one-hit killing moves, and they should not be used unless they are absolutely necessary; Once used, it must not be left alive, so as not to attract endless troubles. ”

Hearing this, Yiguang didn't understand that Dongyun was teaching her life-saving skills, and she said suspiciously: "Didn't my sister say no?" ”

Dongyun's eyes flickered, and he said vaguely: "I...... I didn't think about it all at once. ”

"Really?" Yiguang's smiling eyes made Dongyun more and more uncomfortable, and he had a feeling of being seen through his mind.

Of course she didn't really forget, but when she saw that Fan Li cared about Yiguang so much, her heart was sour, so she said no; After calming down, she regretted it a little, and quietly came to Yiguang, only to hear her conversation with Zheng Dan.

Since coming to Wenfu, I only saw Fan Li's feelings for Yiguang, but ignored Yiguang's dedication. insisted on using his weak body to bear the two burdens of revenge and revenge; Compared to Yiguang, he is too superficial.

Seeing that Yiguang had been staring at him, Dongyun coughed lightly, turned his face and said, "Of course, otherwise what else can there be." ”

She was afraid that Yiguang would ask again, so she hurriedly said: "While there is still time here, hurry up and practice more; In addition, I will teach you some tracking and anti-tracking skills, which you should also remember carefully. ”

Yiguang knew that time was precious, so he immediately practiced according to Dongyun's demonstration and teachings, and time passed silently in the intense practice.

On this day, Fan Li somehow came to the interest, with Yiguang to the suburbs of the lake, at this time it was the height of summer, the lotus flowers on the lake were in full bloom, attracting bees, butterflies to stop at the tip of the lotus petals, greedily sucking the nectar.

The boat shuttled through the green lotus leaves like catching the sky, Yiguang reached out and climbed a lotus canopy, peeled out the snow-white lotus seeds and put them in his mouth, the lotus seeds were sweet, but the lotus heart was bitter, and when he bit down, he suddenly frowned.

Fan Li smiled: "It's time to pick the lotus heart before eating." ”

"If you remove the lotus heart, you won't be able to taste the unique bitterness, the sweet and sour are all a taste in life, and you can't do it." Yiguang peeled another lotus seed as he spoke, and handed it to Fan Li, "You want to taste it too?" ”

Fan Li took the lotus seed from the white jade-like palm and put it in his mouth, it was still bitter, but just like Yiguang said, life is bitter, sour, sweet and spicy, and it is useless to escape, but it will make you cowardly.

Fan Li swallowed the lotus seeds, looked up and saw Yiguang staring at him with a smile, and said, "Why are you looking at me like this?" ”

Yiguang leaned over over the juice on his nails and said, "Why is Mr. so interested in taking me to the lake today?" ”

Fan Li replied without asking, "Isn't it good?" ”

"Okay, but there's not much time left in the palace, and I don't have a lot to learn, sir...... I'm afraid it's a waste of time. ”

Fan Li smiled, did not explain anything, the boat slowly moved under the pole, constantly opened a piece of green lotus leaves, circled around and docked on the shore, walked along the coast for a while, unexpectedly saw a child about six or seven years old kneeling on the shore, dirty, two black hands covering his cheeks, crying so sad, there was no one else around, but a few sections of freshly picked lotus root.

Yiguang walked over and said with concern: "What's your name, why are you crying here?" ”

Hearing her question, the child put down his hand, revealing his red and swollen eyes, and said while crying: "It's called Liu San'er, my father...... My dad fell into the lake, he didn't come up, I was so worried, since I was a child, my dad has always been dependent on me, if something happens to him, woo ......" He cried so much that he couldn't speak, so pitiful.

Yiguang's gaze turned a few times on Liu San'er's face, and said, "How did it fall?" ”

"My father said to pick lotus root for me to eat, but it never came up, and no matter how I called it, there was no response." Speaking of this, Liu San'er suddenly grabbed Yiguang's sleeve and said anxiously: "Sister, I'm so afraid, can you come closer and help me take a look?" ”

Yiguang didn't look at his soiled sleeves, and said, "Okay, I'll help you see, don't cry." ”

"Mmmm, sister, you're so nice." Hearing this, Liu San'er's tear-stained face finally had a hint of a smile.

After comforting Liu San'er again, Yiguang walked to the shore and looked down, at this time, Liu San'er showed a sneer at the corner of his mouth, quietly came behind Yiguang, raised his little foot and was about to kick Yiguang's foot, if he kicked this time, Yiguang would definitely fall into the lake.

What is puzzling is that Fan Li obviously saw it, but he didn't stop it, just watched quietly.

Just as Liu San'er's foot in broken straw shoes was about to kick Yiguang, the latter suddenly flashed to the side and avoided Liu San'er's foot.

Liu San'er didn't expect such a change, and hurriedly wanted to restrain his body leaning forward, but it was too late, and he fell into the lake all of a sudden.

Yiguang looked at Liu San'er who was fluttering in the water with an indifferent expression, and changed his worried appearance just now, "Is Mr. still satisfied?" ”

Fan Li looked at Yiguang in surprise, "When did you find out?" ”

"I found out when he said the first thing." In Fan Li's puzzled gaze, Yiguang pulled Liu San'er, who had just climbed up from the lake, "First, although the clothes he wears are ragged and dirty, the skin exposed outside the clothes and mud is white and tender, not like a country boy at all. ”

"Second, he said that his father fell into the lake, but the water was so clear that there was no sign of silt turning up, which is enough to prove that he was lying."

Fan Li listened quietly, "What about the third?" ”

Yiguang stared at his calm face, "The third is Mr., since I saw this child, Mr. has not said a word, which is a signal in itself; In fact, this suspicion should be at the top of the list. ”

Fan Li was stunned, and then said with a smile: "I didn't expect that I showed traces, careless, really careless." ”

At that time, Liu San'er, who was drenched all over, glanced at Yiguang and said to Fan Li: "Mr. Fan, what should I do now?" ”

"It's okay, you can go back." After sending Liu San'er away, Fan Li said: "You are so smart, you might as well guess again, why did I arrange these?" ”

Yiguang lowered his eyebrows and thought, Fan Li did not urge, waited quietly, and after about a pillar of incense, Yiguang raised his eyebrows and said slowly: "The human face is easy to know, but the human heart is unpredictable." ”

"You're the smartest woman I've ever met." Fan Li said with emotion, and after a moment of silence, he said: "There are treacherous things in the palace, and people are unpredictable, so don't trust others easily." ”

Yiguang took his words, "Otherwise, you will fall into someone else's trap without knowing it, just like just now, right?" ”

Fan Li bowed his head and said: "The Queen Mother, Wu Rong, and the beauties around King Wu are not easy to match, and if you are not careful, you will never recover." ”

Yiguang bent his knees and was blessed, "Thank you Mr. for reminding me, Yiguang will definitely keep it in mind." ”

Looking at Yiguang's quiet and beautiful face, a trace of extremely complex light flashed under Fan Li's eyes, "Have you really thought about it?" ”

Yiguang was stunned for a moment, but immediately understood, and said indifferently: "Didn't Mr. already know?" ”

"Entering the palace is a road of no return, once you set foot on it, you can't turn back, I know you want to avenge Shi Gong, but I believe that this is definitely not what Shi Gong wants to see, nor is it ......" Fan Li didn't say anything later, and instead said: "It's too late to regret it now." ”

Yiguang smiled indifferently, "Sir should know that I have never been a half-hearted person, and since I have decided, I will definitely not change it." ”

Fan Li pursed his lips tightly, not knowing what he was thinking, for a long time, he suddenly said, "What if it's for me?" ”

This sentence made Yiguang's expression change, but it was only for a while, and then he calmed down again, and said indifferently: "Mr. said that he laughed." ”

Fan Li stepped forward, grasped Yiguang's soft hair, and his expression couldn't hide his excitement, "I didn't laugh, I want to take care of you, protect you for peace and joy all your life, and don't get involved in this troubled world." Without waiting for Yiguang to speak, he said again: "I know that you can't let go of Shi Gong's hatred, I promise you, I will definitely tie Gongsun Li to you with my own hands, and let you fall!" ”

Yiguang stood quietly, unable to tell whether she was sad or happy, sad or happy, like a beautiful statue, the wind blowing from the surface of the lake, blowing her long hair that had never been curled up, flying in the air.

I don't know how long it took, Yiguang said quietly: "Mr. forgot, I said that I must avenge my father's revenge myself, without pretending to be anyone's hand, including Mr!" In the last four words, she said categorically, without the slightest hesitation and hesitation, just like her eyes that spread over Fan Li's face, without a trace of affection.

Fan Li's face turned white, he was a transparent person, drawing inferences from one another, and suddenly heard Yiguang's words on the surface saying that he didn't want to borrow his hand to take revenge, but he was actually rejecting his affection.

He and her couldn't make it all the way......

"Okay, I see." Fan Li's voice trembled slightly, and his chest throbbed for a while, but he was a person who could afford to put it down, so he quickly adjusted his mood and said: "Since you insist on entering the palace and passed the test just now, I have nothing to say, but before entering the palace, there is still one last hurdle to pass; If you can't get by, no matter how determined you are, I won't agree. ”

"Sir, please." ”

Fan Li didn't speak, but took out a dagger from his sleeve, the sharp blade shimmering in the sun, making people dare not look at it for a long time.

Fan Li put the dagger in Yiguang's right hand, pointed to his shoulder, and said word by word: "Stab it hard!" ”

Yiguang never expected that the last thing he let himself do was this, he was stunned for a while, and after coming back to his senses, he shook his head again and again, "What do I do if I hurt Mr. in a good way, this kind of joke can't be made." As she spoke, she was about to return the dagger to Fan Li, but the latter didn't take it, just stared at Yiguang with burning eyes, "I made it very clear to you just now, I can't pass this level, I won't let you into the palace no matter what!" ”

"Why?" Yiguang couldn't figure out why.

"After entering the palace, there must be many times when you can't help yourself, and you even need to fight each other to win the trust of King Wu; For people you don't know, you can naturally be ruthless, but what if it's someone you are familiar with? ”

Yiguang was speechless by his question, she was decisive and strong, but that didn't mean that she was cold-blooded and ruthless, on the contrary, she was an extremely affectionate person, and she attacked her best friends...... She never thought about it.

For a while, Yiguang was in a dilemma, on the one hand, he wanted to escape, and on the other hand, he knew that Fan Li was right, she ...... How to decide.

Fan Li waited for a quarter of an hour, but he never saw Yiguang make a move, he shook his head and said: "It seems that you can't do it, then from now on, you will break the idea of entering the palace!" With that, he was about to take the dagger, but was avoided by Yiguang, and the hand holding the hilt tightened again and again, and his eyes flashed with complex thoughts one after another.

After a long time, she finally made up her mind, raised her hand, and stabbed the dagger fiercely at Fan Li's left shoulder, and the next moment, the red blood was left along the wound.

Fan Li looked sideways at the dagger on his shoulder, with both appreciation and pity in his eyes, and said in a dumb voice: "Congratulations, you have passed!" ”