The struggle between the four major clans of the Jin Kingdom has intensified, and the mastermind behind this matter can be the Zhao family, the Han family, the obscure Jin Marquis hiding in the deep palace, or the other force that I don't know at all. But no matter who the person behind this matter is, his move is indeed ruthless and accurate. He took advantage of the thief's curiosity to easily ruin the marriage between the Zhi family and the Wei family, and also planted a stinger in the heart of the Wei family's sect master, Wei Hao.

On the other hand, after Zhao Ying learned about Zhao Mengli's crime of plotting to assassinate Bolu, he made up another innocuous charge and put Zhao Mengli under house arrest in the mansion, just waiting for the spring to bloom, and sent him to Pingyi, a small city in the north of the Jin Kingdom, to be the ruler of Yi. And Jinyang, which originally belonged to Zhao Mengli, the fortified city that had resisted the siege of the Fan clan and the Zhongxing clan's army, was now vacant and became a piece of fat that the sons of the Zhao family were vying for.

Zhao Mengli conspired to assassinate the prince and deserved to be punished, but Zhao Ying just demoted him to Pingyi, and I and Wuxian were unhappy for Bolu, but Bolu felt that this was very good, and he looked pleased.

After Zhao Mengli was placed under house arrest, Gongzi was taken back to the palace by Mrs. Xin Yuan. Zhao Ying made a deal with Mrs. Xin Yuan, if Mrs. Xin Yuan didn't mention the poisoning of Gongzi to anyone, then he would no longer pursue the matter of Gongzi accidentally injuring Bolu. As for what Mrs. Xin Yuan always wanted to know, the "truth" about Gongzi's poisoning, Zhao Ying clearly told her that this was a trick by Zhi Yao behind her back, and it had nothing to do with the Zhao family.

This incident is really ironic, the people involved have secretly done a lot of dirty transactions, and in the end, only the blamed Gongzi is innocent.

When Childe left the Zhao Mansion, he was inseparable from the snow monkey, and I impulsively wanted Innocent to give him the snow monkey, but Innocent rejected me very decisively, and even pushed the ground to send Childe away.

Xun Ji moved back to take care of Bolu, and I was happy to be idle, so I took Si'er and Wuxian back to the small courtyard by the muddy water. Si'er cleaned the two bedrooms a little, and the three of them happily moved in.

At noon on this day, Zhao Wuxian came to see me with Candle Chu and Mi Cao. Candle Chun's appearance was much haggard, his hair and beard were messy, and he didn't have the uninhibited pride he had before. It's Mi Cao, although he still doesn't have anything to say to me, but the corners of his mouth are always smiling, as if he has received some happy event.

The two of them sat for a while and left, but Wushirt stayed behind and sat side by side with me under the eaves, basking in the sun and chatting.

"Tomorrow is the sacrifice of the Zhi family, but it's a pity that the master refuses to take me there, otherwise I can still see you wearing a high crown and a dress. Hey, it was raining for the first two days, so why is it sunny this day! ”

"There must be a bright moon on a sunny day, don't say that Taishi won't let you go, even if he agrees, I won't allow it." Wuxian glanced at me and teased, "Your little body, if you are caught by Zhiyao as a medicine man and let you bleed, it is estimated that you will die before I can save you." You better save people some snacks, be your good shaman, and don't provoke people you can't afford to mess with. ”

"Master told you everything? Is Zhiyao really that scary? ”

"Yes, he's terrible right now. But one day, there will be someone who will also scare him. Wuxian looked into the distance and said in a deep voice.

"That person can't be you, right?" I tugged at his sleeve and raised an eyebrow.

"You think I can't do it?" Wuxian turned his head, there was no trace of a smile on his serious face, his eyes were as quiet as a deep pool, but there was an undercurrent surging underneath.

"No, you have that ability, but it's a long and difficult road."

"No matter how difficult it is, it's the path I want to take. Ah Shi, will you accompany me, like now? He held my hand, and the warm and dry palm had the thick calluses that had been born with the sword for many years, grinding against my skin and pricking, and there was an indescribable tingling sensation.

"I ......"

"You want to leave, don't you? Innocent told me that you should go with him, go to a place with good mountains and waters, build a hut, and heal the sick. ”

"Hongyun'er, I'll be by your side, but I don't know how long it will be. In the past, I had promised that I would never leave the Qin State, leave the General's Mansion, and leave Wufeng. But now? I can't promise you anything, but you are my friend, and I will not leave you easily. ”

"Ah Shi, when I first met you in Prince Qin's Mansion, I said that I don't want to be your friend. I mean that. ”

"You're not my friend? So what are you going to do? I asked.

"You know it in your heart." After speaking, Wuxian stood up and looked down at me, "Stay here obediently tomorrow and don't venture into the Zhifu." ”

"Oh." I nodded obediently, but he couldn't believe me, and curled two fingers to clamp my nose fiercely: "If I see you in Zhifu tomorrow, see how I clean you up!" After saying that, he glared at me and strode out with his sword.

Innocent walked out from behind the door and gently rubbed my nose, "You haven't told him yet?" ”

"If I told him, he would have found someone to lock me up. Tomorrow we'll just be careful. Innocent, what did he mean by not being friends with me? I rubbed my nose, which was pinched red by Zhao Wuxian, and pondered his words carefully.

"Well—maybe I want to be your enemy!" Wuxian thought about it and replied seriously.

"What a fool I would ask you......" I stood up with my hands propped up, "let's talk about tomorrow!" ”

In order to prepare for the sacrifice of the crown prince and the feast in the evening, the Zhifu hired several new groups of servants. Innocent had already gotten in a few days ago. With his handsome face and strange strength, he soon won the appreciation of the cook. On the day of the sacrifice, the butcher asked him to buy fresh fish for the banquet, and I took the opportunity to blacken my face with herbs and disguised myself as a fisherman who delivered fish and infiltrated the Zhifu.

Zhifu ten steps and a tree, a hundred steps and a pavilion, leading water in, the long bridge lying on the waves, the courtyard is scattered, and the high platform is gorgeous. But walking in this palatial courtyard, I have an indescribable sense of weirdness, and I always feel that something is wrong.

"Ah Shi, the owner of this house will definitely like your eyes very much." Innocent leaned into my ear and whispered.

"Why?" I wondered.

"You see, he's all over the house."

Tealis? The innocent word woke up the dreamer.

I looked up and looked around, and as long as there were patterns painted on the long bridges, pillars, and door frames of Zhifu, there was a lot of blue and blue—the color of my eyes.

It's so weird!

"Fish deliverer, you go quickly!" The fat steward who walked in front turned around and yelled at me and Innocent.

"Hey, it's coming!" I pretended to be a fool who had never seen the world, nodded and followed with the fish basket on my back.

In the kitchen of Zhifu, the pot has exploded at this time, and there are always dozens of servants and maidservants who come and go, everyone is holding ingredients and spices, you squeeze me, I squeeze you, I was knocked several times after standing for a while.

"Deliver the fish!" The fat butcher yelled at me.

"It's coming—" I scurried over.

"Take the money and leave quickly, do you still know the way?" The steward threw me a small bag of coins.

I took it and opened it and counted it, nodded and flattered, "Recognize, recognize." ”

"Then why are you still standing, waiting for me to send you!" The fat butcher snorted coldly through his nose, as if he was reluctant to speak to a pariah like me.

I quickly feigned horror, bowed, and walked out of the kitchen quickly.

It didn't take long for Innocence to sneak out quietly: "What do we do now?" ”

I pulled Wuxian to hide in a hidden corner, took off my dirty and smelly linen robe and stuffed it into the fish basket: "Didn't you say that there is a well in the west courtyard?" Sprinkle the medicine I gave you yesterday into it, and then go back to the kitchen to help. Be careful not to be discovered. I wandered around looking for the dungeon of Zhifu. ”

"I looked for it two days ago, but no!"

"No way, it is impossible for these doctors to have no dungeon in their homes, they must be too hidden. I'll look for it again, and I'll see you under the big tree in the back alley of Zhifu before dark! ”

"Be careful!"

"Got it, go ahead!" I gave Innocence a push, turned around and hid the fish basket in the bushes, got a haircut, and walked out.

Innocence had stolen a set of servants' regular clothes from me two days before, and I wore them all the way without being noticed.

"The day before yesterday, the wife of the prince had just died, and the Xianyu people who came from the north yesterday sent a blue-eyed woman to the son of the world." On the path in the backyard, two little maids wearing yellow jackets and skirts walked in front of them.

"Isn't it the head of the house who likes blue-eyed women? At this age, how can the prince know what a woman is. ”

"Shhhh The little maid, who was a little taller, looked at me with slanted eyes, and when she saw that I was walking on my own face as usual, she said, "Who knows, but the woman who came from the land has heard that she is very good at dancing, and we will go and see it in the evening." ”

Zhiyao likes blue-eyed women? The scene in the garden of Berry that night popped into my mind. He appeared in front of me drunk with a beast face mask, and he could have killed me with a single sword, but he covered my eyes and kissed me.

Could Zhiyao be a beast-faced man? If he was, he would have seen my eyes a long time ago, why didn't he catch me back and get blood for the medicine? Who is the person behind the beast-faced man that Lan Ji said?

Forget it, since they have all come in, even if I can't find the dungeon where the medicine man is held, I still want to meet this Zhi Clan Sect Master who has been entangled with me all the time!

Innocent is a character who is not afraid of heaven and earth, I said that I was going to see Zhi Yao, he at first learned the tone of Si'er and said a few words that were too dangerous, and finally heard that the beast-faced man was Zhi Yao, and his curiosity became greater than mine, and he immediately changed his attitude and decisively became my "accomplice".