When the carriage stopped in front of the house, it was still early. Although the snow has long since stopped, the snow has not yet melted, and the house is still covered with snow.

Ling Xiao held the picked red plum in his hand and walked towards Jiang Tingxue's room.

In front of Jiang Tingxue's house is not a pool of clear water, but a garden with cobblestone paths. Most of the flowers and trees in the garden are withered, and there are crystal ice pendants and loose snow hanging from the dead branches. The trail is covered in snow and dotted with footprints.

Ling Xiao stood in front of the door and knocked on the door a few times. The one who opened the door was Jiang Tingxue's personal maid Xiaoli.

Ling Xiao saw her come out and asked, "Is Sister Xue back?" ”

"Back to the second miss, the eldest lady hasn't returned yet. The second lady should go into the house and wait. "Little Oriole made his debut.

Ling Xiao guessed that Jiang Tingxue was probably going to listen to the book again, and handed Hongmei to Xiaoli: "No." I'm here to send plum blossoms to Sister Xue, you find a vase and insert it, I'll go first. ”

In the evening, not long after Jiang Tingxue came back, he went to Ling Xiao's, and when he entered the door, he looked like he was smiling: "Have you had fun today?" ”

A bottle of red plum was placed on the table, Ling Xiao propped his head and stared at the tender yellow stamen, and when he heard Jiang Tingxue's voice, he sat up straight and replied, "Happy." Can you see the red plum I gave you? ”

"Of course I did, I loved it. My cousin of wood has finally made his heart out to you? Jiang Tingxue and Ling Xiao sat very close, as if asking and like a statement.

"How did you know he would say this today?" Ling Xiao wondered about her uncertain prophet.

Jiang Tingxue said unabashedly: "He is just a piece of wood, and if others don't mention him, it is estimated that he will hide it for the rest of his life." ”

Ling Xiao's eyes widened: "So, you told him to do this?" ”

Jiang Tingxue picked at her nails: "I just added fuel to the fire." ”

"What did you say to him?" Ling Xiao was slightly curious about this fire.

Jiang Tingxue covered her mouth and smiled: "Isn't this fire very effective?" I told him, I want to send out a post in the name of Jiang Fu to choose a husband for you. He knew that I would do everything I said, and in a hurry, he even threatened me. I was never afraid of him, and even provoked him twice. ”

Ling Xiao was a little speechless: "Sister Xue, how can you do this?" Aren't you chasing ducks to the shelves? ”

"Ducks? He's not a duck, he's wood. If others don't help him, it is estimated that no matter how good the girl is, she will run away. Besides, neither of you wants to share your thoughts with each other, so I'm anxious when I look at it. Jiang Tingxue feels good about herself as a matchmaker.

Jiang Tingxue finally broke through the invisible barrier between Ling Xiao and Lu Jingxing, and also made Ling Xiao open his closed heart since childhood. After a while, Ling Xiao asked, "Are you going to listen to books again in the afternoon?" ”

"That's all I have, but my father almost wiped out this hobby, hey. My dream of a heroine will only become a dream in the end. Jiang Tingxue was very depressed, and her tone was disappointed.

Ling Xiao didn't know how to comfort him, and finally said, "I'll go with you tomorrow, how about it?" I also want to know more about the affairs of the rivers and lakes. ”

Jiang Tingxue's eyes lit up: "Okay." "One second she was depressed, and the next second she was smiling, this is Jiang Tingxue. Ling Xiao felt that it was a blessing to be a sister with such a woman, and this life was enough.

Jiang Tingxue hugged Ling Xiao's arm and leaned over with her face: "Tell me, what did he tell you in Qiantang Lake?" ”

In the past, Ling Xiao didn't like to have physical contact with people, but now Ling Xiao is different. Jiang Tingxue hugged her arm, and she felt that her heart was warm. "You want to hear it?" Ling Xiao tilted his head.

"Well, you name it." Jiang Tingxue was very interesting at this time.

"Then I'll tell ,......" Mei Xiang burst, and the two people in front of the charcoal basin whispered until late.

In the afternoon of the second day, the snow began to melt gradually, and the snow water flowed down the eaves of Daiwa's house, forming countless bright curtains of water, as if it were raining.

Ling Xiao and Jiang Tingxue had already walked out of the mansion wearing thick cloaks, but the cold wind howled but could not block the way of the two, and the cold air seemed to have increased a lot between the melting snow and fog and rain. Lu Jingxing followed behind the two, and his eyes never took his eyes off Ling Xiao's thin body.

"Xiao Xiao and I will go to the money village first, and then we will go to listen to the book later. You can go shopping by yourself first, there is a new teahouse in the city, you can go to taste the products, and pick us up later. Qian Zhuang was in front, Jiang Tingxue turned around and said to Lu Jingxing, she knew that Lu Jingxing didn't like such excitement.

"That's good." After Lu Jingxing finished speaking, the three of them separated here.

When Jiang Tingxue finished handling the affairs of Qian Zhuang, when he arrived at the restaurant, the storyteller had already talked endlessly.

The little second in the restaurant was already familiar with Jiang Tingxue, and when he saw her come in, he directly welcomed her to her old position, and the pastries and tea had already been placed on the table.

As soon as Jiang Tingxue heard the book, her heart flew away with the story, and sometimes she would shoot twice when she was excited. Ling Xiao was no longer surprised by her reaction, and listened with her with relish.

However, not far away, a young man dressed in black with thin braids had been paying attention to the two of them for a long time, and he had been listening to the book for half an hour since he entered the building, and he had been staring at it quietly. Eventually, the man got up and walked around the cloister towards them.

"The two girls are polite." He stood still in front of the desk between the two of them and saluted.

Jiang Tingxue was listening energetically, and suddenly a strange man's voice sounded, which ruined her interest, and her heart suddenly became angry, but she didn't show it, just said lightly: "We don't seem to know each other." ”

"Can the two girls make friends with their faces?"

At this time, Ling Xiao also turned his head, looked at the man in front of him, and met his eyes, which were a pair of eyes that could make people feel frightened. Even though Ling Xiao had experienced countless things, big and small, and few things she was afraid of, these eyes made her heart tremble, and she had a feeling of coldness.

Jiang Tingxue was about to refuse, but Ling Xiao gave her a look to leave here. Jiang Tingxue immediately understood and nodded.

The man didn't want to give them a chance to go, and his right hand shook lightly in front of the two of them. Ling Xiao and Jiang Tingxue were like under a spell, their bodies were no longer controlled, their eyes were blank, and they followed the man downstairs and out of the restaurant like puppets, walking farther and farther, and finally disappeared around the corner of the street.

Lu Jingxing stepped into the restaurant and looked up and down, only to see the cloaks of the two of them.

"What about the two girls who just listened here?" Lu Jingxing called Xiao Er over.

Xiao Er raised his hand and touched the back of his head, looking a little dazed: "I was still here just now, Miss Jiang listens to the book every time before leaving." ”

Everything is as usual in the restaurant, listening to books, drinking wine. Lu Jingxing was a little uneasy in his heart, but he couldn't leave now, worried that they would miss him when they came back, so he simply sat here and waited.

A cup of tea passed, and the two were nowhere to be seen.

Another cup of tea time has passed, and there is still no one to be seen.

Half an hour had passed, and the sound of the story could no longer be heard, but there was still no one to be seen.

Night had come, and the noise of the night market gradually sounded outside, Lu Jingxing's heart became more and more uneasy, he knew that he couldn't wait any longer, the two of them might really be in danger.

Jiang Tingxue and Ling Xiao followed the man in a daze and turned two streets, and finally entered a remote alley. The alley was pitch black, and the occasional squeaks of rats and the incessant dripping of water from the eaves could be heard.

A humble house, damp floors, and a musty smell. The eyes of the two people tied to the stake gradually cleared up, and they glanced at each other, but they didn't know why they were here. I wanted to struggle, but I found that the rope was too tightly bound and I couldn't move at all.

The man sat with his back to the edge of the table, one foot on the bench, his eyes looking at the two of them, and a wicked smile on the corner of his mouth. That smile is different from what if, just in case all laugh at the charm of the evil spirit, but this man's laugh is the infiltration of the evil spirit.

"Who are you? Why arrest us? Ling Xiao seemed much calmer.

"It doesn't matter who I am, I don't care who you are, I just know that you are useful to me. I don't care about anything else. The man replied.

Although Jiang Tingxue has not experienced this, those books are not listened to in vain, and her courage has become bigger unconsciously when she listens to books, and now she is not afraid of danger in the face of such a situation.

"I advise you to let us go as soon as possible, otherwise when this girl goes out, it will kill you." Jiang Tingxue wanted to stomp his feet angrily, but his legs were tied and he couldn't lift them.

The man was unimpressed: "Do you think you are going out?" Jiang Tingxue was speechless when he said this.

Ling Xiao asked again, "What are you going to do when you arrested us?" ”

The man chuckled twice: "The blood of the virgin is the purest, of course it is your blood." ”

After hearing this, the faces of the two changed. "You perverted brute, me!" Jiang Tingxue scolded.

The man stood still in front of Jiang Tingxue and pinched her chin: "The temperament is too strong, and the blood is also strong, so it is not suitable yet, so let's sharpen the temperament first." ”

"You're suitable, so let's start with you." The man paced in front of Ling Xiao and looked at Ling Xiao as if he were looking at his prey.

"You dare to touch her!" The man's look at Ling Xiao made Jiang Tingxue furious. And Ling Xiao's eyes were full of coldness, and he looked at the man fixedly, as if he wanted to devour him.

"I'm not wasting time with you, I'll show you my hard work." The man turned and walked towards the back room, and when he came out, he had an extra jade jar with a lid. He opened the lid, and inside was several insects about two inches long, all blue and extremely beautiful.

The man held it and showed it in front of the two of them. Ling Xiao knew that this thing was by no means good, and the more beautiful it was, the more evil it was. I can't help but ask, "What is this?" ”

The man put the jade jar on the table, with an extra dagger and a jade bowl in his hand, and said casually: "This is a blue puppet Gu worm, it is not eaten by the blood of a virgin, it is very noble, you should feel honored to be its food." ”

When Jiang Tingxue heard this name, she was shocked: "Are you from Baihong Valley?" ”

"You're a little insightful." The man glanced at Jiang Tingxue and said arrogantly.