Zuoqiu Chuanbai stepped on the dry branches and leaves on the ground, creaking and squeaking, I don't know how long.

This forest seems to be like an endless sea, not knowing the depth, not knowing the danger, not knowing what the way back is.

The sky had gradually darkened, a shallow crescent moon was already hanging in the sky, and the other side was a red fire-like sunset. They were relatively silent, waiting for the other side to fall and creep up into the sky.

There seemed to be some birds in the woods, chirping from time to time, and after wandering a few laps, they flew back into the sky through the branches.

Zuo Qiu Chuanbai's heart suddenly precipitated, little by little, like the turbid water in the cup at first chaotic and chaotic, but it was placed on the table, and after the passage of time, the dust in the water precipitated to the bottom of the cup one by one.

Heavy and soft.

The young man felt this way now, and Yuehua Lin was already silent at this time, as if he was the only one left in the world. He could hear his own breathing, and he sucked the air in and out very regularly; Footsteps could be heard, too, as it stepped on the dead branches and leaves, clattering, like small beasts gnawing on their food before nightfall.

There was a slight sound of wind in my ears, soft and fast. Strangely, the empty forest did not make the boy feel a trace of uneasiness and fear.

Zuo Qiu Chuanbai didn't know how many pictures he had thought about in his heart, one would be childhood memories, one would be a few days ago, and one would be the things in the house on this night.

Finally he realized, how long would he have to go?

The boy couldn't help but frown, and began to wonder if the doctor was cheating on him. She's not here at all.

No, no, the young man dispelled the idea just now, who is the doctor, he must not do such a boring thing.

Zuoqiu Chuanbai looked up again, and suddenly found a woman's figure standing in front of him, like a slender sapling that could be blown down by the wind at any time, but there was an incomprehensible force.

The young man looked at the paper fan between the figure's eyebrows and suddenly opened, his heart was overjoyed, and he stood not far away and said, "The doctor really didn't lie to me. ”

That woman was indeed Shangguan Jiaoruo, in fact, she had been looking at Zuoqiu Chuanbai just now, watching him pass through the trees, step on every piece of land, from early morning to dusk.

Shangguan Jiaoruo could have stopped and waited for him before dusk, but she wanted to see if this young man would hold out for so long and if he would turn back halfway?

Zuoqiu Chuanbai's approach seemed to make her feel a little good about him, but she still looked at Zuoqiu Chuanbai with the same attitude as that day: "What, does the second prince think that I, an old woman, will have any intention to lie to you?" ”

"Naturally not, it's just that Chuan Bai thinks that the doctor should probably create some obstacles to test Chuan Bai." The young man arched his hand, gentle and elegant, and a humble gentleman.

It's inevitably too straightforward, Shangguan Jiaoruo thought to himself, but this kind of temperament is good, so there is no need to talk too much about the bend.

Shangguan Jiaoruo smiled: "Test? That's a bit too much of a hassle, and I don't like to do all this stuff so that I don't end up getting myself around. ”

I don't know if this sentence is for Zuoqiu Chuanbai or for himself.

The young man noticed that a moment of strangeness flashed in Shangguan Jiaoruo's eyes when he said this.

"The doctor's lesson is that Chuan Bai understands." Zuo Qiu Chuanbai was well-behaved, so he didn't say it anymore.

Shangguan Jiaoruo turned around and walked forward, and when he saw that the young man was still in place, he tilted his head slightly and said, "The second prince will also come along." ”

So Zuo Qiu Chuanbai obediently followed behind Shangguan Jiaoruo, and didn't even dare to say a word, for fear that the doctor would drive him away again if he was unhappy.

This is a hard-won opportunity, and we have to take advantage of it.

"What kind of spiritual technique did the second prince use in the Yuehua Forest today, why did those little things become so docile in an instant?" Shangguan Jiaoruo stretched out her slender fingers and gently stroked the cracks on the trunk.

She was curious about this, she had never seen this kind of spiritual art.

Zuo Qiu Chuanbai seemed to be a little unspeakable, and he opened his mouth to speak and stopped.

"What's wrong?" Shangguan Jiaoruo looked back at him.

"Lord Doctor, it's not that Chuan Bai doesn't want to say it, it's just that Chuan Bai doesn't know whether to say it or not, after all, the fewer people who know about this matter, the better." Left Hill River Kashiwa Road.

The handsome face suddenly became serious, although his father had complete trust in the doctor, but he didn't know if the doctor could trust him, the prince, without reservation.

The world is unpredictable, and no one knows what will happen in the future. A hundred years of friendship can be destroyed in a single thought, let alone someone who has only known each other for a few days.

Shangguan Jiaoruo understood, and said, "Then is the second prince willing to trust me?" ”

Zuo Qiu Chuanbai was stunned, he didn't understand the thoughts of the doctor in front of him at all, and he couldn't guess and even more so.

It's a real weird person.

"Naturally, I am willing to believe it, after all, the doctor and my father are old acquaintances, and my father trusts you very much, so Chuan Bai also trusts you very much." This is a very ambiguous answer, Shangguan Jiaoruo knows that this prince said so, but he definitely didn't think so in his heart.

Cunning boy.

"I want to hear what you're thinking." Shangguan Jiaoruo said.

A soft, weak and cold voice sounded in the empty and quiet forest at this moment, and the young man only felt chills all over her body, and she seemed to be a little angry.

"Don't be angry, Lord Doctor, Chuan Bai just thinks that you are a person trusted by your father for a while, and you can naturally become a person trusted by Chuan Bai, but Chuan Bai has only known you for a few days, and if you want to fully trust, I am afraid it will take a lot of time." After all, knowing people and knowing faces but not knowing their hearts, even if everyone said that she was really trustworthy, he Zuo Qiu Chuanbai would need to spend some time with her before he could make his own judgment.

Shangguan Jiaoruo seemed to be very satisfied with this answer, and smiled slightly: "This is very good-Second Prince, before you fully trust me, I will not force you to answer the question I just asked, of course, if you are willing to say it, you can do it." ”

This kind of words from the other party's perspective moved the young man a little, but at this time, he still wouldn't tell Shangguan Jiaoruo anything about that "spiritual art".

However, seeing that Shangguan Jiaoruo is like this, it seems that he is willing to listen to what he has to say.

At this time, the sunset in the sky also gradually set, and the reflected forest glowed with a pale red soft light. The afterimages that were illuminated on the ground were messy and beautiful, like brushes dyed and painted on the earth.

"Thank you, Doctor, Chuan Bai still has some things to ask you now." Zuo Qiu Chuanbai looked at the sky and expressed the doubts in his heart.

Shangguan Jiaoruo moved to the stone bench on the side, and the afterglow of the setting sun happened to be sprinkled here.

Warm. Shangguan Jiaoruo had these two words in his heart.

"Just ask."

"Would the Physician be willing to return to the Uyuan Kingdom with Chuan Bai?" The young man stood beside the stone bench, looking at Shangguan Jiaoruo, she looked very weak, only her face was reflected by the afterglow of the setting sun, and she looked much ruddy.

Shangguan Jiaoruo closed his eyes slightly, as if he was thinking, and soon opened his lips and said, "Does the second prince think I will go back?" ”

"You will."

"Why?"

"Because the messengers from previous years were able to take you back, and although you did not want to go back each time, you still got into the carriage after a few days." Left Hill River Kashiwa Road.

Yes, in previous years, those envoys always went to March in January, and for so long in between, they waited in the house for Shangguan Jiaoruo, persuading, pleased, and could use any method. Fortunately, in the end, Shangguan Jiaoruo will go back with them.

"Since the second prince knows, why are you in such a hurry to urge me?" If you don't know it, Shangguan Jiaoruo can understand it in her heart.

In previous years, they were all envoys, but this time, it was a prince who was sent, not to mention the prince, why didn't he send the eldest prince, the third prince, and the fourth prince, but it was the second prince. Don't think about it, the old man of Wuyuan Kingdom just wants to make this second prince have a good reputation in the palace with this matter.

In addition to this, there must be other purposes.

Zuoqiu Chuanbai was silent, and he knew in his heart that Shangguan Jiaoruo must know it.

"That's it, you can pick a day, I'll go back with you, but this time, I have to take my two little girls with me." Shangguan Jiaoruo got up and talked softly. She didn't want to spend much time this time—she had to go into the palace to help the girl find the Spirit Gathering Grass.

Thinking of the little emperor, Shangguan frowned, she must have told Zuoqiu Chuanbai that she was here, but fortunately, nothing happened.

"Nature." Hearing that the two little girls would also go together, Zuo Qiu Chuanbai thought of Le Fu, and the joy in his heart overflowed again.

Shangguan Jiaoruo looked at Zuoqiu Chuanbai, and thought in his heart: These two princes are also dignified, if Xiao Fu has a good relationship with him, maybe he can find out the whereabouts of the Gathering Spirit Grass.

"Is there anything else you want to ask?" She asked the teenager.

The young man's face was flushed by the setting sun, and he lowered his head and thought for a while: "That girl named Xiaofu...... She ......"

Shangguan Jiaoruo couldn't help but feel funny, so he couldn't help but let himself laugh out loud, and interrupted the young man's words: "Since there is nothing important, I will leave, you can just follow it later." ”

With that, she picked up a dead leaf casually, and with a light touch of her fingertips, the dead leaf ignited with bright light. As soon as Shangguan Jiaoruo loosened his fingertips, the leaves floated in the air, drifting slowly towards a place.

"Let's go." Shangguan Jiaoruo said to the young man, and his figure gradually faded away.

When the boy came to his senses, all that was left in the forest was him and a moving leaf.

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At this time, the candles have been lit in the Xiangfeng courtyard, and the whole courtyard is bright and bright, and the girl lifts her skirt and runs to the open-air platform on the second floor, looking at the young man's green bamboo courtyard, but she sees that there is no light in it, and her heart is raised to her throat again.

"It's been this hour, why haven't you come back yet......" Le Fu muttered to himself as he looked at the empty building, and hurriedly ran downstairs after a while.

She picked up a candle and ran out the door, in the direction of Yuehualin.

The moon had slowly climbed into the sky, and the soft light and light were sprinkled.

Sprinkled on the girl's hair, shoulders, hands, candles.