Lifu Inner Garden, Chengxi City, Karzhou

The sun was setting in the west, and it was already dusk.

Xu is the continuous rain for many days finally cleared, today the side of Lianyue Mountain is leaning on a piece of burning clouds, reflecting the majestic Jiazhou Imperial City more and more golden, splendid and prosperous. Even the neighborhoods of the West Market have hung up their lights one after another, and the number of people in the market has gradually increased. The endless years of quiet people and happiness are happy.

And this ** solemn Lihou Mansion is the only official mansion in the noisy civilian West Market. Even if it is placed in the carved fence and jade, the East Market, where every inch of land is valuable, is also the most magnificent. Under the golden sunset, the silence of the courtyard at this moment is really incompatible with the crowds on the outer street.

However, even so, no one will find it strange that although the Marquis of Lihou leans towards the government and the opposition, he leads the forbidden army for the royal family. However, the sound of soldiers' drills in the Hou Mansion that was constantly being heard day and night has not sounded for a long time. And the reason for this is not known to the ordinary people of Xishi. Just like the hustle and bustle of the bazaar and the silence of the Hou Mansion, on the one hand, it is the tranquility and leisure of living a homely life, and on the other hand, it is the power of the court and the courtiers. Since they are different from each other, they cannot be said in the same day.

The inner garden of the Hou Mansion is more and more lifeless compared to the outer garden that is still guarded by the forbidden army. Although it was already dusk, the Lihou who had always been diligent in government affairs had not yet returned to his home. The courtyard corridor is quiet, and sometimes there are people passing side by side, but they also abide by their duties and are in a hurry.

But I saw that on the road full of golden sunset at this moment, a thin man in military uniform was walking slowly, although he was alone and bowed his head, his face was full of spirit, and it was difficult to hide his smug look.

Looking forward, he has arrived at the corner gate of Yiyunzhai in Lihou's study. He stopped, looked through the doorman, and saw only silence, and no one else.

"Meet General Yoharuk." The two doormen bowed their hands and looked flattering.

Xiaoyao's new official has only been in office for a few days, and he is in the military camp on weekdays, with strict discipline, although he has been promoted to the deputy general of the Hou Mansion Praetorian Guard, few people congratulate him. Now in this palace inner garden, when he heard the subordinate call himself like this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, but he refused to show his smugness, reluctantly restrained his expression, and let out a low "oh".

"The deputy general is busy in the outer courtyard all day long, but the little ones are waiting in the inner garden, and they can't see each other all day, and they haven't congratulated the general on his promotion." The doorman bared his teeth constantly, "I don't know what you are doing when you come to the Hou Ye's study this time?" ”

"General Wen sent me to pick up the official document of the Hou Ye, so you don't need to ask." Xiao Yao took off the general's token from his waist, and felt extremely energetic, and his tone became more and more square. "Get out of the way."

"Yes-that doesn't interfere with Vice Admiral Xiao's official duties, the little one is outside, if you need to know anything, just let me know." The doorman opened the door and bowed to the left and right. Xiao Yao paused for a moment, took back the token, and then dusted off his sleeves and strode into the courtyard.

As soon as you enter the hospital, you will be greeted by wonders.

Xiaoyao couldn't help but be stunned, there was such an exquisite and unique courtyard in the world, surrounded by a circle of small green bamboo, and a bend of the stream and jade paved path leading to the smooth lawn inside. Although it is the end of autumn, there are still a few orchid grasses planted in the lawn, and the fragrance is full of smoke and strange rocks. Slightly sideways, I saw two cranes coming towards Ting Ting, with a relaxed expression, and there was no fear of seeing the living people at first glance, only slightly fluttering their wings twice, and leisurely pacing to the back of the rockery.

Xiaoyao didn't dare to stagnate, forced himself to hold his mind, and walked straight into the study. When I opened the door and entered, I saw that the house was also a room. There is a plaque hanging above the begonia wood moire seat facing the head, and the inscription is the four words "Miracle of the World". The west chamber opened the blue and blue gauze tent, but it was just a simple single party sleeping couch, with a gray squirrel skin goose feather coat in front of the couch, and a faint sandalwood on the square table.

Xiaoyao walked straight to the east chamber, and finally saw the tall bookshelf of red pear wood Fushou cloud pattern in General Wen's mouth, although there was no sandalwood here, but he could vaguely smell a stronger sweet pear wood fragrance, mixed with the smell of the page, and the slightest wisp was refreshing.

From top to bottom, the shelves contain no less than a thousand books, either thin or thick. Xiao Yao didn't think about it, and rummaged through it. I only remember that the general instructed that the letterhead he was going to take this time was hidden in a book called "Yingzhou Strange Record", and after finding it, he must not read it privately, and handed it over quickly.

He thought to himself, and his movements became more and more agile. This is the first errand assigned to him by the general after being promoted to deputy general, and he must do it neatly and properly in order to win the favor of the general, and only then will he have the opportunity to serve in front of the Hou Ye in the future......

In the blink of an eye, the hour of incense had passed, and when he was impatient, he finally turned to the book of "Yingzhou Strange Record", and he couldn't help but feel refreshed, and then got up and wanted to go back to the barracks to resume his life.

Just as he was about to go out, he suddenly turned his thoughts into evil thoughts, slowly took out his letterhead, and secretly thought in his heart: I have been in the camp of the Hou Mansion since I was a child, and my qualifications are much higher than that Wen Zhao, but since the thief entered the house, everything has pressed me. He was made a general in just a few years, and I was promoted to a mere deputy general after a long time under him. It's better to take this opportunity to go past him, he first read the secret letter and ran an errand for Hou Ye, if he can get Hou Ye's blue eyes from now on, he will naturally rise to the top. Even if he couldn't do what was mentioned in this letterhead, General Wen wouldn't be able to find out.

In that case, why don't you look at this time?

The more Xiaoyao thought about it, the more excited she became, and she looked left and right, but there was no half-human figure. So he tiptoed to open the vellum paper envelope and looked fixedly—

"Lihou personally revealed: The spies of the rivers and lakes came to report that the four emperors had gathered the forces of the rivers and lakes and wanted to help the three emperors to plot for the position of the prince. The two sides will meet at the Taopin Building in Jiazhou City in early September. In order to protect the prince's throne, please take precautions as soon as possible, be sure to prevent people from entering Beijing, and if necessary, kill them. ”

Xiao Yao's heart was shocked, and as soon as his hand became weak, the letterhead fell to the ground flutteringly. However, he was deeply frightened, and he didn't pay attention for a while - the third prince and the fourth prince were usually close, although they were closer. But the two have always been benevolent and filial and have a very good reputation, so how can they gather forces and seek to seize the throne.

Thinking about it, if the two princes really have the intention of seizing the heir, what kind of people will they gather to plan for this big thing?

The rivers and lakes have changed dramatically over the years, and all the major sects have been swallowed up by the tail sect that has risen up at an unknown time. Could it be that the four princes had really received the help of the people in the Tail Sect, and they were so powerful that they had to be summoned by General Wen, the leader of the Janissaries of the Hou Mansion, to stop them from killing?

Thinking of this, Xiaoyao couldn't help but look down, but saw that the letterhead in his hand had fallen to the ground. He bent down and was about to pick it up, when he just caught a glimpse of the words "Tail Sect" and "Water Flag", when he was secretly frightened, he suddenly suffered a heavy blow to the back of his neck, his teeth were clenched, and he wanted to turn back, but he had already fallen forward and was unconscious.

"What a brave and faithful minion."

"Look at him stupid, but I don't want to have such a mind."

The woman in blue looked back at the woman in purple, blinked her eyes, and smiled: "In the end, it is still the master who is thoughtful." ”

The woman in purple frowned, shaking her head in embarrassment. She slowly squatted down, pulled out the letterhead in Xiaoyao's hand, and read it several times. When he got up, the silver light in his sleeve flashed, but he had already drawn out a blade as thin as a cicada's wing.

“… Sister? The woman in blue felt a faint murderous aura and narrowed her eyes slightly.

The woman in purple did not respond to her sister, she still frowned into a shallow furrow, and tightened her thin vermilion lips.

She slowly raised her eyes and looked at her sister, who had almost the same face as her, her slightly immature eyes were most like herself, but they were clearer and purer than herself.

"We don't have a choice, he's seen it."

"But the master has already signaled that you can't do anything to him......" The woman in blue clothes breathed slightly, and a blush of blush was faint on her cheeks. It is like a lily of clear water, looking at the ice and jade, but it also arouses people's sinful desires, and it leads to evil thoughts.

"However, this person is so clever ......," the woman in purple muttered, but her voice gradually weakened. She really couldn't guess her master's intentions. Since he was a child, he has killed countless people to train himself and his sister, why is he now alone in order to spare this man's life?

With such a desire to cover up, will it be another test for them that he gave them? Or did he think too much about it and informed her that the two sisters came in advance just to prevent him from divulging the secrets of the Hou Mansion?

She couldn't help but raise her eyes to look at the same eyes as herself, like a water mirror, reflecting her own difficulties and embarrassments......

Master, what is your mind?

The woman in purple hesitated to retract her blade, and her thoughts were like shadows, ups and downs, and there was never a ray of sunshine. Groaning, but seeing that the blue-clothed woman behind her had quietly stepped forward without knowing when, her eyes rippled, her pretty face turned cold, and an equally cold blade had slipped out of her sleeve.

"-Sister!"

The blade has reached Xiaoyao's forehead, a silver light thunderbolt passed, no shadow was seen, only the crisp sound of the blades clashing, and then looked at it, the blade had been broken into two, and fell on the carpet not far from Xiaoyao's side.

"Indigo flowers, you-you're alright!" The woman in purple was so shocked that she hurriedly went to help her sister who was shocked by the sword qi. Turning his head angrily, the ice edge of his gaze instantly melted away, and it turned into a faint and wandering fear.

"Something that doesn't grow."

When the two sisters heard this, their hearts tightened. didn't dare to say more, so he hurriedly helped Ying Ying to bow down, and said in unison: "Senior sister." ”

But I saw that there was already a black shadow standing at the door, reflecting the red glow, adding to the ghostly atmosphere. Slowly moving, I saw a woman in a silk dress with her eyebrows and eyes and her feminine eyes, and her face covered with black yarn entered the door. Her steps were extremely light, as if invisible, and she stepped over Xiaoyao's fallen body and stopped in front of the two who bowed respectfully.

"The feathers didn't grow, but the courage was very ....."

"Senior sister, forgive your sins! Indigo didn't have the intention to do it," the purple-clothed woman's voice faintly revealed indescribable fear, "She just saw that I was in a dilemma and couldn't guess the master's thoughts, so she was confused for a moment and took action for me." She just wants to be punished for me! ”

The woman in the silk dress took in her junior sister's fears, but she only tilted her face slightly, and the small and delicate outline of her cheeks was more and more reflected under the dark blue veil. In fact, if you only look at her eyebrows and eyes, she is also extremely beautiful, which makes people infinitely reverie about her face under the veil. At least, it is also more beautiful than her purple-clothed junior sister, and even, not inferior to the pure and hibiscus flower.

It's just that her eyes are always not warm, like the sharp pupils of a poisonous snake, and she can't help but shudder to think, maybe under the light veil, there is also a terrifying face that hides a charm.

“… What do you want? ”

The woman in purple was startled and looked at her sister in disbelief—she was raising her head, looking at the narrowed eyes of the woman in the cloth with a calm gaze, as if she did not understand the world and did not have a trace of fear.

"You're as stupid as your sister, but you have something she doesn't have." The clothed woman spoke slowly, as if spitting scarlet letters under the dark veil. Suddenly, a smile appeared in his eyes. "Indigo Flower, you are ruthless enough."

The woman in purple had already raised her heart to her throat, but when she heard this, she couldn't help but look at her sister. Indigo Flower's eyes gradually gelled into a cloudy ignorance, naturally, she didn't understand. For many years under the master's hands, she has always had the purity of the original childishness, she doesn't know how to be afraid, so everything is ruthless.

In contrast, he has undoubtedly lost too much for his sister to be free from being destroyed and abused under the master's hands, and to protect her precious fearlessness. A flawless body, a holy virginity, the blue eyes of the master, and a pure state of mind......

What the senior sister said is bad, the younger sister is not more than herself, but she has too much less pain than herself, which is enough to erase all the good pain.

She knew early on that this was what her master had planned in the first place, that not only did he want her to lose her perfect body, but that he had already taken away her mind after the filthy blood flowed from every obscure corner of her body.

And after being stripped of everything, everything she has is given by him, and she has become his most loyal slave, who can give everything for him.

And my sister, my sister who has to protect herself desperately with bruises, is undoubtedly the other extreme that runs counter to herself. I don't know fear, I don't know pain, I don't know care, I don't know compassion. There is nothing to cherish, and naturally I don't know how to protect my life.

She was a thoughtless and perfect killing machine at his disposal.

Thinking of this, she suddenly understood that maybe from the beginning, the master only wanted to cultivate one of the two sisters. And the other, just for the flower to bloom, is willing to be cut off the lining leaves, and finally falls into the soil, accepting the fate of decay and extinction.

So is he protecting her, or is he fighting for his life to become another slave of his master?

"Senior sister praises falsely, but what Indigo knows is what my sister teaches." Indigo lowered her head, her tone calm, "Since I am sending my two sisters to carry out the mission together, then I will work with my sister to advance and retreat together-"

Before the words fell, a thunderous palm had already slashed his head. Indigo was caught off guard, and the palm hit her cheek firmly, knocking her to the ground.

"Indigo flowers—ah!" The woman in purple screamed, but before she could hold her sister, she also received a slap on her face. The burning pain spread instantly, and the eyes were so hot that they couldn't open them. She didn't have time to pay attention to the dripping of warm liquid sliding down her hand, and groped her way to her sister, hugging her soft, trembling little body, and refusing to let go.

"Senior sister......!"

"What a pair of sisters with the same heart." The woman's voice was as cold as ice, "But you remember to me that from picking you out of the pile of dead people fifteen years ago, to feeding you every trick and every trick and style over the years, all of this is a gift from the master." Now that I have learned my skills, my heart has grown crookedly. Phantom Mirror, you should teach your sister to take care of this tongue, and if you dare to chew it, I should pull it out immediately and return it to the master to be clean. ”

"Senior sister taught me a lesson," Phantom Jing pressed her sister's straight neck, and admitted her mistake repeatedly, "Since India Hua was confused for a while, she said the wrong thing, and please ask Senior Sister to see that she has been in the same door for many years, open up the net, and forgive us!" ”

"She is reckless and ignorant, but you are foolish! If the master wants to sharpen the knife for you, why should he ask you to come here, this is the imperial city of Karzhou, the inner garden of the Lihou Mansion! The reason for this, are you really unconscious? ”

"The master only called to follow Xiaoyao, to see if he was not loyal to Lihou with two hearts." Ignoring her sister's pressure, she straightened her waist and replied, "Now he has bad intentions and intercepts secret letters." My two sisters can only knock them down and deal with them, and I just want my sister to make trouble. But if the master had already calculated, why not tell me earlier, and why bother to do more, and let people guess after saying half a point——"

"—Indigo Flower! Shut up! The ghost mirror trembled and pressed the flower again, and bowed his head to the woman in the silk clothes, "Senior sister, this time it is really my sisters who didn't do a good job. Please also ask the senior sister to make it clear what the master is thinking, and the two of us will do our best to make up for it. ”

Indigo Hua twisted a few times, and finally was glared down by the cold gaze of the ghost, and hung her head softly and stopped talking. The woman in the bound clothes pursed her lips, and Sen Han's gaze slowly swept across the cheeks of the two like ice blades. was about to speak, but he heard the squirming behind him, and turned his head to look, but it was Xiaoyao who trembled his body, and Yu Yu was about to wake up.

"A vicious dog is a vicious dog, and you can't change your greedy nature. General Wen of the Praetorian Guard did not understand this, and sooner or later he would be bitten back. Since he is ignorant, why don't you take this vicious dog and let him use it for his master? The gaze of the woman in the silk cloth was breathtaking, and her heart beat more and more rapidly and disorderly.

"Senior sister means ......"

"As I said, Xiaoyao is a vicious dog, and since it is a vicious dog, naturally only more evil people can tame it...... It is said that since the emperor ascended the throne for more than ten years, this Lihou Mansion has bathed in the emperor's grace, and it has been peaceful enough. ”

The woman in the silk dress looked coldly at the suddenly contracted pupils of the ghost mirror, and the corners of her eyes hooked a trace of imperceptible arc. "Now that the sun has set, it's time for this Imperial City of Karshu... Taste the changing wind and clouds in the autumn night, the cold rain and the miserable taste. ”

With a wave of her clothes, the figure of the woman in the dress had disappeared. Just as when she came, she was like the wind, silent. Indigo hurriedly got up, stepped over Xiao Yao's body and ran to the door. I saw that it was getting late outside, and the remnant sun was like a spark reflecting a glimmer of light, but it couldn't illuminate the scenery of this courtyard after all.

The darkness was like a faint splash of ink in the courtyard, but there was still a half-human figure to be seen.

"Sister......?"

She turned her head, but saw the ghostly face's lonely face, as if staring at infinite confusion, only staring at Xiaoyao's writhing body in a daze. She didn't know why, she didn't know why her sister was so frightened, she broke her tongue for a while, she couldn't move, and she didn't know what to say.