From the 10th day of entering the palace until today, I have been flying kites in the garden of the Hou Mansion Inner Garden for seven consecutive days.

From the beginning, he was unable to move, so he could only sit in the small pavilion and be taken care of by Xunyue; In recent days, I was able to pull the string on my own, and I watched the background of the huge kite with the emblem of the Astronomical Society slowly transition from a blue to a disheartening dusk. Yes, this is the only thing I can do now, one is that my body has not yet healed, and I really can't go out of the house to find everyone in person; Second, after hearing about the ban on the guards on Chinese New Year's Eve, Hou Ye is not going well in the court now, the third prince is eyeing the tiger, and the emperor has a heart to divide power, just waiting to seize the Lifu and have half a point to cross the handle, it will be unfavorable to Hou Ye.

Naturally, I can't be selfish and unjust, and then ask him to post a list in the territory of Quanxin to search for someone. So the only way to do that is to fly the kite higher, higher... I pray that even if one of my friends happens to be in this city of Karsu at this moment, and happens to look up at the sky, and happens to see the totem that only we can understand, he will know where I am, that I am still alive, and that I will not give up for a moment to reunite with them and return to the garden.

However, in vain.

Maybe my kite isn't big enough and the pattern isn't clear enough; Or maybe no one but me has left the city at all. Every night, I sent the turbidity moon to the door to ask if anyone came to the door, and all I got was a frustrating negative, and I asked again last night, and the gatekeeper on duty was still bored, so I simply avoided it, and I couldn't find anyone.

"Don't be angry, girl, people don't know what happened, and there are things that don't take it seriously." Xunyue came back with the kite, picked me up and persuaded me gently, "Actually, why don't you go back to the Hou Ye and ask him to pass the message of the old man to keep an eye on you, so that they don't dare to be lazy and perfunctory, wouldn't it be more appropriate?" ”

"Your words are good, but I spend all day in this Hou Mansion recuperating from my injuries, eating and drinking for nothing, and it is useless. Hou Ye is entangled in official business again, and he is already exhausted from working outside. He thinks everything for me, how can I be so conscienceless, so blind, and add to his old man's troubles? ”

"In the end, the girl is too sensible......" Xunyue helped me walk on the peach forest path back to the courtyard, and sighed softly, "Yes, if you mention anything, Master Hou is not unconcerned." Now the girl is worried about finding your relatives and friends, if the Hou Ye knows, he must be more anxious than you. ”

"That's why I can't tell him." I stopped, turned my head to Xunyue and said solemnly, "Xunyue, I know that you are from the Hou Mansion, and it is also the meaning of the Hou Ye to serve me. It's just that you also know that this matter is confusing and tricky, and it concerns me alone. So you must keep the secret for me, and don't tell the Hou Ye to go. ”

"Don't worry, the girl is the slave of the Hou Mansion and the slave of the girl. What you are thinking, how can the slave and maid not know it, and they will not leak half a sentence to the outside world. Xunyue also stopped, smiled at me firmly, and said, "Master Hou did ask me to report your situation to him every day in the morning, but it was only a trivial matter such as injury and health, daily diet, etc. In other matters, the slave and maid will not say a word more, which will cause you and the Hou Ye to be uneasy. ”

The remnant sun is like blood, and the stars are already shining in the sky, and at this moment, compared to the sincere smile of a pair of round apricot eyes in the turbid moon, it can't help but dim a little. I felt warm, patted her hand holding me, and continued to walk deeper into the peach forest on the other side.

"Girl, slow down!"

I was startled, and then I was blocked by the arm that Turbidity Moon suddenly guarded behind. wanted to ask a question, but seeing that Xunyue had already changed her serious expression, she bowed down and slowly scanned the left and right sides with bated breath. I had to put my hand lightly on her arm and look around, but except for the yellow leaves that were full of dead leaves, there was no sound in this woodland, which had never been visited.

"There is a murderous ......" Xunyue suddenly pulled out a short blade from her boots, and said coldly without looking back, "The girl is behind the slave and maid, and there are hidden places here, and it is very likely that someone will sneak attack in the dark." ”

It's the first time I've seen Cloudy Moon so nervous. I remembered in a trance that Hou Ye had mentioned that she knew kung fu, could it be that Hou Ye had expected that I would encounter danger in the mansion early in the morning, and I needed someone who practiced martial arts to guard me in case of accidents?

"Report the name of the comer, don't hide in the shadows and sneak around!" Xunyue shouted, "You must know that this is Lifu in Karzhou, at the feet of the Son of Heaven!" If you want to do something, count how many heads you have! ”

No one answered.

A cold wind blew by, making the dead forest rattle. Turbidity Moon showed a slightly flustered look, and her feet were cramped and she didn't know which one to face. I wanted to call someone for help, but I instantly realized that I was in the peach forest of the inner garden, the most hidden and secluded place in the entire Hou Mansion. The people who came clearly knew that it was necessary for me and Xunyue to pass through this place, so they specially chose the time when we went to the center of this forest to ambush us.

The tighter the wind, I held my breath and didn't dare to speak, my heartstrings like a taut kite string almost breaking. In a moment of panic, I suddenly closed my eyes uncontrollably, and for a moment when I was out of the outer world, my hearing suddenly became extremely acute, and I seemed to be able to distinguish the direction of every trace of wind.

All these movements and senses are so strangely familiar, as if they have been done a thousand times and have penetrated into the subconscious. I didn't have time to marvel at my strange ability, and a commotion came into my ears from far and near. The half-human-high kite in the hand of the turbidity moon was picked up by me, and almost at the same time, the feet subconsciously jumped out of the zhangxu-

"Right!"

Turbidity Moon was startled by my reminder, but it was too late to dodge when she turned around. A cluster of arrows whistled and landed on the steel skeleton of the kite that I had pulled in front of Turbidity, and fell to the ground with a thud. I didn't hit the ground, but the second arrow was already a few inches to my side.

The body was still in the air and could not dodge, just as I closed my eyes tightly, and was about to receive the arrow, but I saw the Turbid Moon fly up with a roar, desperate to pounce on me - blood splashed, I screamed and picked up the Turbid Moon who fell to the ground with me, only to see that her bloody forearm had been pierced by the arrow, and she clenched her teeth and closed her eyes trembling.

"Turbidity! How are you! I was already frightened, but I didn't mess up the badly injured and painful Turbidity Moon, "Let's run!" ”

However, before he could take a step, he heard another arrow in the distance in the forest. I leapt backwards again, only to see that the cluster of arrows was already following in close pursuit, piercing deep into the pebble path I had stepped on a second before. I pulled the turbid moon and turned around and ran backwards, and the other wall shouted in my mouth, but for a while, where could I run out of this peach forest, naturally no one could hear my cry for help.

The wind whistled behind me like a rain of arrows, and suddenly a loud sound of metal striking came into my ears, and I couldn't help but stop for a moment, and suddenly looked back—

"Girl! What are you doing-"

The screams of the Turbid Moon were instantly drowned out by another same shrill sound. This time I could see it clearly, it was clearly a sharp arrow, and when it was about to hit the temple of the cloudy moon running behind me, it was bounced away by the golden light and shadow that flashed under the remnant sun.

This surprise was not trivial, and I immediately pulled up the cloudy moon again and ran towards the garden, and the cry on my lips became more and more poignant. In a trance, I finally heard the Lifu soldiers patrolling the garden shouting assassins one after another. Seeing that there was a bright light ahead, but I had already rushed to the exit of the peach forest, I was refreshed, and my wrist suddenly used force, and I threw the turbid moon out of this dangerous woodland.

"Girl!"

In the flash of light, I saw that the government soldiers had come at full speed behind the fall of Turbidity.

My body leaned back because of the force of throwing out the turbid moon, and I swirled lightly under my feet, but I saw that a flying arrow was already approaching me. There was no time to think, and at that moment I obeyed the □□ habit of wanting to break through my body, and reached out like crazy to block it—I thought that a hand would be cut off, but I was surprised to see that the arrow coming straight at me suddenly bent, as if it had been dissipated by the sharp palm wind, and it actually tilted to the side and grazed my right arm, and shot into the trunk of a peach tree on the other side.

"Even girl!"

Surrounded by the government soldiers, I finally saw the blood-red sky outside the peach forest. I looked up and got up, but I saw that the dark arrows that were as urgent and dense as raindrops seemed to stop the moment I jumped out of the woods, leaving only the tails of the arrows that stood diagonally on a dense line of paths. The autumn wind blew through the dead branches and wept like weeping, as if death was fluttering by, but when I heard its voice, I didn't see its shadow.

"Hurry up and chase it!" I picked up the moon and shouted to everyone, "Don't let anyone escape!" ”