The rust grinds on the soles of the feet, which is a little itchy and a little painful.

The ladder was not very strong, and with each step up, Bai Ling felt that it was trembling slightly with his movements.

Iron filings fell in a sparse manner, and Bai Ling, listening to the sound of turtle paws downstairs, carefully climbed to the top of the ladder - sure enough, at the end of the iron ladder was a covered door to a patio.

She fumbled in the dark for a long time, and finally found its handle. The lid door was unlocked, and Bai Ling pushed it up, finally pushing a gap.

The golden sunset outside fell a path of light in an instant, and the dust dancing in the path of light was like floating in the water.

A cold wind swept over Bai Ling's head.

Through the gap, she discerned the direction of the door, and then struggled to push it open until the gap was open enough for one person.

As Bai Ling thought, this was indeed the entrance to the roof of the building. She carefully climbed the door and finally stood completely at the top of the tower.

The horizon widened in an instant.

Bai Ling took a deep breath and let the wind from above pour into his sleeve.

In front of her eyes, at her feet, a whole complex of buildings was waking up in the sunset.

One by one, the lanterns gradually lit up, shining brighter than the orange-red glow in the distant sky.

And among all the lights, the most dazzling is always the golden wire cage at the highest point of the heart.

The last rays of the setting sun faded from the carved railings of the golden wire cage, and the dark blue evening was reflected strangely by the lights of the whole flower field.

Bai Ling sat quietly on top of the door, and let the people here start to make noise.

As night fell, she heard laughter and music near and far, and the mockery and heckling of people as they toasted;

In the alleys, disheveled men and women were chasing, and the shadows of people were reflected on the countless half-hidden candle windows, some intense, some warm.

Bai Ling slowly stood up in the darkness of the night, stretched out her hands, carefully balanced, and then put her feet firmly on the ridge in the middle of the roof, carefully walking towards the cornices that rose at the other end.

This height is not unfamiliar to Bai Ling - the swallow tower in the Xuanqiong Hall is not known how much higher than this. It's just that in the past, when she went to such a high place for recreation, Fourteen was always by her side, and she didn't have to worry about falling.

"Xiao Si Yao is so Yaxing." A voice suddenly floated over, "Aren't you afraid of falling?" ”

Bai Ling was startled, and almost didn't stand on his feet.

She leaned over and clung to the bulging ridge with her hands, barely able to maintain her balance.

A piece of debris rolled down from Burling's feet, down the sloping roof to the edge, crashing into several inclined railings as it fell, with a few faint ethereal echoes.

Bai Ling felt a chill down his spine when he heard this, and he breathed a sigh of relief after a while.

She simply rolled over and sat down on the ridge, looking sideways at where the sound was coming from.

There stood an old man with a slightly cricket figure.

Just by listening to the voice, Bai Ling could identify his identity - who else could it be besides Wei Ying?

“…… Master Wei. Bai Ling raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, "Don't be so elusive......

Wei Ying laughed and walked to Bai Ling's side in a few steps.

Bai Ling watched his brisk movements, and unconsciously shouted "Be careful-", and then immediately realized that for Wei Ying, even stepping on such a narrow place as the roof ridge was like walking on the ground.

You can't treat this old man as an ordinary old man!

"How dare you come out to blow the wind?" Wei Ying folded his hands and leaned behind him, "The old man sees that your ability to die is also first-class." ”

"It's uncomfortable to be locked up all the time." Bai Ling scratched her head, her voice much hoarse, "...... You have to come out and breathe. ”

"Pretty good." Wei Ying snorted, "It's time like this, and I can still take care of coming out to breathe." ”

"Master Wei is also very good," Bai Ling glanced at him, "I still have the leisure to visit Baihuaya when I am old, and I will be strong when I am old." ”

Wei Ying immediately burst out laughing.

"Can't you come to Baihuaya at an old age, it's very beautiful here. There are so many state capitals in Dazhou, and none of them can compare with here. ”

"Well, I feel it." Bai Ling said softly, she supported her face with both hands, "...... But Master Wei shouldn't have come to talk to me about the ranking of Gentle Township tonight, do you have something to do with me? ”

"Yes," Wei Ying replied cheerfully, "the old man has brought you three things, you can see if you can accept them." If I don't accept it, I'll turn around and leave; Received, conditional. ”

Bai Ling was stunned for a moment, her expression became solemn, "Master Wei will talk about it." ”

Wei Ying took out a black handbook from his bosom, and Bai Ling almost immediately recognized what it was—the impermanence book of Jinyiwei.

"Yes...... The impermanence of the fourteenth? ”

"You guessed it right," Wei Ying raised his eyebrows, "Yes, fourteen, the old man made a special trip to his old residence last month and destroyed all his codexes...... This is the impermanence book that the fourteenth carried with him before leaving Beijing, recording the information collected from July of the second year of Shengming to his accident.

"Of course, what really matters, we don't put on paper." Wei Ying smiled, "This book is actually of little use, but it's different for Xiao Siyao." ”

"Is it," Bai Ling looked at him suspiciously, "what good is it to me?" ”

"The fourteenth day will sort out the movements of important people in Beijing." Wei Ying held the notebook and patted it in the palm of his hand, "I think Si Yao is very ambitious now, so it's still useful." ”

"Ambition? What is Master Wei's misunderstanding about me............" Bai Ling didn't bother to refute, she narrowed her eyes slightly, "What about the second one?" ”

"Hey, hey, hey......"

Wei Ying waved his right hand, and the palm that was empty one moment was one more dagger the next moment.

Bai Ling was stunned for the second time.

Wei Ying handed the short knife to Bai Ling, Bai Ling took it with both hands, and her index finger gently brushed the end of the handle, where a small "Wei" was carved.

It was the short knife that Fourteen had given her a few years ago — the same murder weapon she had used to stab the Emperor last month.

Bai Ling was really surprised, and quickly lowered his eyes and chuckled.

- As a murder weapon, this dagger will certainly be regarded as important evidence and kept in the palace properly.

"This kind of thing...... Can Master Wei steal it too? ”

"How is it 'stealing'?" Wei Ying frowned quite dissatisfiedly, "I gave this knife to Fourteen back then, and Fourteen gave it to you, and now I take it back, and it will be returned to its original owner." ”

“…… What about the third? Bai Ling asked, looking up.

"Originally, there were only these two things, and the third thing came by accident," Wei Ying pulled from his sleeve, "a gadget to make up the numbers......

Bai Ling was about to tease, but Wei Ying had already taken out the things in his sleeve.

For the third time, Bai Ling was stunned.

Wei Ying in front of him was holding a thin rope in his hand, and at the end of the thin rope, a dark green purse hung in the wind, swaying with the wind.

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