On this day, Lu Zhaoling got up early in the morning and was practicing his sword diligently, when he unexpectedly saw Shen Lingyan, who had always been too lazy to get up, appear in the courtyard and walk towards her with a smile.

"Beloved, I want you to do me a favor today." Shen Lingyan smiled sheepishly.

In the past, when he calculated that he had any wealth, he would directly give a time and place, and asked Lu Zhaoling to squat by himself, but today, it is obviously a little strange.

"What's the matter?" Lu Zhaoling asked suspiciously.

"I want you to help find someone."

The more Shen Lingyan smiled, the more Lu Zhaoling felt that this old man had bad intentions.

"Who? Where to look? ”

"This person just escaped from Jinzhou not far away, on the outskirts of the city."

"Run? Is anyone arresting him? Lu Zhaoling asked.

"Yes, the prefect of Jinzhou wants to arrest this person."

"Why did you arrest him?" Lu Zhaoling asked strangely.

She always felt that Shen Lingyan was talking in a hurry today, as if there was something hidden.

"What do you do when you ask so much." Sure enough, Shen Lingyan refused to say more.

"Hmm......" Lu Zhaoling thought thoughtfully, "When did you do something for the government?" Received money from the prefect of Jinzhou? ”

"Tsk, what kind of person am I in your master? You are insulting me Shen Banxian. Shen Lingyan made a very personable appearance.

Lu Zhaoling glanced at him amusedly: "Okay, I won't ask more." Is this person male or female, and what are the characteristics? ”

"It's a man, he should be older than you, and his skills are acceptable. Don't ask, you'll know so much. Shen Lingyan spread his hands.

"You always know what it's called, right?"

"That's all you know." Shen Lingyan said confidently.

"Huh? Then how do I know if I have found the right person, you are embarrassing me Lu Daxia. Lu Zhaoling said that there was an airway.

"If you want to go, you will go. Now that the world outside is so chaotic, how can any normal person sneakily stay in the woods on the outskirts of the city? If you find one, you'll be sure. Shen Lingyan seemed to finish speaking confidently, turned his head and slipped away.

"Huh!" Lu Zhaoling wanted to say something more, but Shen Lingyan had already disappeared.

This is also too weird, how can you find someone without a head or a brain?

Lu Zhaoling sighed helplessly, packed his bags, took his scimitar and soft sword, and went out of the city.

There is a large forest outside the city of Jinzhou, except for the north, there is a city gate in the east, west and south directions, and the official road is built outward. The east and west sides each lead to another nearby town, and to the south there is a monastery, which is the same road where Lin Xiu was met.

Lu Zhaoling thought about it, there was a hill not far to the west, which seemed to be easy to hide, so he decided to look west first.

She rode out of the West City Gate, and the person she wanted to find would not swagger on the official road, so she went directly into the woods, shuttling back and forth for a while, and there was no half of a figure.

After looking for a long time, seeing that the hill was in front of him, Lu Zhaoling simply went straight to the mountain.

This mountain is not high, and the area is not too large, Lu Zhaoling Tsai searched carefully, and every cave was found, and he was sure that there was no other living creature on this mountain except for herself and the beast.

I searched the western neighborhood without a clue, but found nothing, but it was almost dark.

Lu Zhaoling was a little frustrated.

At this time, she felt that Shen Lingyan's words were reasonable, there was no one in the woods on the outskirts of Jinzhou City, and she really didn't worry much about finding the wrong person.

It is said that it has just escaped from Jinzhou not far away, and it should be useless to continue westward. Why don't you go east before it gets dark?

Lu Zhaoling hesitated for a moment, and didn't want to waste a day without any gain, so he turned over and rode east through the city.

By the time she got out of the East Gate, it was already dark.

Since you're here, let's look around first.

Except for an official road outside the city in the east, there is only a flat wood. When it was dark, Lu Zhaoling didn't ride a horse anymore. She led the horse in one hand, took out the improvised torch she had brought with her with the other, lit it, and carefully entered the forest.

At the beginning of night, the woods were pitch black, and Lu Zhaoling occasionally stepped on a dead branch, and the "click" breaking sound was particularly loud in the quiet forest.

Lu Zhaoling is still holding a torch in his hand, so it is easy to be discovered by the person who is looking for it, so it is alert to escape early.

Why don't you stop there for today?

Lu Zhaoling thought hesitantly in his heart.

Just as she was about to give up, a voice suddenly came from above her head: "Hey." ”

Lu Zhaoling was startled, looked up, and saw a person sitting on the branch above his head.

"It's getting dark, what are you doing in this woods from a girl's house?" The man jumped down from the branch and asked Lu Zhaoling.

It's a man, and his voice is very clear, but he can't see his face clearly from a distance.

Could it be that he is the person Shen Lingyan wants me to find? Said that he had escaped from the city...... This place is too close to the city gates.

Lu Zhaoling looked at the person in front of him suspiciously.

"Why don't you speak?" Seeing that Lu Zhaoling was silent, the man took a step forward and stood in the place where the firelight could illuminate, "Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person." ”

The man stood closer at this time, and could clearly see that his eyebrows and eyes were straight, and his nose and lips were high, and he looked like a stranger.

"I've got something dropped here, come and look for it. What are you doing sitting alone in a tree again? Lu Zhaoling lied and asked the young man in front of him.

"Heh, why are you lying? I've been in the woods all day today and haven't seen you at all, when did you lose something here? "Who knew it and it was seen through.

Lu Zhaoling pursed his lips.

The man was deceived by Lu Zhaoling, but he was not annoyed, and took the initiative to speak: "You don't want to say it, and I don't embarrass you." But I advise you to go back early, the city gate will be closed later, and you are a girl's house, and it is not good to spend the night in this wilderness and forest. ”

After saying this, he didn't plan to pay attention to the strange girl in front of him anymore, and turned around to leave.

"Eh, wait a minute." Lu Zhaoling hurriedly spoke up to stop him.

"What's the matter?" The man looked back.

"...... you" Lu Zhaoling was in a hurry, and he didn't know what to say, so he asked thoughtlessly, "How old are you?" ”

The man obviously didn't expect Lu Zhaoling to ask him like this, he was stunned for a moment, then remembered something, and showed an expression of sudden realization: "You...... You can't come to get me, right? ”

It seems to be him.

Lu Zhaoling let go of the reins in his hand, quickly pulled out the scimitar at his waist, and attacked forward.

The man also reacted quickly, quickly dodged a blow, and unceremoniously fired back at Lu Zhaoling.

"I didn't expect to send a little girl to arrest me, it's really cunning!" He grumbled as he clapped his hands.

"What little girl, I don't think you're too old." Lu Zhaoling was still holding the torch in one hand, careful not to fall to the ground, and waved the scimitar in the other hand to return the favor.

The horse was frightened, neighed, and fled into the distance in a panic.

"You think clearly, it's too late to leave now, otherwise, I'm ruthless, if you lose in my hands later, no one can save you in this kind of place in the middle of the night." The man's hands did not stop, and he persuaded Lu Zhaoling to surrender.

"There are so many words, I don't know if the real skills are enough." Lu Zhaoling sneered disdainfully.