The slight morning sun sprinkled on the treetops, and in the early morning forest, only the chirping of birds could be faintly heard. The days are gradually entering autumn, and the small courtyard woods with a little cicada singing are not very accustomed.

Lin Xiao woke up early and was sitting at the stone table in the courtyard making tea. The wrist is flipped and the clouds are flowing smoothly, the fragrant tea seems to be circulating on the fingertips, and the knuckle hands are beating between the white jade cups, and the demeanor is picturesque, elegant and manly.

Because she was born into a family, Lin Xiao always has a leisurely arrogance from the inside out, even if she raises her hand to arrange the hairpin and play with the silk, it will not look pretentious, but shows another kind of noble temperament.

When Yu Zijin walked out of the door, he saw such a picture of a beautiful man making tea, stopped and smiled slightly, leaned against the door frame softly, and couldn't help but feel the sigh of quiet years in his heart. All the clouds and waves in the city seem to be isolated from the stone wall, as long as it is here and now, it is peaceful and quiet, it is breezy and carefree. No amount of distraction in the world is as comfortable as this corner.

"Lin Xiao!" Yu Zijin called sweetly, and walked towards Lin Xiao with a smile.

But the wheel of time is still running, and the Lin Mansion will not be a permanent place of peace, what Yu Zijin doesn't know is that the reason why she can be safe in this small courtyard is just that the person who is willing to protect her has been guarding her, he doesn't want her to face the darkness in the rivers and lakes, and he doesn't want her to be hurt by the open guns and hidden arrows around her.

Lin Xiao turned her head, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, and she said softly, "Morning." ”

But no one knows whether this protection is good or bad. After all, people have to grow after all.

There was a crisp sound of horses' hooves in front of Guming Temple, and the horseman whipped to stop, and then walked down from the carriage.

"Will he really come?" After all, so many changes have happened recently, and when Yu Zijin heard that the old housekeeper would come to Guming Temple at this time of the month to offer incense, he began to be a little unsure.

If the steward is from the city lord's faction, then he is likely to be besieged and killed by the deputy city lord and others when he travels alone; If not, Chen Ping would not let him go. All in all, the housekeeper's current situation is not good, and in any case, it can be regarded as hindering the forces of one side.

"Yes." Lin Xiao looked determined. No matter what his identity or purpose is, this old butler, whose behavior is becoming more and more elusive, will definitely appear here today. There is no other reason, just because Chen Ping's appearance last night made him understand some things, and the reason why he agreed to Chen Ping's conditions was just to confirm the conjecture in his heart.

"So where are we going now?" Yu Zijin looked at the surrounding bamboo forest and asked. In Yu Zijin's opinion, the best choice is to hide in the bamboo forest on the side, under the cover of a piece of greenery, which can not only hide everyone's traces, but also observe the whereabouts of the old housekeeper.

On the other hand, Lin Xiao didn't have so many worries, "Go to the main hall." After speaking, he hooked the corners of his lips slightly, first glanced at Ying Yan unintentionally, and then walked towards the temple with a calm face.

"Huh?" Is it so casual? Yu Zijin said in his heart. If the butler really came and bumped head-on into the main hall, wouldn't it arouse suspicion? Although Yu Zijin was puzzled in his heart, he didn't question it out loud, Lin Xiao should have his own plans, so he soon followed suit.

In fact, Lin Xiao has no special plans, but he is in the open at the moment, if he covers it up repeatedly, it will just be an extra move, just adding to the laughing stock, it is better to be frank and relaxed.

The main hall of Guming Temple is full of cigarette smoke, and the pilgrims who come and go are speechless, with a pious heart, or for family harmony, or for peace and joy, or for a smooth career, or for a marriage from heaven.

An old abbot at the signing desk stood with his eyes down, and when he saw the three people who had just walked to the main hall, he folded his hands and bowed down, his voice was faint, polite and polite, "Three donors, but they are here to ask for a signature?" ”

Asking for a signature? Yu Zijin suddenly became interested, turned his head to look at Lin Xiao, his eyes were full of expectation, "Go?" ”

"Okay." Lin Xiao smiled back and took the lead to walk forward.

The old abbot handed the sign holder to the two, and Lin Xiao and Yu Zijin each drew a signature from it. Yu Zijin couldn't wait to look through the signature, only to see that there were two lines of poetry written on it, "Open the world to make a good fate, and everything is perfect on an auspicious day; If you are happy to get this sign, the old man will be red under the moon. ”

Yu Zijin read it softly, and then said with a smile, full of interest, "Does this mean that my marriage has arrived, why didn't I find out?" After speaking, he put on a look of looking around.

Seeing Yu Zijin's appearance as if he was a rabbit, Lin Xiao couldn't help but smile dumbly and sighed softly. The abbot, who was standing aside, explained in a deep voice, "The old man of the moon pulls the line, and the donor's destined person arrives as scheduled, but it will not be long before the donor will know." ”

"Oh, okay." Yu Zijin didn't really believe in this kind of ethereal thing, but he just wanted to give it a try, and this sign didn't explain who the destined person was, and he had to find out for himself, so whoever took this sign, the abbot had prevarication, and thought it was amazing, so he was a little lacking in interest. Turning his head to look at Lin Xiao, he leaned over, "Lin Xiao, show me what you wrote on it?" ”

Lin Xiao stretched out his hand and handed it over, and slightly turned the signature to Yu Zijin's direction.

"The stars are shining, and the rivers and streams are all the way; The cow girl saw each other, and after tears, they went west and east. After reading it, Yu Zijin looked puzzled and asked Lin Xiao, "What does this mean?" I don't want to say that you love to part, bah, it's unlucky, I'm a crow's mouth. ”

The abbot put away the sign, walked in front of Lin Xiao, and bowed slightly, "The donor has a heavy responsibility, and he is the world's people, but you can't have both fish and bear's paws, life and death, all in one thought, the donor is smart, and he will definitely be able to understand what the old man said." ”

Lin Xiao's expression was slightly shocked, frowned slightly, and then smiled, lowered his eyes and hooked his lips and said, "How can everything in the world have a fixed number, if the heart is intentional, what can God do to me." ”

After speaking, the old abbot's face changed slightly, as if he glanced at Yu Zijin on the side unintentionally, and quickly retracted his gaze, did not say much, and bowed slightly.

The abbot didn't speak loudly, Yu Zijin didn't hear what the two of them said, but his attention was attracted by a dark blue figure that suddenly flashed outside the door, and immediately pulled Lin Xiao's sleeve, and the alarm bell in his heart rang out, "It's the housekeeper." ”

Lin Xiao squinted slightly, and before entering the temple, he instructed Shi Rong to hang a red incense bag on the wooden window of the third wing room in the backyard of the temple by the marriage tree as Chen Ping said. Chen Ping said that this is the unique method of transmitting news to the people of their city lord's faction, and at this time the butler appeared, he should have gone there, "Go, follow." ”

After speaking, the two put down the signature in their hands, turned their heads and walked out softly.

On the other hand, Ying Yan was not in a hurry to keep up with Lin Xiao and Yu Zijin, but looked at the old abbot with a faint expression, stepped forward, waved his hand and pulled out a stick from the stick, and raised it to his eyes to take a look. Suddenly, he hooked his lips and smiled, then put the signature back in the tube, turned to leave, and followed the two.

Boring.

Looking at the ink-colored back that was gradually walking away, the old abbot had a bad premonition in his heart, and gently picked up the signature that had just been put back by Ying Yan, his face changed drastically, and he exclaimed in a low voice, "This is ......" without a signature! Immediately raised his eyes to look at the door, but as far as the eye could see, there was no trace of the man.

"Amitabha." The old abbot quickly put away his shock, put the signature in his hand into his sleeve, but his expression was still a little dignified, his hands were folded, and he slowly closed his eyes.

When Lin Xiao and the others arrived in the backyard of the temple, it was already empty, and the incense sachet on the wooden window of the wing room was also taken off and disappeared. Just as he was about to go up to check, he heard a sound of fighting from the bamboo forest on the side.

Lin Xiao and Yu Zijin glanced at each other, and then looked at Ying Yan on the side, "Protect her." After speaking, without waiting for Yu Zijin to come back to his senses, he picked up his light skills and swept in the direction of the fight.

Seeing that Lin Xiao left her without saying anything about the situation, Yu Zijin couldn't help but feel worried and uneasy, and wanted to keep up, but was stopped by Ying Yan on the side.

"Lin Xiao is in danger, I can't ignore him here." Yu Zijin frowned slightly, and after speaking, he raised his hand and wanted to wave away Ying Yan's hand blocking the road, but found that Ying Yan in front of him was not moving, not affected at all, his left hand was still horizontal in front of his eyes, and his eyes as deep as ancient wells were staring at him.

"Get out of the way!" Yu Zijin was a little anxious, frowned slightly, glared at Ying Yan without thinking, and shouted loudly. didn't care about Ying Yan's identity and etiquette, took advantage of his slight stunnedness, seized the opportunity, and directly bypassed him and ran towards the bamboo forest.

Ying Yan, who has always been silent and expressionless, was stunned at this time, frozen in place, watching Yu Zijin run away from him. Turning to look at her back as she was fading away, she looked at it from a distance, and there seemed to be a touch of pain in her expression, but if you look closely, it is the usual indifferent look. Ying Yan silently raised his hand and grasped the saber on his waist, and then followed Yu Zijin with his skills.

In the bamboo forest, a white figure dodged left and right under the siege of ten black-clothed people, although there were many enemies, but it was not embarrassed at all, but the clothes were fluttering, like fallen leaves flying in the forest, and it was easy to play.

"Who sent you?" What Lin Xiao didn't expect was that when he first arrived in the bamboo forest, he didn't see the scene of many people fighting, and the black-clothed people around him seemed to be ready, and they attacked him without saying a word. Could it be that their goal is themselves?

The black-clothed people did not respond, relying on Lin Xiao without weapons, they shot fiercely one by one and attacked Lin Xiao.

"Lin Xiao!" Yu Zijin didn't know much about martial arts, and as soon as he arrived in the bamboo forest, he saw that the black-clothed people around Lin Xiao were all ruthless, besieging him, and the scene looked like nine deaths, and he couldn't help but shout worriedly.

On the other hand, Lin Xiao had a faint expression, but after hearing Yu Zijin's call, she frowned, why did this little girl come disobediently.