As soon as the morning dawned, Xu Guangguang and I followed the route discussed in the evening, entered the West City of Dijing, ate Li Ji xiaolongbao, drank Liufang tofu flowers, and went to tell three stories to the storyteller of the Yulou Storytelling Museum.

As the name suggests, the bookstore is a bookstore specializing in exam-taking textbooks, and the bookstore owner has written the "Three-Year Palace Examination Five-Year Simulation" which is deeply loved by candidates from various prefectures who come to the imperial capital to participate in the palace examination, and every time the book is printed, it will be out of stock within three days.

Although the storefront of this bookstore is not large, it covers a very large area, because across the façade is a large area of printing workshops - Cheng Yu hides here.

The owner of the bookstore is named Chen Lanting, who was once a soldier under me, and was injured in his right leg when he fought with me ten years ago.

After a few words of greeting, I passed through the bookstore and entered the printing workshop, the early morning sunlight was sparse and gentle, the fish fry under the lotus leaves in the pond heard the footsteps and fled, and the huge courtyard was full of the fragrance of paper and ink.

The craftsmen here are all Boss Chen's henchmen, and when they see us coming in, they are still not in a hurry and do not wait and see, they are busy with the things at hand, coming and going, although these people are no different from ordinary people, but under a closer look, they will find that everyone's footsteps are light and agile, and they can't reach this level without ten or eight years of martial arts practice.

Beyond the bustling scene, my gaze stopped at the girl I didn't even dare to think about.

She sat in a wheelchair, wearing a gray-blue cloak, holding a book in her left hand, and a porcelain bowl in her arms in her right arm, a few fat and lazy orange cats nestled at her feet without moving an inch, the light sunlight cast a golden shadow on the silhouette of her face, and a few strands of her hair hanging casually behind her ears hung down, passing by her jade-white neck, and falling into the warm cloak.

This king can't help but look stupid.

After a while, I heard Xu Guangguang whispering: "Half a year ago, these cats were still very thin......

I understood what he meant, time is a pig farm.

But why is my Ah Yu getting thinner and thinner.

She finally spotted us, and turned to look at us in a daze, and the sunlight jumped behind her with this movement, scattering into a bright circle of light and shadow.

Three years turn into a moment, and three years go through in a flash.

She really reacted for a long time before she was sure that it was us, and then waved her hand to me with a happy face, and when she spoke, her voice was sweet and pleasant, just like three years ago: "Brother Weiqi! ”

This king is really not good, just this sound, his face is hot and hot, like a pot of hot tea poured from the root of his ear, all the way to the corner of his lips.

He whispered to the two beside him: "Boss Chen can take this king's deputy general to the printing workshop to take a walk around and learn how books are printed." ”

The two of them coughed a few times, and then escaped in three steps and two steps, which was very interesting.

I walked up to Cheng Yu and half-knelt in front of her, the cat at my feet wearily gnawing at my robe as if to drive me away.

Raised his hand and gently pinched the thin and pale face: "Ah Yu." ”

She brought her forehead close to my shoulder, nestled there and smiled briskly, and said, "Three years, one month and six days, you are finally here." ”

I lifted my hand and stroked her hair, and suddenly I felt that the clear anxiety and the long waiting for three years had all come to naught, shattering in the depths of my heart, stirring up a sour and astringent throbbing.

But she was very smart and clever, buried a little face in my shoulder socket, chuckled, and said in a sly voice: "Let me guess why you came......"

Raised his head and looked at me seriously, his eyes looked extraordinarily bright and energetic against the pale skin, "Well, you, it shouldn't be for a solution to lovesickness, I guess...... You're in trouble that you can't get through, and you'll have to come to me to solve it...... But I should have nothing to do with you. ”

I squatted in front of her, looked up at her slightly, and smiled, "Let's not talk about this yet." ”

She suddenly thought of something, and her eyelashes fluttered a few times, "Do you have something to ask me for?" But what is it, I don't have any treasures, uh-uh-uh-and......-uh-

"Ah Yu, don't think about it yet, I'll tell you when I leave." I brushed a few strands of hair from her sideburns.

But when the hair was touched, the fingers stiffened uncontrollably. The hair is fine and soft, completely different from the touch in a dream.

I don't know why I thought of that girl in front of Cheng Yu, but the familiar and unfamiliar scene appeared on the spirit platform—I hooked a bunch from the girl's scattered hair and played with it around my fingertips, and the words I said were bastardly ridiculous, and her voice was like a blunt knife slashing through my throat.

"Are you overjoyed to hear that so many men are coming?"

"Uncle Shi, don't."

The word uncle, like a thunderclap on the ground, made me have the illusion of instantaneous tinnitus.

Seeing that I didn't answer for a long time, Ah Yu raised his hand and touched my forehead, and his voice became nervous: "Is something big happening?" ”

When I came back to my senses, I actually thought of Qin Buxian, her expression was serious and her voice was indifferent—"Your Highness only has twelve hours. After this time, don't say that it's been three days, and the Dongli girl won't be alive for a second. ”

So I shook Ah Yu's hand and told the truth: "I did encounter something, Ah Yu...... I need a bowl of blood from you. ”

She was really shocked for a moment in front of her, and then asked me in confusion: "Why do you need my blood?" ”

I felt distressed, and clenched the thin fingers in my palm and put them to my lips, "There is a person in the court who I must fight for from my own camp, and she said that she needs a bowl of blood from herself, me, and yours to save a girl next to the emperor before she is willing to obey my orders." ”

Ah Yu, if I would rather my own blood drain than take you, but Qin Buxian is also determined to ask you for a bowl of blood.

Her expression was much calmer, as if she was thinking about something.

"Ah Yu."

She smiled: "Since you and the adult are with me, I will also take a bowl." Raised his arm and leaned over slightly to wrap his arms around my neck, "Don't let Xu Guangguang do it, he's not light or heavy, I want you to come." ”