The banging sound kowtowed and said: "Yinglian feels the girl's great grace to save her life, if she can save this life, he Yinglian is willing to set up a monument for the girl's longevity, burn incense and bow every day, and pray for the girl's eternal life." "

Huai Sleeve hurriedly helped Yinglian up, sat on the edge of the bed, and said: "Since you didn't die that day, maybe you will be blessed in the future, this is the fate of you and me, since I saved you, naturally there is no reason to ignore it, you are still resting in my room tonight." "

Jian Yue made a new futon on the bed with sleeves, and moved Yinglian to the outer hugging building to rest. I didn't say anything all night, and when I got up the next morning, I still hid Yinglian in my bed tent. Go early to serve the Queen Mother Buddha Hall to chant, come back at noon, happen to meet the Jian Yue who has just come back, reply that the Gu has been negotiated, the heart of the sleeve is safe, agreed to send Yinglian out of the painting after the evening lamp.

After dinner, Huai Sleeve still said that he was unwell, and he just wanted to lie down, so he asked Jian Yue to accompany him alone, and the others were thrown back to the room to rest.

Huai Sleeve told Jian Yue to listen carefully, and found a pair of simple clothes and pants by herself, and a pair of shoes tied to the feet. Seeing Huai Sleeve's dress, Jian Yue was slightly stunned at first, and then asked quietly, "The girl knows kung fu?" "

Huai Sleeve smiled but did not speak, only nodded slightly. Seeing that it was true, Jian Yue was surprised: "No wonder, I wondered how the girl herself was a weak woman that day, how could she carry this big living person back." "

Yinglian changed into Jianyue's clothes, and couldn't help but praise when she looked at her sleeves: "The girl is so good-looking, and she is talented, if she enters the harem, she will definitely spoil the six palaces." "

Huai Sleeve smiled lightly and said: "Silly girl, where are the imperial concubines in the harem where I can live freely?" I don't want to be a concubine, competing with so many women for a man. "

As soon as these words came out, Jian Yue and Yinglian were dumbfounded, and then they were ashamed and couldn't hold back their laughter. The three of them packed up, and when they heard that the night guard outside handed over a watch, they went out of Zhihuazhai.

Huai Sleeve didn't light the lamp for fear of provoking his eyes, Jian Yue was familiar with the road and took it in front, and Huai Sleeve and Yinglian followed each other.

The breath of the night slightly wafted out a slight smell of dampness and cold, mixed with a faint coolness. The long alley stretches out like an endless endless stretch into the vast wontons, the Forbidden City seems to be covered in a huge umbrella, the dull atmosphere spreads everywhere, and occasionally a frightened crow finch flutters its wings and makes a restless cry and flies away, and soon, it returns to a desperate silence.

Jianyue tried to avoid the main road as much as possible, so as not to run into the guards who were patrolling the night.

The three of them looked very nervous, and they only cared about hurrying away, just to get to the palace as soon as possible, for fear that there would be any accidents on the way.

Fortunately, the moon has a good sense of direction, and the route is clear and clear at night, and it takes about half an hour to pass through the Imperial Garden.

The back corner door of the Imperial Garden was a moon arch, although there were two doors but they were not locked, and Jian Yue gently pushed open half of the wooden doors and walked out. Behind it was a long corridor. It's just that the scenery is very bleak, and it seems that it was once an exquisite temple, but somehow it was abandoned.

Jian Yue told Huai Sleeve to watch out for the cracks in the stone bricks that had broken under her feet, and led the way in front. There are no stone lamps for lighting here, and it seems that even the moonlight does not want to come to this bleak place, and the sleeves only feel that there is a blur in front of them, as if the eyes are covered with a layer of black silk.

Yinglian had never been here, perhaps after walking for a long time, her body was not yet weak, and her legs were a little weak, and after gradually falling, she turned around and stretched out her hand to her: "Grab my hand, don't be afraid!" "

Yinglian hurriedly groped and held the hand of Huai Sleeve tightly, the hand of Huai Sleeve was soft and warm, and Ying Lian suddenly felt a sense of appropriateness in her heart.

When his sleeve touched Yinglian's cold and wet palm, he felt a pang of distress in his heart, and he held it tightly to keep up with Jian Yue's footsteps.

The three of them went out of the corridor, and saw a bright light like phosphorus fire flashing in the distance, Yinglian was timid, and often heard that there would be ghost fires floating out of the night to ask for people's souls, and now it was overgrown with weeds, and in addition to the remote location, it was a place where unclean things gathered, and the more I thought about it, the more scared I became, and I couldn't help but hug my arms in my arms. When she gradually walked in, that light actually took the initiative to float over here, and Yinglian couldn't help but shout in fright: "Ghost, ghost fire!" "

Jian Yue and Huai Sleeve also stopped, Jian Yue's heart was also empty, but she was more calm than Yinglian, staring at the bright light, but she didn't dare to move forward, but Huai Sleeve was not afraid, patted Yinglian's arm, and said in a deep voice: "Don't be afraid, even if it is a ghost, it will not hurt us if you have no grievances with us." You two follow behind, and I'll go front. "

After speaking, he walked up to the front of Jian Yue with his sleeves and walked straight to the oncoming highlights.

Seeing that he had taken dozens of steps with the bright light, the bright light suddenly stopped, and only a soft voice was heard asking, "Is Yue'er coming?" "

At this time, Jian Yue breathed a rough sigh of relief, relaxed her tense nerves and said, "Don't be afraid, it's my cousin." As they spoke, the three of them had already approached the bright light, and saw an old eunuch hunched over and dressed in an old navy blue coarse cloth palace robe, standing tremblingly holding a linen paper lantern, the color of the clothes mixed with the ink-like night, which could be recognized from a distance.

The three of them followed the old eunuch to a vermilion lacquer gate, the vermilion lacquer gate had retreated into a deep brown red, and there were rusty water marks hanging on it, as if tears had not yet been wiped dry, and the weeds and vines in front of the door had already wrapped the stone lions on both sides, and only two huge silkworm chrysalis like round mounds could be seen there, and the steps had long been broken.

Huai Sleeve raised his face, only to see that there seemed to be a plaque on the eaves of the black hole. The handwriting on the plaque was not visible.

The old eunuch opened a small corner door on the side, let the three men in, and bolted the door from the inside.

One of the next transepts, one of which shone orange through the paper window, was supposed to be the old eunuch's living and resting quarters.

"Come in, thanks to the noble master, you don't dislike it, the slave is pickled here, and you have been wronged." The old eunuch bowed his waist and nodded very humbly and politely, let the three of them into the house, dusted off the two shiny benches that had been wiped with his sleeves, and sat down for the three of them to rest.

"After walking so far, let's rest first, girl." Jian Yue took out the handkerchief in her sleeve again, wiped the stool, and lifted it to her sleeve.

At this time, Huai Sleeve saw the old eunuch in front of him clearly by the bright yellow candlelight in the room.

The thin face, wrinkles like furrows, a smooth chin, teeth have basically been lost, and the slightly thin lips are pulled into the mouth due to the loose flesh skin.

Looks more like an old lady. His eyes were cloudy but exuded a gentle expression.