Time flies, and it's too fast to catch.

In the blink of an eye, it is the Chinese New Year's Eve of the 24th of the lunar month, not only is Lanling City full of lights and fireworks, but even Xie Mansion has hung many red lanterns, and the corners of the eaves are also hung with colorful balls made of red flannel, looking at the festive colors of the New Year everywhere, people can't help but cheer up to welcome the upcoming New Year, waiting to reunite with their families and celebrate the festival.

Xie Qingning looked up at the sky, the fluffy full moon was hidden behind the layers of clouds on the horizon, only a faint moonlight was revealed to cover the earth, although the sky was not snowing, the yin wind did not stop whistling, and it seemed that it was about to snow again.

She tightened her cloak, and was about to step out of the yard when the black cat that suddenly crashed into her arms rushed back three steps backwards, and almost fell to the ground.

"What are you doing?" Xie Qingning, who had to reach out to hug it, looked slightly confused and asked unhappily.

"For some reason, my eyelids keep jumping, and I always feel that you will be in danger when you go out this time, so it is better to follow you." The black cat poked its head out of her arms and said in a low voice.

Xie Qingning was stunned, looked down for a long time, and really couldn't see where the cat's eyelids were, let alone how his eyelids kept jumping, but he had to follow, it was not a big deal, even if they were "different men and women", what did it matter if he was a cat now, so he didn't say much, and quickly left the bamboo forest under the cover of night, and carefully avoided the guards and secret guards of the Xie Mansion, and gradually stayed away from Lanling City, which fell into a bustling atmosphere.

The scene outside the city is no different from what she saw in her previous life, the dense grove smells bleak in the night, and there are few pedestrians passing on the wide official road, after all, tonight is Chinese New Year's Eve, and the people in the city are either reunited with their families or strolling around the streets, and who will rush to the road, alone?

Xie Qingning inexplicably floated the sentence "The scenery is still the same, but things are not people", remembering the sadness of her being the only one living alone in the broken temple in her previous life, her heart was slightly bitter, and the emotions of anticipation slowly dissipated, leaving only a numb hurry.

The ruined temple is still there, but it seems to be more dilapidated than in the previous life, when Xie Qingning pushed open the half-hidden wooden door, he heard a loud "squeak" sound, it seemed to be overwhelmed and fell down at any time, and there was no way to guarantee even the last bit of warmth.

The black cat, who had been sleeping all the way, was awakened by the sound of "squeak", looked up at the dark and cold ruined temple, and asked in surprise, "What are you doing here?" ”

Xie Qingning didn't answer, but quickly walked through the ground full of weeds to a dark table with unknown statues of gods.

The candle flame was lit, and the scene of the broken temple gradually appeared in front of Xie Qingning's eyes, she stared blankly at the four pillars in the temple that had already been mottled with red paint, as well as the statue of Nuwa who could no longer see the face, thinking of all the things in her previous life, her heart swelled with unspeakable depression.

Although the black cat didn't understand why she was in a daze, she could feel her low mood, and asked for a long time, "Are you waiting for someone?" ”

"Yes," Xie Qingning looked at the dark sky outside the temple, put away his loneliness and walked to the corner of the wall, stretched out his feet to gather the weeds around him, and slowly sat down.

The black cat jumped from her arms to the grass, ignoring the mice scurrying around, and chose a comfortable position to continue sleeping by relying on Xie Qingning's thigh position, and soon heard a slight snoring, it was really a good sleep.

Xie Qingning ignored it, her mind was still immersed in the scene of her previous life, she still remembered that it was at this time, Xie Huazhao hurried over with Chu Yi, not only brought her a hot meal, but also brought a few delicate pastries, and gave her a set of rouge gouache, which was a gift for the New Year.

Although she didn't receive Xie Huazhao's gift today, she had a pretty good life in this life, and she didn't really need the other party's relief, and there was nothing to worry about whether she received the gift or not, she was just worried that many things had changed, and she wouldn't be able to wait for the old servant to come and give her the cultivation cheats, so she wouldn't be able to figure out the identity of the other party, let alone know who arranged this matter, which made her fate in her previous life a shocking reversal.

In the quiet waiting, Xie Qingning closed his eyes, focused his thoughts, and gradually entered an ethereal state, but he retained a trace of consciousness to pay attention to the surrounding scene, so as not to miss anything.

I don't know how long it took, she was suddenly awakened by a slight footstep, and quickly opened her eyes, through the broken temple door, a black shadow could be vaguely seen slowly approaching, she couldn't help but sit upright, looking slightly nervous.

The black shadow was not in a hurry, walked slowly, and at first glance saw the candlelight in the temple, and seemed to pause before reaching out and pushing open the wooden door.

The candle flame clearly illuminated the person's appearance, and it was really the old servant who had been sent by him in his previous life, looking at the familiar face, Xie Qingning couldn't stop tears in his eyelashes, and when he was about to get up, he saw his body shake, and he fell straight to the ground.

"Uncle!" Xie Qingning was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly jumped up and ran over.

When she turned the old servant over, she found that his face was blue, his lips were black, and it was a sign of poisoning. Why do you kill the old man? ”

"Uncle, what did you say? Who is going to kill you? Xie Qingning was stunned for a moment before he reacted and asked.

The old man was silent for a moment before slowly opening his eyes, and when he saw that it was a little girl, he spat out a long turbid breath, but he did not immediately let go of her veins, but asked in a dumb voice, "Where is this?" You...... Who are you? ”

"This is a ruined temple ten miles away from Lanling City, the old man seems to be poisoned," Xie Qingning was a little anxious and wanted to get rid of his fingers to check his pulse for him, but he buckled it tighter, and his cloudy old eyes stared at her, making her heart tense and asking, "Uncle, I know some medical skills, can you let me detoxify you first?" ”

"Detoxification?" The old man frowned, and only shook his head after a while, "You can't cure it, the poison is too fierce, and no one can solve it." ”

"Who poisoned you? I'll help you find an antidote. ”

These words amused the old man, a bleak smile appeared on his face, the fingers holding her veins slowly moved away, and he sat up strongly, half-leaning against the door frame and said, "Girl, you ...... Do you know the people of Xie Fu in Lanling City? ”

Xie Qingning's heart jumped, and he hurriedly replied, "Who does the old man want to find from the Xie family?" ”

Although what happened just now is not quite the same as in the previous life, because the old servant was not poisoned, from this time on, the trajectory of fate has returned to the original point, the same time, place and person, and the same words asked, which inevitably makes her have the illusion of being in a different world.

"Old man...... The old man is looking for a ......," the old man suddenly coughed violently, his face turned red, but the dark blue under his eyes became more and more thick, as if there were some signs of blackening.