Duan Jiu followed Ling'er to the mountain road behind the bamboo forest of Yuhua Pavilion and walked up for about half an hour, when he suddenly smelled bursts of floral fragrance, which was pleasant.

Ling'er took a deep breath, looked up at Duan Jiu and said with a smile: "Well, it's really fragrant, brother, do you smell it? ”

With that, Ling'er couldn't wait to let go of the hand holding Duan Jiu and ran towards the corner of the mountain road, Duan Jiu and Heavenly Maiden Xi followed closely behind.

A large sea of flowers is at the corner of the forest, colorful and beautiful. A slight breeze blows, the intoxicating fragrance of flowers rushes to the face, the sea of flowers rustles, and countless bees and butterflies dance in the wind, the scene is beautiful and romantic.

"How could there be such a large sea of flowers?" Duan Jiu couldn't help but ask in amazement.

Heavenly Maiden Xi smiled: "Maybe this is the most wonderful place in nature. ”

Duan Jiuhui smiled and said, "Hmm." ”

Ling'er was already half of herself in the sea of flowers, and beckoned among the flowers: "Brother, come on, pick a few beautiful flowers for Ling'er." ”

Duan Jiu slowly stepped into the sea of flowers, there was not a path in the sea of flowers, but when he stepped over, he would not break the flowers, because the roots of the flowers were the width of a foot between each plant. The distance between flowers is so precise and so precise that it is clearly not something that nature can generate.

Heavenly Maiden Xi stroked the petals with her hand, and said with a smile: "Duan Gongzi, this place is really beautiful." Do you men like flowers, too?"

Duan Jiu does not represent all men, but in his heart, at least he feels that flowers are indeed beautiful, although he can't talk about liking them, but he can also understand why others love them.

Duan Jiu smiled and said, "Maybe." ”

Heavenly Maiden Xi turned her face to Duan Jiu, looked at him and blinked, as if she had seen flowers that she hadn't seen before, and said with a smile: "Maybe, Duan Gongzi can't always give a clear answer when he speaks." ”

Duan Jiu did not speak. He knew she was talking about the affectionate "Do you like me" she had asked herself affectionately last night, and he didn't answer.

Of course, women never speak simply because of one thing. Duan Jiu will not understand this for the time being.

"Why are you walking so slowly, come here. Ling'er was already holding two purple flowers in her hands, squatting among the flowers, looking up at Duan Jiu and urging.

Duan Jiuying said: "Brother doesn't know how to choose flowers, Ling'er has chosen, brother will make it up for you." ”

Tiannu Xi suddenly and symbolically covered her mouth and chuckled, "What's the matter? Duan Gongzi likes to chat with me?"

"Huh?" Duan Jiuyi was stunned.

That's right, according to the convention, shouldn't he be hoping that Ling'er would call him over, so that he could have a plan to get out? How could he refuse Ling'er's request now and choose to walk among the flowers with Tiannu Xi?

Seeing Duan Jiu's honest and confused appearance, Heavenly Maiden Xi couldn't help but laugh and said, "Duan Gongzi is really cute. ”

The first time Duan Jiu heard someone describe himself with such an ambiguous word as cute, his face turned red unconsciously, his eyes wandered, and he was at a loss.

Heavenly Maiden Xi turned her face away from the sea of flowers, she slowly walked to the "shore" of this sea of flowers, and said, "Duan Gongzi, look, you can see the entire Yujie City here." ”

Duan Jiu walked slowly with her, and sure enough, the entire Yujie City gradually appeared in front of him, this sea of flowers was on the mountainside, high and down, quite a "glance at the mountains" meaning.

Heavenly Maiden Xi looked at the vast and prosperous city, and said in a sentimental tone, "Where is Duan Gongzi going to go after his injury?"

The Moon Tower in Yujie City is the most eye-catching, more than three or four times higher than many house tiles, such a seemingly mysterious high-rise building, it is really a desirable place.

Is Duan Jiu going to the Moon Tower? No, Duan Jiu knows that he doesn't have the need to go to the Moon Tower.

So where is he going?

Duan Jiu chuckled and said, "Maybe it will be Tiandu City." ”

A gust of wind blew gently, blowing away the hair of the Heavenly Maiden, and she raised her head slightly, her well-defined face bathed in the sun.

"Duan Gongzi. Tiannu Xi suddenly called affectionately and softly, this voice was like a pair of lovers who had been reunited for a long time calling each other's long-cherished lovers, so seductive, as if they could turn people's hearts into people.

Duan Jiu seemed to be flattered, and instinctively responded, "Hmm." ”

Celestial Maiden Xi continued, "Can you take me with you?"

Duan Jiu was caught off guard by this question, he was stunned, he didn't know whether to refuse or accept. He was accustomed to lonely wandering, and he had no reason to accept a woman on an adventure with him. But what about rejection? A weak woman asks, in an almost pleading tone, whether rejection seems too rude?

Heavenly Maiden Xi's hand suddenly and slowly stretched out to Duan Jiu's hand, she held him, and Duan Jiu instantly felt as if he had been struck by a thunderbolt from a sunny sky, and he was stunned.

Heavenly Maiden Xi lowered her head and said softly: "Yuhua Pavilion will not be willing to take me in all the time, I have nowhere else to go." ”

After that, she looked up at Duan Jiu again and begged, "Duan Gongzi, can you bear to let me wander alone?"

Duan Jiu didn't say anything, he was in a dilemma, he was uneasy, he felt more sincere and frightened at the moment than last night, and he was even more uneasy.

If it was an ordinary man, he should have agreed categorically to such a coquettish and tender request from a woman. What exactly is Duan Jiu hesitating about?

Duan Jiu didn't know, his heart was very chaotic. There had never been such a mess, he had always been sober and rational, but now, he couldn't make a decisive decision.

This feeling made Duan Jiu shocked and frightened.

"Ahh......h

It was Ling'er's voice! Duan Jiu's mind suddenly flashed a frightened voice, his consciousness was suddenly pulled back, he hurriedly turned his head, and saw that Ling'er was running towards him in a panic.

Duan Jiu hurriedly ran towards Ling'er, he broke free from the hand of Tiannu Xi, he didn't know that a man was silent, and immediately broke away from the hand that a woman took the initiative to take, no matter what the reason, in fact, in the eyes of the woman, it was already a refusal.

Heavenly Maiden Xi's face was disappointed, but she still instinctively followed Duan Jiu and walked towards Ling'er.

Duan Jiu squatted down to comfort Ling'er and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Ling'er was out of breath, pointed in the direction she was running from, and said, "There, there is...... There is a ...... Person. ”

Duan Jiu hurriedly stood up, he thought it was an enemy, stood in front of Ling'er, and said, "Ling'er, don't be afraid. ”

Ling'er nodded and said, "Brother, what ...... Then you...... Just go...... See...... Take a look at him. ”

Only then did Duan Jiu understand that Ling'er had seen a lying person, maybe unconscious, maybe dead.

Duan Jiu didn't want Ling'er to see the deceased again, so he said, "Then Ling'er, you're waiting for your brother, brother will go over and take a look." ”

After that, he ran in the direction pointed by Ling'er. Sure enough, a middle-aged man was found under the flowers, he was dressed in black, his face was pale, and his chest was stained with blood, but it was not obvious because black was heavier than red.

Duan Jiu touched the person's pulse, there was no longer any beating, but the body temperature was not completely lost, it should have been dead not long ago. Then he untied the man's clothes, and on his bare chest was a black branch stuck in his heart, which must have been his mortal wound.

But one thing is very strange, that is, in addition to the wooden branch inserted in his heart, there is also a palm print.

Didn't someone else slap a wooden branch into his heart with his palm?

Apparently not.

Although there are thousands of palm prints in the world, the palm prints are similar. However, some palm prints are different and can be recognized at a glance. This is the case with the palm print in front of me, although the blood stains the chest red, but the palm print that has not been stained with blood can still be seen at the end of the fingers.

That's the color of fire.

"Red Flame Palm. ”

Heavenly Maiden Xi slowly walked to Duan Jiu's side and said, "I recognize this dress, he is the one who went to assassinate Kong that day." ”

Really.

Duan Jiu knew that this Red Flame Heart Palm was a combination of fire control and martial arts, and he needed to suck a wisp of fire into the palm of his hand, and when he hit the palm of his hand, it would quickly and forcefully hit the flame into the person's heart. At worst, it can blow people's hearts apart and kill them on the spot, or at worst, they will burn their hearts with flames, and the victims will be unable to sit still, be irritable, and find it difficult to control themselves. And this vicious Red Flame Tongxin Palm is the lore of the Confucian elders of the Yanshang Palace.

Obviously, when this person went to attack the Kong system, he didn't expect that when the Kong system was on the verge of death, he would be able to give him a blow. But after all, Kong was seriously injured, and he was unable to use the true strength of the Red Flame Palm, and this trick eaten by this person was at most one percent of the strength of the Red Flame Palm.

But this success was enough to make him miserable, and after escaping from Yuhua Pavilion, a large amount of exercise made his heart beat faster, thus accelerating the fire poison attack on his heart. As it became more and more difficult for him to breathe, he wanted to use this sea of flowers as a cover, hiding here and forcing out the fire poison in his heart.

Unexpectedly, he was still killed.

Duan Jiu carefully inspected the surroundings, as if looking for something missing, the Heavenly Maiden Xi was puzzled and asked, "What is Duan Gongzi looking for?"

Duan Jiu replied, "White mask." ”

Heavenly Maiden Xi suddenly realized that she saw this person wearing a white mask that day, but now the lying corpse was visible. She told Duan Jiu this point, and she didn't even find anything abnormal in it.

Celestial Maiden Xi asked, "Is this important?"

Duan Jiu stood up and explained, "If the mask is lost, then the person who killed this person may be the person from Mochizuki Tower, because they know that this person is impersonating. I deliberately removed the mask because I didn't want the person who found the body to think I was dead. ”

Heavenly Maiden Xi was thoughtful, the people of Mochizuki Tower killed their own people?

Duan Jiu was sure that there were no white masks around, and sighed, thinking that the person in the Moon Tower had thought carefully. He glanced at the corpse again, wondering why this man was here.

As he pondered, his sensitive ears heard the footsteps and voices of others. Duan Jiu instinctively grabbed Heavenly Maiden Xi, and immediately ran to Ling'er's side, saying, "Get down." Don't speak. ”

Heavenly Maiden Xi prostrate on the ground, looking at her hand being held tightly by Duan Jiu, only to be thrown out of the Nine Clouds in an instant because of the loss of being broken away by Duan Jiu, and replaced by stealing joy.

Duan Jiu noticed Heavenly Maiden Xi's expression and hurriedly let go of his hand.

At this time, the footsteps and voices of the two people were clearly visible.