The night was cold underwater, Duan Changge endured the pain and closed his eyes slightly, but he could always feel that there was a resentful gaze staring at him fiercely in the dark, it was a look that was going to kill him, he moved his body slightly, but Bai Hanyan's hands hugged him from his waist.

"Changge, are you uncomfortable with your wound?"

Duan Changge listened to the soft tone of the woman in his arms, only to feel that his heart that had been cold for a year instantly melted, he sighed softly, and his heart was indeed silently sneering and laughing at himself, what a sad thing, even if this woman betrayed him, designed him, and used him, he still loved her, and he couldn't extricate himself.

"I'm fine."

Duan Changge stretched out his hand to hug her and comforted her, raising his eyes to look around in the darkness, the underground river was still surging up, the water was strong and fierce, he thought, the stone they were living on would also be submerged by the water in the near future.

Duan Changge tried to climb to the stone wall on the side, but he reached out and grabbed it a few times, but he slipped down due to the slippery moss.

His physical strength was rapidly depleting, his wound was eroded by the cold, and Duan Changge didn't know how long he could hold on. But he knew very well in his heart that he must not give up at this time, not only for his own life, but also for the woman in his arms, Bai Hanyan's life and death were also tied to him.

"Changge, I'm not afraid of death, if I have the chance...... Run for your life. ”

Bai Hanyan smiled lightly, her eyebrows and eyes were full of joy, and even her eyes were extraordinarily charming, like autumn water, Duan Changge looked down at her, and couldn't take her eyes off for a while.

Bai Hanyan fell weakly into Duan Changge's arms, choking and coughing, and blood began to overflow from his lips.

She carefully wiped it off with her sleeve, she knew in her heart that before falling into the water, the slippery living creature on her body, she could not feel it now, the throbbing pain in her chest and abdomen was stronger than the wave, she knew that this must not be a good thing.

Duan Changge's body froze, panting heavily, as if suppressing the surging emotions in his heart, and after a long time, he said loudly: "I won't escape, I'll accompany you here, even if I escape, I'm afraid the Qiluo clan will change the sky." ”

At dusk, before the unitary time, the sky was still bright, the last rays of the remnant sun were spread on the top of the imperial city, the wild geese in the forest were low, the stars and moon in the east were hidden, the colorful glow was blue by the black clouds, Qiao Chu's dark robe seemed to be getting darker and darker, and what was even darker was his eyebrows and eyes.

In the past, he lived in calculations, and there was still a trace of popularity, but now, even the last bit of fresh air has disappeared without a trace with Bai Hanyan's death.

He stood under the arch of the cloister with his hands in his hands, squinting slightly, looking at the distance not far ahead, slightly distracted, as long as he turned this corner, it was the dormitory of the ninth grandmother.

Qiao Chu's eyes gradually narrowed, a slight smile on the corner of his lips, with a slight chill, he still remembered his mother's dying words, she said: "Chu'er, no matter what, you have to find him, take him and escape far away, I have used it as a chess piece in my life, and I live a sad life, I don't want you to become a chess piece in the hands of others." ”

Qiao Chu's memory was in a trance for a moment, the memory of the age of five was deeply in his bones, it was the last words his mother said to him in this life, he remembered all his life, if he didn't want to be someone else's pawn, then he would be the one who played chess.

The lanterns on the eaves of the porch had already been lit, and the dim light under the tilt was still indistinct in the twilight, making everything in front of him look at the shadows.

Qiao Chu put down her thoughts, raised her legs and walked to the corner, Fang took a step, and a woman turned around the corner, and saw Qiao Chu facing her, a pair of eyes behind the veil, slightly stunned, and then she lowered her eyes, shook her head sadly, and said: "Chu'er, you are too anxious, your mother is still catching up with your aunt at the moment." ”

Qiao Chu frowned slightly when he heard this, his eyes skimmed over the corner to reveal half of the dormitory, and said in a deep voice: "It's been a day, and it's not finished yet?" ”

"Their sisters haven't seen each other for many years, so they have a lot to say, so it's better not to bother, and since my mother promised my sister, she will definitely keep her promise." Sui Han stretched out his hand towards Qiao Chu and pulled his sleeve, Qiao Chu's displeased eyes, but he didn't refuse, let Sui Han pull him to a pavilion in the middle of the imperial city, and when Sui Han stopped walking, Qiao Chu shook off his sleeves, broke away from her pull, looked at her staggered, skipped the leaky pot water clock on the side, and his voice was very soft and faint: "Auntie, my mother's body is still in the cellar?" ”

Sui Han lifted his skirt and bent down to sit shallow under the gazebo, his eyes fell on the water droplets pouring down the water clock, a little stunned, but he couldn't stay for time, but he saw the deep eyes like the stars of Sui Han, with hidden tears, but the focus of the eyes was elsewhere, and half of the peach-like lips with a barely visible smile, so beautiful and sad: "Yes, my sister is still sleeping there, and not leaving the Qiluo clan is her last obsession, and it is also her destination." ”

Qiao Chu's eyes also fell on the passing time, in the blink of an eye, it seemed that he could still see the soft hand stretched out to him by his mother, with a faint fragrance of plum blossoms, which was probably the most nostalgic taste in his life, recently he always remembered when he was a child, he always had a lot of questions to ask, his mother was always very patient, Qiao Chu's heart throbbed: "I know, when this matter is over, I want to worship her." ”

The sky was dark, and there was only a distant and thin wind around him, Qiao Chu stared at the sky in silence, no matter how he asked again, but no one in the world could tell him the answer.

Sui Han nodded at him, stood up and patted the dust on his body weakly, with a sad expression: "My sister is too infatuated in this life, and if she falls in love with someone who doesn't love her, she is destined to have no good results in this life. ”

Qiao Chu frowned slightly when he heard her words, and a gleam crossed his mind, he remembered that the golden silkworm Gu poison that the master had been raising with blood, this time he came to the Qiluo clan, and the master also brought it, I don't know who the master will use it against with such a powerful poison?

"Chu'er, what are you thinking?" Sui Han tilted his head and looked at Qiao Chu's somewhat stunned eyes, and couldn't help but ask him, Qiao Chu was called back to his senses by her, he really lowered his eyebrows, did not answer her words, his eyes slid across the night outside the pavilion, and said lightly: "Auntie, it's getting late, you should also be busy, presumably at this moment, their sisters should also finish talking about the past, I will go to find her." ”

After saying that, he raised his legs and wanted to go out, but Sui Han quickly opened his mouth to call him: "Chu'er, you ...... Are you still blaming her? ”

Qiao Chu's body was stunned, he stopped his steps, half of his body was hidden in the dark night, he turned his head slightly to look at Sui Han behind him, and sneered: "What do you say, our family has come to this point, and the family is almost ruined, do you think I should blame her?" ”

Sui Han sighed, his expression was melancholy, and his expression was regretful: "Mother, she also has her hardships, she is careful about the lives of thousands of people in the Qiluo tribe, after all, what mother in this world is willing to push her daughter into the fire pit with her own hands?" Chu'er, don't blame her, after all, it's not her who is to blame. ”

Qiao Chu sneered: "So, she just needs to keep her promise." ”

Sui Han sighed lowly, looked at the leaky pot water clock on the side, and changed the topic without a trace: "Time flies so fast, it's time to go, it's time for me to go to the kitchen to prepare my mother's red bean cake, you have the same taste as her, you and she love to eat when you are young, and you should have used it at noon, but unfortunately my aunt is allergic to red bean cake and can't eat it, so I have to warm it and leave it for use at night." ”

Sui Han kept chattering, it seemed to awaken Qiao Chu's inner memory before he was five years old, and seeing his cold expression, he shook his head and turned to leave.

The night was sinking badly, the courtyard not far away was brightly lit, Qiao Chu always felt that something seemed wrong, turned his head to look at the water clock, the water droplets were still dripping and leaking, as if there was nothing unusual, he threw off his sleeves irritably, raised his legs and walked towards the ninth grandmother's dormitory.

Before he walked into the corner, his ears moved slightly, and his footsteps stopped, and with the light footsteps of Da Da gradually walking, Qiao Chu saw the cold and treacherous face of the eighth lady, slowly emerging from the corner, she raised her eyes to see Qiao Chu, her eyes turned to a disgust, but let Qiao Chu see an unknown emotion that could not be hidden in her eyes.

The Eighth Lady has always disliked Qiao Chu, and he has always known it, so at this moment he retreated to the side of the corridor and waited for the Eighth Lady to go first.

The eighth lady's steps were a little staggering like an old man, not as dexterous as last night, Qiao couldn't help but look at her deeply when he saw this strange look, this glance really angered the eighth lady, the old man was angry, and shouted: "What do you see? Seeing the blood spray I was scolded by my sister, you are very happy in your heart? ”

Qiao Chu saw her suddenly resentful face, that pair of tight eyes, strong anger and hatred only made her look more terrifying, Qiao Chu smiled contemptuously, and had little patience, at this moment, Mrs. Eight blocked his way with her body at the corner, Qiao Chu's heart was also blocked, and she stared at her and said coldly: "Eighth Madam, I, Qiao Chu, don't have such a good temperament, since your words and I have been clarified, I will tell you today that you owe my mother, sooner or later I will have to get it back one by one." ”

The eighth lady's face changed, her eyes were slightly deep, saying that she stood in place and refused to take a step, but blindly blocked his way with her rickety body, Qiao Chu squinted, and the wind and snow in her eyes gradually accumulated, but the eighth lady raised her head defiantly and sneered: "You'd better do it now, otherwise you won't have a chance in the future." ”

Qiao Chu didn't feel that there was anything wrong with her words at the moment, let alone think deeply about the deep meaning of her words, and felt more and more annoyed in his heart, and knew that now was not the time to move her, so he snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.

The eighth lady stood in place, looking at Qiao Chu's back gradually hidden in the night, and after looking at it for a long time, her eyes were a little sloppy, as if she remembered something that made her miss the past, and even her expression was no longer treacherous, but had a faint gentleness.

When the night was a little deeper, a woman's scream suddenly sounded in the quiet imperial city, followed by the sound of tea bowls falling to the ground and smashing, and then, the cold and frightened, and the sad cry came one after another: "Mother, mother, what is going on...... Who hurt you? Who is the killer! ”