In the second half of the night, it was extremely quiet.

Chu Ye was lying on the bed, staring at the roof with his eyes open, beside him was Ye Li, who was lying in his clothes, holding the long sword in his hand, breathing shallow and even, as if he had fallen asleep.

Maple City.

Chu Ye's eyes appeared in front of the hall of the yamen that he had seen during the day, with a huge flat forehead, crowded people, neat officials, cowering servants, and finally Jia County Ling and his gray-clothed master.

I don't know why, it's obviously a character who is not worth mentioning, but I always feel that there is something strange in it.

So although the surname Jia was the victim, Sima Jin did not immediately refute his position, and at this moment Sima Jin's people were getting his orders and lurking in the county mansion.

If the assassination in the middle of the night had something to do with them, then there should be a reward, and again, there was a lot of danger.

Chu Ye raised his finger, and under the moonlight, the color of the blood drink ring was red, and the darkness flowed.

The shadow of the moon slanted to the west, and at this moment, a cry suddenly drifted into his ears.

It's Chu Shan's girl!

Chu Ye lifted the quilt and sat up, with a clear sound, Ye Li's long sword was unsheathed, and when he turned his head to look, he was already standing beside the bed in a well-dressed manner, blowing his sword and said lazily: "What's wrong?" ”

She followed her and got out of bed: "Won't you listen?" ”

Ye Li glanced at me: "The child is just having a nightmare, what is there to worry about." ”

When he said this, he was already sure that there was no enemy, but Chu Ye still put on his shoes and got up: "It's better to go and see." ”

knocked on the door of the next room, and unsurprisingly saw Chu Shan wiping tears and sobbing. Sima Jin held the little girl in one hand and coaxed tirelessly, and shook the wave drum wildly with the other.

"Kosugi is not afraid, the bad guys won't look for you." Sima Jin gently touched the girl's little head.

"Yes! Yes! Kosugi shook his head vigorously, "I saw him!" He came out from under the stones! He's going to beat me to death! ”

"Kosugi, we pressed so many stones, have you forgotten? He won't come out. ”

The little girl quieted down a little when she heard this, thought about it with tears in her eyes, and whispered, "Can I go there again to have a look, I'm so scared." ”

Sima Jin hesitated for a moment, and Chu Ye said at the right time: "Then let's go and have a look, there are a lot of us, don't worry." ”

"I'll go too! I'll go too! The bluebird rushed in and flapped its wings over the heads of several people.

So the three of them and one bird rushed to the cemetery in the back mountain on this strange night.

Standing next to the stone in the wind under the moon, I felt that the moonlight was white, the wind was terrible, and the branches of the maple trees around were like ghost shadows and magic arms, and a grand night banquet was held in the black back mountain.

"Kosugi, don't you think it's good?" Sima Jin hugged the little girl and whispered softly.

The little girl stared at a large pile of stones for a while, her eyes settled down a lot, she turned her head and leaned on Sima Jin's shoulder, and said softly, "I'm not afraid." ”

Sima Jin smiled: "Then let's go back, okay?" ”

"Okay."

Chu Ye smiled and subconsciously clenched his hands.

Chu Shan is only four years old, but he will also be exhausted by the guilt in his heart. But she ......

She once swung her sword to kill the enemy's head, and she also arranged the life of her relatives, killing directly and indirectly, her Chu Ye's hands were stained with countless blood.

She was also woken up by nightmares in the middle of the night, but she didn't know when she never felt guilt and guilt again.

Her body was a little cold, and she couldn't help coughing a few times, but before she could ease up, her eyes were dark, and her head was covered. She raised her hand and pulled two coats from her head, one red and one black.

Apparently Ye Li and Sima Jin's.

Chu Ye draped the black one on his shoulders, shook the red one to drive away the insects, and when he turned around, he saw Ye Li squinting at her unkindly, and then shook his hand and flew the sword and nailed a moth to death.

Chu Ye walked back refreshed.

With a "bang", the blue bird swept backwards, whistling over everyone's heads, and then opened its beak and dropped something.

Ye Li drew his sword, picked up the thing with the tip of the sword, looked at it, stretched out his hand to play with it for a while, hooked the corner of his lips, and threw it into Chu Ye's hand.

The tentacles were smooth and cold, and the whole body was black, Chu Ye was stunned for a moment, and his brows suddenly frowned: "Where did you come from?" ”

The bluebird flapped its wings excitedly: "In the ravine!" In the ravine! ”

"What is it?" Sima Jin in the back asked.

"A bowl." Chu Ye was thoughtful.

"Phew, what's this?" Sima Jin breathed a sigh of relief and didn't care.

"It's intact, and it's clean, and there's not a trace of dirt and grass clippings." Chu Ye said, "This is the back mountain, not the dining room." ”

Ye Li said: "Could it be those people just now?" ”

"No, it's not! No! The bluebird screamed.

"Do you know who it is?" Chu Ye raised her head, she thought it was funny when she asked this, she was actually asking a bird?

"I don't know! No one! I don't know! No one! ”

Chu Ye clenched his teeth and cursed secretly in his heart: "This dead bird." ”

"Senior brother," Chu Ye turned around, "You, Sima Jin and Xiaoshan will go back to Ruyi Tower first, and I will enter the mountain." ”

Ye Li frowned rarely: "Ah Ye, don't mess around." ”

Chu Ye smiled: "Don't worry, if it was those people just now, I'm afraid they would have already evacuated...... I just want to make sure. ”

Ye Li glanced at her: "You even believe the words of the bird?" ”

"Not necessarily, it depends on the variety."

The sky has just dawned, the east is still faintly exposed to the white of the fish's belly, the veil of dawn is gradually lifted, and in the maple forest in the back mountain, two black shadows are still shuttling around.

"This grass is lying on the ground very badly," Chu Ye squatted down with a branch, and dipped his hand in some mud from the blade of grass to show the people around him, "There are a large number of people passing by here." ”

"Hmm." Sima Jin was excited, "It's dirty, don't touch me." ”

Chu Ye snorted and stretched out his arm to pinch his face, Sima Jin turned around and avoided it leisurely.

She patted the grass clippings on her body and stood up: "You must taste the gall of the matter, and the common people can check their eyebrows." A nobleman born with a golden spoon in your mouth won't understand. ”

Sima Jin chuckled: "Really? You're ......."

His eyes flickered, the sword body popped out suddenly, and a clear roar struck Chu Ye, she didn't move, the bright light swept past her ears, and rushed into the dense forest behind her.

"Ding!" The crunch of metal handovers.

After that, Ye Luo fell, and the long sword flew back behind him, and Sima Jin flicked his sleeves and scooped it into his hand.

"Come out." He said lazily.

There was a commotion in the branches, Chu Ye turned around, and a woman in black stepped forward with a sword, it was Mingruo: "Master"

She bowed: "I returned to Ruyi Building and learned that you were in the back mountain, so I found here." ”

Chu Ye looked her up and down, there didn't seem to be anything abnormal, and he asked, "Is there a gain?" ”

Ming Ruo didn't even look at her, just stood in front of Sima Jin.

Sima Jin's face was a little bad, and he said coldly, "Didn't you hear Lord Chu asking you?" ”

"Yes and no." Ming Ruo's face turned blue, and he turned to Chu Ye very reluctantly, and replied in a hard voice, "I was ordered by my master to sneak into the county order mansion, and I came to a master halfway. This person is a little strange. ”

Chu Ye motioned for her to continue, and Ming Ruo gritted his teeth.

He came to the county government and drove straight in, without any obstruction or notification along the way, as if he was not a small person. But when he entered the inner courtyard and met Jia County's order, his tone was humble and respectful. The conversation between the two was reasonable, and there seemed to be no flaws. ”

"What did they talk about?"

"Jia County's order is full of sorrow and fear, just a few words of comfort."

Chu Ye was groaning, and Sima Jin on the side suddenly spoke: "Master knows martial arts." ”

Her eyes lit up, and she turned her head to look at Sima Jin: "How are you compared?" ”

Sima Jin seemed to be very contemptuous of such a question, and said lazily: "No." ”

For Sima Jin, the word "inferior" should already be a high evaluation, Chu Ye thought about it again, and realized.

The master may be an important person, he entered the county mansion, at first he was defenseless, went to the inner courtyard, and suddenly noticed the ambush and Mingruo, for fear of startling the snake, so he temporarily changed his words and acted in a play to hide the sky and cross the sea.

Although Ming Ruo's martial arts are not as good as Sima Jin, it seems that it is definitely not low, I am afraid that the master will be a foot higher. Coupled with the strange appearance of the mountain, this small Fenghua City really has ghosts!

At this moment, the sky is already bright, the forest is full of morning dew and early frost, the air is fresh and humid, not far away from the mountain morning glow, the early sun is rising, and the light is shining. Chu Ye couldn't enjoy the sunrise scene, and turned around and went down the mountain: "Go back to Ruyi Tower first." ”

Sima Jin let out an "um", but he was a few steps behind Chu Ye. Mingruo didn't move.

He looked at Ming Ruo coldly, this girl was raised by him, and if she didn't restrain it, she might become a disaster.

"Go back and let Minghua come over."

"Master!"

Sima Jin ordered again with an expressionless face: "You go back and let Minghua come." ”

After speaking, he didn't care about Mingruo anymore, and strode to catch up with Chu Ye, who was walking in front.

Ming Ruo stared coldly at the two people walking side by side from behind, gritting his teeth and gurgling.

All the while, the finch flickered its wings and landed beside her, pecking at the insects on the ground.

Mingruo grabbed it viciously in his hand, and the little finch stretched his neck and screamed a few times, and broke his breath.

"Chu Ye!"

In the early morning of the same day, the team escorting He Yi finally stepped into the south gate of Fenghua City, and the people of Fenghua gathered on both sides of the road, discussing the carriage where He Yi was released.

"Zhang Erjia, take a look, our Western Jin Dynasty is magnificent. Sent so many gifts to Dongyao Xiaoguo. What a face! ”

"Lao Liu, you see that our senior officials who went to the envoy are all white and tender, if this is ......"

"Old Ma's family, you can get it. Just your daughter still wants to marry someone else and become an official? ”

"Our Western Jin Dynasty is rich, and my distant relatives of Dongyao can't eat or drink!"

"Not really!"

“……”

The procession stopped in front of the county yamen, and the onlookers also extended from the city gate to the county yamen.

Chu Ye and Sima Jin came back from the back mountain, but they were not in a hurry to meet the team escorting He Yi, but pulled Chu Shan towards the north of the city, where there were few people.

The strange state of Fenghua City, she had already flown a pigeon to send a book back to the imperial capital yesterday, and ordered the bamboo to send it to Sima Jin's other courtyard. Let the staff in the house ponder.

Of course, she also passed on the message and ordered the Fusheng Pavilion to investigate carefully.

Since she wants to use the Western Jin Dynasty as a stepping stone to annex Dongyao, she doesn't want anything to disturb her plans!

Walking from Ruyi Building to the north of the city, about a tea time, there are not many pedestrians on the road, after eating, out of the inn, the three of them stopped and stopped, and finally came to the door of a fat bun shop.

As the name suggests, the owner is a single middle-aged fat man, with a flower cloth wrapped around his head, hemp rope tied around his waist, his placket open, and a smile on his face, which makes him look kinder. When someone passed by, he waved his hand and shouted: "A fat bun, there is a lot of stuffing, and the skin is thin!" ”

Chu Ye stopped: "Three meat fillings." ”

"Three minced meat! Twenty-one cents, you will be charged twenty cents. Ah Fat smiled and lifted the lid of the steamer, a hot white mist rose into the sky, he wrapped three large ones in oil paper and handed them over, Chu Ye took it in his hand, without saying a word, he took a bite first, and then divided the remaining two to Sima Jin and Chu Shan.

I have to say that there is a reason why the people in the city favor the buns here, and they can see the filling in one bite, and the soup is exceptionally delicious, and the price is fair. Chu Ye took a few more bites, and said casually: "Boss, didn't you buy three get one free for this bun a few days ago, why didn't you give it today?" ”

Ah Fat smiled: "On a whim, just ask for a lottery, I can't say that I will send it in the future." ”

Chu Ye nodded, waved his sleeves and continued to move forward: "Let's go." ”

"Hey...... This childe! Ah Fat hurriedly shouted to them, "You haven't paid the bill yet!" ”

"Pay the bill?" Chu Ye turned his head and narrowed his eyes slightly, "Damn, it's just that you don't send more buns to the master, you still want Lao Tzu to pay the bill!" ”

Ah Fat was stunned for a moment, and a smile froze on his face.

Chu Ye snorted: "Go!" ”

"Gong ...... Childe, you can't do this! Our small business ......"

"Zheng!"

With a clear sound, Sima Jin put his sword across Ah Fat's neck.

Ah Fat's little eyes slipped down, trembling with fright, and his tongue was knotted: "Big, hero, there is something to say, something is good, it is easy to say......"

Chu Ye said impatiently: "Rory, Ah Jin, kill me." ”

Sima Jin was summoned by Chu Ye's life "Ah Jin", his heart was full of joy, he smiled evilly, his hand suddenly exerted force, and the long sword slashed forward, but it was empty. The fat "squeaked" out from under the sword, and while crying, he ran out of the bun shop: "Help! Kill! Grab the buns! ”

Chu Ye squinted at Ah Fat's hundreds of pounds of body and disappeared at the end of the street with a gust of wind, touched Chu Shan's furry little head, and then glanced at the crowd of onlookers who were gathering more and more, and said in a low voice: "Let's go." ”