"I once heard a rumor about this unicorn stone carving." Xiao Jingqi said gently.

I withdrew my hand from the stone sculpture and shifted my gaze to his face, a little curious about his words.

"What to say." I looked at him with a frown.

He was very plain and serious, he said, "Once a long, long time ago, there was a woodcutter who made a living by cutting wood, and once when he was cutting wood on the mountain, he came across a wild beast, and the beast was injured, so the woodcutter picked herbs on the mountain and dressed the beast's wounds, and stayed by his side to take care of it. Later, when the beast was healed, he stayed with the woodcutter in gratitude for his kindness. The woodcutter kept company with the beast every day, and as the days went by, someone saw the beast in the woodcutter's house and started to think about it. One night, those who wanted to get the beast came to the woodcutter's house in the woods in the dark, and wanted to kidnap the beast, and the woodcutter who woke up swore to protect the beast to the death, but unfortunately the woodcutter died at the hands of those bad people, and the beast also killed all the people who came to the woodcutter's house, and the beast looked at the woodcutter's body very sadly, and shed a tear. The beast stood by the woodcutter's corpse and kept watch. And since then, no one has dared to go up that mountain, and whenever anyone enters the mountain, the wild beasts will scare them away. It was not until many years later that a bold girl came into the mountains, and the beast saw her, and did not do anything to her, but was very tender to her. That's because the girl was wearing a jade pendant at that time, and the beast saw that the jade pendant was the same as the one on the woodcutter's body. The woodcutter once told the beast that he had a daughter, and that when he was four years old, the child had gone missing, and that his child had another piece that was exactly the same as his jade pendant. His wife also left him, and he was left alone in the mountains and forests. The woodcutter told the beast that his greatest hope in life was to hear from his daughter and to see her. The beast thought that the girl who came to the mountain must be the woodcutter's daughter. And when the girl saw the beast, she was not afraid at all, and liked it very much. Because the jade pendant hanging on her body is also a unicorn, she already likes unicorns, and when she sees the real unicorn, she is very excited to step forward and touch it, and the beast lets it touch, showing friendly kindness to the girl. Later, I heard that the girl and the unicorn were together forever, and this stone carving is rumored to have been carved by that girl, and it has been passed down to this day. ”

He told such a long story in one breath, although I don't know if this rumor is true or not, but I always feel that the unicorn stone sculpture around me at this time is very mysterious, there is a kind of magic that attracts me, and I feel extremely close to it.

"Can you believe it?" Xiao Jingqi looked at me and asked gently.

A smile crossed my lips and I said slowly, "I believe it must have happened, or there would be no such rumors." ”

"You believe in me, don't you?" He asked with a soft smile.

I stared at him for a moment, frowning, "Why do you think so?" ”

"You believe everything I say." He's smiling.

Could it be that he just made up everything he just said for a long time?

I glared at him, "You're kidding me?" ”

His expression calmed down, and he said lightly, "I really didn't lie to you, what I just said is true, it's just a rumor, and the rumor is true or false." ”

I said to him in a calm tone, "I don't believe you, but I believe the story." ”

Hearing my words, his face flashed a hint of strangeness, but

Then he pursed his lips and looked at me with a smile, "I won't lie to you, never." ”

I looked at him in a daze, wondering why he was promising me.

After half a sound, I said slowly, "Jingqi, have you ever deceived Hu'er?" ”

I don't know why I suddenly wanted to ask this, my mind was driving me to ask him.

He looked straight and kept staring at me, I looked at him with four eyes, my eyelashes twitched slightly, and I could feel him hesitating.

He didn't dare to answer me?

Did my words overwhelm him?

At this time, little Dorney came to call us for dinner.

Xiao Jingqi didn't reply to my words, but hurriedly said vaguely, "I'm so hungry, let's go eat." ”

My heart suddenly felt cold, and the relationship between this man and Huan'er was not necessarily as I dreamed it was.

He walked first, I looked at his back, and smiled lightly: I don't know this man, there are many things between him and Yihua that I don't know. Is he just a man?

When Jingqi brought Gu Shanxiu to Youlin Valley, Yi Ju knew that he was from the Southern Dynasty, and his master Gu Mo was also from the Southern Dynasty.

Although he is from the Southern Dynasties, his ancestral home is not from the Northern Dynasties, but the master Gu Moren lives in seclusion in the Northern Dynasties. Jingqi is Cui Boyuan's apprentice, and Gu Mo and Cui Boyuan are the same disciples and Taoist disciples.

In my confused memory, I have never seen Yi Hua's master Gu Moren and Jingqi's master Cui Boyuan meet, I just know that Jingqi often goes to Youlin Valley to visit Yi Hua.

There is only a vague vague idea of what happened in the two places that Yi Hua had spent in the two places of the Flowing Frost Water Pavilion and the Hidden Forest Valley.

And Xiao Jingqi is in my memory, and it is just a vague love affair with Yihua.

So, is his affection for Yihua true?

If it is true, Yi Huan also loves him, why in my dream, Yi Huan once went to Qingyuan Tower, it was her father who asked her to meet a son, that son is named Murong Zhen'an. On that day, didn't Yi Hun clearly mean to let Yi Hun go to meet that son? Yi Hun's meaning is clearly to make up a good story between her and Murong Zhen'an.

I suddenly woke up: between Yi Hua and Jingqi, is there no support from Yi Hua's father?

When I walked slowly in front of Mrs. Kiyoen, they were already sitting at the table.

Master Qingyuan grabbed me and sat me beside Jingqi.

Xiao Jingqi pursed a smile on his thin lips and whispered to me, "Try Shitai's skills." ”

I put all my thoughts behind me for a moment and picked up my chopsticks.

Qingyuan Shitai's cooking skills are really good, they are all vegetarian dishes, and they are all colorful, flavorful.

Xiao Jingqi ate with relish, and never stopped during the whole meal, as if he was afraid that his mouth would stop and answer my words.

He didn't want to say it, and I didn't plan to ask further, just a random sentence made him extremely nervous.

I looked much better, I ate enough, and I looked fine.

Mrs. Kiyozono kept putting vegetables in my bowl and smiled at me with a kind face.

"I like the food cooked by the poor nun, and I can come over at any time like Bai Rui in the future, these dishes are all grown by the poor nun, and there are a lot of them."

"Okay." I said yes to her.

It was not early, I said goodbye to Mrs. Qingyuan, and Xiao Jingqi wanted to go back to the city together.

When I stepped out of the gate of Taixuanguan, I thanked Master Qingyuan again.

I don't know how Xiao Jingqi came to this Taixuanguan, he didn't even ride a horse, and he sincerely wanted to ride with me.

He had already mounted on his horse, looking at us with a smirk.

Xiao Jingqi smiled, his eyes locked on my face, waiting for my consent.

Before I could tell me, he leaped up and pulled me on the horse, and I staggered backwards into his arms.

He put his arms around me, and when I was steady, he took the reins, and with a soft cry, the horse began to run.

I was so close to him again, and the warmth on my back and the fragrance on his body made me nervous.

I tensed my body and kept the whole distance until I was almost at the gate, and he took hold of the reins.

I felt a chill chill behind me, only to realize that he had jumped off the horse.

I looked at him, and he was looking up at me, and he smiled idly, "Go back, it's getting dark." ”

The man on horseback beside him was polite to him, "Thank you Bai Gongzi today." ”

His eyes were deep and slightly tired, "I'm tired today, I'm going back to rest, you guys go back quickly." ”

I turned my head to the side, didn't look at him again, and took the reins of my horse and rode into the city.

When Hsien and I entered the house through the back door, Hsien whispered to me that he was afraid that my father would not be able to spare him if he knew that he was injured, and that he had to hurry back to his house.

I still asked him uncomfortably, "Is your injury okay, or tell my father." ”

Xian hurriedly shook his head, "No, if my father knows, will he let me go so far in the future?" No way. ”

I contemplated and worried, "Then if your wound needs to be changed, come to our hospital, and I will change it for you." ”

He smiled and said to me nonchalantly, "Got it, then I'll go back to the room first." ”

When I returned to my yard, You Ran was standing at the gate of my yard, feeling like he was waiting for me to come back.

"Second Miss is out?" His face was full of confusion.

"Yes, I went out with Xian." I didn't want to hide it from him at all, and walked out into my yard as I spoke.

He followed me and followed in my footsteps.

"In the future, the second miss can call You Ran when she goes out, and You Ran will follow Miss to protect you."

I stopped and turned around, but he quickly stopped his feet and looked at me in a daze.

I know he's loyal and worried about my safety, but I don't have to take him with me every time.

I smiled and said to him, "If I go out in the future without anyone else with me, I'll call you." Okay, it's late tonight, I'm going back to my room to rest, you don't have to go into my yard. ”

You Ran was stunned, knowing that I didn't want him to enter.

"The villain is gone." He bowed and left.

What do he say, he is a man, and he always comes into my courtyard for fear of provoking the gossip of the people in the house.

Even if he is the guardian of the house, he can only be in the outer courtyard and cannot enter this boudoir.

On this day, I was tired and went to bed early.

At night, I had another dream, and the person I dreamed of again in the dream was not sure whether it was me or Yihua.

In the dream, I changed my usual dress, wearing a night dress, covered with a black scarf, holding a sword in my hand, and a unicorn jade pendant hanging from the hilt.

I leaped lightly over the roof, and in a moment I came to the eaves of the palace.

I quietly hid on the rooftop, observing the guards patrolling the palace.

I jumped off the roof, cleverly avoided all the palace guards, and went straight to the Yaohua Palace in the palace.

I was quietly searching, and I walked to the palace gate, pushed the door open, and flashed in.

In my dream, it felt like it was late at night, very quiet, and it was pitch black all around.

The Yaohua Palace was silent and cold.

I came to a study with a bookshelf in it.

I'm rummaging, looking for something.

I was in a hurry, scared of being discovered.

But after looking for a long time, it seems that there is nothing I need to look for.

The dream was vague, and suddenly I felt the figure outside the palace shaking.

A voice came from outside, it should be the palace maid asking, "Who is inside?" ”

I was afraid of being discovered, so I hid and kept my composure.

I felt someone push the door and walk in, and there was a little light in the doorway.

That maid should have a lantern in her hand.

She looked inside again, "Who's where?" ”

I hid behind the bookshelf, motionless.

The light was getting closer and closer, and when I felt the footsteps approaching me, I rushed out and covered the maid's mouth.

I was about to knock her unconscious, but she bit my hand, I was nervous for a moment and let go, who knew that she shouted, "Come on, there are assassins!" ”

I panicked, knocked her unconscious with one palm, and ran quickly towards the door.

But as soon as he left the temple gate, a team of patrol guards had already run outside.

I drew my sword and stabbed at the guards.

For a while, Yaohua Palace was brightly lit.

I struggled to maneuver around the patrolling army with long knives.

Seeing that the guards were pouring more and more, I skillfully carved out a path, jumped up to the eaves, and leaped away.

I woke up in a state of nervousness, and I still remember the horror of my dreams.

I sat on the bed, sweating profusely again.

My dreams don't come out of nowhere, and I've already understood them.

Everything in the dream must have happened before.

And I, who is good at martial arts like this, is definitely not myself, it should be Yihua.

So what happened to Etoku?

It's just, what is my dream this time?

What did Yi Hua go to Yaohua Palace to find?

I meditated on the images in my mind.

What was there in Yaohua Palace that attracted her to the palace at night?