The sun is thin in the west, and there is no wind.

Far South City is located in the south, although it is early spring, it is not at all expected here, the woman who came idly on the street was only wearing a thin cotton shirt skirt, looking in her twenties, with a bamboo hairpin pulling her hair, a light face, and a gentle arc of her lips.

The woman walked into an inn with a bag of snacks wrapped in oiled paper in her hand.

The inn is only two rooms, neither new nor old, and the name is very simple, it is called "Far South Inn", there are only four tables in the lobby, and there is only one fourteen or fifteen-year-old running hall running back and forth.

The woman carried the pastry and walked unhurriedly through the lobby, nodding to the familiar diners as she walked towards the back door.

The back door was connected to a small square courtyard, and she did not stop, but exited the courtyard through a corner gate on the west side. Behind the courtyard is a corridor that is no more than one person wide, with high walls on both sides of the east and west, if you look down from a high place, you can see the Far South Inn as a square box, then this corridor is like a partition in the middle layer at the bottom of the box, the woman gently pushed open the door on the other side of the corridor, as if opening the mechanism on the partition, and even the expression on her face has changed subtly.

This is also a courtyard, slightly larger than the front yard, and the layout of the courtyard is light and casual, but there is a kind of meticulousness without traces.

In the yard, a potted mulberry tree next to the wall is very eye-catching, it has grown flush with the wall, not only is it green, but even between the branches and leaves, you can already see the faint half-ripe mulberry fruit.

However, what really catches the eye is the merry young man in white clothes and red leaves under the mulberry tree, looking at the mulberry tree with affectionate and smiling eyes, affectionately into the painting.

This is not as beautiful as the eyebrows and eyes of the weak-crowned young man, which was not suitable for a dusty white dress, but he embroidered fiery red maple leaves on the placket, cuffs, hem and belt, and the leaves were stretched and wanton, which made this slightly self-satisfied young man's face particularly brilliant.

This is a handsome boy who is hard not to like.

The woman couldn't help but purse her lips and smiled, and called "Maple Forest".

When the young man heard this, he turned his head and smiled at her, walked up quickly, greeted her, took the pastry in her hand, opened it, took a big bite, and chewed it with a satisfied face.

"I eat this when I come back, is it that delicious?"

The young man turned around and looked at the grape trellis on the other side of the wall, it was not yet the season for the grapes to ripen, there was a bamboo couch under the sparse grape trellis, and a man in Tsing Yi was lying on his pillow, his posture was leisurely, his face was full of mottled shadows, and from the arbitrary stretch of the body, he could vaguely see that only the slender waist of the woman belonged to the woman.

The young man said with a smile: "I don't know if others think it's delicious or not, but in my place, it is naturally a must-see delicacy in Far South City!" Suddenly thinking of something, he looked back again, "hehe" smiled, and said: "That kid has been secretly in love with our Yu Niangzi for many years!" ”

Yu Niangzi laughed and said: "It's just a half-sized child, what are you talking nonsense!" ”

"I'm not talking nonsense." The young man held the date cake, hooked a bench with his foot and sat down, and said while eating, "Every time that kid sees your eyes, tsk, it's almost time to catch up with the infatuation I had when I saw the girl......" It seemed that he thought of something beautiful, and the young man put down the pastry in his hand, and his face was a little fascinated.

"Huh-" The woman in Tsing Yi under the grape trellis sneered mercilessly, "What are you still thinking about?" ”

The young man didn't care about her attitude, Gu Zi was intoxicated: "Such a person like a pearl and jade, how can I not worry about it, this body is not owned by me for a long time, just wait for Yiren to look back......"

At this time, Yu Niangzi couldn't help laughing: "It's useless for you to just worry about it, you've been thinking about it for three years, does the young master know about your infatuation?" ”

The young man sighed and said in disappointment: "Miss Luo is such a peerless beauty, how dare I be abrupt!" ”

The woman in Tsing Yi sneered again and said, "Which eye did you see the peerless beauty?" Three years ago, the young master was just a thirteen or fourteen-year-old yellow-haired girl, and she didn't have a full figure! What's more, the time I saw her wasn't wearing a mask, you know the beauty with the discerning eyes of the Maple Forest Prince! ”

Feng Lin looked a little more restrained, and his tone was unhappy: "That's because you have no eyes!" Miss Luo was not a yellow-haired girl three years ago, although she couldn't see her face, but she was a beautiful woman with a gesture and a light smile, although her martial arts were peerless, her temperament was so free and lovely, and her voice was also very good...... "As she spoke, Feng Lin fell into a good memory again, and she didn't even hear the woman in Tsing Yi laughing again.

Yu Niangzi walked slowly to the grape trellis, leaned over and sat on the edge of the couch, and said softly: "Since you admire the young master, you still have to express it, otherwise you will only meet once or twice a year, and the young master may not remember you!" ”

Feng Lin said distressedly: "In the first two years, the young master always appeared with the valley master, and that was the valley lord of Eagle Valley!" You see that there are so many arrogant temperaments in Eagle Valley, who is not obedient when he sees the valley master-" Hearing this, Yu Niangzi and the woman in Tsing Yi both looked solemn and nodded in agreement.

Feng Lin suddenly changed his tone, half complacently and half happily: "At the meeting a year ago, the valley master didn't come, although there are still two Dharma protectors by Miss Luo's side, I still found a chance!" ”

The woman in Tsing Yi unexpectedly said "um", raised her upper body slightly and looked at the maple forest, the sky was already half-dark, and the courtyard was not yet in charge, but there was a faint skylight, without the shadow of the block, but some handsome outlines could be vaguely seen.

Yu Niangzi was also a little surprised, and asked, "Have you talked to the young master?" What was said? ”

Feng Lin took a big bite of the rice cake that was already cold in his hand, and smiled when he ate it, deliberately making Yu Niangzi and the woman in Tsing Yi wait for a while before saying: "It's just a small talk, I saw her in the past as if she didn't like her neighbors, but she was very cute when she talked in private......" When it came to the girl, Feng Lin smiled again with starry eyes.

"That's it?" Yu Niangzi saw that he was obsessed with this, and she couldn't cry or laugh.

The woman in green clothes lay down again.

"I'll tell her that the mulberries in Far South City are ripe in spring, and there is a mulberry tree at the place where we land in Far South City!" Feng Lin said with a fluttering eyebrow, and was unexpectedly interrupted by a crisp voice:

"It turns out that you were going to plant mulberry trees in the yard to please your girl!"

This voice is also familiar, Feng Lin and Yu Niangzi are not surprised, but the woman in Tsing Yi on the couch finally sat up, looked up at the girl in pink sitting on the wall, although the sky was dark, she couldn't see the look on her face clearly, but Yu Niangzi sitting next to her obviously felt that the breath around her was a little softer.

Yu Niangzi stood up and said, "Yin Fang is also here, it's dark, you light up the lights, I'll go to the front and bring you some wine and food!" ”

Feng Lin greeted the girl in pink, and shouted at the back of Yu Niangzi: "There must be fish!" I want to eat fish! After getting the response of Mrs. Yu, she happily followed the two women into the hall.

There is no cold winter in the Far South City all year round, so most of the halls are doorless, and large families use the halls as sacrifices, auditoriums or receptions, and ordinary families often have canteens.

The woman in Tsing Yi lit up the lanterns hanging above her head one by one, and the maple forest flashed to the door on the west side and moved out of the tables and chairs one after another, and the girl in pink only sat on the couch, reclining on the armrest, tilting her head, her face was like a peach blossom, her clothes were exquisite, and her appearance was very delicate.

After setting up the dinner table, the woman in Tsing Yi and Feng Lin both sat down at the table and looked at the girl in pink.

Feng Lin asked first, "Why did you come so early this time?" In previous years, they all stepped on the point, huh? ”

The girl in pink lowered her head and stroked the bracelet on her left wrist, her petal-like pink lips raised slightly delicately, and replied casually: "It happened to be nearby, so I came." ”

Feng Lin's gaze fell on the bracelet on her wrist, the color was like a cherry, crystal clear, lined with creamy skin, it was very beautiful.

"Tut-tut-" Feng Lin exclaimed, "This is the best hibiscus jade, did you just get it?" You're from Tianshui City? This kind of hibiscus jade Shangguan's family is only sold among nobles from all over the world, are you robbing the Tianshui official? Tut-tut! ”

The girl in pink obviously appreciated Feng Lin's reaction, first smiled proudly, and then put down the shelf that she had been holding since she appeared, moved her feet slightly, and sat next to Feng Lin in the blink of an eye, leaning her upper body slightly, and said with a smile: "You still have vision!" It's a coincidence to say this, wasn't I robbed of a white jade bracelet by Kou Yu during the Chinese New Year? Although I am not the most satisfied with that bracelet, but it is also a first-grade jade of the Shangguan family, so I can barely wear it, but Kou Yu is domineering, just because there is a 'jade' in her name, others in the Eagle Valley are not allowed to wear jade? Last time, I didn't try my best to snatch the young master's jade buckle, but I was repulsed in three or two clicks, and I laughed to death——"

Although Feng Lin couldn't help but ripple when he mentioned his sweetheart, he still came back to his senses in time and interrupted the girl in pink: "I was robbed of the jade bracelet by Kou Yu, and then what?" ”

The girl in pink said "oh" twice, and then turned the topic back: "The jade of that jade bracelet was picked up by me who sneaked into Shangguan's house in the mine of Jushan, I originally wanted to pick up another piece, but if I think about picking up another piece, it is similar to Kou Yu's, it's boring!" I've got to get a better piece of jade! The biggest jade merchant in the world is the Shangguan clan of Yaoguang City, so I simply went to the mines near Yaoguang City, the base camp of the Shangguan family, to look for it-" Speaking of this, the pink-clothed girl had a smug look on her face again.

Feng Lin asked, "Did you find the mining site of Hibiscus Jade?" ”

"How can you?" The girl in pink glanced at him and said, "Furong jade is one of the four best jade mines produced by the Shangguan family, and that mine is hidden like something, I have to go through all the jade mines in Yu Kingdom, and it is estimated that I may not be able to find it!" ”

"And where did you get your bracelet?" Feng Lin nodded, and continued to ask just right.

The girl in pink said proudly: "It's also my luck, I met the pearl of the Shangguan family in the wild, and the wheels of the carriage were stuck in a pit and couldn't get out, so I pushed it with my hand, Miss Shangguan is also bold, and she took this bracelet from her hand on the spot and gave it to me!" ”

This truth is really ......

Not only Feng Lin's eyes widened in disbelief, but even the woman in Tsing Yi showed a look of surprise.

"That's it? The carriage of the Shangguan family, the richest businessman in Yu country, will be stuck in the pit and unable to get out? This hibiscus jade bracelet worth tens of thousands of taels Miss Shangguan gave it to you so simply? Maple Lin said he couldn't believe it.

"It's that simple, huh?" The girl in pink thought about it carefully, made sure that what she said was not missing, and asked rhetorically, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Feng Lin glanced at the woman in Tsing Yi and shook his head in unison.

The girl in pink continued to say happily: "That Miss Shangguan is really a good person, listening to the voice is a gentle and kind character, but it's a pity that she didn't show up, you must get acquainted with it if you have the opportunity......"

While talking, Yu Niangzi came back with a big food box.

Feng Lin hurriedly rushed up to help, and when he set up the wine and food, he heard a laughing voice coming from the air: "It seems that I came at the right time!" ”

Before the words fell, the person had arrived at the table, Feng Lin raised his hand to bring a chair from the first seat, the person nodded with a smile, and sat down, compared to the Feng Lin with a trace of childishness, the newcomer is already a young man in his twenties, with handsome eyebrows, open air, wearing beautiful jade, carrying a sword, like a young man in the rivers and lakes.

Yu Niangzi poured wine for everyone present, and said with a smile: "It's hard for you to gather here every year, everyone in Eagle Valley, I'm afraid that only we in the Ministry of Light have this custom." ”

Feng Lin said smugly: "That's natural, all the people in Eagle Valley are arrogant and unsociable, and we are fortunate to have me leading the way to have this annual gathering in the Far South." ”

The girl in pink couldn't see Feng Lin's pride, and wrinkled her nose and shrugged him.

The young man nodded and smiled: "Under the lord of Eagle Valley, no one has ever served anyone, and I have never needed anyone to help anyone, it is me, and I have never thought about going all the way with anyone, if it weren't for Fenglin's heart, these people in the Light Department would just go back to the valley every year like the other two departments, but I am afraid that they may not even remember what the names of other people are." ”

The girl in pink shouted, "yes, I still can't remember the names of those in the shadow department!" ”

Yu Niangzi put down the wine jug and said, "This time it's a little different!" ”

Yu Niangzi rarely sells guanzi, everyone can't help but look at her curiously, but see a little confusion on her light face, mixed with excitement and nervousness, and seem to have a trace of unease, everyone looked at her, but she looked at Fenglin, and said: "I received news two days ago that the young master may come to the Far South Light Department to inspect in the near future!" ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and they all looked at Fenglin, and the girl in pink asked in surprise, "What is she doing here?" Visits? What do we have to patrol here? ”

Feng Lin looked up at Yu Niangzi blankly, then at the girl in pink, and asked in disbelief, "Miss Luo really accepted my invitation?" Coming here for mulberries? He looked out again and became worried: "My mulberries are not ripe yet!" ”

Yu Niangzi seemed to be amused by him, shook her head, and said, "I think, it's about the beauty case!" ”

The young man was the first to react and asked, "You mean the murders of Deng Zhiyin of Wei and Xu Yunxi of Chen Guo?" ”。

"Now I have added the famous prostitute Yun Su Niang of Yu Country." Yu Niangzi said with a slightly gloomy expression.

Feng Lin looked surprised and regretful: "They are all stunning beauties, I don't know who is so ruthless?" ”

The girl in pink glanced at him and asked puzzledly, "But what does this have to do with us, the young master will actually inspect the Ministry of Light for these things?" Why don't you go to the shadows? There's a big beauty in the shadows, too? ”

The woman in Tsing Yi stopped her chopsticks and said lightly: "There are rumors that these cases were done by people from Eagle Valley, and the young master is probably here to ask the master for the crime, and the dark department will also go sooner or later." ”

"Guilty?" The girl in pink screamed strangely, looking indignant, "What crime do you ask?" It's what we're doing? There are fewer things to buy lives with money on the rivers and lakes? It's just a matter of killing a few people, and you're going to be held accountable? ”

The young man frowned, bowed his head, and did not speak.

Feng Lin stood up and said: "I have never been in the business of buying lives with money, not to mention that these dead people are all famous beauties all over the world, Deng Zhiyin of Wei State, born in the first rich merchant Deng of Wei State, her fiancé is a talented son of Yuhua Society, and she is a famous talented woman, and she also has a place in front of the emperor of Wei State; Xu Yunxi of Chen Guo, born in the Chen Guowang family, was the first proud female official around Empress Chen, and was assassinated in the harem; Yun Su Niang of Yu Kingdom, although she came from a humble background, is the new favorite of King Lang of Yu Kingdom; The death of any one of these people is a major case that shocks the world, not to mention the loss of three people in a year, alas! What a shame! ”

The young man muttered: "It is indeed rare to be able to enter the harem of Chen Guo to kill people and retreat with his whole body, but it is indeed rare in the rivers and lakes to have such skills, but it is indeed only Eagle Valley who has this skill and is likely to take over this kind of case." ”

Feng Lin expressed dissatisfaction: "Who said that? I haven't seen a few homicides in all these years! ”

The woman in Tsing Yi said without raising her head: "I haven't seen a few, and there are still some, but most of the murders are not worth our dirty hands." ”

As if he couldn't refute it, Feng Lin sat down unwillingly, thought about it, and added, "I think the murderer must be a woman, which man is willing to do this to these beauties!" ”

The girl in pink chuckled and said, "Have you seen it all?" Rumors don't count! ”

Feng Lin said with a smile: "I haven't seen Xu Yunxi, Deng Zhiyin is elegant and fragrant, Yun Su Niang is as light as a chrysanthemum, worthy of the title of 'Seven Beauties in the World', I have also seen Zhu Guo's Bao Concubine Niangniang, who is indeed charming and beautiful." ”

The girl in pink rolled her eyes and asked again, "How is Qin Qing in the shadows?" ”

Feng Lin thought about it seriously and analyzed: "In terms of appearance, between Qin Qing and Deng Zhiyin and Yun Su Niang, Concubine Bao is even better, but Qin Qing is an ice beauty, and this style is a big difference." Feng Lin shook his head, commented on the head, sighed, picked up the chopsticks and prepared to eat two bites, but the cold fingers hurt and the chopsticks were taken off.

Maple stood up in shock, and the people on the side looked at him in confusion.

Maple Lin looked around, lowered his head, and twisted a bead the size of a grain of rice from the table.

The woman in Tsing Yi moved her eyes and slid away from her seat silently, jumped up lightly, hung upside down under the eaves, turned over and went to the room, but after a few breaths, she returned to her seat, shook her head, and said, "No one!" ”

It's not just that there is no one on the roof, but there is no one on the roof.

There is no sound when he comes, and there is no shadow when he goes, and this person's light work and inner breath are above the people in the house.

"Isn't it...... The young master is coming? Yu Niangzi said hesitantly.