After a short time, the carriage gradually slowed down, jumped off the carriage at a gallop, opened the curtain, and said respectfully: "Master, the other courtyard has arrived." ”

Noah was sitting at the entrance of the carriage, so she naturally got up first and jumped out of the carriage. Glance around, there is no Shishi Town Gate, the majestic mansion Zhumen, only the sycamore shade, an inconspicuous courtyard, blue bricks and blue tiles, like a slim Jiangnan small jasper. Naturally, Noah couldn't hide his doubts.

Feng Chi walked straight to the door, held the gilt pepper picture knocker and knocked lightly three times, and a white-headed hunchbacked old man opened the door bolt, and did not make a big salute, but smiled kindly at the second prince with a happy face: "The little lord is back?" ”

The second prince nodded, turned back to Noah and said, "Come in." ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, rubbed his slightly dizzy eyes, picked up the lantern in his hand and looked at Noah, becoming more and more enthusiastic.

The lantern is just an ordinary octagonal palace lamp, but it is not a single orange and yellow light, red, yellow, green, blue and purple, different colors, complement each other.

The second prince shook his head helplessly, took the octagonal palace lamp in the old man's hand, and politely thanked him, and the old man turned around and closed the door. Wind gallop turned and got into the carriage, whipping away, leaving only him and Noah.

Noah followed him, following in his footsteps. In the flowing lights, the bamboo shadows on both sides of the path are heavy, and it is actually a rare Xiangfei bamboo forest in the north. It's just that the south orange and the north orange, this bamboo likes to be warm, in this bleak northern weather, it has lost its color and plumpness, there is no lush and lush Xiangfei bamboo, crowded next to each other, it looks like it is withered, the figure has lost a few points, and the visible single shadow is only cold.

"Don't get lost." The second prince didn't look back, only carefully admonished.

After being reminded by him, Noya realized that this bamboo forest was actually unique, and the arrangement was staggered, which was in line with the reason of gossip, and knew that this was the master's formation through the bamboo forest. It's no wonder that the other courtyard of the dignified second prince is shabby, and there is not even a guard, and Feng Chi is still relieved to leave.

Noya followed the second prince closely, carefully observed, and secretly remembered the path. Helplessly, it is intricate and irregular.

She is as smart as ice and snow, and soon discovers that there is something strange in it, the lamp in the second prince's hand is greasy, which is unusual. He seemed to be strolling leisurely, and he knew the twists and turns of the bamboo forest by heart, but in fact, he relied on the octagonal lantern in his hand.

The lantern had eight sides, and the colors were different, swinging from side to side with the pace of the owner. At every bend at the end, the second prince shook the lantern in his hand silently, and the side that often pointed to the correct path was crystal blue, and the second prince judged the direction of walking according to the guidance of the lamp shadow.

Noya secretly guessed to herself, could it be that there was something Sinan in the lantern, and there was a hidden mother stone at the exit of the formation?

After about a tea time, the two of them walked out of the bamboo forest, and suddenly opened up in front of them, and a glazed tile house appeared, which was actually a cave.

Noya looked back and saw that the bamboo forest was only a dozen zhang away from the head of the door, and the two of them walked for a long time, which shows the wonder of the formation.

Lamps and candles have already been lit in Vasheen, and ambergris incense has been smoked to remove moisture. The second prince blew out the lantern in his hand and hung it on a green bamboo on the periphery of the bamboo forest.

"There are no vacant guest rooms here, so you can only be wronged to stay in the small study on the left temporarily, which often has a charcoal stove to prevent moisture, and the cold will not be too heavy at night."

Noya was flattered and waved her hand again and again: "I am grateful to have a place for my servant, and the second prince is polite." ”

The second prince smiled slightly: "I don't have anyone here at night, so I can only do it myself if I need anything." Fortunately, they knew that I was back today, and prepared refreshments in advance, so if you are hungry or thirsty, please do so. ”

Noya thought that she was now pretending to be a servant, so it was naturally better to be low-key and courteous.

Therefore, he smiled flatteringly: "The servant is used to doing things in the past day, if the second prince has any orders, just ask." ”

The second prince smiled, soft as spring water, as bright as the autumn moon: "The girl is kind and good-willed, you are a guest from outside, how can you make you tired?" You take care of your own rest, but it is deeper in the middle of the night, and it is inconvenient for me to send it off. ”

Noah was not polite, and bowed to him a little, and according to his instructions, he went to rest in the study next to the main house. The inside is as warm as spring, the ink fragrance is faint, and I can't help but sigh in my heart, if it is really more human than people, angry people, I was originally amazed when I saw Baili Jiu, and today I know what is the difference between cloud and mud.

Baili Jiu's virtue is incomparable to his polite and gentle bearing.

The second prince's study has a lot of books, and there are four books and five classics, the art of war, workers and peasants, miscellaneous history and wild skills, all of which are readily available, which makes Nuoya speechless and quite lovely. She worked for a long time but did not feel sleepy, so she picked out the books she was interested in from the bookshelf and flipped through them, twisted the lamp, and approached to see them with relish.

The sound of a husband beating the watch came from a distance, and before I knew it, it was the third watch.

Noah looked at the sky outside, the sky was high and the moon was bright, and the night was like silver, it was really not a good opportunity to escape. But I am afraid that the night will be long and dreamy, and I will lose the opportunity when the wind gallops back. Reluctantly put down the books in his hand, opened the door lightly, and looked out, the second prince's room had already turned off the lights and candles, and he should have slept soundly.

If he is really a humble gentleman, open-minded, and living in the same courtyard with people of unknown origin, he can still be so unguarded and rest easy.

Noya went back to the house and blew out the lamps and candles, and after a moment of silence in the courtyard, she crept out, covered the door of the house, took the lantern from the side of the bamboo forest, lit it with a fire breaker, and followed the path from which she had come, according to the instructions of the light.

The initial was quite smooth, and after about half a cup of tea, Noah felt that something was wrong, and the path guided by the light and shadow was clearly spinning in place.

She knew that something must be wrong, and she couldn't be reckless, in case she accidentally touched the mechanism and disturbed the second prince, not to mention, if there was another secret weapon, wouldn't it be difficult for her to protect herself.

She simply stopped and sat down, put the lantern on the ground, looked closely, and sure enough, she saw the clue. It turns out that the base of the lantern is also designed according to the yin and yang gossip, when the lantern is lifted, the yin and yang fish can move freely, if it is really like two swimming fish. And the place where the two fish fish are inlaid with a blue and red gemstones, which refract the candlelight and reflect each other to form a colorful color.

The color that I have been following is refracted by the sapphire set in the dark fish.

Noya is like an initiation, and instantly realized, since he follows the two principles of yin and yang, then the bamboo forest is like a big gossip array, and the lantern in his hand is the array in the array, when he comes, he follows the guidance of the yin fish, and when he goes, it should be the opposite, and he should follow the direction of the red light and shadow of the yang fish.

She jumped up from the ground, groped her way down according to her own speculation, and really got out of the bamboo forest smoothly.

She hurriedly blew out the lantern in her hand, and was not in a hurry to go out, but first held her breath and probed it, and saw that there was no movement, before poking her head out.

As soon as there was a flower in front of him, there seemed to be a white shadow passing by, Noah was startled, quickly retracted his body, rubbed his eyes and looked again, there was not a single ghost in the bright courtyard. It's just that it's suspicious and dark, and it takes its eyes.

I didn't feel right when I raised my hand, there was only a bamboo pole left in my hand, and the lantern was gone.

Noya was scared into a cold sweat, knowing that there were no ghosts and gods in the world, he must have been teased by a master, and there was a dragon and a crouching tiger hidden in this courtyard, and he was afraid that he would not be able to escape.

There was still a trace of ambergris in the air, and Noah was discouraged and unwilling, muttering in a low voice: "Isn't it just a lantern?" It's just borrowed to make it, and when it's used up, it's back to you, so you can't wait to take it back? ”

There was a chuckle in the forest, and Noah turned her head to see a lantern hanging in the bamboo forest, which had been re-lit, but was it the one she had just lost?

She just acted as if nothing had happened, walked over and picked it off, picked it on the bamboo pole, and obediently walked back along the same path.

The light was on in the study, and the door was also wide open, obviously someone was coming, and Noya walked in in a big way, it was the second prince who was dressed neatly, sitting at the table, holding the book "The Art of Ninja" that he had just read, and he didn't raise his eyes when he heard her come in.

"You're out?" He asked casually.

Noah nodded honestly: "I went to the east." ”

"Why are you still holding the lantern? The moonlight is fine tonight. ”

"I can't find the latrine, and I'm afraid I'm lost." Noah is not ashamed to speak, her face is not red when she lies, and her heart is not beating.

"Oh." The second prince nodded: "It was my negligence that I didn't inform you in advance, causing you to go around and go for a long time." ”

"Life is sparse, and it is a little lost." Noya climbed up the pole: "Could it be that the second prince also gets up at night?" I used your lantern, you won't have to wait, will you? ”

The second prince put down the book in his hand and looked Lin Nuoya up and down: "The road to my bamboo garden is indeed not easy to find, and the only one who can go back and forth by himself is except Xiao Jiu." ”

Noah looked down at the yellow mud stained on the bottom of her boots, and smiled wryly: "Thanks to the mercy of the second prince's subordinates, otherwise Noah would have to sleep in the open today." ”

The second prince smiled, dusting off the corners of his clothes that were soaked with dew at the cuffs: "The wind is cold at night, and it is deeper and heavier, the girl's clothes are thin, it is better not to move around, otherwise if I catch a cold, Xiao Jiu will pursue me, and I really can't explain it." ”

The second prince laughed. I'm just an insignificant servant, and if I lose ten days and a half moon, the Ninth Master may not find out, so how can I pursue it. ”

He gently rubbed the book on the table, and said meaningfully: "Able to read and write, and likes to strategize and martial arts, the mind is exquisite, and the smart maid of ice and snow is extraordinary, and it must be spoiled by Xiao Jiu on the tip of his heart, I am afraid that tomorrow morning, the capital will be turned upside down by him." ”

Noah's eyes flashed: "Why don't we make a bet?" ”

"Bet on what?" The second prince looked at Noah with amusement.

"I bet that no one will search me for 93 days." Noah is unequivocal.

"Oh?" The second prince seemed surprised: "How can you see it?" ”

"The servant is a cheap life, where is the face of the ninth master important?"

"What do you do if you lose?" The second prince pondered for a moment and raised his head and asked.

"If I lose, I will willingly stay in your bamboo garden for three years, sprinkle and cook for you, and be a servant."

The second prince laughed clearly: "You are wishful thinking." You don't want to go back to Baili Mansion and want to find a place to shelter, right? It sounds so high-sounding. ”

The mind was exposed, Nuoya was slightly embarrassed, these two princes looked kind and harmless on the surface, who would have thought that they were the same as Baili Jiu, and they were just like a cunning fox.