It was a shallow pool, not even a single fish, and at a glance you could see the texture of the artificially created boulders at the bottom; The pool is shaped like a crescent moon, and you can see that the designer has put a little effort into it, which is actually useless.

The Cardinal's admiration is the simplicity and practicality of the study of Yanjia, and the reason for this kind of bells and whistles is said to be for the "state of mind" of the Yanshi. After all, the main part of the cardinal is underground, and it never sees the light of day. It is said that after working in such a situation for a long time, people's mood and work efficiency will be greatly affected.

But it's not really like something that the people in the Senate who deal with Yanji all day long think about.

Yu Moji was also puzzled at first, but later he listened to a few explanations at the same time and understood what was going on.

This turned out to be another feat made by the eldest princess who seemed to have a profound impact on the imperial capital.

The Cardinal originally scoffed at such needs, but the eldest princess held high the banner of human rights and ordered rectification, so the Cardinal had to compromise a little and set up a device such as the arrow pool, which seemed to have no specific use, and was purely beautiful for the sake of beauty.

It is always difficult to have a soul to something that is built to cope with superiors. Even with Yu Moji's superficial understanding of the construction method, it can be seen that in the structure of the small star picking platform, the location of the arrow washing pool is actually quite chicken, and it is not suitable for anything. Yu Mojin felt that perhaps it was for this reason that he finally decided to use it to build a landscape pool.

But now her mind has changed a little.

How can the cardinal, with its infinite ingenuity, set up something useless?

At this moment, the light of the water in the arrow washing pond has undergone some subtle changes without anyone disturbing it.

Yu Moji held his breath.

There were three soft sounds under the water, followed by a few "clicks" all around, and a row of crossbow arrows flew out of the small star-picking platform in those mechanisms that were not usually used on weekdays; The bolts were not very powerful, and they did not destroy anything wherever they went, as if they were used as a warning.

After three rows of crossbow arrows, there was a pause, and then there was another crunch—all the portals were locked.

Yu Mochen and Ling Ai glanced at each other and exchanged a puzzled expression.

Yu Mojin was puzzled, because she had never known that there was some kind of device in the arrow washing pond that could control various mechanisms with different locations and structures around her at the same time from such a distance.

Ling Ai obviously knew; She made a lip gesture at Yu Moji, "Acquaintance." ”

Yu Moji gradually understood why Ling Ai was hiding.

The Yanshi of the Cardinal's House are all gathered at the meeting of the Eight Departments of Calculations at this moment; Ling Ai would have gone if it hadn't been for that frivolous gamble she had made with her father—maybe even that he had come specifically to find Yu Moji.

With Ling Ai's usual level of stability, even if she didn't attend such an important meeting, she should have some understanding of the content of the planning discussion.

And Ling Ai's behavior of hiding and hiding at this time can explain at least two things.

First, the so-called "ghost road" under the arrow pond should be activated at a critical moment, and I don't know why, at least in some cases, when it is activated, it will be necessary to disperse unrelated people around the small star picking platform.

Second, the people who can use this "ghost path" must be some people who Ling Ai clearly knows where they should be at the moment - Yu Mojian guessed that the one who has this power is probably the Yanshi who is in the Eight Calculations Meeting.

So the current situation is that a person with a certain status and power is doing something that is somewhat serious, but he did not let Ling Ai, the Lantai secretary who is responsible for supervising all the affairs of the cardinal, know in advance.

Yu Mojin seemed to have foreseen something terrible, after all, she was a person who didn't want to cause more trouble, and now she just wanted to slip away.

But in this situation, she can hide it with Ling Ai's light, and it is impossible to get out no matter what.

Ling Ai didn't speak again, only locked his gaze firmly on the arrow washing pool.

There was an orderly sound of gears and pry bars turning, and the shallow water in the arrow pool receded out of nowhere, and the boulder at the bottom of the water slowly slid until it revealed an opening that allowed people to pass through.

There came a man with a masked face...... Actually, there is more than one. On his back, there was another person who did not move, did not know whether he was alive or dead, and judging by his figure, he should be a woman.

Both were wet, and water droplets kept coming from the ends of their hair and the corners of their clothes to the ground.

Ling Ai suddenly let go of the remaining ink marks and stood up.

The masked man immediately turned around, and there was something a ruler-long in his hand, which was about to be thrown at Ling Ai.

"Senpai." Ling Ai stopped after walking a few steps, refusing to come closer, "You can go here." ”

The man with the masked face glanced at her, put away the weapon in his hand, and said lightly, "It turned out to be Xiao Ling." ”

His image is very solemn, but his voice has a texture as warm as pearl and jade.

Yu Moji was still shrunk behind the weapon rack, and at this moment, listening to this rather special voice, he actually felt a little familiar.

However, since she left Aige, she has met many people along the way, and she can't see each other's looks at the moment, so it's really difficult to match the number; She was thinking hard when she heard Ling Ai continue, "Please leave Jin Niang here, and then leave quickly." I'll take care of the rest. ”

Yu Mojin was taken aback - the woman lying on the back of the masked man turned out to be Jin Niang?

"Originally, I just sent Ah Jin back. You don't have to worry. The masked man's tone remained flat, "I haven't forgotten the past. If it weren't for the urgency, I wouldn't have come back to this place. ”

"The loss of a predecessor is a terrible loss for the Cardinal. My father and I were very sad. Ling Ai's voice was so calm that there was no warmth, "But the matter has come to this point, please leave the seniors quickly and don't cause any more incidents." ”

"That's fine." The masked man gently put Jin Niang down as he spoke, and then retreated into the arrow washing pool, "If you want...... Please also take care of Ah Jin. ”

It was only by this time that Yu Moji finally remembered where he had heard the masked man's special voice.

“…… Old Meng? ”

Before Yu Moji could successfully connect the old servant who was able to grow flowers and grass, make tea and raise cats, and the face-covered intruder in front of him, Lao Meng had already disappeared.

There is no trace when it comes, and there is no trace when it goes.

Water poured out from all directions, quickly restoring the water level.

The gears and pry bars turned again, and the power generated by the burning Chitose gold in the depths of the ground pulled countless chains, restoring all the mechanisms around the small star picking platform to their original state.

Yu Moji watched all this in silence.

At this moment, except for Jin Niang, who was still motionless with her eyes closed on the ground, there were only a few circles of crossbow arrows arranged in a certain regularity, and a few drops of water that seemed to have just happened to splash out in front of the arrow pool, silently telling that everything was not a mysterious dream.

Ling Ai sighed softly, walked over quickly, and squatted down to inspect Jin Niang's situation.

Looking at her posture when she examined Jin Niang, she had learned at least a little basic medical skills.

"It's okay, I just fainted," Ling Ai motioned for Yu Moji to come out, "I'll take care of her here." You go to Mr. Lu alone, can you? ”

"Okay." Yu Mojian was about to run out, when he suddenly stopped at his feet and said, "But, shouldn't he still be ...... at the Eight Plans Meeting?"

"You go to Yanfen Hall and talk to the Lantai secretary who can be found......" Ling Ai paused for a moment, "'Water Ghost'." ”

"'Water Ghost'?" Yu Mochen was stunned when he heard it, "Just these two words?" ”

"Yes, it's the 'water ghost'. This is a code name, which can represent a lot of things, enough for Secretary Lantai to report. Ling Ai spoke quickly and clearly, and the movements in his hands did not stop.

Ling Ai was familiar with everything in the Cardinal's house as if it were her own home, and she neatly found out the needles and other things that she had never seen on the side of the small star-picking platform.

It seems that her understanding of medical skills is definitely not "basic", and she is already a real doctor.

Yu Moji was dwarfed, and he only felt that if he ran a little slower, he would be a waste.

What Ling Ai said was not wrong, and the speed at which Yanfentang spread the news was also very fast. After Lu Chen rushed over, there was nothing left behind.

One advantage of using a code name is that the person who is speaking will not know much information. So this matter has not spread in the cardinal's house.

It's just that since that day, Ling Ai and Lu Chen have been very busy; Yanfen Hall was gone, and Miss Ling, who was never absent, was also closed for a long time in Lu Chen's small room that was always full of guests. Yu Mochen couldn't see her friends or teachers, so she had to work hard as usual, and she devoted all her mind to dealing with the esoteric knowledge that had been calling her in the clouds.

She had been in the Council for a long time, and as she became acquainted with everyone, she became more and more tormented by her own incompetence.

It's an ironclad fact that she can't stand it, and it's justified for people to belittle her, but it's nothing; At this time, what Yu Mochen is most afraid of is actually someone praising her - in the face of the polite praise fabricated out of thin air, she can't wait to be more embarrassed than the other party.

The people of the Cardinals embarrassed her every day.

When everyone greeted someone like her, who was at the bottom of everything, they would give a particularly bright smile, or even praise her for her unremarkable work. At this time, Yu Mojin could almost see a line of words coming out of every fold on the other party's face - I didn't snub you, nor did I ignore you, my responsibility has been fulfilled, you hurry up.

Yu Mochen has been alone for many years, reminding himself every day to pay attention to learning to observe words and colors, but in fact, he has only learned to see a self full of holes from other people's eyes.

As for what other people think and feel, it's all other people's business, and it has nothing to do with her, a white-eyed wolf.

Since she thought so, she had no choice but to continue to chase desperately, hoping that when she saw that smile again, she would be able to feel more at ease.

Even the huge question of why Lao Meng appeared in the Cardinal with Jin Niang was left behind by Yu Moji.

After all, she is a person who does not like to do a lot of things, and she does not want to ruin the future that she has sacrificed a lot of things because of a person who only has a one-sided relationship and a fledgling curiosity.

Until one day, the living Jin Niang appeared in front of Yu Moji.