"It's always a little unsettling here. Su Tang'an said, "Let's take turns to sleep, I'll keep vigil in the first half of the night, you can sleep first." ”

After a pause, she said again: "You have walked so far with me on your back today, you should be very tired by now. ”

"I finally heard what you said, today's hard work was not in vain. Gu Tingjun sat down on the bed, shook his arms tiredly, and wondered, "Why does this make you feel uneasy?" I didn't notice anything strange. ”

"I don't know, maybe it's intuition. Su Cheng'an said, "Be careful, it's always good." ”

"Well, women's intuition is often very accurate, and I trust you. Gu Tingjun smiled slightly, got up and hugged Su Tang'an by the window to the edge of the bed and sat down.

"What are you doing?" Su Tangan frowned.

"Of course, let's see how your foot injury is!" Gu Tingjun touched Su Ju'an's ankle, "It seems that the swelling has subsided a bit, and the situation should improve tomorrow morning." ”

There was only a bean-sized oil lamp in the room, dim and dark, Gu Tingjun's expression was a little as gentle as water, but Su Tangan's eyes were like stones, cold and without any temperature, lonely men and widows, living in the same room, in such an ambiguous environment, she did not have the slightest flow of feelings, maybe as Gu Tingjun said, she did not regard herself as a woman, at least now in front of him.

Gu Tingjun raised his eyes and looked at Su Tang'an's eyes, the soft color slowly turned into doubts, this woman is only sixteen years old, this age should be innocent and romantic, why is her eyes so indifferent, what has she experienced, what kind of soul does she have?

"Got it. Su Tang'an got up and limped to the window, staring out vigilantly with his eyes, "You go to sleep quickly, don't waste time doing useless things." ”

Gu Tingjun lay down comfortably, crossed Erlang's legs and said, "I was looking forward to being able to share a bed with you!"

After all, he was tired for a day, Gu Tingjun made a few jokes, but didn't get a response from Su Tang'an, yawned, and fell asleep.

was sleeping soundly, Gu Tingjun was woken up from a dream, he just opened his eyes, with the faint moonlight, he saw Su Chengan's face, and was about to speak, so he asked her to cover her mouth.

"Shhhh ”

The two got up and quietly came to the door from the side of the bed, and at this time, the door was gently opened, and a person came in, holding an axe in his hand, and slashed towards the bed, only to find that something was wrong when he cut down, and when he reacted, his throat had been choked.

"Why do you want to kill us?" Gu Tingjun asked coldly, the person he pinched was none other than the old man who took them in.

"Because you deserve to die. The old man said coldly, "Don't ask anything else, you can leave overnight, and after dawn, you may not be able to leave." ”

"Why?" asked Su Tang'an suspiciously.

"Didn't you ask nothing?" said the old man, "kill me, and you can go." ”

The doubts in Gu Tingjun's heart became more and more solemn, he knocked the old man unconscious, and said to Su Tang'an: "Although I have a lot of doubts in my heart, I am not a risky person, it is better for us to leave here as soon as possible." When I return to the capital, I will send someone to investigate. ”

"Hmm. Su Tang'an also nodded in agreement, "Let's go now." ”

Gu Tingjun squatted in front of Su Tang'an and said, "Come up." ”

Without arguing with her, Su Tang'an leaned on Gu Tingjun's back, and the two left the suspicious village at night.

The two of them kept walking towards the north, and walked for about half an hour, but they faintly felt that something was wrong.

"It's like we're back where we are. Su Juan said.

"Yes. Gu Tingjun said, "It seems that I really underestimated this village, the path opened up here, and the planting of the surrounding trees are all in accordance with the formation, similar to the bamboo forest we saw outside the grass house." ”

"Are you sure to go out?" asked Su Tang'an.

"You can't stop others, but you can't stop me. Gu Tingjun said, "Who am I, I'm Gu Tingjun!"

Gu Tingjun closed his eyes and thought about the bamboo forest he had seen, he roughly knew what formation they were in front of, and he also had a way to crack it in his heart, and said with a relaxed smile: "Don't worry, I will definitely take you back safely." ”

After walking for half the night, at ten o'clock in the morning, I finally walked out of the formation, and with the sunlight, the surrounding fog dissipated instantly, and I was presumptuous to a new world.

"It's out. Gu Tingjun said, "Let's take a break." ”

He put Su Tang'an down, raised his eyebrows confidently, and said with a smile: "I said I would bring you out safely, right? You sit down first, I'll go find you some water to drink, you have to feel content, the third prince of the Huainan Hou Mansion is not a frequent servant." ”

Gu Tingjun left with a smile, Su Tang'an smiled lightly, although he walked out of the small village, the fog in his heart did not dissipate, did the grass house have anything to do with the legendary madman? What is the reason for the existence of this village? Is it related to the secret that the Lin family knows?

In front of me is a clear spring, and the morning wind is accompanied by a faint mist, which is very refreshing on the face.

Gu Tingjun washed his hands and asked, "Are you going to hide all the time?"

"You've found out. A young man dressed in gray cloth and carrying a basket on his back slowly walked out from behind a rock, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not disgusting, I just feel very curious, so I followed." ”

"What are you curious about?" Gu Tingjun turned around and asked.

"Did you come out of that mountain?" the boy asked.

"Yes!"

"That's why I think it's weird. The young man touched his head, "Master told me not to go into that mountain, because the people who went in to collect medicine have never come out, I have been collecting medicine around for so many years, and it is the first time I have seen someone come out of it, not that you are a human or a monster, and I am curious, so I followed you." ”

"Then do you think I'm a human or a monster?" Gu Tingjun asked with a light smile, if it weren't for the murderous aura that didn't occur on this young man's body, this young man would have been killed by him a long time ago.

"It's supposed to be human, right?" said the young man, a little embarrassed, "how did you get out of it? What's inside?"

"There's a formation inside, and if someone who doesn't understand it enters, they will indeed get lost in it, so don't think about going in. Gu Tingjun said, "And there's nothing in it." ”

"What about you?"

"My sister and I got in accidentally, but I'm very good, so I came out, but if you're not that good, you don't have to make a useless attempt. Gu Tingjun got up and said lightly, "After talking for so long, who are you?"

"My name is Chenguang, I have no parents, I was raised by my master, and I don't have a surname. The boy said, "May I ask who you are?"

"You're collecting medicine, and your master is a doctor?"

"Yes, all the people here come to see Master. ”

"My sister's foot is injured, take me to your master's place and show her. ”

"Okay, please come with me. ”

Inside the inn, Su Yu walked around the house restlessly, his face full of anxiety.

Su Jinyan was also in a bad mood by her, and said unhappily: "Don't you walk around, okay?"

"Now that the life and death of the fifth sister are uncertain, don't you feel guilty at all?" asked Su Yulian.

"Guilt? Why should I be guilty? I just know the inside story, and I didn't do it. Su Jinyan's eyes were a little evasive, "Don't mention this matter again, everything will pass." Besides, Su Tang'an is not uncertain about life and death, she must be dead, and if she falls off such a high cliff, she can't still be alive. ”

"What if this matter is found out to Daddy?" Su Yulian bit his lip and said worriedly.

"So what? I didn't do it, it has nothing to do with me, what can my father do if he finds out?" he will only pursue his wife!" Su Jinyan said impatiently, "Don't worry about it, think about yourself, it's best not to offend Madame, if you are given away as a concubine, when you cry, the concubine is just a political bargaining chip, who will take our happiness to heart, have you heard too little about such things?"

"I also want to live well, I will also be jealous and hateful, and I will also want to have a time to teach the nasty person a lesson. Su Yulian said with a serious face, "But I have a bottom line, and I also know what I can't do, and I don't want to have a bad conscience for the rest of my life than to live well." ”

"This is you, don't ask me with your standards, in order to achieve the goal, I can choose not to compromise the means. Su Jinyan said coldly.

At this time, Wu Tong's voice came, and Su Yulian immediately opened the door and asked, "How is it, is there any news?"

"Last night, I had already managed to reach the bottom of the cliff, and the carriage was shattered, but I didn't find the body of the fifth miss, so I would stay and continue to look for it, and my subordinates would escort the second and fourth ladies back to the Hou Mansion first. Wu Tong said, "Miss Fifth may not be dead." ”

"Not dead?" Su Jinyan was shocked, "How can this fall be alive?"

"There is no body found for Miss Five, and there is no bloodstain, so it cannot be asserted that Miss Five has an accident, and the subordinates still hope that Miss Five can be alive. Wu Tong said, "It's just very strange, in the place where the carriage was broken, no footprints were found, if the fifth miss is still alive, or someone saved the fifth miss, there should be footprints, all in all, the two young ladies will go back to the Hou Mansion first, and the rest of the things will be dealt with by their subordinates." ”

"What about the robbers who attacked us, have they been caught?" asked Su Yulian again.

"I caught a few and escaped a few, the government is already wanted, people are there in the government, and the government will escort them to the capital. Wu Tong said, "It's safe here now, and the two young ladies don't have to worry about it at all." ”