The dark dress looked delicate in the soft light, but in this dark and rainy night, it was like a ghostly phantom, blending in with all the gloom around it.

Walking through the heavy door alone, Yin Qiushui came to this claustrophobic room and looked around with the lamp in his hand.

Jade, rosewood carving, faint reflection on the surface of lacquerware, ceramic vase;

――This is a place where you can store your ordinary belongings. Everything in it is prosaic, and it seems that it is neither liked nor rejected by the owner.

Yin Qiushui looked around carefully, moved to a place on the west side of the room and paused, leaned down to look at the floor that no one else could see abnormally--ordinary marble stone, carved with plum blossom patterns, but only four of the five plum blossom petals on one of the diagonals were clear, and the remaining petals only had extremely light gray hidden lines. It seems that the craftsman who carved it at the beginning leaked his heart.

The woman stared intently at the stone-patterned plum blossoms, a smile of remembrance on the corner of her mouth. She remained silent for a while, then reached out and stroked it, and her five fingers deftly struck out a series of rhythmic crisp sounds.

As she moved, the missing petal of the two plum blossoms shimmered at the same time, and when the light was gone, the faint notch was filled in - exactly the same shade as the others.

Yes, there are mechanisms here. But the significance of this mechanism to Yin Qiushui is by no means unusual - the solution of the mechanism is the secret words of her and her husband when they first fell in love when they were students. These precious and warm memories have never been forgotten by either of them.

Just as he was thinking, the mechanism had been completely opened-a wooden cabinet on Yin Qiushui's side disappeared into the depths of the wall, revealing a deep and secret passage.

Yin Qiushui felt a breeze blowing through the secret door, but she didn't care. She simply turned the trap off again, picked up the light, and walked slowly into the depths of the secret passage.

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The walls are cold and damp, with a unique touch of stone that does not see the light of day all year round. Lu Qiming and Xiao Dizi stood with their backs against the stone wall, watching Yin Qiushui pass in front of them unconsciously.

In the interval between Yin Qiushui opening the mechanism, Lu Qiming took the little flute and entered the secret passage one step ahead of her. With the help of the Feng Clan's body technique and breathing technique, Yin Qiushui would never be able to detect it.

But "she can't perceive" doesn't mean "she doesn't know."

"Master, how can she guarantee that we will come with us, what if we don't?" asked the little flute. Lu Qiming had already told her that she could speak at will, so she asked if she didn't understand along the way, and she didn't stop for a moment.

Lu Qiming took the girl's hand and walked behind Yin Qiushui, and said with a smile: "Even if you are the wife of the owner of Lichen Villa, you still have the ability to know whether their guests are obediently staying in their rooms." Besides, if we can't take it seriously, they have other ways to attract attention. ”

Xiao Dizi nodded and said with a smile: "But this is just right." We were deliberately so conspicuous along the way, and Master even wrote a letter in advance, isn't it just to let them prepare in advance and take measures to deal with us as soon as possible?"

That's true.

They set out from the Zhongzhou Martial Academy, all the way to the land of the Qin clan in the East China Sea, and then turned to their final destination, the Ancient Battlefield, which needed to be completed within a month, and there was not much time left except for the journey. For this task, it would be best if you could skip the time of playing text puzzles and go straight to the point.

However, compared with the mood of the master and apprentice in a hurry, Yin Qiushui, who was walking in front, was obviously diametrically opposed.

She walked very slowly. Not to mention that as a cultivator, even compared to ordinary people who have no internal strength, her pace seems too slow.

Xiao Diziqi: "Sister Yin, what are you doing?"

Lu Qiming thought back to the whole process she had come all the way and frowned slightly. He said, "Wait and see." ”

Ahead, the woman was still walking slowly.

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Time goes back to the past.

At the moment when the secret door of the organ was closed again, Yin Qiushui stood up from her husband's bedside, pushed the door out of the warm bedroom, and walked quickly to the study not far away.

Yu Chengran was sleeping, and Lu Qiming's master and apprentice would not come back for the time being, so she had enough time.

Yin Qiushui lit up all the lights in the study. Bright, warm light radiates into the night through the carved panes, making the study look like a large orange-red festive lantern in the distance.

She opened all the secret compartments in the study as quickly as she could, took out all the secret letters held in them, and spread them out on the table in chronological order.

She sat down with a candle in her hand, first read the latest date of the secret letter, and then returned her gaze to the beginning, quickly scanning and sifting through the letters.

Yin Family, Ordinary Transactions, Reservations.

Dasheng Imperial Family;

Abundant...... Burn it!

When he saw this, Yin Qiushui did not hesitate to light the letter with a candle flame. She continued to watch.

Dasheng;

Dasheng, Dasheng, Dasheng;

In...... Burn it.

Yin's family;

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Two years, one year, half a year, two months, one month - the interval between the date of the secret letter and the present is getting shorter and shorter, and Yin Qiushui's movements are getting slower and slower.

With a pale face, she slowly pulled out the piece of paper from a month ago, and muttered in a low voice, "Martial Academy...... Shen Xing...... Shen Xing's junior brother: Burn it. ”

However, although she had made the same decision as before, she still clutched the page of the letter in the palm of her hand, and did not reach for the candle flame for a long time.

She froze for a moment, as if she was wandering, and then she looked down and continued to read the letter.

"Branch, thirteen people in the North Courtyard. ”

"Five people in the South Courtyard. ”

"Orion Lee...... Youngest son. ”

"There are four orphans in Liangjia Village. ”

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Yin Qiushui read many names in a low and clear voice, her face expressionless, but her dignified sitting posture fell inch by inch, and the muscles of her whole body tensed to the extreme—as if some kind of great force that she could not bear but could not get rid of was weighing down on her life.

She understood.

The heaviest thing in the world is "human life".

She struggled to breathe like a drowning man, curling the secret power of the human life into a bunch, and then reaching for the fireworks.

The rolls of paper began to burn like candles.

Yin Qiushui watched blankly until it burned to the end, until it burned into his fingertips, into his palm, and into his flesh.

The woman finally snorted, cried and laughed as she grabbed the fireworks in her hand.

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"She's speeding up!"

The little flute snorted softly and raised his finger forward.

Lu Qiming also raised his eyes to look at the woman's back.

Yin Qiushui's walking speed suddenly accelerated. Her steps are unmistakable, as if she is going to the battlefield, more like she is running to a new world that once she goes, she will never turn back.

Infected by an indescribable atmosphere, Xiao Dizi quieted down and only silently grabbed Lu Qiming's hand.

Lu Qiming smiled gently at the girl and led her to follow Yin Qiushui's steps.

The three of them in the secret passage staired up in silence, and the shadows of the stone walls on both sides of them rapidly receding in their field of vision, gradually blurring into a ball—they had already used their form.

Xiao Dizi said in a low voice: "Master, are we already very tall?"

Lu Qiming nodded, "I have passed the mountainside not long ago." ”

The next moment, a cool and humid night breeze suddenly blew in my face. The woman also paused.

It turns out that it has come to an end.

Lu Qiming also stopped and looked ahead silently.

In the background outline of the dark blue night, the silhouette of a beautiful woman can be vaguely seen. She has a slender waist and fine sideburns that flutter in the wind.

Lu Qiming said in a low voice: "It's not right......

At this time, Yin Qiushui suddenly turned around and looked into the depths of the dark corridor. She couldn't see anyone, but she knew.

Yin Qiushui straightened his demeanor and bowed deeply to Lu Qiming.

Lu Qiming stepped forward and stretched out his hand to her.

The woman smiled faintly.

She was lighter on her tiptoes and quietly jumped down the cliff.

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