In Mo Ling's impression, the yard should be a circle of hedged open space around the house, on which thoughtful people plant some flowers and trees, and ordinary people grow some greens, and lazy people like themselves have to let the weeds grow.

This is not the case at all in the courtyard of the Hua family. No hedges, no greens, and no weeds. Some are dazzling flowers, trees, birds and reptiles. Mo Ling followed Hua Ruoran over one hillside after another, walking through one plain after another, the scenery in her eyes was constantly changing, but there were no houses or people to be seen.

"Outsiders are not allowed to enter the courtyard of the Hua family," Hua Ruoran explained, "At first, I was afraid that outsiders would damage the precious plants and trees in the courtyard, because of this, there were several unpleasant things in the courtyard. Later, I heard that there were a few outsiders who accidentally broke into the courtyard of the Hua family, because they were trapped in the mountains and couldn't get out, and finally starved to death inside. Some of these rumors are true, some are false, after the spread of the rumors, the number of people close to the Hua family compound gradually decreased, and the Hua family thought it was a good thing, so they did not clarify these rumors, and over time, the Hua family compound became a forbidden place in the hearts of outsiders. ”

"I've heard of this," Mo Ling nodded, "It seems that the four major families have their own forbidden places, and outsiders are not allowed to enter. ”

"I don't know about the other three, but the forbidden place of the Hua family is this big garden, and it's not as scary as outsiders say, right?"

Mo Ling has always been very interested in such secret stories, but most of these things are falsely rumored and over-whitewashed, so the truth is often disappointing. However, if Hua Ran said that the rumors are true and false, does that imply that there was really a bloody murder here, and the bones of the past grievances are still buried under the bright flowers?

Smelling the fresh and pleasant scent of flowers, and imagining the dark old things, Moling began to doubt his hobbies—so he quickly shook his head and drove these bad thoughts away—so don't touch the mold.

The two walked for a long time, and then went back to the original bamboo forest, the sky was almost dusk, and the afterglow shone on the endless sea of flowers, and there was a quiet beauty.

"I just showed you my backyard, and my usual place is on the other side," Hua Ruoran said with a finger pointing in the opposite direction, "Do you want to take a look?"

"It's not early, so I don't bother. Mo Ling excused herself, "The girl has worked hard all day, and she should go back early to rest." ”

Hua Ruoran pouted and said, "I'm definitely going home now, if you want to go back through the bamboo forest, I don't object, but when you go out, I'm afraid it's the middle of the night." ”

"This ......," Mo Ling was a little confused, "Is there a closer way out?"

"Hehe, of course, you just follow me. Hua Ruoran waited for Mo Ling's words, and after finishing speaking, she turned around and walked in the direction of her finger just now, and Mo Ling had no choice but to follow quickly.

Hua Ruoran walked unhurriedly, and Mo Ling was not easy to urge, and followed beside him silently. The sun soon set, and a bright moon rose, and the faint moonlight shone on the forest path like a sparkling trickle.

I don't know how long I walked, but I finally saw the shadow of the black house, Hua Ruoran suddenly stopped and stopped the magic feather on the side, "Shhhhh

"Isn't this the girl's own home, why is it so mysterious? "Mo Ling was very puzzled.

"I forgot to light the lights in the house when I came out. Hua Ruoran whispered, "The maid next to me must know that I sneaked out to play, maybe they are looking for me everywhere." ”

"What if they find out?"

"Don't worry, they are in the same group as us, as long as they are not discovered by the stinky grandmothers around their mother, everything will be fine. ”

"Is Ling Tang very strict with the girl?"

"Of course, I don't usually go out. Hua Ruoran complained, "The last time I went to Qinglong City, I also sneaked out with Brother Yun......"

"Ahh ”

"That's just a disguise, hehe," Hua Ruoran smirked, "The sand scorpion shell I bought back cured my mother's head wind, and my mother didn't blame us for running down the mountain without permission." ”

When Mo Ling heard this, she really didn't know what to say, and thought to herself, why could Nan Ruoli go to Qinglong City casually and not go home for half a month?

"We'll stay for a while and sneak in through the courtyard wall, and you'll follow. After Hua Ruoran finished speaking, she tiptoed towards the black house, and Mo Ling followed closely behind Hua Ruoran, constantly looking left and right, and the two of them looked like a pair of thieves.

Finally groping his way to the courtyard wall, Hua Ruoran saw that there was no one left and right, so he made a look at Mo Ling, and took the lead in jumping, wanting to climb the wall - unfortunately the heat was not enough, only enough to grasp the top of the wall with both hands, and the whole body was still hanging outside.

Hua Ruoran's feet fluttered on the wall, but she couldn't use her strength, and Mo Ling couldn't help but laugh when she saw Hua Ruoran's funny appearance.

"Don't laugh, help me. Hua Ruoran puffed out her mouth and glared at Mo Ling angrily, "I can't hold it anymore." ”

"Good, good. With a wave of his sleeves, the magic feather rolled up a light breeze and carried Hua Ruoran's body to the wall.

"It's amazing. Before Hua Ruoran could understand what was going on, she found herself sitting on a high wall, the quiet moonlight shining all around, and all she could see was a very different scenery from the usual.

Just when Hua Ruoran was intoxicated by the moonlight, a hoarse voice sounded in the courtyard of the wall: "There are thieves, there are thieves!"

"Hey, don't shout, I'm not a thief!" Hua Ruoran hurriedly stopped her, "Ouch, don't hit me with a stone, I'm Hua Ruoran, ouch!"

Mo Ling, who was standing outside the wall, only to see Hua Ruoran's body suddenly crooked, and the whole fell into the courtyard of the wall, and fell heavily to the ground with a "poof".

Then a sound of squirming footsteps approached the corner of the wall, "Hey, look at my old fool, it's really the eldest lady, the old body should be beaten, the old body should be beaten, the eldest lady, you didn't hurt your body, right?"

"Ouch......" Hua Ruoran's voice was very miserable, "Grandma Liu, you hurt me, I can't stand up when I fall." ”

"This, how is this good," the hoarse voice was anxious, "the old man helped the eldest lady to call Mr. Pharmacist." ”

"No need, no need," Hua Ruoran hurriedly stopped Grandma Liu, "It's good to rest for one night, it's good to rest for one night." ”

"This ......" "Grandma Liu, help me back to the room, I won't bother Mr. Pharmacist so late." "Good, good ......"

Mo Ling heard the footsteps of the two people walking away little by little, and estimated that there was nothing to do with him, so he was about to leave with bated breath, but who knew that there was a sudden change in the courtyard, and the footsteps of the two stopped abruptly, and then Hua Ruoran's nervous voice sounded.

"Mother, mother...... It's so late, and you haven't rested yet. ”

The sect master of the Hua family appeared! Mo Ling's heart was shocked, her body couldn't help stopping, and she thought of what Hua Ruoran had just said, "As long as you don't be discovered by the stinky grandmothers around your mother, everything will be fine", and she didn't say it for long, and now she was hit by her mother, how bad things are.

"Of course, where did you get this dirty thing? The voice of the sect master of the Hua family was calm and calm, and it seemed to be a little different from what Mo Ling had imagined.

"Just now...... I accidentally slipped in the yard just now, hehe...... "Through the wall, Mo Ling can almost imagine Hua Ruoran bowing her head and smiling-Mo Ling sighed, this time it is estimated that she will be exposed."

"Is that so, Grandma Liu. "The sect master of the Hua family asked someone else this time.

"Back to the old lady, the eldest lady did fall in the yard just now. ”

"Look, I'll just say, mother, you still don't believe me. As if she was afraid that Grandma Liu would say too much, Hua Ruoran quickly took over the conversation and said, "Grandma Liu can testify to me." ”

The sect master of the Hua family was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Grandma Liu, what was Ran'er doing before she fell." ”

It's miserable - Hua Ruoran hurriedly interjected: "No, I didn't do anything, I just walked around the yard for a while." ”

"I'm asking Grandma Liu, but I didn't ask you," the Hua Family Sect Master's tone was still flat, "Grandma Liu, you tell the truth." ”

"Back to the old lady, before the eldest lady fell, she was sitting on the high wall, and she didn't know what she was doing. ”

"Take a walk on the wall, huh. "The sect master of the Hua family asked Hua Ruoran this time, but Hua Ruoran only cared about muffling and didn't speak. So the sect master of the Hua family dismissed the grandmothers around him, came to Hua Ruoran alone, and softened his tone a little, "You are not young anymore, why are you still so fond of fooling around, you tell your mother honestly, did you sneak to the back mountain again?"

"It's really just a walk, and it's nothing. Hua Ruoran muttered.

"I'm asking you if you've slipped away to the back mountain again. The voice of the sect master of the Hua family suddenly became stern.

"Who told you to usually not allow me to go out, stay at home and suffocate to death. ”

"Dare to talk back—" The voice of the sect master of the Hua family instantly rose higher, and then stopped abruptly.

"If you want to fight, you can fight, it's not that you haven't beaten before," Hua Ruoran said stubbornly, "Anyway, no matter what I say, you just want to lock me up, and I'm not a kitten or puppy you raised-"

Before Hua Ruoran's words were finished, she was interrupted by a crisp slap, "Look, it's still fighting," Hua Ruoran's voice had a faint smile in it, "If you want to fight, just do it, don't be coy-" "Smack!"

Another slap in the face, louder than the voice just now. The magic feather hiding behind the wall was worried when she heard it, and she didn't know whether to intervene for a while.

"Okay, good ......" The sect master of the Hua family didn't know whether to be angry or sad, his voice couldn't stop trembling, "You have grown up, and your wings have hardened, I can't control you anymore." ”

"If you can't manage it, you have to manage it. "Say it again!" "Say it again, once, twice, ten times, I will say, if you can't control it, you still have to take care of it, I will see how long you can lock me up!"

"Smack!" I don't know if it's an illusion, but with this slap, there was a gale of wind tearing through. After a short time, Hua Ruoran began to sobb quietly, but the cry was sometimes accompanied by a terrifying sneer, which made people shudder.