"Madame!" Lu Sheng's outstretched hand only shed the fox fluff on the white fur, which was reflected in the candlelight.

At the foot of the mountain, a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy wears a blue robe and a white fluffy shirt by his side, a kind of temperament of a noble son of the Republic of China.

The young man sat on the stone steps, with a string of small lily of the valley bells tied to his left ankle, swaying his little feet briskly, and making a crisp silver bell, echoing on the depressed Pingyang stone stele.

Ben leisurely admired the young man who released the Gu worms from his own minions, and suddenly heard an acacia bell ringing.

Gu Changsheng's little feet stopped shaking.

The boy stopped shaking, and dozens of minions panicked.

They were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe, and a layer of cold sweat oozed from their backs.

The head of the house will hum a little song leisurely, even if he doesn't find the tune, no one dares to say a bad word, on the contrary, he has to make a smile of appreciation, and if he laughs too fakely, the head of the house will definitely let you know what it means to laugh at Jiuquan.

Now that the head of the house was no longer humming, and the little bell on his ankle was no longer ringing, they had gone through what they had just done in their minds a hundred times, and they could not find the slightest mistake.

Sprinkled the Dream God Grass at the entrance of Pingyang City and released the Gu worms, step by step according to the instructions of the head of the family, there was nothing wrong.

How did you offend this little ancestor?

Dozens of minions were frightened into sculptures, and their pleading eyes fell on the "overseer" standing beside Gu Changsheng.

Sixteen, who had been by Gu Changsheng's side for the longest time, received the signal, twisted his neck stiffly, and hunched over.

I saw that the young man's face was gloomy, and he looked into the depths of the woods.

Sixteen followed his gaze, it was pitch black, there was nothing, and he turned his head and asked in a trembling voice: "Master of the family, but there is a slave who disagrees with you?" Or do you see something? ”

He is three years older than Gu Changsheng, he has taken care of Gu Changsheng since he was a child, and he knows Gu Changsheng quite well, and he can guess seven seven or eight with one action and one expression, which is also the reason why he can live to this day.

At first glance, I knew that the head of the family was in a bad mood, and sixteen didn't dare to speak loudly.

Gu Changsheng didn't look at him, he made a silent gesture, and asked crisply: "Shhh Listen, do you hear the bells in the forest? ”

The crowd held their breath and listened with their ears sideways.

After a while, everyone's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

There was no sound.

The sound of bells?

Didn't this little ancestor send it out by himself?

O master of the house, spare them poor little hearts, the master who slaughters people at every turn, if they were not controlled and unable to walk, they would have fled long ago.

Sixteen squeezed out a smile and shook his head, "The head of the family may have heard it, Sixteen didn't hear the sound of bells in the forest." ”

Gu Changsheng glared at him.

The eyes are faint, and the eyes are big and bright.

Obviously, it was like a child who couldn't get the answer he wanted, and glared at him unhappily.

Sixteen was frightened and lost his soul, his feet were soft, he knelt on the ground, his head was knocked loudly, his forehead was dyed bright red, he trembled, and he didn't dare to cry with tears: "Home... The head of the family, it is more than sixteen, and I hope that you will read that Sixteen has followed you for so many years, and spare Sixteen's life......"

And they all fell to their knees in fear.

The body trembled, none of them wanted to bear the baptism of the Gu worm in their body, the taste of devouring their hearts inch by inch, it was worse than death.

Even if Sixteen Weekdays took care of some of them, no one stood up at the moment.

Gu Changsheng smiled, his smile was sweet, natural and pollution-free, his little feet without shoes were pink and tender, and he gently tapped his back, "Who made you kneel?" ”

"Get up."

Among these people, the last thing he wanted to kill was Sixteen, but if it really upset him, he would kill him.

The crowd was on the verge of amnesty, and the hearts that spoke of the throat were buffered.

Then he heard birds and beasts flying not far away.

A white carrier pigeon flew from the forest, Gu Changsheng glanced at it, picked up the pebble and threw it casually.

Before the pigeon could make a sound, it was knocked off by a stone.

Gu Changsheng raised his chin and ordered, "Pick it up." ”

Sixteen got up, trotted over, and removed the slip of paper from the pigeon's leg.

Turning to the young man's side, he read: "Liangzhou, two days later, Sunset Inn." ”

Seeing the sender, Sixteen was frightened, more surprised, his tongue seemed to be knotted, he couldn't speak, his hands were trembling, he raised his head and touched the young man's dark eyes, and his words were instantly sharp: "The sender is Yong'an Hou." ”

Yong'an Hou!!

Everyone gasped and knelt down again, burying their heads, desperate to find a crack in the ground and escape for their lives.

They are afraid of the head of the family, and they are even more afraid of the head of the family who hears the name of the Hou of Yong'an.

Some people only know that it was the regent who slaughtered the Gu family, but they didn't know that before that, Yong'an Hou had already collaborated with the spies and poisoned everyone.

The ancestors were served in a pot, and only a group of juniors were saved, and they haven't even found the shadow of the spy so far.

In front of the little ancestor, the biggest taboo is that one is the Marquis of Yong'an and the other is the regent.

It's not obvious that people are unhappy, it's still them who are unlucky.

Some of them have begun to look back on their lives, and some have taken out papers, used blood as ink, and wrote suicide notes.

After hearing the little ancestor let out a small chuckle.

Gloomy, everyone stopped writing, closed their eyes, and waited for death with teary eyes.

But I heard the little ancestor smile and say, "When Pingyang is over, let's go down the mountain." ”

They touched their bodies in disbelief, and the Gu worms in their bodies did not riot, so they sat down on the ground as if they collapsed, breathing in a big gulp of air, and wiping the cold sweat from their foreheads.

It's not easy to meow!

The little ancestor is unusual, I really don't know what aroused his interest in Yong'an Hou's letter.

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The night was slightly cool, and the moonlight was bright, passing through the black fog and sprinkling on the white fur.

Chu Jiujiu was lying on the ground, and the red silk tied on his wrist was cut off and the skin was scratched.

She tightened her eyebrows in pain, thinking of the liuqi who was dragged down together, Chu Jiujiu suddenly opened her eyes and stood up with her arms propped up.

Her skin was like porcelain, lined with an old-colored bell bracelet, and it made a subtle sound with her movements.

She just wanted to find Liuyu at the moment, and she didn't care about anything else.

Thankfully, late at night, the moonlight was enough for her to see within three meters.

Surprisingly, there were no Gu worms around.

"Liuzhen."

Not daring to make much of a move, she whispered.

Dragged down together, it should be very close.

Thinking like this, Chu Jiujiu whispered to Liuyu as he walked forward.

The more I walked, the more anxious I became.

Don't be fine.

Not far away, a hazy black shadow lay on the ground.

It's a wanderer!

Chu Jiujiu trotted over and helped the person up.

Liuyu's body was already weak, but it looked like it was broken at the moment.

The red flowers under the corners of the girl's eyes were crumpled, and a fishy smell from the tip of her nose rushed straight to the Tianling Gai, and she got up instantly and retched to the side.

Seeing that she was awake, Chu Jiujiu hid the medicine bottle in his hand back to his waist and leaned over with a smile, "How is it?" Is there anything else you feel uncomfortable with? ”

She looked at Liuyu's ankle, which was entwined with vines, severed, and blood spilling out.

Before Liuyu could speak, she got up and tore off her scarlet shirt, leaned over and wrapped her ankles, and did not forget to comfort: "Don't worry, with me, I won't let you have anything to do, and we will definitely be able to meet them, don't worry." ”

Liuyu wanted to hide, but was held down by the girl.

The girl's eyes are clear and sincere, and there is no trace of impurities.

Just staring at the girl like this, she felt that she was also bewitched for a moment.

Liuyu lowered her head, "Miss, why are you ...... so good to me?"

Before she finished asking, her mouth was blocked by her jade hand, the girl's eyes tightened, and her index finger was against her red lips.

Liuyu nodded, following her gaze.

The two of them were now submerged in the woods, three meters down is a path, the road is narrower than flat, and the group walked through wearing filial piety clothes and carrying lanterns.

It's like a big sacrifice, or a memorial.

The cold wind swept through the crowd, the candle flame was half-bright and half-ambiguous, and the filial piety clothes that were blowing were hunting, and they walked like ghosts and ghosts, without a soul.

They paused suddenly.

Look out into the woods.

The gaze is gloomy and compassionate.

Chu Jiujiu's eyes were quick, and he pressed down on Liuyu's head, burying it deeper and deeper.

The heart was pounding and pounding.

They saw it clearly, the leader's face had been bitten by Gu worms, and the flesh was still bleeding, flowing down his cheeks to his neck, which was even more terrifying than a ghost.

A group of ghosts just looked at them, staring in their direction.

Chu Jiujiu was extremely frightened, a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead, she bit her lower lip desperately, not letting herself make a sound, and covered her mouth with her hand, pushing harder and harder.

Liuyu's body was trembling, and even the sound of breathing was weak.

She had never seen such an eerie and terrifying picture, that bloody face, lingering in her mind.

After a long time, Chu Jiujiu's legs were weak, and when she heard the footsteps getting farther and farther, she poked her head out, only revealing a pair of deer eyes, looking at the group of people walking away.

I felt someone pat her on the wrist.

Only then did Chu Jiujiu let go of the hand that was holding Liuyu.

Liuyu was almost not suffocated to death by her, or if she didn't see the frightened white face of the girl, Liuyu would suspect that she did it on purpose.

Chu Jiujiu took a cursory glance, and there were about forty or fifty people wandering around, including many old and weak women, children, and pregnant women, all of whom had been bitten by Gu worms.

At the end of their path was-

Mountain!!

Are these the survivors of Binh Duong City?

But......

The person who led the way just now......

It looks a little like ......

Chu Jiujiu's mind was tumbling over the river, looking for the picture of that person, and suddenly her pupils shook.

It's Su Qingran!

How did she end up here?

Could it be that the fashion was tied to the mountain?

What about Li Niang? Didn't look at her?

A series of questions made Chu Jiujiu stare at the crowd and fall into deep thought.

Liuyu stared at the girl for a long time, and couldn't help asking, "Miss, what did you think of?" ”

"Liuzhen." Chu Jiujiu looked at her, "Let's secretly follow them up the mountain, believe me, we will definitely be able to meet Emperor Ci on the way, the group just now is carrying a lantern in their hands, presumably they can also see it, if you go back, Gu worms, black fog, there are many dangers, follow them, maybe the safest." ”

Liuyu asked, "Miss, how do you know they won't come to us?" ”

On the other side, Emperor Ci and his party searched in the direction they disappeared.

The direction they came from was still deep in the woods, the autumn wind was whining, the unburned branches, and the rustling of red leaves, blocking the moonlight.

Only the lamp in Lusheng's hand illuminates the way ahead, and the group is saved from stepping on pools of blood and bones.

After searching for a long time, they were all aimless, and the traces were covered by dense Gu worms, and the road was extremely dangerous.

Lord Lu was scared and cowardly, when he saw the man in the ink robe, he was shocked by the man's aura, and he was his savior, so he couldn't say anything disobedient.

But when he always accidentally stepped on the slimy Gu worm, he couldn't bear it anymore, and said angrily: "If you want the official to say that those two little beauties may have been eaten by the Gu worm a long time ago, the ......bones under their feet may be theirs."

Before he finished speaking, the feet of Lord Lu were vacated.

The knobby hand grabbed his collar, and when he picked it up, he was about to fall into the pile of Gu worms.

Master Lu's pupils widened in an instant, and he grabbed the arm of the man in the ink robe, and suddenly burst into tears, and choked up: "This official is wrong...... The official himself ...... with his own palm."

After speaking, he slapped himself, his face was hot and painful, and when he saw that Emperor Ci was still holding him, he slapped him again.

Lu Sheng said lightly: "Childe, do you have a knife?" Cut out his tongue. ”

The young man in green shirt changed his appearance as gentle as a jade boy, his eyes were raised, adding a bit of evil charm, and his voice was cold to the bones.

Everyone's eyes fell on him with a look of horror.

They thought that the man in the ink robe was terrifying enough, but they didn't expect that this little boy was a hidden poisonous snake.

"Yes." Emperor Ci bowed slightly at his waist.

Fearing that the person in his hand would scream, the emperor quickly moved his hand up to his neck.

The strong force in his neck made Lord Lu unable to breathe, his face was flushed, his eyes bulged, a dark light swept through, his tongue fell to the ground, and blood splashed down.

Lu Sheng held a short blade with blood, under the dark light was a pair of cold apricot eyes, green silk swept through the tear mole, like a cool heart and a cool seduction demon, he frowned, took out a brocade handkerchief, and carefully wiped the blade.

It wasn't until the red disappeared that he respectfully returned the short blade to the emperor's waist and threw the blood-stained handkerchief casually.

Lu Sheng said lightly: "I saved this wolf-hearted animal, if Mrs. knew about it, she would be angry." ”

His voice was clear and cold, with the evil spirit of a demon.

The emperor threw the person to the ground, and said quietly: "Leave him and fend for himself." ”

Master Lu covered his mouth, not daring to let out a trace of pain, behind him was the pile of black pressure Gu worms, close in front of him, he burst into tears, the blood was swallowed back, and he twisted back little by little.

He's going to live!

He can't die!

He wants to get the real estate on the mountain, and by then he will be dedicated to the Marquis of Yong'an, promoted to the official and made a fortune, and he will definitely pay a thousandfold price for those who bully him!

Wen Xiaogongzi covered his mouth and trembled, his legs were frightened, and he collapsed on the ground under his feet, leaving the two people who were tightly covered, but their pupils were shocked, and they didn't react too much.

Mo Li knew that his brother was worried and didn't plan to see the bloody scene, so he leaned forward and found the way, landed on the treetops, saw the lights in the distance, and the crowds were crowded, and he quickly jumped to the side of Emperor Ci in three steps and two steps.

He said in a low voice: "Brother, I saw a group of people going up the mountain, the path they walked, there were no dense Gu worms around, there were still many people alive in Pingyang City, it would be safer to follow them, I believe that Miss They will definitely be fine, don't worry." ”

How can you not be worried?

Someone going up the hill?

If Chu Jiu is fine, she will definitely follow her up the mountain, instead of looking for it in such a trance, the road ahead is occupied by Gu worms, and the danger is everywhere, he and Mo Li are just two people, Chen An is still a child no matter what he says, Lu Sheng's body is weak and weak, and he can't stand the toss.

They must not be put in danger.

Emperor Ci turned his head to look at Lu Sheng, and it happened that Lu Sheng was also looking at him.

Their eyes met, and they spoke almost at the same time: "Follow them up the mountain." ”

Tacit understanding, for them, is that they don't need to declare it, and they also know the other party's next plan.

Or rather, they could guess what Chu Jiujiu would do.

At the same time, Chu Jiujiu knew Liuyu's concerns, and resolutely said: "They will look for it, but instead of being so aimless, the safest way is to go up the mountain." ”

"Trust me, I'll take care of you."

Liuyu looked at the girl's determined appearance, and when she heard that she wanted to protect herself, she couldn't tell what it was like.

Chu Jiujiu, when are you going to act?

She nodded, "Yes." ”

The hand was clenched very tightly, very warm, like a flower prayer.

She felt like it more than once, but quickly self-denial.

Chu September can't be a flower prayer.

One is an enemy she hates, and the other is a friend she can sacrifice her life to save.

In any case, they couldn't be contacted.

A group of people wearing filial piety clothes walked up the mountain without hurrying.

The mountains are rugged and steep, surrounded by grass and rows of maple trees.

If you ignore that some places have been burned to black ashes, and you can't tell whether it is ashes or wriggling Gu worms, this should have been a place of refuge, a fairyland on earth.

Chu Jiuyue and the others were ten meters away from the crowd, as long as they could see the lights, it would not be a problem to hide behind them in the dark.

When she escaped from the palace, it was much more difficult to avoid the palace patrol guards.

That's why she led Liuzhen and followed her like a fish in water.

Liuyu looked at the Gu worm that was close at hand, his expression was dark and uncertain, he glanced at the girl and moved his mind.