Qiao Baiyue was also silent for a long time before she said: "Initially, the White Lady I talked about was a very happy ending, but after I became literate, I read the original book of the first national teacher and knew that the White Lady was imprisoned in Leifeng Pagoda and could not get out of trouble for a hundred years, until Xu Xian Lao died, and the two did not see each other again." ”

Lin Lan shook his head slightly and said, "It's just a story, there are many versions, and Tang Tianyuan has only written the most impressive version of the tragedy." ”

He asked, "What happened later?" ”

Qiao Baiyue was silent for a long time before she said, "Later, ...... The eldest sister actually went out of the valley to find me and wanted to take me back. ”

As the dream picture continued to change, she said slowly: "On the way, we passed by the local county town, the eldest sister saw that I was still in love, so she changed my appearance for me and took me to the local county town to play for a day, but the eldest sister that day was completely different from usual, she looked like a real human being, she could lie, she would disguise, she would smirk, I asked her why?" ”

She said...... That's what people are. ”

Qiao Baiyue stared intently at the changing picture of the dream, and the water was full of memories, "I had a lot of fun that day, the eldest sister took me to eat a lot of delicious food, and also took me to see a lot of fun things, and bought me beautiful clothes......"

Lin Lan silently looked at the changing picture in the dream.

In the picture, the warm picture of the disguised girl and her sister playing in the crowd keeps flashing, and she smiles happily, as if she has forgotten the pain of being deceived before.

"That night was the Lantern Festival, there were thousands of lights, it was really beautiful, and I had never had that much fun."

Qiao Baiyue said softly: "But at night, the eldest sister took me to see the other side of the world...... I saw people forced to become prostitutes, I saw the woman who was hung up and whipped, I saw an official who didn't treat people as human beings, and I saw people who were trafficked like me...... The eldest sister said that the world is not as beautiful as I thought, and if I can't protect myself, I will only experience these glooms. ”

Hearing this, Lin Lan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Lantern Festival ......"

"Then, on the night of the Lantern Festival, the eldest sister took me out of the county town."

Qiao Baiyue seemed to be immersed in memories, "I was afraid, but I was also nostalgic, after leaving the city, I kept looking back at the brightly lit city, and the eldest sister covered my eyes." ”

The picture in the dream suddenly moved.

I saw that the snake girl gently covered the eyes of the stunning girl, and said softly: "Little sister, don't look back, the thousands of lamps behind you are not your destination, we should go home." ”

The stunning girl shed two lines of tears, but never looked back.

"Later, we returned to Qingmu Mountain."

As the dream changed, Qiao Baiyue said slowly: "Eldest sister, they are all comforting me, and I have decided not to go out in the future, and I will live in the valley with twenty-one sisters, maybe not as beautiful as the world, but it is not as dark as the world." ”

"But...... I was so stupid. ”

She slowly closed her eyes, as if she couldn't bear to look at the pictures of those memories anymore, "The riot caused by my outing this time has attracted the attention of several Demon Dao cultivators, one of whom is very Dao Xing, at that time, my dream supernatural power has not been fully awakened, and I can't help him at all, until he killed my three sisters, my bloodline was fully awakened, but the Demon Dao cultivator also fled." ”

"I was so angry that I chased after me without thinking about it."

Qiao Baiyue closed her eyes: "But that demon cultivator is extremely cunning, and deliberately attracted the attention of Jing Tiantai, so that I fell into the trap arranged by Jing Tiantai, but he didn't expect that Jing Tiantai's calculation was even higher, not only caught me, but also killed him on the spot." ”

Lin Lan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Jingtiantai caught you?" ”

He was a little stunned and said, "I understand, it seems that ...... Did you join the Rooftop? ”

“…… Right. ”

Qiao Baiyue opened her eyes, hesitated for a moment, and said: "The head of the Jingtiantai found out that I was a dream snake, and thought that my innate supernatural powers were of great use, so he absorbed me, promised me that as long as I worked for the Jingtiantai for five years, he would return my freedom, and let me go back to Qingmu Mountain to meet my sisters...... But I can't tell you anything deeper, or I'll break my oath. ”

Lin Lan said calmly: "You can pick what you can say." ”

"Later...... It's nothing. ”

Qiao Baiyue shook her head slightly and said, "In the past few years, I have been cleaning the rooftop...... Doing things, by the way, I learned art in the school palace, and I also had a certain status, and I also arranged a formation in Qingmu Mountain to hide the valley to avoid being discovered, I only hope that the five-year period will come soon, and I can return to my sisters as soon as possible. ”

Speaking of this, she took a deep breath and said, "But just a few days ago, when I went back to Qingmu Mountain to visit, I suddenly found that the formation in the valley was broken, and the eighteen sisters were gone. ”

When Lin Lan heard this, he probably understood what was going on.

"I rushed back to Chonghua City at full speed, wanting to search for the whereabouts of my sisters with the help of Jingtiantai's intelligence network, but on the day I came back, I found that my eighteen sisters were all caught by the bald donkeys of Faguang Temple and sent to the magnates as playthings."

Qiao Baiyue's face was cold, and she gritted her teeth and said, "I went to ask Jingtiantai for help, but Venerable Shaking Light told me that the five-year period between me and Jingtiantai has arrived, and unless I continue to work for Jingtiantai, Jingtiantai will never help me." ”

Lin Lan was silent for a moment and said, "Have you ever thought that the news that your sisters are hiding in Qingmu Mountain may have been deliberately leaked to Faguang Temple by Jingtiantai. ”

"I guessed it."

Qiao Baiyue said slowly: "But I was already very disgusted with the things that Jing Tiantai did, if it weren't for the fact that my sisters were also threatened by Jing Tiantai, Lord Shouzun also personally made a demon oath with me, as long as it is five years old, he will return my freedom, and he will let my sisters go...... Otherwise, I wouldn't have agreed to die, but ......"

Before she finished speaking, Lin Lan took it for her: "But if you volunteered, it would be different, and your sisters were not caught by Jingtiantai." ”

Qiao Baiyue laughed bitterly at herself and said: "I was still too naïve, I never thought that people's hearts would be so sinister, and I didn't expect that a big man like Gui Wei, the head of the Pure Heaven Platform, would calculate me like this." ”

Lin Lan looked at her and said softly, "Perhaps, for the Jingtiantai, you are more useful than you imagined. ”

Qiao Baiyue's eyes were a little sad.

After a long silence, she said, "I don't want to work for Jingtiantai anymore, but I want to rescue my sisters...... Fortunately, I accidentally met the county lord, a friend, she is as kind to me as sisters, that night I traced through the bloodline secret technique, after finding the sisters in the Ning Wangfu was used as a plaything, I forced myself to calm down, and went to ask the county lord to help me save them late at night. ”

She sighed, "The county lord also agreed to send someone to help me rescue my sisters early the next morning, but I didn't expect that at the entrance ceremony of the school palace the next morning, the fifteen powerful people who had played with my sister died violently on the spot, or died of the poison of the anti-anxiety snake, I understood at that time that I couldn't wash it at all." ”

The poison in those fifteen people is as invisible as spring breeze and rain, and the person who poisoned it is the head of the Pure Heaven Platform.

This method has already forced Qiao Baiyue into a desperate situation, naturally to force her to work for Jingtiantai again.

"If it weren't for the county lord who happened to be present to rescue me, I'm afraid that my fifteen sisters would also be taken away by Jingtiantai and used as hostages to coerce me." Qiao Baiyue smiled bitterly.

Lin Lan was thoughtful.

At the entrance ceremony of the School Palace that day, there was indeed a 'Master Xiao' on the Jingtiantai.

At the time of the incident, Lord Xiao stepped forward to arrest the fifteen snake demon women, if it weren't for the Yue Pavilion Lord to stop it, the county lord would also appear strongly, I am afraid that the fifteen snake demons would really be caught on the Jingtiantai.

"Fortunately, now your fifteen sisters have been rescued."

Lin Lan said softly: "There are two sisters, after seeing the emperor and the national teacher in the palace tomorrow, they will fall into my hands, and I will return them to you when the time comes." ”

Qiao Baiyue knelt down again, bowed her head and thanked, "Thank you, Mr. Lin." ”

Immediately, she looked up at Lin Lan again, and said: "However, Jingtiantai will never let me go easily, they dare to hand people over to you, my two sisters, presumably there will also be means left by Jingtiantai to force me to comply, and I also ask Mr. Lin and my two sisters to take care of one or two, and the county lord will ask someone to help deal with it, so as not to startle the snake." ”

"I see."

Lin Lan bowed slightly, and said in confusion: "However, the head of the Jingtiantai is suspected of murdering the county lord, doesn't Your Majesty have any expression?" ”

Qiao Baiyue was silent for a moment, shook her head and said, "I don't know, but that leader is a great Yu pillar stone, even if he makes a big mistake, His Majesty can't easily condemn it, or say it...... There's no way to condemn you. ”

Lin Lan thought for a while, and said, "It's almost all that should be said, and I basically understand everything, so I'll leave first." ”

"Yes." Qiao Baiyue said softly.

……

Lin Lan slowly opened his eyes, and in a state of tranquility, silently pondered all kinds of information that he had just understood.

Now it seems that since the Dream Snake is unique, and no other snake demon can sneak into that Dream Sea, then the person who kills him in the endgame can naturally only be the Dream Snake.

Seemingly...... In the days leading up to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, something will happen that will cause the Dream Snake to kill him.

As for what happened, it was obvious.

Qiao Baiyue had also said that unless her two sisters were killed by him, it was impossible for her to kill him, so ...... It must be guaranteed that the death of the two snake girls has nothing to do with him.

However, judging from Qiao Baiyue's sisterly feelings, if the head of the Pure Heaven Platform used the lives of those two snake girls to blackmail Qiao Baiyue and let Qiao Baiyue kill him, maybe Qiao Baiyue would also obey the order?

In any case, a way must be found to change.

"It's up to you."

Lin Lan retracted his calmness, looked down at the little black cat sleeping on his lap, reached out and stroked it twice, and said softly: "After eating so much, you have to play a role, right?" ”

The little black cat curled up on his lap, squinting comfortably.

……

The next day dawned, just as the morning was rising.

Although today is only the tenth day of the first month, and it has not yet reached the sixteenth day of the first month, according to the convention, today is the second day of the Chengyuan examination, and His Majesty the Emperor and the national teacher will meet the head of the Chengyuan Palace.

Even if it is not as grand as the Great Dynasty, it is quite grand.

At the end of the day, accompanied by the sound of the vast bell, hundreds of courtiers personally entered the gate at noon, and stood in a row on the front steps of the palace, and some of them stepped into the Jinluan Palace.

After a while, Emperor Yu also stood high on the dragon chair, overlooking the ministers below.

Emperor Yu is very old, his sideburns have long been dyed with silver frost, and his old face is covered with twelve crowns, although the majesty is still the same, but he can still see a little twilight.

And next to Emperor Yu's left hand, there was an old man wearing a national teacher's robe, a jade pendant hanging from his waist, and a Tianyuan crown on his head.

This old man had goosebumps, half-squinted eyes, and looked a little older than Emperor Yu, as if he would usher in the end at any time, but he still stood straight, and the ridge beam seemed to support the entire Dayu sky.

He is the contemporary national teacher of Dayu and the master of the human sect.

And next to Emperor Yu's right hand, also at the level of His Majesty, was an elegant man dressed in white, who was not wearing court clothes, not even a crown, but only a simple white jade hairpin, but as if he was wearing the most gorgeous and noble gown.

He simply stood there, so that the civil and military officials and the princes of the clan did not dare to look up directly.

Because he is the first of Jingtiantai, one of the pillars of Dayu's town, and the youngest supernatural person in Dayu!

"The head of the Xuancheng Yuan Palace, Lin Lan enters the hall."

Above the court, the princes of Gon are lined up on both sides, and the prince and the king of Xuan are respectively at the head of the hundred officials.

I saw a figure appear in front of the door of the hall, it was a young man, dressed in the white robe of the school palace, wearing a jade and jade crown, in the eyes of many courtiers, he walked to the main hall step by step expressionlessly.

"Chonghua student Lin Lan, see Your Majesty."

After stopping, Lin Lan bowed slightly to the emperor who was sitting upright, pushed forward with his hand, and bowed.

He is a cultivator, not a courtier, and he does not need to make a big salute when he meets a prince or a nobleman, or when he is a courtier.

And the great supernatural power of the status of the national teacher and the head of the Pure Heaven Terrace, if it does not involve the face of the royal family, Emperor Yu is the one who should salute.

"I heard that Lin Xuezheng has only been enrolled in Chonghua for four months?" Emperor Yu said.

The old national teacher standing on the left side chuckled and said: "That's true, Lin Xuezheng has been in the palace since the tenth day of September last year, and when Chengyuan took the exam, it was exactly four months, and in just four months, this son defeated a supernatural person of Jingtiantai in the exam. ”

"Oh?" Emperor Yu looked at the head of the Jingtiantai next to him, and said softly: "Ji Shouzun, can there be such a thing?" ”

The head of the Pure Heaven Terrace, who was dressed in white like snow, nodded slightly, and said calmly: "This is indeed the case, I heard that such a genius is here, and I can't help but come to see it with my own eyes today, and now I look at it, it is really extraordinary." ”

As he spoke, he said softly, "Your Majesty, I have a request. ”

His Majesty said, "Ji Shouzun, please speak." ”

"When I saw it today, I liked this Lin Lan very much."

The head of the Jingtiantai looked at Lin Lan below, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said, "I want to accept this son as an apprentice, and I ask Your Majesty for permission." ”