Bai Shuyu stood by the ruins of the White Pagoda, looking at the scorched marks around him, and felt a little palpitating for no reason.

He frowned and muttered to himself, "Li Fenglan, don't think about it so quickly, hesitate for a few more days, and we will all be better off by then."

was talking to himself, when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him, and looked back, it was Chen Ling'er. Chen Ling'er's expression was a little strange, and there was some confusion in Bai Shuyu's eyes.

Bai Shuyu turned around and asked with a smile, "Is there something wrong with Ling'er?"

Chen Ling'er pursed her lips and asked, "Why...... The dead are starting to lurk around the people in the Wind Tower?"

Bai Shuyu explained with a smile: "In the end, the battle is coming, and you need to cooperate with Changfeng Tower, but it is just arranged in advance."

"But you know," Chen Ling'er took a step forward, "those strongholds are fake in the first place, and even if there is a big war, they won't be in those places...... Third son, you ......."

"Ling'er," Bai Shuyu's expression turned cold, "Do you have any questions about my arrangement?"

"Yes," Chen Ling'er didn't flinch, "Third Prince, don't do anything you regret."

"We've known each other for so many years, when have I ever regretted it?"

"You're regretting it now," Chen Ling'er replied, "I regret knowing Jade."

Bai Shuyu was silent for a long time, and nodded: "What else?"

"Others, but these regrets won't appear until your plan is implemented."

"You think I'm going to fail?"

Chen Ling'er shook her head, her eyes a little sad: "If you succeed, you will regret it even more...... Third son, why bother?"

"Ling'er, you know what I care about the most, right?"

"The Bai family."

"Yes, compromise with Li Fengyao, compromise with Chen Zidu, and last year's alliance with Changfeng Lou, I was all for the Bai family. That's not quite right, I'm all for my brothers and sisters. If I don't come like this, how can I kill Li Fengyao? Changfeng Lou and Li Fengyao are inseparable, if Changfeng Lou is not solved, do you think Mo Changfeng will stop me? Will Li Fenglan stop me?"

"Where's Emerald? When you succeed or fail, what will Jade do?"

Bai Shuyu was silent again, he opened his mouth, as if it was difficult to say what he wanted to say.

"Jade is not my Bai family," his voice was soft, "You know, I am a person who has always been able to ignore my own feelings and those of others in a dilemma."

Chen Ling'er felt that the person in front of her was a little strange, as if she didn't know him.

Bai Shuyu smiled bitterly, and suddenly said, "Ling'er, you like me, right?"

These words made Chen Ling'er a little stunned.

"The third son of the Bai family, Bai Shuyu, was born smart, never forgetful, and wise...... Over the years, the words that praise me are nothing more than that, and there is nothing new. As you know, I'm the one who got these things out there. The people in the rivers and lakes are so stupid, I obviously haven't done anything earth-shattering, but they all believe that I am a smart person. Before I was fifteen years old, I told myself over and over again: Bai Shuyu, you are a smart person. Rely on this method to anesthetize yourself...... It wasn't until I met you that I knew I was smarter than I could have imagined. I guessed your identity the first time I saw you, and I knew how to make you do things for me willingly, and I knew how to keep you on a leash."

Bai Shuyu walked towards Chen Ling'er with no expression on his face: "Leave you by your side, give you peace of mind and hope." I've grown into what you like, haven't I? Gentle and elegant, not afraid of danger, and easy to do. A woman like you is suitable for being left out in the cold, and she is more suitable for being snubbed by a man like me."

Chen Ling'er looked at Bai Shuyu stupidly, and asked blankly, "What did you say?"

Bai Shuyu did not answer, but continued: "I have worked hard for you all these years, although I am cold, I still retain a trace of kindness to the people around me, and I will give full freedom to those who are willing to stand on my side. Ling'er, what you're going to do next will make you unbearable...... Leave the Bai family, a few years ago, I asked someone to build a courtyard for you, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the four seasons are like spring, you can live for as many years as you want."

Chen Ling'er gradually understood, and she lowered her head and smiled

smiled: "Why do you have to be like this, the Bai family and I both want to teach you to be a ruthless person. But you are the only one who has done a lot of loopholes in the matter of ruthlessness, Qin Lao has taught you, right? Spies that don't need to be used are either sealed up or killed. Chen Zi can do it, but you can't."

Bai Shuyu's body shook, as if he had reached the extreme, and he slowly sat down on the boulder behind him. He bent down, covered his face with his hands, and said in a trembling voice, "Yes...... can't do it, what kind of determination did Chen Zi make to kill you?"

He took his hands away, staring at his palms motionlessly: "I have been able to kill Li Fenglan many times, and I can completely erase Changfeng Tower, but why can't I be ruthless? Ling'er, I don't know what to do, and even if the plan succeeds, I don't know what to do. I don't know how to face the jade...... When the Bai family is really safe, is it the best solution for me to die in front of Jade?"

Chen Ling'er walked over and patted him lightly on the shoulder, lowered her head and said with a smile, "You like this, that's what I like."

The look of struggling between coldness and human affection.

Bai Shuyu was a little stunned, raised his head and asked, "You will help me, right?"

"Yes, even if the results don't work out, I'll help you. Deal...... Let Emerald beat you and me to death."

Chen Ling'er smiled slyly.

Bai Shuyu also smiled, and seemed to suddenly become enlightened: "Also, what Li Fenglan did, I don't blame her, I'm just for the Bai family, there is no better choice...... But Ling'er, I still have a bit of luck in my heart."

"Lucky Miss Li can find a solution to both worlds?"

"That's right," Bai Shuyu seemed to smile even more happily, "Forget about the problem to her, after all, this matter is not only my own, Jade is also a part, she is a good sister of Jade."

Chen Ling'er looked up at the sky: "It's not early, go back and rest."

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It took less than two months from Xiangyang to Luzhou, which was enough for her to go back to Luoyang and then to Luzhou. But Li Fenglan didn't want to go back to Luoyang at all, or rather, she wanted to stay away from the Bai family. According to her words, she was afraid that she couldn't help but beat Bai Shuyu after seeing him.

"I can't beat Jade, but it's okay to beat Bai Shuyu, I'll help you beat him when the time comes." Hanlu said with an oath.

Li Fenglan glanced at him and teased, "You don't dare, what kind of scare you when Jade glare at you?"

"Do I have to beat him up in front of Jade? I'll do it again when Jade isn't there."

After two days of driving, the two have arrived at the foot of Jingmen Mountain.

Walking up a mountain road, after walking for less than half an hour, I heard Hanlu say, "That's it ahead."

Not far in front of them, a lonely log cabin sits in a clearing in the woods, and looks relatively secluded.

He has been down the mountain for almost two years, and he returned to the place where he has lived for more than ten years, a little excited, as soon as he arrived at the edge of the mountain forest, he threw off Li Fenglan and galloped over on a horse.

Li Fenglan suddenly felt that the man in front of her didn't seem to have grown up yet, and happiness and sadness were written on his face.

It is very simple, with only two rooms, one bedroom and one kitchen. The wood is aging, and from the outside, it looks like the wooden house is more than 50 years old.

Hanlu dismounted, lifted the stone at the door of the bedroom, and took out two keys from underneath.

He couldn't wait to open the door of the bedroom, and a musty smell wafted out of the room that had been unpopular for a long time, he didn't care about it, and stepped in.

Li Fenglan casually tied the two horses to the trunk of a tree next to him and followed him into the house.

The furnishings in the room were also very simple, a table for eating, a kerosene lamp on the table, a small stool, and a tattered wooden cabinet, which seemed to be used for clothes. A small bed, on which his futon rested and covered with a sheet. There was a small stove next to the bed, and a few tools were stacked in the corner. On the wall hung a coat and a fishing rod. That's all the room is furnished.

Han Lu took off the sheets on the bed, lowered her head and sniffed her futon, frowned and said, "It has rained a lot in the past two years, and it is a little moldy

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After saying that, he walked out of the house with the futon.

Li Fenglan opened his small wardrobe, which contained his clothes from childhood to adulthood, and there were few in total. There are two clothes that are obviously changed, and it seems that he has worn them since he was a child, and he did not wear them until he couldn't change them.

She took out the clothes too.

Hanlu picked up the clothesline that had been broken a long time ago, and dried the bedding while it was almost noon.

He looked back at Li Fenglan, who was holding the clothes, and asked with a smile, "What are you doing with these clothes?"

"It's moldy too, don't you want to dry it?"

Han Lu smiled and scratched the back of her head: "You can't wear it, it doesn't matter if you get the sun or not."

Having said that, he still took the clothes from Li Fenglan's hand.

Then the two men cleaned up the two wooden houses briefly, at least they didn't look so old.

After tidying up, the two sat on the stones outside the cabin, looking at the cabin side by side.

Li Fenglan said, "It's pretty good here, the mountains and rivers are beautiful."

Hanlu smiled, "What's the matter, it's all insects in the summer, and it's cold in the winter. The roof of the wooden house is leaking, and I haven't been able to fix it several times."

Li Fenglan asked, "Speaking of water, where do you usually go to get water?"

Hanlu pointed to the left with her chin, "There's a small stream over there, the water is very clear, and I usually get my water from there."

"What about the bath?"

"In the summer, I go directly to the river to wash, anyway, I am alone on this mountain at night, and during the day, there are occasional hunters and woodcutters passing by."

Li Fenglan frowned and asked, "What about winter? Don't tell me you don't take a bath in the winter, and if you do, don't touch me at night."

Hanlu smiled and said, "I just live in the mountains, and I'm not a savage. It's only half an hour from here to the bottom of the mountain, and I usually have to go down the mountain to buy rice, flour, grain and oil. In winter, of course, I went to the bathhouse at the bottom of the mountain to wash."

"That...... Where's the dish?"

"There's a small open space at the back of the house, and I grow my own vegetables to eat. Don't ask, meat is also available. The hunters often come to rest with me, and I prepare some tea for them, and they will give me some meat to eat in a few days."

Li Fenglan looked at his side face quietly, feeling a little distressed: "You have taken care of yourself since you were a child?"

Hanlu nodded, with a smile on her face: "Yes, I used to be a little beggar, and I learned the skill of stir-frying at the age of six or seven."

Li Fenglan bit her lip: "You...... I've suffered a lot."

Hanlu shook her head: "It's not hard, it's much better than begging for food. After all, the master will leave some money for me every once in a while, so that I can watch and buy it myself."

Li Fenglan patted her knee and said, "Let's go down the mountain."

"Down the mountain? Now? Can't you let me stay a little longer?"

"Let's go buy some rice, flour, grain and oil, and we'll have to stay for a few days."

"Huh? Stay?"

"Ahh