Qiao Qixin smiled "hehe", and then took a bite of the osmanthus cake.

Osmanthus cake is filled with bean paste, without too much sugar, not greasy, and has the fragrance of beans.

"Is it delicious?" Liu Zhan looked at Qiao Qixin, who was biting on the osmanthus cake.

Qiao Qixin nodded, and then pointed to another piece of osmanthus cake, "It's delicious, you can eat a piece too."

"No, I'm not hungry." Liu Zhan smiled, and then involuntarily touched Qiao Qixin's head.

Qiao Qixin was stunned for a moment, blinking and looking at Liu Zhan.

Liu Zhan, who reacted at this time, withdrew his hand a little embarrassed.

He coughed unnaturally, then got up and said, "I, I'll go back to the next door to rest first, and then lie down after you finish eating."

After that, Liu Zhan left in a hurry.

Qiao Qixin looked at Liu Zhan's back and fled, and couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth presumptuously.

Hmph, sample, although I'm a peony, I look at other people's objects every day, don't you blow you up?

In a happy mood, Georgette finished her food and then lay down on the bed again.

Jiang Ai's matter hasn't been clarified yet, but Qiao Qixin is not in a hurry, after all, the boss behind the scenes is gone, and she can't play any role.

Let's take a look at it, if you can know the ins and outs, it's the best, if not, go back to the capital.

Thinking about it, Qiao Qixin rolled over and fell asleep again.

——

"Qixin? Qi Xin?"

In a daze, Qiao Qixin heard someone shouting to herself, rubbed her eyes, and squinted at it.

"Huh? Liu Zhan, what's wrong?" Georgette yawned.

"Are you sleepy? How about another day of sleep if you're sleepy?" Liu Zhan asked.

Georgette lay on the bed and thought for two seconds, then a carp stood up from the bed.

"Are you going to see Jiang Ai?" Qiao Qixin was completely sleepy and excited, "Go, go! I'd like to know what happened to him and Ling Di."

Liu Zhan was a little helpless, "Aren't you sleepy?"

"I'm not sleepy, and you didn't call me up, did you?" Qiao Qixin said. Chinese Net

When Liu Zhan heard this, he held his temples a little embarrassed, "Haha, I just came over and saw you dancing on the bed for some reason, thinking you had a nightmare, that's why you ......."

"Huh?" Qiao Qixin was a little shocked, "Can I still dance when I fall asleep...... Oh, forget it, forget it, don't care about this, let's go, go and watch the play with Jiang Ai."

Qiao Qixin sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Liu Zhan with excitement in her eyes.

"Okay, you wash and change your clothes, and I'll bring you breakfast." Liu Zhan said.

"Good!" Georgette cheered.

After breakfast, the two set foot on the road to Lin'an City again.

"Shall we ride horses?" Qiao Qixin looked at the two horses outside the door.

Liu Zhan nodded, "Well, if you're scared, you can ride with me."

I was expecting Qiao Qixin to ride a horse with me because she was afraid, but I didn't expect Qiao Qixin to be excited.

"Well, I haven't ridden in a long time." Qiao Qixin said excitedly.

Liu Zhan held his forehead, he made a mistake, he knew that he would not maintain his image as a righteous man and a gentleman, as long as he had one horse.

But there was no way, Qiao Qixin had already seen two horses.

"Guest officer, these two horses ......" the shopkeeper rubbed his hands and came to ask for the account.

Liu Zhan didn't reply, and took out a bulging purse from his arms and stuffed it to the shopkeeper, "I want these two horses."

"Okay! Please, Guest!" After receiving the money, the shopkeeper had no opinion, and happily took the purse and retreated.

Qiao Qixin looked back at the purse in the shop's small second-hand and said curiously, "Why are you so rich?" Isn't Dali Temple poor?"

"Ah......" Liu Zhan looked a little hesitant, "This, I'll tell you on the way."

"Okay." Qiao Qixin nodded, then pulled the reins, and sat on the back of the horse without asking Liu Zhan for help.

"Drive!"

Georgette whipped the horse's buttocks, and the horse immediately ran away.

"Wuhu—"

Qiao Qixin felt the oncoming wind and looked excited.

Liu Zhan hurriedly followed, alongside Qiao Qixin.

"Do you like horseback riding?" Liu Zhan asked.

"Not really," Qiao Qixin smiled, "It's just...... Ah, I don't know why, but I'm happy."

Liu Zhan glanced at Qiao Qixin, then nodded and diverted the topic, "Just now, you asked me why I am very rich."

"This money is what I earned when I was an Assassin before."

Qiao Qixin raised her eyebrows in surprise, and then suddenly, "That's it."

I knew that Liu Zhan was very skilled, and Sister Jinyan was an assassin, so it was not surprising that Liu Zhan said that he was also an assassin.

"When I was an Assassin, I washed my hands after receiving a big order." Liu Zhan said.

Qiao Qixin nodded, "What about Dali Siqing? Does he know you've been an Assassin before?"

When Liu Zhan heard this, he chuckled, "I know, he is also in the order I will take."

"Wow, then he still takes you as an apprentice?" Qiao Qixin was surprised.

She thought that Dali Siqing's selection of successors must be the kind that is rooted and red, but she didn't expect that Liu Zhan, who has a "bad record", will also be selected.

The two rode through the jungle.

"I don't know, anyway, when I assassinated him, he beat me up, and when I was recuperating at home, he came to the door and said that he wanted to recognize me as an apprentice."

"Didn't you just say that you washed your hands after receiving a big order?" Qiao Qixin was a little puzzled.

Liu Zhan smacked his horse's butt and accelerated, and then said, "Yes, just because I worship him as a master doesn't mean that I want to wash my hands in a golden basin."

"After worshipping him as a teacher, I took a few more orders, and then things got more and I couldn't run at both ends, so I just took the big one and finished it." Liu Zhan explained.

"That's right." Qiao Qixin nodded thoughtfully, "No wonder Dali Siqing told me when I first met that you have a murderous temperament, so that's the case."

Liu Zhan was stunned, "That's how he told you about me?"

Qiao Qixin nodded, "yes."

"It's really ......" Liu Zhan looked helpless, not knowing how to answer, "It turns out that my image in your eyes was not good from the beginning."

Qiao Qixin smiled and said, "Oh, it's all over, and besides, do you think that if Dali Siqing doesn't say a word, I think you are a good person?"

"Huh?" Liu Zhan looked at Qiao Qixin, a little confused in his clear eyes.

Qiao Qixin glanced at Liu Zhan, "You killed two people in a row in front of me at the beginning."

Like, there really is such a thing......

Liu Zhan couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, "Haha, isn't that to be faster."

"Yes, yes." Qiao Qixin shook her head, then pointed forward, "Huh? Isn't it almost there?"

Liu Zhan subconsciously followed and looked over, and a city wall had faintly revealed its shape.

"yes, yes." Liu Zhan said.

"Drive!" Georgette gave the horse a whip on the buttocks, and the horse sped towards the city wall.

Liu Zhan also hurriedly followed.

The two came to the gate of Lin'an City.

"Who?" The soldiers defending the city frowned and looked at Qiao Qixin and Liu Zhan, "The prince has an order that no one is allowed to enter Lin'an City!"

Qiao Qixin subconsciously looked at Liu Zhan.

Liu Zhan took out the token used to prove his identity from his arms, "I am the successor of Dali Temple."

After the soldiers defending the city confirmed the token, they immediately changed their expressions, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the prince has an order, the two of them can enter, please forgive me for the offense just now." Come in, two of you."

The two rode into the city.

"The prince vortex seems to be quite serious about you? That guard knew that you were the successor of Dali Siqing, and his face changed so quickly." Qiao Qixin said.

Liu Zhan shrugged, "I don't know, I don't get involved in the open and secret battles in the official family."

"Huh? Have you done anything for the prince?" Qiao Qixin asked curiously.

Liu Zhan pondered for a moment, "No, it's just that he threatened me."

"And then?" Qiao Qixin's eyes widened and became interested.

"I've pressed him to the ground." Liu Zhan said.

「！！！ Prince, don't you press to the ground, aren't you afraid that he will take revenge on you?" Qiao Qixin was shocked.

Liu Zhan shook his head and said, "At that time, I didn't know that he was the prince of the Imperial Vortex, and I thought he was an assassin from somewhere, so I detained him and prepared to send him to the Yamen."

"But he tossed too much, and the master took a look and said that this is the prince vortex, let me not be blind."

"I let him go."

"Later, he didn't retaliate against me much, but often sent financial manpower to Dali Temple, and repeatedly asked me to be his shadow guard."

"Huh?" Qiao Qixin was shocked, "Then did you agree?"

Liu Zhan shook his head, "Of course not, my Dali Siqing's successor did a good job, why did he go to be his shadow guard."

Qiao Qixin nodded thoughtfully, "That's it......

The two of them came to a place where the horses were kept.

After tying the horse, Liu Zhan looked back at Qiao Qixin and said, "Follow me."

"Okay."

Qiao Qixin nodded and followed Liu Zhan's footsteps.

Liu Zhan took Qiao Qixin to an alley hidden in the corner.

The alley was very narrow, and Qiao Qixin had to turn sideways to get in.

But fortunately, although it is narrow, the alley is not deep, so the two of them walked out after a while.

"Lin'an City?" Qiao Qixin looked at the familiar but unfamiliar building in front of her and wondered.

The smell of wood being burned was in the air, and the buildings had been carbonized as a result of the burning.

"It's watery here? Is it that big?" Qiao Qixin couldn't help but sigh.

Liu Zhan nodded, "Well, it's water, it's a fire set by Ling Di."

「…… What??" Qiao Qixin was puzzled, "Isn't Ling Dian the city lord of Lin'an City? How can it be set on fire? And what about the people of the city?"

Liu Zhan looked at Qiao Qixin, "You calm down first, why Ling Dian did this hasn't been asked yet, if you are interested, I can bring you to Ling Dian and ask him face to face."

"As for the people, only some escaped, and the rest perished in the fire."

Qiao Qixin was speechless, and then asked, "What about Jiang Ai? I remember that he didn't escape from Lin'an City."

"Jiang Ai was not affected because he was locked up in his private prison by Ling Dark, and he was rescued by the prince in time." Liu Zhan said.

"Then can we go meet Ling Dian first? I'm really curious why he did this!" Qiao Qixin's eyes shone with excitement, "I remember that he obviously wanted to gain the approval of the people of Lin'an City before!"

Liu Zhan nodded, "Okay, I'll take you to have a look."

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Inside the cell

His hair was messy like a chicken's nest, and his face was black and gray and squatted in the corner.

He kept his head down, unable to see the expression on his face.

"Lingdi?" Qiao Qixin tried to shout.

Ling Dian raised his head and glanced at Qiao Qixin, then rolled his eyes and lowered his head again.

"Ahh Qiao Qixin didn't understand, but she still insisted on asking, "Ling Di, why did you set fire to Lin'an City?"

Ling Dian raised his head, glanced at Qiao Qixin with disdain, and then lowered his head again.

"Don't ask, he won't tell."

An unfamiliar voice suddenly came from his side.

Qiao Qixin subconsciously turned her head to look, and a man who knew his noble status was holding his head, with one hand on his waist, and his face was still sleepy.