The next day, the second elder of the Du family proposed when the two children would get married.

Governor Cao said that Du Wenlin should first prepare for the "Spring Festival" in the capital after the New Year, no matter what the results of the exam are, after the exam is over, he will come back to complete the marriage.

Of course, the second elder of the Du family had no objections, and stayed in Nanjing for two more days, saying goodbye to Du Wenlin in tears.

"The night market is full of lights, and there are many high-rise red-sleeved customers." Du Wenlin browsed the night view of Confucius Temple and admired its prosperity.

"The imperial city gathers in Nanyangshi, and the title of the gold list is to worship the master. Your 'Nanyang Shi' has already been named on the gold list, when will you go home to worship your master? Cao Cuizhu next to him said with a smile.

"This 'teacher' not only refers to the teacher who once educated him, but also refers to the scholar who is on the list and has to find a backer in the court to pave the way for his future career." Liu Wenlin explained.

"Alas, think that you are about to go north, and when you are named on the gold list in the future, I don't know which dignitary you will worship at the feet of a dignitary? Maybe there is a daughter in that high-ranking official's family waiting for the word boudoir, don't be distracted! Cao Cuizhu said, with a sad look on her face.

"With the governor as my backing, do I still have to worship others?" Liu Wenlin said with a smile.

"It's hard to say, there are many high-ranking officials in the DPRK and China, and my father is not even a second-class in the DPRK." Speaking of which, I always feel uneasy.

Du Wenlin couldn't help but reach out and hold Cuizhu's hands:

"Life and death are broad, and the son is happy. Hold the hand of the son, and grow old with the son. ”

Cuizhu's face instantly blushed, and her eyes were wet.

A full moon was rising in the east, casting a silver hue over the bustling crowd.

Xiaoqing, the maid who followed behind, urged:

"Miss, aunt, it's getting late, I have to go home. Otherwise, the lord and the wife will be worried. ”

Du Wenlin glanced back at Xiaoqing and found that her thin face was full of crimson at this time, thinking that she was uncomfortable and was in a hurry to go home.

Everyone walked back in the moonlight, and wanted to enjoy the night view of the Qinhuai River by the way, but Xiaoqing led the way in front, and walked in a hurry, seeing this, Cuizhu smiled:

"You girl is too fast, we can't keep up with you."

Xiaoqingtou didn't look back, just moved forward, and everyone was getting farther and farther away from her.

"Xiaoqing's footsteps are fast, and she looks like a diligent girl."

Cuizhu hesitated for a moment and replied:

"This girl has been in the house for less than half a year, and she was supposed to work in the kitchen, but one night in June, my maid Xiaohong suddenly died in a catastrophe, and she replaced Xiaohong as my maid."

"How did you 'die suddenly'?"

"Strange to say, the girl has never been sick or sick, but that night, it seems that something bit her neck and died. And the death was miserable, and he was skinny overnight. Some people say that they were harmed by something evil, and for this reason, my father even invited a monk to do the ritual. Speaking of this, Cuizhu couldn't help but shudder.

Du Wenlin's heart moved and asked:

"What day did she get into trouble?"

"Today is fifteen, and the day of her accident happened to be fifteen, time is really fast, two months have passed in a blink of an eye." Cuizhu replied.

After listening to this, Du Wenlin's heart shook wildly, and he secretly thought to himself:

"Dying on the night of the full moon of the fifteenth month, bitten on the neck, and skinny, isn't it just a symptom of being injured by the 'Future Star'?"

Cuizhu continued:

"Since that night, there have been additional guards in the house, and there have been no accidents until now."

Du Wenlin looked at the back of Xiaoqing, who was hurrying in front of him and was slightly flustered, thoughtfully.

Back in the house, everyone said goodnight to each other and went back to their rooms.

The bright moon is in the sky, and the stars are faint and shining.

In mid-autumn, the hazy earth is slightly bleak.

A thin figure slipped silently along the wall to the window of the west wing.

Looking around, he lifted the window, and the swallow entered the room like a forest.

Suddenly, another figure jumped in through the window, but this figure was much taller and burly.

The thin figure was lowering her head to the sleeping man's neck, when someone suddenly entered, and she was overwhelmed.

The latter reached out and grabbed her, and she dodged away, and with a whirlwind, she got out of the window again, and went straight to the wall, and when she reached the bottom of the wall, she jumped up, flew over the wall, and ran wildly to the southwest.

She knew she was in trouble tonight, so she just ran with her head down and didn't dare to look back.

Suddenly, a white figure appeared in front of him, unable to restrain his feet, and crashed directly into the figure.

The figure dodged, and a stumbling leg sent her to the ground.

The pursuers behind had also arrived, and when they saw the scene in front of them, they were surprised:

"Sanniang, why are you here?"

There was a slight gasp in his voice.

"I'm worried about you, so I've been around you lately."

Hearing this, Du Wenlin's heart was full of warmth.

"She is a maid in the governor's mansion, called Xiaoqing, but I didn't expect her to be also a 'future star'." Du Wenlin explained.

"I don't know whose little girl it is? Originally, he was not allowed to make his debut. Even if you make your debut, you must be accompanied by elders who are deeply accompanied. Otherwise, if one cannot be controlled, it will harm others and oneself. I'll ask her. Saying that, Sanniang said to Xiaoqing, who was still lying on the ground and pretending to be dead:

"You get up first, I have something to ask you."

Xiaoqing sat up from the ground, her face full of panic.

"Whose family are you?"

Xiaoqing looked up at Sanniang and didn't reply.

Sanniang stretched out her hand and gestured:

"If you don't answer, you're going to have to suffer!"

Xiaoqing hurriedly replied:

"My surname is Ji, and I live in Yanziji."

"Oh, it turned out to be the girl of the Ji family! You ran out to harm people at a young age, do your family know? ”

"My grandparents, grandparents, have been busy cultivating for a while and don't have time to care about me. My father and mother went out to travel for more than half a year, and I sneaked out. Xiaoqing replied.

"Swallow Rock is in the north, what are you running to the south?" Sanniang asked again.

"I don't want to go home, I want to go to Jiangjun Mountain to hide first." At this point, she really looked like a child who had made a mistake.

"Don't go anywhere, I'll take you home later." As she spoke, Sanniang stretched out her right hand and touched it lightly on its head, her eyes closed and fell asleep.

Sanniang saw that Du Wenlin's face was red and his eyes were on fire, so she pulled him to find a clean place and sit opposite.

"Kid, do you feel anything wrong with your body?"

Chasing all the way just now, I didn't feel anything, hearing her ask like this, Du Wenlin suddenly felt that he was hot all over, and he actually had that kind of thirst for blood again.

"I didn't think anything was wrong just now, but now I suddenly feel like that."

Sanniang smiled, reached out and touched his neck, and the boiling blood on his body immediately cooled down.

"You may have a lot of questions, such as who is this little girl? Why suck blood and harm people? ”

"Mmmm, this girl usually looks very well-behaved and smart, who knows that's the case!"

"I once told you that our clan was later divided into six big families, in addition to the 'Dugu' and 'Gu' families, there are also 'Win', 'Concubine', 'Mi', 'Ji' four families, this girl is the 'Ji' family. She didn't practice enough, and her people were negligent in disciplining her, so she was smuggled out and harmed others, and she will be punished when she returns. Sanniang said.

"If you send her home, will her family accuse you of being nosy?"

"Not really, and you'll thank me. Everyone is following a rule together, strictly managing the 'future stars' in the clan, teaching them to cultivate seriously and expel the demons as soon as possible. If you always endanger ordinary people, sooner or later you will become their public enemy, in that case, you will not be far from extermination. Sanniang patiently explained.

"It's been several months since we were separated at the inn last time, and I haven't been in this situation tonight, is it wrong again?" Du Wenlin asked worriedly.

"The blood I gave you last time has been diluted by the fresh blood that you are constantly breeding, so you are on the verge of enchantment again. Tonight happens to be the night of the full moon again, so I have such symptoms. Sanniang said, stretched out her finger and pointed at Xiaoqing, who was sleeping, and said:

"This girl is the same, her cultivation is insufficient, and she can't be transfused with new blood in time, and when it comes to the night of the full moon, she can't control her inner demons."

"If this continues, will it be a head one day?" Du Wenlin worried.

"Cultivation is a long and gradual process, and if you want to do it quickly, you will not reach it, and this process may have to accompany you for the rest of your life. It's hard work, but it will be of great benefit to your spirit and body. ”

Du Wenlin nodded as he listened.

"I'm going to have to give you blood tonight. In the future, as your path deepens, the interval will become longer and longer, and the amount of blood you will cross each time will become less and less, so that finally my blood will no longer be needed. Sanniang said softly, her voice like a lullaby hummed by her mother when she was a child.

As he spoke, he pressed his lips close to Du Wenlin's neck, the fragrance filled his nose, and the familiar feeling of comfort came again.

When Du Wenlin woke up, he found that he was lying in Sanniang's warm arms, and he was embarrassed to sit up straight.

Sanniang said warmly;

"Are you awake?"

Du Wenlin touched his neck, but he didn't have the same pain as when he crossed blood for the first time in the barren mountains, but only touched a shallow scar:

"Sanniang, you give me blood, why can't I find a wound on my neck now, and even the pain is gone?"

Sanniang chuckled softly:

"This is the result of cultivation, and as the Dao practice deepens, this self-healing ability will become stronger and stronger. You see, there is no scar on the tip of my tongue now. As he spoke, he was playful enough to stick out the tip of his tongue, smooth and fragrant.

Du Wenlin has a little more understanding of this ethnic group.

Sanniang looked up at the moon:

"We have endless words to talk about when we get together, but it's too late, and it's ugly, and you have to go back. I'll also send the little girl home. ”

As he spoke, he stood up, walked to Xiaoqing's side, reached out and gently stroked her head.

With a sigh, Xiaoqing woke up as if she had a dream.

"Get up, girl, I'll take you home."

Xiaoqing stood up a little reluctantly and followed Sanniang's side.

Sanniang said to Du Wenlin again:

"You go back first." There was a faint reluctance in his eyes.

Isn't Du Wenlin like this?

Saying goodbye, Du Wenlin turned around and ran back.

Although Xiaoqing is gone, for the Governor's Mansion of Nuoda, few people care, and Du Wenlin will not talk about it.

Miss Cao Cuizhu sent someone to look for it for a long time, but because it was fruitless, she gave up.

Autumn is coming to an end in the blink of an eye, and occasionally a north wind blows.

Du Wenlin thought to himself that after all, he and Miss Cao were not married, and it was inappropriate for a fiancé to stay at Yue Zheng's house all the time.

Although there is fine food and clothing every day, it will inevitably provoke gossip after a long time.

So I decided to leave here and go to the capital, which is also convenient for me to study quietly.

Before parting, Governor Cao encouraged him well, nothing more than to study carefully and prepare for the exam well, although he couldn't help much with the exam, but other things were okay.

Cao Cuizhu has been sent outside the city, holding hands and looking at each other, swearing by the mountains and seas, shedding tears and saying goodbye, and his eyes are idle.