For the judgment of the current situation, Shui Linglong is basically correct.

After a delay of some time, they received an order from the imperial court to return to the capital.

Shui Linglong led the remaining team of more than 500 people back to the capital, and after handing over the formalities to the military department, it was already the end of the afternoon.

The two rode along the wide street, where many shops began to close and pedestrians were scarce.

Lu Jin was puzzled: "Is the store closed now and no business at night?"

Shui Linglong explained: "If the curfew starts in less than an hour, if the door closes late and can't go home on time, and if you are found by the patrolling soldiers in the middle of the way, you will be detained first, and it will be quite difficult to get out."

Shui Linglong lives in the outer courtyard of Yunqi Palace, and there is a small courtyard arranged for her separately.

Only one hut is separated by a screen, and the courtyard appears empty when sleeping inside and meeting guests outside, just for practice.

The yard has been uninhabited for a long time, and Lu Jin helps clean and tidy up.

It was getting dark, and the sound of drums could be heard in the distance.

Shui Linglong reminded: "The curfew has begun, everyone is prohibited from traveling on the streets, so my sister will stay at home at night if she has nothing to do, and chat with her sister."

"But I haven't eaten yet, and my stomach is growling." couldn't go out, and Lu Jin didn't see Shui Linglong planning to cook.

Shui Linglong said with a smile: "My sister is the elder outside the Yunqi Palace, there is a special room in the outer courtyard, you wait, I will go over to eat."

Lu Jin wiped the tables, chairs and benches in the room, and the water was not long enough to bring hot meals.

The two of them ate and cleaned up, and it was completely dark.

After chatting for a while, Shui Linglong asked Lu Jin about the fun things he encountered when he returned to his hometown, and suddenly heard someone knocking on the door outside the hospital: "Is Linglong at home?"

"Oops, my master is here!" Shui Linglong was slightly nervous.

"I'm not a man, and outsiders won't doubt my sister's innocence when they see it, so what are you afraid of." Lu Jin didn't care.

Shui Linglong said uneasily: "Although this is the case, but this is the outer courtyard of Yunqi Palace, it stands to reason that non-Yunqi Palace disciples are not allowed to enter, you better avoid it first, so that the master will blame me when he sees it."

"That's good." Lu Jin also felt that it made sense when she heard it, when she was wiping the furniture just now, she saw that the cabinet against the wall was half empty, so she took off her shoes and hid them in her hand.

Shui Linglong walked through the courtyard to open the door and said respectfully, "The master is here."

Pei Qing, the elder of the Inner Courtyard Pavilion, looked at his apprentice, and a trace of cunning flashed in his eyes: "I heard from other disciples that I saw you coming to cook in the room, so I came over to take a look." How's it going?"

He closed the door with his backhand and walked into the courtyard.

Shui Linglong accompanied her: "Although the imperial army is unfavorable, I will bring back all the disciples of Yunqi Palace who went out with the army safely, and there are no casualties."

"That's good, it's an eventful time now, the strength of our Yunqi Palace can't be damaged, and protecting yourself is a great achievement." Pei Qing paced forward with his hands behind his back.

He saw two horses tied to the door, "Hey, are there anyone else in your house?"

Shui Linglong said embarrassedly: "The road is far away, and the disciple can save horsepower by changing horses, and it is convenient to travel."

"That's not bad." Pei Qing walked into the room and first looked at the screen to see that there was indeed no one inside, and then sat down on the chair next to the table with confidence.

Shui Linglong hurriedly brought hot tea: "Master, please use tea."

She stood with her hands down.

Pei Qing took a sip of tea, stared at Shui Linglong and said, "On your way back, I heard that the army was defeated, General Gao was killed in battle, Prince Shentu was captured, and only one team led by you retreated."

"That's the disciple's luck, because he got lost and got a blessing in disguise, avoiding the ambush of the army of the king of Zhennan." Shui Linglong had already thought about how to deal with it, and her answer was neither humble nor arrogant.

Pei Qing picked up the teacup and held it in the palm of his hand: "The army was defeated and the court was furious, and the division heard some rumors, and the court planned to investigate the matter thoroughly, and they suspected that someone was colluding with the king of Zhennan, saying that they wanted to hold the parties responsible."

"If this is true, I am afraid it is a felony to lose my head." Pei Qing

Playfully staring at the water exquisitely.

Shui Linglong said expressionlessly: "On the way to the march, the disciples have never left the camp, and the disciples and officers and soldiers of the Yunqi Palace who accompanied them can testify that they are not afraid of shadows, please master Mingjian."

"Alas!"

Pei Qing sighed: "The daughter of the King of Zhennan runs a restaurant in Cloud City, this is a well-known thing, but you have a close relationship with her, this is an indisputable fact."

"I am afraid that some people with ulterior motives will take advantage of this to make a big fuss, and it will be difficult for the teacher to do it now." The teacup in Pei Qing's palm was placed on the table, and the whole person leaned back on the chair, looking very tired.

Shui Linglong arched his hand and said, "The disciple is responsible for doing things by himself, if there is really any handle in the hands of the imperial court, it will never affect Yunqi Palace and the master."

Pei Qing shook his head: "That can be said, but things can't be done like this, many things Yunqi Palace and Weishi also have to rely on various officials in the imperial court, once something goes wrong, everyone can't get out of it, and no one can take the responsibility."

"Master rest assured, the disciple speaks in a measured manner, and he will definitely not implicate anyone in Yunqi Palace." Water Exquisite Guarantee.

Pei Qing waved his hand: "The Yunqi Palace family is dominant, and there are many people behind it who are waiting to see the joke and take the opportunity to replace it. If you don't speak, it doesn't mean that others won't spread rumors and make trouble, if you really get to that point, even the head of Yunqi Palace can't do anything."

"What's the worst?" For the first time, Shui Linglong felt tricky.

Pei Qing frowned and said, "You were beheaded, I was exiled to the border pass, and the Yunqi Palace was sealed and ceased to exist."

"It's not a pity for me to die, Yunqi Palace is the place my mother misses the most, she told me on her deathbed to love this place as if it were my home, and I can't live up to her old man's expectations." Shui Linglong's hot tears couldn't help but roll down.

Pei Qing nodded: "That's right, it's worth sacrificing the small self for the sake of the big self."

Shui Linglong knelt down and said, "Please guide the master."

"I treat you like a father and daughter, watching you grow up and teaching you martial arts, I can't bear to lose my life in vain at such a young age. Zhongshu Ling of the Zhongshu Province of the Imperial Court has some friendship with the teacher, he has long coveted your beauty, and he has been rejected by the teacher many times, and it seems that he will not be spared this time." Pei Qing's tone revealed sadness and sadness.

Shui Linglong pondered for a moment, raised her head and said decisively: "Okay, for the safety of Yunqi Palace, the disciple is willing to go to Zhongshu Ling and ask the master to arrange it."

Pei Qing couldn't hide the joy in his heart, squatted in front of Shui Linglong and said: "It's rare that you think about the overall situation, but you have never had the experience of male and female love, and when you go to Zhongshu Ling, you will inevitably be nervous and panicked, if you annoy Zhongshu Ling, I am afraid that you will get into trouble and implicate Yunqi Palace."

His hand touched Shui Linglong's chest: "The teacher will teach you how to be a woman tonight, and you will be familiar with the road when you get there."

Shui Linglong's eyes were full of tears, and she let Pei Qing's hand ravage on her chest.

She vaguely saw a crack open on the counter in front of her, and hurriedly shook her head gently over there, signaling Lu Jin not to act rashly.

Lu Jin in the cabinet had already had a scimitar in his hand, ready to rush out at any time to give Pei Qing a knife.

Seeing that Shui Linglong didn't let herself do it, Lu Jin suddenly fell into confusion.

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