Su Yan followed Zuo Qing all the way into the back mountain and passed through the stone archway in the mountain pass. After many years of wind and rain, the torii arch has been mottled, and vines cover the inscription along the stone wall. In the light snow, the mountains and forests are quiet, only the dull sound of snow bending branches.

She stopped, and the word 'forbidden land' was faintly revealed in the intricate vines, and on the stone wall on the right side, there was also a line of small words: The living are not allowed to enter, and the other side was: Those who enter are dead.

The snow-white figure walked through the woods between the mountains and forests, appearing on the edge of the cliff, he stood on the top of the mountain, the wind and snow whistling around him, and from a distance, it was almost impossible to see his position. Su Yan just raised her foot, and suddenly remembered the rumors about the forbidden land of the summer resort, most of them were horrific incidents, and she didn't take them seriously. But at this moment, in the face of the warning on the archway, she had to be cautious.

Su Yan lifted her skirt and ran briskly towards the mountain.

"The temporary replacement is not a trivial matter, although the Buddha is a descendant of the royal family, but she has never been in the limelight in Kyoto, how could His Majesty notice the Buddha and even think of letting her replace the princess?" Su Yan pulled Zuo Qing back to the edge of the cliff and questioned him, "I think you are the one who is getting in the way, and I want to take this opportunity to ask Your Majesty for a reward!" ”

He turned, frowning. For a long time, there was only an inaudible sigh: "Your Majesty has Your Majesty's decision, and the Buddha has the life of the Buddha, how can you and I be swayed!" ”

"Ridiculous! The life of the Buddha? When did you resign yourself to your fate? Or do you always feel that other people's lives are insignificant to you? ”

"Maybe you don't know the fate of the rebellion, let me tell you, it is to involve the innocent and cause more harm! No one can afford the consequences, now it's a foregone conclusion, what we can do..."

"Watching from the wall?" Su Yan sneered, "Yes, you have always been shrewd, how can you do things that are not beneficial to yourself, maybe everything is in your calculations." I should have understood that since you can become Murphy's righteous son, you can't stand on the side of justice! ”

In the sleeve of hunting in the wind, his knuckles were so white that he was almost about to pinch blood: "You don't understand this truth, I'm not greedy for life and afraid of death, let alone seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, it's just that Your Majesty issued an order to the academy, and I can only follow it." ”

Su Yan was speechless, unable to refute, and waited for him to protest with a red face.

He sighed lightly: "This matter came suddenly, we didn't expect it, the only thing we could do at that time was to choose the most conservative path, neither offend the powerful, nor disobey the mandate of heaven, but by no means let the unfavorable situation spread, but wait for an opportunity, waiting for the opportunity to turn things around." ”

"Timing?"

Zuo Qing looked at her meaningfully, and was about to explain to her, when she suddenly found that Su Yan's face had changed drastically, and she knelt on the ground with a 'bang', she hung her head, and large beads of sweat oozed from her forehead.

"You...... What happened to you?! Zuo Qing was frightened by the sudden change.

A mouthful of blood coughed up, but finally it didn't hold it up, and he collapsed to the ground. Only to find a black dart nailed to her back shoulder, blood flowing.

The forbidden place of the summer resort, there is no return!

Zuo Qing hurriedly picked her up on his back and climbed towards another mountain.

There is a tiled house on the mountainside, standing alone in the heavy snow, but surrounded by green trees.

The one who opened the door was an old man wearing a hat and holding a hoe, and Zuo Qing immediately rushed in.

"Elder Zeyuan, save her!"

As the sun sank in the west, the afterglow shone on the mountain peaks, and the geese passed through the pillars of light and disappeared into the sky.

Su Yan lay on the bed, tilted his head sideways, staring at the snow-white sky through the window lattice, the pain in his shoulder had almost dissipated, but he was still depressed in his heart, those who broke in by mistake in the past were just thrown out, how could it be his turn to die?

Her eyes inadvertently fell on the bowl of brown medicinal soup on the desk, and her nose twitched subconsciously. The medicine has been drunk, but he doesn't feel bitter at all, Elder Zeyuan shouldn't have the leisure to put sugar on himself, and there is only Zuo Qing.

She looked at him outside the door, standing in the sunset, so beautiful, but ......

"If you can open up, maybe we can too." She smirked, buried her head in the pillow, and held back tears, "It's a pity that you don't want to give us this opportunity." ”

The last light was gone, and only the candle on the windowsill was still faintly lit in the room, and it was dim all around, and she gradually fell asleep.

The night was crimson, and everything in the mountain seemed to be still, only Zuo Qing stood on the hillside, and the sound of sighs came from time to time, and the sound of Ze Yuan stepping on the snow under his feet. He held a large piece embroidered with mountains and rivers in his hand, and knelt at Zuo Qing's feet with a solemn expression.

"Ze Yuan meets the young master."

Zuo Qing looked at the big piece and reached out to stroke the brocade fabric. The silk thread made of peacock feather feathers was drawn this map of the landscape of the northern country, which was a treasure of the palace of King Zhao, and was given to the marshal at that time, who went on several expeditions with him, and saved him again and again on the battlefield in the ice and snow.

Ze Yuan's trembling hands were raised high: "Ze Yuan tried his best to make connections, and finally found it, young master...... How to deal with it? ”

Zuo Qing's brows were tightly locked, and the landscape map under his palm was distorted by him.

"Young master?" Ze Yuan asked in a low voice, he knew that Fang Cai's words reminded the young master of the past, and he couldn't help but blame himself very much.

If the Xuan family is especially here, this treasure must be the most dazzling in the Six Kingdoms, wearing him on his body and walking on the streets of Zhao Kingdom, he will definitely attract countless stops and envy, but ......

Zuo Qing silently let go of his hand, smiled bitterly, and said, "It has disappeared for ten years, and now it has reappeared, it will definitely cause a commotion, so let's destroy it." ”

Ze Yuan looked at him in shock: "This is something that the master regards as a treasure, you..."

"It shouldn't appear in Rongguo, let alone by my side."

Ze Yuan hung his arm regretfully, but his hand still stubbornly held it, refusing to give up.

Zuo Qing has always been very curious about this old steward of the Xuan family, what kind of gift can make a person with outstanding martial arts willing to be a steward in the Xuan family, and be so loyal. What is his identity and purpose?

He never asked, and he never mentioned it.

Zuo Qing leaned down, patted him softly on the shoulder, and comforted, "Elder Zeyuan, you are older than me, so you should be more open than me." ”

Ze Yuan stood up on his knees, nodded and said, "It's Ze Yuan who crossed the line." Since the young master has already ordered, Na Zeyuan will definitely do it! ”

Zuo Qing looked at the stubborn old man in front of him, helpless.

Ze Yuan noticed the strangeness on his face, and immediately knelt on the ground, "It's Ze Yuan who said the wrong thing!" He almost cried, "The young master must save his body, and he must not be affected by emotions!" ”

Zuo Qing smiled indifferently and helped him up: "You don't have to be like this, now I am not a young master, and you are not the manager of the Xuan family." ”

Ze Yuan realized that he had made a mistake and immediately corrected, "Yes, yes, I am Ze Yuan now, that young ...... What are your plans now? ”

"Tomorrow is a martial arts competition, and I have one more thing to trouble you."

Ze Yuan had the urge to kneel down again, but he still suppressed it and replied respectfully: "My lord, even if you command." ”

"Tomorrow in the ring, the West Building will be the last to go up, and I need you to arrange a person whose martial arts are above him."

Ze Yuan was confused when he heard it, "If the Lord wants the West Building to win, why do you still ......?"

"You can just find it."

Ze Yuan hurriedly thought that he had made him angry, so he knelt down in a hurry, Zuo Qing held him down, and said helplessly: "In the future, this problem of kneeling at every turn will still have to be changed." ”

Ze Yuan smiled awkwardly, "There are people with strong martial arts, I will immediately inform my subordinates, and I can catch up with tomorrow's competition." ”

"I'm tired."

"My lord, don't be polite to Zeyuan! Zeyuan can't afford it. By the way, Yan Sheng came when the adult was in a coma, and he rushed back after staying in this letter. ”

Zuo Qing took the letter suspiciously and opened it, and couldn't help but show his face, "have new news, God really help me, there will be a good show in the martial arts competition tomorrow." ”

Ze Yuan glanced at the words on the letter curiously, but he couldn't read it clearly, and he was curious, so he had to ask hard: "What did the say?" ”

Zuo Qing simply showed him the letter, Ze Yuan read it roughly, and clenched his fists excitedly, "Murphy's old thief is going to plant a minion again!" Do you need me to do anything more? ”

"I'll deal with this matter, you just need to do your best to prepare for the competition and recruit relatives. Time is pressing, and elders are asked to act now. ”

"Yes." After finishing speaking, he hugged the things in his hand tightly and immediately went down the mountain.

Zuo Qing watched him go away, his gaze moved to the night sky, and there was no trace of life in his sunken eyes on his pale and weak face.

The night breeze blew through his ears, he shivered slightly with cold, and finally stood up and went back to his room.

When the first touch of morning light shone on Su Yan's face, it was already the turn of the day, she stretched her waist lazily, turned her head to look out the window, and was stunned.

Towering mountain peaks stand among floating cloud barriers, with thousands of walls standing like a barrier to isolate this place from the outside world. The scenery on the mountain is beautiful, and the sound of birdsong is endless.

Yesterday, because of the pain, I didn't carefully observe the scenery outside the window, but at this time, I noticed that my heart suddenly opened up, and even the loss of last night was swept away.

"Are you awake?"

When Su Yan turned around, he had already walked lightly, holding two bowls of steaming wild vegetable porridge in his hands, sat down on the side of the food table, and beckoned to her.

Su Yan was in a trance. From Kuaifeng Town to now, Zuo Qing has never taken the initiative to care about herself, and she has always laughed with her, pulling the whole world. The response was nothing more than a faint laugh.

Is he too unsentimental, or is he too enthusiastic? Su Yan didn't know, and he didn't want to dwell on it anymore.

She grinned, Quan Dang had never spoken those words to him, those voices.

"It smells so good! What did you do? ”

"The elders did."

Su Yan didn't care, took the porridge, drank it in one gulp, then returned the bowl to him, and said, "I have to go to find the Buddha, you can go back by yourself." ”

"You...... Don't want to hear about the Buddha? ”

Su Yan's eyes lit up: "Do you have a way?" ”

"Xilou also asked me if there is a way to save the Buddha, I am not not not saving, yesterday you were too anxious, I and Xilou in that situation can not talk to you in detail. I have already planned the affairs of the Buddha, and everything is waiting for the competition to begin. ”

"What do you mean?"

He didn't want to elaborate, but said: "The hour is almost up, and I should be able to catch up with the first ten after breakfast." ”

"So fast?"

"Fang Yansheng came to report and did it in advance."

"Ahead of schedule? That...... What can I do with the Buddha?! Is it really left to chance? Just send the Buddha into the tiger's mouth? ”

Zuo Qing walked slowly in front of her, "How can you be sure that it must be the mouth of the tiger?" ”

Su Yan suddenly felt a glimmer of hope and said, "Yes, you just said yesterday that there is a way to reverse it, what is the method?!" ”

Zuo Qing sold a pass, "You just watch the competition, I'll do other things." ”