The clouds were thick, the stars were dim, and only a waning moon hung half-hidden in the dark night sky.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and the waning moon, which had revealed a glimmer of light just now, gradually disappeared into the darkness.

Xia Zixuan was walking alone on a deserted forest path, and seeing that it was about to rain, she hurriedly ran down the mountain.

As she ran, she suddenly felt a little overwhelmed, and said to herself blankly, "Where is this? Why am I here?"

At this moment, a strange man suddenly jumped out of the grass beside her, grabbed her delicate body from behind and shouted, "Don't leave me!

"Ah" screamed, Xia Zixuan was so frightened by him that her heart almost stopped beating, she saw that the man's fingers were covered with mud and his arms were full of scars, but no matter how Xia Zixuan struggled, he just refused to let go.

Xia Zixuan was not too bold on weekdays, and asked tremblingly, "You, who are you?"

Just as she finished saying this, a strong wind blew, and the strange man suddenly disappeared into the forest like a fog, leaving Xia Zixuan alone in the dark.

"Boom", a muffled thunder sounded outside the window, and Xia Zixuan sat up from the bed suddenly.

Xia Zixuan let out a sigh of relief, it turned out that she was dreaming.

She pulled a handkerchief from under her pillow and wiped the sweat from her head.

Then he got out of bed again, picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea and drank it.

Thinking of the nightmare just now, and the man in the dream, her heart suddenly felt a pain inexplicably.

"Xiaoxue, are you outside?" Xia Zixuan shouted the nickname of her personal maid Xia Xue, and ran back to the bed, wrapped the quilt tightly and shrunk at the foot of the bed.

"Miss, are you having a nightmare again?" The maid Xia Xue hurriedly walked over from the indoor couch, moved a stool and leaned against Xia Zixuan's side, and said with a smile: "I don't have to be afraid of you when I'm here!"

Xia Zixuan took her hand and said, "It's okay." Come and lie down beside me in bed and stay with me. ”

"Oh well. After that, Xia Xue cooperated and lay down beside Xia Zixuan.

With Xia Xue lying beside her, Xia Zixuan's anxious heart finally calmed down a little.

Xia Xue may have been too tired from the vigil and fell asleep after a while.

But Xia Zixuan couldn't sleep anymore, she didn't know how many times she had this weird dream, and every time she dreamed of this man covered in blood.

When did it start?

Xia Zixuan calculated carefully, and it seemed that it started after the day she and Li Qingxuan got married.

The two are personally married by the current saint, Xia Zixuan is the daughter of the county magistrate of Nanjiang County, and Li Qingxuan is the eldest son of the general.

Although it sounds like the Xia family has climbed high, the man once married a wife, and at the behest of the emperor, he has divorced his original partner.

Yes, she recalled, even from the moment she decided on this family business, she often had that dream just now.

The man in the dream always said the same thing to himself as soon as he appeared.

The more she thought about it, the more scared she became, it couldn't be that she had provoked something unclean recently, right?

In half a month, it will be the day when she and Li Qingxuan will get married, but don't make any mistakes.

Lying on the bed, Xia Zixuan couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning.

She subconsciously touched the piece of jade she was wearing on her chest, but she didn't notice that the jade kept flashing with strange light.

The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, Xia Zixuan and Xia Xue took a carriage to the largest and largest Lingyin Temple outside Nanjiang City, and she decided to go to Shangxiang in order to have peace of mind.

This temple has a perennial incense burning, and its reputation is outstanding, no matter whether it is useful to come here to incense, it is always a peace of mind.

Xia Zixuan walked in front of the Buddha statue, lit three incense sticks, worshiped reverently, and then inserted the incense into the incense burner.

Then, Xia Zixuan drew a marriage lot, ready to ask the old monk at the gate of the temple to help her untie the lot.

Unexpectedly, after the old monk read the sign, he was shocked and said: "Donor, you are signing it, and the poor monk advises you to push off this marriage, otherwise there will be a bloody disaster." ”

"What, is it so serious?" Xia Zixuan looked at the old monk in surprise.

Xia Xue leaned next to Xia Zixuan's ear and whispered: "Miss, don't listen to his alarmist words, obviously you are about to get married, this is a happy event! This old monk is going to cheat you out of your money." ”

Xia Zixuan patted her on the shoulder and said, "Okay, Xiaoxue, let's listen to what the master has to say." ”

The old monk pondered for a moment and continued: "Don't worry, the old man is definitely not an alarmist, I won't charge you a penny for today's unsigning fee." In short, if you believe me, find a way to get rid of this family business as soon as possible. ”

"Thank you, Master, Rong Xiaonu will go back and think about it. ”

After that, Xia Zixuan pulled Xia Xue home silently.