It is said that someone has tried to make the drink absolutely delicious, which is to run outside for a day without drinking water, so that your mouth will be dry, and then you will be handed a jug of wine. Even the worst sake lees water tastes terrible.

Now, hot water is in front of you.

can take a hot bath, of course Ling Qianshan will not refuse. He threw away his shirt and trousers, walked to the barrel, burrowed into it naked, and leisurely admired the night sky above him.

And on the screen behind him, there was an extra figure on the ground.

The figure was graceful, clearly a woman, with narrow silver sleeves and a short robe, and a long woven gold skirt, even if you couldn't see her real face, you could guess her tenderness at this time.

The woman stared at his back. She pursed her lips unconsciously, and tears seemed to glisten in her eyes.

It's really unpredictable, it's really sweet and bitter.

"What are you thinking?" she asked.

Ling Qianshan smiled. Of course, he knew who she was behind him, and said with a light smile: "I'm thinking, you actually know that I want to take a bath, is this a kind of heart-to-heart relationship?"

"Less poor mouth. When the woman scolded, she was still a little pampered, as if her intimate sister was disciplining her younger brother who liked to mess around, and she emphasized, "I know what happened today." ”

"Those two pranksters are just unintentional, don't ruin their lives. Ling Qianshan reminded.

"Death is avoidable, but living sin is inescapable. The woman shook her head, the two ordinary pimpies were not qualified to let her care, "It's not me who they offended, but the Ling family." The two splashes already have their place to go, and as for the swordsman covered in strips of cloth, he has escaped from the city, and I will arrest him with a hundred thousand dollars......"

"That man is not a swordsman. Ling Qianshan interrupted her, and at the same time, stopped her intentions, "He just came to ask me a few words, don't you pay attention to it." ”

"He's not a swordsman. After my investigation, he ranked 1,326 in the weapons spectrum......"

"Sister Ling!"

Ling Qianshan stood up, and the water droplets fell to the ground with a bang, splashing the screen almost transparent. He turned his head to look at her behind the screen, and his smile did not change, but he said with a little pleading:

"Not really. ”

"I see. The woman didn't insist anymore, she changed the topic, "I asked someone to check the secret stakes that the Ling family had set up in the imperial city in the past. ”

"Any news?" Ling Qianshan sat down again, his voice not changing in the slightest.

But the surface of the bucket was full of waves.

"Nope. The woman shook her head.

"No? not even a corpse?"

"Hmm. The woman said in confusion, "It's as if the Ling family has never buried a secret stake spy in the imperial city." The old members of the original Qin Heavenly Prison also disappeared, and they didn't find the slightest clue at all. ”

“...... It's weird. Ling Qianshan sighed quietly.

The woman frowned, "I understand, it's very strange......"

"No, you don't understand. Ling Qianshan's tone became stiff and cold, just like the temperature of the water in a wooden barrel, this was not aimed at the woman, but at the ghost that lurked behind the woman's words, "After the Hua clan ascended the throne, in order to avoid suspicion, my Ling family not only moved away from Qi Yuan, but also dedicated the Qin Tianjian that originally belonged to us. ”

Before the Zhou Dynasty, Qin Tianjian was originally just a divine stick organization that drilled and burned tortoise shells and claimed to be divining bad luck, which helped a lot.

However, not long after Qin Tianjian fell into the hands of the Ling family, it quickly transformed into a huge intelligence organization with power all over the world, and the conclusions obtained from the aggregation and analysis of this information made Qin Tianjian's assertion more realistic for the first time.

In the third year of Zhou Daxiang, Qintian Supervisor Zheng wrote that the meteor night committed the emperor star, fell in the southeast, belonged to Jin, the emperor was furious, thoroughly investigated the southeast garrison, and took the first step to arrest the general manager who intended to rebel and rebel, and then Ling Chi was executed.

In the second year of Zhou Dacheng, Qintianjian reported that there was a Jiao out of the water, which fell on the bank of the poplar tree, and it was estimated that there were foreign intentions.

As for the civil strife in other countries, the minister's dereliction of duty is even more omniscient and omniscient.

In the autumn of the third year of Yankang, the Liao State invaded, and Qin Tianjian wrote many times to dissuade Guo Xing, the lord of the Guo clan at that time, not to send the Hua clan to command the army, but it was unsuccessful so that the yellow robe was added.

Later, Emperor Taizu disbanded the Qin Tianjian and borrowed its organizational structure to establish the Imperial City Division as a new intelligence agency.

"Although Qin Tianjian was replaced by the Imperial City Division, many people did not die, they were loyal to the Ling family, at least some of them. Sometimes, no message is more valuable than having a message. ”

Ling Qianshan chuckled.

"They can't just disappear into thin air, leaving no clue and no trace. Unless ......"

"Unless, they have already arranged it. The woman said, and then, she opened her red mouth in shock, "Could it be?!"

Ling Qianshan shook his head. He was more desperate than the woman to get the answer, but now was not the time to deduce the truth. Because there are still too few clues, blind people will only deceive themselves and others and go astray.

But—

"Thanks to you, Sister Ling. At least let me understand ......"

In the three years after the bloody night, Ling Qianshan has been investigating. Through the clues of the scaly claws left behind, he continued to dig for the truth nine feet below.

According to Ling Qianshan's knowledge, the emperor issued a holy decree that was all over the house, although it was not announced in the temple and sent the royal family to carry it out, but this holy decree was issued openly and honestly, and there was no concealment.

What the entire imperial city should know, it should know. The Ling family was once in charge of espionage. No matter how weak the power is, the rotten ship should have three catties of iron nails.

When the emperor issued a decree, and Princess Pingyang led the Feiyu army straight to Luzhou City, the Ling family should have received the news long ago - the whole clan absconded, raised the flag and rebelled, there are so many roads, why did they choose a dead end?

Why can the Ling family be indifferent to this?

Why did the emperor make such a decree, and why was he so sure that the Ling family would never resist, so that he sent only a cavalry instead of a large army to besiege the city?

Thinking about it like this, the sudden disappearance of his father's Ling Qianshan before the bloody night is even more incredible.

"I'm not wrong, there must be something else in this. Ling Qianshan asserted. He was once again sure that the bloody case of being killed by Man Men was by no means an ordinary unjust case. In the pool of blood, no matter which side's reaction was very weird - whether it was the emperor or the Ling family, it was like this - as if the two parties tacitly set up a play, and the only outsider in the play was Ling Qianshan himself.

The door is full of copied and beheaded, leaving only one son's "son".

"Don't worry, I'll keep looking. The woman said softly.

With a wave of her hand, she ordered the maids waiting outside the screen to walk over.

The girl at the head is holding clothes in her hands, her eyebrows and eyes are green, and she is not old. She came to Ling Qianshan's side, wiped his body, and even carefully wiped the indecent places, and then covered it with a stone blue printed blouse, a floral brown slit pants, a silk belt, blue satin boots, and jewelry embellishments.

Dressed up like this, Ling Qianshan has become a noble son who came out of the picture scroll.

"If there is any new information, I will let you know as soon as possible. The woman behind the screen wanted to speak, but in the end she only kept this sentence and turned to leave. The rest of the maids gradually removed the barrels and screens, and in a short time the courtyard returned to its former appearance, like an absurd dream.

Except for the girl who helped Ling Qianshan take care of her clothes before, she stood where she was, bowing down to watch the hostess leave.

Ling Qianshan resisted the urge to turn back and waited for them to leave.

From beginning to end, he and she were separated by a thin screen, seemingly meeting but never met.

"Okay, my young lady has returned home. After the girl waited until the woman's figure completely disappeared into the darkness, she pursed her lips and said angrily, "Miss hid from the master, secretly came out of the house to give you clothes, please wear them for a few more days, and don't always sell them to the pawn shop for money." ”

Ling Qianshan didn't say anything, only smiled.

"Hmph. ”

The girl had long been accustomed to Ling Qianshan's repeated teachings, and she ran straight to Qianshan's room, or rather, to Xiaobai. Xiao Bai lay on his back on the bed in a daze, stretched out his neck for the girl to tickle, and licked Xiu'er's hand from time to time, causing a chuckle.

Of course she knew Xiaobai, and from the first day the woman and Ling Qianshan met, she got acquainted with her as a maid next to her.

Ling Qianshan walked into the house and asked in surprise, "Xiu'er, why don't you leave?"

Xiu'er didn't answer, just blindly made love to Xiaobai. So, Ling Qianshan also sat on the bed, sat next to Xiu'er, and said jokingly:

"This guy is really unproductive, and at first glance he is a greedy for beauty. ”

Xiu'er couldn't help but retort: "What are you talking about, Xiaobai is a female!"

"Yes. Ling Qianshan took Xiu'er's hand and forcefully asked her to turn around and look at each other, and he asked in a solemn and ambiguous tone, "Did something happen?"

"What else can ......" Xiu'er lowered her head, her eyes were watery, her toes rubbed back and forth, and she replied softly, "I'm just following Miss's orders and letting you send me." ”

At your disposal.

Or let you pick it up.

If Erniang did this, he would not hesitate to start playing her little brain melon, and he would not stop until Wow Wow begged for mercy. But in the face of Xiu'er, and it was an extremely obedient Xiu'er, Ling Qianshan only felt a headache, hoping that it was not a cold.

"Xiu'er, we've known each other for a long time. ”

"Hmm. Xiu'er blushed and nodded, "When I was a child, Miss and I have known you." ”

At that time, everyone was still a child, and they didn't expect that there would be today. Ling Qianshan remembered the dream he had again, and hid the unnecessary charm, and he said to her gently: "So, I want to know what she has encountered recently, so she asked you to stay with me." ”

Xiu'er's delicate body trembled slightly, and her eye circles turned red in an instant.

Xiaobai also seemed to feel something, as if he wanted to comfort her, snuggled up to Xiu'er and put his head on her lap. After a long time, Xiu'er opened her mouth hesitantly and said tremblingly:

"Miss, she's getting married. ”

Which one is married?

Ling Qianshan's expression slowly became stiff. He opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.