The early summer night was a little muggy, but the sleepiness was even stronger, so I slept well last night.

I fetched water from the well, which was refreshing and used for washing, and by the way, I watered the flowers and plants in the courtyard.

After coming back from the kitchen early, Yan Ke had already gotten up and changed into a gray robe of other styles. Gray again.

Yesterday's dinner, Yan Ke only ate a bowl of rice noodles, so he ate a little more for breakfast.

After breakfast, he took out a piece of wood and a carving knife, sat down at his desk and carved carefully.

I had nothing to do, I walked to the courtyard and recalled that in the Huaxi Garden of Yuefu in Cheongju, Tang Lingshu taught me a set of basic palm and fist techniques.

Yan Ke was busy today, changing to a big cup of tea. When I was carrying the kettle to add water to Yan Ke's cup, I saw that the wooden block in his hand had been carved into some shapes, and looking at the hem of his clothes, he looked like a young man.

At noon, Yan Huan took special care of me and sent people to bring a lot of food. Yan Ke and I both shared.

I tasted the food of Stone City again, and I was very pleased.

All afternoon, Yan Ke still sat there, carving without distractions. He carved so fast that when I looked from a distance, I saw that the young man's hair had been outlined, and only the delicate carving of his face remained.

As the sun was about to set, I walked into my room and waited. Yan Ke hooked the last stroke of the wood carving, gently wiped the face of the young man with his thumb, he took a piece of oiled paper and wrapped it carefully, and put it in his arms.

I was thinking about the meaning of Yan Ke's action, when I suddenly heard the courtyard door opened, and a person walked straight towards Yan Ke's room.

I looked up at the doorway, and I was almost stunned by the sight.

Because it turned out to be another Yan Ke, except for the dress, it was exactly the same as Yan Ke next to me.

"Who are you!" Yan Ke, who walked in, asked sharply.

The "Yan Ke" next to me, or the scholar of all kinds is more appropriate, he suddenly smiled at the corner of his mouth, borrowed his hands on the desk, flew out of the window, glanced at me sideways, spread his arms, took a step, and climbed out of the wall.

My mind was spinning: just based on the situation in front of me, it seemed that it was different from what I had guessed before, that the son of Jinyi Villa was not one of the identities of the Variety Scholar, but only a temporary disguise. Was the purpose of his doing this to obtain the so-called holy relic in the smoke and clouds?

"Xiaomei, why are you still stunned, why don't you call someone to chase after you!" Yan Ke yelled at me.

I frowned, and after comparison, I suddenly realized that the Variety Scholar had been good to me in the past two days. With a twist of his left wrist and a wave of his arm, a silver light flashed into Yan Ke's brain, although it was not fatal, it was enough for him to sleep for a few days.

Catching up with the wall along the route of the Variety Scholar's escape, looking around, fortunately, he still chose the route that sent Baiyun out of the villa yesterday. Avoiding the sentinels and the guards, I used about ninety percent of my light skills to finally appear behind him when he opened the small door.

The Scholar of Variety sensed my arrival, but continued to lean out and walk out the small door.

I followed closely, my clothes outside suddenly blown by the wind, and the lake in front of me was a picturesque reflection. There is a lake connected to the small door.

The scholar walked onto a simple bamboo raft by the lake, put away the cable, lifted the wood pulp, and paddled the water.

After thinking for three seconds, I still flew and stopped beside the Variety Scholar.

The Variety Scholar didn't take my arrival to heart, nor did he care about my light skills, but just smiled, and while paddling, he pointed me to the distance on the surface of the lake.

I found that my understanding of his finger gestures was really slow and there were misunderstandings.

The rowing skills of the Variety Scholar are very high, and the speed of the wood pulp is not fast, but the bamboo raft walks fast on the water. By the time I finally saw and understood the meaning of his gesture, it was too late.

The lake we are in is a waterfall-like double-decker lake with a high drop. Because the evening light was dim, I didn't notice it until the bamboo raft was near.

The scholar tied the wood pulp tightly to the bamboo raft with a cable, looked at me thought-provokingly, and jumped into the lake gracefully.

My water quality is very average, even very poor. In addition, the human skin mask on my face was made to order, and because of the pursuit of production speed and high realism, the material chosen was delicate and could not come into contact with water. Once soaked in the water, the mask will definitely fall off. Looking at the width of the lake, no matter how high my light skills are, I can't float on the water.

Forget it, you can't afford to fall short. Besides, about my identity, I think the scholars must know whether the real Xiaomei has such light skills as me.

Without thinking about it, he reported the idea of challenging himself, took a deep breath, and jumped into the lake.

The body quickly sank, and the pressure in the water hit. Approaching the waterfall, the water flows quickly, so I took care to avoid rocks and bamboo rafts, relax my body, and follow the flow of water down the waterfall.

The world was spinning, and the only sound in my ears was the beating of my heart.

After re-verification, my water quality is really poor. Unable to find a sense of balance at all, I tried to maintain a rhythmic stroke with my hands and feet, trying to swim towards the surface, but there was still little hope. The breath in my chest gradually decreased, and I actually swallowed a breath, not knowing what was going on in my head.

Suddenly, the Scholar of Variety appeared in front of my eyes, staring at my face in the water, and suddenly he smiled. He grabbed my arm and swam quickly to the surface.

This time, I wasn't sure if I guessed his laugh correctly, as if it meant, "I knew it was you".

I finally climbed the bamboo raft that had already fallen down the waterfall and stopped in the lake, and I lay on it, breathing in the fresh air and watching the blue-purple sunset in the sky.

The hand touched the face, and sure enough, the mask had fallen off in the water.

Hey, a long sigh.

The scholar untied the wood pulp and continued to paddle leisurely on the bamboo raft, and soon, we arrived at the shore.

Behind the woods on the shore, there was a small bamboo hut, and the scholar tied the bamboo raft to the stakes on the shore, and he walked to the small bamboo hut and opened the door to enter. The door didn't close, and I was cheeky and walked in.

The bamboo house by the remote lake is also elegant: bamboo chairs, bamboo tables, bamboo ornaments hanging on the bamboo wall and a unique style of landscape painting, each of which makes the house look elegant and refined.

The Scholar walked out of the inner room, raised his hand and threw me something, which I caught and found to be a clean white woman's dress. Strange, he and I only met for the first time in Cheongju, although I chased him from the city to outside the city for more than half an hour, and I also pretended to be a person from Jinyi Villa like him, but just these made me so familiar with him?

I don't know which girl's clothes it is, but why don't you change into them? It's better than my wet clothes, right?

I smiled at him, and when I saw that he had let go of the inner room behind him, I was not polite to him and walked in.

After closing the door, I looked around, and there was only one bamboo frame and a bamboo bed in the room. There are a few clean clothes and a few wooden boxes stacked on the bamboo frame, the bamboo bed is very simple, spotless, touch it with your hands, it feels cold and a little warm, it is a good bamboo bed.

The clothes were changed into and they fit perfectly, and even more interestingly, they came with a light and flowing coat. Wearing this clothes, and being in such a deep lake and dense forest, I feel like idle clouds and wild cranes.

When I walked out of the room, I saw that the scholar had lit the oil lamp, and he had changed into clothes of the same style and material as mine, and was sitting at the table, making tea.

"Ginseng tea, taste it. The scholar said.

Considering that my water purification pill has not expired, I took the tea happily. After drinking, I suddenly warmed up.

The scholar pushed a paper bag, I opened it, and it turned out to be osmanthus cake.

He looked at me, and this look seemed to say to me: taste.

What's the situation?

Pinch up a piece, the entrance is glutinous and soft, and the fragrance of osmanthus is overflowing.

"The month has just arrived in the lotus moon, and there are osmanthus flowers?" I asked, puzzled.

"It belongs to the plateau, and some areas are like spring all year round, so it is not surprising to see osmanthus blooming at this time. The Scholar explained.

I see. I ate a few more pieces, and the scholar also ate with me while playing with a few tea pets made of purple sand.

So I realized that this was the dinner for the two of us?

The last piece of osmanthus cake was eaten, the last cup of ginseng tea was drunk, and the scholar put down the tea pet in his hand and walked to the door.

I frowned.

"Let's go out and eat together?" the Scholar of Variety glanced sideways at me.

Did he find out, I have a heart that wants to capture him?

However, just a few pieces of osmanthus cake, after walking a few steps, will you be hungry?

Although I was worried a lot, I still couldn't help myself, and I had to follow him every step of the way. So I left my chair and walked over to him.

As soon as I stepped out of the door, the scholar turned around again, raised his hand, and a torrent passed me, and then the oil lamp behind me was extinguished.

It's such a quick move, my heart tightens.

The night was dark, and the stars had not yet appeared. It's early summer, and the sound of cicadas and birds is endless. There are a few fireflies scattered around the lake, which are especially bright in the dark night.

The Variety Scholar picked a hidden path and walked in front of him with easy steps.

The darkness around me is so dark that it can devour people, and I am also a high and bold artist, allowing the ever-changing scholars to take me all the way to the unknown.

In less than half an hour, a few candles in front of me were bright, illuminating the surroundings and suddenly opening up. When I got to see the building in front of me, I stopped and thought about it.

In front of me is a city wall, and there are three floors of pavilions on the city wall, and the pavilions are covered with green tiles and cornices, and Zhu Liang paints buildings. There were a few fires burning around the building, reflecting the dark sea of stars around me, and even though I stood so close, I still felt like it was quiet.

"Since it is to consume food, it is natural to go to the Star Gazing Pavilion for a walk. The Variety Scholar also stopped and said to me with a sideways face.

I stood in the darkness of the firelight with the Scholar of Change, and I couldn't see the expression on his face, and he couldn't see the look on my face. I began to think about the question: who is the Scholar of Change, and why do I meet him again and again?

The Scholar of Variety didn't think as much, he jumped, stepped on the uneven stone bricks on the city wall, and flew up.

There were several teams of patrols on the city wall, and the Variety Scholar was very interesting, and he had long planned to break into the Star Gazing Pavilion at night, but he and I chose a white outfit. So, does this make it harder for us to hide in the dark?

I smiled, followed by a few neat starts, silent shifts, 360-degree turns in the air, front somersaults, etc., and soon came to the top floor of the Stargazing Pavilion.

Looking back: Although there are many patrols on the city wall, they are working in formation, and there is always a gap between the teams, which is very good to insert into the gap. There are many guards on the first and second floors of the Stargazing Pavilion, and there is a guard in the eight directions of east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest, north, and northeast (i.e., Zhen, Xun, Li, Kun, Dui, Qian, Kan, and Gen), which are distributed on the first and second floors respectively.

It seems difficult to break through, but in fact, the structure of the Tianxing Pavilion itself has loopholes: it is composed of two side buildings in the main building and the east position, and the location is also determined according to the astrology, the closest side building to the main building is one story high, and the farther side building is two stories high. Except for the two guards in the east and north who sit in the two side buildings, the other guards are arranged in the main building. According to the Lian family, who is higher than the average, there are not a few people who can jump past the monitoring and jump to the second floor of the main building through the side building. However, there are very few people who can avoid the line of sight and jump to the third floor of the main building through the second floor of the side building, which is farther away.

Perhaps Si Tianling of Shicheng thought that ordinary people who had the strength to enter the third floor would not enter without permission, and even if they entered the third floor, there must be a reason why they had to enter, and this reason would not affect the Star Pavilion. Take 10,000 steps back and say, if the layout of the Stargazing Pavilion is changed, within his ability, he will definitely be able to detect it and modify it back. From this point of view, Si Tianling of Shicheng is an interesting person with a broad mind and full of confidence.

In short, I can see that the scholars are familiar with the various scholars, and they must have been here many times in the past. It seems that you can't go wrong with him.

In fact, the Variety Scholar quietly pushed open the door of the room on the third floor.