15. Smoke Lock Maze

Xiao Bei was almost out of his body by Liu Rus's words, and just wanted to ask in detail, but in a blink of an eye, he caught a glimpse of Lu Guanzhong and Ye Fuxiang looking at him inexplicably. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info coughed twice, and said in a sanctimonious manner: "Lord Liu Shi don't have to laugh, besides...... It's your business, old man...... He is strict by nature, and will never meddle in his affairs and chew the root of his tongue...... That one...... I still have something to do, so let's go first. ”

With that, he hurriedly turned around, anxious to leave.

Liu Ru naturally knew that it was inappropriate to say these things at this time, but at this moment, all kinds of thoughts came to her heart, and she had to find the person in front of her to explain it. At that moment, he pulled Xiao Bei's sleeve and said, "Master Xiao, the concubine has a lot of doubts in her body and mind, please take a step to speak." After speaking, she gestured, and without waiting for Xiao Bei to agree, she strode out of the door.

Xiao Bei gave Lu Guanzhong a look of help, but saw Lu Guanzhong's lewd face and evil smile. Knowing that he was careless, he couldn't help but sigh and went out with Liu Ru.

The two did not speak, but walked back and forth. After a short time, he came to the bank of a small stream, and Liu Ru stopped, facing the stream, standing still, waiting for Xiao Bei to step forward.

Xiao Bei was helpless, so he had to walk to Liu Ru is side and stared blankly at the stream.

At this time, it is early spring, and the temperature is suitable, not wet or dry. There is a faint fragrance of peach blossoms in the air, which is heart-warming, refreshing, confusing, and moving. The two stood side by side silently, letting the breeze blow and the stream flowing, and there seemed to be only two people left in the huge Suining City.

After a long time, Liu Ru suddenly chuckled and said to herself, "Really, what am I thinking? Master Xiao is not interested in me, how can I be so thoughtful." With that, she shook her head again and again with a self-deprecating smile on her lips.

Xiao Bei didn't know how to talk, so he still stood aside, thinking about his thoughts.

Liu Ru explained herself, and seeing that Xiao Bei was still silent, she suddenly made up her mind, turned to face Xiao Bei, and said in a low voice: "Master Xiao, about what I said before...... It's true, Mr. Qian Qianyi and I are like father and daughter, not real husband and wife. ”

Xiao Bei shook his head and said, "This matter has nothing to do with me, and Lord Liu doesn't need to report it to me." ”

Liu Ru said persistently: "It's related, you listen to me." She paused, as if she hesitated slightly, but continued: "Mr. Qian and I have the same mission and need to act together, so we pretended to tie the knot and became husband and wife. ...... each other Although they cared about each other, they did not exceed their bounds. ”

Although Xiao Bei didn't want to do much, he couldn't help but be curious and asked, "What mission?"

Liu Ru suddenly looked nervous, gritted her teeth and said, "I...... I can't say, but I don't lie to you. Then she stretched out her hand, trembled and touched Xiao Bei's dog head, and said, "Master Xiao...... You're not really a monk, are you?"

Xiao Bei was shocked and stammered, "Hu ...... Nonsense, think of my Dharma is profound...... How can you not be a monk?"

Liu Ru smiled and said, "Don't lie to me, I already knew when you said the wrong sentence before, 'Amathara three days and three bodhi', and there were many people at that time, and I didn't want to expose you, so I put up with it until now." ”

Xiao Bei was speechless for a while, and thought secretly: "It turns out that this Liu Ru is also proficient in Buddhist scriptures, so he didn't talk much if he knew it." ”

Liu Ru continued: "Since you are hiding your identity, you must also have a hard time, and I don't want to force you to ask. But...... I always feel that you are my destined nobleman, just to see this face under your mask, all my dreams, all my troubles will be cured without medicine. I didn't have to meet my twin sister at all. ”

Speaking of this, she took a deep breath and said firmly: "So I have made a decision, as long as you promise me to see you for what you really are, I will ...... Marry you. ”

Xiao Bei's heart panicked, and he was almost about to run away, but he immediately calmed down, and said in his heart: "Xiao Bei, you have gotten rid of the entanglement of love, and your heart is clean, so why do you need to be afraid of this woman's request? is fully sure to deal with the palace master of the Sword Howling Palace. But I can't say yes too quickly at the moment, lest I make her suspicious. ”

After thinking about it, Xiao Bei sighed and said, "If you are a girl, you are so smart and so beautiful, I have no reason to refuse you." But now that you and I are both secretive, and you refuse to reveal it to me, in case we are friends or enemies in the future, wouldn't it be an empty word that you agreed to marry me?"

Liu Ru is eyes were sincere, and said: "I dare to guarantee that you and I will never be enemies." Because...... I never wanted to hurt anyone. ”

Seeing Xiao Bei shaking her head slightly, she suddenly gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I said." After looking around left and right, he saw that there was indeed no one around, so he leaned into Xiao Bei's ear and said, "Have you ever heard of Wu Shengxuan?"

"Wu Shengxuan? Xiao Bei said with a puzzled look on his face.

Liu Ru suddenly leaned close to Xiao Bei, hugged Xiao Bei firmly, leaned her cheek on his shoulder, and made an intimate appearance, and at the same time, her lips opened slightly, and she said softly: "Don't move, it's convenient to speak, and no one else will hear you...... Wu Shengxuan...... It is an organization founded by the masters of the Central Plains to serve the Qing Dynasty. ”

"Master of the Central Plains...... But he works for the Qing Kingdom, isn't that a traitor?" Xiao Bei frowned.

"No, Wu Shengxuan's purpose...... It is to eliminate the war between the two countries. Now the Qing State is strong, but the elder brothers are fighting for power and profit, and they are not monolithic. Although the Ming Dynasty declined, although the lion was old, it still had residual power. Neither is capable of completely annexing one to the other. On the one hand, Wu Shengxuan caused the various forces in the Central Plains to continue to fight among themselves, weakening the anti-Qing forces. On the other hand, he continued to expand his influence in the Qing State, stirred up the contradictions between the elder brothers, and made the Qing State take care of itself, so that the Qing and Qing countries were unable to wage war against the other side, and they could ensure peace. Liu said.

Xiao Bei's heart froze, and he said secretly: "This Wu Shengxuan acts...... How is it somewhat similar to the Sword Screaming Palace?"

Liu continued: "Although I am a geisha and have a humble status, I can't bear to watch the frequent wars and the people live in poverty. So Mr. Qian made a bridge and joined Wu Shengxuan. Running around, liaising with various forces for Wu Shengxuan, in order to promote the infighting of the elder brothers of the Qing Kingdom. Although the time was short, it also made a lot of contributions to reducing the number of wars. ”

After speaking, she took a step back, left Xiao Bei, and said, "Now you know whether we are friends or enemies, can you take off the mask?"

Xiao said in his heart: "It's okay to show her, is it possible that she will cry ugly?" So he nodded and said, "Okay, you and I are indeed friends and not enemies...... But I don't look good under it, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you. With that, he grabbed the sides of the dog's head and lifted it upward.

The moment he took off the dog's head, a thick smoke suddenly rose from his body, hiding everything in a haze.

Xiao Bei raised his eyes and found that the smoke was boundless, seemingly enveloping the entire Suining City, and at the same time, it was extremely thick and thick, almost like substance, which was obviously extraordinary.

"Master Xiao, Master Xiao!" Liu Ru was obviously panicked and screamed. Xiao Bei found out where it was, put on a dog's head, stretched out his hand to hold her arm, and said in a deep voice: "Don't be afraid, this smoke is not poisonous. Let's go find an empty house and wait for the smoke to clear, and then join the rest of us. ”

Liu Ru seemed to be extremely frightened, reached out and held Xiao Bei's palm firmly, and hesitantly followed Xiao Bei.

Xiao Bei used his heavenly eyes, cautiously explored the surrounding situation, walked for a long time, and found no trace of the White Pole Army and Guanning Iron Cavalry, so he could only find an empty house, found out that there was nothing unusual in it, and pulled Liu Ru to push the door in. He then closed the doors and windows to keep the fog out.

But this fog is pervasive, only there are some gaps in the doors and windows, and the smoke will slowly seep into the house, Xiao Jie looked around the house, found some rags and cotton wool, plugged most of the door cracks, and finally slowed down the process of smoke invading, but in this way, the air in the house became extremely stuffy, and the room also seemed dark.

Liu Ru sat next to Xiao Bei, his mind calmed down a little, and said, "Master Xiao, may I ask what your real name and surname are? ”

Xiao Bei didn't want her to know too much, so he said, "You just call me Tibetan Mastiff, everyone calls me that." ”

Liu Ru smiled and said, "Tibetan mastiff, Tibetan mastiff, this name is so cute, okay, I will call you that in the future." As she spoke, she seemed to naturally lean her head on Xiao Bei's shoulder, and then fell silent.

Xiao Bei was uncomfortable and raised his shoulders slightly, but Liu Ru seemed to be asleep and motionless. Xiao Bei was afraid that she would fall, so he had to let her lean on.

"This smoke...... It's definitely not a natural thing, could it be that Snow Lotus made a ghost? Didn't the righteous brother say that the Sword Xiao Palace would not participate in such a war?...... Yes, as long as it doesn't make the government and the opposition shake, the world knows it, and the palace master of the Sword Xiao Palace will not care too much. At this moment, the smoke made people unable to see anything, and others did not know that this was done by the Sword Screaming Palace. Xiao Bei thought in his heart.

At this moment, he could not see anything, and there was silence around him, and his mind became extremely lively, and he soon continued his thoughts to the legend of the White Bird Temple.

"This White Bird Temple is the legendary place where Guanyin was reborn, could it be the lair of the snow lotus? If this is the case, the aura she gathered by meditating here should not be under the canyon of the witch pine forest. In case there are really many monsters in the Book of Mountains and Seas, not only will I not be able to protect Liu Ruyi and Guan Zhong, but I am afraid that I will have to worry about my life. ”

Thinking of this, he used his supernatural powers to explore the outside of the house, but there was still no vision. I couldn't help but feel a little relieved, and comforted myself: "Don't worry, if there are really a lot of monsters, I will use Yin Yang Thunder to lead everyone away, and no one will be able to catch up with me." ”

Suddenly, a high-pitched roar was heard in the distant mist, like an elephant and then a tiger, followed by a terrible scream, but soon both were silent. Xiao Bei probed carefully and found that there was no sign of fighting in the outside world, and couldn't help but wonder if he had auditory hallucinations just now.

"What was the sound just now? Was it thunder?" At this moment, Liu Ru yawned, sat up, and muttered in a muttered voice.