The afternoon sun shines through the dense ginkgo leaves and scatters on the window lattice, shaking blurry spots of light.
Lu Ning turned over in bed before faintly waking up.
The sunlight fell on her face through the curtains, and she was in a trance, thinking that she had slept all day and night.
Suddenly there was a knock on the window. Lu Ning calmed down, then lifted up the layers of curtains, walked slowly to the window, and gently opened the window.
"Miss Lu, did I wake you up?" Hu Qi's handsome face appeared outside the window. A pair of clear and bright eyes were shining.
"Master Hu, are you okay?" As soon as he saw Hu Qi, Lu Ning remembered his recklessness in the morning again, and his face suddenly turned red.
Hu Qi saw her face was white and rosy, and smiled knowingly: "Actually, there's nothing wrong. I'm just a little worried about your health, so I came to see you. If you're okay, then... I'll leave first.
"
"Master, please stay." Lu Ning suddenly called out to him.
Hu Qi suddenly turned around and immediately walked back to the window with a smile on her face: "Miss Lu, is there anything else?"
Lu Ning bit her lower lip and hesitated for a moment before asking: "Master Hu, there is something I would like you to confirm for me."...
Hu Qi was slightly startled, then hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "As long as Hu can help the girl, Hu will be obliged to do so!"
Lu Ning took out the arrows and darts in his hand and handed them to him, and asked: "Master Hu, look at these two weapons, have you ever seen them? These are left behind by the assassins."
Hu Qi took the two things, looked at them carefully, but frowned: "These hidden weapons are very ordinary, I don't see any difference."
Lu Ning hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Could that be the people who are chasing you?"
Hu Qi pondered and shook his head: "I'm not sure."
"Who are those people who are chasing you? Why do they want to kill you?" Lu Ning took the opportunity to ask.
Hu Qi's eyes flashed, and then she smiled and said: "They are just business rivals. They will not send such professional killers. I was too nervous that day, so I mistakenly thought they were coming."
Lu Ning sighed: "It seems that the clues have been broken again, but these are the only clues they left."
Hu Qi comforted her softly: "Miss Lu, don't be discouraged. I believe that if they come after someone, they will miss once and there will be a second time. You will catch them sooner or later!"
Lu Ning's expression did not improve, because this was exactly what she was worried about: without knowing who the other party was, when he would take action, and how he would take action, people in the caravan would only be in panic all day long.
"Master Hu." Lu Ning said with determination, "I will send someone as soon as possible in the next few days to send you to Shengjing. Lingzhou is not peaceful here, so it is not suitable to stay for a long time."
"What about you?" Hu Qi looked at her and asked softly: "Miss Lu, won't you go together? How about I wait for you? I'm not in a hurry anyway."
Lu Ning put away the arrows and darts and said calmly: "There are still some things to deal with here. I can't leave now."
Hu Qi pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "If the girl doesn't give up, Hu will stay with you as a companion. I know that the brothers in the caravan all suspect that the assassins are coming for me, and I was brought here by the girl.
, This undoubtedly caused a lot of trouble for the girl. I will stay and I will leave after I find evidence to prove my innocence."
Lu Ning's brows moved slightly, and after a moment of silence, he could only say: "Well, since Mr. Hu has decided so, I won't force it."
Hu Qi stood up and bowed his hands to her: "In that case, let Miss Lu rest, and Hu won't disturb you anymore!" After that, he slowly turned around and left.
But after taking two steps, he suddenly stopped, turned around and said again: "Miss Lu, maybe Hu is too worried. However, there are weird things everywhere here, so the girl should be careful!"
Hearing this, Lu Ning's eyes suddenly turned cold, but his voice was not messy at all: "Did Mr. Hu find something?"
Hu Qi shook his head slowly and pondered slightly: "This... I can't say for sure. In short, Miss Lu, don't believe anyone. Also, what you see may not be the real look. If you want to investigate this matter
, I suggest starting with Ye Fu
Check on people!"
"Mrs. Ye?" Lu Ning frowned, lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, I understand. I will be careful!"
Hu Qi smiled at her and finally turned and left.
Lu Ning leaned against the window and immediately fell into deep thought: Looking at Hu Qi's appearance, she was even more convinced that yesterday's assassination incident had nothing to do with him. It seemed that she had to investigate from within the caravan.
However, Hu Qi's sudden warning made her a little surprised. What did Hu Qi see? And why did he suggest that she investigate Ma Huilan?
After thinking about it, he still had no idea. Lu Ning opened the door and decided to go find Ma Huilan to find out.
She walked thoughtfully towards Ma Huilan's room. When she raised her eyes, she suddenly saw a familiar figure approaching Ma Huilan's room furtively.
Lu Ning was suspicious, so he immediately hid himself and poked his head out slightly.
The man looked around cautiously, then opened the door gently, stepped in and walked in. The door was locked behind him.
After a while, Lu Ning slowly walked out of the darkness and stared at Ma Huilan's room with a solemn expression, thoughts floating in his heart like a tide:
Why did he go to Ma Huilan's room? Why did he look and act so secretly? It seems that Mrs. Ye is indeed very suspicious!
While she was deep in thought, a dark shadow gradually approached behind her.
Lu Ning felt a strange aura coming over him, and there was a strong murderous intent in this aura.
"Who is it?" Lu Ning turned around quickly.
Before she could see the face of the visitor clearly, she was hit hard on the back of the neck, her eyes went black, and she fainted immediately.
The night fell, and the waning moon reflected the brightly lit boudoir. The evening breeze in the courtyard carried the fragrance of orchids and chrysanthemums.
Ma Huilan held a bouquet of red poppies in her hands and returned to the house with a spring breeze on her face. She lit the fire and boiled a pot of autumn dew white.
Sitting under the candlelight, he carefully trimmed the bouquet of flowers, and then inserted the flowers one by one into a glass goose-neck vase in an orderly manner.
Then she held her chin and looked at the flowers in the bottle with joy, waiting for the wine to be boiled.
A wisp of agarwood smoke curled up from the table. Under the candlelight, Ma Huilan's pretty face was flushed, with a smile on her brows and eyes, just like a little girl.
She stood up gracefully, thinking about Xiao Yulou's appearance on the stage, and posed in a decent manner, flicked her sleeves twice, slowly turned her eyes, and stared deeply at the charming woman in the bronze mirror.
Then, she pinched her throat and sang quietly:
It turns out that the colorful flowers are blooming everywhere, but they are all abandoned by the ruined wells and ruins.
Good times and beautiful scenery are in the sky, and whose home is the pleasure?
Flying in the morning and rolling in the evening, clouds and green pavilions are seen. Raindrops and wind flakes, mist and waves paint boats.
The people of Jinping think that this time is so mean!
When she was emotional, what came to her mind was not Xiao Yulou's celestial beauty, but Hu Qi's handsome appearance.
In fact, that day she tricked Xiao Yulou into having a happy night with him. But she knew in her heart that that night, she just regarded Xiao Yulou as Hu Qi's substitute.
Just as she was able to live with Ye Guming for so many years, it was also because every night, when she slept next to Ye Guming, what she imagined in her mind was the appearance of Gui Lichi.
If it weren't for this, I'm afraid she would have gone crazy!
Because she has never liked the dull and stubborn Ye Guming!
To be more precise, she hates him!
I hate that he separated me and Gui Lichi back then, so that I and Gui Lichi should have traveled across the rivers and lakes, but now they can only be trapped here and live like a year.
However, the days of confusion seemed to have come to life since Xiao Yulou brought his troupe to Lingzhou. Xiao Yulou's talent and appearance made Ma Huilan's heart beat.
She went through many twists and turns, using both soft and hard tactics, to get Xiao Yulou. Although Xiao Yulou seemed to have more of a dragon-yang habit, Ma Huilan, who had no choice, was hungry for food.
But Hu Qi's unexpected arrival made Ma Huilan understand for the first time what it means to be "a gentleman like no other in the world, and a stranger like jade". His politeness,
Talented, mellow and gentle, Ma Huilan was fascinated by her.
She knew that Hu Qi would leave soon, so now she was trying her best to keep Hu Qi for a while longer, vowing to capture him!
Just when she was enjoying herself, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open, and a person walked in hurriedly. Hearing the footsteps, Ma Huilan was confused, and she quickly walked over to take a look.
Before I saw anyone, I heard an old voice: "Little Ma, you've been suffocating me to death these days, please let me love you!"
Hearing this voice, Ma Huilan's face suddenly darkened, and she sat back on the couch, saying nothing and ignoring it.
In the blink of an eye, an old man of medium height, with gray hair and a slight mustache on his upper lip walked over impatiently with a wretched look. The person who came was none other than the usually dignified Elder Yun.
As soon as he saw the beautiful lady sitting cross-legged on the couch, he couldn't wait to pounce on her like a tiger pouncing on food. He hugged Ma Huilan's slender waist, pursed his lips, came to her face, and kissed her hard.
.
Ma Huilan pushed him away gently, her face showing disgust: "Why are you here?"
Elder Yun didn't see the disgust on her face and just took off his clothes: "I've been thinking about coming to see you these days, but after your man was injured, all the work in the gang fell on me. I hurried
I took my time to get the things at hand done. I had free time today, so I came right over!"
In the blink of an eye, Elder Yun had stripped down to his middle coat.
He crawled onto the couch and immediately got into bed, patted the place next to him and winked at Ma Huilan: "Little Ma, come here quickly and let me feel your waist. Is it thinner or thicker?"
"
Ma Huilan sat motionless on the edge of the bed and snorted softly, "Since Lao Ye has handed over all the affairs of the caravan to you, you should take care of it. What are you doing here? He just injured his leg."
, it’s not like he was lying on the bed. If he came over to see me later, wouldn’t he have caught us together?”
Elder Yun saw her eyes moving, looking like she was smiling but not smiling, looking like she was angry but not angry, but how could she control herself.
He crawled over like an old dog, hugged her, and trembled excitedly: "That Ye Mumu usually shuts himself in the house, studying sword skills all day and night, and rarely enters your house. Now.
Toto is here, and the two of them stay together every day, drinking and talking. How can they have time to catch girls? Come here, you little devil, let me take good care of you, you really make me want to
Dead!"
As he spoke, he couldn't help but push Ma Huilan down, turned over and pressed her down, and hurriedly went to untie her clothes.