Capture the Jade:

Teng Yuyi took a medicine and put it in her mouth. The medicine was as sweet as honey and had a faint refreshing fragrance. Not getting better.

Gu Xian did not expect Teng Yuyi to be able to speak immediately. Seeing her calm expression, he thought that the medicine would be soothing, so he said in a warm voice: "This medicine can only treat the surface, and it needs to be taken internally to remove the root. If Mrs. Teng feels It's better, I can take this medicine with me in the future, no matter morning or evening, as long as I feel uncomfortable, I can take a pill."

Teng Yuyi nodded with a smile.

Lin Chengyou watched from the side, but didn't say a word.

After Gu Xian was busy with the administration, he turned around and found that Lin Chengyou was smiling strangely. He was startled for a moment, and was about to ask Lin Chengyou if he knew Teng Yuyi, but Lin Chengyou took Azhi's hand and walked up first: "It's getting late, everyone, please take a seat."

Gu Xian sat down on his own: "I haven't asked you yet, why did you take my wishful monkey away the day before yesterday?"

Lin Chengyou took the guest list handed over by the maid, and casually responded, "Let's see if Ruyi Monkey runs faster or my Zifeng runs faster."

"So who wins."

Lin Chengyou raised his head and smiled: "It's a joke, of course it's my Zifeng."

Gu Xian sighed softly: "One game is nothing, my wishful monkey is getting old, we will play a few more times later."

"Hey, it's a deal, but don't forget, my rule has always been that if you lose, you have to lose."

Teng Yuyi took the tea handed by the servants, secretly thinking that this Gu Xian not only knew Lin Chengyou, but the relationship between the two seemed to be pretty good.

When everyone was seated, Lin Chengyou said with a smile: "My sister holds a poetry meeting every half a month, and I am honored by all the poets to come to add to the fun. In the past, my mother always accompanied my sister to be the host, but since my mother-in-law Traveling, this poetry meeting has been put on hold for half a year. Today, my sister-in-law re-started the club. As an elder brother, I should be here to accompany me. I have to take a step forward because I have important things to do. To express my apology, I have prepared some Pen, ink, paper and inkstone as an apology, please accept it for the sake of your sister."

After finishing speaking, they clapped their hands together, and the servants filed in one after another, each holding a white fragrant wood tray, and placed them on the tables of the guests one by one.

There is a set of brushes, inkstones and inks in the tray, all of which are top-grade. The stack of paper and paper is not known to be made of mulberry or ramie.

The inkstone is the Dragon Xu inkstone, each inkstone base has been engraved with the guest's name in small seals in advance, so that even the thin-skinned guest can take this generous gift home with dignity go.

Everyone was indescribably surprised. Apart from the children of aristocratic families, there were also many poor Confucian students from the poor family of the White House who came to this poetry meeting tonight. This set of pens, inks, papers and inkstones may not be a big deal , but for a shy guest, it is like rain.

This time the guests enjoyed themselves and everyone admired them.

Teng Yuyi didn't touch the ink, but Du Tinglan was slightly surprised.

After all, the princess is only nine years old, so it is impossible to act so thoughtfully. Presumably, this was arranged by Prince Cheng. What is rare is the gift of pens and ink instead of gold and silver, which greatly took care of the dignity of the literati. Lin Chengyou was generous, and that bundle of thick paper alone was enough for each of them for half a year.

This person looks cynical on his face, he never thought that he would go to such lengths in even a small poetry club in order to make his sister happy.

Princess Jingde saw that the young gentleman and young lady invited were very happy, and imitating his elder brother's tone, he ordered the maidservant: "Since all the poets are here, quickly bring the refreshments. , Remember that everyone’s favorite dim sum is different, don’t get confused.”

The maid smiled and held up the guest list: "The maid has checked it over and over again, and I absolutely dare not make mistakes."

Lin Chengyou chatted with Gu Xian for a few words, got up and walked to the top, sat down next to the old Confucian who had been dozing off, and coughed: "Master?"

This old Confucian is a well-known Confucian in this dynasty, known as Yu Gong, a teacher specially invited by Cheng Wangfu from the Imperial Academy, who will come to host the poetry meeting every month. When Lin Chengyou coughed, he slowly opened his eyelids, Seeing that it was Lin Chengyou, his expression instantly turned to panic.

Lin Chengyou smiled and said, "Master, sleep well?"

Yu Gong shook his sleeves, raised his hands to wipe his sweat and said, "Good sleep, good sleep."

"Although Ah Zhi is in charge of entertaining the guests today, it is Master who is in charge of the overall situation. Master, please take care, don't let Ah Zhi mess around."

Yu Gong nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, my son."

Lin Chengyou glanced at the two old servants behind him. The two old servants nodded. One was holding refreshments and the other was holding a towel. They walked behind Duke Yu and sat down on one left and one on the right.

The one on the left said: "Master, please use preserved apricots."

The one on the right said: "Master, please clean your hands and face."

Gong Yu was flanked by left and right, and felt like sitting on pins and needles for a while. He was forced to clean his hands by his servants. Just leave at ease, with the old man here, the poetry meeting tonight will be done properly."

Lin Chengyou just let Yu Gong go, and said to A Zhi: "General Commander Chang is just outside the waterside pavilion, don't be so naughty, if you make Master Yu angry, don't expect brother to go to the Imperial College to make amends for you." /

A Zhi pouted to express her dissatisfaction, but her little head nodded.

Lin Chengyou snorted, got up and said, "Have fun, everyone, please take a step ahead."

Everyone had to bow to say goodbye. When passing by Lu Zhaoan, Lin Chengyou suddenly stopped: "Your Excellency is Lu Jinshi who won the first prize this year?"

Lu Zhaoan made a bow: "Lu has met His Royal Highness."

Lin Chengyou smiled: "I have admired you for a long time. I heard that Mr. Lu has a talent with a lot of money. When I saw you today, you are really good. Forgive me for being a little company today. I will treat Mr. Lu to have a good drink some other day. "

Lu Zhaoan is still in a calm attitude: "Domong's son looks favorably, Lu is very honored."

Zheng Shuangyin's eyes drooped slightly, but he had obviously been paying attention to the conversation between Lu Zhaoan and Lin Chengyou. Seeing that Lu Zhaoan was coping with it freely, a blush slowly fainted on his face.

Teng Yuyi looked at Lu Zhaoan with great interest. If he hadn't known that this person was extremely despicable, just looking at this appearance of being neither humble nor overbearing, anyone would think that he is high-spirited. Looking at Zheng Shuangyin's appearance, it is estimated that more than Zheng Pushe knew He intended to propose a marriage with Lu Zhaoan for himself, and he praised Lu Zhaoan quite a lot.

She looked at Zheng Shuangyin with a smile, thinking secretly in her heart, Du Tinglan suddenly grabbed her hand, and quietly wrote in her palm: Lin Chengyou already knew about Lu Zhaoan asking me to go to the bamboo forest, please invite Lu Zhaoan here today, right? Means he started to investigate Lu Zhaoan?

Teng Yuyi shook her head, she also couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in Lin Chengyou's gourd.

After speaking a few words with Lu Zhaoan, Lin Chengyou left.

Yu Gong cleared his throat: "Recently, our Four Seasons Poetry Club has become famous in Chang'an because of its many excellent works. According to the old man, as long as it continues for a long time, the Four Seasons Poetry Club will become the most famous poetry club in Chang'an. It's a pity to wait for the county The Lord will grow up to be ten years old next year, for the sake of men and women, this poetry meeting will no longer be held."

Everyone expressed regret: "Why not separate the men's seats from the women's seats?"

Gong Yu stroked his beard: "It depends on what the princess wants. Today, the society was re-opened, and many new friends came to the table. Since the old man is the teacher of the princess, I have to re-tell the rules. Poetry of the Four Seasons Since the meeting has been held, it has always been informal, but there are also some traditional customs, which need to be known to new friends in advance. The poetry meeting is held every half a month, and each time a topic is drawn up, or five words or seven rhythms. After the poem is completed, everyone will select the best Excellent."

There was a strange sound from nowhere, gurgling, gurgling, as if someone was hungry, and it interrupted Duke Yu's words.

Gong Yu coughed, and Azhi was stunned: "Is this some poet starving?"

The crowd roared.

"How can you write poetry when you're hungry?" Azhi told the maid excitedly, "Then bring the food and drink first.

Gong Yu reminded A Zhi: "Princess, it's getting late, before the food and wine are served, you might as well draw up the title of the poem first."

Teng Yuyi looked out the window, and only went out in the afternoon, before she knew it, it was almost dusk, and the orange-red sunset glow was reflected on the water surface, rippling with fine waves.

Princess Jingde tilted her head and thought for a while, then said to Zheng Shuangyin, "Sister Zheng is a famous brow-sweeping talent in Chang'an City, let Sister Zheng draw up the title today."

Zheng Shuangyin bowed his body, looked up at Duke Yu's white hair, said with a voice of offense, and said with a smile: "'How long will it take to turn around Emei, and the crane's hair will be as messy as silk in a moment' (Note 1), it is better to use 'white hair' as a The title, regardless of the sound and rhyme, the two poems of Qilu, and the one with the far-reaching artistic conception is the best work. I don’t know what the county thinks about it?”

Yu Gong never thought that writing poems could reach his head, so he couldn't help being stunned.

Jingde Princess nodded: "Okay, okay, finally it's no longer pine, bamboo, chrysanthemum, I'm tired of those questions, what do you think?"

Everyone hurriedly echoed: "This question is very good, but it is not easy to play."

Jingde Princess turned to Teng Yuyi and Du Tinglan again: "Ms. Teng, Mrs. Du, you are bound to be a little restrained when you go to the meeting for the first time. If you feel uncomfortable, you can tell us. Today's 'white hair', you What do you think."

Du Tinglan owed her body: "White hair has always been chanted, if you are not careful, you will show a sad attitude. Mrs. Zheng took white hair as the title, but she advocated that 'the best works are those with far-reaching artistic conception'. Don't hurt yourself, don't fall into the mold, quite innovative."

Zheng Shuangyin looked at Du Tinglan in surprise, and Teng Yuyi took the opportunity to wink at Zheng Shuangyin.

Zheng Shuangyin was taken aback for a moment, and Du Tinglan and Teng Yuyi showed friendly smiles unconsciously.

Seeing the three of them like this, Ah Zhi became more and more happy: "Then let's set the topic of 'white hair'. Now you can conceive in your stomach first, and after eating, just write it on paper. I The top three poems will be brought to the palace to show to the saints and queens, and the remaining unselected poems will also be collected into a book."

As soon as this remark came out, the ladies at the banquet would be fine, but the young scholar was refreshed. If the princess can send the poems directly to the saint, the chances of winning the imperial examination will be a little higher in the future. So everyone searched their brains, or looked out of the window, or sat on the table and thought hard.

When the food and drink were served, the sky outside the window was already stained dark blue, and everyone returned to their seats to eat, still looking absent-minded.

The maidservants put the food boxes in front of each person one by one, because each person had a few food boxes, and the food boxes were prepared according to the head. When they were sent to Duke Yu, they were surprised to find that one box was missing.

Azhi wondered: "Why is there one less?"

The maidservants had strange expressions on their faces. When they went to get the food box from the kitchen just now, they had carefully checked the list with the cooks to make sure there were no mistakes before taking the food box with confidence. A box was missing out of thin air, unless there was a mistake in the list , but when presenting pens, inks, papers and inkstones to each guest before, there was no more and no less.

The leading servant girl made an apology: "I think I missed it, and the servant girl will go to the kitchen to get it immediately."

"Go, go." Azhi sighed, and respectfully pushed her food box in front of Duke Yu, "Teacher, use it first."

Gong Yu hurriedly pushed back: "The princess will use it first."

The two of them pushed back and forth, and the guests didn't dare to move their chopsticks.

Looking at the maidservants at the door, Teng Yuyi felt weird. Cheng Wang and his wife are very well-mannered. In such a big palace, everyone moves forward and backward. There are only more than forty guests at the poetry meeting. How could such a mistake happen? .

Fortunately, the maidservants soon came back with another food box, Azhi didn't ask any more questions, and let them put down the food box and leave.

"It's all my servant's recklessness." Azhi smiled innocently, "I kept you waiting for a long time, please move your chopsticks."

All the people at the banquet began to eat, the evening breeze was blowing slowly, the lanterns under the eaves creaked softly, Teng Yuyi just took a mouthful of cloves, and felt the little Ya sword in his sleeve became hot.

She wondered to herself, maybe the little old man smelled the smell of wine at the banquet and started to make trouble again? It really doesn't matter the occasion. It seems that the previous training was not in place, and she was addicted to drinking, probably knew that Xiao Ya was having a hard time, if she ignored it, it would be bad for the little old man to jump out.

She flicked her sleeve inside, both as a comfort and a warning, she couldn't even resist the temptation of a glass of wine, how could she go out with her in the future.

Xiaoya seemed to be a little afraid of Teng Yuyi, and he became more honest after being flicked by her. The blade soon stopped being hot, but it was still a little warm.

Teng Yuyi felt relieved and continued to eat quietly.

At this time, the maidservants came in to present melons and fruits, and suddenly there was a crisp sound, and some of the maidservants dropped the plate.

Du Tinglan and Teng Yuyi looked at each other in surprise, what's going on, this can be called rude, and the maid is different from others, she looks like an old man in the house.

Princess Jingde was angry: "Wei Rui, what happened to you today?"

Wei Rui panicked and said: "If you go back to the princess, there are too many people in this water pavilion."

"There are too many people?" Azhi was puzzled, "What do you mean by too many people?"

Wei Rui looked around in bewilderment: "The maids counted the number of melons and fruits again and again before bringing them to others, because they missed a portion of food and drink before, this time they specially added an extra portion, who knows that after the presentation was completed, it was delivered out of thin air. , Another one less!"

Yu Gong was stunned: "If one is missing, one will be missing. Why make a fuss, when there are too many people, troubles will easily occur. Maybe you didn't pay attention, and you don't know if you sent an extra copy to a certain customer."

"That's absolutely not the case." Wei Rui shook her head desperately, "The maidservants made a mistake just now, this time they are extra cautious, presenting melons and fruits to each guest to ensure that there will be no more or less hair, What's more, there is no room for two sets on the case table, so how can I count wrong."

Gu Xian listened quietly for a while, put down the wine cup and asked, "Did you remember the number wrong? Maybe when you counted the heads before, some guests happened to go to clean the room."

Wei Rui shuddered: "It's absolutely impossible. The servant girl has been leading people to obey orders at the door since the afternoon. After the son left, no one came in or out of the water pavilion."

As she spoke, she looked at the people in the water pavilion, as if she wanted to find out who was there, but the more she searched, the more frightened she became.

Unconsciously, Teng Yuyi also searched on the table, but before she could see what was going on, Xiao Yajian became hot again.

Teng Yuyi's heart tightened. This was the second time Xiao Yajian had done this. She quietly took the sword out of her sleeve and looked around cautiously. Kong was hidden in the shadow of the lamp, and he couldn't see anything unusual for a while.

Princess Jingde said in amazement: "Since no one is coming in or out, why not check the guest list again?"

"Exactly." The old Confucian scolded, "It's unreasonable to shout in such a panic!"

Ashamed and shameless, Wei Rui prostrated herself on the ground and bowed her head again and again. Immediately, a maid took the guest list and tremblingly handed it to Wei Rui.

Wei Rui bowed and stepped aside, managed to gather his composure, and began to compare one by one from the male guest seats on the east side.

Everyone had no intention of eating and drinking, so they couldn't tell what was wrong. They just felt that in an instant, the water pavilion became cold, and the night wind poured in from the window, the paper on the table was rustled, and the lamps at the four corners flickered endlessly , lighting the room flickering.

When Teng Yuyi came out, she carried a lot of talismans on her body, and it was strange that there was no movement. She naturally didn't believe that the talismans of Qingyun Temple would not be as good as Dongming Temple's supernatural powers, but if there were really monsters, the talismans should have set themselves on fire as a warning.

The first two times only counted the heads, but this time the maids paid attention and matched each person's appearance with the name on the roster while counting.

Wei Rui finished counting the male guests on the east side, and then counted the female guests on the west side. At first glance, there is nothing wrong with it.

Soon it was the turn of the three little ladies in the corner, Meng Situ, Wang Shiyi and the daughter of Li Buque's family...

When counting to Lady Meng, the servant girl's eyes widened, she lowered her head to look at the roster, then looked up at the front, and stammered, "Sister Wei Rui, did you add another guest temporarily? The one on the right of Lady Meng A little lady, there is no record in the roster."

Wei Rui's complexion suddenly turned pale: "For the time being, there are only three guests added, Mrs. Teng and Mrs. Du for the women's table, and Mrs. Lu for the men's table. Take a closer look, is that Mrs. Teng or Mrs. Du?"

Everyone was surprised. When discussing the topic of the poem just now, the princess had asked Tendu and the two alone. Now that the two are sitting in their original positions, the ones in the corner can only be others.

So he looked over in amazement, the back row was not as bright as the main hall, and in the hazy light and shadow, sat a girl with a bun and two maids.

The girl was lowering her head to eat something on the table. She ate very slowly and carefully, as if she had been hungry for too long. Apart from the food and drink in front of her, there was nothing around that could attract her attention.

Teng Yuyi felt an ominous feeling in his heart, no wonder Xiao Yajian repeatedly warned, Chengwang Mansion was heavily guarded, and there were guards all around the waterside pavilion, no one noticed when this woman appeared.

The strangest thing is that the little lady of Meng Situ's family suddenly has a stranger beside her, why is she indifferent.

Several young ladies next to them left the table in fright, only young lady Meng remained motionless, she looked down at the table with a smile on her face, as if she was very satisfied with the food and drink, and seemed to be listening to someone else's words, she was so distracted .

Wang Shiyi's daughter made friends with Mrs. Meng, and tremblingly stepped forward to pull Mrs. Meng: "A Ning, the one on your right—"

Unexpectedly, as soon as she touched Lady Meng's clothes, Lady Meng kept a strange smile and fell to the side in a dumb manner.

The movement startled the girl, she twisted her neck, and turned her head very slowly, everyone was scared out of their wits, before they could see the woman's face clearly, they heard a few puffs, and the water pavilion fell into darkness.

All this happened too quickly, Princess Jingde exclaimed: "Uncle Chang!"

Footsteps came, people surrounded the waterside pavilion, and clothes fluttered outside the window, and people jumped in from both sides.

"Hold the lamp! Catch the thief!"

It was the voice of a middle-aged man. His voice was powerful, his inner strength seemed not low, and he spoke very fast. He was obviously a man with a hot temper.

"Commander Chang, can't light the lamp."

"Nonsense! Why can't the lamp be lit if it's good?"

"Several of my subordinates have tried it, but I don't know if it's because the Huozhezi was damp and couldn't make a fire at all."

"Hurry up and get the night pearl from the warehouse!"

Many people at the banquet had flints hidden in their arms, and they took them out one after another. The result was that they tried and failed. run outside.

Teng Yuyi was already prepared and dragged Du Tinglan to leave the table first.

But before the two of them ran out of the water pavilion first, the scholars chased after them, because they were too busy escaping for their lives and couldn't care less about being gentle, each of them was as strong as a cow, and knocked Teng Yuyi and Du Tinglan down by the door.

Teng Yuyi scolded in her heart, she knew that she should practice martial arts well in the first place, regardless of other things when fleeing for her life, strength is the most effective.

She struggled to get up, but was knocked down again. After all, the doorway was narrow, and everyone was eager to escape.

Du Tinglan hugged Teng Yuyi tightly, thinking that she would not be able to get up for a while, but she was afraid that Teng Yuyi would be trampled on, so she protected Teng Yuyi first in a hurry.

Suddenly full of strength, Teng Yuyi groped and hugged the door leaf, and dragged both of them up, but when she came out, she was dumbfounded. East, West, North, and South are indistinguishable.

Many people ran out of the curved corridor, all at a loss.

"Whoever has a fire book, please take it out and try again."

Then there was the sound of hitting the flint, and someone said in horror: "It still doesn't work! What should I do!"

"Hold on, now we can only wait for the guards of the palace to take us out, don't run around if you are in the dark, and be careful not to fall into the lake."

"Is that woman a human or a ghost?"

Someone said in a trembling voice: "Quick—stop talking, I'm worried that she's among us now."

The little ladies couldn't hold back the fear in their hearts, and screamed. At this moment, a light suddenly appeared on the shore, like a servant in a hall looking for a fire, and temporarily lit the lantern in the corridor.

"There is light over there." Everyone immediately had a direction, and they swarmed to the shore.

Teng Yuyi was still a little hesitant, but at this moment, another person came out of the water pavilion. Everyone was afraid that the strange woman would catch up, and they fell into a great panic instantly, regardless of the water around them, they were pushing and trying to escape.

Teng Yuyi and Du Tinglan were pushed and shoved, and went ashore with the crowd, it was strange that the servants from various prefectures were waiting on the shore, but at this time they all disappeared.

Teng Yuyi failed to find the two fake maidservants, so she could only keep up with the crowd. When she got close, she realized that it was an elegant and quiet courtyard in the garden. The courtyard door was open and the lights inside and outside were brightly lit.

Just as everyone was about to rush into the courtyard, they heard someone chasing up from the trail behind them. Taking advantage of the light, they saw from a distance that they were a group of palace guards.

The middle-aged man in the lead is probably the Commander Chang, who is carrying Princess Jingde on his back.

Then came Gu Xian, who was also carrying someone on Gu Xian's back. Looking carefully, it turned out to be the old Mr. Yu. Mr. Yu lay motionless on Gu Xian's back, as if he had passed out.

Jingde Princess cried: "I want my brother, call him back quickly."

Commander Chang said: "It's already urgent to find the prince. Don't worry, the Princess, he is just a small thief. A net has been set up around him, and he will be caught soon."

At this time, someone came up again: "Commander Chang, several of his subordinates have searched inside and outside the waterside pavilion, and neither the strange woman nor Mrs. Meng was found. There are three layers of guards inside and outside, so it is reasonable Will escape so quickly, unless the woman dives into the water with Lady Meng."

Thinking of the scene of Meng Niangzi falling down with a smile on her face, everyone can't help but feel a little scared. The two Wang and Li made friends with Miss Meng, and couldn't help crying.

Jingde Princess stopped crying: "Don't let that thing take Lady Meng away, quickly find a way to save her."

Commander Chang said: "No matter how powerful this woman is, after all, there is still a lady Meng with her. In such a short time, she will not run too far. Thirty people will be left to **** the princess out of the mansion, and the rest will go Seal up the surrounding water pavilions, use your ears to listen when you cannot see with your eyes, and if there is any movement, immediately cast a net to save people, and don’t let anyone escape from the corner of the garden.”

"Yes." The guards led away.

Yu Gong on Gu Xian's body suddenly moved, and cried out in pain.

"What's the matter, Master?"

Gu Xiandao: "The waterside pavilion was too chaotic just now, Master accidentally sprained his foot, please leave here as soon as possible and seek medical treatment."

Everyone was panicked: "I can't see my fingers around. I'm not familiar with the layout of the mansion. If I ran out indiscriminately, I might get injured like Duke Yu. Since there are lights here, why don't you go in and have a rest. Go out after the woman is captured."

Gu Xian raised his head to look at the lantern in the courtyard, his face was a bit hesitant, but everyone was impatient to go inside, Teng Yuyi hurriedly grabbed Du Tinglan.

Du Tinglan understood, and said loudly: "Everyone, wait!"

Everyone stopped in surprise.

The Xiaoya sword in Teng Yuyi's sleeve became hot, and he hurriedly wrote in Du Tinglan's palm: "The mansion is dark, and there is a light here alone, so there may be fraud. Don't linger here, get out of the mansion as soon as possible."

Du Tinglan said as he said, and many people began to be suspicious. Gu Xian glanced at Teng Yuyi and showed approval: "Ms. Teng is right. If you don't believe it, you might as well try fire folding. If you still can't make a fire, the people in this courtyard Who lit the lantern?"

Everyone tried it, but they couldn't ignite it, and all backed away in fear.

"It's really not right, I was really dizzy just now."

"It's dangerous, luckily I didn't go in."

General Commander Chang scolded: "What a bold and evil sycophant, he dared to come to Cheng Wang's mansion to make trouble. Don't be afraid, I will send you out of the mansion immediately. I have been in the mansion for many years, and I can move freely without lights. "

Everyone frightened and flocked to follow Commander Chang. When Teng Yuyi inadvertently raised his head, he saw Lu Zhaoan next to Commander Chang and Princess Jingde.

This person is hesitant to live, knowing that it is safest to be next to these two at this time.

As I walked, the front became dark again, it was strange that in such a large palace, the sound of the servants' walking could not be heard all the time.

Fortunately, Commander Chang walked steadily and quickly. With him leading the way, it is estimated that he will leave the garden soon.

The night was dark and the wind was rustling. No one dared to speak along the way. The surroundings were extremely quiet, and only the sound of each other's breathing and footsteps could be heard in their ears.

Darkness can indeed destroy people's will, and most people are already covered with cold sweat. Although there are so many people in the same place, their hearts are sinking. Suddenly someone shivered: "Wait a minute!"

Everyone's heart shrank: "What's wrong?"

The man said: "I, there seems to be someone behind me."

This is the voice of the little lady from Li Shiyi's family, as if she was utterly frightened and summoned up her courage. around.

The guards distinguished the sound and drew their knives to stab there, but the place was empty, not to mention the weird woman, even Li Niangzi was not in her place.

Someone said anxiously: "Miss Li!"

"Li Niangzi! Where are you!"

He yelled several times, but he didn't hear Miss Li's answer. In such a short time, another person was lost under his nose.

Commander Chang was startled and angry, everyone was scared out of their wits, there was still a long way to go out of the mansion, what if they encountered that thing again.

Beside the flower hall, someone climbed up the steps in a panic and pushed open the door: "I will never go forward, or I will be kidnapped if I don't get scared to death."

Zheng Shuangyin had lingering fears in his heart, and hurriedly said: "The flower hall is pitch black, and the door is closed. If you think that thing is not inside, why don't you find two people to check at the door, and the rest go in one by one, and wait for everyone to arrive?" Then close the door, so you don't have to worry about that thing getting in."

"That's right, that's the best way. When the prince comes, it won't be too late for us to come out."

Throwing two people in a row, no one dared to move forward before catching the thing, Commander Chang said: "We will check at the door and let people in after confirmation."

Princess Jingde calmed down a lot: "Uncle Chang, you were not in the water pavilion when the accident happened, so I'm afraid you won't be able to recognize the woman. In addition to the guards, you have to leave a person from the poetry club to help identify her. It's a pity that there is no light now, we are blind, how can we tell who is who."

Teng Yuyi took out the Xiaoya sword, only regretting that there is no moonlight tonight, otherwise there is some unique light on the sword, which can barely illuminate people's eyebrows.

Chang Tong put the blade across his chest, but it was also dusty and without light, so he could no longer just sit and wait in the dark, so he anxiously asked the guard beside him: "Just now I sent people to the warehouse to fetch the night pearl, why haven't you seen it yet?" Turn around?"

Gu Xian suddenly said to a guard beside him: "Take Master."

The man thought that Gu Xian was tired, and hurriedly carried Yu Gong on his body. Gu Xian groped in his arms for a while, and suddenly a bright and bright object appeared in the darkness, probably something like a night pearl. , although the light is not as good as a lamp, at least it can illuminate the person in front of you.

He held the Ye Mingzhu in front of him, and the light reflected his face clearly, with deep features and a jade-like complexion.

"If Commander Chang hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten to have this thing on me. This thing can show my face clearly, so I don't have to worry about the thief getting away with it. Commander Chang, you take people in to explore the way first, and leave two guards behind. , and guard the gate with me."

After all, Gu Xian is a distinguished guest in the mansion, and Commander Chang is a little hesitant, but the rest of them are either helpless scholars or young ladies, and they are far inferior to Gu Xian in terms of opportunities, so he stopped talking: "Just according to Mr. Wen's words."

So starting with Commander Chang and Princess Jingde, they lined up to enter one by one. When it was Teng Yuyi's turn, Teng Yuyi touched the blade of Xiaoyajian. , then feel relieved to go in.

General Commander Chang arranged Ah Zhi, but he didn't dare to leave, but he was worried about the situation outside, so he had to guard the door with a knife.

Everyone sat cross-legged in the flower hall. Although they still couldn't see their fingers, they were finally more at ease compared to the frightened ghosts just now.

Teng Yuyi sat leaning on a pillar, feeling full of doubts. That day Princess Jingde didn’t go to Zhen Guogong’s mansion for a banquet, and Lin Chengyou forced Juesheng and Qizhi to accompany her as maidservants. Today the princess is in the mansion. Opening a poetry club, why did Lin Chengyou feel relieved to leave?

Xiao Yajian has repeatedly warned three times, that thing is eight out of ten—nine times out of ten it is an evil spirit. What is the origin of the evil sycophant who lives here?

She took out the embroidered handkerchief from the armhole, covered the sword body with it, and then wrote on the Xiao Ya sword: "Come out, I have something to ask you."

Xiao Yajian lay quietly under the embroidered handkerchief, showing no reaction at all.

Teng Yuyi went on to write: "Oh, I know, you are scared."

Xiao Yajian suddenly started to feel hot, expressing his dissatisfaction.

"Aren't you afraid? Then why don't you dare to come out."

Although Du Tinglan knew that the jade sword had psychic powers, she couldn't understand Teng Yuyi's actions, and said in a low voice, "Ayu, what are you doing?"

Call it out to help.

She waited patiently for a while, and saw that the embroidered handkerchief arched upwards, and something stood up inside, it was the little old man.

The little old man hid under the embroidered handkerchief and walked back and forth along the blade of the sword. Teng Yuyi continued to use the handkerchief as a cover and wrote: What is that woman?

Xiao Ya sat cross-legged and wrote in Teng Yuyi's palm: "I don't know either, neither a demon nor a ghost."

Teng Yuyi was a little surprised, even Xiaoya didn't know his origin.

Why did this thing break into Prince Cheng's mansion tonight? For what purpose.

Xiao Ya: For you.

For me? Teng Yuyi's jaw almost dropped.

Xiao Ya quickly wrote: This thing is another thing under the formation of Caifenglou. It broke out before that. It is related to the illusion you saw, or you blamed you for hitting the golden man twice.

Young man in gold? That handsome boy with hairpins?

Going around is still related to what happened that night in Caifenglou.

Teng Yuyi tried to calm down: Juesheng said that day that this thing is most likely a corpse.

Xiao Ya was stunned: It turned out to be a corpse evil, no wonder I couldn't guess her origin, this thing has clearly jumped out of the Three Realms and is not in the Five Elements.

Teng Yuyi: Although I just glanced at it just now, I can see that the thing is clearly the appearance of a girl. It is not too bad to say that she is transformed from a flower demon, not a corpse.

Xiaoya: Mrs. Teng, you don’t understand this. The corpse is neither a demon nor a demon. dead. Mrs. Teng, you are finished, the corpse is entangled with you, and there is no way you can hide.

Teng Yuyi's scalp exploded: Don't tell me, no matter where I go in the future, this thing will come to me?

Xiao Ya's pen is heavy and powerful: exactly what you think.

Teng Yuyi's body was half cold in an instant.

Xiao Ya: If you don't want to sit still, you can only find ways to get rid of her.

Teng Yuyi: Don't be joking, the blind patriarch of Dongmingguan back then had such profound morals, he even lost his life in order to suppress this evil corpse and the young man in golden clothes. Now that this thing has broken out of the ground, even Cheng Wang's mansion's formation can't stop her, so what can I do?

Xiao Ya: Do you still remember what I told you that day? I dealt with the tree demon in the bamboo forest that night in order to save your cousin. Afterwards, I met two demons in Caifeng Tower. It was unlucky, but maybe it was your luck. If it can be removed, maybe the curse of borrowing life can be broken.

Teng Yuyi: What do you mean, I will meet monsters in the future, just with a Xiaoya sword? I don't have the strength to restrain a chicken, and when I encounter such a monster, no matter how magical a magic weapon is given to me, it won't work.

Xiao Ya: Yes, you only have a Xiao Ya sword, but you are cunning and wise, it hasn't started yet, why did you admit defeat in advance?

The two of them were talking in silence here, and other people in the flower hall were also whispering. Suddenly there was a strange scratching sound outside the window, as if something like claws were slowly scratching the edge of the window.

Xiao Ya was startled: Madam Teng, please ask for blessings, that thing has been found, and then it will be up to you.