"It turns out that the black snake on your forehead means this......"
Yan Niang bit her lip, her eyes full of pity.
The scene in the water had not yet disappeared, and after a few flicks of the candle flame, a man suddenly appeared in the room, standing in a corner of the room, his face obscured by the darkness, and only vaguely recognizable as a tall man.
Yan Niang leaned down and wanted to take a closer look at the man's appearance, but the room was already dark, and the lake suddenly began to tremble, so it became more and more difficult to distinguish the man's appearance.
Yan Niang saw him stretch out one arm to the top of the shelf, stroking back and forth on the row of needles a few times like a piano, and finally picked a thick and long bone needle, twisted it and pinched it between his fingers.
His slender fingers flicked from the end of the needle to the tip of the needle, wiped off the dark red blood stain on it, and sighed with satisfaction, "It's you today." ” The candle flame flickered like a madman, and the man let out a few trembling laughs from his stomach, then took the needle and roasted it on the candle flame, until the tip of the needle was so hot that smoke rose, and he got up satisfied, and walked towards the dark shadows in the middle of the room.
The lake shook wildly again, and Yan Niang heard a small but terrible cry, and then, the picture in the lake shattered and turned into a piece of blue waves shaking again.
Yan Niang stood up straight, her face was frighteningly cold, but she sneered out loud, "No wonder you are all ghostly, it turns out that you were so abused in your life," she glanced deeply at the heart of the lake, then sighed, and waved her hand into the water, "Come back, it's time to come back." ” The moon peeked out of the dark clouds and stared silently at the dark courtyard below.
Miss Jing was hurrying along the wall, and every two steps she looked back, as if she were afraid that someone would find out.
When she passed the pagoda, she stood still, put down the package on her back, knelt down with a thud, and bowed three times to it, and on the last blow, she slammed her forehead on the ground, and then knelt still, letting the tears fall to the ground.
It took a while for her to pick up her baggage again and continue on her way.
Seeing that she was about to walk to the door, Miss Jing slowed down, she listened carefully to the movement outside the door, and after confirming that the door guards were asleep, she carefully pulled the door knocker and gently opened the door.
Just as she was about to lift her feet, a figure suddenly walked in the doorway, almost hitting her.
Miss Jing was already nervous, and she almost screamed when she was so frightened, she covered her heart, and her feet collapsed on the ground.
"Miss, forgive me, it was Cheng who was reckless."
That person turned out to be Cheng Muyou, he walked up to Miss Jing, reached out to help her up, and asked softly, "Didn't hurt you, did you?"
” "Your Excellency is serious," Miss Jing stood up, slowly leaned to the other side, and whispered, "Why did your Excellency come back so late?"
” Cheng Muyou just wanted to speak, but stopped again, "There are some things that are afraid of scaring Miss, so I still don't say it well," he picked up the burden on the ground, raised his eyebrows and asked, "In the middle of the night, where is Miss going?"
” Miss Jing paused for a moment and smiled reluctantly, "My lord misunderstood, this bag contains some clothes and broken silver, I originally wanted to give them to Uncle Hu, who is the doorkeeper, something has happened to their family recently, so ......"
She said while glancing at the old man Hu who was curled up by the door and napping.
"What's going on with their family?"
Cheng Muyou pretended not to know what Miss Jing was talking about, and further tested her reaction.
"His only daughter has Dong Xiang disappeared a few days ago, by the way, that day the adults asked about the previous cases in the town at the dinner, at that time I didn't connect Dong Xiang's affairs with them, after all, she was already delirious when she was lost, we all thought that the subordinates were not taken care of, so she ran away by herself, now that I think about it, maybe Dong Xiang's matter is also related to the cases that adults are concerned about."
She told a story reasonably and calmly, Cheng Muyou couldn't hear the slightest flaw in her words, and almost believed the smart woman in front of her.
He looked at Miss Jing's eyes, "Maybe, but these cases are all old things, and I don't have a clue yet, it is estimated that I won't be able to find out the results for a while, and it's not too early, so Miss might as well go back to the room and rest early."
After speaking, he clasped his hands into fists and bowed slightly, and walked towards the inner courtyard.
"Master Cheng, please stay."
Miss Jing's voice came from behind her, she put her burden by the door, and walked a few steps quickly to catch up with Cheng Muyou, "My lord, I didn't bring the maid out, I'm really a little scared to walk alone at night, can you ask the adult to accompany the girl on a journey."
After saying that, she looked at him seriously, and there was no fear or shyness in her eyes.
"It's okay," Cheng Muyou was surprised by her abrupt request, but it was not easy to refuse, he smiled slightly, "There have always been disasters in Yuquan Town recently, and you should really stay a little more careful......
"My lord," Miss Jing interrupted him, and she and Cheng Muyou walked forward side by side, with a rare hint of pleasure on their faces, "Do you remember the first time you met me?"
” Cheng Muyou looked sideways at her, "The first time?"
Didn't I meet Miss for the first time in Jing Mansion a few days ago?
” Miss Jing smiled and shook her head, "My lord doesn't remember that it should be, at that time, my lord had just taken office, and he came in from the city gate on horseback, and the onlookers on both sides of the road were whispering about you, they said, look, this is the county order that has just been transferred, I heard that it was directly appointed by the imperial court, but he looks so young, and he doesn't know if he can afford to be an official on this side."
But when I look at you, I don't doubt it at all, because your eyes are so firm and bright, without a trace of impurities, even though you know that everyone is talking about it, you still look ahead, as if everything in the future is under your control. ” "It turns out that Miss was there at the time," Cheng Muyou rubbed his hands a little embarrassed, "Why didn't I hear you mention it a few days ago." ” "I'm like an adult, and it's not a joke to mention these things plainly."
"Miss is a daughter, why do you say this."
Cheng Muyou was slightly surprised when he heard her say this.
"My lord," Miss Jing suddenly stopped, she turned her head to look at Cheng Muyou, there seemed to be stars twinkling in her eyes, "I have no choice but to say this thing that should not be said today, because life is too short, if some words are held in my heart, I am afraid that I will never have a chance to say them again." ”