Nightwatcher

Li Miaozhen is back? Or the waiter at the inn knocking on the door?

The princess wiped away her tears in a panic, cleared her throat, and tried to keep her voice calm: "Who is it?"

A familiar, mellow voice came from outside the room, very low: "It's me, open the door."

The princess got up abruptly, uncontrollable surprise and excitement flooded her plain face, her beautiful eyes lit up, but she sat back on the stool immediately, turned her back, and said:

"Who are you, and I don't know you, so why should I open the door for you?"

"I'm your wild man by Daming Lake." Xu Qi'an knocked on the door.

The concubine spat, her brows stood upright, and scolded coquettishly: "I don't know you, so don't bother me again. Otherwise, I'll ask the shopkeeper to chase you away."

Immediately, she remembered the play she watched in the morning, and the scholar didn't capture Miss Qianjin's heart from the very beginning. There is a bridge in it, the rich daughter said: If you really like me, then wait outside the courtyard until the third watch. I will open the window and see you, and I will believe you.

The scholar really waited until the third watch, so the wealthy daughter believed that he was sincere to her.

The concubine tentatively said: "If you are sincere, then stand at the door until the third watch, and I will believe you."

After finishing speaking, she looked forward to Xu Qi'an's reaction.

Of course, the concubine did not admit that she had any ambiguous entanglement with him, that is, he had promised to settle herself down, and she felt that although he was a womanizer, he was still a true hero.

So I believed him.

She and Xu Qi'an are innocent, but they are not the men and women in the drama who decide their lives privately.

In the past few days, she has emphasized to herself countless times that the relationship between the two parties is a promise of gold and silver, and it is definitely not a private exchange between a man and a woman.

Only in this way can she convince herself to get along with Xu Qi'an and accept his gift. After all, she was a married woman. As soon as that nominal husband died, she eloped with a wild man. How ugly.

"Neuropathy!"

The person outside the door cursed mercilessly, and said angrily, "Are you going to open the door or not?"

The concubine said angrily, "No."

He said: "Since you like to stay in the inn, then stay here, I will come over regularly to help you pay the rent, don't bother me, leave."

The princess moved her shoulders, subconsciously wanted to turn around, but held back.

She did it silently for a while, and found that there was really no movement outside the door. Finally, she couldn't help but look back, and the door was empty.

The princess's heart sank, suddenly filled with unspeakable fear, she got up and walked quickly to the door, opened the door, looked around, the corridor was empty.

The concubine was in a hurry, ran across the long corridor, held up her skirt, went downstairs down the stairs, and chased out of the inn.

Then, she saw an ordinary man with soft features standing on the street outside the inn.

He looked at himself who was chasing out with a smile, and said, "Let's go!"

I don't know why, seeing him, the princess let go of all her restraint, all her grievances and anger, and chose to go with him.

Xu Qi'an bought a house not far from, nor close to, the Xu Mansion. It was a small courtyard house, facing south from the north, with two wing rooms on the east and west sides.

"This house is a property I bought under a fake name. No one will find out. No one knows me in my current state. You can live in peace."

Xu Qi'an took out the key, opened the courtyard door, and said: "From now on, you will live here alone, your status is sensitive, so I can't hire maids and old ladies for you.

"So you have to learn to do many things by yourself, such as washing and cooking, and sweeping the yard. Of course, I will leave some money for you. If you find these jobs tiring, you can hire someone to do them. But if you can do it yourself, try to do it yourself .

"The law and order in the inner city is very good. Needless to say, during the day, there are watchmen and sword guards patrolling at night, so you can live in peace."

The princess took the key from him and held it in her little hand without responding.

Xu Qi'an looked at her, hesitated for a moment, and said, "How about I come to live every two days?"

The concubine was taken aback, covered her chest, and stepped back a few steps.

I didn't mean to sleep with you, Xu Qi'an twitched the corner of his mouth, and explained: "I can sleep in the east wing or the west wing."

Hearing this, the princess was silent.

She didn't agree, but she didn't refuse either. You bought this house. If you insist on living with me, I, a weak woman, can't help it.

The princess entered the house, walked around, and found that pots and pans, bedding furniture, etc., were all available, and they were all new.

There are even a few clothes that are neither new nor old in the closet.

"Whose clothes are these?" She was in a good mood, and her voice was a little delicate.

"It's my aunt's. I thought you two are about the same size, so you should be able to wear it." Xu Qi'an's voice came from outside.

"You let me wear someone else's old clothes?" The princess couldn't believe it.

Xu Qi'an came over, leaned against the door, put his arms around his chest, and joked: "There are fine silks and satins in the cabinet under the bed, you can make some clothes for yourself."

The princess was at a loss for words, raised her eyebrows: "I won't"

You still have a lot to learn. If a canary wants to fly to the free sky again, it must learn to be independent. Xu Qi'an became ruthless, ignored her little disappointment, and beckoned:

"Go to the well and fetch a bucket of water, let me see your strength."

The princess followed him out of the house with great interest, came to the well, tried to fetch water, but quickly shook her head: "It's too heavy, I can't lift it."

Xu Qi'an replaced her with a small wooden bucket. A bucket of water is equivalent to half a washbasin. Xu Lingyin can lift this weight.

The princess lived up to everyone's expectations and really mentioned it.

"Ah, the barrel fell into the well." Wang Hao slipped her hand, and even the barrel and the rope fell into the well. She looked innocently at Xu Qi'an.

"Why are you looking at me like a victim?"

"How do I know it's going to fall in the well."

"This shows that you are not aware of the mistakes you made, or that you are trying to act like a baby with innocent eyes in exchange for my forgiveness and tolerance."

"I, I didn't act like a baby." The princess refused to admit it, stomping her feet and said, "Then what should I do?"

"At this time, you need a man." Xu Qi'an opened his palm, and the Qi machine was running, and he sucked up the wooden barrel.

Need a man The princess retorted angrily: "I'm a widow now, I don't have a man."

This topic is not suitable for in-depth study, at least they are not suitable, so Xu Qi'an changed the topic and said: "The books in the study, you can read them in your spare time to pass the time."

Before the concubine refused, Xu Qi'an added: "Don't worry, it's all just nonsense."

The princess nodded slightly: "Then I'm interested."

She was not in a hurry to read, so she brought a big wooden basin from the house, lifted water from the well by herself, then took out Aunt Xu Ningyan's clothes, and threw them into the big wooden basin.

Clumsy starching clothes.

Xu Qi'an sat on the edge of the well, took a piece of grass in his mouth, and looked at the former Zhenbei Princess, the number one beauty, sitting on a small bench, earnestly washing clothes.

Her sleeves were lifted up, revealing two white and tender lotus arms. The bodhi bracelets concealed her stunning face, but the temperament revealed inadvertently always fascinated people.

Her beauty is not limited to appearance.

"When do you plan to leave Beijing?" Mu Nanzhi asked casually.

"How did you know I was leaving Beijing?" Xu Qi'an asked back.

"Although I don't get along with him much, but he knows a little bit about his behavior. He is arrogant and conceited. He will never tolerate you. If you don't retaliate at this time, it is just that the time has not come. If you think he will let it go, you will die It's miserable."

Mu Nanzhi brushed her forehead hair, and hummed twice: "And I'm also lecherous. When I entered the palace, he saw me for the first time, and he was stunned. At that time, I knew that even the emperor and ordinary people are not the same. No difference."

It's because you are too good-looking, princess, not only the emperor wants to occupy your beauty, but the rain god also wants to occupy your beauty Xu Qi'an complained.

"Then when you leave Beijing, can you take me with you?" She tentatively tried.

"No." Xu Qi'an said unhappily.

Mu Nanzhi said "Oh", lowered his head and continued to scrub the clothes, Xu Qi'an raised his head, stared at the blue sky in a daze, and was splashed with dirty water mixed with foam.

The instigator burst out laughing.

Xu Qi'an glared at her viciously, but she was not afraid, pinched her waist, and raised her chin provocatively.

Unknowingly, at dusk, Xu Qi'an and Wang Hao jointly cooked a table of meals, which they could barely swallow.

After dinner, he tentatively said: "It's curfew, I, um, I won't leave tonight?"

The concubine didn't answer, she just cleaned up the dishes on her own.

"Hello?" Xu Qi'an shouted.

"Do you like to stay or not? Ask me why. I'm a weak woman. How can I drive you away?" She replied fiercely.

Fully demonstrate the gesture of helplessness.

Jianzhou, a villa surrounded by mountains and rivers, with pavilions, terraces and waterside pavilions, small bridges and flowing water.

The attic is exquisitely built, decorated with rockery, gardens and green trees, and has beautiful scenery.

In the inner courtyard of the villa, there is a cold pool, in which grows a flower bud of nine colors, red orange yellow green blue blue purple gold white

In the night, Taoist Priest Jinlian paced to the edge of the pool. His Taoist robe was washed white and his gray hair was disheveled. His eyes were warm and bright, silently staring at the buds in the pool.

This villa is the property of a wealthy businessman in Jianzhou. Many years ago, the wealthy household was in trouble and was hunted down by thieves. He happened to be rescued by a priest of the Dizong.

In order to express his gratitude, he entered this manor as a gift to the Taoist priest.

Later, this villa became the secret stronghold of the Dizong Xiushan Sect and the headquarters of the Tiandihui.

In the villa, there are thirty-six Taoist priests of the Dizong. In addition to Jinlian, there is also a Taoist priest Bailian, a fourth-rank strongman.

The rest of the disciples have different levels of cultivation.

Daoist Jin Lian led these disciples to flee to this place, and they have been developing insignificantly. They changed their Taoist robes and picked up a hoe. On the surface, they were servants in the villa, but in reality they were Taoist priests who endured humiliation.

Daoist Jin Lian had done careful consideration in choosing the base here. Jianzhou is the sacred place of martial arts in Dafeng, and it is also the only continent with a "martial arts leader".

There are many other gangs in Twelve Continents, but they are like a mess. But the entire martial arts in Jianzhou is a whole.

The Wulin League rules the rivers and lakes of Jianzhou.

This is an organization that even the local government must be polite, and even the imperial court must recognize its status. Of course, the Wulin League is not an evil organization that uses force to break the ban.

On the contrary, the existence of the Wulin League has greatly improved the order of the Jianghu in Jianzhou, making it truly a matter of the Jianghu.

Daoist Jin Lian chose this place because the order here is perfect, and there is a strong enough Jianghu organization to effectively curb the infiltration of the earth sect demon.

At this time, the water in the pool suddenly boiled, bubbles gurgled, and the cold air rose like smoke.

The nine-color flower bud suddenly came alive, red orange yellow green green blue purple gold and white lit up one by one, the rays of the sun fluctuated like breathing.

After the rays of light fluctuated dozens of times, the buds trembled, and a streak of rays hundreds of feet high rose up, illuminating the night. Tens of miles away, as long as you look up, you can see this magnificent glow.

"Every time the nine-color golden lotus is on the verge of maturity, it will spew out rays of light, which cannot be concealed no matter what."

At this time, a graceful woman dressed as a young woman in a plain long skirt came gracefully and stood side by side with Priest Jinlian, looking at the slowly dissipating rays of light in the night sky.

"Hei Lian must have noticed it. I can't hide it. Sovereign Master, have you found a suitable helper?" The young woman said worriedly.

Daoist Jin Lian smiled and asked, "Who do you think is the right helper?"

The young woman whose dao name is Bailian said softly: "Naturally it is the head of the Renzong Daoist, Luo Yuheng."

Jin Lian shook her head: "She is afraid of Hei Lian's karma, so she won't be his enemy. Nine-Color Golden Lotus is not enough to let her go all out, and I can't give her a reward for the time being."

Unless Xu Qi'an was sent to her bed, Taoist Priest Jin Lian was slandering her. However, Luo Yuheng attaches great importance to the candidates for the dual monks, and he is still unable to make up his mind, and is probably still investigating Xu Qi'an.

The young woman Bai Lian thought for a while, and seeing the suzerain's calm expression, she seemed to be quite sure, she raised her eyebrows:

"Could it be that you want to send out the members of the Heaven and Earth Society? But, didn't you say that before they grow up, before they are sure enough to eradicate Hei Lian, their identities will not be exposed?"

"Their growth is beyond my imagination." Daoist Jin Lian explained.

"Who are they?" Bai Lian blinked her eyes with curiosity.

"When they come to Jianzhou, you will know." Daoist Jin Lian made a fool of himself.

In a distant fairy mountain, there is an ancient Taoist temple.

In the quiet room, an oil lamp is placed on the table, and the black shadows sitting on the futon sit around the candlelight, half of their faces are dyed orange, and half are hidden in the shadows.

The candlelight cast their figures on the wall, and as the flames swayed, the figures distorted, like ghosts with teeth and claws.

"Nine-color lotus seeds are about to mature"

A deep voice came from the void and echoed in the quiet room.

The black shadow by the candlelight whispered: "Kill all Jinlian and the others, and take back the nine-color lotus seeds."

"Catch Bai Lian back, take turns to harvest her essence, and drain her essence."

"I have been greedy for Bailian's body for many years"

"It's been a long time since I started killing people, I can't wait to drink human blood"

"There is a martial arts league in Jianzhou, which is troublesome, but it's interesting this way, hehehe"

The content of the words was broken, and the tone was gloomy, as if a demon was gathering.

A deep voice sounded from the void again: "It may also be a trap. That mysterious master in Chuzhou is Jinlian's companion, just sit and wait for me to throw myself into the trap."

The whispers disappeared in an instant, and the shadows sitting around the candlelight seemed to be afraid, and restrained their arrogance.

The deep voice continued: "Spread the news, the Kyushu Martial Arts League will be interested. There is half a month before the Nine Color Golden Lotus matures, and the Jianghu masters in other states will also be interested."

Speaking of this, the deep voice laughed strangely: "This also includes the emperor Dafeng."

In the east wing room, the candles were blown out, Xu Qi'an was lying on the bed, about to fall asleep.

Suddenly, the familiar heart palpitations came, and someone passed the letter through the fragments.

He immediately sat up, relit the candle, sat at the table, took out the fragments of the book from the ground, and checked the contents of the book:

[Nine: Ladies and gentlemen, in half a month, the nine-color lotus seeds will mature. are you ready? 】

PS: This chapter is written slowly.