Both worlds are like dreams

Xue Huang sat in the pavilion, quietly looking at the sky in the distance, as if she was in a daze, or as if she was just looking at the sky casually.

When Gu Qinglan came over, he saw her like this. Different from the quirky look when they first met her, she was as quiet as a fairy walking out of a painting, and there seemed to be a hint of sadness in her clear eyes.

"Miss Xuehuang, what's wrong with you?"

Xue Huang blinked her eyes upon hearing this, and a bright smile appeared on her face, as if the sadness just now was just his illusion. She smiled and said, "It's okay! Why did you come out?"

"It was Miss Luo Ning who said you came out alone. I came to see you." He said. "Are you okay?"

Xue Huang shook her head. "I just feel like a lot of things have happened in the past few days. I used to think they had nothing to do with me, but suddenly I found myself in the middle of it."

"If you choose to leave now, maybe it will still be in time." Gu Qinglan said.

"You also want me to just leave like this?"

"I don't know what happened, but you fought with Phantom to save me, and you have a special identity. Shen Congfeng's people will not let you go easily. Leaving here may be the right choice."

"But I have decided to stay." Xue Huang said. "At least I can't leave now. I want to know what the person behind this wants from me." She believed that Wei Yunzhou must have his reasons for hiding it from Gu Qinglan, so she didn't plan to tell Gu Qinglan Situ Yue's name.

"If you need any help, just ask me." Gu Qinglan said.

"Thank you."

"I will send you back."

Xue Huang shook her head. She usually liked to stay in a quiet place when she was in a bad mood. "Today is a full moon, but unfortunately the sky is full of dark clouds."

Gu Qinglan knew that she was unhappy, so he patiently sat with her. "The dark clouds will eventually pass. Look, the clouds in the sky are moving, and the moon will eventually come out. Let's wait and see here."

The hustle and bustle of the long street gradually faded away, the sound of the piano in the wind became lonelier and lonelier, and Gu Qinglan earnestly accompanied Xue Huang as he looked at the dark clouds in the sky.

Neither of them spoke, they just sat there in silence.

Beside the long embankment, under the willow trees, in the pavilion, the young man in blue and the young girl in white are as quiet as a beautiful painting.

I don’t know how long I sat there, but the moonlight finally broke through the clouds and fell into this world, instantly bringing soul to the painting.

"Look," Gu Qinglan said with a smile, "the moon is out."

He did not hear Xue Huang's answer, but instead felt a weight on his shoulders.

Gu Qinglan turned his head to the side, and Xue Huang was already asleep. Her long eyelashes covered her autumn eyes, and the strands of hair on her forehead moved mischievously. At this moment, she was like an elf on a sacred mountain.

Gu Qinglan couldn't bear to wake her up, so he tried his best to relax his stiff body and just sat there letting her lean on him.

Xue Huang was awakened the next morning by the sound of hurried horse hooves on the street. She was stunned for a moment when she opened her eyes. When she looked up, she saw Gu Qinglan's uncomfortable face. "Miss Xue Huang, you finally woke up."

The reason why Gu Qinglan felt uncomfortable was because Xuehuang had fallen asleep and had crawled into his arms, with her hands tightly wrapped around him like two twists. He couldn't pull her away at all, and when he tried to wake her up, she hugged him even tighter.

Helplessly, he had to let her hold him, hoping that she would let him go after a while. However, he thought too much, Xue Huang completely treated him as a blanket, and showed no sign of letting go.

So that night, Gu Qinglan didn't dare to move at all, and let her hold him until dawn.

Xue Huang quickly let go of Gu Qinglan, stood up from his arms, and quickly recalled what happened last night.

Wasn't he there to watch the moon with me? How did I fall asleep while holding him? And I slept like a pig?

She laughed awkwardly twice, "I'm sorry, Brother Qinglan, I may have mistaken you for a quilt."

Gu Qinglan looked at her with some embarrassment and said, "It's okay."

Xue Huang quickly changed the subject, "By the way, what happened to the horse hoof sounds just now?"

"It seems to be heading to Jinxiu Tower."

"Then let's go back quickly." Xue Huang said.

Gu Qinglan nodded and quickly stood up, but his legs were numb from sitting for too long. When he stood up, he staggered and almost fell.

Xue Huang quickly supported him, "Brother Qinglan, are you okay?"

"No problem." Gu Qinglan said.

Xue Huang supported him, and the two of them hurried back to Jinxiu Tower, only to see a group of people standing at the door, and Mo Ruilin and Wei Yunzhou were coming out.

"Second Uncle, where are you going?" Xue Huang asked.

Wei Yunzhou glanced at her and Gu Qinglan without saying anything.

Mo Ruilin took the initiative to say: "The Minister of Rites was assassinated at midnight. The palace issued an order to send Qinglan and me to check the situation."

"Situ Yue?" Xue Huang asked in surprise.

"That's right." said Murilan.

Wei Yunzhou had just found out yesterday that the Cang Ying Sect was assigned by Situ Yue to find something from her body. How could she die so soon? She couldn't help but look at Wei Yunzhou, and he just said, "You go back first."

Xue Huang nodded, and watched them ride away on horseback from the steps. Then she jumped up and followed them secretly.

Wei Yunzhou had been hiding something from her, and her intuition told her that it was related to her.

When they arrived at the Shangshu Mansion, Xue Huang did not dare to follow too closely, because even though she tried to restrain her breath, she was still afraid that Wei Yunzhou would notice it.

She came to the roof of the study as quietly as a kitten, gently lifted the tiles and looked at the situation inside.

"One sword cuts off the throat," Gu Qinglan said, "He must be a first-rate swordsman."

"Could it be Phantom's people?" asked Murilan.

The hole in the Snow Phoenix was too small to see the wound on the body. I could only hear Wei Yunzhou say, "This is an extraordinary sword. It's not the assassin of Phantom."

"Could it be the other force that appeared before?" Gu Qinglan said.

Xue Huang thought of the man in black whom she had fought before. His sword was an unusual sword. Could it be him?

After Gu Qinglan and the others below determined the cause of Situ Yue's death, they began to question the people in Shangshu Mansion. Xue Huang lay on the roof quietly listening, but nothing was useful.

When a first-rate swordsman assassinates, there are very few flaws left, let alone being seen by others.

After questioning most of the people in Shangshu Mansion, Gu Qinglan and the others discussed the motive, possible killers, and Situ Yue's past.

Xue Huang heard a special piece of news from it, that is, Situ Yue was an old minister of Beiyuan.

"When Beiyuan City was broken, Situ Yue was the first one to surrender among all the civil and military officials. He was strongly recommended by King Han Xi and became the Minister of Rites. All other old officials of Beiyuan were ordered to be killed by King Han Xi." said Mo Ruilin.

"King Han Xi is ruthless, why did he leave Situ Yue alone alive?" Gu Qinglan asked.

They discussed for a few more sentences, and somehow they triggered some mechanism below, but they discovered a secret compartment behind the bookshelf.

Inside was a box, about the size of two palms put together, designed with ingenious mechanisms and extremely exquisite.

"What is this?" asked Murilan.

"Looking at the craftsmanship, it looks like it was made by a craftsman from Beiyuan." Gu Qinglan said. "But Qinglan is not very experienced and can't open it. Brother Wei, do you have any ideas?"

Wei Yunzhou didn't say anything, just looked at the box coldly.

"Brother Wei?" Gu Qinglan called again.

"If Brother Wei doesn't want to untie it, we won't force you." Mo Ruilin said.

Upon hearing this, Wei Yunzhou picked up the box and left without saying anything else.

"Where is he going?" Mo Ruilin was stunned.

"Maybe you need a quiet place." Gu Qinglan said.

The two men dealt with the affairs of the Shangshu Mansion again, then ordered people to carry Situ Yue's body out, and then left the Shangshu Mansion.