The bamboo shadows in the dark night were illuminated by the glare, and the rain needles mixed with the bamboo leaves looked like messy knife blades, as if a storm was coming.

Before Ning Xiusu could see who it was, it seemed as if someone was protecting him from behind. A three-foot-long green sword appeared, and the tip of the sword rotated as it was lightly lifted.

The sword light weaved together, forming gorgeous sword flowers, which swept away countless raindrops that turned into invisible shadow needles. The bamboo leaves hit the sword body, and sparks were dazzling for a moment.

Suddenly, he felt a strong pull, and when the blood umbrella in Ning Xiusu's hand fell to the ground, he retreated a distance with the figure.

Hua Jianbai was wearing a snow-blue robe with hibiscus flowers embroidered in gold thread. His outline was blurred in the rain, giving off a hazy mood.

But why does it smell fishy...

Ning Xiusu's gaze fell on his shoulder blade on the back. His clothes had been torn, revealing a wound deep enough to see the bone.

But he didn't seem to feel any pain and held the sword in front of him.

Ning Xiusu felt confused for a moment and felt a little uncomfortable for no reason.

Did he really go to Tianyu Mountain?

Hua Jianbai didn't turn around, but just asked, "Big villain, that damn girl, didn't hurt you?"

"No, don't worry."

Hanamibai heard a soft and short voice behind him, which sounded like a sigh in the cold rain.

He couldn't help but turn around, but once he caught his phoenix eyes, he couldn't look away.

Hua Jianbai seemed to see a soft ray of moonlight, which made the bamboo forest in the dark night bright.

"Little brother!"

A sound like a scream startled the raindrops in the bamboo forest.

Hua Jianbai came back to his senses, looked at the maroon color not far away, and said angrily: "You stupid girl, what on earth do you want to do all day long!"

She shook her head slightly and blinked her eyes seductively: "I want to hear the mermaid's chant! But he won't sing. Little brother, can you let him sing for me?"

"Ning Xiusu, this crazy girl is not easy to deal with. You go first."

"She came right at me, and she was so cunning that I couldn't hide away."

"Then run together!"

When he raised his hand, the tip of his sword made a feint, and he pulled the people around him and ran towards the bamboo forest.

The rain shattered the shadows of the distant mountains and softened the bamboo forest in the night. The mud puddles under their feet were deep and shallow. The two of them were like shadows blown by the wind, but they heard a loud bang in the distance.

Ning Xiusu followed Hua Jianbai into the depths of the bamboo forest, but they suddenly stopped at a dry rock cliff.

Several dark figures appeared on the cliff. They were the officials of the Privy Council.

"Your Majesty, Flower Guard."

Li Ji and Luo Buzhi rushed forward and when they opened their iron umbrellas, they looked like dark irises blooming.

Ning Xiusu asked, "Why are you here? Where is Pu Boyu?"

"Hey, my Lord, that guy has turned into a giant again. We can't catch up with him."

Hua Jianbai was shocked again when he heard this: "What, he's sick again? He ran over there?"

Li Ji said: "Jumped down the cliff."

Hua Jianbai went to the edge of the cliff without saying a word. He saw that the dark mountain scenery was not clear in the rain. It was pitch black under the shade of trees and the bottom of the cliff.

"Ayu——"

he shouted.

"whee--"

Liuliu listened to these people chatting for a while before she let out a laugh.

Ning Xiusu was slightly startled, as the sound seemed to be coming from above his head.

When they looked up, they saw a hint of reddish-brown color like blood swaying gently on the bamboo tips.

The dark rain rustled like needles, and the bamboo leaves fluttered like knife blades, suddenly flying towards the few people while they were laughing.

"Array up!"

Luo Buzhi shouted, and several officials moved in unison, waving their iron umbrellas.

The iron umbrella formation was like a blooming iris. The officials cooperated with each other, and the tips of the iron umbrellas drew cold rays of light in the air, like the edges of flower petals.

When the sparks suddenly appeared, the raindrops and bamboo leaves broke into pieces, fell to the ground and turned into nothing.

The officials held iron umbrellas with tips as sharp as knives, and the ribs flashed with cold light, protecting Ning Xiusu and Hua Jianbai in the center.

"Little brother, you always go against me, I'm not happy!"

Liuliu spoke in a tone like a spoiled girl getting angry. She lightly tapped the bamboo tip with her toes and suddenly disappeared in the rain.

Ning Xiusu's heart trembled, and he quickly reminded her, "Quick, close your eyes."

When he reminded them, it seemed that he was still a little late. The sky was as dark as ink, and the falling rain turned into cold snow. Suddenly, several people were in the vast snow.

Luo Zhizhi had never seen such a situation before, and his voice was like thunder: "Your Highness, what is going on?"

Ning Xiusu did not respond. Instead, Hua Jianbai closed his eyes tightly and shouted, "It's Xinzhu, don't open your eyes."

Li Ji heard him not to open his eyes, but he was in the snow and saw countless hungry wolves rushing towards him. He was so scared that he roared and opened his eyes involuntarily.

Suddenly, I felt empty and didn't know where I was.

Li Ji fell to the ground with a thud. Luo Buzhi heard the noise and opened his eyes and asked, "Li Lushi! What happened to you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to have seen something terrifying and immediately grabbed his throat. At this moment, several other officials also roared and suddenly fell to the ground.

Hua Jianbai was startled again, but didn't dare to open his eyes to see the situation: "Hey, didn't I tell you not to open your eyes?"

"Hehe, this is so boring."

Liuliu's voice was so close yet seemed to drift away in an instant.

Hua Jianbai then realized why Ning Xiusu had been silent beside him.

"The villain?"

There was no response for a long time. He became anxious and went to that direction with his eyes closed, grabbing the man's robe.

My head was dizzy and I could only see the sky full of brilliant rays of light, as if I was on the top of a mountain.

His frosty clothes seemed to be shrouded in mist, or like pine trees in the wind and moonlight, highlighting his bamboo-like figure. He was standing under a peach tree not far away, the wind blowing the petals' shadows, making them flutter and fall.

Hanamibai blinked hard, but the scenery didn't change.

That’s strange…isn’t it Xinzhu?

"Ning Xiusu? Is it you..."

He called out softly, tentatively.

The man reached out and caught the falling flowers, then turned around and smiled, "Guardian Hua, the scenery below this cliff is beautiful, just like you."

Hua Jianbai was stunned for no reason. Seeing him approaching slowly, it seemed as if he was walking on falling flowers in the spring breeze.

It seemed that in an instant, he moved closer. Xiu Xin's finger joints were extremely beautiful, and they gently brushed across the corner of her mouth, extremely gentle.

Hanamibai felt his hand on her cheek, and her heart suddenly started pounding.

The cold wood fragrance is as quiet and vast as that of pine trees, with a hint of dry ink, cold and deep.

What is the big villain doing???

Hua Jianbai was stunned for a moment, and looked into Wen Juan's phoenix eyes, feeling dizzy. Unexpectedly, the warmth in his eyes dissipated and turned into a trace of blood-colored evil. When his fingers touched his neck, he suddenly pinched it hard.

"Ahem... big villain, I... you..."

Hanamibai was pinched so hard that he couldn't utter a word.

Ning Xiusu showed no intention of letting go. How could he be as evil as described in the novel? What was going on?

"Lord of the Realm!"

"Lord! Wake up!!!"

The calls seemed to come through the water, becoming clearer and clearer.

Hua Jianbai was shocked. He opened his eyes with a gasp, only to find that he had almost strangled himself to death.

"Cough cough cough..."

He choked and coughed several times and was dizzy for a while before he realized that Miemie was beside him, with an anxious look on her pretty little face.

Looking around, all the people in the Privy Council fell down, all of them were hit. Their faces were pinched blue and they could hardly get up from the ground.

If Miemie hadn't arrived and woke everyone up, they would have been in great danger.

But what about Ning Xiusu?

He was shocked for a moment and hurried to find someone. Miemie saw that he was injured and grabbed him anxiously.

"Lord, the bearded uncle has gone after you. You need to rest now."

Hua Jianbai had no time to rest. He said anxiously, "That crazy girl is always picking on Ning Xiusu. He hasn't taken his medicine yet. I have to go over there!"

Miemie said: "Lord, you are still injured, don't worry."

Hua Jianbai cried out, "Ouch!" and asked anxiously, "Where did that weird old man go?"

Miemie pointed to the front right, and Hua Jianbai left after hearing that.

"Lord, don't you care about these people?"

Hua Jianbai ran while saying, "Mie Mie, Old Man Chen said you can't see that crazy girl, so I'll leave the rescue to you!"

……

The dark rain was extremely cold, and the bamboo forest was cold and silent. When the bamboo branches swayed gently in the wind, the sound in the air was like the whisper of an owl in the night.

Ning Xiusu only felt that the scene before his eyes was moving backwards like a flowing shadow. After a moment, he was dragged by Liuliu to a pavilion. Under the shadow of bamboo, the rain blurred his vision.

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