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Chapter 31: False Mask and True Heart
My injury is very serious, without the healing of the Wraith Beast, even with the help of the god of war, the recovery is very slow, and what is even more strange is that when the desire is healed, the wound will always open again by itself, and the bleeding will stop It couldn't stop flowing out.Every time the God of War used his inspiration to take care of me, it made the wound worse and the blood flowed faster.In desperation, Lin Xilin tried to protect me to stop the bleeding with an inspiration, and the situation finally improved.
The God of War was very anxious about this, but he couldn't think of a way to do it.Every day, I always stay in my room for a few hours, for fear of bleeding from the wound.
The house is a remote room in the backyard of Jianghong Pavilion. The decoration is very soft and delicate. It was originally full of fragrance, but when I lived in it, it became full of blood and lingering. Every time Lin Xilin came, They couldn't help frowning.
The wound will not heal for a long time, and my heart is not very stable.It has been half a month since returning from the wilderness, and there is no news from the academy, and Lin Xilin often goes to inquire, but there is no result.
I felt better these days, so I got up from the bed, moved to the brocade couch in front of the window and opened the window to breathe.
The alleys outside the window are also some Yanliu houses, not as grand and rich as Thirteen Alleys on the second floor of the First Pavilion on the North-South Street, but they are just some women who have lost their youth and beauty, and they have taken in some young maids on their own. Children with no big money and no status barely make a living.
Even so, I think the men and women coming and going here are a bit more eye-catching than the fake smiles of the people in the crimson red pavilion.
Maybe it's because I don't have the rights and interests of gold and silver, so I just go more and get a little more truth.
I looked at a middle-aged short and fat man who was coming out of a house, and a woman who still had a charm came out to see him off. Although the two of them didn't seem to get along well, their eyes were full of sincerity. She showed some shy and joyful expressions, and couldn't hide her words and smiles, which made me feel a little bit of joy when I saw it. I couldn't help but pursed my lips, and couldn't move my eyes with a smile.
"Are you watching those jokes again?" As soon as Lin Xilin finished speaking, he came to the side, followed my line of sight, and snorted coldly, "Then Li Hutou has a wife and concubine at home, and they are not very rich. It's hard to lose my mind, so I had to go to this alley to play some tricks, eat and drink for free, and even cheated old lady Wu's youth money to support other women, are you happy?"
"Really?" I glanced at her lightly, closed the window, and asked casually, "I still haven't seen Mu Qing?"
"Yeah." Lin Xilin's voice could be seen in a deep reply, "There is news from Wuxiang Academy."
"what news?"
"If it's released, Ji Mingye has won the first place and has become the designated candidate for the next head of the hospital."
"Didn't Ji Mingye come back secretly? How could he respond so blatantly? The Ji family must have reacted." I frowned, obviously not knowing what Qin Shihuan was planning, "Mu Qing was killed. Ji Mingche's suspect doesn't use his name, but it can be said in the past."
"That's the problem." Lin Xilin was also worried, and his tone was full of dryness, "Ji Mingzong took Qin Shihuan and Ming Laoqi's head to report the incident in person. Taking advantage of this, Mingzong was pushed to be the heir to the throne by everyone, and Qin Shihuan also took the opportunity to ask Ji Wang for pardon, exempting Ji Mingye from the crime of leaving the fief without authorization, and was allowed to stay in the academy as the next dean study in."
"What about Mu Qing? Ji Mingye has come out, he has no reason and no news."
Facing my question, Lin Xilin closed her eyes and shook her head, "I haven't seen any brothers and sisters, and I have no news. I sent someone back to Xiaodonglai Mountain to inquire, and maybe there will be results in a few days. The best possibility is They took Mu Qing back to Xiaodonglai Mountain without seeing the book."
I nodded, "I hope so. Speaking of which, Qianjimen, do you know something about them?"
"Thousand Machine Gate?" Lin Xilin's eyes flashed with vigilance, "How could you get involved with them?"
"Have you forgotten the match I told you about the Wuxiang Academy?" I was a little curious about Lin Xilin's reaction, and said in a deep voice, "You know them."
"There is some entanglement, but it's all in the past. You'd better not get too entangled with them to save trouble." Lin Xilin turned his eyes, obviously avoiding this matter.
Thinking of Su Qian, Kong Shifang's words of the Son of God, and Lin Xilin's reaction, I think Qianjimen is not easy, but Lin Xilin doesn't want to say more, so I can't ask any more questions.It is not that Fang Wuzhi has not been turned to for help, but the above is only a simple statement.
There are thousands of opportunities to bind thousands of people in the sky, and it is not as good as one love and two souls.
Fourteen characters, but I have been unable to figure out the meaning of them.Although I can guess that it probably has something to do with Qingzhi, but how is it related to Qianjimen?
"Hello!" Lin Xilin asked softly, raised her hand and shook it in front of my eyes, "What are you thinking?"
"Ah, it's nothing." I collected my thoughts and said again, "I have a name, not 'Hello'."
"I like it, you don't care about it." Lin Xilin gave me a blank look, "You are so heartless, it's not your turn to be called by your name."
"Anyway, I saved you, so why don't you have a conscience."
"Then why don't you go and see her? In the past few days, people who are not easy to mess with come here, and she is inevitably tired."
"Who are you looking at?" I knew she was talking about the God of War, but I just didn't want to tell the truth. Thinking like this, my heart became chaotic for a moment, and my mouth felt dry. Sip it, to pass the embarrassment.
"That day, you should have listened to her and killed those people." Lin Xilin said with a serious tone, "someone comes here every day to find a place, but you sleep well, and I am the one who suffers." with her."
"What's the use of killing people here and there." I gave her a sideways glance and said unfairly.
"It's not that you're bothering, of course you're easy to say. This person, the best thing is desire, and the worst thing is also desire." Lin Xilin pointed at my forehead and sighed faintly.
"You sound like a human being." I chuckled lightly, surprised at her sudden closeness.
"Fortunately, I'm not a human being. If I were a human being, I would not be satisfied with many things, and would fall into greed even more." Lin Xilin glanced at me meaningfully, and sighed softly, "There are so many things One thing is enough."
"Then what are your one or two things?" I immediately asked, with infinite curiosity.
"Aren't you the clearest?" Lin Xilin smiled and did not answer.
"But I have a vague feeling that this is not what you really want." I looked at her fixedly, and sighed softly, "You seem to be not that persistent enough."
"Heh!" Lin Xilin stood up suddenly, looking down at me from top to bottom, "After you have experienced hundreds of years of wanting nothing, you will probably bow to fate like me."
"It seems to make sense." I curled the corners of my lips, flashed the words Qin Shihuan in my mind, squinted my eyes and nodded, "Then, do you think Mu Qing is bitter?"
"What's wrong with him? So many people care about him. You, me, Ji Mingye, and even the head of the courtyard pushed you to him. Should I thank you for him?" Lin Xilin folded her arms and gave me an annoyed look.
"No, I don't count." I waved my hands hastily, leaving the relationship.
"I don't want to care about Mu Qing anymore. I don't want to see people and things related to him. I'll leave when I get better." I lowered my voice and added, "Don't tell me. she."
"You still want to hide it from her?" Lin Xilin sneered, "You don't look at it, except to deal with those annoying guys, she didn't guard you one night. Besides, your body is hers, do you think Can't she feel it? Yes, she has lost a lot of memory, but she is not stupid. You are stupid enough."
"I don't belong to her." I drank the remaining tea in the cup, and the empty cup fell on the table with some strength.
"You can tell her that. At least Li, coax her to be happy before you leave, so that you have a better chance of leaving." Lin Xilin snorted coldly, turned around and left, took a few steps, and suddenly He paused, turned his head and said, "I talked to you some gossip, but I forgot the business. Since Qin Shihuan has been using the Ji family, he must have his plan. Now the news related to the Ji family has been released. , and in your room, there are not only the gods and beasts, but also the bones of the god of war. I think he will always come to the door. You can't leave."
Lin Xilin walked out after saying that, I spun the empty cup, thinking of Qin Shihuan, my heart couldn't be calm for a while, I stood up irritably, walked to the window and pushed it away, and saw the false appearance of those men and women for a while. Face, facing Lin Xilin's sarcastic words, it is unavoidable to be disgusted again.
After walking back and forth for a while, I thought about it and decided to go see God of War.
Walking out of the door, there is a man standing on the small wooden bridge in the shoal fish pond built by the people in the courtyard outside the corridor, with red clothes sweeping the floor and black hair hanging down, he is the God of War.
She picked up the fish food in her palm and threw it into the pool, causing the fish to jump and splash on the water, and the quiet yard became more lively with the sound of water.People also appear to be alive.
Hearing the sound of me opening the door, she threw all the fish food in her hand into the pool, turned her head amidst the splashing of the water, and there was a fox mask hanging on her face, with a weird smile on her face.
I approached in astonishment, and said in surprise, "Why did you hang up this mask?"
"Does it look good?" She tilted her head, put her hands behind her back, bullied her for a while, brought the face of the mask closer, raised her head and asked me with a smile, the anticipation in her tone seemed to be a joy. Something urgent to share with others.
"Then do you think I look good?" I asked angrily, obviously it was the same as the mask on my face, and I wondered if she was asking nonsense.
"It looks good." She obviously noticed the rhetorical question in my tone, she retracted her body and hooked my hand, rolled up the sleeves, looked at the blood-scabby wound, and said with a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, there is no bleeding. .”
I wanted to withdraw my hand, but I saw that she was wearing white brocade gloves, and I couldn't help but wonder, "Hanging up the mask and wearing gloves, what kind of trick is this?"
"Lin Xilin's idea. She said that there are many people coming and going in the Crimson Red Pavilion, and she was afraid that my withered bones would scare people. Although she said so, she was actually doing it for my own good and avoiding trouble. But it was just You can only guard against those mortals, and it’s useless to wear it if the guy who wants to kill you comes.”
I heard her say this, thinking about Lin Xilin's words in my heart, I held her hand instead, and couldn't help but soften my voice, "I can't help you right now, I'm tired of you suffering. Thank you is not a good way to say it." , anyway, thank you."
"I'm afraid it's not the truth." War God's fingertips froze, and the words came out awkwardly after a while.
"No, I'm really grateful to you. I can't say anything nice, so you just believe it." I shook her hand, and I was used to acting like a master, so I did it very skillfully for a while. Yes, I don't think it's inappropriate at all.
"I don't believe in such nice words." God of War teased, ending with a smile.
"God of War," I stopped my coquettish tone, and held her hand seriously. The narrow, dark winking eyes that fell on her fox mask penetrated all the darkness, and looked directly at her protective mask. Looking at my heart, I said, "Whether you are for this body or want to destroy my attachment, I sincerely want to thank you. However, attachment is mutual. Master doesn't want it anymore. Naturally, I can't achieve this attachment of mine. You don't have to worry about it, I... have already discarded it."
"Really?" God of War looked directly at me with a faint voice.
The quiet look suddenly made me feel that at this moment, she was far away.
"So, according to the agreement, before you take back this body, I belong to you, but only this body." I held my breath and said peacefully.I don't know when, facing God of War, I always have an unnatural nervous feeling, which is both strange and wonderful.
God of War suddenly raised his head, his long and narrow dark eyes fixed on me, "Do you dare to say that in front of Qin Shihuan?"
"What?" I thought there was something in her words.
"Qin Shihuan, you have an appointment with me."
The words of God of War caused ripples in my heart coldly.
What Lin Xilin said was correct, the master started the next step.
The God of War was very anxious about this, but he couldn't think of a way to do it.Every day, I always stay in my room for a few hours, for fear of bleeding from the wound.
The house is a remote room in the backyard of Jianghong Pavilion. The decoration is very soft and delicate. It was originally full of fragrance, but when I lived in it, it became full of blood and lingering. Every time Lin Xilin came, They couldn't help frowning.
The wound will not heal for a long time, and my heart is not very stable.It has been half a month since returning from the wilderness, and there is no news from the academy, and Lin Xilin often goes to inquire, but there is no result.
I felt better these days, so I got up from the bed, moved to the brocade couch in front of the window and opened the window to breathe.
The alleys outside the window are also some Yanliu houses, not as grand and rich as Thirteen Alleys on the second floor of the First Pavilion on the North-South Street, but they are just some women who have lost their youth and beauty, and they have taken in some young maids on their own. Children with no big money and no status barely make a living.
Even so, I think the men and women coming and going here are a bit more eye-catching than the fake smiles of the people in the crimson red pavilion.
Maybe it's because I don't have the rights and interests of gold and silver, so I just go more and get a little more truth.
I looked at a middle-aged short and fat man who was coming out of a house, and a woman who still had a charm came out to see him off. Although the two of them didn't seem to get along well, their eyes were full of sincerity. She showed some shy and joyful expressions, and couldn't hide her words and smiles, which made me feel a little bit of joy when I saw it. I couldn't help but pursed my lips, and couldn't move my eyes with a smile.
"Are you watching those jokes again?" As soon as Lin Xilin finished speaking, he came to the side, followed my line of sight, and snorted coldly, "Then Li Hutou has a wife and concubine at home, and they are not very rich. It's hard to lose my mind, so I had to go to this alley to play some tricks, eat and drink for free, and even cheated old lady Wu's youth money to support other women, are you happy?"
"Really?" I glanced at her lightly, closed the window, and asked casually, "I still haven't seen Mu Qing?"
"Yeah." Lin Xilin's voice could be seen in a deep reply, "There is news from Wuxiang Academy."
"what news?"
"If it's released, Ji Mingye has won the first place and has become the designated candidate for the next head of the hospital."
"Didn't Ji Mingye come back secretly? How could he respond so blatantly? The Ji family must have reacted." I frowned, obviously not knowing what Qin Shihuan was planning, "Mu Qing was killed. Ji Mingche's suspect doesn't use his name, but it can be said in the past."
"That's the problem." Lin Xilin was also worried, and his tone was full of dryness, "Ji Mingzong took Qin Shihuan and Ming Laoqi's head to report the incident in person. Taking advantage of this, Mingzong was pushed to be the heir to the throne by everyone, and Qin Shihuan also took the opportunity to ask Ji Wang for pardon, exempting Ji Mingye from the crime of leaving the fief without authorization, and was allowed to stay in the academy as the next dean study in."
"What about Mu Qing? Ji Mingye has come out, he has no reason and no news."
Facing my question, Lin Xilin closed her eyes and shook her head, "I haven't seen any brothers and sisters, and I have no news. I sent someone back to Xiaodonglai Mountain to inquire, and maybe there will be results in a few days. The best possibility is They took Mu Qing back to Xiaodonglai Mountain without seeing the book."
I nodded, "I hope so. Speaking of which, Qianjimen, do you know something about them?"
"Thousand Machine Gate?" Lin Xilin's eyes flashed with vigilance, "How could you get involved with them?"
"Have you forgotten the match I told you about the Wuxiang Academy?" I was a little curious about Lin Xilin's reaction, and said in a deep voice, "You know them."
"There is some entanglement, but it's all in the past. You'd better not get too entangled with them to save trouble." Lin Xilin turned his eyes, obviously avoiding this matter.
Thinking of Su Qian, Kong Shifang's words of the Son of God, and Lin Xilin's reaction, I think Qianjimen is not easy, but Lin Xilin doesn't want to say more, so I can't ask any more questions.It is not that Fang Wuzhi has not been turned to for help, but the above is only a simple statement.
There are thousands of opportunities to bind thousands of people in the sky, and it is not as good as one love and two souls.
Fourteen characters, but I have been unable to figure out the meaning of them.Although I can guess that it probably has something to do with Qingzhi, but how is it related to Qianjimen?
"Hello!" Lin Xilin asked softly, raised her hand and shook it in front of my eyes, "What are you thinking?"
"Ah, it's nothing." I collected my thoughts and said again, "I have a name, not 'Hello'."
"I like it, you don't care about it." Lin Xilin gave me a blank look, "You are so heartless, it's not your turn to be called by your name."
"Anyway, I saved you, so why don't you have a conscience."
"Then why don't you go and see her? In the past few days, people who are not easy to mess with come here, and she is inevitably tired."
"Who are you looking at?" I knew she was talking about the God of War, but I just didn't want to tell the truth. Thinking like this, my heart became chaotic for a moment, and my mouth felt dry. Sip it, to pass the embarrassment.
"That day, you should have listened to her and killed those people." Lin Xilin said with a serious tone, "someone comes here every day to find a place, but you sleep well, and I am the one who suffers." with her."
"What's the use of killing people here and there." I gave her a sideways glance and said unfairly.
"It's not that you're bothering, of course you're easy to say. This person, the best thing is desire, and the worst thing is also desire." Lin Xilin pointed at my forehead and sighed faintly.
"You sound like a human being." I chuckled lightly, surprised at her sudden closeness.
"Fortunately, I'm not a human being. If I were a human being, I would not be satisfied with many things, and would fall into greed even more." Lin Xilin glanced at me meaningfully, and sighed softly, "There are so many things One thing is enough."
"Then what are your one or two things?" I immediately asked, with infinite curiosity.
"Aren't you the clearest?" Lin Xilin smiled and did not answer.
"But I have a vague feeling that this is not what you really want." I looked at her fixedly, and sighed softly, "You seem to be not that persistent enough."
"Heh!" Lin Xilin stood up suddenly, looking down at me from top to bottom, "After you have experienced hundreds of years of wanting nothing, you will probably bow to fate like me."
"It seems to make sense." I curled the corners of my lips, flashed the words Qin Shihuan in my mind, squinted my eyes and nodded, "Then, do you think Mu Qing is bitter?"
"What's wrong with him? So many people care about him. You, me, Ji Mingye, and even the head of the courtyard pushed you to him. Should I thank you for him?" Lin Xilin folded her arms and gave me an annoyed look.
"No, I don't count." I waved my hands hastily, leaving the relationship.
"I don't want to care about Mu Qing anymore. I don't want to see people and things related to him. I'll leave when I get better." I lowered my voice and added, "Don't tell me. she."
"You still want to hide it from her?" Lin Xilin sneered, "You don't look at it, except to deal with those annoying guys, she didn't guard you one night. Besides, your body is hers, do you think Can't she feel it? Yes, she has lost a lot of memory, but she is not stupid. You are stupid enough."
"I don't belong to her." I drank the remaining tea in the cup, and the empty cup fell on the table with some strength.
"You can tell her that. At least Li, coax her to be happy before you leave, so that you have a better chance of leaving." Lin Xilin snorted coldly, turned around and left, took a few steps, and suddenly He paused, turned his head and said, "I talked to you some gossip, but I forgot the business. Since Qin Shihuan has been using the Ji family, he must have his plan. Now the news related to the Ji family has been released. , and in your room, there are not only the gods and beasts, but also the bones of the god of war. I think he will always come to the door. You can't leave."
Lin Xilin walked out after saying that, I spun the empty cup, thinking of Qin Shihuan, my heart couldn't be calm for a while, I stood up irritably, walked to the window and pushed it away, and saw the false appearance of those men and women for a while. Face, facing Lin Xilin's sarcastic words, it is unavoidable to be disgusted again.
After walking back and forth for a while, I thought about it and decided to go see God of War.
Walking out of the door, there is a man standing on the small wooden bridge in the shoal fish pond built by the people in the courtyard outside the corridor, with red clothes sweeping the floor and black hair hanging down, he is the God of War.
She picked up the fish food in her palm and threw it into the pool, causing the fish to jump and splash on the water, and the quiet yard became more lively with the sound of water.People also appear to be alive.
Hearing the sound of me opening the door, she threw all the fish food in her hand into the pool, turned her head amidst the splashing of the water, and there was a fox mask hanging on her face, with a weird smile on her face.
I approached in astonishment, and said in surprise, "Why did you hang up this mask?"
"Does it look good?" She tilted her head, put her hands behind her back, bullied her for a while, brought the face of the mask closer, raised her head and asked me with a smile, the anticipation in her tone seemed to be a joy. Something urgent to share with others.
"Then do you think I look good?" I asked angrily, obviously it was the same as the mask on my face, and I wondered if she was asking nonsense.
"It looks good." She obviously noticed the rhetorical question in my tone, she retracted her body and hooked my hand, rolled up the sleeves, looked at the blood-scabby wound, and said with a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, there is no bleeding. .”
I wanted to withdraw my hand, but I saw that she was wearing white brocade gloves, and I couldn't help but wonder, "Hanging up the mask and wearing gloves, what kind of trick is this?"
"Lin Xilin's idea. She said that there are many people coming and going in the Crimson Red Pavilion, and she was afraid that my withered bones would scare people. Although she said so, she was actually doing it for my own good and avoiding trouble. But it was just You can only guard against those mortals, and it’s useless to wear it if the guy who wants to kill you comes.”
I heard her say this, thinking about Lin Xilin's words in my heart, I held her hand instead, and couldn't help but soften my voice, "I can't help you right now, I'm tired of you suffering. Thank you is not a good way to say it." , anyway, thank you."
"I'm afraid it's not the truth." War God's fingertips froze, and the words came out awkwardly after a while.
"No, I'm really grateful to you. I can't say anything nice, so you just believe it." I shook her hand, and I was used to acting like a master, so I did it very skillfully for a while. Yes, I don't think it's inappropriate at all.
"I don't believe in such nice words." God of War teased, ending with a smile.
"God of War," I stopped my coquettish tone, and held her hand seriously. The narrow, dark winking eyes that fell on her fox mask penetrated all the darkness, and looked directly at her protective mask. Looking at my heart, I said, "Whether you are for this body or want to destroy my attachment, I sincerely want to thank you. However, attachment is mutual. Master doesn't want it anymore. Naturally, I can't achieve this attachment of mine. You don't have to worry about it, I... have already discarded it."
"Really?" God of War looked directly at me with a faint voice.
The quiet look suddenly made me feel that at this moment, she was far away.
"So, according to the agreement, before you take back this body, I belong to you, but only this body." I held my breath and said peacefully.I don't know when, facing God of War, I always have an unnatural nervous feeling, which is both strange and wonderful.
God of War suddenly raised his head, his long and narrow dark eyes fixed on me, "Do you dare to say that in front of Qin Shihuan?"
"What?" I thought there was something in her words.
"Qin Shihuan, you have an appointment with me."
The words of God of War caused ripples in my heart coldly.
What Lin Xilin said was correct, the master started the next step.
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