Toad Palace Spring and Autumn

At dawn the next day, Baili Yunxiao was not in a hurry to leave the city.Considering the long road to the border, two people and one horse were not a long-term solution, so he took Yue Yinlin to the market in the west of the city early in the morning to buy horses.To avoid attracting attention, Yue Yinlin has already removed the heavy veil covering his eyes and replaced it with a veil to cover his face.The two walked slowly among the various shops lined up along the way, surrounded by bustling ordinary people, the sounds of children playing and vendors shouting, and a mellow atmosphere of the vulgar market rushing towards them, which made the always lonely label The arrogant Yue Yinlin was very uncomfortable.

"You go shopping slowly, I will go out of the city by myself."

After saying this, he pulled the rein, Yue Yinlin turned around and wanted to leave, but was unexpectedly grabbed by Baili Yunxiao.

"Xiao Guan is an important place for the army, you are injured, you cannot break through it alone."

"It's just a small injury, it's more than enough to deal with a few soldiers and crabs." Yue Yinlin broke free from his hand calmly, and said lightly, "If you are afraid, you don't have to go with him."

Baili Yunxiao saw how determined he was, and couldn't help shaking his head with a smile: "The imperial court is no different from Jianghu. It doesn't matter who's martial arts is strong. Whoever has the final say. Such a simple truth, you should understand it better than me."

"I didn't realize it before, so you like preaching so much."

The irony in Yue Yinlin's words was too obvious, and Baili Yunxiao couldn't even pretend to be stupid, so he could only talk about him from left to right: "I have to go out of the city soon, why don't we find a place to eat first?"

"I have no appetite."

"Just go to the porridge shop in front, it won't take much time, and you can buy some dry food by the way."

Baili Yunxiao's words made sense, Yue Yinlin wanted to argue, her red lips parted slightly, but she kept her lips shut.Baili Yunxiao waited for a long time without any reply, so he took his hand and walked forward.

It seems that Yue Yinlin has never been to this kind of small neighborhood shop, and he doesn't sit down when he enters the shop. He just stands behind Baili Yunxiao with a frown and listens to him talking to the shopkeeper.The clerks in the store passed by, and they all stole glances at this distinguished guest who wore a veiled hat but had an extraordinary temperament, their eyes were full of amazement and curiosity that could not be concealed.

Baili Yunxiao looked back and saw Yue Yinlin waiting so quietly, his eyes warmed up instantly, "Why don't you find a seat?" After asking, he raised his eyes and looked around, suddenly realizing.This porridge shop is not big, but there are many diners. The few vacant seats are all under the Uppong along the street. Thinking that he is the owner of the Toad Palace, he probably has never eaten on the side of the road where people come and go. Bar.Thinking of this, I suddenly feel a little inexplicably distressed.

"If you don't like it, can we change it?"

Yue Yinlin heard him ask this question, but she couldn't get excited, "It's the same everywhere, if you want to eat, hurry up."

At this time, a good-sighted clerk next to him greeted them courteously, and ushered the two of them to a fairly tidy guest seat. He swiftly brushed the table and chairs, and his big smiling face somewhat eased the originally cold atmosphere.

Being relatively speechless, the noise from the neighbor seat suddenly became louder.Yue Yinlin sensitively caught the word "Prefect's Mansion", and subconsciously clenched her long and slender fingers.

"...I just went to the prefect's mansion to deliver firewood, and I saw many people coming in and out. From time to time, a woman's voice could be heard from inside, crying terribly, as if someone was dead."

"I have inquired a long time ago. There was an assassin in the prefect's mansion last night. The one who died today was none other than the old prefect surnamed Bi! I heard that the old prefect's head was in a different place when he died, and his head has not been found yet. !"

"No way? Where did the assassins come from so rampant that they dared to kill even court officials?"

"Aren't they some people who want money and don't care about life? I heard that it's still a famous heretic sect, it's on Xiejian Peak..."

"Hey, Xie Jianfeng? Isn't that someone from the Toad Palace? It is said that not long ago, the whole family of Lu Daxia in Xiangzhou was wiped out, and it was also done by those evil heretics!"

"Isn't it, you're a sinner! Why did you break ground on Tai Sui's head!"

……

Betzen is dead.He also died decapitated in a terrible state.

Yue Yinlin's first reaction was to think of Wen Chuqing, but the next moment he denied this ridiculous idea.Wen Chuqing is humane and wise, and handles things smoothly, and will not hurt others unless it is absolutely necessary.Taking a step back, even if he killed someone, he would never use such a cruel method.After they left last night, there must have been other changes in the prefect's mansion.

Baili Yunxiao observed Yue Yinlin's doubts by observing his words and expressions.But he knew better than ever that this was not the point at the moment—

"The prefect is assassinated, and martial law must be imposed in the city. It seems that we have to leave the city immediately."

"No, I have to go back to the inn first."

Yue Yinlin flicked his clothes and stood up, but Baili Yunxiao blocked his way after walking a few steps.

"If this happened, if I were Master Wen, would I stay in the city foolishly?"

A big stone in his heart weighed down heavily with this question, and Yue Yinlin felt a little difficult to breathe.He remembered that before the action last night, he had told Wen Chuqing that he would leave for Xiaoguan as soon as he got the document, and return after his eye injury healed.Wen Chuqing not only promised to take charge of the Toad Palace during this period of time, but also confirmed that she left safely. Now she must have led everyone back to Jiejian Peak, how could she still stay in Yongcheng?He was momentarily confused.

"Let's go, if you leave the city late, you will be in trouble."

Baili Yunxiao led the horse for Yue Yinlin, and after the two of them left the market, they saw a large number of passers-by and merchants gathered at the Xicheng Pass, waiting in a long queue for the guards to search.

"You, and you, come here."

"Where are you going?"

"What's in the bag?"

"Take it out and see."

From a distance, the guards shouted impatiently from time to time, which made Yue Yinlin upset and almost murderous.In contrast, Baili Yunxiao seemed much more relaxed.While waiting in line, he glanced at the wanted notice on the city wall, and found that there was a new piece of yellow paper on the wanted assassin, and there were four people in the picture!Two of them were masked in black and their faces could not be seen clearly, and one was wearing an eagle mask, clearly referring to the three of them.The strange thing is that although the fourth person also has his hair tied up and his face covered, the crown on his head is painted with a red pen, which is particularly eye-catching.

At this time, Yue Yinlin didn't notice anything unusual because he couldn't see.Baili Yunxiao didn't want to make trouble, so he thoughtfully chose to remain silent.

When it was their turn, the guard insisted that Yue Yinlin take off the veiled cap, and the conflict was on the verge of breaking out.

At the critical moment, Baili Yunxiao pressed Yue Yinlin's sword-drawn hand, smiled and stuffed an objective amount of money into the guard's hand, and the two of them got away with it just now.

After leaving Yongcheng and heading west, the road gradually became desolate.There is only a line of ancient roads winding along the Jing River, and the nearby mountains seem to have lost their color in this area, showing a desolate scene in late autumn and early winter.

Along the way, Yue Yinlin was preoccupied with many things and forbearance. Although he rode shoulder to shoulder with Baili Yunxiao, he didn't talk much.At night, the two stayed in a small temple in the countryside.What makes Yue Yinlin a little unhappy is that there is only one wing room here, and there is no extra room for rest.

Baili Yunxiao had no intention of embarrassing Yue Yinlin, and had been guarding outside the door with his sword in his arms in the first half of the night.Later, I heard there was movement in the room, and when I opened the door to look, I found Yue Yinlin sitting upright on the couch, looking at his appearance, there was a hint of madness.Just when Baili Yunxiao was about to use his own internal energy to help him, he accidentally discovered that the internal energy injected into Yue Yinlin's body was like a bull into the sea, and it disappeared in a short while.

"Huh? How could this be?"

While wondering, Yue Yinlin suddenly gasped for breath.Seeing his flushed cheeks and slightly parted pink lips, Baili Yunxiao felt a rush of heat in his mind. He couldn't bear it any longer and leaned over to kiss him. With one hand, he tore off the skirt of his chest, and the other hand couldn't help running along his cheek. Side long hair.

Yue Yinlin woke up from the chaos, not knowing what happened for a while.When his consciousness finally returned to clarity, he trembled uncontrollably, and finally closed his eyes slowly, as if accepting the kiss.

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