Looking for plums under the moon

The smoke is light, and the red shadow is rippling.

The hot steam in the room was hazy, blurring the brows and eyes of the two of them.

Ling Guyue sat in the water, looked up at Shen Luo, saw that his eyes were slightly bruised and seemed a little tired, so she asked, "Why are you here?"

Shen Luo frowned slightly, "We've been separated for dozens of days, how is senior brother doing?"

"It's okay," Ling Guyue saw that the gold silk embroidered edges of his cuffs were cut several times, and his clothes were a little messy, so she knew that he was in a hurry, "You came to find me back to Pingchuan?"

Shen Luo asked back: "Brother, are you willing to go back?"

Ling Guyue shook her head and remained silent.

Shen Luo looked at him quietly, with ripples in his eyes, and said softly: "Then I don't want to force it, but senior brother is alone, so be careful."

Ling Guyue felt relieved, seeing that the concern he showed was very genuine, it seemed that she really missed her, all doubts about him before disappeared, and she said with a smile: "Don't worry, junior brother, I will be fine."

Shen Luo asked again: "Brother, why did you come to Shuyinglou?"

Ling Guyue said: "I met a woman on the way...she asked me to come here on her behalf."

"Brother, you have been deceived." Shen Luo shook his head and said, "This is not a good place."

Thinking that this is a brothel, Ling Guyue coughed uncomfortably, and explained: "You think too much, I just arrived, and then I met the owner of Shuyinglou, and he said he wanted me to do it for him. one thing."

"The owner of Shuying Building... Lin Jue? What does he want senior brother to do?" A strangeness flashed in Shen Luo's eyes.

Ling Guyue thought for a while and said: "He seems to be suffering from some incurable disease and needs Zhao Qiushan's warm smoke jade to relieve it, so he asked me to play a play with him..."

"What play?"

Ling Guyue lowered her head to deliberately avoid Shen Luo's gaze, and concealed it: "It's not a difficult task, just to trick Zhao Qiushan into handing over Nuanyanyu..."

Shen Luo smiled wryly and said: "Brother, you have been deceived again."

Ling Guyue looked up at him in puzzlement.

Seeing the clarity in Ling Guyue's eyes, Shen Luoleng said in a slow voice: "Although Lin Qingfeng's son is young, he is not a pure and kind person. This person has been showing his weakness all year round, but I don't believe that he really has the disease. seriously ill."

"You mean he's just pretending?" Ling Guyue asked in surprise.

"Haven't senior brother noticed? Although he looks weak, his heart is very strong."

Ling Guyue remained silent. In Qingyuxuan, he focused all his attention on the traps arranged by Lin Jue, but forgot to number one of his pulse gates.

Shen Luo reminded: "Brother, it's better to be careful."

Ling Guyue nodded, thinking of Lin Jue's pale face, she thought to herself: Although I have something to ask of him, but he is so secretive, there must be some purpose, I still need to find an opportunity to probe.

Shen Luo suddenly sighed, his face became serious.

Ling Guyue frowned and asked, "Did something happen to Pingchuan again?"

Shen Luo didn't answer, but looked at the unheated tub and said, "Brother, the water is cold."

Ling Guyue flicked the water full of petals, and the heat gradually disappeared, so she said: "Brother, help me get the clothes on the bed."

Shen Luo responded, turned around and went to the bedside to pick up the neatly stacked clothes to look at. The silky red clothes coincidentally were quite similar to Ling Guyue's clothes in Pingchuan.

Shen Luo took the clothes and went back to the barrel.

Seeing him holding the clothes, Ling Guyue reached out to pick them up.

Shen Luo didn't intend to let go, he stared at Ling Guyue without saying a word.

Ling Guyue smiled and said, "I'll do it myself."

Shen Luo shook his head and remained silent.

"Okay, then I have to thank you, Junior Brother." Ling Guyue stood up helplessly from the water, her long thin white legs stepped over the side of the barrel, bringing out fine drops of water and moisture, and stood still in front of Shen Luo.

Shen Luo looked at the wet luster on his smooth skin, picked up a cotton towel to dry his body without saying a word, and put on his clothes gently.

Ling Guyue opened her arms, obediently allowing him to adjust her belt from behind.

If there is a third person present, they will definitely feel that the pose is too intimate. The two arms are intertwined, as if they are rubbing each other's ears.

Ling Guyue saw that Shen Luo had been wearing a belt for a long time, she turned her face slightly and asked, "Are you all right?"

Shen Luo was stunned for a while, at this moment, the distance between the two was only two inches, Ling Guyue's face was right in front of his eyes, so close that he could easily count every eyelash on his eyes, and he could smell his own lashes. The faint scent of flowers came from his skin.

"Let me do it..." Ling Guyue's lips moved slightly.

Shen Luo quickly came back to his senses, and the movements of his hands quickened, "Okay."

The two sat down at the table, Ling Guyue poured him a glass of water, "What's going on?"

Shen Luo pondered for a moment and said, "Another accident happened."

"Who is this time?"

Shen Luo tapped the table with his fingertips, "The little disciple of the great elder, Lian Yi."

Ling Guyue was startled, "Nephew Lian Yi?"

Shen Luo said: "The day after you left, his body was found at the foot of Pingchuan Mountain."

Ling Guyue suddenly thought of the little boy who saw him off that day, Yuanyuan's face was still full of childishness, always saying the word "Master Uncle" on her lips, and asking herself when she would come back.

How did he come back then?

soon.

He remembered saying it himself.But before he could go back, Lian Yi died.

"Who is the murderer?" Ling Guyue looked directly at Shen Luo and asked.

However, Shen Luo just turned his eyes away, looked at the picture of a lady with eyebrows like Yuandai on the screen, and said softly: "I didn't find it."

Ling Guyue was a little disappointed, he pushed the cup forward gently, and saw the sinking reflection in the water, his face was cold and hard, slightly tired, and he could vaguely see a shadow of his childhood. "It's okay, the truth will come to light one day."

"There is one more thing..." Shen Luo stammered in a rare way.

"what?"

"Before I came here, I accidentally discovered..." Shen Luo seemed to hesitate.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that his expression was unusual, Ling Guyue couldn't help becoming serious.

"I discovered that the Second Elder and the Third Elder may be related to Master's disappearance."

Mentioning Guhuasong, Ling Guyue's heart sank, "What does 'related' mean?"

Shen Luo tapped his fingertips on the table, making a tick-tock sound, "A few nights ago, I passed under Tianxuan Peak, and suddenly heard someone talking, so I hid away and listened for a while..."

Six days ago, at the foot of Tianxuan Peak, the grass and trees were overcast, and the night was quiet and the mountains were empty.

Shen Luo heard human voices not far away, and seemed to have sensed it, so he turned and hid behind the tree.

Not long after, two familiar figures came from the depths of the path up the mountain under the moonlight.

Hearing the charming laughter, the third elder said solemnly: "It's been so many years, even if Gu Huasong is not dead, he must have been backlashed by the magic power, why do you think he needs to worry?"

The second elder twitched the neatly braided beard, shook his head and said: "Not necessarily, who knows if he will find a place to hide and recuperate?"

The third elder clicked his tongue, and said again: "Back then, we teamed up to barely draw with him. When we shot, we tried our best and left no room for it. In the end, both sides were injured. For this reason, we had to recuperate for several years before we recovered... he With such a serious injury, it is impossible to live for another ten days without recuperating the holy grade Tianshu grass."

The second elder raised his eyebrows and said, "Do you think someone will save him secretly?"

The third elder pondered for a moment, and then there was a Gege sound in his voice, "I don't think Shen Luo is a person who knows. If he knows, we will not be in a good place. But that Ling Guyue always feels that he knows something vaguely. We Still have to be careful..."

The two gradually drifted away, and Shen Luo saw their backs submerged in the dark night, and finally disappeared. He looked up at the sky, and a dark cloud had floated from nowhere, covering the sky and the moon, as if to Covering the entire Pingchuan.

Shen Luo said: "That's all I heard, and they went up the mountain. In order not to startle the snake, I can't follow."

Ling Guyue's heart had already set off turbulent waves, "Could it be Master..." He suddenly remembered Gu Huasong's kind face, under the pear tree, in front of Pingyi Peak... He was always strict with his juniors, but he was always strict with himself. Tolerant, but since five years ago, he left a letter of succession, and there has been no news from him.Everyone guessed that he quit the rivers and lakes and went down the mountains to play in the mountains and rivers.A few years later, just when they were about to forget about it, the news awakened their past memories again.

Shen Luo shook his head, "I still don't know the truth of the matter, and we need to continue to investigate."

Ling Guyue's mind went blank, and she said blankly: "But... but the three elders and master are brothers of the same school, how could they be so cruel?"

Shen Luo stood up and pressed his shoulder, "Brother, maybe there is something else hidden..."

Ling Guyue shook her head and sneered, "No wonder they wanted to kill me, they thought I knew the truth back then..."

Shen Luo's eyes changed slightly, "The person who blamed senior brother has not yet been found out, and it is not sure whether it is the work of the three elders."

Ling Guyue sighed.

Shen Luo lightly pinched his shoulders to relax for him, "Why don't senior brothers go back with me first?"

Ling Guyue thought for a while, then shook her head and said: "I can't leave yet, I will go back to you as soon as I find out something."

"What's the matter?"

Ling Guyue said: "It's not sure yet, if there is any news, I will let you know."

Seeing that he didn't want to say more, Shen Luo didn't ask any more questions, but said, "Brother, take care."

"Take care." Ling Guyue also stood up to send him off.

When he came to the door, Shen Luo suddenly stopped, and said lightly: "Senior brother, you haven't said who Miss Qingchan is?"

Ling Guyue paused, coughed a few times and said, "It's getting late, junior brother, let's go back quickly."

Shen Luo's eyes were dark, he tapped his foot, and fled towards the door, and disappeared in a moment.

Ling Guyue returned to her room and stood by the window for a long time, thinking about Gu Huasong.Until the noise outside the building woke him up, when he looked up, the silver moon was already full on the top of the mountain.

The lanterns on the street downstairs moved with the crowds, and the young man in brocade wandered among them, secretly sniffing the fragrance in the girl's sleeves.

Someone knocked on the door and said, "Young Master Fei Yi, have you rested yet?"

Listening to the sound, it seems to be a green cicada.

Ling Guyue replied: "It's already rested."

Qing Chan said again: "On the fifteenth day of the night, our landlord wants to invite you to enjoy the lanterns on the street. Would you like to go with me?"

Ling Guyue didn't want to go out at first, but after thinking about it, this might be a good time to spy on Lin Jue, so she agreed.

The breeze was blowing, and the night was cold as water.

Ling Guyue looked at Lin Jue under the lamp without showing any trace, and seeing that his face was still pale, she asked, "How is the host?"

Lin Jue was wrapped in a cloak, put down his hands covering his lips and coughed lightly, and said with a smile: "It's no problem, the young master has just arrived here, and he doesn't know the customs of Jinling. Lin should show his kindness as a landlord."

Ling Guyue took a lantern from his hand, and heard him say: "The one in the master's hand is a concentric lantern, which is for seeking marriage, while the one in my hand is a gourd lantern, which is used to keep safe."

Ling Guyue slowed down while listening to him talk about the origin of the lanterns in Yanzifang, and walked side by side with him.

There are towering towers in the swallow workshop, flowing water around the street, and thousands of people and lights.From time to time, from the pavilions along the street, the sound of sobbing and flute, moonlight and sky shadows, and lights express love.

"I don't know why the young master is looking for those two people?" Lin Jue tilted his head slightly, looking at Ling Guyue to express his questioning intention.

Ling Guyue said: "It's nothing, I just read a book and saw that it didn't have an ending so boring, so I wanted to ask the author for clarification."

Lin Jue nodded, "Unexpectedly, the young master is still a person of temperament."

"Where is Master Lin?" Ling Guyue asked, "I don't know what plans you have in the future?"

Lin Jue smiled and said, "I hope to marry a wife as soon as possible before I die, so as to continue the incense of our Lin family."

Ling Guyue said: "That's right. It's a pity that Shuying Building has a century-old foundation without successors. It's just that if the owner of Lin is gone, a child who lost his father may not be happy either."

Lin Jue said frankly: "I'm not worried about this. I lost my father since I was young, and I didn't even have a mother. I was brought up by my third uncle. My third uncle treated me like a father like a mother. If I'm not here, he will be there too." Will raise my children."

Ling Guyue nodded, her heart skipped a beat, "Your third uncle watched Master Lin grow up?"

"Exactly, but..." Before finishing speaking, Lin Jue's eyes were attracted by other things, "Is this... a beauty lamp?"

Lin Jue picked up a lantern that seemed to be abandoned from the side of the road, and praised: "This lantern is really unique, but who left it here?"

Standing behind him, Ling Guyue saw him holding a paper lamp, made into the shape of a beauty, painted with colored brushes, with black eyebrows and cherry lips, it was indeed very vivid.

While enjoying it, someone suddenly pushed Lin Jue away, grabbed the lantern, and said angrily, "Don't touch my master's lantern!"

Ling Guyue hurriedly grabbed Lin Jue's wrist to prevent him from falling.

"Are you okay?" Ling Guyue took the opportunity to catch his pulse door and probed secretly, and what he got was indeed a messy pulse, and his internal energy was empty, not like he had practiced martial arts.

"Thank you, young master." Lin Jue gasped a few times in fright, and forced a smile at him.

Ling Guyue secretly said: Lin Jue's pulse is indeed different, it seems that the younger brother is thinking too much.

Letting go of their hands, the two raised their eyes and saw that the one who grabbed the lamp was a chubby young man, dressed in purple brocade silk clothes, with gold beads on his head to wipe his forehead, followed by two aggressive servants.This person is very fair, but because he is too fat, his eyes are squeezed until there are only two slits left, and the ferocious expression on his face has become a little ridiculous.

Lin Jue said: "Master, this lantern was obviously picked up by me, why did you rob me?"

The fat man held the exquisite lantern, without looking at Lin Jue, he said, "This is mine! I've been looking for it for half an hour, and I haven't asked you why my lantern is in your hand." !"

"You said it was yours, do you have evidence?" Lin Jue frowned.

The fat man didn't speak, and the two servants who followed him stared at Lin Jue arrogantly, "Our young master said that what belongs to him is his! If you ask again, I will be rude to you!"

Lin Jue said: "Young master, there is no proof for empty words. Without evidence, it cannot be said to be yours." After speaking, he stretched out his hand to snatch it.

As soon as the fat man didn't pay attention, the lantern had already fallen into Lin Jue's hands, so he shouted at him angrily, "Give it back to me!"

Lin Jue shook his head and said, "My lord, if you have evidence to prove that this is yours, Lin will return it to you."

The fat boy stomped his feet a few times, "You...you!"

The two servants rubbed their wrists, "Sick boy, do you know who our young master is?"

Lin Jue said: "Young master of the Zhao family in Jinling, who doesn't know?"

Ling Guyue, who was behind her, was taken aback for a moment, glanced at Lin Jue's back, and vaguely knew what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.

"Since you know who I am, why don't you hurry up and return the lamp!" The fat boy's fat face was flushed with anger.

"It's not that I don't want to give it to you, it's because my friend really likes this lamp. If Mr. Zhao doesn't mind, can you give the lamp to my friend?"

The fat boy shouted angrily: "Why should I give him my lamp! I won't give it!"

"Fei Yi, what do you think? Mr. Zhao is not willing." Lin Jue sighed, took a step to the side, and delivered the beauty lamp to Ling Guyue.

In the shadow of the moon, under the lanterns, the laughter behind him faded away, and all the beautiful faces in front of him suddenly lost their voices and paled.

It can be said to be a soul-stirring sight.

Ling Guyue met everyone's gaze helplessly, and had no choice but to say: "Since others don't want it, Fei Yi can't force it either." She wanted to return the lantern to Fat Young Master.

"Wait...wait!" The fat boy didn't take it over, his eyes seemed to be pinned, and he stuck to Ling Guyue's body tightly, "You... are you a fairy?"

Lin Jue smiled and said, "He is my friend."

"Why have I never seen you? Are you from Jinling?" The fat man stared blankly at him.

Ling Guyue said: "I just arrived in Jinling."

"Is your name Fei Yi? That sounds nice...then...where do you live now?" Seeing his young master like this, the two servants understood, put away their fierce expressions, and lowered their heads to pretend to be a tortoise.

Ling Guyue frowned and said, "Temporarily living in Shuying Building."

"Then can I see you?"

Ling Guyue pursed her lips and cast a warning look at Lin Jue.

Lin Jue continued: "Shu Ying Lou welcomes visitors from all over the world."

The fat young man woke up like a dream, "Shu Ying Lou..."

The servant at the side lightly touched his arm, and whispered: "Master, it's already the second watch, we should go back, otherwise if the master finds out, you will be scolded again..."

The fat boy reluctantly said: "If you like this lamp, I will give it to you. I will look for you." After saying that, he turned his head and left.

Ling Guyue stuffed the lamp into Lin Jue's hand, and said mockingly: "Lord Lin is really good at predicting things."

Lin Jue coughed a few times, and argued, "I didn't know it would be such a coincidence that I would meet Mr. Zhao here... But it's good, this is an opportunity to get close to Zhao's residence."

Ling Guyue had some doubts about his words, and she didn't want to pursue too much.Looking at this bustling market, I suddenly lost interest in enjoying it, "Lord Lin, let's go back."

Lin Jue chased after him with great effort, and after a while he was sweating profusely and gasping for breath.

Ling Guyue sneered, and went back to Shuyinglou without waiting for him.