Small green grass falling from the sky

【The Unexpected Man in Black】

Although Chu Jing was full of confidence, he was not careless, but made detailed arrangements.

Qingsong, Black Bamboo, Yunshan, and Yuliu are all four guards - especially Yunshan, who is excellent in lightness skills and has the best relationship with Su Li.

Chu Jing told him in advance that in the event of an accident, Su Li must be taken away safely, whether the other party is willing or not.

In addition, there is Wu Yu, although his mana is suppressed, but turning into a black bird to explore the way will not arouse the suspicion of the guards at all.

Listening to his orderly arrangement, Su Li couldn't help but think of what he said earlier - learn to use your husband...

The soft pinnae turned red uncontrollably.

This is what it feels like to have someone to rely on, right?

Just like the wolf in the dream, even though there are lightning, thunder and landslides outside, as long as he hides under his tail and clings to his thick and stiff tail hair, he feels that he is not afraid of anything.

***

Under the cover of night, several black shadows were speeding along the empty street.

Su Li put his arms around Chu Jing's neck, and suddenly felt that he was holding back - it was clearly his fault.

He pursed his lips, and just about to say something, Qingsong whispered in front of him, "Master, turn the intersection ahead and you will be Prime Minister Su's Mansion."

Su Li clenched his arms tightly, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

Chu Jing patted his thin waist with his hands behind his back, and comforted him softly, "Don't be afraid."

Su Li buried her face in his warm neck, feeling the familiar and safe atmosphere, and let out a muffled "hmm".

Chu Jing nodded at Qingsong and the others, "Let's go."

According to the plan, Wu Yu went to explore the road first, but several people chose a place with the weakest guards to climb over the wall and enter.

Chu Jing vaguely found out that there seemed to be something left in the prime minister's mansion. The reason why the emperor ordered people to guard it was to seize the opportunity to capture Su Liang's remaining party. However, after more than half a year, there was no movement at all.

Therefore, until a group of people sneaked into the backyard, they were not found.

Chu Jing's gaze scanned the courtyard, and finally settled on the bamboo forest under the south wall.

"Is it here?"

Su Li nodded.

Passing through this bamboo grove, you can directly lead to the back window of the study - this was discovered by Su Li accidentally when he was playing with his second brother when he was a child, and even the servants in the mansion didn't know about it.

Chu Jing put Su Li down, and ordered in a low voice: "You stay here and watch, Li Zi and I will go in, and if there is any accident, we will play the bamboo flute."

The four people and one bird responded with a low voice, and then scattered in all directions, hiding in the forest.

Wu Yu maintained the shape of a black bird, found the tallest bamboo, and grabbed it firmly.

Looking at the familiar scene in front of him, Su Li couldn't help but recall scenes from the past, nostalgia, sadness, hatred...all kinds of complicated emotions came to his heart at the same time.

Chu Jing took his hand and comforted him in a low voice, "Follow me closely, nothing will happen."

The voice of concern rang in his ears, and then Su Li withdrew his mind a little, and nodded emphatically.

Chu Jing led him, and walked into the forest lightly.

There is no road in the forest, and the gaps between the bamboos are very narrow. You have to be careful and slow to avoid too much noise.

Su Li was a little impatient at first, but being held by Chu Jing's warm and dry hands, listening to his soothing and steady breathing, his anxious heart gradually settled down.

The back window of the memory appeared in front of the eyes unconsciously.

On the old window sills, four small characters are engraved crookedly - the window of small glass.

This was inscribed by the second brother with a dagger in order to coax him back then. Even though the handwriting became mottled and unclear after ten years, Su Li still found it out at a glance.

Chu Jing followed his line of sight and touched it with his big rough hand, "Is it this one?"

Su Li endured the wetness in his eyes and nodded slightly.

Chu Jing rubbed his head, inserted the dagger into the crack of the window, and moved it a little bit. It didn't take long before he heard a soft "click", and the window bolt was flicked open.

He listened quietly for a while, making sure that there was no guard inside, then opened the window and jumped in, then turned around, picked up Su Li easily, and carried him in.

The study room is no longer what it looks like in memory. The originally neat bookshelves have been moved in disorder, all the antiques on the shelves have disappeared, and the collection of books is scattered all over the place.

Su Li tugged at his chest, as if this could ease the suffocating breathing.

Chu Jing sighed softly, supported the back of his head, and brought him into his arms.

Su Li closed his eyes, tried his best to suppress the choking in his throat, and said in a hoarse voice, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

Chu Jing nodded and led him towards the wall.There was a bookshelf embedded in the wall that couldn't be moved, and he noticed it the moment he entered.

This is most likely where the agency is located.

Sure enough, the next moment, Su Li's actions verified his guess.

I saw him bent down, and his plain white hand slowly touched the lower right corner of the bookshelf - there was an inconspicuous auspicious cloud pattern there.

Su Li closed her eyes, recalling the scene in her dream——

The thin man crouched under the desk, and saw that the pattern on the bottom of the shelf turned three times to the right, then turned two times to the left, and then a small dot in the middle was slightly concave...

Su Li's hands could not help but move according to this law.

When the last step was completed, the sound of "giggle" suddenly sounded in the quiet night.

Chu Jing's heart trembled, he rolled Su Li in his arms, and hid neatly behind the partition.

Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened. The originally integrated bookshelf split to two sides, revealing a narrow secret door behind.

Su Li gasped for breath, and couldn't wait to go over, but was stopped by Chu Jing.

He shielded Su Li behind him, and pushed the door open sideways.

The space inside was unexpectedly small, with grids chiseled on the four walls, and letters, official documents, tokens and other things were placed inside.

The husband and wife looked at each other, took off their outer shirts unanimously, took off the things in the grid as quickly as possible, and packed them away.

The trip went unexpectedly well.

Just as Su Li breathed a sigh of relief, he heard a small commotion from the other side of the bamboo forest.

First, Wu Yu uttered a warning cry, and several people disappeared one after another.

Unexpectedly, not only did the other party not come to arrest him, but he turned his footsteps and ran away from the bamboo forest as if fleeing.

Yuliu was the closest, so she chased after her without thinking.

Wu Yu was eager to make contributions, and with one flap of her wings, she transformed into a human figure in mid-air, outflanking her from the side.

By the time Qingsong wanted to stop it, it was too late—the three of them had already started fighting.

The man was dressed in black and was covered from head to toe.He was obviously not interested in fighting, and just wanted to take the opportunity to escape.

Chu Jing protected Su Li, and winked at Mo Zhu and Yun Shan, "Take him down, let's make a quick decision."

The two responded in unison, and both joined the battle group.

Under the moonlight, Su Li vaguely saw the figure of the man, and felt extremely familiar.

He subconsciously grasped Chu Jing's hand and tightened his grip.

Chu Jing clasped back gently, comforting silently.

Just when the four of them were about to succeed, the man suddenly took out something from his arms, and scattered in front of him without hesitation.

Yun Shan subconsciously stopped her movements and dodged to dodge.

He took advantage of this gap to escape.

However, before taking two steps, Qingsong leaped out from the side, swung the bamboo pole in his hand, and hit him heavily on the back of the neck.

Su Li's heart tightened, and he saw the man fell limply on the ground.

"It's okay, I just fainted." Chu Jing squeezed his hand and said in a low voice, "Get out of here first."

Su Li nodded, and took the initiative to grab his neck.

Chu Jing hooked his lips, and carried him into his arms with familiar movements.

***

In the hall, Chu Jing sat at the head, and Su Li was pushed by him to sit on the chair that belonged to the mistress.

Qingsong, Mozhu, Yunshan, and Yuliu lined up left and right with their arms crossed, and the black feathers turned back into black birds, leaning on the left and right of the door with Pan Yu, who came to watch the fun, and firmly blocked the exit.

A pungent smell drifted past, the man in black's eyelids moved slightly, and he woke up leisurely.

The moment he opened his eyes, his eyes were clear again - this is the vigilance that only a person who has been in a state of combat for a long time will have.

Chu Jing raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, and said in a deep voice, "Can you show your true colors, brother?"

"Don't dare to call the county king a brother." Although he was at a disadvantage, his tone was neither hasty nor rash, neither humble nor overbearing.

However, the voice that came out surprised Su Li severely - this, this is...

He subconsciously looked at Chu Jing.

Chu Jing smiled and also guessed the other party's identity.

The man in black looked at Su Li, then looked away.

White and slender fingers placed on the mask and slowly peeled it off.

Under the mask, Tang Youran's clear and handsome face was revealed.

Even though he had already guessed, Su Li still couldn't hide his surprise. At the same time, there was a feeling of "it really is so" deep in his heart.

Since he wasn't a thief, Chu Jing naturally wouldn't make things difficult for him, and immediately asked him to untie him and sit down.

Tang Youran didn't refuse, and slowly tidied up her messy mane and wrinkled clothes before sitting down gracefully.

Chu Jing raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile, "As expected of being the son of the Tang family, the rules of etiquette really amaze me."

Tang Youran raised the corners of her lips, and sneered—I don't know whether to laugh at Chu Jing's words, or his behavior.

Chu Jing shook his head, but didn't take it seriously.

On the contrary, Su Li asked rather aggrievedly: "Sir, you are the manager of the academy, why did you sneak into the Prime Minister's mansion late at night?"

In contrast, Tang Youran's attitude towards him was much gentler, "It's about the same as your purpose!" He raised his head and smiled a little strangely, "You know everything, right? About your life experience."

Su Li was stunned, "My background?"

Tang Youran raised her eyebrows, and glanced at Chu Jing, "His Royal Highness 'sneaked into the prime minister's residence late at night', isn't it for you?"

Just as Chu Jing was about to deny it, Su Li smiled at him, then nodded affirmatively, "His Royal Highness is indeed for me—but, what does this have to do with my 'life experience'?"

Tang Youran might have thought that he was pretending to be stupid, and her words were inexplicably tolerant, "If you don't know, why are you wading into this muddy water?"

Su Li coughed lightly, and came up with his usual rhetoric, "My father was originally a gardener in the Su family, so he was indirectly implicated in the case of Xiang's family and died. This case is full of doubts. The boy wants to find out the truth to comfort him. The spirit of the old man in heaven."

"Father Su is a gardener in the Xiangfu, how could I not know about this?" Tang Youran smiled, with a hint of teasing in his eyes.

Su Li was taken aback for a moment, no matter how he heard it, he felt that what he said was very strange - as if he was so familiar with the Prime Minister's Mansion.

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