Green scales

The Temple of Ten Thousand Demons.

Situ Ling looked at the image on the mirror with great interest, propped his head on one hand, and lay sideways on the throne.A layer of mist appeared in the mirror, and then the whole mirror glowed with lustrous light.

Then the image disappeared, the mist dissipated, and the light also dissipated.

Situ Ling shook the mirror, snapped his fingers, and the mirror disappeared.

It seemed that someone didn't want him to continue watching.Situ Ling Shi Shiran got up, the corners of his mouth curled up, showing a chic and unrestrained appearance, he left the palace unsteadily, and walked towards the back garden.

"Yuqin, wake up." A gentle voice came, Yuqin groaned, frowned slightly, slowly opened his eyes, and saw Xia Xinglan sitting beside him, stroking his forehead with one hand, looking at him tenderly .

Yuqin moved over softly, her arms were loosely wrapped around Xia Xinglan's neck, and she uttered a series of meaningless ramblings, obviously not getting enough sleep.

Xia Xinglan pinched his cheek lightly, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, Yuqin sniffed, and dawdled on Xia Xinglan's shoulder and neck, putting on a posture to continue to lean on.

Xia Xinglan had no choice but to lower her head and kiss Yuqin's smooth and white cheek like jade.Yuqin giggled, and ducked to the side timidly, and said lazily in her voice: "I just had a dream."

"What dream?"

Yuqin just stared at Xia Xinglan's cheek in rapt attention, but didn't answer, and Xia Xinglan didn't rush, but just quietly waited with a smile on her face.

"I dreamed about the first time we met." Yuqin whispered, "You saved me."

Xia Xinglan smiled calmly, and said, "At that time, I was so young and full of energy that I thought I would single-handedly challenge the monsters. It is already very good to save my life. It must be you who saved me."

Yuqin pursed her thin lips lightly when she heard the words, and there was no joy on her face. For some reason, she seemed a little hesitant.Xia Xinglan only thought that Yuqin was depressed because she remembered what happened in Bibo Pavilion back then, so she stopped talking about that time.

"Are you hungry? Shall I buy you something to eat?"

Yuqin looked down at his hands in a daze. It was not until Xia Xinglan asked several times that Yuqin came back to his senses and nodded indiscriminately.

Xia Xinglan thought he was still sleepy, stepped forward and kissed Yuqin's forehead lightly, and then got out of the carriage.

Yuqin opened her eyes again after hearing the movement, her eyes were clear and she was no longer tired like before.After sitting for a while, I slowly moved to the window, opened the bamboo curtain with my fingertips, and looked out.

Xia Xinglan was chatting with Xiao Er in a post station, and Yuqin knew without thinking that he was asking for directions. Although he wanted to finish his work as soon as possible and go back, he didn't want Xia Xinglan to suffer, so he had to drive with him during the day and stay at night .

After a while, Xia Xinglan turned around and walked towards the carriage with the food in hand, while Yuqin put down the bamboo curtain.After a while, the carriage swayed, Xia Xinglan lifted the curtain and said with a smile: "There's not much food here, let's take some pancakes to rest your stomach first, I just asked about a small town ten miles away, and we can get there before dark, then we will find Take a good rest at the inn."

There was nothing wrong with Yuqin, he only took a piece of cake and ate it in small bites.The two were speechless for a while.

Yuqin wasn't hungry, but he would always eat whatever Xia Xinglan gave him.After the two of them finished eating, Xia Xinglan went to drive on the horse again.

After Yuqin woke up, she didn't want to sit alone in the carriage anymore, so she went forward and sat side by side with Xia Xinglan, with her head resting on his shoulder.

Xia Xinglan was afraid that Yuqin would be bored, so he told him all kinds of things to amuse him, while Yuqin was very cooperative and echoed at just the right place, and looked at the green hills receding slowly beside the official road with complicated eyes.

Xia Xinglan felt Yuqin's lack of interest along the way, knowing the hesitation in his heart, and said slowly: "I know you don't want to go back, and I promise you too. After this matter is over, we will never care about the secular world anymore."

Yuqin was silent for a while, Xia Xinglan felt a little apprehensive for some reason, and suddenly, a slender little finger came to him, shaking it.

Xia Xinglan turned her head to look, only to see Yuqin raised her little finger and looked at him with bright eyes.Suddenly he laughed, as if he had knocked over a honeypot in his heart, wishing he could hug Yuqin into the carriage right now and keep him tender.

Yuqin shook his arms. From Xia Xinglan's point of view, those hands were dazzlingly white, like tofu, smooth and tender. Xia Xinglan quickly moved closer to peck Yuqin's lips, and then stretched out his little finger to entangle with him. .

Yuqin looked at the hooked little fingers of the two, smiled very contentedly, and shook her hands like a child.

"It's a deal, but it can't be changed."

Xia Xinglan smiled, "Of course."

The two looked at each other with a lot of affection without talking.

It wasn't until sunset that Xia Xinglan drove the carriage into the city.The city is not too big, but compared to Yongshui City, it has a few more restaurants, so there are more people. It is noisy during the day, but at night, it is like Yongshui City, leaving a A dim yellow light, just like the little fireflies in the summer night.

Xia Xinglan crossed the long street and found an inn near the north gate of the city. After today's repairs, he can leave the city directly tomorrow morning, which is much more convenient.

Xia Xinglan went inside and had a chat with the waiter, and then came to Fu Yuqin to dismount, and told the shopkeeper to lead the carriage to the backyard so that the horses could be fed. After the shopkeeper agreed one by one, Xia Xinglan and Yuqin both entered the inn.

There were still many people dining in the inn lobby at the moment, and the noise was endless. As soon as Yuqin entered, he felt a few gazes directed at him.Yuqin looked at Xia Xinglan subconsciously, but saw that he was talking to the shopkeeper, so she didn't interrupt, just stood aside and waited.

Although Yuqin didn't want to cause trouble, but that gaze continued to patrol him even more presumptuously, bold and rude.Yuqin suddenly felt as if he was being watched by a reptile in the gutter, and he was extremely disgusted in his heart, so he just turned his head and looked coldly along the line of sight.

It was a middle-aged thin man with sunken eyes revealing a hint of evil light.And the two beside him also looked at Yuqin maliciously together, and whispered from time to time.

Seeing Yuqin looking over, the middle-aged man smiled presumptuously and boldly, and raised his wine glass to congratulate him from afar.

Yuqin glanced at him coldly, but he didn't bother to pay attention to it. This kind of person is not worth his hands.Besides, he couldn't make trouble for Xia Xinglan, anyway, they would leave early tomorrow morning.

After Xia Xinglan paid the money, Xiao Er graciously asked the two of them to go up to the building to pack their luggage.After Yuqin went upstairs, the men at the table looked at each other and smiled.

"Brother, just now that person has a good appearance and a good figure, especially the small waist, which is thin." A man with a slightly fat body said to the middle-aged man. He kept staring at people.

The other person quickly echoed, "Third brother is right, according to my experience, there may be no way to torture people in bed."

The middle-aged man who was respected by them as the eldest brother raised his head and took a sip of tea indifferently, looked at the two salivating people beside him, and said with a soft snort: "That's natural, you must not have thought of him." history."

"Hey, of course we are not as well-informed as big brother."

"Yes, yes, brother, can you get someone here?"

The middle-aged man glanced at the impatient younger brother, who quickly filled the jug for him.Only then did the middle-aged man take a sip from his wine glass in satisfaction, and Shi Shiran said, "During those days when I was in the imperial city, he was very famous."

"Young Master Huaiyu, have you heard of it?"

The other two men shook their heads in unison, and the middle-aged man sneered when he saw this, and continued: "You don't think you know, but Mr. Huaiyu was the number one player in Bibo Pavilion back then. It is also rare in the world. Many high-ranking officials and dignitaries have gone there admiringly."

The fat man with a fat face looked slumped when he heard the words, and he said embarrassingly: "It's a young man, isn't that being played to death by someone?"

The middle-aged man glanced contemptuously, "Young Master Huaiyu was not listed back then. Only people from prominent families or merchants who spend a lot of money can invite him to play the piano."

Another person hurriedly echoed: "Isn't that right? The third brother doesn't understand. Those who come out of the land of fireworks don't learn all their kung fu for nothing."

"However, in that kind of place, who can live a life of innocence? Forgive him for being so talented and handsome, so what if he is admired by all the stars? It's just a few years later." The middle-aged man said drunkenly. After drinking a glass of wine, "However, on the night when he was listed, someone came and spent a lot of money to redeem him. After that, he disappeared without a trace. I didn't expect to meet him here today."

"Could it be the man who traveled with you today?"

"It's not necessarily true. Among the people in the party, those who change men are more diligent than anyone else." As soon as the words fell, the three of them laughed, and there was a trace of desire in each other's eyes.

"But that person doesn't seem to be easy to deal with."

The middle-aged man unhurriedly took out a paper bag from his pocket, pushed it towards the third child, and said: "They went upstairs, presumably they planned to let the second child deliver the food to the room, third brother, this is terrible Don't you need me to teach you?"

The third child put the paper bag into his arms with a smile and hurriedly said no need.

Xia Xinglan opened the window in the room, and fresh air rushed in with the breeze, dispelling the damp smell of wood in the room. Yuqin sat at the table, put his hands on the table, put his chin on his arm, and watched Xia Xinglan take the Wipe the mattress with a cloth towel.

Just as Yuqin was about to say something, there was a knock on the door.

"Guest officer, your dinner is ready."

"Send it in." Yuqin said.

Xiao Er put the dinner on the table, told him again and again that there was something to do, and then he closed the door and left.

Yuqin glanced at the food on the table, picked up the chopsticks and flicked it twice, curled her lips in disgust.Seeing this, Xia Xinglan couldn't laugh or cry, rolled up his sleeves and threw the cloth towel aside, preparing to coax him to eat.

Yuqin shook her head resolutely, "I don't eat eggs. If I eat eggs, I will get rashes all over my body."

"You also ate at home."

But Yuqin turned a deaf ear and insisted: "Eggs are put in these dishes."

"Then what should we do?" Xia Xinglan looked at Yuqin calmly, and asked with a smile. He didn't dislike Yuqin's occasional temper, on the contrary, he benefited from it.

"I'll take it to the store for a change." Yuqin got up after finishing speaking, and went out again with the lunch box. Xia Xinglan disappeared before she could speak, so she shook her head helplessly and continued to clean simply.

Yuqin slowed down after going out the door, looked down at the dishes in the bowl, raised a disdainful arc at the corner of his mouth, and then walked to the stairs, slanting down to the table of the three men who were talking about him just now.

Yuqin held the lunch box in one hand, and swiped with the other, and then the dishes on the table shone slightly, but under the light, they were extremely dim, and no one noticed the changes in the dishes.

After finishing everything, Yuqin glanced down lightly from the upstairs, saw the three people still talking and laughing and drinking, snorted coldly,

"Out of control."