After dinner.
Ah Ya silently put away the dishes and went to the kitchen to clean them.
After Luo Qingfeng helped clean up, he was ready to say goodbye and leave.
But grandma held him back and whispered: "A Feng, you can stay here tonight. If A Ying is not here, that girl A Ya will be scared when she sleeps at night."
Luo Qingfeng was a little embarrassed: "Grandma, I have something to do tomorrow morning."
Grandma said quickly: "I have something to do tomorrow morning, not tonight. Just get up early tomorrow and I won't delay you."
Luo Qingfeng hesitated for a moment, and grandma said again: "A Feng, grandma slept very hard at night. You can't hear anything outside. A Ying is not here. What if a thief or robber comes in?"
Luo Qingfeng said: "Ah Ya is very powerful, doesn't Grandma know?"
Grandma sighed and said: "Aya, that girl is always timid, and she becomes even timid after dark. You can stay here for one night, just one night, okay?"
Luo Qingfeng could no longer refuse. After thinking about it, he said, "Okay, I'll just get up early tomorrow."
Grandma then smiled happily and said, "A Feng, thank you."
Then he added: "You guys go to bed early after taking a shower. Grandma is sleepy and needs to go to bed first. Hey, people are old and their ears are not working well. When I fall asleep at night, I can't hear anything."
As she spoke, she entered her room and locked the door.
Luo Qingfeng glanced outside and thought to himself: It's okay to stay here tonight. It's just a chance to practice for one night, and maybe the first row of data can be increased to one hundred.
With this in mind, he went to the kitchen.
Ah Ya had already washed the dishes and was sitting alone in front of the stove, boiling water silently. The firelight reflected on her cheeks, and she had a dull expression on her face.
Seeing him come in, the girl immediately lowered her head, and her rosy cheeks, which were already illuminated by the firelight, became even redder.
Luo Qingfeng said: "Grandma said that if Sister Nightingale is not here, you will be scared when you sleep at night, so she asked me to stay tonight."
Ah Ya lowered her head and remained silent.
Luo Qingfeng opened the lid of the pot, took a look, and said, "Boil more water. I'm going to take a bath tonight and I feel a little smelly."
Ah Ya lowered his head to fill the firewood and nodded his little head.
Luo Qingfeng originally wanted to ask about her condition, but he thought that she couldn't answer and was afraid of affecting her mood, so he had to give up.
He walked to the kitchen door and looked out at the night sky.
The sky was dark and dim, the moon hid behind the clouds, and the stars were invisible.
It is estimated that it will snow in a few days.
The hot water boils quickly.
Luo Qingfeng took a shower directly in the kitchen and changed into clean clothes.
The dirty clothes were put into the basin, ready to be washed later.
But after he cleaned up the kitchen, he suddenly found that the basin was missing. When he went out, he saw the silent little girl squatting beside the well in the small courtyard, silently scrubbing his clothes.
I don’t know when the clothes were stolen.
Luo Qingfeng stood quietly at the door of the kitchen for a while, then walked over and said, "Ah Ya, I can just wash it myself."
Ah Ya lowered her head, ignored him, and continued scrubbing seriously.
What her sister can do, she can do too.
Luo Qingfeng looked at her quietly for a while and said softly: "Thank you very much."
As he stood here, the little girl was obviously uncomfortable.
After speaking, he turned around and entered the house.
But when he walked into Nightingale's room, he suddenly found that the bed was empty.
There were no quilts, sheets, pillows or anything like that.
I guess Sister Nightingale knew that she would be out for a few days, so she put all her things in the cabinet.
He walked to the cabinet and rummaged through it. He only saw clothes, not quilts or sheets.
He went to another cabinet, but still didn't find it. Instead, he turned out a few bellybands and some black tight-fitting pantyhose-like pants.
He saw that Sister Nightingale wore a black skirt every time. It was slightly thicker than stockings, but it wrapped her long legs as tightly as stockings and was smooth to the touch.
Women's clothing in this era was still very diverse.
Especially cultivators who often go out often wear tight-fitting clothing for the convenience of fighting.
Luo Qingfeng put the clothes back in the closet and secretly wondered: "Where did you put the quilt? It couldn't be in Ah Ya's room, right?"
Forget it, he wasn't going to sleep tonight anyway.
He sat down at the table, took out his textbook, read it carefully for a while, and thought about tomorrow's class.
After a while, Ah Ya's footsteps entered the house.
She paused for a few seconds at the door of the room. Fang gently opened the door and looked at him, and then looked at the bed.
Luo Qingfeng looked at her and said, "Go to bed quickly. I'm practicing tonight, so I don't need to sleep, and there's no need to make the bed."
Ah Ya stood at the door and looked at him quietly for a while. After struggling for a long time, Fang raised his finger and pointed to his room.
Luo Qingfeng said: "Is the quilt in your room? No need, I have to practice tonight and won't sleep."
Ah Ya blushed and pointed to her room again.
Seeing how stubborn she was, Luo Qingfeng had no choice but to put down the books, stood up and said, "Okay, I'll get the quilt."
Ah Ya lowered her head and followed him silently.
Luo Qingfeng entered the room and did not see the extra quilt. He only saw a piece of white cloth spread out on the bed, which looked particularly eye-catching.
He was stunned for a moment, then suddenly turned his head and looked behind him.
The little girl lowered her head tightly, her face flushed, and her hands were wringing on her skirt. She was so nervous and shy that she seemed about to cry.
Luo Qingfeng pretended not to understand, walked to the closet, rummaged around, and asked, "Is there no quilt?"
The little girl shook her head slightly.
Luo Qingfeng said: "It's okay, I slept during the day, and I didn't plan to sleep tonight. You go to bed early, I'm going to practice."
After saying that, he left the room and closed the door for her.
In the house, it becomes quiet.
Ah Ya stood at the door for a long time. Fang slowly raised his head and looked at the white cloth on the bed, seeming to breathe a sigh of relief.
Luo Qingfeng returned to the room, locked the door and windows, then got on the bed, sat cross-legged, and started practicing.
Soon, he entered a state of cultivation.
In the night sky, the energy of a certain star began to flow down continuously, passing through the roof and entering his body.
Slowly at first, and gradually the speed started to increase.
A transparent vortex quickly formed on the top of his head, and streams of star power quickly penetrated from the acupuncture points on his head, flowed into his sea of fu, and merged into those stars.
Before I knew it, the darkness outside the window had receded.
It's five o'clock.
Luo Qingfeng felt the speed of the star power flowing in, and it began to slow down gradually.
He slowly stopped and stopped.
With a thought, the two lines of data clearly appeared in his mind.
[Process: ninety-nine]
[Open Heaven Five-Star Realm, Progress: Ninety-three]
so slow!
After practicing for a whole day and night, the data in the first row only increased a little.
The second row of data actually increased by three points.
Forget it, let's continue tonight.
He took a short rest and stabilized the star power in his body, then got out of bed, pushed open the window, and looked outside.
The sky was bright and the light was still dim.
The cold wind came from the window, and there was a biting chill.
Luo Qingfeng closed the window, blew out the oil lamp on the table, and then left the room, clearly hearing the even breathing coming from the two rooms.
He didn't interrupt, quietly walked out and jumped out of the courtyard.
On the streets, vendors have begun to get busy.
Many shops also opened their doors early and started making items for sale in the morning.
When Luo Qingfeng arrived at Ningguo Mansion, the sky was still groggy.
He entered the house through the back door.
When the two guards guarding the back door saw him, before he could take out the nameplate of the mansion, one of them said with a smile on his face: "It's Mr. Luo. The butler sent someone to ask you last night, Miss Third." I also came to ask, Mr. Luo, please come in quickly."
Luo Qingfeng cupped his hands and walked into the garden.
After walking through the garden and following the familiar road, we soon arrived at the Green Bamboo Garden.
When he was about to raise his hand to knock on the door, he thought for a moment that it was still early and the two little maids were probably still sleeping, so he wouldn't disturb them.
He jumped directly into the small courtyard.
Then he went up to the corridor, gently opened the window, and climbed in through the window.
The morning lessons are all planned out.
But it should still be an hour and a half before class begins.
The weather was cold, so those little guys probably got up later than usual, so there was no need to go to school so early to endure the cold.
He decided to rest for an hour, recuperate his energy, and continue practicing tonight.
If nothing else happens, it is estimated that the first line of data tonight will reach 100.
He took off his coat and put it on the couch, then gently opened the bead curtain and walked into the back room.
The sound of two people breathing came from the bed.
On the chair beside the bed, there were some girls' dresses scattered around.
Two pairs of socks were also placed under the bed.
After opening the curtain, the two little girls were sleeping together. Their long black hair was scattered like black satin, reflecting the snow-white and delicate girl's skin. The two young and cute little faces were almost touching each other, and their fragrant shoulders were slightly Exposed, a slender jade arm stretched out.
At the end of the bed, one of their delicate white feet was exposed each.
Luo Qingfeng stood in front of the bed, watching quietly, thinking about what happened during this period, feeling as if he was dreaming.
After covering the two little girls with quilts, he was going to go to the couch to sleep for a while.
The bed is still too small.
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, a small hand suddenly stretched out from the quilt, pulled his sleeve, and whispered: "Master..."
Luo Qingfeng turned around and saw that Xiao Tao had opened her big eyes and was looking at him with surprise on her face, her little hands tightly grasping his sleeves.
Luo Qingfeng whispered: "I just came back. I went to sleep on the couch for a while. When you get up later, don't call me. Wake me up when you go to school soon."
Xiaotao sat up quickly, revealing her snow-white shoulders and slender body, but her majestic chest almost burst the bellyband embroidered with lotus flowers.
The little maid quickly whispered: "Master, just sleep here, it will be warm under the quilt."
As he spoke, he gently lifted the quilt.
Luo Qingfeng glanced at Xiaomei, who was still sleeping soundly inside, and said, "The bed seems a bit small."
Xiaotao said quickly: "You're not young, sir, come up quickly..."
As she said that, she immediately knelt down, helped him untie the belt around his waist, waited for him to take off his clothes, and pulled him to bed.
The little maid's face was red and full of happiness: "Master, I miss you so much. I thought you would never come back."
Luo Qingfeng looked at her cute face and big eyes full of dependence. Without any further refusal, Luo Qingfeng took off her shoes and socks and gently got into the quilt.
The curtains were lowered and the quilt was wrapped.
Xiaotao hugged him tightly, her petite, slender and tall body pressed tightly into his arms, and whispered: "Young Master, the first housekeeper, the third lady, the fourth lady, and the third lady all sent out last night. People came to inquire, but they were all afraid that the young master would not come back."
Luo Qingfeng held her petite body in his arms, gently stroked her silky hair and said, "How could you not come back? We have good food and accommodation here, and we also have money."
Xiaotao's warm cheek was pressed against his neck, like a docile kitten lying in the arms of its master. She rubbed it gently, her voice choked with sobs: "Young servant and Xiaomei are also very scared... Master, if you don't I’m back, my slave and Xiaomei are going to be given away..."
Luo Qingfeng comforted her softly: "No, I can't let you go."
As he spoke, he gently stroked her tender shoulders and the string on her shoulders.
"Hey, why did the rope fall off?"
"Son..."
"Go to sleep, don't move your feet, curl up into a ball, just touch my legs..."
"oh……"
"The bed is really small. I have to tell the housekeeper tomorrow to change to a... big... soft... bed..."
"Um……"
After a while, the little girl shyly shrank into the quilt.
Luo Qingfeng took a look at the sky outside, closed his eyes, and prepared to have a good sleep.
One hour should be enough.
After all, he is a cultivator and a soul cultivator. A short rest can restore a lot of energy.
"By the way, Xiaotao, why is there no heater in the room? The temperature is so low, hiss...it's so cold outside, but it's okay, it's so warm inside..."
"Well……"
Xiao Tao seemed a little guilty, hesitating and hesitating, not daring to speak.
Luo Qingfeng thought to himself: Could it be that the housekeeper and the others deliberately abused their little maid when they saw that he didn't come back?
Thinking of this, he immediately clenched his fists and the muscles on his face twitched a few times.
Ordinarily it shouldn’t be.
If he hadn't solved the case in time that night and discovered the real devil, the big housekeeper would have been humiliated.
The other party should be grateful to him.
But there is no telling, the other party may think that he has the identity of the Demon Suppressing Academy and may not come back again, so...
Um?
He suddenly trembled, turned his head, and looked at the window through the curtain.
There was a dark shadow reflected on the window!
At this moment, his whole body tensed up, and the energy in his body immediately surged out and gathered on his head, staring at the window with bright eyes.
In the room, there was silence.
There was only the sound of the little maid swallowing due to nervousness and fear.
Another demon?
I do not know how long it has been.
After the night outside the window completely receded, the strange black shadow reflected on the window finally disappeared.
Luo Qingfeng accumulated strength for a long time and waited for a while. After seeing that it was completely safe, he had no choice but to pour it out into this narrow space. There was only a slight movement, only a small sound, and the curtains trembled slightly. Down.
His clenched fists slowly unclenched.
At this time, his back was dripping with cold sweat!
Could that dark shadow outside the window really be another demon?
Two demons have been eliminated in this mansion, is there a third one?
If so, that would be troublesome.
They spent a lot of effort to find those two demons. If there was a third one, it would probably be stronger and even harder to find.
Thinking like this, he lay on the bed, panting slightly, no longer sleepy.
At this time, Xiaomei beside him had opened his eyes at some point and was looking at him blankly.
Xiao Tao quickly got out of the quilt, got out of bed with her head lowered, and hurried out of the room.
Seeing that it was getting late, Luo Qingfeng lay down for a while and then got up. While putting on his clothes, he looked at the dumb maid on the bed and said, "Why, you don't recognize your young master anymore?"
Xiaomei suddenly said shyly but happily: "I know... I know you... I thought I was dreaming."
"Keep dreaming, it's cold outside, there's no need to get up so early."
Luo Qingfeng touched her delicate face, put on her clothes, and left the room.
Xiaotao seemed to be thirsty and was drinking water outside. When she saw him getting up, she quickly went to boil hot water and help him wash up.
Luo Qingfeng walked into the kitchen and said, "No need to boil hot water, just cold water."
Xiao Tao said quickly: "Master, it's very cold."
Luo Qingfeng looked at her and said, "Did you just wash up?"
Xiao Tao was startled for a moment, then shook her head quickly and said with a blushing face: "No, no... slave girl... slave girl just came out to drink water."
Luo Qingfeng asked: "Is it ice?"
Xiaotao shook her head, lowered her head and said, "It's hot... what I drink is hot."
He glanced at the kettle on the stove, opened the lid, took a look, and said, "Let it continue to burn. You can wash it later. I'll just wash it with cold water."
After washing up.
He first went to the corridor to take a look, then went to the window and observed carefully for a while. There were no traces left on the ground.
Seeing that it was almost time, he didn't delay any more and immediately went out with his textbook, reviewing in his mind the lessons and stories he was going to tell today.
With such a good remuneration, he naturally has to be more serious in class.
Not far out of the small courtyard, the butler Mei Hanliu suddenly came over with someone. After seeing him, he said in a calm tone: "I thought Mr. Luo wasn't coming. I was going to invite him myself."
Luo Qingfeng cupped his hands and said, "Since I have agreed, I naturally dare not break my promise."
Mei Hanliu looked at him again and said, "I haven't thanked Mr. Luo for what happened that night. I will hold a banquet in the courtyard at noon. I would like to thank you, sir, but please don't refuse."
Luo Qingfeng cupped his hands and said, "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders. Thank you for the hospitality, butler."
It just so happened that he came here just to eat meat.
Free energy, don’t eat it for free!
The two exchanged some polite greetings before Luo Qingfeng said goodbye and walked towards the school.
After Mei Hanliu watched his back walk away, she paused for a while and walked towards Qingzhu Garden.
Xiaotao and Xiaomei were talking in the room. When they heard the noise outside, they immediately walked out.
Mei Hanliu entered the courtyard and walked straight into the house.
After entering the room, Fang asked: "Mr. Luo has been here for an hour and a half since he came back. What are you doing?"
Xiaomei couldn't answer.
Xiao Tao lowered her head and said with a flushed face: "Young master is sleeping in bed..."
Mei Hanliu turned his head and looked at her: "Is it just sleeping?"
(End of chapter)
