Fortunately, the heavy snow had stopped, otherwise Yu Zhi's carriage would have been even more bumpy.
Yu Zhi remembered that there was a mountain temple not far outside Kyoto. There were originally many villages near here, but I don’t know when the people in these villages began to move to farther places. As a result, the mountain temple became deserted.
This road happened to lead to Dawen Academy, so he remembered it clearly after going back and forth several times.
Squeak! Then there was a bang, and a lot of vermilion paint peeled off the broken wooden door, and it fell to the ground when touched.
Yu Zhi saw that the Buddha statue enshrined in the temple was incomplete and covered with weeds and rags. There were scattered debris everywhere in the temple, and a big hole leaked out of the roof. The wind and snow fell there, and there was snow in many places.
"What a dilapidated mountain temple." Yu Zhi admired. He was extremely satisfied with this place. It was a murderous night with a dark moon and high wind, and a place where corpses were dumped in the outskirts of an abandoned temple. Besides, Bai Li is not a corpse yet, so this situation is a bit flattering to him.
Ye Qinghuan came in with Bai Li in his arms and placed it on the table where the incense burner was placed. It was neither too long nor too short, just the length of Bai Li's height. Bai Li shivered because of the cold. Seeing his eyelids moving slightly, Ye Qinghuan knocked Bai Li unconscious with another palm.
"Brother Xiaoyu, is this really okay? He is only twelve years old." Qiu Ruoruo is a girl after all. Seeing Bai Li like this, her heart felt soft and touched.
Yu Zhi showed an innocent look, as if everything just now was not his idea. "This little guy is very evil-minded. Du Ankang injured Qing Huan, and he always wants to get some interest back."
Qiu Ruoruo recalled Ye Qinghuan's pale face and red blood when she returned to Qiu Mansion, and the softness in her heart disappeared.
After walking out of the mountain temple, Yu Zhi seemed to remember something and ran back. After a burst of fire flashed in the temple, Yu Zhi walked out with a smile.
Qiu Ruoruo asked him, but he didn't say anything, just waiting to watch the show tomorrow.
Yu Zhi saw that the sky had turned white and thought: "I can't go back to Kyoto tonight." At this moment, Yu Zhi suddenly saw the Bai family flag on the front side of the carriage roof, with black silk thread on the white background. Embroidered with a big word "白".
Qiu Ruoruo was frightened when she saw Yu Zhi's expression was wrong. They actually forgot about this. This is the Bai family's carriage, so it must have been discovered by the soldiers on duty when it left the city.
"The person on duty is one of the hundreds of households under my father's command. Since he let us out of the city, he must not want to take care of this matter. We will just hammer it out again when the time comes." At this time, Qiu Ruoruo is calmer than usual, Show a calm demeanor in every big event.
Yu Zhi knew that this was something he had developed since childhood. The Qiu family was even more harsh on Qiu Ruoruo than Li Qingru was on him. Therefore, Qiu Ruoruo is quick-thinking and calm.
"If they knew that the young master of the Bai family was in the carriage..." Yu Zhi said.
Qiu Ruoruo said immediately: "They won't know. If they know, dad will not let them have an easy time in order to protect me."
Ye Qinghuan folded the flag of the Bai family, and Yu Zhi continued to drive the carriage away from Kyoto.
In Qiu Ruoruo's view, this is not a big deal. Without solid evidence, everything is in vain, just like Ye Qinghuan was beaten in the House of the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, and Yu Zhi disappeared in the Zhao Palace. The Chu Dynasty is a place where evidence is important. This is true for ordinary people, and even more so for princes and nobles.
After some time, Qiu Ruoruo could already see the appearance of Tiandao Mountain from the car window. From a close distance, Tiandao Mountain, which was only a hundred feet tall, was indeed much more majestic. It was much stronger than the small hill seen from the Kyoto city wall. many.
"Where are we going?" Qiu Ruoruo shouted loudly. The sound of the carriage was deafening, and Qiu Ruoruoruo would not have heard her voice if it were not louder.
Yu Zhi drove the carriage excitedly and responded: "It's almost there. You'll know when we get there."
At the fork in the road, one leads to Tiandao Mountain, and the other is a quiet path that Qiu Ruoruo has never walked through before and doesn't know where it leads. Yu Zhi drove towards that path without hesitation, as if he had been there many times before. The carriage did not slow down because of the unfamiliar road.
After bumping for a while, Yu Zhi stopped the carriage and saw a forest in front of him, seemingly at the end of the road. Yu Zhi jumped off the carriage and walked towards the woods, pushing aside the dense grass left and right, only to see a very small path, which could only allow one person to pass.
Ye Qinghuan followed, as if he came often. Only Qiu Ruoruo looked confused and didn't know what kind of trick Yu Zhi had done.
The path was quite steep, with overgrown weeds and many unruly branches that occasionally caught Qiu Ruoruo's velvet robe. Fortunately, Ye Qinghuan was walking behind, helping Qiu Ruoruo clean up.
"Qiuqiu, this is our secret base." Yu Zhiqing whispered. Even though there were only the three of them in this empty and remote forest, Yu Zhi seemed to be afraid that others would listen. "If you can't find me in the future, you can come here."
The road down the road was winding and winding, and after walking for some time, the sky was completely white at this moment. The morning light shines on the three of them through the not dense forest, making people feel a little warm.
Behind the forest is a large open space with many tree stumps on the ground. On one side of the tree stumps are two not-so-tall wooden houses, which are obviously carefully taken care of by someone. The feeling of sudden enlightenment refreshed the tired Qiu Ruoruo.
What shocked Qiu Ruoruo the most was the towering giant tree standing more than ten meters away from the wooden house. It was nearly ten meters high. It can be imagined that this cypress tree has experienced hundreds of years.
"Come on, it took me half a year to take care of this." Yu Zhi said proudly.
Qiu Ruoruo glanced at Yu Zhi enviously, still immersed in the beautiful scenery in front of her.
There is a stream in front of the wooden house. Because it is winter, the water flow is not too much, and many fish are hiding. On the other side of the stream is the back mountain of Tiandao Mountain. The place where Yu Zhi and others were standing was already close to the middle of Tiandao Mountain.
The heavy snow that has been falling continuously for several days has left the ground covered with snow. The three of them stepped on the snow and made a soft sound, which sounded extremely comfortable.
Ye Qinghuan cleared a small open space and lit a fire, while Yu Zhi brought a few sweet potatoes and a jar of wine from the wooden house. One look revealed that Yu Zhi had been operating this place for a long time and had even prepared food.
"Brother Xiaoyu, you only told me about this wonderful place now." The morning light broke through the clouds and fell on Qiu Ruoruo. At this moment, she was like a fairy, and her skin that could be broken by a blow made people feel a little bit... Intoxicated.
Yu Zhi thought to himself, the little girl has grown up after all, and in a few years she will become a beauty that will captivate the entire country.
Yu Zhi didn't respond. He was busy going back and forth. He threw the sweet potatoes into the fire and roasted them. He also warmed a pot of wine. He took out a lot of dried fruits and the aroma was overflowing after taking a bite.
On weekdays, only he and Ye Qinghuan often come, and there are only two benches. Simply, Yu Zhi brought him a stone of the right height.
"This is peach blossom wine. I finally got it from Professor Murong. There were three pots, but my aunt took away two pots. Fortunately, I was smart enough to save the remaining ones." Yu Zhi's plain words were full of endless emotions. The tone of his voice was enough to make Qiu Ruoruo and Ye Qinghuan feel how much Yu Zhi was "fighting for wits and courage" in Wenwen Academy.
The wine warmed. Yu Zhi helped the two of them. He was always very generous.
After warming their bodies, the aroma of wine and peach blossoms also echoed in the mouths of the three of them. The good thing about making this peach blossom is that the aroma of the wine does not leak out and the aroma is saved.
"Qiuqiu, after the mission's matter is settled, why not follow Brother Xiaoyu to Jiangnan for a walk, okay?"
Qiu Ruoruo didn't understand why Yu Zhi suddenly said this, maybe he just wanted to go to Jiangnan. "If Brother Xiaoyu wants to go, I will go with you. I'm afraid the prison will never let you go."
Yu Zhi was embarrassed, and then said in a very firm tone: "Auntie, it shouldn't happen this time."
"Then, where is that lady?" Qiu Ruoruo asked jokingly, "Brother Xiaoyu, don't you want to find that lady? Oh, it's all in vain that I still want to help Brother Xiaoyu find a good marriage and promote a good marriage. Marriage in an excerpt of a play."
Before Yu Zhi could speak, he heard Ye Qinghuan's voice, "Which lady is she from?"
The other two people were shocked. Ye Qinghuan rarely spoke or mentioned such interest. It is true that everyone has the desire to gossip, and it is burning brightly.
Qiu Ruoruo couldn't help but laugh, and the sweet potatoes in the fire also overflowed with fragrance. Qiu Ruoruo took a bite and felt that the taste was much better than those delicacies at Baiwei Curi.
"Brother Xiaoyu, does the prison prison know about this place?" Qiu Ruoruo asked.
Yu Zhi said flatly: "You must not tell her, otherwise how could you two drink the peach blossom wine taught by Murong? Besides, there are only the three of us in this place, and I don't want to bring anyone else here."
Qiu Ruoruo nodded vigorously with warmth in her heart. She looked at Yu Zhi. Although the man opposite him had the reputation of being a shameful person, Qiu Ruoruo would always regard him as her elder brother. Innocence, joy, and some little scoundrels, these beautiful things were all hidden by him under the notoriety of asking for shame, and also under his deliberate disguise.
Seeing Qiu Ruoruo in a daze, Yu Zhi said: "Eat quickly. After rest, we have to visit the mission. The same goes for Qing Huan. We will need your help later. The guys on the grassland are not necessarily what they are. With such good intentions, you actually want to target my Qiuqiu, Qinghuan, you can't hold back."
Ye Qinghuan ate and sipped the peach blossom stuffing, and responded loudly: "Of course, I will beat him until his head is bloody. Ruoruo's idea is also something they can do?"
After saying that, he fell down and drank all the peach blossom wine in the wine glass.
Qiu Ruoruo was startled, she had never seen Ye Qinghuan like this before, and said blankly: "Is Brother Ye drunk?"
Yu Zhi laughed loudly, "It's true. This guy pours wine as soon as he touches it."
Qiu Ruoruo also laughed, and Ye Qinghuan's appearance really refreshed her seriousness. I always thought that Ye Qinghuan was aloof and aloof, but I didn't expect him to be such a "hot-tempered person".
"Ruoruo, you can clearly see Qing Huan's face. In the future, if you want to marry, you will have to find someone as good at wine as Brother Xiaoyu."
