Lu Jin returned to the room. Shui Linglong seemed to be stunned, staring straight ahead without moving.
"Sister, sister, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me." Lu Jin squatted next to her and hugged her.
Shui Linglong was in vain, her face was expressionless, and even the tears in her eyes seemed to have frozen. Everything had nothing to do with her.
Lu Jin was frightened and shook Shui Linglong gently: "Sister, look at me, I am your good sister Lu Jin!"
Shui Linglong finally responded, reaching out a hand to stroke Lu Jin's hair.
That's it, no more unnecessary movements.
Even so, Lu Jin was relieved. She knew that Shui Linglong just didn't want to talk and was not really stupid.
Lu Jin sat with Shui Linglong for a while, then stood up and bolted the courtyard door and the house door to prevent outsiders from entering. He found a quilt and covered Shui Linglong. The two of them cuddled up against each other in the quilt, neither of them talking, thinking silently.
Unconsciously, the candlelight on the table became hazy and hazy. Lu Jin's eyelids were heavy and she no longer had the strength to open them. She yawned, rested her head on Shui Linglong's arm and fell asleep.
When I woke up, it was pitch dark all around.
Lu Jin felt that the wall behind him seemed to have changed. He stretched out his hand to touch the soft wall. He was shocked and finally woke up from his sleep.
She didn't know when she fell asleep on the soft bed.
The faint moonlight shone in through the cracks in the window, and I could vaguely see Shui Linglong sleeping soundly on the other side of the bed.
She guessed that Shui Linglong must have carried her over and slept on the bed.
Lu Jin turned over and hugged one of Shui Linglong's arms, as if leaning on her mother's arms, and fell asleep again.
When Lu Jin woke up again, it was already broad daylight, and Shui Linglong beside her was no longer around.
Lu Jin stood up and saw Shui Linglong washing herself outside the screen.
"I woke up. I made hot water and quickly washed up and ate." Shui Linglong said softly when she heard the movement.
Lu Jin packed up the bed and walked out of the screen. Shui Linglong looked as usual, regaining her composure and calmness.
After the two of them washed up and had breakfast, Shui Linglong took Lu Jin's hand and said, "Let's go outside for a walk with my sister."
"Okay!" Lu Jin happily accompanied Shui Linglong out.
The two of them live in the outer courtyard of Yunqi Palace. If they want to go to the lively streets, they must first pass by an open space where the disciples of the outer courtyard practice.
The two of them walked normally and met Shui Linglong's master and Pei Qing, who had a bruised nose and face.
Shui Linglong hesitated for a moment, then walked over with a calm expression and saluted respectfully as usual: "Hello, master!"
Pei Qing, however, panicked and said, "Okay, okay, you have a good rest and I will handle the rest."
After saying that, Pei Qing walked away hastily, as if he was afraid of Shui Linglong.
Lu Jin couldn't help but snickered and said, "Sister, your father is still the best."
"He is not my father." Shui Linglong responded coldly and walked away alone.
"Sister, wait for me." Lu Jin caught up with her and took her arm. She giggled a few times and didn't dare to talk nonsense again.
Lu Jin followed Shui Linglong as he walked casually on the street, and inadvertently turned into a narrow alley. Lu Jin was curious and did not ask any questions.
Passing by a house, Shui Linglong said: "This is the old house of Grandpa Wan Yanxi. It turns out that they all lived here. The court shocked Yang Qianhui and the others and they were implicated. They sealed the place. I don't know when the original bustle will be restored."
Shui Linglong stared at the courtyard door in a daze: "I seem to understand why Wan Yanxi is getting along with him."
"What did sister say?" Lu Jin wondered, not understanding the meaning of what she just said.
Seeing that Shui Linglong ignored her, Lu Jin also looked over. There was a seal on the door, which was obviously uninhabitable at the moment.
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Just a few months ago, in the same location, at the same time, the same person saw the sealed courtyard door and felt different doubts.
The ancient sage Chao left Lu Jin during the Dawu Dynasty, crossed the desert, and came to
In front of the house, the first thing I saw was the seal on the door.
It was just that the seal had just been put up at that time and was clean and brand new.
Feeling the seriousness of the situation, he immediately rushed to the restaurant run by Yang Qianhui, which was also under seal.
Rushing to Baixian Village without stopping, the ruins looked like they had just been burned by a fire.
Gu Shengchao was dumbfounded. He had no friends in Yunshang City, so he had to find an inn to stay first. Only then did he learn from the waiter that the palace had just experienced a huge change. There was a curfew in the capital at night, and he was not allowed to move around at will.
After resting for one night at the inn, Gu Shengchao continued his search in the capital the next day. He even went to Yunqi Palace to inquire about Shui Linglong, but was told that he was not there and had to return in frustration.
On the way back to the inn, I passed by Yang's Noodle House and saw that the signboard was still there, so I walked in casually because I was hungry.
"What do you need, sir?" The waiter came forward to greet me enthusiastically.
The two looked at each other and blurted out in surprise.
"Brother Gu!"
"Brother Ran!"
Gu Shengchao was also overjoyed to see Ran Dengjia here.
"Brother Ran, you don't run a restaurant, why are you back here?" Gu Shengchao was eager to know the whole story.
Ran Dengjia asked him to sit down: "Brother Gu, don't be in a hurry, sit down and have a bowl of noodles first."
Hearing the noise, a woman with a big belly walked out of it.
"This is this?" Seeing Jiang Wan's huge change, Gu Shengchao almost didn't recognize it.
Ran Dengjia said happily: "Me and Wanmei are already married. We were planning to entertain Brother Gu at that time, but we had to give up because of the long distance and inconvenient information."
Seeing the affectionate look in their eyes when they looked at each other, their happy look was enviable.
"Sister-in-law, sit down quickly, don't tire yourself out." Gu Shengchao stood up quickly.
"It's okay, I'm not that squeamish." Jiang Wan said with a smile.
Not long after, Ran Dengjia brought the steaming noodles.
During the meal, Ran Dengjia told about the recent events.
The new emperor ascended the throne and prepared to conquer King Zhennan. Yang Qianhui's restaurant was the first to be seized. Fang Ju, Wan Yanxi and Ma Guanshan followed her and escaped overnight.
Jiang Wan was pregnant with Liujia and could not bear the fatigue of traveling, so the two of them stayed.
Fortunately, they were just ordinary waiters in the restaurant, so the government didn't bother them.
However, Wanyanxi's grandfather's old house was also sealed, so he had to find another way out.
Fortunately, there was no one to rent the Yang's noodle shop, so Ran Dengjia continued to run the noodle shop business to maintain their livelihood.
Ran Dengjia finally said: "Yunshang City has not been peaceful recently. Why did Brother Gu come here at this time? It would be better to leave earlier."
Gu Shengchao said with emotion: "I couldn't help myself. Someone couldn't find Baixian Village and asked me to come and look for it. Who knew that the place had been burned down long ago and it was all in ruins. He asked me to go there. Where to find it?"
Seeing that there was no one else in the shop, Ran Dengjia whispered: "A few people came over to eat noodles yesterday, and I happened to hear some clues."
"What is it, Brother Ran, tell me quickly?" Gu Shengchao was anxious, almost choking on his mouthful of noodles, and kept coughing.
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