Late at night, in a deserted mountain temple.
Yan Liu stretched out his hand to stir the dim fire and said, "So this is why you teleported me directly from the bottom of the water to the town?"
Her complexion was pale, as if she had just recovered from a serious illness, and her long hair was tied up with strips of cloth torn from her clothes. She must have tied her hair in a hurry, and there was no time to remove the algae stained on her hair.
Accompanied by the crunching sound, the cold mountain breeze blew into the ruined temple late at night.
Yan Liu sneezed and trembled. She quickly picked up the coat that was on the fire and put it on her body.
"Oh, I have never suffered this kind of injustice in my whole life."
[Alas, there is no host I have bound to who is not lost. 】
Everyone looked worried at the fire.
This world is a completely ancient world. The system cannot exert any capabilities here, and it can only do some sneaky tricks at the moment of binding.
So after the system selected Yan Liu, it waited patiently for sixteen days until Yan Liu's body floated near the town before binding to her and then quickly teleporting her to the edge of the town.
The system thought with satisfaction that he would not get lost this time.
Then, as expected, something unexpected happened.
As soon as Yan Liu entered the town, he met Lu Cai, his eldest aunt's confidant, and was attracted by that person to settle here.
Then Yan Liu took advantage of the man to go out to boil water, quickly and decisively climbed over the wall, and escaped from the town.
What followed was a whole day of chasing, until she escaped into the forest and completely escaped the people behind her.
The system has been confused until now: [How did the host discover that Lu Cai had a problem? 】
Yan Liu said slowly: "The food he arranged for me contained drugs, and he is a close confidant of my aunt, a person who can leave an impression on me. Such a person is not a simple servant.
People like ours are considered servants by close friends, but in these small places... they are more dignified than serious people.
Do you still remember what he said when you first met? "
The system thought for a moment and said: [Miss Biao, I finally found you. 】
Yan Liu said lightly: "Yes, they are looking for me specifically.
However, there were not many servants in the mansion that Lu Cai took me to. Logically speaking, there should be at least ten or twenty maids.
Otherwise, if you really find me, who will serve me?
Could it be that Lu Cai was planning to temporarily find a servant girl from the town?
If he didn't have this wink, he wouldn't have gotten into that position. "
Yan Liu thought about his current situation and regretted: "If I had known this, I should have learned how to find the way instead of being lazy and not learning just because I had a compass."
[Is it true that the host cannot return the same way? There are many ferocious beasts in the mountain. If you climb this mountain, it will not only be time-consuming, but also very unsafe. 】
"Of course not..."
Yan Liu stopped mid-sentence, frowned and listened to the noise outside the temple. The howling mountain wind was faintly mixed with the sound of a carriage running over dead branches.
"Master, there is an abandoned temple ahead."
"Let's rest there tonight."
The male voice that sounded behind him was like a clear spring from a high mountain. Just hearing this sound would make other people have a favorable impression of the visitor, even if they haven't met him yet.
When Yan Liu heard this familiar voice, his tense body relaxed, and he said with a rare childishness, "Of course it's possible."
"System, you don't have to worry about us getting lost. Even if I pass by Lu Cai now, he will salute me respectfully."
【ah? 】
The system was very confused. It only received vague information related to the mission, and it didn't even know how many forces there were in the world.
The world consciousness here is so stingy!
Yan Liu was barefoot, wearing a medium-sized coat and a faded coat, standing in front of the temple door and waving to the visitors.
The servants over there were about to scream in surprise as soon as they saw Yan Liu's face, but his young master had already rushed forward with excitement.
His screams could only get stuck in his throat.
Yan Liu jumped to her feet and said hurriedly: "Hurry up and give me a set of clean clothes. My clothes are all dirty."
She had been dead for more than a year, and her clothes had been soaked in water for a year. They were stained with a lot of dirt when she ran away. If there was no replacement, Yan Liu would have thrown it far away.
What? You said she had been soaking in the water for a year and had she drank something dirty?
Yan Liu said no.
If you ask again, the system has already cleaned it up for itself.
If you still ask, then you will understand the bad temper of a noble girl who is pampered by her elders without any bottom line.
Xiao Jing didn't seem to hear Yan Liu's words and strode directly towards her. When he reached the back, he was already running.
Yan Liu frowned, his childhood friend seemed to be stunned.
Xiao Jing directly hugged Yan Liu into his arms, with such force that he seemed to embed her directly into his body. Warm tears fell down his cheeks and disappeared into Yan Liu's hair.
"I knew they were lying. How could you die? They are all causing harm to the legacy of thousands of years."
Yan Liu narrowed his eyes dangerously, raised his foot and kicked Xiao Jing's calf, saying, "Who do you think is the trouble?"
Xiao Jing laughed when he heard the familiar words. First he laughed silently and then his smile gradually widened. The sound was so loud that the birds perched on the trees outside the temple flew away.
The eldest son of the Lanting Xiao family, he was praised for his ancient gentlemanly demeanor when he was young. He was a model of the family in every gesture, but there were times when he was so disrespectful of his manners.
Yan Liu looked at him like a fool and couldn't believe that this was his best friend.
She raised her hand to take the clean clothes from the attendant, turned directly into the temple, and changed her clothes behind the faded Buddha statue.
【Who is this? 】
Yan Liu said calmly: "Xiao Jing, the recognized young patriarch of this generation of the Xiao family.
The Xiao family is a famous minister, and all the clan leaders have worshiped the prime minister. Therefore, although he is just a minister now, everyone knows that his future is limitless.
Calculating the time, he should be going to Beijing to take the exam.
He must be the number one scholar in this subject, and I will definitely give him this face. "
The system could tell that the host was in a bad mood, but it was a little confused.
Yan Liu turned around and walked out of the Buddha statue, and saw Xiao Jing already sitting by the fire, exactly where she was sitting before.
Against the backdrop of the orange-red flames, Xiao Jing's face was as white as jade, and when he raised his eyes, he looked like a banished immortal descending to earth. He was truly worthy of being called the most beautiful man in Daqi.
Every time Yan Liu had a conflict with him, she would not be able to get angry when she saw his face. If he lowered his posture and said a few words of gentle coaxing, Yan Liu would no longer be able to show off his expression.
"Xiao Jing, do you know the reason why I went to Beijing?"
Xiao Jing was silent and didn't speak. His entourage had been sent outside the temple by him a long time ago. Now that there were only two of them, the atmosphere became more and more tense.
"The elders in the family have a tacit understanding for a long time. I have a marriage contract with my cousin from my mother's family, and I have no intention of rejecting this marriage."
Xiao Jing's hands hidden in his sleeves suddenly clenched, his lips pursed deeper, but he still didn't speak.
Fortunately, Yan Liu didn't need him to speak, and just said to himself: "If it's me who is passionate, that's the best, but if not... I hope you don't like me anymore.
I told you the origin of my name when we first met you when you were a child. Do you still remember? "
Xiao Jing's face turned even darker, and Yan Liu was not in a hurry, just sitting there waiting for his words, as if he could sit here until dawn if he didn't answer.
After a long time, a hoarse male voice sounded: "Yan is your father's surname, and Liu is your grandmother's surname, which means they will raise you as the eldest son of Yan.
You have the first line of inheritance and will take over the power of your maternal grandmother and father's family at the same time. "
Yan Liu's expression softened a lot and he said gently: "Yes, so it's impossible for us. The mistake should end with me."
Xiao Jing lowered his head, yes, he knew it all along.
So he never expressed his love to her.
So he accepted her going to Beijing at that time.
But...she died on the way to Beijing! ! !
