Night falls.
On the banks of the Yunwu River, the river wind is biting and snowflakes are falling slowly.
Both sides of the river were quiet and deserted.
Linghu Qingzhu, who was dressed in green clothes, did not follow the others back to the sect, but was alone, standing by the river in a daze.
In the middle of the river, there was a small boat moored.
On the boat, a slim girl wearing an aqua dress was sitting on the bow of the boat, with her bare, white and delicate feet, playing with the cold river water boredly.
Both of them seemed to know the other's existence, but they were each in a daze, thinking about their own things, and ignored each other.
Not long after, two figures suddenly appeared in the wind and snow on the other side.
The two figures were one behind the other, moving very fast, and were already close in the blink of an eye.
Linghu Qingzhu just glanced at the two of them blankly, then turned and left.
The graceful girl sitting on the bow of the boat stood up and waved happily: "Master! Master!"
Luo Qingzhou picked up Xia Chan and boarded the boat.
The two girls looked at each other, and Long'er took the initiative to say hello with a smile: "Chanchan, do you remember me? I was the one who took you to that house. My name is Long'er."
Xia Chan did not speak, but looked curiously at the red dot between her eyebrows, and then secretly glanced at the bare white feet under her skirt and the red rope bell on the ankle of one of the feet.
When I saw her that day, she didn't have any of these things.
Long Er said: "Sir, the people from Lingxiao Sect have just come back, and your uncle has been standing opposite for a long time. She only left when she saw you and Chan Chan coming back."
Hearing this, Luo Qingzhou looked towards the other side.
Long Er said again: "By the way, sir, your wife also came to the river today. She also stood there for a long time and seems to be coughing."
Luo Qingzhou came to his senses immediately and said: "Long'er, I want to go home first."
Long Er nodded, somewhat reluctantly, and said: "Master, that night..."
At this point, she suddenly stopped again, glanced at the girl next to him, smiled, and said: "Then Long'er went back to practice."
Luo Qingzhou said nothing, picked up Xia Chan, crossed the river, and landed on the other side.
When the two returned home, the house was dark and silent.
In the study room, there was a faint light on.
Luo Qingzhou entered the small courtyard alone, and when he was about to enter the house, he suddenly turned his head and looked at the corner next to him.
"laugh--"
There was a sound of water.
A figure squatted there, looking at him with wide eyes, as if he was frightened.
Luo Qingzhou pretended not to see it and went straight into the house.
In the next room, the low voices of Qiu'er and Xiaodie could be heard.
There was silence in the study.
Luo Qingzhou took off his shoes and pushed open the door of the study room. There was a sudden sound inside, and then there was a "pop", and the weak figure sitting on the couch suddenly fell to the ground.
Luo Qingzhou hurriedly went in, helped Miss Qin Er up on the ground, and said distressedly: "Silly girl, why are you panicking?"
Miss Qin Er threw herself into his arms, her delicate body trembling slightly, and hugged him tightly, her face full of tears.
Luo Qingzhou stroked her hair and comforted her softly: "I'm fine. Didn't you come back well?"
Qiu'er and Xiaodie seemed to hear the sound, and they appeared at the door together. Seeing them hugging each other, they quickly retreated and closed the door for them.
At this time, Pearl's face was red and she came in from the outside in despair.
Qiu'er saw that she looked wrong and asked quickly: "Zhu'er, what's wrong with you? Didn't you just go..."
At this point, she stopped suddenly, as if something suddenly occurred to her.
Pearl was immediately ashamed and immediately covered her hot face and fled into her room.
In the study.
Luo Qingzhou went to the bed with the girl in his arms and comforted her for a long time before he stopped crying.
Although he felt cruel, he hesitated for a moment and told her about his eldest brother.
Of course, only briefly.
"The eldest brother was tortured. When Xia Chan and I went there, the eldest brother was already dying. The eldest brother said a few words to me and asked me to take good care of you..."
"I killed the emperor and buried him with my eldest brother..."
"The eldest princess has ascended the throne, but the situation is not stable. Although Kyoto is controlled by her, the feudal countries and the Thai king on the border may not give up..."
"After all, she is a daughter, which is difficult for most people to accept."
"As for the marriage, I thought she would break off the engagement immediately after ascending to the throne, but..."
"She originally asked me to marry her today, but I refused because today is the death anniversary of my eldest brother..."
"She asked me to go to the palace in three days to marry her..."
"Wei Mo, the eldest brother walked very bravely and felt at ease. He saw me killing the emperor, and he knew that I could take good care of you. He died without regrets..."
"Birth, old age, illness and death are natural laws. Everyone will reach that point. You don't have to be too sad..."
"I can't talk to my father-in-law and mother-in-law about this matter. It's up to you to decide whether to tell them or not."
"We will go to the riverside later to burn some paper money for my eldest brother. Chanchan and I have already bought the paper money and put it outside..."
"Wei Mo, I killed the emperor. I don't know what the consequences will be. I must continue to practice hard to protect you..."
"Also, the eldest princess has been very kind to us. She has saved me many times and our Qin family many times, so... I must help her. Next, she will probably face many things. If she needs me, I would not hesitate to help her."
"As for the marriage, it is not my personal matter. It is a matter for Lingxiao Sect and other sects, as well as the eldest princess and the royal family. I can't refuse. Now that she has ascended the throne, she naturally wants to recruit more forces to help her. I am A disciple of the leader of the Lingxiao Sect, she should have taken a fancy to this identity and my strength. Even if the Lingxiao Sect will not help her, as long as the Lingxiao Sect does not side with other forces, she will feel at ease..."
"Wei Mo, you will always be my favorite wife. No one can take this position away... not even the eldest princess, not even the first queen in the world."
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The couple hugged each other and talked for a long time.
Seeing that it was almost early in the morning, the two got off the bed. Luo Qingzhou helped her put on thick shoes and socks, then helped her put on a thick fox fur and hat, and then helped her out of the room.
Qiu'er and Xiaodie heard the sound and came out of the room.
Luo Qingzhou glanced at the two little girls and said solemnly: "Let's go out through the back door and go to the riverside to burn paper for eldest brother."
When the two little girls heard this, they understood and hurriedly put on thick clothes and brought umbrellas and fire folding bags.
Qiu'er went to the room and called Zhu'er.
Although Pearl was shy, when she heard that she was going to burn paper for the eldest son, she quickly put on her clothes and came out. When she saw someone, she immediately lowered her head with a blushing face and said nothing.
Several people held umbrellas and went out in the wind and snow.
Luo Qingzhou glanced next door and found Xia Chan and Bai Ling standing outside the door.
Bai Ling held a flower umbrella in his hand. Under the umbrella, a beautiful figure also covered in snow-white fox fur stood there quietly, still cold and silent.
Second Miss Qin had tears in her eyes and said in a trembling voice: "Sister..."
Miss Qin didn't speak and walked over in silence.
The group walked through the snow, went out through the back door, and followed the winding path to the riverside, facing the direction of Kyoto.
Luo Qingzhou squatted on the ground, took out the fire paper, then took the fire paper handed over by Xiaodie and lit the fire paper.
A weak flame soon ignited on the riverside.
Several people burned paper one by one in silence.
Miss Qin stood aside with an indifferent expression, just looking at the dark night in the distance without burning paper in front of the fire.
Miss Qin Er glanced at her without forcing herself.
Luo Qingzhou couldn't help but said: "Miss, since you are here, why don't you come over and burn some pieces of paper?"
Miss Qin remained silent and stood motionless.
Bai Ling quickly knelt down and said, "Uncle, let me burn a few more for the lady. The lady is not feeling well and cannot smell the smoke."
Luo Qingzhou said no more.
After the paper money was burned and all the flames on the ground were extinguished, Luo Qingzhou helped Miss Qin and prepared to go back.
At this time, he suddenly raised his head and looked at the dim night sky.
A moon-white figure appeared in the high clouds, and in the distance, a blue figure suddenly approached and stopped in front of her.
At this time, dark clouds suddenly gathered in the sky, blocking Luo Qingzhou's vision and losing sight of the two of them.
"Sister Yue? The other person is..."
Luo Qingzhou frowned, and for some reason, an ominous premonition suddenly arose in his heart.
"Weimo, eldest lady, it's cold by the river, let's go back quickly."
He quickly helped the second young lady go home.
"Miss, let's go too."
Bai Ling held an umbrella and reached out to support Miss Qin.
Xia Chan held the sword and stood on the other side.
The group of people quickly entered through the back door and returned to their respective courtyards.
After Luo Qingzhou helped Miss Qin into the room, he immediately said: "Wei Mo, my spirit has to go out, you go to sleep first."
Second Miss Qin saw his solemn expression and looked a little anxious. She knew what had happened, so she didn't dare to ask more questions and nodded obediently.
Luo Qingzhou went directly to the bed and lay down, his soul left his body and flew to the roof.
He thought for a moment, put on the mask, wrapped himself in the halo, then gathered his breath and carefully flew up into the night sky towards a dark cloud.
When he was hiding in the dark clouds, he suddenly heard voices not far away.
"Junior sister, it doesn't matter if you don't admit it. Anyway, I will remember what happened in the palace today..."
"The formation that I set up personally was ignored by the murderer, and the magic weapon refined by the sect was also shattered with one blow. I really can't think of anyone else in Kyoto who is so powerful and understands the formation of our Miao Miao Xian Sect so well. With the magic weapon... besides you, who else?"
"Junior sister, you broke your promise and betrayed the sect first. Just wait for the sect's punishment. Of course you can leave or resist, but your family..."
"I will tell this matter to the Holy Son of Penglai Immortal Island. You rejected someone's marriage proposal and surrendered. They are probably waiting to see your joke."
"Also, do you think that just by helping that girl get into that position..."
The sound gradually faded into the lake, and then disappeared.
Luo Qingzhou looked up and saw that the front was dim and silent.
The two figures also disappeared.
While he was in a daze, he suddenly turned his head and looked behind him.
A moon-white figure was standing silently behind him, looking at him quietly.
Her entire body was bathed in the white moonlight, and her face could not be seen clearly.
Luo Qingzhou was startled, then came out from the dark clouds and said: "Sister Yue, that person just now..."
"It has nothing to do with you."
After the moon-white figure said coldly, the figure flashed, floated towards the river below, and landed on the small boat in the middle of the river. Then he looked at the night sky in the distance, motionless, not knowing what he was thinking.
Luo Qingzhou followed her down and stood quietly behind her.
Just like when he first met her, she stood lonely and cold on the eaves of the Yuanyang Tower, while he stood respectfully and quietly behind her.
She would always stand alone like this, staring at the dark night in the distance in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking.
And he always stood behind her like this, watching her back quietly, guessing what she was thinking.
But tonight, he seemed to know something about her thoughts.
There was a long silence.
He said softly: "Sister Yue, I killed the emperor. If they want to pursue it..."
The halo on the moon-white figure suddenly disappeared.
She turned her head and looked at him calmly. After looking at him for a long time, she suddenly said: "If they want to pursue the case, you can help me kill them all, okay?"
Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment, looked at her seriously and said, "Of course."
The tone of the two of them was calm and calm, as if they were talking about a very common thing.
The snow is still falling.
From the forest not far away, the roar of wild beasts could be heard.
The two stood on the bow of the boat, looking at each other in silence.
