you got on my tail

The sky was getting dark, and in the prison that Bai Xuehe had just left, Jin Yiwei approached with his dinner as usual, but he didn't hear anything from Ruan Jin.

"It's time to eat." Jin Yiwei threw the steamed buns on the ground impatiently, "I really don't know why I have to wait on you after traveling so far..."

He stopped talking for a moment, because Ruan Jin was lying in the weeds of the prison, stretching his hands forward and leaning against the wall, thick black blood slowly flowing into one piece.

"Go and invite Lord Bai and Lord Wei." Jin Yiwei was only dazed for a moment, then quickly issued an order.

Bai Xuehe walked a few steps with the lantern in his hand, then hurried back to the prison. Even though he had seen countless corpses with different expressions, he still felt extremely strange.

Bai Xuehe raised his hand to stop the guards, but he didn't touch the corpse himself. A ray of moonlight swept over the corpse, pale and blood-red, Bai Xuehe's eyelids trembled, and he slowly raised his head.

"Can your master come out of this transom to save people?"

Looking at Ruan Jin's twisted palm, Bai Xuehe suddenly recalled what he had said. He didn't know if there was any martial arts in the world, but he knew that there were monsters in this world that could transform into humans.

After waiting for a while, Bai Xuehe turned his head and asked, "Did Master Wei come?"

"Master Wei..." Jin Yiwei bowed his head in embarrassment, "Master Wei, he's too drunk to come here for a while..."

Since Wei Lan couldn't come for a while, Wei Lan's "drinking" must be to drink flower wine, Bai Xuehe smiled and said: "Don't touch the corpse, and don't inform Lan Ziqing before Master Wei comes, understand?"

"Then it will definitely not be notified." Seeing that Bai Xuehe didn't care about Wei Lan's "drinking", Jin Yiwei secretly heaved a sigh of relief. He respectfully stepped forward to help Bai Xuehe, "Then send the adults back first?"

"I'm going to look at the corpse. You don't have to follow. You should stay outside." Bai Xuehe smiled and ordered, "Although Lan Ziqing has no subordinates, the prison guards know him, so don't show your weakness."

"Well, it's still a thoughtful adult." Jin Yiwei stepped back with lowered eyebrows, and quickly waved his hands to lead the people around him down.

Finally there was no one around, and the moonlight shining through the transom was even more eerie, Bai Xuehe approached on tiptoe, he took out a white handkerchief from his cuff, and carefully lifted Ruan Jin's hand that was firmly pressed against the wall.

Sure enough, under the blood-stained finger, there was an inadvertently clear mark, which was two dots swaying here and there, which seemed to be an unfinished word, like half a radical.

Bai Xuehe turned his head to stare at the movement outside the door, fine sweat broke out on his fair and delicate neck, his hand holding the dead body was stained with blood, he connected the two points into a line without hesitation, and then raised it slightly, His thin lips with some bright red also followed suit, drawing an arc.

After finishing all this, Bai Xuehe got up quickly and stuffed the handkerchief just now into his cuffs. At this moment, Wei Lan was rushing from the Chu Pavilion in the brothel. Seeing Bai Xuehe smiling and holding his hands, he stood at the door inexplicably for a while.

Although Wei Lan, who has just had a spring breeze, is not broken sleeves, but she really thinks this smile is very beautiful, as if it came from the heart of a child, without any dust.

"Master Wei, have you had a good drink? It's been a long time, and you're in good health." Bai Xuehe resumed his usual sarcasm, squinting at the red mark on Wei Lan's neckline, Wei Lan blushed, and said while lifting his clothes : "...The subordinate temporarily dereliction of duty, drank too much..."

"It's human nature, and I don't blame you." Bai Xuehe smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Ruan Jin's death is very strange, our people will evacuate secretly first, let Master Lan come to interrogate the murder in this secret room, Don't fall into the suspicion of lax supervision. I will buy you a drink another day."

Seeing that Bai Xuehe was inexplicably happy, Wei Lan no longer felt uneasy, he smiled and helped Bai Xuehe's arm and said: "It's late at night, I'll take you back home."

"No need. The weather is good today..." After saying this, Bai Xuehe realized that it was dark outside, and hurriedly shook his head, "The one who didn't speak is finally dead. I'm in a good mood today. I can walk back by myself."

"Today is the Hungry Ghost Festival..." Wei Lan flattered him, "In case something happens..."

"I forgot." Bai Xuehe smiled speechlessly, and patted Wei Lan's shoulder with difficulty, "Hey? But don't you go to the ghost festival and go shopping?"

Wei Lan shrugged, and quickly stepped back.

Bai Xuehe didn't live very far away, and he arrived at the courtyard gate every few steps. He seemed to be in a really good mood, and his steps were a little shaky.He knocked on the door, but didn't hear anyone.

"Xiao Hei, are you asleep?" Bai Xuehe didn't knock on the door any more, and tiptoedly opened the door, a "squeak" sounded, and a black object fell to the ground with a "snap".

Bai Xuehe took a few steps without paying much attention, and suddenly turned his head and squinted his eyes to look forward, there was actually a small black snake lying on the ground.

"Xiao Hei!" Bai Xuehe panicked immediately, picked up the little snake hurriedly, and was about to rush to the door to find a doctor, but after a while, he was startled again like a child, what kind of doctor should this snake go to see.

"what?"

At this moment, the little snake raised its eyes and made a soft sound in a daze. Bai Xuehe was stunned for a moment, a little anger flashed in his eyes, and he wrote lightly, "You fell asleep on the door!" .”

"That's right." The little snake rubbed against his arm, feeling a little warm suddenly, and said in a daze, "Why are the cuffs so wet?"

"It's nothing." Bai Xuehe shook his head, pulled the snake out of the sleeve while walking, and fumbled up and down. Heidan with black skin lining in the night would not blush, but he still asked uncomfortably, "Oh, what are you doing?"

"Fall from such a high place, of course I'll see if you're alright, and I..." Bai Xuehe paused for a moment, then continued to sneer: "You climbed so high, didn't it hurt?"

"Of course it doesn't hurt anymore. I fell off the cliff and never died." After entering the door, Heitan obediently turned into a child, and said while putting on his clothes: "When I lived in the Dagu Valley, there was a weasel Asked me to help the mother bird to hold the bird's eggs, but I fell off the branch when it shook, nothing happened!"

"How could a weasel help mother bird..." Bai Xuehe looked at him speechlessly, "He just asked you to steal it, but he was too tall and didn't dare to go by himself, so stupid..."

"That's right..." Heidan blushed, her belt was messed up, and after a while she smirked and said, "That's okay, the bird's egg is fine."

"Stupid." Bai Xuehe pulled him over and tied up his clothes bit by bit. Heidan said blankly, "I'm really stupid. I'm also called Heidan. Stupid is also suitable."

Bai Xuehe didn't mean that, but choked for a moment, and continued: "I didn't say you were stupid."

Heidan has already crossed this stage, ran to the table to find something to eat, and said puffed up: "Actually, they also said that I am a stupid snake, only Ah Li didn't say it, but you are better than them, I know you are sincere." Playing with me."

Bai Xuehe turned his back and smiled, then turned his head and said: "I'm afraid that some big monster will eat you up, from today onwards, follow me, just don't..."

"Don't listen to what they say!" Heidan happily raised his hand, "I know everything!"

"En." Bai Xuehe nodded, and raised his hand to touch Heidan's head.

At this moment, there was some noise outside the door, and someone called him: "Lord Bai."

"Master Bai, let's go." Heidan happily tugged at the skirt of his shirt.

"We might want to see something that doesn't look good." Just as he promised the child, he was going to look at the corpse. It might be a little exciting, but the fat child's round face was clearly unhappy.

Bai Xuehe rolled his eyes and immediately thought, "You turned into a snake and got into your sleeve."

……

In the deepest part of the prison in the capital, the humidity hovered upwards, and the black walls were covered with drops of water.

Xun Luo sat upright in the prison, his face was pale and calm due to the torture he had received.

He was indeed Luo Cangxia's son, but he took his mother's surname Xun, and it was said that her mother died of dystocia, so he only had Luo Cangxia as a relative.

Although Luo Cangxia is upright, she is extremely cautious in matters concerning her children, and has always placed him in her hometown, returning only during the holidays.

Although she didn't see her son much, Luo Cangxia never doted on her youngest son like other people did. Instead, she taught him martial arts and gave him a strange, hollowed-out sword.

"They all said that this sword is not good." Xun Luo was still very young at that time, holding the sword with difficulty, and analyzed in a childish voice: "The middle is hollow, so it is easy to break."

"No, this is a very good sword, remember to keep it as hard as you can." Luo Cangxia had a stubble, her voice was heavy and gentle, "I will teach you how to use swordsmanship, your sword cannot be taken away."

In fact, getting close to Fu Jiying was precisely because someone said that he killed his father and enemy that day, so he didn't think it was so strange to be locked up here.

His father once said two words, one is to let him be aboveboard, and the other is never to go to the capital, but at this time his family is ruined and he is left to live alone, how can he bear it.

At this moment, there seemed to be movement in front of the prison.

Xun Luo raised his head and saw several people from the dim light. The man in the middle was wearing a black dark pattern cloak, with a thin and handsome face, narrow and long eyes, gentle but dangerous.

"Bring the lamp." Fu Jiying stopped and raised her hand, "I'll go there by myself."

"Your Majesty, he..." Xu Lin stopped him.

"Mr. Xun is also alone, so there is nothing to be afraid of." Fu Jiying snatched the lantern.

Xu Lin knew that Fu Jiying's decision could not be changed, so he took people out.

Xun Luo stared straight ahead. Although he was in the sky prison, he didn't enjoy the "treatment" he deserved - he didn't wear his lute bone, and his tendons in his hands and feet were all missing.

There is a sword in Fu Jiying's waist. The emperor may not know how to fight, but he must have never been on the battlefield or fought his life.

Xun Luo checked the distance in the room with his eyes, and tightened his grip on the iron chain on his wrist.