Chapter 18 Chapter 18 The Sins of the Infatuated

By the way, our Miss Lan ran a few streets with the crowd, and finally saw a tall and big city gate, which was actually an inner city, which looked very solemn in the twilight. There were several guards at the gate, all of the same color. Tsing Yi, wearing a white belt, it seems that Shuifengqing lives here. It's a pity that at this moment, the crowd rushed back again. Miss Lan was surprised, so she grabbed a person and asked, "Why did you go back, where is City Master Shui?" The man was dejected: "The Lord of Water City has already gone in, let's watch again tomorrow night in Jinqiu."

Miss Lan will always remember that time when Shui Fengqing was assassinated on the street, the impressive ostentation, the silent method of killing, all of which made girls admire, not to mention that Shui Fengqing was also considered a handsome man in the legend, now I heard that He had already gone in, and Miss Lan was very disappointed, but she had no other choice but to look at the inner city reluctantly, planning to go back to the inn to find Jiang Xiaohu. Just a few steps away, she suddenly remembered something, her eyes lit up, she quietly walked to the bottom of the wall, looked around, and seeing no one was paying attention, she immediately flew up and ran straight to the river.

There are dense forests and bushes along the river, as well as large reeds. The water flows silently and slowly flows under the reed leaves. Everything is shrouded in the twilight, quiet and beautiful; Located in the south, most of the rice is planted here, with half-yellow leaves and ears, and the rice is fragrant. Throwing stones along the way, Miss Lan easily avoided the secret whistle. With the cover of bushes and leaves, she walked and inspected carefully, but her eyebrows became more and more wrinkled, and her expression became more and more curious—since she came by boat , indicating that the only way to enter Tianshui City is by water, but after walking along the river for so long, I didn't find anything unusual. Where is the entrance to Tianshui City?

Is it at the source of the river? Walking upstream along the river, Miss Lan suddenly stopped in less than a cup of tea, no, she entered Tianshui City not long after the boat sank, which means the distance is not far, how could she be in the river? source! Thinking of this, she immediately turned and walked back. Almost every place on the shore has been searched, but still nothing has been found. Miss Lan is quite discouraged. Tianshui City's organs are really exquisite, and it seems that there is no way out. The golden autumn will end tomorrow, so I have to find Qiu Lingling Lead the way and slip out.

It was getting dark, she decided to give up the investigation and go back to the inn. Not far away, a black shadow quickly flashed into the nearby woods. Although it was only a blink of an eye, it did not escape Miss Lan's eyes. She was secretly surprised, she never thought that she would meet a master here, and it was impossible to leave now. So she squatted down, moved carefully to the edge of the forest, and lay down in the grass, peeling away the branches and leaves in front of her to see what happened. With the dim light, she finally saw the scene in the forest clearly, it was a woman and a man.

The woman is petite, in her twenties, with slender eyebrows and phoenix eyes, black hair like a cloud, without any gold or silver jewelry embellishment, but she has a natural charm, no makeup, white makeup, and a white silk flower in her hair , which made her weak and pitiful, but at the same time, this attire also revealed her identity, which was actually a young widow. In contrast, the man looked extraordinarily tall, dressed in a black robe, heroic and upright. At this moment, his back was facing the woman, and his face was facing Miss Lan. It was a cold face, young and attractive.The nose is straight, the eyebrows are raised, the outline is clear, the beauty is tough, but it is so cold that there is no expression, and there is no wave in the eyes, like a piece of hard ice.

A widow and a man, this late in the woods, their... tryst?The plot in the storytelling story appeared vividly in front of her eyes, Miss Lan suddenly felt her face flushed, and she hastily closed her eyes. When she opened her eyes again, the woman spoke. "You still refuse to look at me?" The voice was low, as if crying. The man didn't answer, but pursed his lips tightly. The woman wept and hugged his waist from behind: "I know, I did something wrong, but it's all because of you. This time I finally begged my father to bring me in here, just to see you On the one hand, why don't you even look at me?"

The man didn't move at all, and let her hold her like a rock: "Mrs. Wu respects herself." "Mrs. Wu? You call me Mrs. Wu! You don't like her at all, why do you still reject me?" The woman murmured while crying and laughing, hugging him tightly, "If she is not here, you can marry me, From now on, I will listen to everything from you..." "No matter what, she is my wife," the man interrupted her, he easily broke free from her hand, and turned sideways, "I was the one who was ashamed of her when I was alive, even though... I will never let her down again from now on .”

"No!" The woman turned to him, looking up into those indifferent eyes, "You said that you only like Xiaoru and you will marry Xiaoru, have you forgotten?" The man was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "You are no longer the Xiaoru of the past, and the Xiaoru of the past would never do such a thing." The woman's shoulders trembled, and she fell on his chest and cried, "I know I did something wrong, but I like you, and you like me too, so won't you forgive me this time?" The man's eyes were slightly closed: "It's getting late, madam, please go back."

"Then why did you help me back then? You never forgot me, did you?" The woman held his hand tightly, "It's me you like, and you just feel ashamed of her, so you hesitate You are willing to propose it, but she is gone, so you still refuse?" "She's a good woman, I've owed her too much," the man sighed, his voice suddenly turned cold, "You'd better not appear in front of me from now on, otherwise don't blame me for not remembering the past." "You really have the heart to treat me like this?" Really bear?The man didn't move, but his gaze began to slowly move down, and the moment it was about to fall on her face, he quickly left and looked elsewhere.

But the woman seemed to see hope: "Why don't you dare to look at me, I want you to look at me and talk, if you really don't care about me, why did he leave, and you are so kind to me?" "I just respect you, Brother Wu is gone, you must be sad..." "I don't want you to respect me!" The woman interrupted him, holding him sobbing, "He's gone, I thought I could finally be with you, you said you would always protect me, I don't want you to respect me... ..." The man raised his arm, and finally there was a crack in the expression on his face: "You go." The woman raised her face: "If I hadn't done these things, would you have left her?" The man is silent. "You still refuse?" "She is my wife." "Wife?" The woman let go of her hand suddenly, took a few steps back, looked at him in disbelief for a long time, and suddenly laughed miserably, "I finally heard your truth, she is your wife! You still like her after all , Have you already forgotten about me?" The man didn't answer. "Okay...okay, I will never pester you again from now on, you and I have nothing to do with each other!" The laughter faded, the woman turned around, staggered out of the forest. The man was still standing there, like a statue, and he never looked at her from the beginning to the end. 这个男人真够绝情的，兰大小姐终于发现没用的男人实在好处多多，至少，他不肯娶你的时候，你可以揍他。 The little lake is so pitiful!Miss Lan felt sympathetic, but the next moment she took it for granted that a most useless man can marry a good wife like Lan Xinyue, who is beautiful and good at martial arts. Although she is a bit fierce, she is also good to him. , and even liked him a little bit, he really should kneel down and thank the heavens, what a pity! "Still want to eavesdrop?" A sneer broke the silence. Miss Lan immediately came back to her senses, she got up and was about to run away, but before she had time to gather her true energy, a figure quickly stopped in front of her, and the next moment, she could no longer move. The man's eyes were as sharp as a sword, and he pinched her jade neck with three fingers, showing no sign of pity: "You are not from Tianshui City." "How do you know?" The expert knew if there was a move as soon as he made a move. Aware of the gap in martial arts between the two, Miss Lan didn't struggle, and asked back pretending to be calm. The man didn't answer coldly, and the strength in his hands increased a bit, obviously to force a confession. It was getting late, how could an ordinary girl come to this secluded field alone, telling lies in front of a smart person would be tantamount to asking for death, probably because she subconsciously felt that this person was not bad, Miss Lan couldn't help but She begged aloud and told the truth: "I'm not a spy, I just want to come in and play, and I'll leave after the golden autumn meeting." "How did you get in here?" Oops!Discovering the loophole in the words, Miss Lan broke out in a cold sweat, not knowing how to explain it for a moment. "Don't say?" There was no emotion in the voice, but the hand was tightening. It became more and more difficult to breathe, Miss Lan's face was flushed, she was quick to wit, and shouted out with difficulty: "No, my father is Lan Chen, he asked me to come!" Sure enough, the man was slightly stunned, and he let go of his hands: "Miss Lan?" It was the first time in her life that she felt the fear of death so clearly. Miss Lan was still in shock, took a breath, and kept nodding: "Yes, my father received your invitation card. He is unable to come because of something, so he asked me to come. .” The man frowned. Miss Lan secretly glanced at him, aggrieved: "If you don't believe me, you can ask my father, I was just out for a walk, and I happened to meet you..." The man quickly withdrew his hand: "It's best to forget everything you hear." There was not too much warning, but that cold voice made Miss Lan feel a little fear for no reason. Seeing that he seemed to be about to give up the pursuit, she quickly nodded: "Thank you, brother, what's your name?" The man looked at her and didn't answer. There are many ways to gain favor, Miss Lan tried: "You must not be empty-handed usually, right?" The man raised his eyebrows slightly. Seeing that he seemed to be interested, Miss Lan boldly expressed her conjecture: "Your martial arts are very high, but the ingenuity in your moves is better than your internal strength. The moves are light and nimble, and the momentum is restrained. You are not practicing this way at all. Although you are unarmed now, you should use weapons at ordinary times, and they must be extremely sharp. I guess it is either a knife or a sword." After a few words, the man turned around and seemed to be leaving. Without the expected compliment, Miss Lan was quite unconvinced: "Hey, are you from Tianshui City?" no answer. "Your martial arts are so high, you must be one of the eight great water gods, right?" Shui Fengqing was never married and would never have a wife. Still no answer. Miss Lan was not discouraged at all. Thinking of the woman just now, she was even more surprised: "My husband treats me very well, and I like him a little bit. That elder sister seems to like you very much, why don't you like her?" He said indifferently, "I liked it, I liked it very much." "Then...you despise her as a widow?" "She killed my wife." He gave her a cold look and strode away. Miss Lan stayed for a long time before recovering, turned around and ran quickly towards the inn, because at this moment she suddenly missed Jiang Xiaohu's good-natured smiling face very much. "Small lake!" In the inn, Jiang Xiaohu sat at the table neatly, with food neatly arranged in front of him, he was overjoyed when he saw her come back, and stretched out his hand to pull her to sit down: "My wife, why have you been away for so long, have you seen City Lord Shui? " Miss Lan discouraged: "No." Jiang Xiaohu picked up some food for her, and comforted her: "Tomorrow is the Golden Autumn Festival, so we will always see him." Miss Lan was right when she thought about it, and her mood improved a lot. Looking at the dishes on the table, she was a little strange: "Why haven't you eaten yet, aren't you hungry?" Jiang Xiaohu nodded honestly: "I'm hungry, but let's eat together when my wife comes back." Miss Lan was stunned, and bowed her head: "Xiaohu, you are so kind." "Really?" Jiang Xiaohu's eyes lit up, "Is it better than City Lord Shui?" "Yep." "Will the wife not see him?" Miss Lan finally understood what was going on, she couldn't help but blinked, held back her laughter, and hit him with chopsticks: "No!" For the next dinner, Jiang Xiaohu sighed and groaned, but Miss Lan's appetite was so good that she glanced at him with crooked eyes from time to time, and laughed secretly, feeling sweet in her heart. Finally, she couldn't help but say: "Xiaohu, don't worry, in fact, I..." Before he finished speaking, a pot exploded in the street outside, and there was a sudden noise, accompanied by the rapid sound of horseshoes. Then, a group of people and horses galloped past the door of the inn. "A spy has entered the city!" "If you find someone suspicious, report it quickly, and the reward will be five hundred taels!" spy?Both of them changed their colors and dropped their chopsticks at the same time, they found out! Jiang Xiaohu almost jumped up: "Wife!" Miss Lan immediately pressed his hand and whispered: "Don't panic, the more anxious you are, the more people will suspect us." Seeing that his wife was not afraid, Jiang Xiaohu also calmed down a lot. The young couple remained calm, ate a few more mouthfuls of food, and then called Xiao Er to pay the bill. The streets were brightly lit, and there were quite a few pedestrians, all talking about the news just now. Miss Lan was a little anxious, she whispered: "I'm afraid that the streets will be banned and searched soon, and Jin Qiu will not be able to see it. Let's go find Lingling and try to get out." Just as Jiang Xiaohu was about to nod, there was a discussion next to him. "Water City Lord has caught a spy, it's a woman, and she was taught by Qian Shou!" "They are too courageous. They stole the Millennium Warm Jade Cup from City Lord Shui, and even dared to sneak into the city. How could City Lord Shui let them go!" "The big man was turned into a little girl. Qianshoujiao's disguise technique is really good. If no one reports it, no one will see it." "I heard there are accomplices." "..." Looking at Jianghu, Qiu Lingling's disguise technique is enough to be included in the top five. If it weren't for people who are familiar with him and Jiang Xiaohu, he would never have discovered it. Who would be the one who reported it?Miss Lan felt cold all over, and was dumbstruck. Pay attention to the people around you?Jiang Xiaohu turned his face slowly and looked at her fixedly, with disappointment that could not be concealed in his eyes. Miss Lan took two steps back in shock: "Xiaohu!" Jiang Xiaohu asked another question: "Where's your hairpin?" In Ru Mo's hair, the oddly shaped golden hairpin really disappeared. "you……" "where is it?" Miss Lan bit her lip and stared into his eyes: "You doubt me?" "Not many people know Lingling." Jiang Xiaohu expressionlessly stroked her hair, "That golden hairpin should be here, but where is it now?" Miss Lan clasped her slender hands slightly, trembling a little. After a while, she lowered her eyes, quickly took out something from her bosom and threw it on him, turned around and left without saying anything. Looking at the familiar golden object in his hand, Jiang Xiaohu was stunned for a moment, then immediately chased after it. "Wife!"