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"Young master." Gongzi appeared without a sound and knelt down on one knee.

The green-robed young master looked away from the letter in his hand and asked indifferently, "Have you completed the task I asked you to do?"

Gong Tianni nodded: "Yes, other than one person that was left behind specially, everyone else will be killed. The words that Young Master told me to bring have been conveyed to you, it's just that your subordinate's words are a little awkward, but I am still a little unsatisfied. "

The green-robed young master looked at him with interest, "What did you say? "Learn it once for me."

Gongxu was stunned, he silently pondered for a moment, then revealed an awkward expression: "I forgot …"

"I forgot!"

Gong Tiexi coughed dryly twice. "About... "I still remember two or three sentences …"

The green-robed young master retorted, "What did you say in total?"

"Five or six sentences?" "How about you give me some time to think?" The corner of his mouth twitched when he saw the young master staring at him.

The man in cyan rubbed his chin and smiled, "I don't really care what you said. I am a bit worried now, can he please take a few words back?"

Gongzi thought about it seriously and answered with uncertainty, "At least I can get my general idea back."

The green-clothed young master suddenly let out a long sigh, "How will my words be misinterpreted? "If his master misunderstands …"

Gong Tianni was a bit nervous, he subconsciously asked, "What will happen?"

The cyan clothed young master clicked his tongue. There was no trace of worry in his eyes. On the contrary, he seemed to be gloating, "Then there's going to be a good show!"

Gongzi fell into a long silence.

"Alright, let's get back to business." The green robed young master placed the letter on top of the candle flame and lit it up. As he looked at it burn up, his smile became lighter, "Jiang Wuyan saved those people and my horse, are there any casualties?"

"Follow closely," said Gongxu. "In order to shake off the pursuers, I had Lord Jiang and the rest jump off their horses and hide. I led the horses and led them away. One of the horses was hit by an arrow, but it was not serious. Only his butt was injured and extremely good medicine has been applied to it. "

The man in cyan nodded, "How about the Muddy Character Hall?"

Gong Tianxiong hesitated, "This subordinate wishes to report this matter to Young Master."

The green-robed young master glanced at him, then stood up and walked to the side of the bed, lying down lazily. "There is no need to kneel. Stand up and speak."

"Thank you." Gongzi stood up and stood where he was: "The hall master of the Turbid Hall was severely injured a few days ago and this subordinate has personally gone to see it. It won't kill you, but you'll need to be in bed for a month. Therefore, this subordinate has decided to appoint the paper kite as the hall master of the Muddy Words Hall and is in charge of various arrangements related to the amnesty. Vice Hall Master Turtle will take over all of the Muddy Character Hall's affairs, and he will also assist Paper Yuan. "

The young master thought for a while and asked, "Have you checked the contents of the mission and the reason for the injury?"

"The content of the mission did not go beyond the capability of turbid wine. The reason for the injury was that he failed in his assassination attempt and was surrounded by several people. The target of the assassination had died, and the turbid wine had fled with serious injuries. From the point of view of the task itself... There is nothing to suspect. "

"He shouldn't fail if he hasn't surpassed the limits of his ability." The green-robed young master could see through his intentions. "Right?"

"I think it's strange that turbid wine got hurt."

The green-robed young master reminded him, "However, you don't have time to confirm your conjecture."

Gongzi was startled as he lowered his head, "I was careless. Please do not blame me, young master."

The green-robed young master laughed, "Since there is something fishy, it means that the Chou family has done something to us." An ordinary enemy is not worth the time to investigate, what you want to say, isn't it Candle that started it? "That's fine too. When I'm done, I'll kill my way back."

Gong Tianxiong was stunned, he could not keep up with the young master's thoughts. After spending a little time to understand what he meant, Gong Mi kneeled down once again, "The Young Noble is wise, this subordinate will follow Young Noble's orders."

When the green-robed young master saw that he had made a fool of himself, he couldn't help but laugh. "You're in such a hurry to get rid of yourself. What are you afraid of?"

"Young Master, is my master coming over next month?" Gong Sou asked with a probing tone, but his eyes showed that he was absolutely sure that "I am afraid of my Master".

The green-robed young master understood, "There must be a fight between Zhu Yi and the poison. What are you afraid of, old demon?"

Gong Ni shook his head, "Master, you must have some concerns, right?"

Qingyi Young Master lied down comfortably, yawned, and asked casually: "What do you think, Old Devil? "Tell me about it."

Gong Tiexin pondered for a moment, but still told the truth, "Master also knows that there is a gap between Master and the head of Hall Master Candle, and in recent years, Master has become as powerful as water and fire. Both sides were similar in strength and had suffered a great loss in vitality. This allowed them to live in peace for several years. Subordinate believes that if we gamble everything, the Poison Wine Hall might not be able to beat Candle Stick. "

The man in cyan put his finger on his mask and lightly knocked on it, "With your master's pride, he will not let me have the chance to compete with you."

Gongzi didn't hide anything as he bowed his head and replied, "Yes."

The man in green looked at him with a smile on his face, "Why don't you wait for me for a while?"

Gongzi's gaze wavered: "What do you want?"

The azure-dressed young master smirked, "That's right. I think you and I are not the only ones interested. You come with me, you don't need to let the old demon know. How about it? Are you interested? "

Gongzi smiled, "Thank you, young master. This subordinate is naturally interested."

The green-robed young master said, "Candle Stick Hall has many traps, bring out a few trustworthy mechanism masters from the Netherworld Valley."

"This …" Gong Tianlang hesitated for a bit before asking, "Does Young Master dare to use Hall Master Yun? Any ordinary mechanical master would not be able to break the mechanism of Candle Stick Hall. "

The green-clothed Young Master seemed to be surprised, "Is Candle Stick's mechanical skills that powerful? Other than Yun Kai, who else can use it? "

Gongzi thought for a moment before replying, "Second Young Master or Young Prince."

— —

"Hao, it's been hard on you recently." Zhao Qingyan held a handful of hot spring water and watched it flow from her fingers.

Ran Hao was startled: "Young master, what did you say?"

Zhao Qingyan lowered her arms and said slowly as she looked at the waves, "I'm sorry for asking you to accompany me to that place and recall those unpleasant memories."

It had been a long time since anyone had said "sorry." This was because he was just a small bodyguard, a person of few words. He was a servant who would silently do everything in his power. He was used to apologizing for his mistakes, but he never dared to ask for the slightest apology from anyone — especially from Zhao Qingyan.

Ran Hao was the same age as Zhao Qingyan. They had only known each other when they were eight years old, and it had only been a short year since Ran Xianshi died. After a year of being together, they were actually just two strangers living in the Light Wind Palace. However, even though he had lost everything in one day, Zhao Qingyan was willing to take him in — for this period, it might be his entire life.

Actually, Ran Hao was a very clean person. He was so clean that he could only hold two people in his heart. The two of them had given him his life, given him a family.

The person he was grateful to was also the person he owed the most. How could he accept Zhao Qingyan's apology when he was faced with an inexhaustible debt?

"Hao?" "Hao?" Zhao Qingyan's voice woke him up from his daze. When he looked up, he saw Zhao Qingyan's eyes, which were filled with sighs, "What happened? Are you still grieving over what happened today? "

Ran Hao pursed his lips subconsciously, then shook his head after a short while, "I was thinking, why does young master want to apologize to me?"

Zhao Qingyan did not expect him to be so concerned about such a thing. After a short period of absent-mindedness, he said softly, "It's been ten years, but I can't return his innocence."

Ran Hao said in a low voice: "In the end, there are some things that you can't force yourself to do, young master, please don't ask too much of yourself."

"I can't accept it."

With such short words, Ran Hao even realised that his young master had said something after a moment: "I'm not willing either."

Zhao Qingyan smiled gently, "That's why I'm sorry."

A helpless smile appeared on Ran Hao's face as he said: "Young Master, you don't have to apologize to me."

Zhao Qingyan lowered his eyes as he smiled, "That's right, I don't need to say it. It's just that it would feel a bit better to say it out loud. "

Ran Hao said: "Young master is too tired, it will be better if you rest for a few days."

"Yeah, we can finally rest for a few days." Zhao Qingyan closed her eyes and slid a little downwards, allowing everyone below her nose to sink into the water.

Ran Hao murmured, "Yeah, we can finally rest for a few days …"

The steam warmed the room and made it sleepy. The two of them slowed down their breathing and enjoyed this brief silence. For a long time now, even a quiet rest had been an extravagant request.

The more he tried to force it, the more powerless he became.

Zhao Qingyan was surrounded by the warm spring water, but he felt a chill in his heart. Even though he knew it was impossible, he refused to accept his fate. He was forced to obey, but he was unwilling.

Just like what Hao Wen said, there was no way to force it. Then should he try to give up?

His current persistence had mixed together some unclear things. Perhaps it was an unwillingness to give up ten years of trying to gain nothing, or a little hope of deceiving oneself, or an excuse to try to get rid of the nightmare in one's heart.

The pros and cons were unclear.

From the moment the guillotine blade fell, it was not important whether it was true or false. All that was left behind was the guilt of being unable to save the living and the lamentable sigh of the dead.

The memories from ten years ago, when he was in Yu Hao's heart, were naturally carved into his bones. However, in the eyes of the unrelated, pale and powerless was like a child's joke, unable to arouse anyone's pity.

Ten years ago, my identity was no different from today. As long as I'm not the Son of Heaven, I can't even return someone's innocence.

If I were to pay for the Son of Heaven, I wouldn't be able to.

In the end, he still had a bit more to worry about, and a bit less to bet everything on.

He was willing to be someone else's chess piece and not be a chess player. It wasn't that he wasn't ambitious, it was just that he was too timid and too … The chess pieces that were devoured by my hands — be it the chess pieces in my hands or the chess pieces in the hands of the opponent.

Forget it, forget it …

He has already become a chess piece. Even if he is unable to see through the intentions of the master of the game, he still has to make a move on this chess piece.

Obediently making a chess piece, why should I have so many worries?

He was tired, so he should have rested …

"Young Master?" Young Master? "

Before his thoughts had calmed down, he heard a hasty voice calling out to him.

So noisy.

Zhao Qingyan opened his eyes and looked over. When he heard the commotion, his frown disappeared, replaced by some surprise. "Pei'er, why are you here?" The boredom in his heart had completely vanished, and on his face, not a single trace of impatience could be seen.

Pei'er gasped, "Someone from the palace said that His Majesty would like to invite the young master to the palace. Since the prince is not here, the princess has asked me to come over and tell the young master. "

Ran Hao asked: "Where's Jin'er? Is she not there? " In the depth of her calm voice, there was a subtle sense of irritation.

Zhao Qingyan glanced at Ran Hao Yu, a smile flashing across his eyes as he looked away.

Pyle shook his head. "I don't know. When I came here, I went to check on Jin'er's room. She wasn't in the room."

"She should be taking care of those Plum Blossom Trees in the bamboo garden. In these days of snow, many flowers were broken under the pressure, so I let her choose a sunny day to pick them up. " Zhao Qingyan raised his hand and pressed it against his aching forehead, trying his best to keep his voice calm. "You just happened to be here. Go to the cabinet and help me find some medicine."

Pei'er was stunned for a moment before asking cautiously, "Young Master, are you starting to have a headache again? Or should I tell the wangfei that Young Master won't be coming to the palace today? "

Ran Hao said, "Inside the box with the prescription, there is a fourth prescription from the bottom to the left, and on top of it are the ingredients written with cinnabar." Take this recipe and cook a bowl of medicine for the young master. "

"But, Young Master …" Pei'er hesitated before replying.

Zhao Qingyan said, "Go, do as Hao says."

Pyle pursed her lips, said "Ok," turned and walked away quickly, afraid that the young master would have a terrible headache if she stayed there too long.

"There's medicine in the cupboard. You want her to give me medicine, do you want me to suffer a little longer?" With the support of Ran Hao, Zhao Qingyan sat down at the edge of the pool and smiled at him.

Ran Hao bowed his head and helped him change his clothes, not replying, "If Young Master doesn't want to go, you can just let Pei'er go back."

Zhao Qingyan smiled, "Uncle Huang told me to come over, but I only wanted to ask about what happened today. and he'll be back in three to four hours. "

Ran Hao hesitated: "Is that really the only thing?"

Zhao Qingyan said, "If Imperial Uncle wanted to pursue the matter of me secretly releasing the suspect, he would have asked me to come over a long time ago. All these years, I've been disobedient to him too many times. "

Ran Hao could not understand the deeper meaning behind his words, so he did not answer, "I'll get someone to prepare the carriage first."

"Carriage? Wasn't it burned by royal father? " Zhao Qingyan suddenly smiled and shook his head, "It's better if you go and see if Lost Legs is willing to go out with me again. If he's in a bad mood, remember to feed him a few pieces of horse candy. "

Ran Hao couldn't help but let out a smile, "Yes, I will go there myself later."

Zhao Qingyan said leisurely, "You don't have to rush. I'm in the shower, where can I go so fast? "

Ran Hao understood. "Then Young Master can take your time. I'll take my horse later." As he spoke, he continued to tidy up his clothes.