Their eyes met, and the dim skylight cast a shadow on Qiu Cong's old face. There was no light in the room, and Gu Ling's face showed no warmth at all.

The atmosphere became tense for a moment, and Qiu Cong's hand moved slightly.

The next moment, Gu Ling's thin lips opened slightly, "I still have something else to do."

Qiu Cong narrowed his eyes slightly and said angrily, "You don't want to go?"

Before he finished speaking, Gu Ling had already come out of the room with the letter, just in time to avoid Qiu Cong's hand grabbing his shoulder, and walked out, "Wait for me for a moment."

Qiu Cong watched Gu Ling disappear from sight and snorted coldly, "Just a moment. If it's too late, I'll go back and let Su Liang dump you!"

…

At night, the small courtyard is quiet and quiet.

Qiu Cong was sitting in the courtyard, with his baggage, long knife and straw hat at hand, ready to leave at any time.

Just when Qiu Cong felt that the quarter hour was up and didn't want to wait any longer, he stood up and Gu Ling came back.

Qiu Cong didn't know what he was doing, and didn't want to ask. He just picked up the baggage on the table and let Gu Ling experience it for himself.

Gu Ling didn't explain. He returned to the room, quickly took out a bag and closed the door.

Upon seeing this, Qiu Cong turned around and left. Gu Ling followed closely behind.

Neither of them had any intention of communicating with each other, but because of Su Liang, they temporarily reached a silent understanding.

It wasn't until he left Xiangyue City that Gu Ling asked, "How many days?"

Qiu Cong replied, "Seven or eight days."

Then the silence returned.

As for things like eating and drinking, without any communication, Gu Ling was responsible by default. During the first meal, Qiu Cong was still wondering whether Gu Ling wouldn't even get food for him.

No matter what, it turned out that he was overthinking.

…

On an unnamed island.

In the evening, when the heat subsided and the breeze cooled her down, Su Liang took Cen Man's arm for a walk in the bamboo forest as usual.

Today, I walked in a direction that I had never been before, and suddenly found that it was a little brighter in front of me. Su Liang felt strange, as it was said that it was still far away from the seaside.

After walking a little further, Su Liang looked surprised, "Master, there is actually a lake here! I didn't know it before!"

A sea of ​​green bamboo surrounds a lake like a mirror. The edges of the lake are reflected in the scattered green bamboos. The center is reflected by the magnificent sunset at dusk with a touch of gentle red. The two colors are clearly layered and extremely harmonious. It is as beautiful as a fairyland.

.

Su Liang and Cen Man described the scenery in front of them, and a smile appeared on Cen Man's face, "From what you said, I seem to have seen it."

"Master, if Master Lao Qiu brings my husband here, I would like to carve out a place by this lake and build a small courtyard for the two of us to live in!" Su Liang said happily.

Firstly, she and Gu Ling have always liked to have a separate space, enjoy the world of two people, be able to relax and protect each other's secrets. To be precise, there are three of them, and she still has one in her belly. Especially Gu Ling.

, there is a high probability that he will not welcome Qiu Cong.

Secondly, when Qiu Cong comes back, unless Cen Man leaves immediately, the original small courtyard will not be enough to live in.

Thirdly, in view of what happened before, although Nangong Qian has lost her memory now and seems to have a much softer temper, we cannot rule out the possibility that she will fall in love with Gu Ling again when she sees him again. Living under the same roof is somewhat inconvenient, so keep it in mind.

A little distance is best.

Su Liang felt that as long as he raised the third point, Qiu Cong would be able to agree to Su Liang's request to live alone with Gu Ling for the sake of Nangong Qian.

Cen Man also knew what happened before and thought this was good. In this way, she could stay.

After walking around the lake, the more Su Liang saw it, the more she liked this place. Although she didn't want to live in seclusion here with Gu Ling, but since she couldn't live without this place, it would be better to live as happily and comfortably as possible.

Before going to bed that night, Su Liang drew a sketch of the bamboo house she imagined under the lamp. She planned to refine it tomorrow and hand it to Gu Ling when he came. He would definitely be able to make it look like Su Liang imagined.

"Little God, maybe your father will be here soon. Wait until he comes to build a new house." Su Liang caressed her belly, looking forward to Gu Ling's arrival.

…

Yaocheng.

Situ Xie arranged for two groups yesterday. One group went to Qian Kingdom to inform Duanmu Yi about Gu Ling and Su Liang's deception; the other group rushed to Yan Kingdom to discuss an alliance.

After rescuing Situ Yao last night, Situ Xie stayed up all night, thinking that Gu Ling had not come to Yaocheng. People on Su Liang's side already knew that she was not in Liang country. Could it be that Gu Ling had rescued her?

If this is the case, not only Situ Jing's eyesight is hopeless, but the next situation will be very unfavorable to Situ Xie and Liang Guo! As long as Su Liang and Gu Ling are around in Qian State, under certain circumstances, their couple can win There are thousands of troops! And Duanmu Yi may not listen to the news sent by Situ Xie, and even if he does, he may not really choose to fall out with Su Liang and Gu Ling at this time.

Because Situ Xie knew very well what kind of people Su Liang and Gu Ling were. If Duanmu Yi saw their true nature clearly, the smartest thing to do would be to make good use of them to achieve their goals.

Its daybreak.

Situ Xie changed his clothes and planned to enter the palace and tell Situ Han face to face what happened last night.

Not long after the carriage left the palace, it suddenly shook. Situ Xie's face darkened and he grabbed the wall of the carriage. He heard the neighing of horses and the shouts of guards coming from outside, "There are assassins! Protect the prince!"

Situ Xie's strength was much higher than that of the guards, but he did not go out immediately. Instead, he watched coldly through the gap in the swaying car curtains as four masked assassins fought with the guards outside.

The assassin was very strong, and it didn't take long to finish off the guards and the coachman, and surrounded the carriage.

Situ Xie looked at the figure of the assassin and confirmed that there was no Gu Ling or Lao Mu, whom Qi Jun called "Senior Jin" last night. He suspected that this might be sent by the royal family of the Qian Kingdom...

Just as the four assassins were approaching the carriage, the hidden guards appeared and blocked them again.

"Keep alive." Situ Xie ordered, still sitting in the carriage and not taking action. His close secret guards were all masters who had been recruited with huge sums of money over the years. In terms of strength, they were not inferior to the four assassins.

The battle was stalemate, with both sides losing the battle.

When Situ Xie saw that the assassins had no help, he decided to take action himself. Unexpectedly, before he got out of the carriage, the four assassins heard the whistle coming from not far away and ran away with a feint!

The secret guard followed Situ Xie's rules and did not pursue him, lest he fall into the trap of luring the tiger away from the mountain.

"Master, those guys all look like killers." One of the secret guards said.

Situ Xie also saw it. The killer's tactic was to spare no effort in taking people's lives, and the four of them were equally ruthless.

But the blame lies here. Since he is a killer, there is no obvious defeat, and there are accomplices not far away. Those who came for Situ Xie have not seen him yet, so why did they withdraw?

"Master, maybe he is from Yanyun Tower." Another secret guard said.

Someone immediately retorted, "If someone hired Yan Yun Tower to kill the master, not to mention that according to Yan Yun Tower's original rules, he would not take such a job at all. Even if he did, the person who took the action should be the owner Yan Shiba, not

Those few just now.”

Yanyun Tower has rules not to get involved in the royal family's fights, and generally does not accept jobs like assassinating key members of the royal family.

Firstly, it is too dangerous, and secondly, it is easy for the entire Yanyun Tower to be targeted by the royal family.

If there is an employer who is so capable that Yan Yunlou is willing to kill Situ Xie, he either has a special relationship or can afford a sky-high salary.

No matter what the situation is, it is only reasonable for Yan Shiba to take action personally for a business of this nature.

Situ Xie knew this, and also knew that Su Liang and Gu Ling had huge financial resources in their hands. If he was really the killer of Yanyun Tower just now, and his employer had something to do with Su Liang, and if he was hired with money, Situ Xie would have nothing to worry about.

But Situ Xie thought of another possibility. Yan Yun Tower was not taking action for money, but for Su Liang... Because he had heard some inside stories about Yan Yun Tower's turmoil in the past two years not long ago, and he had to suspect that there was a mysterious person there.

Help Yan Shiba behind the scenes, otherwise she would not have saved the day from danger several times.

Could it be that the mysterious person secretly helping Yan Shiba is Su Liang?

The horse died, and Situ Xie returned to his home under the escort of secret guards. On the way, he felt that he might have thought too much. Recently, things and people about Su Liang occupied most of his mind, so no matter what happened, he subconsciously

I think there may not be so many coincidences related to her...

But this time Situ Xie really guessed it right.

Yan Shiba arrived at Yaocheng early this morning with her subordinates. She did not take action herself because she had not fully recovered from her previous serious injury. After learning that Su Liang was arrested, she hurried here again without much rest, and her physical condition was better than the peak.

There is a lot of difference.

Another reason is that Gu Ling said, don't go all out.

The whistle for retreat was blown by Yan Shiba. She learned from Gu Ling that Situ Xie was extremely powerful. If he took action himself, it would be difficult for the four killers to escape.

This time it was not Yan Yunlou who took over the murder business, but Yan Shiba who came to avenge Su Liang. Today is just a small test, first to see the strength of the guards around Situ Xie.

…

After returning home, Situ Xie wrote a letter and sent someone to secretly deliver it to the palace to Situ Han, who then went to see Situ Yao.

Situ Yao was in good health, but she was a little mentally weak after this experience. Except for Lao Mu, she didn't see anyone. She only described the room she stayed in, but she didn't know the external situation or the specific location, so she couldn't provide any useful information.

information.

Situ Xie specifically introduced Yuan Ying to Situ Yao and said he hoped they could become good friends.

His purpose is to use Yuan Ying to protect Situ Yao, if they really become friends. Just like Su Liang, he used his emotions to win over many helpers...

Yuan Ying happily agreed. Situ Yao had always been obedient, so she naturally expressed her wish for him.

Since Situ Jing was poisoned, Situ Xie has changed a group of servants. All the food that comes into the mouth is inspected by Mrs. Yue first, and she is more cautious than before.

…

"I heard that the princess was going to marry her to the Kingdom of Qian this year." Yuan Ying sat beside Situ Yao's bed and asked curiously, "Have you met the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Qian?"

Situ Yao nodded, "I've seen it before."
To be continued...