Judging from the walking distance, it would take about three or four days to reach Luofo Temple, but Jingyuan had informed the emperor in advance.
The people who are coming to pick up Gu Qingsheng should arrive in the next few days.
After packing up all my things, I felt that everything in this place had been done and there was nothing to linger for.
"Princess, if you go back in a few days, the scar on your back won't arouse suspicion anymore. The timing is perfect."
Placing a small candle on Gu Qingsheng's table, Bai Lu blew out the oil from the candle, making the light brighter.
Gu Qingsheng was leaning on the couch in his inner clothes, his eyebrows and eyes softened by the candlelight.
"It's better to leave. The two of us here always cause trouble to Master Jingyuan."
After putting on his coat, Gu Qingsheng coughed.
"Go get a basin of water. It feels so dry since autumn has arrived."
Bai Lu responded, and as she walked, some crisp bell sounds were heard.
Attracted by the sound, Gu Qingsheng looked at Bai Lu's feet and found that the little girl had tied a string of bells on her feet without him noticing.
"This is an interesting thing. Did you buy it when you came down the mountain?"
Bai Lu scratched her head a little embarrassedly when Gu Qingsheng saw her little thoughts.
"No, I found it at the base of the wall outside the window."
"These past few days, there are always some small things at the base of the wall. They are probably thrown in by children outside. Sometimes I pick up some that I like and make some small items like this to take with me."
"Does the princess like it? If so, I will make one for you."
Gu Qingsheng smiled and shook his head at Bai Lu's kindness.
"I'd better forget it. I'm too old to carry this kind of thing."
"What do you mean by old? Princess, don't curse yourself like that."
Bai Lu interrupted her, nagging Gu Qingsheng for a few more words before turning around and going out to fetch some water.
After Bai Lu finished fetching water, Gu Qingsheng washed his face before lying down.
In the night, a crackling sound came from a distance, but it was not obvious at night.
Suddenly, there was a knocking sound from Gu Qingsheng's window, as if something hit him.
She was a light sleeper, and the couch in Luofo Temple was close to the window, so this sound made Gu Qingsheng open her eyes.
In fact, at this late hour, such deliberate noises are inevitably a bit creepy.
After hesitating for a while, until the sound came from the window again, Gu Qingsheng dared to push open the window, stick his head out and look out.
The moon outside was full and bright, probably because it was almost Mid-Autumn Festival, so the moon was extremely large. They were on the mountain, so when they opened their eyes, they saw a peaceful moonlight.
There is a low wall above the backyard, which looks brighter than before because it has just been painted with asphalt.
There were only two stones lying quietly on the ground outside the window. Gu Qingsheng tugged at his collar and looked around, but there seemed to be no one around.
Even if there is someone here, no one usually comes in. This person can't be a wall-climbing type like Liu Yanqiu.
After thinking about it, Gu Qingsheng closed the window. Just as she covered herself with the quilt, there was another knocking sound from the window. This time the sound was unusually loud, which gave her goose bumps.
Without caring about anything else, she slammed the window open. Although her voice was trembling, she still tried to remain calm.
"Who's out there? Stop playing tricks..."
Before she could finish her words, something suddenly flew towards the window. The object was extremely fast. Gu Qingsheng opened her eyes wide and had not yet reacted when the object had already brushed past her face and landed on the couch, then rolled off the couch.
This was so sudden that cold sweat broke out on Gu Qingsheng's head! The feeling of the cold wind blowing across his cheek was still there.
I didn't even see clearly where this thing came from, and in the blink of an eye it was in front of me!
After shutting the window forcefully, Gu Qingsheng took a few deep breaths, his face pale as he turned stiffly to look at the stone on the ground.
There was a piece of tattered rice paper on top of the stone, even stained with some night dew. It looked like it was picked up from somewhere, with curled and tattered edges.
Not knowing what the person outside the window was up to, Gu Qingsheng looked toward the window. A thick layer of window paper blocked out all the scenery outside.
The fear gradually faded away, and she turned over and got out of bed, picking up the note from the stone.
It was written in a very panicked and messy handwriting
"There is a fire coming, run away quickly."
fire?
Gu Qingsheng frowned. The surroundings were quiet, without even the sound of insects.
Moreover, as a national temple, Luofo Temple should have countermeasures in these aspects. If there really was a fire, why wasn't there a warning?
There was nothing unusual on the stone with the note tied to it. As for the contents of the note, Gu Qingsheng certainly cared about it, but on second thought, he felt that he was overthinking it.
However, we still need to be careful about everything.
Although I don't know the purpose of the people outside, if they are hostile to me, the stone will not just pass by me, but will directly hit my face.
At least there was no thought of hurting myself.
She put the rice paper in her arms and blew out the candle on the table.
The figure in the house disappeared as the lights went out. Liu Yanqiu, who was standing on the tree outside the courtyard wall, exhaled and jumped down from the tree with a very beautiful step.
As soon as he landed on the ground and stepped on the ginkgo leaves, a chill rushed up from his back!
Liu Yanqiu was alerted and took a step back, raising his chin slightly. A white dagger brushed past his chin!
The distance at that moment was so cold that it made people tremble!
The short knife missed Liu Yanqiu's side and directly stabbed into the wall behind the courtyard, causing some wall debris!
Even though it was a wall, the knife ignored it and was deeply embedded in it.
Because of this leaning back, Liu Yanqiu took a few steps back before he could stabilize himself.
He looked at the woman in black hiding behind the tree with interest. On the branches above the woman in black were two people in the same attire.
They only showed a pair of eyes full of bewilderment, but the look they gave Liu Yanqiu was not so kind at this moment.
"Who are you? What did you tell her? Tell the truth!"
The leading woman in black shouted at Liu Yanqiu, holding a dagger in her hand ready to strike.
Liu Yanqiu whistled without showing any fear.
"I didn't expect to get such a surprise tonight? I thought the Buddha Temple couldn't have disappeared without a reason... So it was you guys who did it?"
His sneering eyes were full of contempt, and just looking at them made people angry.
"What is your purpose? Why are you here?"
"Judging from the weather, you must have been waiting here for a long time. What are you waiting for?"
Liu Yanqiu curled his lips and smiled.
"Waiting for the fire?"
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