In the yard next to the Gu family courtyard.
Zhou Dashan and Wei Dagou were sitting in a room on the second floor, looking out the window, their eyes fixed on the direction of the Gu family courtyard.
Zhou Dashan couldn't help but curse:
"That damned woman from Xianyue Peak, she gave me this before she died. Today is such a good day, anyone with a bit of ability has followed the master into the mountains.
I'm the only one sitting here drinking tea and looking at the scenery. I'm so bored I'm almost out of my mind." He grew angrier as he spoke, looking at his own legs and wishing he could replace them with iron legs.
That way you won't be afraid of anyone crushing you.
Wei Dagou also wanted to go, but he was sitting on the sofa in a sickly manner.
Suddenly raised his head.
"Dashan. Look, that woman really has a secret." Wei Dagou pointed to the place where a black shadow left.
Zhang Xiulin's maid in black quietly left the backyard.
Zhou Dashan grinned and started blowing a whistle in his hand.
It seemed like the clever bird was telling something to its companions. After a while, the sounds of other birds came from afar.
Zhou Dashan put down his whistle.
"There are ghosts in Hulu Mountain. There are ghosts here too. It seems that Jinyang Prefecture is no more stable than Northwest City."
Wei Dagou leaned against the wall and closed his eyes. "The people of Jinyang Prefecture only know about Old Prince Rongshan. They don't even know what the dog emperor is like. How can there be true peace?"
Zhang Xiulin came to Qingfeng Courtyard wearing a thick cotton jacket and with a sweet smile on her face.
"Su Qi. I heard that you have the best tea here, so I came here to ask for some tea today." The voice came over before Zhang Xiulin came in.
Su Qi walked out of Gu Beijing and the others' small study.
He was wearing a crane cloak and holding a heater in his hand.
"Cloud tea is brewed in the flower hall. Let's go sit in the flower hall." Su Qi glanced behind Zhang Xiulin and didn't see the black-clothed maid. She pretended to be puzzled and asked:
"Where's your maid?"
Zhang Xiulin shook her head helplessly and said:
"It was so cold last night, she felt a little uncomfortable. I let her rest in the room."
Su Qi sneered in her heart. Someone who didn't take human life seriously actually knew how to sympathize with the maid.
"Ms. Zhang is really kind to her maids." Su Qi opened the lid of the heater and looked at the incense inside. "Xianghe, heat up the cold medicine in the kitchen and give it to Ms. Zhang's maid."
"Madam, I will go right away." Xianghe bowed.
Zhang Xiulin's expression changed. "No need. She's just a maid. Why would she need these medicines?"
"That's not possible. We always have it prepared in our small kitchen. Since she's your maid, naturally she needs it." Su Qi looked at Zhang Xiulin with a forced smile.
Seeing her face change color visibly, she returned to her usual aggressive demeanor.
"If I say no, then no. You are not allowed to go." Zhang Xiulin looked stubborn and willful, glaring at Xiang He with anger in her eyes.
Xiang He looked at her with an awkward expression, then turned to Su Qi. "Madam, what should we do?"
Su Qi couldn't help but raise the corner of her mouth, "Since Miss Zhang is determined to punish the maid, why should we care about these things?
Go pick out some exquisite snacks and bring them to the flower hall." Su Qi came to the flower hall to greet Zhang Xiulin.
The flower hall was warm as a spring day.
There were several pots of camellias in full bloom, and there was a fireplace in the room with silver charcoal burning in it.
The camellia was brought by Su Qi from the Duke of Ru's Mansion.
Su Qi also placed a piece of high-quality Western Region old sandalwood in the fireplace, and the scent of sandalwood drifted out along with the charcoal fire.
Zhang Xiulin's originally angry and impetuous heart was instantly calmed.
She sat in a chair, and Chunhe beside her had already served her Yunwu tea. "Miss Zhang, please have some tea. I made Yunwu tea early this morning, and Madam specifically ordered the addition of Lingnan dried tangerine peel."
Drinking cloud tea in this weather is the best way to prevent colds." Chun He spoke in a soft voice, introducing it slowly and unhurriedly.
Zhang Xiulin took it and took a sip.
There was a glint in his eyes.
Looking at Su Qi with envy, she said, "Su Qi, I really want to become your half-sisters. I feel like your personality is just right for me."
Su Qi raised her hand and asked Chunhe and several maids to go out.
She held the teacup and smiled:
"Forget it. I don't want to have to detoxify you after becoming your sworn brother."
When this matter was mentioned, Zhang Xiulin became furious.
"So what if you help me detoxify? Would I tell my uncle that you bullied me?" Zhang Xiulin was annoyed. She didn't believe that Su Qi would be afraid of this.
"Su Qi, how are you going to detoxify me?"
Su Qi raised her eyebrows and asked in surprise:
"Didn't you find the miracle doctor in Yunzhou City?"
Su Qi also wanted to know how a prefect's niece could invite the genius doctor from Yunzhou City to come in person?
What kind of miracle doctor?
She is very curious.
Zhang Xiulin cursed in a low voice in frustration:
"Don't be so complacent. One day I'll make you kneel down and beg me."
"Let's talk about it on that day." Su Qi shrugged and blew away the tea leaves. She was not afraid of the woman's scary words.
By that day, Zhang Xiulin still didn't have this ability.
In the mountains and forests.
White snow covered the trees.
Occasionally, the sound of footsteps crunching in the snow could be heard from the silent woods.
A black figure wearing a leather jacket quickly passed through the treetops.
The snow was startled and fell down.
Not long.
The black figure arrived in front of a mountain wall.
There is a crooked tree next to the mountain wall.
The black figure circled the tree several times, and stepped out of the Five Elements Formation in different directions.
The cave door did not open as expected.
The figure in black felt something was wrong.
Maybe I remembered the wrong place? That's unlikely.
The number of steps and direction are the same.
There's no reason not to inform her after changing the formation.
She had been here more than once and tried it again according to the method she remembered.
However...
Quiet.
The black-clad figure held a soft sword in his hand and looked around but didn't see anything.
She waited anxiously, cursing Zhang Xiulin several times in her heart, secretly annoyed and determined to find a way to punish her.
Hesitation.
I made up my mind and walked in the other direction.
What the black-clad figure didn't know was that her every move was being watched by others.
The sound of birds singing could be heard again in the forest.
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Gu Beiheng did not come back that night.
Su Qi took Dabao and Erbao to sleep. She felt uneasy and a little worried about Gu Beiheng.
Since she came here.
The two of them hardly ever spent a night apart.
She wondered if Gu Beiheng was safe in the forest. It wasn't until the end of midnight that Su Qi drifted off to sleep.
The cold wind at night became even colder.
The snow that had not fallen during the day started falling again.
The weather seems wrong.
Su Qi was woken up by the cold.
She touched the warm kang and the cold air coming in.
I felt something was wrong.
Su Qi quickly got up and woke up Xiang He in the outer room. "Xiang He, go light the charcoal fire in the cellar first. Then have everyone else prepare to go into the cellar."
"Yes, master." Xianghe responded quickly.
"What should we do about Miss Zhang?" Xianghe walked two steps back and asked.
A cold light flashed in Su Qi's eyes, "Don't worry about her." This woman is so capable, shouldn't I take this opportunity to find out her background?
Su Qi wrapped Dabao and Erbao in a quilt. Baizhi came in and went into the cellar with Su Qi, holding the two little ones.
In the Gu family courtyard and the neighboring courtyard, everything was in perfect order, with only slight noises, but soon returned to silence.
All the people seemed to disappear overnight.
Not just in the Gu family courtyard.
The whole Mengjiazhuang is the same.
Zhang Xiulin was awakened by the cold. After much deliberation, she finally released the signal lantern into the air.
A sinister light flashed in his eyes, Su Qi, don't blame me this time.
A team of thirty or so top-tier experts arrived, and the leader, a man in black, landed silently in Zhang Xiulin's room. "How could you let us show up so easily? If we're discovered and tracked down, do you know how dangerous it would be?"
Zhang Xiulin said angrily:
"I didn't want to either. Who knew it would be so cold? I almost froze to death."
The man in black said nothing more and prepared to take Zhang Xiulin away.
"Don't go yet, come with me to the main courtyard. I want to capture that woman Su Qi." Zhang Xiulin showed a strange smile on her lips.
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