"What's wrong with you?" Sikong Yun asked worriedly.

"Just now it seemed as if I suddenly lost consciousness..."

Qin Canglan frowned and waved his hand nonchalantly, "It should be a gout attack. It happened several times before. Every time my wrist was very painful. This time it doesn't hurt anymore. It seems that there is still a great improvement."

Sikong Yun glanced at him, the worry in his eyes had not dissipated.

In the evening.

After Su Li had a bland vegetarian meal, she lay down on the hard bed.

"Alas, I finally got out of the Guo family and thought I was free and easy, but now I'm locked up in this villa where neither chickens lay eggs nor birds shit."

Boom boom boom.

There was a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Su Li asked unhappily.

There was no answer from outside.

Su Li frowned strangely, got out of bed, walked over, opened the door and took a look.

There was no sign of a person, but there was a red wild fruit on the ground at the door.

He picked up the wild fruits and broke them open.

The core was gone, replaced by a folded piece of paper.

He looked around, made sure no one noticed, and quickly brought the note in.

"White Lotus? That's exciting!"

When night fell completely, Su Li changed into night clothes and left the villa quietly.

Qin Canglan returned to his room and glanced at the top of his head. There was a slight sound of tiles being stepped on. He snorted coldly: "You little bastard, don't you know how to be gentler!"

The temple's security is very strict.

Jing Yi held a long sword and sat on a high branch at the door.

The black shadow passed by him blatantly, but he did not move at all, as if he did not notice it.

Su Li used his lightness skills to enter the temple.

He avoided the patrolling guards and sneaked into the villa where the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager were temporarily staying.

Xiao Duye, Xiao Chonghua and Xiao Shunyang had just come up from the mountain.

Xiao Duye paused and looked back at the yard: "Just now a figure flashed by, did you see it?"

Xiao Chonghua said calmly, "Brother, you must have seen it wrong. Where is the figure?"

"Really!" Xiao Duye said seriously, "It went by in a flash! Second brother, what do you think?"

He looked at Xiao Shunyang on the other side.

Xiao Shunyang was staring at a meditation room without blinking.

"Second brother, second brother!" Xiao Duye shook his shoulders.

Xiao Shunyang retracted his gaze, was stunned for a moment, and said: "What's wrong, brother?"

Xiao Duye frowned and said, "I want to ask you if you saw a black shadow just now? What are you thinking about?"

Xiao Chonghua said slowly, "Need I say that? Second brother must be worried about the Imperial Grandmother. The Imperial Grandmother has just recovered from a serious illness and climbed up the mountain by herself today. When we went to pay our respects just now, she didn't look very good, right, second brother?"

Xiao Shunyang said: "Yes."

"I'd better go and take a look, just in case..." Xiao Duye had been ignored for a long time and was anxious to make a contribution.

Xiao Chonghua said, "Brother, Jing Yi is guarding the door. He won't let anyone suspicious in. Besides, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager have already gone to bed. If you rashly go in and disturb them, I'm afraid that my father will blame you and you will be confined again."

These words successfully hit Xiao Duye's sore spot. Xiao Duye's face turned blue and red, and he walked away depressed.

Xiao Chonghua looked at Xiao Shunyang and said, "Second brother, let's go back too."

Xiao Shunyang smiled and said, "It's been a long time since I last talked to you about the past. I'll go sit with you."

"Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness!"

A young eunuch came hurriedly and bowed respectfully, "The Second Prince's wife is feeling unwell."

Xiao Chonghua said sympathetically, "Second brother, go accompany Second Sister-in-law first, we will talk again another day."

…

Su Xiaoxiao had already laid down. Su Li pried off the bolt on her door and flashed in.

A stick flew over, Su Li's body shook, he dodged it with a side step, and raised his hand to grab the stick.

"You're killing someone!"

"I know it's you." Su Xiaoxiao sat up cross-legged.

Su Li's face darkened: "Then you still——"

Su Xiaoxiao said: "Let's test your skills."

Su Li rolled her eyes: "Boring."

He glanced at Su Xiaoxiao from the corner of his eye. Seeing that she was dressed neatly, he walked over with confidence and handed the note in front of her: "Here."

"Any news?"

"I just received it. Someone knocked on the door. I went to open it, but the person was gone. There was a fruit on the ground with a note inside it."

He said as he sat down on the stool beside the table.

Looking at the four baskets full of fresh fruits and vegetables on the table, his eyes suddenly widened.

"No way, where did you get so many fruits?"

Other villages also received some fruits, but unfortunately they were green and small, and there were only a few of them.

He tasted one and said, "So sweet!"

It’s so nice to live in the mountains. There are such sweet fruits to eat!

He started eating with a grunt.

Su Xiaoxiao unfolded the note.

This time, the White Lotus Sect did not use any secret codes, but wrote the time and place directly.

Su Xiaoxiao asked: "You said, someone knocked on your door?"

"Yes." Su Li said.

Su Xiaoxiao pondered and said, "It seems that in addition to Guo Huan, there are other White Lotus believers in the accompanying team this time."

Su Li paused while chewing the fruit: "No way?"

Su Xiaoxiao said: "If it was an outsider who sneaked in, Qin Canglan would have discovered it long ago."

Su Li hummed: "What you said seems to make sense."

His great-uncle was very powerful. No assassin could be so arrogant under his great-uncle's nose.

Su Xiaoxiao said: "Let's go to the agreed place and take a look."

Su Li wondered, "Isn't it midnight? It's still early!"

Su Xiaoxiao took out a set of night clothes from her bag: "Go early so you can wait for him. What if he leaves you another note?"

Su Li frowned: "Is he sick?"

Su Xiaoxiao put on her nightgown: "Why else wouldn't he meet you at the other village? He must not want you to know his identity."

"Okay, okay." Su Li held a fruit in his mouth and grabbed a few more in his arms. He ate and put them in his pockets at the same time. No one else could do this.

It was a dark and windy night, and the temple fell into a deep sleep.

Bai Xihe shuddered, and sat up with a low cry.

The little palace maid who was on duty on the table was awakened: "Grand Empress Dowager, what's wrong with you?"

Bai Xihe was sweating profusely. She looked at the window where the shadows of the trees were dancing. "Is there anyone there?"

The little maid opened the window and looked in: "No one is there."

Xiao Yunzi came in with an oil lamp: "Grand Empress Dowager, are you having a nightmare again?"

Bai Xihe took a deep breath and nodded with a pale face.

Xiao Yunzi said to the little palace maid, "Go to the kitchen and make some porridge."

"yes."

The little palace maid went.

Xiao Yunzi put down the oil lamp and poured Bai Xihe a cup of cold tea: "Drink some tea to calm your nerves."

Bai Xihe took the cup and took a sip: "How long have I slept?"

Xiao Yunzi said, "Three hours, do you want to sleep a little longer? You didn't have dinner, are you hungry? I'll call you when the porridge is ready."

Bai Xihe shook his head: "I'm not hungry, and I don't want to sleep. Please go out for a walk with me."

(End of this chapter)