Yu Huaijin stood outside the courtyard gate with his hands behind his back, watching the backs of Zhao Rong and Zhao Lingfei Lian Jue leaving in silence.

Although she had just arrived in Duyou City, Wangque Prefecture not long ago, for some reasons, Yu Huaijin was quite familiar with the affairs of the four prefectures of Wangque, Taiqing, etc.

For example, a female swordsman with a teardrop mole under her left eye, who could easily reach the seventh realm and be among the top even in Taiqing Prefecture of the Four Continents.

In her field of vision, the female swordsman, whose name she had heard someone mention a long time ago, was carrying a food box of porridge and following closely behind Zhao Ziyu, who didn't like to wear school uniforms.

At a certain moment, the woman lowered her head slightly, quietly reached out her hand, and tugged at the corner of Zhao Ziyu's clothes, as if she was smoothing out the wrinkles on his clothes. But the next second, her hand was grabbed by Zhao Ziyu. The woman struggled twice but failed to break free. She lowered her head and stayed quiet for a few breaths, then secretly took a step forward and stuck close to him. The two of them held hands and walked away hand in hand.

Yu Huaijin's eyes were fixed on Zhao Lingfei's back until she and Zhao Rong disappeared around the corner of the tree-lined path. Only then did he droop his eyelids and look away.

She looked down at her wet sleeves, then turned around and bowed to Li Jinshu, who was watching Zhao Rong and the other man leave.

"Brother Li."

Li Jinshu returned the greeting with a gentle smile, "Sister Lingfei and Ziyu Fengxie Luanhe and Gu Jian are deeply in love. Their personalities are like most sword cultivators, straightforward and pure-minded. When they entered the room just now, they misunderstood Junior Sister Yu and acted rashly. I hope Junior Sister Yu will not bear a grudge against them."

"Brother Li, you are worrying too much. I have explained it clearly. Of course, that won't happen." Yu Huaijin said calmly.

Li Jinshu glanced at her expression, nodded, exchanged a few more pleasantries, and then turned and left. Today, he used the excuse of leading the way for Ling Fei's sister-in-law to avoid attending the noisy party. As for involving his junior brother, he thought the teacher would not blame him, and he could study quietly in the house again...

Yu Huaijin returned to the yard and saw Fan Yushu looking furtively behind a pile of books. She stood in front of the stone table, staring at Fan Yushu and thought for a while.

Seeing this, Fan Yushu straightened his back and looked hopeful.

Yu Huaijin stared at him and asked seriously, "Do you have a wife to visit?"

“…”

Fan Yushu received tons of critical hits and looked like he had lost all hope in life.

This life is unbearable.

…

After one stick of incense.

After arranging the rest of the homework for Fan Yushu, who was "studying for the rise of Ruxingtang", Yu Huaijin also left Dongli Cottage with a lunch box in his hand.

She left Nanxuan Academy, passed Jiquan Pavilion, and walked towards the southeast of Linlu Academy.

Along the way, she met many students from Mo Chi Academy, but except for the students from Ruxing Hall, almost no one greeted Yu Huaijin, even though she was known by students from all six halls.

Generally speaking, according to the school culture, when classmates meet on the street, even if they are just acquaintances, they will call each other "brother".

"Huai Jin."

A loud female voice came.

Yu Huaijin, who was walking silently with a food box in his hand, turned around in response.

The tall Xiao Hongyu pulled the slender Li Xueyu and jumped in front of Yu Huaijin in three steps.

Seeing this, Yu Huaijin took a step back and bowed.

Xiao Hongyu and Li Xueyu have been with Yu Huaijin for quite some time. They are familiar with her polite behavior when she greets people on the street. After getting used to it, they become patient with her.

The two of them also bowed in greeting.

Xiao Hongyu straightened up, the corners of her lips raised to both sides, and she smiled widely, "Huai Jin, where are you going? I have nothing to do today, so you don't want to tutor Fan Yushu anymore? Let's go to the city to play."

Yu Huaijin frowned slightly, "Hongyu, be serious!"

"Oh." Xiao Hongyu quickly covered her mouth, thought for a moment, and then took her hands away.

Her big mouth was pouted, making it look like a cherry mouth with no teeth showing.

Xiao Hongyu tried hard to keep a straight face, but her expression turned out to be very strange and awkward. She pouted and said, "Huai Jin, do you think this is okay?"

"Puchi." Li Xueyu, who had been quiet all the time, couldn't help laughing when she saw her companion next to her doing something weird again.

Yu Huaijin's face was still stern, but under his sharp eyes, his rigid brows softened slightly, imperceptibly.

She pursed her lips and shook her head, "No, I'm going to look for Mr. Zhu, and I have to go back to Dongli Cottage later."

Xiao Hongyu was slightly startled. "Dongli Xiaozhu?"

"It is the school residence of Brother Teng Ying and Brother Zhao."

"It's just a vegetable garden..." Xiao Hongyu muttered softly, and when she noticed Yu Huaijin's gaze, she stopped talking and said, "It seems like I haven't seen Ms. Zhu for half a month, but I have her class tomorrow, so I can have fun... Ahem, learning calligraphy."

Li Xueyu nodded.

Xiao Hongyu smiled and said, "Then I won't bother you, Huaijin. Xueyou and I will leave first. Today is a day off. You can give them extra lessons, but you shouldn't be too tired. Relax yourself."

Yu Huaijin lowered his eyes slightly and nodded, but still reminded him, "Don't play too late, come back early to rest, there are many classes tomorrow, and the first class is in the early morning."

"I know." Xiao Hongyu and Li Xueyu responded with a smile.

Yu Huaijin watched the two of them leave.

She stood still for a moment, then suddenly turned around and slightly deviated from the shortest route to Yilanxuan where her teacher lived.

Carrying the lunch box, Yu Huaijin walked northward and entered a bamboo forest with withered and yellow leaves. She walked gracefully, without stopping, quietly on the secluded stone steps covered with narrow bamboo leaves, slowly going up the mountain.

The autumn wind blows, leaves fall all over the sky, the woman climbs up to the secluded platform alone.

Yu Huaijin came to an abandoned ancient platform halfway up the mountain. It seemed that no one had cleaned it for years and there were rarely people. The ancient platform was dilapidated and quiet.

Surrounded by lush forests, the ancient platform happens to be an empty enclave, half of which protrudes from the mountain and hangs in the air, with a wide view and unique scenery.

Yu Huaijin climbed onto the ancient platform. Her shoulders relaxed slightly, but her waist remained straight.

The woman walked slowly to the edge of the ancient platform and stopped. Under her feet was a lush forest dyed yellow by the autumn wind. She suddenly squatted down, put the food box aside, and sat on the edge of the platform.

The cool breeze was blowing, and Yu Huaijin's sleeves were filled with the mountain wind. Her clothes were fluttering in the wind. Her thin and short body seemed to be carried away by the autumn wind in the next second, and she rose up with the wind.

Yu Huaijin lowered his head, took out a folded blue and white handkerchief from his sleeve, pinched it with two fingers, and pulled it gently.

Wrapped inside was the cucumber that she had eaten half of in front of Zhao Rong at Dongli Cottage.

The woman pursed her lips, grabbed the cucumber with her jade-white hands, her Adam's apple bulged, she narrowed her eyes slightly, suddenly turned her head and looked around.

Next second.

Yu Huaijin raised his other hand and casually threw the handkerchief that had wrapped the cucumber back.

With a whoosh, the blue and white handkerchief was blown away by the strong wind in an instant and disappeared in the wind.

Everything was quiet and the sound of the wind was still there. However, if someone with very good eyesight looked at this remote ancient platform from a distance at this moment, he would see that there was no one on the platform.

Yu Huaijin lowered his head, took a small bite of the cucumber, and narrowed his eyes subconsciously.

Like a kitten trying to steal fish for the first time.

She tasted it bite by bite.

Crunch, crunch…

The chewing amplitude is also increasing.

In the end, it was actually somewhat the same as what Zhao Rong had demonstrated when he ate cucumber before. He made crisp sounds and savored the delicious food in big mouthfuls.

However, the woman still controlled herself and did not show her teeth. She did not completely imitate the man whose personality seemed sometimes calm and sometimes erratic.

But even so, if there was someone who was familiar with her and was here at this moment and saw this scene, he would definitely widen his eyes and rub his eyes again and again.

Yu Huaijin "boldly" tasted the fruits and vegetables that were common at the foot of the mountain in this season; the whistling mountain wind drowned out the rude crunching sounds.

This scene was also hidden in the wind.

It’s not like she hasn’t had good food before.

Yu Huaijin has tasted dragon liver, chicken feet, and rare treasures. They are delicious, but she neither likes nor dislikes them.

And now, looking at the ordinary fruits and vegetables in her hands from the foot of the mountain, for some reason, from the moment she took the first bite, she fell in love with the refreshing taste for no reason.

Yes, for no reason.

Yu Huaijin ate the cucumber with his eyes squinting while looking up at the scenery in the distance.

Her feet, suspended in the air, lifted up slightly unconsciously.

It seems to be pushed by the autumn wind.

This secluded platform faces the direction of the North Sea. Looking around, you can see a blue line between the sea and the sky, and between it are countless buildings of Duyou City.

It was pitch black.

Just like the black bricks and tiles on the roof of the most solemn sacrificial building in the center of Linlu Academy.

Yu Huaijin opened her mouth and took another bite of cucumber, puffing up her cheeks without hesitation. She tilted her head slightly and looked at the highest mountain in Duyou City.

Today, Youshan Mountain is dressed in bright green, which is out of tune with the desolate orange and yellow autumn scenery.

Yu Huaijin tilted her head slightly and swallowed lightly. She looked up at the Wangque Tower on the secluded mountain, her cheeks heaving.

Before, Yu Huaijin had heard from his classmates in the academy about a rumor about this Wangque Tower.

She felt very bored, no matter who made up the rumor or who believed and spread it.

Time passes by little by little.

The cucumber in the woman's hand was getting shorter and shorter, even though she was eating it very slowly.

But it will always be finished, just like this short break.

There was still some in the food box, but Yu Huaijin didn't take any more.

You can have a moment of rest and peace while climbing.

She felt that was enough.

Suddenly, for some reason.

The thin face of a certain man appeared in Yu Huaijin's mind again, along with a bunch of words he said that she didn't understand. But... what did this "cold cucumber" he mentioned taste like?

…

There is a quiet courtyard in the southeast corner of Linlu Academy, hidden among the lush green forests.

Outside the courtyard is a strip of pink.

At this time, there was a prim and proper woman, carrying a lunch box, walking steadily along the light pink wall and out of the courtyard gate.

In front of the door.

Yu Huaijin raised her hand and was about to knock on the door, but suddenly she paused, frowned, and glanced at the couplet on the door.

"Good fortune never comes alone this morning, but misfortune never comes alone last night?"

Yu Huaijin raised his eyebrows and read it softly. Feeling that the couplet was a little strange, he looked at it carefully for a while.

Not long.

She gradually figured out some of the tricks.

The first four characters of the upper and lower couplets of this couplet are written in elegant and graceful fonts, with a faint ethereal beauty, just like an orchid, isolated from the world, quiet and elegant.

This is the regular script of a teacher that Yu Huaijin was familiar with.

The last three words of the upper and lower couplets are very important.

This was a type of calligraphy she had never seen before.

At first glance, it seems neither cursive nor regular, and it looks weird.

However, Yu Huaijin has been learning from his teacher, and under the influence of his teacher, he still has some simple aesthetic appreciation ability.

She stared at it, but this style of calligraphy was not just any ordinary one. Instead, it seemed to be unique and one that she had never seen before.

This doesn't look like the teacher's handwriting. It should not be the new style of calligraphy that the teacher has researched. Moreover, these words look free and vigorous, and should be the style of a man.

But why does this couplet have the handwriting of both the teacher and another man?

Why did the teacher post this couplet outside the door?

Yu Huaijin looked at it intently for a while, but didn't see much else.

After all, although she had a very close relationship with Mr. Zhu, Yu Huaijin's calligraphy was not very good. Besides her doubts about whether this art could prove the truth, Yu Huaijin initially studied Confucianism and Taoism with Mr. Zhu, but later her teacher...

Yu Huaijin shook his head slightly and raised his hand to knock on the door.

Boom boom boom——

"Here I come." A slightly childish voice was heard.

The gate to the courtyard creaked open from the inside.

A short girl in blue appeared from inside the door.

The girl was wearing a page girl's outfit, with all her hair tied up in a hat, and her little face was round.

"Sister Yu." The girl said in a surprised tone.

Yu Huaijin smelled the fragrance of orchids, and looking around, he saw the yard full of exotic flowers and plants.

She retracted her gaze, looked at Jingzi, bowed, and said softly, "Is the sir here?"