Inside the house, after Yu Jinjiang left, Qu Lingyuan woke up slowly at the call of Yi Ling.
Yi Ling saw and heard everything Yu Jinjiang said while questioning Shi Ran, and then relayed it exactly to the bitch who was silently controlling everything behind the scenes.
At this moment, facing Yu Jinjiang's complicated eyes, Qu Lingyuan pretended to be innocent and knew nothing.
Her cheeks flushed, she lowered her head slightly, and said in an awkward tone: "I really made Brother Yu laugh at my ugly drunken appearance last night..."
Fearing that she would overthink it, Yu Jinjiang quickly waved his hand and retorted, "That's not true."
Not only is it not ugly, it is very cute...
A single thought caused Yu Jinjiang to go further and further down the path of his brother's love going sour, speeding up and running, never to return.
With a shy and reserved smile, Qu Lingyuan raised her head and said, "Let's go eat. I didn't eat much last night because I was drunk, and now I'm really hungry..."
Yu Jinjiang nodded and took her to the lobby.
As soon as she went down the stairs, Qu Lingyuan raised her head in confusion, with puzzlement in her clear eyes.
"Where's Sister Shi? Hasn't she gotten up yet?"
Yu Jinjiang didn't want her pure and innocent heart to be tainted by those dirty things. He paused before answering, "She had something urgent to do and went back to Huashan first."
Qu Lingyuan nodded, not quite understanding, but didn't ask any further questions.
Yi Ling rolled his eyes as he followed.
The male protagonist always treats her as a simple girl who is ignorant of the world, but unfortunately this bitch is actually evil inside.
He asked even though he knew the answer. His acting is top-notch.
"Where is Zhao Qi now?" Qu Lingyuan had no idea that Yi Ling was complaining about her in his heart. The bad thoughts in her stomach were boiling and bubbling out, making small bubbles.
After looking up the location, Yi Ling didn't know what she wanted to do, so he replied calmly, "Inside the Daxing Temple."
Qu Lingyuan nodded imperceptibly, licked the corner of her lips, and a cunning look flashed in her eyes.
After sitting in the lobby with Yu Jinjiang and having an ordinary breakfast, Qu Lingyuan seemed to be full and immediately became energetic.
"Brother Yu, this is my first time going down the mountain. Let's go out for a walk before going back?" Her clear eyes no longer looked cold, but instead held some suppressed hope, making people want to agree.
"Okay, where do you want to go?"
Yu Jinjiang had intended to take her for a walk this time, and he agreed to this request without any hesitation.
He completely forgot about Shi Ran who left in anger.
After pretending to think for a while, Qu Lingyuan tilted her head and asked, "Is there a temple nearby? I once heard a sister on Mount Huashan say that you can draw fortunes in the temple. I want to go and see it too..."
As she spoke, a faint pink color gradually crept up her cheeks.
"The nearest temple is called Daxing Temple. Do you want to go and have a look?" Yu Jinjiang was unknowingly tricked into taking the bait and chose a location according to Qu Lingyuan's suggestion.
"Yeah!" Qu Lingyuan nodded vigorously, looking in a good mood.
She was still wearing the fur-collared cloak as she strolled down the street with Yu Jinjiang, their soles sliding through the soft snow, looking relaxed and at ease.
Daxing Temple is built on the mountainside and is much shorter than Mount Hua. Several ancient pine branches are covered with snow, which gives it a unique charm.
It was a rare opportunity to have some leisure time, so no one was prepared to use any light skills.
There is nothing much to see in winter, but when the two of them walked together, they felt that the snow-covered mountains were breathtakingly beautiful, as if they had forgotten that Mount Hua is covered with snow all year round.
Zhao Qi didn't know where he got the leisure time from, but he ran to the temple early in the cold morning.
After finding his exact location, Qu Lingyuan took Yu Jinjiang to "accidentally" stroll near him.
She hadn't said anything yet, but Yu Jinjiang was already very alert.
He looked at the familiar face not far away, frowned and said sternly: "Zhao Qi?"
Zhao Qi was actually very timid. When he heard Yu Jinjiang's intimidating voice, he trembled all over and subconsciously covered the jade pendant around his waist.
It would have been better if he didn't cover it up, but his action was too obvious, and Yu Jinjiang could smell the smell of someone trying to hide something even from eight hundred miles away.
Looking at the jade pendant, Zhao Qi found the pattern on the jade pendant very familiar.
Yu Jinjiang had an extremely flexible mind and a strong memory. After a little thought, he retrieved the information about the pattern on the jade pendant from his mind.
He meets Shi Ran almost every day. He is not only very familiar with the jade pendant, but also knows its origin.
It is said that this is a relic of Shi Ran's biological parents and a jade pendant passed down from her original family.
Not only is the top-quality jade used for carving hard to find in the world, but the patterns are also unique, carved by skilled craftsmen specially invited by the Shi family.
How could this thing be in Zhao Qi's hands?
Zhao Qi was driven down the mountain by him because he framed Qu Lingyuan. Before he left the mountain, the jade pendant was still hanging on Shi Ran.
After thinking about it carefully, Yu Jinjiang realized that he had not seen this jade pendant on Shi Ran in the past two days.
This personal item is extremely difficult to steal. Could it be that Shi Ran gave the jade pendant to Zhao Qi?
Yu Jinjiang's suspicious gaze had already fallen on Zhao Qi's waist, causing his heart to tremble.
I thought I wouldn't run into anyone from Mount Hua again after I came down the mountain, but before I could even warm my hands to the jade pendant, I bumped into Sect Leader Yu coming down the mountain...
He felt that he should burn three incense sticks and kowtow to himself for such good luck.
"This...I asked someone to imitate it myself. I have always admired Senior Sister Shi, so..." Zhao Qi tried his best to explain.
"I haven't said anything yet." Yu Jinjiang looked at him with an indifferent expression, half-closed his eyes, stretched out his hand, and motioned him to hand over the jade pendant.
Yu Jinjiang's fingers were long and white, but Zhao Qi had no intention of appreciating them. His hands were still tightly grasping the jade pendant around his waist.
Seeing the situation becoming increasingly tense, Qu Lingyuan chuckled and looked at Zhao Qi and said, "I quite like this jade pendant. Since it's just a replica, would you please sell it to me, Senior Brother? To be honest, I don't know many people, and I don't even know who to ask for a replica. I can only ask Senior Brother to reluctantly part with it."
She spoke in a sweet voice and took out some silver from her sleeve and handed it to Zhao Qi.
Faced with pressure from both sides, Zhao Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief, took the silver and handed the jade pendant to Qu Lingyuan.
The jade pendant reflects the pair of white hands, giving me a sense of déjà vu...
After a moment of hesitation, Zhao Qi muttered, "That day...who gave me the jade pendant?"
No, that's not right.
The woman's face was ordinary and her temperament was very different from the girl in front of her. Could they be the same person?
He stared at Qu Lingyuan with a suspicious look, which made Qu Lingyuan's heart tremble.
No way, can this guy judge people by their hands?
Gently raising her eyes, Qu Lingyuan calmly changed the subject, "This senior brother just said that he had someone make a replica himself, so how did it become a gift now?"
This sentence successfully aroused Yu Jinjiang's suspicion again.
His trust in Qu Lingyuan was overflowing in his heart, and he would not think too much about anything just because of Zhao Qi's words.
But his trust in Zhao Qi was completely negative, and any random provocation from him could cause a huge storm.
Reaching out to take the jade pendant from Qu Lingyuan's hand, Yu Jinjiang said coldly, "You better not lie to me."
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