Yining thought to herself.
She had just prayed to the Bodhisattva, firstly, for the safety of Lin Hairu and her unborn child, and secondly, for her third brother to have a successful Spring Imperial Examination. She remembered that Luo Shenyuan had been a top scholar in his previous life... and wondered if it would be the same next year!
Yi Ning walked out of the alley, but found that he had not returned by the same route. In front of him was an unfamiliar courtyard, with many guards guarding the gate. They all had swords drawn, their faces stern and their guards were very strict.
Xuezhi immediately pulled her hand and whispered, "Sister, I'm afraid you can't go over..."
Yining also took a step back. When she saw this scene, she knew that this was not an ordinary person.
Just as she was about to leave, she saw two people standing in the courtyard, talking. One was a monk, wearing a maroon cassock, with handsome features and a benevolent and detached air. The other, wearing a dark, right-side-opening robe with subtle embroidery on the cuffs, was exceptionally tall and handsome. He possessed a subtle elegance that concealed a sharp edge. He wore a faint smile, as if speaking to the monk.
Yining's eyes widened in shock and he took a step back slightly.
She thought maybe she had seen it wrong, but the man looked back at her with a numb indifference in his eyes.
This look...she is really very familiar with it!
She had seen Lu Jiaxue look at others with this kind of eyes countless times, as if others were ants in his hands, at his mercy.
Yining suddenly stepped back, turned around and ran away. Xuezhi didn't know why, but this alarmed the guard at the door. She looked back and forth, gritted her teeth and followed Yining away.
Daoyan saw a delicate little girl running away. Judging from her appearance, she must be of extraordinary birth, probably the daughter of an official. He turned around and asked Lu Jiaxue, "Did she hear anything?"
Lu Jiaxue narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly, "I don't know." He called his subordinate over and said, "...Ask which family is burning incense at Daci Temple today. Are there any girls around twelve or thirteen years old in their families?"
The subordinates responded and left. Lu Jiaxue then said, "I'm leaving now. Don't make any noise about what I told you to do... Do you remember that?"
Daoyan closed his eyes and nodded.
Lu Jiaxue left Daci Temple with his guards.
Yi Ning ran a long way before she realized that she shouldn't run. No matter what they were saying, running away would mean she was guilty. But she didn't react at all at the time. She just didn't want to see Lu Jiaxue.
Yi Ning calmed down and decided she should go back and do it again. She finally found her way back along the correct alley. Luo Yihui was waiting for her at the door, wanting to go eat vegetarian food together. Yi Ning took a deep breath and decided to forget about her encounter with Lu Jiaxue.
In any case, she never wins in front of Lu Jiaxue.
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