Dust-free

Luo Jin had previously found out from the data that Luo Xin was born in a small town called Qinan. This place is not far from Qinan City. She asked about the location and hired a car to go in the direction of Qinan City.

Xiaolian asked: "This Luo Xin is also surnamed Luo. Is she related to my sister?"

"I am not the only one with the surname Luo in the world." Luo Jin shook her head, "I don't know her. I can only say... probably the same type of person?"

This Luo Xin is not only a book-crosser like her, but also the author of this book. It's a pity that the setting of this book is too weird, and the author can't survive when he comes.

Luo Jin was guessing along the way that the identity of the book she crossed into was also called Luo Jin. Does it mean that one of the conditions for crossing into a book is that there must be a character with the same name and surname in the book?

She always thought that Luo Xin was the author's pen name, but she didn't expect it to be the real name?

Is there a character named Luo Xin in the novel?

She thought about it for a long time. It was probably some hidden setting. She didn't remember such a person. The main plot has ended, and this Luo Xin died more than ten years ago. It is unlikely that he has any connection with the protagonist, so naturally he has no chance to appear.

It is spring in the country of Silence. The red flowers and green willows are full of vitality. Although it is a small town, it is also quite prosperous. The street vendors are shouting hard, and the sound of bargaining can be heard from time to time.

Xiaolian pulled Luo Jin, "Sister, I'm hungry."

"Then let's go eat something. There is a noodle shop in front."

Luo Jin stopped the carriage, took Xiaolian out of the car, and went into the noodle shop.

The waiter greeted them with a smile, "What would you like to eat, ladies?"

"I heard from the driver that there is a special kind of clear soup noodles here," Xiaolian said, "I want to try it."

Luo Jin said, "Two bowls of clear soup noodles, a few side dishes, and a pot of tea."

There were not many people in the store at this time, so she found an empty seat and sat down. Soon the waiter brought the food one by one.

Xiaolian ate with relish. Luo Jin took a bite, but felt that it was a little bland. She didn't particularly like light taste, so she picked up a chopstick of vegetables and put it in, and also scooped a spoonful of vegetable soup with a spoon.

She took another bite and it was just salty and light.

"Clear soup noodles are for the fragrance of the noodles themselves. It's a waste for you to eat like this." A hoarse voice sounded in her ears.

Then, a tall man sat down beside her and looked back at him.

He had his back to the window, and his dark grey eyes were half hidden in the darkness, dim and unclear.

Luo Jin almost spit out the food in her mouth, and she managed to control herself and swallow it without being rude.

"Shui... Yingchen? Why are you here?"

Shui Yingchen said calmly, "If two inexplicable people entered the Silent Kingdom and I didn't know about it, I, as the emperor, would be a failure."

He leaned against the back of the chair and squinted at her, "Tell me, what are you planning?"

Hearing his tone, Luo Jin couldn't help but ask cautiously, "Have you recovered your memory?"

"Humph."

Sure enough, he recovered his memory, but he still had that bad temper.

Luo Jin's body stiffened slightly, "You won't... hit me

, will you?" "I promised not to hit you, so I won't," Shui Yingchen glanced at her, "Don't worry, the emperor never jokes, and he won't go back on his word."

Luo Jin breathed a sigh of relief and asked tentatively, "Then you came to this border town on purpose, are you here to..."

"I'm afraid you'll do something bad, so I came to keep an eye on you." Shui Yingchen said slowly.

Luo Jin smiled awkwardly, "Your Majesty, doesn't he have to attend the morning court? Doesn't he review memorials?"

Her emperor attends the morning court every day and reviews memorials every day. He is a complete workaholic.

Shui Yingchen said: "I have some very useful ministers. I have always believed that it is enough for the emperor to know how to use people. He does not have to do everything himself."

Luo Jin clapped his hands: "I believe that you are not in charge just because you are too lazy to do it."

"So what?" Shui Yingchen stared into her eyes, "What exactly is your conspiracy?"

"Conspiracy... of course I can't tell you." Luo Jin simply played tricks on him. She was used to taking advantage of others. Since Shui Yingchen could keep his promise and not hit her, she dared to play tricks on him.

Shui Yingchen was silent for a long time before she said, "Qinan City is that person's hometown. You don't go anywhere else, but you come here. Is it for that person?"

Luo Jin didn't want to evoke his desperate memories, so he directly denied, "No, I just think the scenery here is beautiful, so I came out for a walk... I just passed by, just passed by."

"This place is remote, do you have to pass by here to go somewhere?" Shui Yingchen mercilessly exposed her lie.

Luo Jin was silent for a while, and whispered, "I'm sorry."

"Why apologize?"

"For disturbing your peace."

Xiaolian was eating noodles on the side. She sucked a noodle and turned to look at Shui Yingchen, "Are you my sister's friend?"

"No." Shui Yingchen answered very straightforwardly.

Xiaolian thought for a moment and asked again: "Are you a bad guy?"

"I guess so?" Shui Yingchen said.

Xiaolian laughed, "Bad guys won't say they are bad guys, so you are definitely not a bad guy. Big brother, we are going to do something big to save the world. If you are not a bad guy, then you must be a good guy. Would you like to join us?"

Luo Jin was about to say something when he saw Shui Yingchen nodded. "Okay."

Shui Yingchen said again: "Since you want to find that person's prophecy, I will go with you to prove that person is a liar who seeks fame and completely destroy her reputation. Just think of it as... revenge."

Luo Jin sighed. It seemed that she could not get rid of Shui Yingchen.

After dinner, they set off for Sangyuan Village, ten miles away, where Luo Xin was born.

Sangyuan Village is a small village with few people. It was afternoon and there were almost no people on the road. After walking for a long time, he saw a few scattered figures in the distance.

Luo Jin walked up to the villagers and asked, "Fellow villagers, is there a family with the surname Luo in this village?"

The villager pointed to a place not far away and said, "The house over there belongs to the Luo family, but there is only an old man living there, and the children of the Luo family have moved out."

Luo Jin asked curiously, "Why?"

The villagers' expressions became mysterious. "You don't know, there is a mysterious curse in his family. All the women in the family cannot live past the age of 25. Everyone in the local area knows about it. Who would be willing to marry into his family? They had to move out secretly. It's immoral. If a girl marries his son without knowing it, it will be too painful to give birth to a daughter."

Luo Jin asked, "Uncle, have you heard of a girl named Luo Xin in his family?"

The villagers nodded. "The girl in that family died a few years ago when she was just 25 years old. It's pitiful. I heard that she is a female official in the palace. What a pity..."

Luo Jin thanked him and walked towards the Luo family in the direction pointed by the villagers.

The Luo family's house is not small, but it looks very run-down. It is obvious that it has not been repaired for many years.

The door was not closed. Looking through the door, one could see an old man with gray hair basking in the sun in the yard. He had a pot of tea next to him and his clothes were black, as if they had not been washed for a long time.

Hearing someone coming in, the old man raised his head and glared at them, "Who are you looking for?"

"Who are you... to Luo Xin?" Luo Jin asked.

"My daughter is dead. You are too late to find her. She has been dead for almost 20 years." The old man rolled his eyes at them in dissatisfaction and waved his hand, "Let's go!"

"I know. I came here to find out about her." Luo Jin took out a silver ingot from his pocket and shook it in his hand, "Okay?"

The old man stared at the silver ingot and finally nodded, "What do you want to ask? Let me make it clear first, I don't know much. The girl doesn't like to get close to me. She likes her mother more... Her mother died soon after she died, leaving me, an old man alone, with no one to take care of me."

Luo Jin didn't like the old man very much, and didn't think he was pitiful. She guessed that this family probably had a family disease that was passed down to daughters but not sons, but the old man obviously concealed the matter and harmed his wife and daughter.

"She made two prophecies, one about the royal family... I know this, I want to know what the other prophecy is." Luo Jin asked directly.

The old man shook his head, "I don't know this, she didn't tell me what she had to say, and she didn't tell me even if she told others."

Luo Jin saw that he didn't seem to be lying, but she was still a little unwilling. She put the silver on the table and took out a piece of gold, "If you know, this piece of gold is for you!"

The old man stared at the gold with greed in his eyes.

He thought for a long time before saying, "I overheard a little bit. There is a Hu Zhuang, thirty miles to the north. There is a family named Li there, who has a good relationship with the girl. She also knows a general from Dongyuan, a family named Qiu. I really don't know anything else. You can't break your promise!"

Luo Jin nodded, put the gold on the table, and said, "Put it away quickly, don't let the villagers see it."

The old man grabbed it and put it in his arms, "Of course I know, they have bad intentions."

Luo Jin no longer paid attention to him and left the yard.

With a father like this, I think Luo Xin would not rely on him for anything.

Soon after leaving the yard, he met another villager, and Luo Jin asked the man about Hu Zhuang.

The villagers were stunned for a long time, "Who told you about Hu Zhuang? There has been no one in Hu Zhuang within thirty miles. You are from outside, right? You must have been cheated!"

"No one is left?" Luo Jin was stunned, "How could there be no one left?"

"There was a plague in that village more than ten years ago, and all the people in the village died. Later, there was no one left. After several years, the government heard that there were ghosts there, so they sent people to collect the bodies. That place is very unlucky. Whoever asked you to go there must have bad intentions." said the villager.

Luo Jin looked at Shui Yingchen, "We seem to have been cheated."

Shui Yingchen shook his head, "Not necessarily. The old man doesn't seem to like socializing with others. He lost his daughter and wife more than ten years ago, so no one would mention Hu Zhuang to him. Besides, we are three young people and he is an old man. If he cheated us and we come back to settle the score with him, will he be able to resist?"

He pondered and said, "Let's go and have a look. It's only thirty days and we'll be there in half a day."