Dali Temple Conspiracy Records

Chapter 47
Late at night.

The bright moon hangs high above the mountains, although it is only half round, it is extremely bright, reflecting the shadows of the trees in the mountains, and illuminating every piece of rubble of the mountain temple, leaving nothing to hide.There is no sound, and the insects are all silent, only a slight click sound floating in the night wind, as if there are two sleepless squirrels, secretly eating supper.

They were indeed two squirrels, but they were a little bigger.

"The pancakes in the village are a bit hard." Bai Sanxiu commented while eating.

That night, she and Li Guan sneaked into Lingze Mountain, found a flat open space on the mountain behind the mountain temple, and secretly observed the movement in the temple.She was on duty until late at night, and she took out two pancakes and clear water in a bamboo tube from her small bundle, and distributed them to Li Quan.Although the wind is cool, the cake is hard, and the water is cold, I don't think it is bitter.

"Fortunately."

"I thought Si Zhi couldn't get used to it." Although he was not a noble son like Murong Ke, his usual food was much finer than this.

Li Quan said lightly: "I have eaten. When I was a child."

Bai Sanxiu immediately thought of what Shiniang said about the past when Li Quan lived on the street when he was young.How did he survive those years?He was less than six years old at the time, and he lost his elders, relatives and friends, and was homeless. A child wandering on the street must have suffered a lot.She felt sore and couldn't bear to think about it anymore, so she changed the subject: "I don't know what Mr. Murong is doing right now."

"Sleep."

"Haha, uh." She just couldn't help laughing when she was teased, when she remembered that they were staring at her, she quickly covered her laughter and lowered the volume.

Sure enough, just as she expected, Li Yan, who stayed behind in Xitan Village, had already made a plan.He first questioned several villagers carefully, and based on the testimonies, he tried to draw the features of several young women.After inquiring, he entered the mountain to watch the night and monitor the mountain temple.Because she can't draw, she can't split up to improve efficiency, so when they went up the mountain, it was already late.

"Sleep when you're sleepy, and I'll watch over you." After a pause, Li Quan said again, "You should still stay in the village."

"That's how it works. It's better to have someone to take care of those in the deep mountains and old forests."

While chatting, the two watched the lights of the mountain temple go out little by little until they completely fell asleep.Seeing now in the evening, the old woman did not act strangely, but she killed a chicken at night because she claimed to not eat after noon.There didn't seem to be much movement in the kitchen, though.

Speaking of this, Li Yan was a little surprised that Bai Sanxiu could vaguely smell the bloody smell wafting from the kitchen so far away.

"Can you still smell chicken?"

"No."

"Then how do you know?"

"The chicken is crowing."

"..."

Bai Sanxiu chuckled, then sneezed suddenly.After all, it was still very cold in the mountains at night, and in order to avoid attracting the attention of the old woman, they did not light a fire, so they did not use any external force to keep warm.She had just shrunk her neck when she suddenly felt heavy. It was Li Quan who took off his robe and put it on her silently.

"Si Zhi, aren't you cold like this?"

"It's okay."

"Then...thank you, Si Zhi."

Her body was warm, and her heart was even warmer. She smiled silently.The robe still carried his body temperature and breath, which reminded her of the peace of mind surrounded by him in the carriage that night.Quietly, she moved a little closer to Li Quan.She originally thought that two people standing next to each other would be warmer than blowing alone, but at some point, sleepiness swept over her, and before she knew it, she leaned against Li Quan and fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)