I see You Lian is the ally

"A few days ago, the Imperial Guards encountered monsters on night patrol and all were killed. Li Hou was one of them."

Huajiao remembered this incident. That night she went to Prince Kang's Mansion. When she came back, she happened to meet Pei Ruji leading the imperial army on patrol at night. The next day, she heard that something happened to the imperial army that night. She was worried about Pei Ruji, but she didn't expect that Li Hou was killed that night.

Now that I think about it, only Pei Ruji survived that night.

He said that he went to chase Night Walker and got separated from the Imperial Guards. When he came back, something happened to the Imperial Guards.

The painted corner is the Night Walker. I didn’t doubt it when I heard about it.Now that I think about it, things are a little strange.

The servants cleared away the dishes, picked up the food boxes and left one after another.

Huajiao asked again: "You have been following Vice Commander Pei on weekdays, but you feel that he is different from before?"

When Zhang Qian saw that everyone had gone out, a trace of confusion flashed across his face, and he lowered his voice and said, "My temperament has changed a bit. Li Hou also told me about it before he passed away."

Huajiao's heart sank. Zhang Qian and Li Hou had been following Pei Ruji and had the most contact with him on weekdays. If there was a change in Pei Ruji, they would be the first to notice it.

"Besides changes in temperament, what else have you noticed?"

Zhang Qian thought for a while and said, "I once heard him talking to someone in the house, but I didn't find anyone else when I went in."

Huajiao asked again: "Did you hear what he said?"

"It seems to be talking about the sky and the earth being turned upside down, and the formation, I don't quite understand what it means." After Zhang Qian finished speaking, he looked outside and saw that everyone else had left, and said, "I have to go. "

Zhang Qian always felt that Li Hou's death was strange, so he was usually very cautious.

Huajiao nodded and reminded: "Vice Commander Pei is indeed a little strange. When you are around him, you must be careful. Even if you overhear something again, don't say it casually."

Hearing this, Zhang Qian had a look of panic on his face: "Pei... Vice Commander Pei... what happened to him?"

"It's nothing." Huajiao was afraid that Zhang Qian would be too frightened and expose his flaws in front of Pei Ruji, "You are still the same as usual, and you will be fine for the time being."

Zhang Qian nodded repeatedly and left.

Huajiao stood in the corridor, looking at the lone moon above his head, and felt a chill in his heart.

She had already suspected Pei Ruji that day, but she didn't find out anything, and she was glad that he was fine.But tonight he spoke of Shiyu so naturally, which made her suspicious again.

He used to call her Sister Ajiao, but these few times they met, he called her Lady Jiang.She had always thought that she had rejected the emperor's offer of marriage because he was angry, but now that she thought about it, maybe it wasn't, maybe it was just because he had changed his soul.

The death of Li Hou and the Imperial Guards might have been because they discovered his abnormality and were silenced by him.

The more Huajiao thought about it, the more frightened he became.

She suddenly remembered what he said when he gave her the breast shield.

"Sister, you are so in love with the breast mirror? Do you think it is a mirror for looking at demons? If so, I will give it to you."

When he mentioned the heart mirror, he specifically mentioned the demon mirror.

Huajiao had always wondered why he suddenly gave her a breast shield, but now she suddenly understood.

Perhaps, although Pei Ruji was possessed by a demon, his soul was still there.That day, when she tested him, it was the real Pei Ruji.Therefore, he deliberately mentioned the magic mirror as a hint to her.

Today's Pei Ruji may be one person with two souls.

However, what shocked Huajiao even more was, why did the monster propose to her?
What does he want to do when he possesses Pei Ruji and hides in Lan'an City?
What is the formation eye mentioned by Zhang Qian?
The painting corner stood quietly in the night, and the wind blew behind her. Although it was an autumn night, it made her feel bitingly cold.

After seeing Pei Ruji off, Aunt Lin walked up to Huajiao and asked with some worry: "Ajiao, what do you think about this marriage?" Huajiao smiled coolly: "I'd better decline it politely."

Aunt Lin had expected this, nodded and said, "Okay, now that you have made up your mind, I will go to Pei Mansion tomorrow."

Huajiao hurriedly stopped her: "Aunt Lin, let me handle this matter. You don't have to worry about it. In the future, try not to have any contact with the Pei family."

*
The night is already dark and the haze is thick in the mountains.

On the deserted hillside, the long grass was blown up and down by the wind, revealing a tombstone hidden in the grass.

A night bird perched on a tombstone suddenly made a "croak" sound, spread its wings and flew into the forest not far away.

Thick black fog rose from the tombstone. After the fog cleared, two shadows appeared in front of the tombstone.

As soon as these two people appeared, the weeds within a few miles suddenly began to decline and become dry.The autumn insects and rats that stayed overnight in the grass fled in a hurry. After a soft rustling sound, the hillside became quiet.

"I'd better go back to the tomb." One of the shadows said slowly.

The moonlight shone brightly, illuminating its appearance.

It was a huge deer, which looked like a deer at first glance, with horns that looked like tree branches on its head.

The man next to him was dressed in fine clothes, and he was Xue Di, who turned into a snake.With a gloomy look on his face, he turned his gaze to look at it and said, "Lu Cang, what, you dare not listen to the Lord's order?"

Lu Cang said feebly: "Right now, everyone in the city is trying to catch me. If you let me go now, wouldn't I be throwing myself into a trap?"

Xue Di sneered and said, "Don't worry, the Lord won't let anything happen to you."

*
After a night of tossing and turning, dawn arrived in a daze.

The dim light of the morning sun shone into the house through the screen window. Huajiao stood up and called Xue Xiu.

After a while, Xue Xiu didn't come in.

Huajiao put on his clothes, washed up and left the house, heading to the front yard.

The front yard was empty. The boxes and cages that Pei Ru had sent yesterday were all piled on the porch, but now there was no one to be seen.

Huajiao's heart suddenly sank, and he hurried to the hall, but did not see Aunt Lin.She hurried to the door and saw Uncle Chen sitting in the concierge with a sad face.

"Uncle Chen, where are Aunt Lin and Xue Xiu? Have they gone out?"

Uncle Chen sighed and said, "Little lady, get up. Zheng Xin and Zheng Heng took them to the Pei Mansion to return the bride price."

Huajiao said anxiously: "I told Aunt Lin to leave this matter alone, but why didn't she listen? Uncle Chen, please ask someone to prepare the horse. I'll go over and take a look."

Uncle Chen agreed repeatedly: "Okay, okay, does the young lady regret it? I just said I won't let her be so impatient."

Hua Jiao hurried out the door, and saw Xue Xiu supporting Aunt Lin walking in.

Seeing that the two of them were fine, Huajiao breathed a sigh of relief and said angrily: "Aunt Lin, didn't I tell you not to let you go?"

Aunt Lin chuckled and said: "How can a young lady like you be exposed to the wedding? It's okay. I have returned the bride price. Pei Cheng didn't say anything more. He only said that his family, Pei Sanlang, was not lucky."

Aunt Lin said and smiled weakly.

Huajiao saw that Aunt Lin had some difficulty walking, and asked, "Aunt Lin, what's wrong with your legs?" (End of Chapter)