On a cold winter night, in the dilapidated courtyard where two women and one man were walking in a sneaky place, sitting together to cook fire.

Xu Buling unexpectedly learned the clues about the Dragon Lock Gu, and he was in a bad mood. If he was sure that the Dragon Lock Gu was the one who was taken by the court, he would have already entered the game when he came to Chang'an City. There was almost no way out for this prison with step-by-step murderous intent.

However, in his two lives, Xu Buling has not yet recklessly reached the point where he listened to the wind and rain. The most important thing at present is to confirm the authenticity of Zhu Manzhi's news.

The Dragon Lock Gu is extremely domineering. According to Xu Buling's guess, the dead wolf guard Lin Yang might have died suddenly because he accidentally touched the poison. Otherwise, the death and injury record would not be so sloppy, and there was no record of any disease. The Dragon Lock Gu eroded all limbs and bones, and death caused by poisoning would inevitably leave traces. To confirm the authenticity of the news, it is naturally to look for the corpse of the wolf guard that died suddenly.

Gulugulu—

Under the eaves of the courtyard, the boiling medicine jar was filled with white mist.

Because Xu Buling was thinking, Zhu Manzhi did not dare to disturb him, so he squatted beside him in a daze, with his big eyes looking at Ning Qingye opposite him from time to time.

Ning Qingye raised his hand lightly and poured the medicine into a porcelain bowl to hang it. Maybe it was because he was silent for too long and the atmosphere was a bit strange. He spoke softly:

"Mr. Xu, I am from the Jianghu, and I may not be able to help in the capital. I know some seniors in the Jianghu. I will set out to help you find out a few tomorrow, but... I may not be able to find out how to detoxify. Life and death are fate, wealth is in heaven, and people are always going to die..."

“…”

Zhu Manzhi frowned and something was wrong.

Xu Buling was quite moved, but gradually he looked dark.

Looking up, Ning Qingye's eyes were very serious, and there was a bit of sighing "God was jealous of talent".

"Haha... Miss Ning is so flattered..."

Xu Buling nodded and chuckled, suddenly stretched out his hand, and grabbed Ning Qingye's wrist with lightning speed.

The movement was too fast, and Ning Qingye was not prepared, so he just dodged slightly and was caught.

The palms were hot, and pressed them on her wrist.

Very brave!

Ning Qingye's already cold face became even colder, but Xu Buling was grateful to her after all, and in the end he just frowned:

"what you do?"

Xu Buling held Ning Qingye's wrist and didn't let her pull it away. She felt it carefully. The touch was smooth and delicate, and it was very cool and comfortable. However, her expression was still very serious:

"The girl has internal injuries and long-distance travel can easily lead to the root cause of the disease. Let's leave after the end of the year."

Ning Qingye was a little suspicious - he just took the pulse, and he didn't hold the whole hand and rub it over and over again... But looking at his expression, he didn't look like a disciple who took advantage of it, and he didn't know how the royal palace taught him, and he didn't understand the rules at all...

Ning Qingye pulled his wrist back from Xu Buling's hand and hurried under the fox fur:

"I'm just afraid that you're in a hurry. It's not that I'm about to die, so I can rest for a few more days."

Xu Buling laughed twice, muttered secretly, "What a beautiful girl, it's a pity that she's not a mute", and then stood up:

"Miss is going to rest early. If you are lonely at night, you want to find someone to talk to the candle at night. You can come to the palace to find me at any time... Manzhi, let's leave, and send you home..."

"Okay."

Zhu Manzhi was looking at Ning Qingye with disgust. Hearing this, he immediately stood up and trotted behind him in a long robe.

Ning Qingye didn't like the man who was polite and did not get up to see him off. When the two of them went out and closed the yard gate, they picked up the medicine bowl and muttered lightly:

"So thick-skinned..."

———

The snow was flying, and the city was silent.

On the small street leading to Chongrenfang, Zhu Manzhi raised the oil-paper umbrella high above Xu Buling's head, and pinched the collar of the robe with his right hand to prevent it from sliding down and causing it to leave.

Due to the huge height difference, it looks a bit awkward.

After leaving the courtyard, Xu Buling's expression became cold, which was very different from the appearance of the Dingtuzi just now.

Zhu Manzhi still likes Xu Buling like this. She glanced secretly for a few seconds and whispered:

"Mr. Xu, how nice you look with a cold face? Why are you so charming?... Cough, I laughed in front of Miss Ning. In my opinion, you look better than her. Talking to her is to polite her..."

Xu Buling curled the corners of his mouth: "Ning Qingye is a bland person and is not versatile in the world. She is cold and I am cold, so why don't you say nothing?"

Zhu Manzhi felt that it was true. When two people were together, there was always someone who talked too much to avoid being in a bad situation. She thought about it, looked back and asked in a low voice:

"Mr. Xu, do you fall in love with Miss Ning?"

Xu Buling shook his head: "She has such martial arts at such a young age, and she will definitely be able to gain a place in the world in the future, establish relationships and make friends in advance, and take it for herself in the future."

Zhu Manzhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said seriously: "Mr. Xu is indeed thoughtful. I think so. The man surnamed Ning is only more skilled in martial arts and beautiful. How can he be worthy of Mr. Xu? Mr. Xu is the little prince..."

Xu Buling raised his eyebrows and raised his hand to bounce Zhu Manzhi's forehead: "I don't learn at such a young age, and I'll flatter you one by one."

Zhu Manzhi smiled, her eyes rolled, and then said:

"Well... it's not just flattery. The one named Ning is really not worthy of the young master. She has a bad temper and bullies the weak and is afraid of the strong..."

Xu Buling was stunned and turned his head: "Why do you say this?"

Zhu Manzhi seemed to be afraid that Ning Qingye would hear it, so she held the umbrella and muttered in a low voice:

"Just just now, I said I was a guest of Prince Su's Mansion, and her expression was respectful. As a result, after a while, she found that my martial arts skills were not as good as hers, and she became proud and showed off her power in front of me. I was not convinced, so she even hit me..."

It was aggrieved and looked like he was bullied.

Xu Buling was also surprised that what happened in the yard just now. When he heard Manzhi crying grievance, he stopped and frowned and said:

"She hit you?"

Zhu Manzhi nodded like a chicken pecking at the rice: "Yes, I see she knows you, and she didn't fight back... She drew her sword at me, and it was scary..."

"Didn't you hurt?"

"No...it doesn't hurt..."

"I'll take a look..."

“…”

Zhu Manzhi was stunned. After a little confused, he saw Xu Buling's face serious and raised his hand to pull open her robe to check the wound.

"No, no...ah—"

The wind is cold and there is no one in the deep alley.

The little detective in the uniform of a wolf guard was caught with a flushed face and his wrist was pulled apart, and his body was chilly.

As my breathing fluctuated, my already scratched clothes almost collapsed, and two large white balls were covered with whiteness.

The scheming is very deep and bottomless.

Xu Buling narrowed his eyes slightly, and he didn't expect Ning Qingye to act so fiercely. He looked at him and closed his robe, frowned and said:

"Well-- this Ning Qingye is really not light or serious, fortunately I didn't hurt you..."

Zhu Manzhi's face turned red, her umbrella was lost, and she hugged her clothes tightly.

After standing there for a long time, when Zhu Manzhi saw Xu Buling walk away, he followed in a slight step and said angrily: "Yes... but he is still jealous when he is fierce. Mr. Xu must not be deceived by her cold appearance..."

"Well, thank you Miss Zhu for reminding me..."

"Hi~ Whoever we follow..."

"...By the way, where is Lin Yang's corpse buried?"

"The wolf guards who died in the line of duty were buried beside the tomb of heroes. I checked it, and Lin Yang was buried there too."

"Okay, prepare for it tomorrow night and go dig the grave together."

"Oh...ah!!?"
Chapter completed!