C24

Ruo Lan had been treating Lady Chen for several days now, but she hadn't heard a single word from her mouth. Her illness was always described by the maidservants, and she seemed to be depressed and unwilling to speak.

When he heard her voice that sounded like an oriole, he couldn't help but feel annoyed at the expression on her face.

"I will come with Lan until Lady Lan is cured," he said in a cold tone.

"Then... "Thank you, little master." Lady Chen clenched her teeth and blushed.

Rowland was confused. Was there a trend of blushing recently?

The three of them left Lady Chen's room. Unsurprisingly, they met "by chance" Chen Shaobai in the corridor.

I heard that young master Chen has sent a matchmaker to propose marriage to the Ruo Lan family. He really does like Ruo Lan." It's just that Ruo Lan and I have been like siblings since we were young. Since our younger sister is going to be married off, our elder brother has always been a bit worried. If Young Master Chen doesn't mind, would you like to have a talk with Little Monk about the Dao of Water?

A look of joy appeared on Chen Shaobai's face as he quickly promised, "It's only right that little master knows more about me. Little master, please come to the pavilion!"

It was midsummer, and the Chen family was truly worthy of being called a rich family. There were music arcade pavilions, garden pavilions, and even octagonal pavilions in the small garden.

Within the pavilion, a cool breeze blew. On the other side of the stone table, there were two people sitting opposite of each other. As expected, the two of them were making tea, and it was hard to tell what they were talking about.

Ruo Lan didn't understand his actions, but she didn't want to stop him, so she let him do as he pleased.

She followed Ling Yun and sat somewhat far from the pavilion on the edge of the goldfish pond. Her hands supported her cheeks as she looked lovingly at the person within the pavilion.

Lingyun, who was beside him, suddenly asked in a cold voice, "Is Miss looking at Mister Chen?"

"Huh?"

Ruo Lan returned to her senses, met with Ling Yun's probing gaze, and immediately nodded with a smile, "Mn, yeah, Big Brother Xiao Qi is indeed right. Young Master Chen is a genius, you should be more than enough to match me."

Lingyun looked at the man in the monastic robe in the pavilion. His expression was indifferent, and no one knew what he was thinking about.

Ruo Lan picked up a piece of osmanthus cake sent by the servant girl and stuffed it into her mouth. She praised the delicious food and asked Ling Yun vaguely: "Does this fairy not eat it? "The osmanthus cake is very delicious, there definitely isn't any in the Heavenly Court, try it …"

Lingyun looked at the osmanthus cake in his hand, then at Ruo Lan's earnest gaze. He could not help but smile gently. He elegantly bit into it and said: "Okay, then I'll accept this lady's apology."

"Who said I was sorry, I just …" But... "Hmm, well, I really shouldn't have been so mean to you yesterday."

Ruo Lan confidently retorted. However, after glancing at her back, she still changed her attitude.

Lingyun did not care about it, and only smiled. As he ate the osmanthus cake, he watched the goldfish swimming freely in the pond and was lost in thought again.

A gust of cold wind blew against her, and Ruo Lan unconsciously pulled her clothes tighter. At the same time, she patted the restless little fox in her embrace. She was slightly puzzled. Why was the weather in the middle of summer so cold all of a sudden?

From the corner of his eyes, he saw a flash of sword light heading straight for him. He saw that the sword light was only an inch away from him …

"Bam!" With a sound, it was unknown when Ling Yun, who was beside her, had already stood up.

The one holding the sword was a man covered entirely in black cloth. This sword was also black and simple, without the slightest bit of luster.

However, this sword almost took Ruo Lan's life.

The black clothed man was fighting with Ling Yun, so he had already rushed over. He held Ruo Lan in his arms, helping her block the divine power attack, as he was afraid that she would be harmed in the slightest.

The black and white swords clashed in the air, creating streaks of cold light and sparks.

In an instant, all the fishes in the pond were injured by the sword qi, turning the pond white. As the sand flew and rocks flew, the trees in the garden suddenly broke; even a corner of the pavilion was chopped off.

In the air, the black clothed man and the white dressed Ling Yun were still battling, occasionally emitting rays of light.

Young Master Chen and the servants in the mansion were all shocked as they looked in disbelief at this scene.

"Qin, how long are you not going to make a move?"

The voice of the man under the black robe was coarse and extremely unpleasant to hear, but it carried a strong pressure.

And the meaning in his words made the disgruntled expression go cold. He whispered to Ruo Lan who was in his embrace, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Ruo Lan froze. From the moment she was suddenly ambushed by the Dark Sword until now, everything happened too fast. She didn't even have the time to come back to her senses.

However, the words beside her ear were so true and warm that it made her feel sweet. She even forgot about her own situation. Not only was she not afraid, she felt exceptionally happy.

Wu Qi hugged her with his left arm, and with a flick of his right hand, a curved round blade appeared out of nowhere.

The moment the scimitar appeared, the world seemed to be filled with a murderous aura.

The crescent blade was the demon's most precious treasure. It was unknown just how much blood it had been soaked in, but it had long been waiting for ten thousand years.

However, he would never use the scimitar unless it was an emergency.

However, he knew that right now, Lingyun was focused on dealing with the black clothed man. If Mister Qin were to attack again, he might not be able to protect Ruo Lan, since he was injured.

However, to everyone's surprise, Mr. Qin fell from the sky with him. However, he held the zither with both hands and stood beside Lingyun. His hands danced on the zither strings, and waves of attack notes shot towards the black-clothed man.

He didn't attack Rulan.

The black robed man let out an unpleasant laugh and said, "Hugging Qin, you really betrayed your highness. Fortunately, your highness was prepared, Mo Bai! "

Following the black robed man's furious roar, a white robed deity descended from the sky with an aura even more powerful than Mister Qing Qing Qing. He floated quietly in front of Ruo Lan without saying a word.

Ye Zichen's heart tightened, and subconsciously hugged Ruo Lan, while his face was filled with anger.

It seemed that a fierce battle today was unavoidable.

Lingyun did not expect Mister Qin to help him, so he did not think much into the fight. He only glanced back at Ruo Lan and immediately made his judgement. He said to Mister Qin, "I'll leave this to you. I'll go deal with Mo Bai!"

With her purple hair flying in the air and her white robe fluttering in the wind, she nodded and replied with a smile, "Rest assured, I will be your strongest shield."

The latter half of his sentence was probably something Ling Yun did not hear clearly, because she had already borrowed the sword light to fly in front of Ruo Lan, to help her block Mo Bai's attack.

"Huanqin, if you kill that girl later, this sovereign will help you beg for your life. I might even spare your life."

The voice of the man in the black robe was coarse and unpleasant to hear.

Hugging her brows, she coldly smiled and said in a clear voice, "Mo Hei, don't think that everyone in the world is like you, living is just to please you!"

"Shut up!"

Mo Hei was furious. He raised the long sword in his hand and swung it down with a chilling aura.

The battle had turned into an utter chaos. With an imposing manner, it caused the Chen family to be in a miserable state.

Rowland lay in her arms, staring at the incredible scene with wide-open eyes. There was only one thought in her head: Who are they? Why did he want to kill me so many times?

Lingyun's sword was obviously faster than Mo Bai's, and he would occasionally release a cold sword. The crescent moon blade often flew out of the ring when Mo Bai dodged Lingyun, and chased after Mo Bai as if it had eyes.

Not long after, Mo Bai was severely injured. He turned into a streak of light and flew away. Before leaving, he said to Mo Hei, "Brother, take care!"

"Little brother, you dare to disobey your highness's orders!"

Mo Hei exclaimed in shock. However, Mo Bai had already disappeared.

The crescent moon blade returned to Gu Qishao's hand. Lingyun looked back at him and ordered, "Protect her, I'll go and help the zither."

Nodding his head in displeasure, he took the opportunity to hug Ruo Lan even closer. The two of them were so close together that he could feel the softness of her chest.

Ruo Lan didn't notice this change, and only tilted her head and said, "Big brother Xiao Qi, you just ambushed that man in white, a shameful sneak attack, ah!"

With a cold expression on his face, he stored the Crescent Blade back up and said indifferently, "To deal with the enemy, there is no need to care about righteousness. There is only a need to talk about winning and losing."

Ruo Lan nodded and suddenly asked, "Eh, where is your sword?"

He pinched her cheek helplessly and said, "Do you still have the mood to think about this right now? Are you not afraid of death?"

Ruo Lan stuck out her tongue and giggled. She looked at him with her big black and white eyes and said, "What am I afraid of? Aren't you here?"

Ye Zichen felt warm in his heart. Did she really trust him that much?

Mister Qin fighting Mo Hei one-on-one was originally a tie, but with Lingyun's interference, the battle situation quickly changed.

Mo Hei, however, would rather die than retreat, and cursed: "Hugging Qin, you actually joined hands with an outsider to make me an enemy! Your Majesty will definitely not forgive you! "

Hugging the zither with a sneer, she suddenly increased her speed and strummed the zither with her fingers. She said coldly, "Don't worry, your lordship will never know."

As the last note exploded, Mo Hei was busy defending against Lingyun's sword, so he did not have the time to think about it, and the note suddenly attacked him from behind.

Bang! Mo Hei's body instantly exploded into millions of black fragments.

She immediately covered Ruo Lan's eyes and said with a deep voice, "Don't look."

The killing intent in the black mist faded away.

In the air above the missing corner of the pavilion, a white-haired Mister Qin in purple clothes carried a zither in one hand with an unrestrained manner and a face full of smiles.

Ling Yun held onto his sword, his face cold.

After a moment of silence, Lingyun raised the sword in his hand and pointed at Mr. Qin.

When Ruo Lan saw what was happening, she immediately pointed to the sky in astonishment and said, "Look! What is Fairy Ling Yun doing? "

He said in a low voice, expressionless, "Keep watching."

Ling Yun's voice came from midair, one word at a time, and was completely devoid of temperature: "The one who brought them here — was it you?"

Mr. Qin Huai gave a charming smile, his peach blossom eyes were filled with stars, and he asked with an innocent face: "What do you think? If I betrayed you, would I have helped you? "

Ling Yun did not say anything, and the sword in his hand slowly drooped. She floated in the air. A gentle breeze blew, causing her white gauze to fly into the air. Her ice-cold face was covered in a layer of frost. It was clearly written, "Do not approach anyone."

However, Mister Qin acted as if he didn't see anything. He smiled mischievously and approached Ling Yun, asking: "Ling Yun, I've already betrayed your highness. Can you let me protect her together with you?"

Ruo Lan didn't see Ling Yun move, but she suddenly flew backwards, and said with a cold face: "Mister Qin, we are enemies, not friends. How can I keep you here?"