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Jin Xiaolou took the case with the bridal clothes and returned to Lu'er Lane. Just as she was about to call Gui Qi over to give it a try, she saw that in the house Lv Yun's eyes were swollen like a pair of peaches.

Kuang Ruyue's face was also filled with anxiousness. Seeing that Jin Xiaolou had returned, she hurriedly ran over, and without saying a word, she stuffed a lump of paper into Jin Xiaolou's hands.

"The Lin'er is gone, Gui Qi went out to look for it, but he hasn't seen anyone for a long time. Just as he was worrying, someone shot an arrow at our door, bringing this slip of paper with them."

Jin Xiaolou's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. She opened the slip and only two lines of small words were written on it: "If you want the osmanthus branch to be safe, come to the Bogu Temple at the same time."

"Bogu Temple?" Jin Xiaolou was worried about Gui Zhi's safety, and also worried about Lin'er, but she had never heard of the Perched Mountain Tower's Bo Gu temple.

Kuang Ruyue nodded her head: "The Perched Mountain Platform is rather far from the Xin Ning, so we have to travel for three days even by carriage. It is very close to the Wuli River, if it was fast, we would arrive in half a day."

Lv Yun clenched her fists, "Then isn't that just at the edge of the battlefield? This, this is too dangerous! Let's report to the officials! "

"Lv Yun is right, although I do not know the intentions of the people who kidnapped Gui Zhi and the Lin'er, but they must be filled with dangers, shopkeeper, you cannot go!" Kuang Ruyue immediately agreed.

Jin Xiaolou pinched the ball of paper, and said: "Even if it's a trap, I still have to go, since that person has sent the note, I guess every single move we made must be right under his nose, to rashly report to the officials, I'm afraid..."

Jin Xiaolou did not dare to continue. There was nothing more important than the lives of Gui Zhi and Lin'er.

Even if she had to take her own life, she was willing.

Jin Xiaolou handed over the case to Kuang Ruyue, "Keep it safe, I'll go and fetch her now to try out her bridal dress!"

"Manager!" Lv Yun grabbed hold of her, "If you really have to go, then let me go with you.

Jin Xiaolou shook her head and laughed, then turned and left.

The more one there was the more danger, the more she didn't want to trap Lv Yun inside.

After exiting the door, Jin Xiaolou picked up a clump of dirt from the ground to wipe her face. She then took out a handkerchief to cover her head, and went to find a carriage to the city.

She was still a suspect, and without the county governor's pardon, she could not use Xin Ning as she wished.

Therefore, he had to disguise himself.

Only, after Jin Xiaolou had questioned all the coachmen, not one of them was willing to head in the direction of Wuli River.

"There's a war going on over there! "Who wouldn't want to go there and do business?" When the wagon driver heard Jin Xiaolou's destination, he continuously shook his head, no one even went to bid three times the price.

Helpless, Jin Xiaolou could only pay for a fast horse.

She didn't know how to ride, but she would always hold on to the horse by the neck. The horse was faster than the carriage, and it only took her a day and a half to travel the distance of three days.

Riding on the horse and raising her whip, Jin Xiaolou hugged the horse's neck, allowing the horse to gallop at full speed. She only raised her face to look in the direction of the sunset.

The Wuli River was in the south, so long as he could make the beautiful sunset easier in his right hand.

Jin Xiaolou walked out of the Xin Ning and headed south. When she met pedestrians, she reined his horse and stopped to ask for directions. Along the way, Jin Xiaolou did learn a bit about horse riding, which allowed him to sit on the horse a bit more easily.

It was already the evening of the second day after they had arrived at the Perching Mountain Platform. The setting sun was even more gorgeous than when they had left the Xin Ning.

The Bogu Temple was hidden behind a row of camphor trees. The roof tiles of the old house glowed red under the setting sun.

The temple had been empty for a long time, the tiles were covered with grass, and the steps were covered with moss.

The red lacquered wooden door had been weathered by wind and rain until it turned white, and the wooden pillar next to the door had also been destroyed by half a wall.

As he sat on the horse, Jin Xiaolou's legs were weak to the point that he almost knelt down. Her legs were in pain from the collapse and he was numb to the point that he couldn't even straighten his waist.

He staggered two steps and quickly sat on the limestone by the side of the path.

However, before he could warm up his seat, a person suddenly appeared behind him. With one hand, he grabbed Jin Xiaolou's neck, and with the other hand, he held a stinky handkerchief to Jin Xiaolou's nose and mouth.

Jin Xiaolou subconsciously reached out to pinch the man's leg, using all her strength, to pinch his fingers till they were numb, but he did not let go.

He hadn't even seen Gui Qi and Lin'er, so he couldn't just fall here.

However, the more he struggled, the more powerless he became.

Not long later, Jin Xiaolou felt her vision go black, her body became lighter and lighter, as though sshe was floating, following that, he closed her eyes and completely lost consciousness.

Gui Qi carried Lin'er in his arms and waited in the cabin for a long time. Seeing that the sky was about to turn dark, the servants kept bringing in tea and fruit again and again. However, they did not see Fifth Master's noodles.

She was anxious, she pulled open the curtain and walked out, and before she could take two steps, she saw Red Xiao.

He quickly stopped him: "Big brother Red Xiao, if Fifth Master has anything, I should return first. Next time, when Fifth Master is free, I will definitely come and thank him."

The man laughed: "Miss Gui Qi, I am Red Xiao's older brother Qinghong. Please wait a moment, Fifth Master will not be able to let go of this important matter for a while.

Gui Qi was startled, he never thought that Red Xiao would have such a similar elder brother.

As she spoke, Qinghong waved her hand, ordering her subordinates to hurry up and prepare: "Tonight, there will be musk deer meat. Fifth Master will go out to the forest to fight it a day ago. Don't disappoint his beautiful intentions."

Gui Qi could only stay in the cabin and chat with Qinghong for a long time after dinner. Finally, he got off the boat and got on the palanquin.

Just as he landed on the palanquin, he saw the door to the room wide open. Lv Yun stood at the door and when she saw Gui Qi from afar, she immediately ran over while laughing and crying.

He looked at Lin'er and then at Gui Zhi, pulling her around as he lamented: "Gui Zhi, you're fine! You're back! That's great! The heavens are opening their eyes! "

Gui Qi smiled shamefully. "I've made you all anxious …"

Before he finished, he heard Lv Yun say again: "Where is the shopkeeper and Zhou Shuli?"

"Little Lou?" A gift? " Gui Zhi felt a little strange. "I …" I didn't see them? "

"How could that be!" Lv Yun's face changed greatly, "They're all looking for you! just left and we don't want him to go, but he's like a madman. She can't be pulled away, and will still go and save you no matter what! "

"Save me?!" Gui Zhi felt even more baffled as he listened. "I'm so born, why would I go and save me?"

Lv Yun stomped her feet: "What's going on, why is it a mess!"

As he spoke, he took out the piece of paper that Jin Xiaolou had previously crushed into a ball: "Look at this, what exactly happened here?"

Guizhi unfolded the note, and the more he read, the more frightened he became. "A trick, this is a trick! I'm just fine here, where did you go to Bo Gu Temple? "

"Reporting to the officials, hurry up and inform the officials that Lou and Xiu Li are in danger." Gui Qi said as he handed over the Lin'er to Lv Yun, "You said that Zhou Shuli had just left?"

Lv Yun nodded her head: "It's only been a moment, I'm afraid I haven't left the Xin Ning City yet."

"I'll go chase after him!" Gui Qi turned around and left.

Lv Yun stomped her feet in worry, and quickly carried Lin'er into the house to look for Kuang Ruyue.

After a long period of nothingness, Jin Xiaolou's mouth was parched and her ears kept buzzing.

It took him a long while before he managed to open his eyes. His vision blurred, and he was unable to see anything clearly.

He felt his limbs swelling and pain. When he wanted to move, he suddenly realized that something was binding him tightly.

As he opened his mouth, his mouth was also stuffed with hemp cores.

For a time, he was unable to move or speak. All he had left were a pair of ears and a pair of eyes.

However, his ears kept ringing and his vision was blurry again.

This unsteady feeling made Jin Xiaolou break out in a cold sweat. Her heart was beating extremely fast, and she could barely breathe.

She was like a lonely person who had fallen into a swamp waiting for death.

After experiencing fear, calmness, and extreme exhaustion and drowsiness, a loud bang suddenly rang out.

Jin Xiaolou woke up from her stupor and once again opened her eyes in the darkness.

The sound seemed to be coming from right in front of her, but no matter how hard she tried, she still couldn't see anything.

"Gui Zhi?"

A familiar voice sounded.

"Gui Qi, are you there? Cinnamon branch? I'm coming to save you! "

As the sound of his voice faded, the candlelight lit up.

Only now did Jin Xiaolou clearly see that she had been installed inside something that she did not know what. In front of him were two small round holes the size of a jujube core, and through the round hole, she could see that Zhou Shuli was standing in the middle of a wide room with a candle in his hand.

Jin Xiaolou wanted to move so that Zhou Shuli could hear him, but her body seemed to not listen to him at all.