She loosened her clenched fist and her fingernails left marks on her palms. She moved her slightly stiff fingers and the sound of her getting off the carriage could be heard from outside. She lifted the curtains and got off the horse carriage. Next to her was an umbrella made of oil paper. She looked at the scenery in the pavilion as she sat elegantly at the stone table, listening to the rain. She suddenly felt that it was a beautiful scenery. Even though it had a depression in autumn, it could not stop the harmonious beauty.
Cold wind blew and pulled over her clothes. Cool wood walked quickly to the pavilion. Autumn rain blew with chilly air. Cool wood felt the breath of autumn and thought of the past when facing the cold, where she could only hide in the piles of weeds in broken temples and shivered. Or she ate some herbal medicine from an unoccupied hill and warmed herself up with her inner force. She disliked the days when she was in a difficult time and alone, but now she felt uncomfortable by the side of Suochen. Sometimes she would think that she was not a woman here, and would not be decorated with flowers like other women's families. She only hoped to marry a good family, have children, and have children, and have children. She had never thought of such a life, even when she was young, when she was begging in the streets and alleys, she did not think of it.
"I'm afraid the rain won't stop for a while." Qianshu Mushi didn't sit down at the stone table, and Ming Ruofan didn't care about her either. Such disregard was exactly what she liked. Her rational emotions told her that she absolutely couldn't have more contact with Ming Ruofan.
"Tell them to keep moving as soon as the rain drops. We can't stop here." After hearing Zhong Liluo's words, Ming Ruofan raised his head and glanced at him. Then he looked out of the pavilion. The rain was falling like a waterfall, getting heavier and heavier. There were only four or five guards left in Ming Ruofan's pavilion, and the rest of the guards and the carriage were crowding together in another pavilion.
Zhong Liluo looked around. Indeed, this was a temporary shelter, but if he continued to stay like this, it wouldn't make him sick. It was just that the area here was very unsafe. There were trees on both sides, and the two sides were empty. The most important thing was that there was a hillside not far away, which was very suitable for ambushing.
"Yes." Zhong Liluo nodded and then waved to the guard beside him. When Qian Mu heard their conversation, his eyes couldn't help looking around. It was a familiar scent! A gust of wind brought with it a familiar smell. It was the smell of the blood on the black-clothed man that day. Qian Mu Mu could not help but tighten his back and look around carefully.
"What's wrong?" When Zhong Liluo turned around, she saw Qian Mumu looking around vigilantly. He didn't have a good impression of this princess. But if he was more accurate, he didn't have a good impression of her. Originally, he didn't approve of taking her with him, but the journey was not short. Moreover, it was rare for her to have something useful in her body.
"Gingle flower, is there an osmanthus tree here? The osmanthus flower must bloom very well, it smells so good." Looking at the eyes of Zhong Li Luo and Ming Luo Fan, Qian Mu subconsciously didn't want to say that it was that person's familiar aura. She wasn't very sure, but no matter if she was certain or not, she couldn't say that person existed now. She remembered that the person had suffered a heavy injury on his abdomen that day.
"Gonst Osmanthus?!" Zhong Liluo instantly became alert, and several guards around her subconsciously tightened their bodies. They looked around tightly, but Imperiously looked at Blackwood and stared at her with deep eyes. Then he narrowed his eyes, with a dangerous aura. The moment he turned his head and stood up, the kingly aura made Blackwood feel threatened.
"It's indeed... very fragrant." Ming Ruofan walked up to her and lowered his head to sniff at the top of her head. He meaningfully said these words. When someone approached him like this, his body became slightly stiff but he was unable to move. He felt that if he were to struggle now, he would definitely anger this man. That was because... he already had signs of being angry. All he could do was to endure the burning sensation that came from above his head. He also had a hand wrapped tightly around his waist. This man was sometimes cold and sometimes enchanting, so much so that he couldn't be seen through. Forget about the fact that he was the prince with so many secrets, just his capricious mood alone caused her to feel pain on her forehead. The only thing she could do was to endure the kind of heat that the man could tolerate and to endure his words, actions, and orders at any time.
"Let's go and take a look." It wasn't until Ming Rufan pressed the wooden head into his chest that he turned his head to look at Zhong Liluo. His gaze was fixed on a spot behind him and his eyes indicated. Zhong Liluo glanced at the stances of Ming Rufan and Qian Mu Wood. He then turned his head and gestured for the guard of this pavilion to guard Ming Rufan. He led the few people from the other pavilion and went over to the spot that Ming Rufan was looking at.
Listening to his heartbeat and feeling the warmth of his chest, Gan Mu's mind was a bit confused. Zhong Liluo's footsteps left and her breath blew on his exposed neck. Gan Mu's body was tense. It seemed that he didn't care about it. Holding her in this way, looked casual and intimate, but no one could see his slightly lowered head and hid his eyes. A complicated feeling flashed across. The scent of osmanthus was in the blood of Gan Mu. The blood of Gan Mu could resist the poison he had suffered for many years. The scent of Gan Mu was much sharper than that of ordinary people. Clearly, as a martial arts practitioner, his sense of smell was much sharper than that of ordinary people. However, when he and Zhong Liluo didn't realize it, she was the first one to discover it. It was obviously different from the density of the osmanthus but smelt like osmanthus. What was her relationship with those people?
Zhong Liluo returned. He only shook his head when he saw the questioning look in his eyes. However, he took out a blood-red square wooden token from his chest. It was small and thin. When Zhong Liluo closed her palm, Ming Rufan didn't even see anything in his hand. Zhong Liluo and Ming Rufan looked at each other and their gazes at the mummy became complicated.
"Continue on with your journey." Ming Rufan motioned for Zhong Liluo to keep the wooden token before letting go of the wood in his arms. It was only when he was pulled into the carriage in a daze that Moo Rufan realized that he was hugging her earlier because he didn't want her to see things that she shouldn't have seen. He had only responded in silence to such a defense, which reassured her even more. If he allowed her to know everything, then she would have been worried. After all, she didn't want too much to be involved with him, and she had hoped that she would be able to leave the Underworld State in the future.
At the thought of leaving, Qian Mu calculated all his belongings so far in his heart. She suddenly found that her storage seemed to be not enough for her one-month living expenses. Originally, he had given her jewelry in the Imperial Palace, but... the gifts from the royal family, if they were pawns, was it a great disrespect?
"I've checked. You appeared in the imperial city to beg when you were 10. However, I didn't manage to find out anything that happened to you before you were 10. This included when you were in the imperial city, you didn't seem like a begging person. Instead, you would go up the mountain every now and then. I could tell you where you were before you were 10. Why did you come to the mountain to beg every few days?" After Minoshi finished speaking, he looked at Ming Rufan vigilantly. This was the most he had said to himself, but it could be considered as a way to break the boundary between them. He openly investigated his past and his life before entering the palace. He knew that it was not just him. Many people might have investigated him, but before he was ten...
"I don't know where I was before I was ten, but in reality...I can't even remember what happened before I was ten. Why did I appear in the Imperial City to beg, why did I appear in the Imperial City, and whether I still have my family to feed me...I don't even remember these things. As for going to the mountains, it was because an old beggar used to open a medicine shop. I like all these things, and so whenever I ate carefreely, I would run all over the mountains alone to search for the herbs that the old beggar described. Previously I told you, I know a thing or two about herbs." At this moment, Heavenly tree was suddenly a little glad that she had said a few more words when he had drugged Mingru yesterday. However, most of these words were true. She really didn't know anything about the things that had happened before she was ten. It was as if...just like how her life had started from the age of ten. Was she abandoned, or was she an orphan without a father? She was completely unaware of these things.
"You don't know?" Ming Ruofan frowned when he heard the answer. He closed his eyes and leaned against the cushion of the carriage. In the silent space, he always made people feel uneasy. But it was fortunate that every time he talked to Ming Ruofan, he couldn't help being nervous. He was afraid that he would say something wrong and say more wrong thoughts. When he saw him silent, he couldn't help but relax.
Misfortune emerged from the mouth of his mouth. He talked a lot and made a lot of mistakes. He understood the Heavenly Evergreen. Therefore, when faced with Su Rou's silence and his frown, she ignored him smartly. No matter how she thought about it, it was an ordinary thing. The carriage moved slowly in the rain. Until noon, Ming Ruofan did not continue to ask her questions. She was not so stupid as to think that this matter had passed away. But if he could investigate, it had nothing to do with her. Anyway, she did tell the truth. She really did not remember.
The lunch was also settled on the carriage. After eating for a while, the carriage continued to move forward without stopping. By the time they found the inn to rest in the evening, the rain had not stopped. The Heavenly Evergreen and Hellman were in the same room. She had no right to disagree with such an arrangement, and could only follow behind them.
###Chapter10,Night
In the distant attic of the inn, in the hazy autumn rain, there was a man in a black tight-fitting gown. He looked sharply in the direction of the second floor of the inn with his hands behind his back. After a long time, he closed his mouth tightly and touched his chest with one hand without leaving a trace. Then he closed his eyes.