I made the villain right.

A mansion in the city.

Du Xuan stood in front of the desk, glanced at Fan Hua who was sitting on the desk reading a book, paused for a moment and reported: "The master asked me to investigate the matter of those men in black. I found some clues. There have been many cases of missing children in Beiming Village recently, which are related to those men in black. When I went to check, I happened to see them forcibly taking children away in the village. When I went to investigate, I fought with them. From the moves they used and the weapons they used, they were indeed from Fengyun Pavilion."

After thinking for a moment, Du Xuan was slightly surprised and said: "Could it be that someone in the pavilion is planning something behind the master's back?"

Fan Hua raised his eyes, his eyes were dim, and when he narrowed his eyes, a cold look burst out, as if an invisible air flow was surging around his body, like ice, like fire, which made people shiver.

Du Xuan pinched the sweat on his palms, swallowed his saliva, and said: "Master, do you need me to go back to the pavilion to find out?"

In the blink of an eye, the expression in Fan Hua's eyes disappeared, replaced by his usual dark and deep icy eyes, like a snake spitting out its tongue, making people's scalps tingle.

Du Xuan had been with Fan Hua for a long time, and in his opinion, Fan Hua was a terrifying existence. Whether he was acting as a refined and elegant gentleman outside, or the cold and gloomy leader of Fengyun Pavilion after removing his disguise, he always had a terrifying murderous aura hidden in him.

"Don't do that or you'll alert the enemy. Just observe in secret first. After this, they should be aware of it and will become more cautious in the coming days. We don't know how deep the water is and how many fish there are. Let's release the fish for a few days. When the fish are relaxed, we can then scatter the seedlings and wait for the fish to be caught in the net."

His face showed a cold expression, and even his voice had a bit of coldness. After he finished speaking, he continued to browse the book in his hand.

"Master, you have considered everything. I understand."

Suddenly, the room fell into silence. The only sound was the sound of Fan Hua flipping through a book. Seeing that he was reading seriously, Du Xuan bowed and said, "If the master has no other instructions, I will take my leave first."

Hearing the voice, Fan Hua glanced sideways, his eyes moving from the book to him. When he inadvertently caught a glimpse of the bleeding wound on his arm, he looked at him thoughtfully.

After a moment, his expression calmed down and he asked, "How did you get hurt?" His tone was calm and no emotion could be heard.

"It's just a scratch from the sword, it's just a superficial wound," Du Xuan stated coldly, apparently it wasn't him who was injured.

Anyone who could enter Fengyun Pavilion must have undergone brutal training and experienced life and death. Du Xuan had suffered many injuries of varying degrees and had been to the gates of hell several times. This time it was just a small sword wound and he didn't take it seriously at all.

Fan Hua thought that if those people were from Fengyun Pavilion, he would have to be more cautious.

So he suddenly reminded him casually the moment he turned a page of the book.

“Remember to check and take medicine”

Du Xuan was stunned by Fan Hua's unexpected concern, and he said woodenly, "Yes."

Fan Hua lazily supported his head with his hands and said in a very calm voice: "Go down"

When Du Xuan walked to the door, he suddenly felt a slight and vague pain in his head, accompanied by some dizziness. He held on to the door and rested for a while.

He wondered in his heart: What's wrong with me? Am I too tired? He blinked, trying to drive away the strange feeling.

Hua Yuguang caught a glimpse of the stagnant figure at the door and couldn't help asking, "What else?"

After Du Xuan noticed that the dizziness had subsided, he no longer paid attention to the strange feeling just now, and said slightly sideways: "Nothing, I will take my leave now."

Du Xuan left, and the room fell into silence.

Fan Hua looked at the receding figure with deep eyes and an ambiguous expression.

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It was late at night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the entire city of Kyoto fell into silence.

In the brocade house of the general's mansion.

One side of the bed curtain was tied up with a Liuyun whip. When the curtain was opened, half of Shi Jin's body was revealed. She was sleeping soundly.

He kicked the quilt, which scraped the Liuyun Whip on the side of the bed. The Liuyun Whip suddenly fell onto the bed. Shi Jin turned over and put his arm on the whip.

In the silent room, there was the sound of slow and long breathing.

Not knowing how long she had slept or what time it was at night, Shi Jin suddenly woke up in a daze and heard the sound of whips in the yard.

Shi Jin opened the door sleepily and walked outside, looking for the source of the sound.

The night was gloomy and lonely, and the courtyard was frighteningly quiet. Suddenly, a chilly wind came from nowhere, making the hanging lights under the corridor sway. The dark yellow wicks became larger and smaller, and there was an eerie atmosphere all around. Shi Jin felt her hair stand on end and her back went cold as she walked on such a path.

Finally, in the pavilion at the end of the corridor, she found a girl sitting in the pavilion. The girl sat with her back to her. Shi Jin couldn't see her face, but she saw that she was wearing a red dress and had a neat high ponytail.

She did not sit on the jade chair, but sat directly on the wooden board of the pavilion with a heroic manner, holding a pot of wine. After taking a sip of the wine, she whipped the short tree not far away. I don't know how many times she hit it, but the tree had been destroyed by her, and the leaves were almost all gone, leaving only a few scattered and broken pieces.

Shi Jin was stunned, looking a little dull.

When did such a girl come to the mansion? She uses a whip just like her. But why is she not sleeping in the middle of the night and taking out her anger on a tree in the pavilion? She is disturbing people's dreams.

Shi Jin approached her and said, "Miss, may I ask what the tree did wrong? I asked you to stay up late at night to torture it. It's now skinned."

Hearing this, the girl turned around quickly, and the moment their eyes met, Shi Jin's pupils instantly dilated, filled with shock and fear, and also reflected a face that she was very familiar with.

She has the same face as me! Who is she?

Before Shi Jin could recover from the shock, the girl had already rushed to Shi Jin at an extremely fast speed, pinched her neck and pressed her against the pillar, the instantaneous impact hit her back and caused pain.

Shi Jin stared at her, only to see that the face, which looked just like hers, was filled with murderous intent, with an evil fire hidden in the eyes. Being stared at by those eyes would make people feel as if they were being burned by fire.

Shi Jin came to her senses and remained calm. She was about to use her strength to fight against her. When she gently waved her right hand to mobilize the internal force in her body to break free from the restraints, she suddenly found that there was no breath fluctuation in her body. She was in a weak state and she was shocked.

Where is my martial arts? Where did it go?

Shi Jin suddenly lost her military power, which made her feel depressed.

Just as she was about to fight with brute force, she raised her hand to stop the evil hands, but was easily pinched by the girl. Then she tightened her hand and said with a grim smile: "You are so brave to pretend to be me."

Shi Jin suddenly had difficulty breathing and her face began to turn red. She was forced to endure it and had no power to fight back.

A feeling of powerlessness and fear gnawed at her heart, and her chest felt like it was about to explode. She could no longer tell whether it was due to difficulty breathing or fear.

Shi Jin could only struggle desperately, using both of her hands to pry open the hands that were strangling her neck, and desperately called for help: "Is there anyone, help me?" It was quiet all around, and no one answered.

At the same time, it aroused her anger and increased the strength in her hands.

She begged for mercy: "Lady, spare my life... What's your name... I... I'm not pretending to be you, my name is Shi Jin"

The girl looked at Shi Jin, who was gradually having difficulty breathing, struggling, and on the verge of death, with joy and admiration on her face.

She looked fierce and scolded: "Nonsense! My name is Shi Jin, I am the eldest daughter of the general's mansion, you are a fake and you dare to call yourself Shi Jin"

She was anxious and blurted out: "No, I... I am Shi Jin, and I have been called Shi Jin for many years." Due to lack of oxygen, Shi Jin's brain was slow to react and he didn't respond.

It took her a moment to realize what she said: "Could it be that you... are the... Miss Shi Jin from the General's Mansion in the script! You are still alive, so how did I... get into the script?"

She didn't understand what Shi Jin said. He just thought Shi Jin was talking nonsense. He ignored her and sneered: "Do you want to live? Tell me how to get out of this place? I will let you go."

"I... don't know. If I knew... I would have gone home a long time ago." Shi Jin was having more and more difficulty breathing, and his breath was gradually weakening.

"Then there is only death." Unable to find the answer she wanted, she had no patience, her eyes were full of murderous intent, the strength of her hands increased, Shi Jin's eyes rolled back, and her consciousness gradually blurred...

Shi Jin woke up suddenly, sat up and gasped, his pupils shrank, filled with fear, his face as pale as window paper, and the real and horrifying scene in the dream seemed to still remain in front of his eyes.

Fortunately it was just a dream and she was still alive.

She looked out the window and saw that it was still dark outside, so she continued to lie down. While lying down, she found something touching her back. She stood up and picked it up. It was the Liuyun Whip, which had fallen from the bed curtain onto the bed at some point. She threw it on the table not far away.

The fear in her heart had not yet dissipated, and she lay in bed, not daring to close her eyes.

Why did she suddenly dream that her original master wanted to kill her? The dream felt so real that she almost thought she was dead.

After that, she remained conscious the entire time and could no longer fall asleep. Her thoughts were at peace for a long time, so she could only close her eyes and rest until dawn.

When the sky was bright, Shi Jin ate breakfast with a tired face. He didn't plan to go to the martial arts training ground. After breakfast, he stayed alone in the study to prepare to paint. When he was in a bad mood, he could paint to relieve stress.

Shi Jin set up the easel, took out a piece of drawing paper, inserted a fine needle into the easel, fixed it in place, then picked up the pen and began to scribble on the paper.

Time flies by and doesn't stop for anyone.

Shi Jin had been absorbed in her own world and didn't know how many hours had passed in the study room until Zhilu came in and called her, and then she came back to her senses.

"Miss, the Sixth Princess and Miss Yun are visiting outside."

She stretched her waist and twisted her sore neck: "I can understand that Miss Yun came to see me, but the Sixth Princess? I don't know her well, why would she come to visit me? I feel like there's something fishy going on."

The Sixth Princess is Xu Wuchen's full sister. She remembered that they didn't have many scenes in the script and they had only met once, and she got to know each other through Xu Wuchen. However, the princess always looked down on her because she came from the wilderness, and the original owner also hated to act superior to her. But Xu Wuchen wanted to marry her, so the two of them usually had no contact and thought out of sight, out of mind.

Why would he come to visit her now? The plot in the script seemed different from what she knew, and because of her arrival, a butterfly effect occurred.

Hearing this, Zhilu was puzzled and asked for her opinion: "I have arranged for other maids to entertain them in the hall. Do you want to see them, young lady?"

She said calmly: "Of course I will. Why not? A princess has come in person, so how can I not see her? It would be bad if it gets out. People would say I am disrespecting the imperial power."

When Shi Jin was about to go out directly, Zhilu stopped him.

Zhilu pointed at her hand and questioned: "Miss, are you going out like this?"

Following Zhilu's line of sight, I found that my hands were covered with black charcoal, and there was some on my dress as well.

Shi Jin waved his hand and said awkwardly: "You still have to pay attention to your image."

Painters inevitably get their hands and clothes dirty every time they paint. However, the charcoal pencils always look dirty every time they are used. She thinks pencils are better. She has already thought of asking someone to customize a pencil for her.

Shi Jin washed herself and changed her clothes before going to their hall to meet them. When she was almost at the door, she heard a plaintive voice.

"Hey, Sister Yun, why are you still in the mood to drink tea? What happened to Shi Jin? We have been waiting for her for a long time, why hasn't she come yet? How dare she make this princess wait for her for so long? None of the concubines in the palace are as arrogant as her."

Yun Youying was considerate and said gently, "Maybe something delayed him. Besides, it's a bit impolite for us to come here without informing you in advance. Maybe he will be here soon. Please be patient."

Shi Jin frowned slightly and sighed. Now it was confirmed that the Sixth Princess did not come to see her sincerely.

As soon as Shi Jin stepped into the door, she smiled and said apologetically: "Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

When Yun Youying saw Shi Jin, she stood up and smiled softly: "No, no, it was us who were rude."

The Sixth Princess sat still in her seat, looked up at Shi Jin with a hint of disdain, and said sarcastically, "Miss Shi is finally here. I have been waiting for so long."

Shi Jin bowed to her and said dignifiedly, "Your humble servant greets the princess, but I don't know why you are here today to see me."

Xu Wuyou had heard rumors about Shi Jin and thought he was a difficult person, but when she saw Shi Jin's attitude towards her, she felt he was not bad.

She stood up slowly, tidied her appearance, and said with a proud face: "In two days, it will be my birthday banquet. All the noble ladies in Kyoto will attend. I saw that you just returned to Kyoto not long ago and have not met everyone yet, so I will bring you to meet everyone."

She curled her lips and lowered her eyes to hide the disgust in her eyes. Thank you for describing the Hongmen Banquet in such a high-sounding way.

Xu Wuyou took out an invitation from her sleeve and handed it to her. Shi Jin took it and looked down at it. In fact, Shi Jin was not interested in attending this birthday party. She was just thinking about something while taking a closer look at the invitation.

Based on her understanding of Xu Wuyou, Xu Wuyou considered himself noble and would definitely not personally send her an invitation. This time he came to her, there must be a reason why he wanted her to go. Could it be related to Xu Wuchen? After all, in the script, she introduced Xu Wuyou to her.

After the last time, Xu Wuchen never came to curry favor with her again. Perhaps it had nothing to do with him. No matter what the purpose was, this birthday party would definitely not be that simple, and she had to be mentally prepared.

From Xu Wuyou's perspective, Shi Jin seemed very focused and gave her a look of disgust.

I despised him in my heart and thought: This person who came out of the wilderness is indeed someone who has never seen the world.

She curled her lips and lowered her eyes to hide the disgust in her eyes. "Thank you for making the Hongmen Banquet sound so grand. But I don't want to attend your birthday party."

Raising his eyelids, Shi Jin's mouth curled into a dry smile, but the smile did not reach his eyes. He said sarcastically: "Really? The princess really cares about me."

Xu Wuyou could not hear Shi Jin's ridicule, but replied complacently: "Of course"

Yun Youying seemed to notice something was wrong, so she immediately changed the subject and said, "It's a warm and sunny day today, why don't we go for a walk together?"

Xu Wuyou thought that Shi Jin was raised in the wilderness and was not worthy of staying with her. If it weren't for Xu Wuchen's request, Xu Wuyou would not have been willing to come here. Seeing that she had completed the task and sent out the invitation, she just wanted to leave quickly.

"Sister Yun, I have an appointment with someone else, so I can't accompany you and Miss Shi." After glancing at Shi Jin, with contempt and arrogance flashing in her eyes, she left.

Faced with Xu Wuyou's repeated expressions of disgust, Shi Jin really couldn't bear it and rolled his eyes at Xu Wuyou's leaving back. His face suddenly turned gloomy and he snorted in his heart.

Can you not show your disdainful look on your face? It's so obvious. You're so hostile when you first meet. She must have dug up her family's ancestral graves in her previous life.

Xu Wuyou saw Shi Jin's face suddenly darken and asked, "What's wrong?"

Shi Jin collected his thoughts, his eyes turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Nothing, I just thought of a cat that thought it was very annoying, but why bother to get angry with a cat that doesn't understand human nature? It just so happens that I also want to go out and relax, let's go together."

Yun Youying's eyebrows flickered, and a hint of doubt emerged.

After they got ready, they went out together.