Between the clouds, as deep as the sea

The royal family of Yunjian Kingdom uses white cranes as their totems. On the eaves of the resplendent palace gates, there is a jade carving of cranes spreading their wings and ready to fly. From time to time, there are real cranes hovering on them. The afterglow of the setting sun falls between the white wings. , is also true and illusory, elegant and myriad.

Outside the city gate, the guards guarding the gate saw Zhizhi holding the Heyouqin, and saluted respectfully. The leading guard looked curiously at the strange man behind Zhizhi, and saw that the man was wearing a white shirt with sleeves covering only his A small half of the arm, a pair of black shorts underneath, and a pair of open-toed shoes, and a closer look, this "oddly dressed" person has his hands behind his back, and a pair of black and white eyes are flickering.

"What are you holding in your hand, hand it over!" The guard suddenly became alert and stretched out his hand to grab it.

"presumptuous!"

Zhizhi protected Ling Han behind his back, and scolded:

"This is Lord Priest Si Ling, don't be rude!"

As soon as these words came out, all the guards guarding the gate were restrained and stayed in place.They have already heard that a few days ago, the army of the Yunjian Kingdom hunted down the wolf tribe Hua Yang at the Shendi site "Chasing Waves and Flying Flowers". Not only did they meet a silver-haired black-clothed monster who resembled a wolf tribe but used ice-type spiritual power, but also Suspected to have seen the priest Si Lingjun who disappeared for 500 years, this time Princess Akatsuki could not perform the seal sacrifice, Prince Zhizhi was ordered to find Si Lingjun back, could it be that he really found him in just a few days! ?

The leading guard lowered his head and clasped his fists, but his eyes couldn't help but linger on Ling Han:

This kid retreated behind Prince Zhizhi, looking around, evasive, where is there any trace of the immortal demeanor and peerless elegance mentioned in the book?

But since Prince Zhizhi approved it, they had no choice but to let it go.Seeing that the two were about to enter the palace, a sharp-eyed guard suddenly spotted the little wolf in Ling Han's hands who kept changing positions but failed to hide in the end.

"Wolf! He brought two wolves!!"

The guard was probably young and timid, and he howled so loudly that the surrounding guards drew their knives out of their sheaths as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

It's so hard to die, but at this time, Hua Yang struggled in Ling Han's hands again, as if he wanted to change back to his real body and deal with these people.

Seeing Zang, Ling Han couldn't hide anymore, and winked at He Youqin.A piece of music gently flowed from the strings, Hua Yang finally became more honest, he simply hugged the two little wolves in front of him, and smiled:

"Brothers, I misunderstood my misunderstanding. Look, this is not a wolf. Its ears are covered. These are pets caught by Prince Zhizhi and me. They are just two puppies, hahaha."

Huan closed his ears obediently, Hua Yang bared his teeth and wanted to continue to fight, Ling Han pinched him, and then simply pressed his whole head down.

"Things that don't have long eyes dare to draw their swords in front of His Highness Zhizhi and Lord Si Ling!"

A loud shout came from behind the palace gate, the sound was like a bell.

Ling Han only felt that the voice was familiar, and when he looked back, it was indeed the leader of the Yunjian Kingdom's army that day.

This burly man shouted back the guards guarding the gate, and bowed his fists to Zhizhi and Ling Han.

"Your Highness, Princess Xiaozhi asked me to meet Lord Si Ling, please come with me, Lord."

Ling Han was still jealous of this strong man, so he took a sneak peek at Zhi Zhi, and the little boy still looked like he was dragging him, and said: "Let's go." He walked side by side with Ling Han.

Seeing Zhizhi and Heyou following, Ling Han felt relieved a lot.

The Yunjian Kingdom's imperial palace is huge, with five steps to the first floor and ten steps to a pavilion. During the period when trees are shadowed by flowers and flowers, there are occasional white cranes patrolling past. It is truly a sight to behold.

From the evening to the climax of the moon, a group of people came to a simple courtyard.

Ling Han looked around, and felt that this place looked quite familiar: the flowing water passed through the courtyard, the corridor was hidden among the flowers and trees, and a few pink begonias still had some spring flowers, which were soft and tender, casting mottled flowers on the small window. shadow.

The style here is exactly the same as "Chasing Waves and Flying Flowers", except that there is a small three-storey building on one side of the courtyard, with a bright moon hanging on the eaves, and the moonlight reflects the plaque under the eaves, with three characters written on it: Minghe Terrace.

Zhizhi didn't say anything, just hugged the guqin and walked towards the small building on his own. The "strong man" said from the side:

"Master Si Ling, this is the Crane Terrace, where the sacred instrument of the town is enshrined, the Crane Youqin. Please rest here tonight. Prince Zhizhi will make arrangements for tomorrow's itinerary."

"Yeah, there's Mr. Laojun!"

Ling Han cupped his fists and bowed like he did, and looked around with a smile on his face: There are many rooms here, but they are all similar in style, only a group of cranes passing through the clouds are depicted with fine brushwork on the window screen of one room, and the shadows of flowing clouds and wings are lifelike.

Ling Han looked at it, pointed with his hand, and said:

"I decided to live with it!"

After speaking, he hugged the little wolf and walked there.

The "strong man" looked a little embarrassed when he saw Sir Si Ling, who never regarded himself as an outsider. Just as he was about to speak, Ling Han had already reached the door. Just as he was about to push the door, a bright yellow figure stepped forward Knocked away Ling Han.

"Get out of the way! This is my place!"

Knowing when he came back from the small building, Zhizhi gave Ling Han a fierce look, and closed the door with a "slap", a movement so fast and ruthless that he almost slapped Ling Han on the nose.

Ling Han covered his nose, which was about to suffer from bad luck, and took a few steps back in fear, thinking what happened to this little brat today, obviously he begged to come to let me go back to the palace, why it seemed like I was going to rob his wife along the way It seems that there is no good face! ?

"Master Si Ling, you can choose any other room, but this one... This is the bedroom of Prince Zhizhi, it's really..."

This leader with a voice like a bell on the battlefield was also helpless in front of the savage and willful little kid master. He was not good at words, so he had to falter and explain.

"Why, this is still the bedroom of the prince you know?"

Ling Han knows that some nobles in the palace are also literary youths. They don't like those golden mansions, but like to build a few "shabby rooms" for themselves, plant a few bushes of flowers and trees, sing the wind and the moon when they have nothing to do, and moan without illness.But thinking about the kid wearing half of his clothes in plain clothes, he can't see that he still has this habit.

"It can't be considered a sleeping palace, but... since I came to Minghe Terrace a few times when I was a child, Prince Zhizhi clamored to live here. Princess Xiaozhi couldn't resist, so I had to order people to build a few other courtyards here."

Ling Han could see that the little kid was clinging to He You, but he didn't expect that this problem came from childhood.With an expression of "I understand", he patted the shoulder of the "strong man" unexpectedly, deeply and full of sympathy:

"Mr. Jun, it's okay. I'll find a random room, wash up and go to bed. It's getting late, so you should go to bed earlier."

The "strong man" saluted, gave a few instructions, and then left. Ling Han found a room and put down the two little wolves.

Hua Yang has long been impatient to be hugged by someone, and once he hit the ground, he went to find a cool place to stay, while Huan followed Ling Han quietly all the way, watching the little otaku take off his shoes, clothes, and pants, humming all the way Xiao Qu'er ran naked to the cubicle, and took a shower in a hurry. Ling Han didn't mind being stared at by a little wolf cub, after taking a shower, he only wore a pair of underpants, and lay sprawled on the bed.

They were talking about washing and sleeping, but in the scorching heat of July, without air conditioners or fans, no one could be said to be able to sleep.

Ling Han was sweating profusely when he fell on the bed, and it didn't feel much cooler when he turned on the floor, so he continued to rummage until he reached the edge of the door. He opened the door with his toes, and the moonlight and night breeze Slowly blowing in, could not help but cool down a lot.

Having found a way, Ling Han simply opened the door wide open, letting his belly hang out in the moonlight.Huan quietly climbed onto his belly with his tail curled up in a ball, as if he was afraid that someone would get a cold in his stomach, but he forgot that his body was far colder than Night Breeze.

Where did Ling Han think of so much, only when Huan was comfortable sleeping on his stomach, and he enjoyed an "ice pack", he just wanted to fall asleep in such a daze.

But just as Ling Han was about to fall asleep, he felt an itchy sensation on his nose. He thought there was a mosquito, so he stretched out his hand to pat it, but saw a small group of sparkling things flying around the tip of his nose.

At first, there were only one or two twinkling fireflies, but for some reason, there were more and more, and they flew towards Ling Han along the open door, like stars dotted around.In some shoujo anime, this is definitely a romantic scene, but for someone who is sleepy, it is definitely a disaster.

Ling Han pushed and pushed, he packed a large bundle with his clothes, and he carried a bag of shiny little things ready to throw away. When he went out, he saw that the door of the "master bedroom" painted with cranes was closed tightly. Presumably the little kid was sleeping soundly in it.

Ling Han was angry with him during the day, and now he suddenly wants to punish him.

So I tiptoed to the back of the window, like those masked men in old-fashioned martial arts movies, poked a small hole in the window, and quietly released poisonous gas, ah no, released insects.

Fireflies filed in from the small hole, and the room was lit up for a while, like a dream.

Ling Han was gloating outside, expecting to hear the little brat scream out in fright, or he would be jumping in anger.But after waiting and waiting, there was no sound in the room.

Ling Han thought in his heart that this is unscientific, maybe young people sleep so well! ?So I opened the window paper to make a bigger slit, and took a closer look: the tables and chairs in the room were scattered, the books were scattered, and a bright yellow coat was hanging obliquely on the shelf. It seemed that its owner had thrown it on it casually. , fireflies were floating between the window curtains, and it was vaguely visible that the bed had not been moved, and the little kid was not on the bed at all.

I rely on!

"Waste of expression!" Ling Han cursed from the bottom of his heart.

Unexpectedly, the fireflies in the room seemed to be possessed by a demon, and they flew out of the window like a gust of wind. Half of Ling Han's face was still pressed against the window, and before he could dodge in time, he was bumped into his eyes by several flying insects.

"hiss……"

He covered his eyes in discomfort and backed away again and again.

The fireflies flew into the small building in a bright long line, Ling Han's curiosity was aroused, and he couldn't sleep anyway, so why not go and see what kind of moths are messing around upstairs.He chased all the way downstairs, and the bug flew directly to the highest floor, so he could only climb the stairs step by step.

The stairs are twists and turns, the steps are quite high, and it is quite difficult to climb up. There are white crane candlesticks inlaid on one side of the wall, but no candles are inserted in the candlesticks. Each white crane holds a bunch of lilies of the valley in its beak, and the faint blue stamens glow among them. Little by little, just to see the road in front of you, the beauty is beautiful, but it has a little bit of indescribable weirdness.

Ling Han walked cautiously all the way, and when he reached the top of the building, he was dumbfounded.

There is only a small space of a few square meters here, and it is empty, even the wall lamp is gone, only a half-open window facing the front, leaking a faint moonlight.

It's strange, there are several windows that can be seen from downstairs, why the layout changes when you come up! ?Ling Han stretched his neck and looked around, there were windows at a certain distance on both sides, and the group of fireflies also led the team and flew towards one of them.After thinking about it for a while, Ling Han understood: the place he entered is so small, there is actually room behind the wall!

But the walls are tight, and it is not easy to break through or find a mechanism, but someone who is driven here by curiosity is not willing to give up halfway, so the otaku searched for his old routines on watching movies, and came up with A good idea: go to the house to expose the tiles.

The small building isn't too high, but it's not too low either. If you fall, at least half of your leg will be broken.Fortunately, a tall crabapple propped up a dense tree trunk under the window, which played a certain role of support and courage, making Ling Han go up to the roof trembling.

The roof is made of old glazed tiles, and a small piece of the edge is uncovered. Sure enough, there is a room in the room, and there is someone in the room, who is still an acquaintance.

The little kid who didn't sleep most of the night also went up to the small building, and sat opposite He Youqin in the secret room in the middle of the building.He stroked the strings with his fingers, and the group of fireflies flew in the direction of his fingertips.Diandian fluorescent and the movements of his fingertips are so gentle, but the words that the little brat said are stinky and hard:

"You can leave if you want, no one can do without anyone!"