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Qi Ao didn't choose the way he came. He walked forward for a while, turned east and west, and stopped in the shadow of a corner surrounded by high walls. His originally cold expression suddenly relaxed. Jokingly, he laughed, and called out to the empty space, "Ao Qi."

Time froze for a moment, and then a figure flashed in front of Qi Ao.

Qi Ao took two steps forward resolutely, and stopped, just one punch away from Ao Qi, but the distance of this punch was just divided into two halves by light and shadow, one stood in the faint light, the other was covered by the shadow Covered, the two of them are similar in stature, from a distance, it seems that Qi Ao is the only one standing here.

Aoqi was wearing black clothes that Huayou stuffed into their packages, and there was also a mask, as expected of the professional equipment of the killer organization, and the position of the station was so delicate that even Qiao couldn't see Aoqi's face clearly. Fortunately, he still has a feeling for the exact location. After all, the connection between two people is not only through eyes.

Eyes that see light but not darkness, eyes that see the front but not the back, if that's the only connection between them, then it's not just that.

Obviously he can't see anything, but Qi Ao's gaze stays firmly somewhere, from Ao Qi's point of view, Qi Ao is just looking into his own eyes.

Qi Ao didn't hear the other party's response, and didn't pay much attention to it, so he continued to smile and said, "Why, both Ziye and Chen Yu are on vacation tonight, do you need to play in person?"

"It's not a vacation." The sculpture-like Ao Qi's first move was to pinch Qi Ao's chin, and his thumb brushed Qi Ao's lips, "I have other things for the two of them to do."

For some reason, Qi Ao laughed so hard when he heard Ao Qi's words, if it wasn't for the wrong scene, he would have collapsed laughing: "Yes, yes, they have other important things to do." He went to Holding Aoqi's wrist, "I'm going back, I'm exhausted tonight, the method of soul-hunting is still well-deserved."

The method of obsessing the soul, this method of obsessing the soul that they have only seen in the book, can actually let them encounter it in person. I really don't know whether it is their luck or their misfortune, and I don't know whether it is Yan Fanluo's wisdom Still stupid.Perhaps it was because Yan Fanluo had relaxed her vigilance after staying in Ximen for too long, or she underestimated Qi'ao's knowledge and she was too impatient, so she took this matter away when she had only known Qi'ao for half a year. Let it out with one move.

Ao Qi turned his hand and held Qi Ao's hand in his own palm. This is his habitual posture: "From now on, you just need to watch, and I won't let you show up like today."

"Hmm." Qi Ao's uncontrollable smile was hidden under the darkness of night.

The strong fragrance on his body has been blown to pieces by the evening wind during the short journey, Ao Qi walked halfway and suddenly took Qi Ao's hand to sniff, and then continued on with a blank expression. Walking forward, Qiao just followed him from the light into the darkness.

According to the usual habit, the breakfast was still served by the royal palace in the morning, but this time there were two fewer people in the breakfast.

In the desert, there are no distinct seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the dry and biting cold wind howls across the desert, covering the silvery white with white snow. The occasional bare sandy land lacks the enthusiasm of summer, making it look incomparably deserted.It is not just cold, but a depressive and decadent emotion. The more you look at the vast desert around you, the more loneliness and inferiority grow from the bottom of your heart. Even the ignited flames cannot melt the desolate and bitter cold around you.From winter to summer, it feels as if one day the sun suddenly overwhelms the severe cold of the cold wind, and the moment the ice and snow melt, it can be wrapped in tulle and dance gracefully, and the thin flowing water indicates the departure of winter.

Regardless of whether it was spring, summer, autumn or winter, the palace always maintained the most comfortable temperature. Except for the few gatherings arranged outdoors at the beginning, the subsequent receptions were all arranged in the spacious and comfortable palace.

Everyone no longer had the expectation and curiosity about the food in the desert when they first came here. Whether it was Mu Xiuqi, a rich man, or Aoqi, who paid special attention to food because of Qi Ao, the variety of food they had seen was rich and delicious. The exquisite materials and exquisite production can be regarded as top-notch. However, due to various restrictions, Ximen Food, which is used to roasting various large pieces of meat with heavy oil and fire, and various snacks and drinks made with fresh milk, has experienced more than half a year. After tasting, it seems a bit monotonous and boring.

Mu Xiuqi held a bowl of milk tea in his hand and drank half the meal before he finished his meal. His expression of gloom was obvious. Seeing that Ao Qi was about to get up and leave, he called Ao Qi: "Brother Lonely, do you know Gu? Why didn't brother come?"

Ao Qi took the handkerchief beside him and wiped his hands, without even looking at Mu Xiuqi, he replied lukewarmly: "There was a strong wind last night, and Qi Ao caught a cold." Before Mu Xiuqi could wait He opened his mouth to express his concern, and he continued, "He needs to rest." The meaning is very clear, Qi Ao doesn't need other people to visit, and they don't bother Qi Ao.

Mu Xiuqi was blocked by Aoqi's last words before he could speak, so he could only swallow it embarrassingly. Seeing that Aoqi stood up and really wanted to leave, he stood up quickly, with a little reluctance. He said loudly sincerely: "I have some medicine for cold and fever that I brought from home. If brother Gu needs it, I will go back to my room and take it to him later." With a smile on his face, he fell into his own memories, "No matter what, when I first saw Brother Gu, I felt that it was too late to meet him, and I became a confidant. Now that Brother Gu is in ailment, how can I rest assured?"

When he came back to his senses, Ao Qi had long since disappeared.Mu Xiuqi rubbed his nose uncomfortably and sat down, took the half-drunk milk tea.The milk tea in the bowl had already cooled down, and lost its rich fragrance when it was warm. Looking at the thin layer of oil on it, Mu Xiuqi put it down in disgust, and Ruan Meier, who walked away with Ao Qi heartily, went first leave.

In the blink of an eye, only Yan Fanluo and Yesuo Shangnuo were left at the table. The two ate in silence for a while, but today's silence was due to some people's slightly stiff backs, and some people's faint smiles, bringing With a weird atmosphere.This kind of silence didn't last long, and finally someone couldn't help but speak first: "Queen, don't you have anything to say to me?"

Yan Fanluo's hand paused for a short while, and then she let out a charming smile, slowly took the last sip of wine, waved her hand to let the surrounding maids leave, and then asked calmly, "For example?"

"For example...you called Qi'ao to your bedroom last night." Seeing that there were no other people around, Yesuo Shangnuo let out a presumptuous sneer, put one hand on the back of Yan Fanluo's chair, and leaned over slightly Go, approach little by little.

Yan Fanluo's face darkened instantly, she looked up and made sure that the maids were guarding the door, she still lowered her voice: "Are you putting eyeliner in my palace?" Bai's fingertips revealed her strange emotions.

Facing Yan Fanluo's face mixed with panic and anger, Yesuo Shangnuo shrugged needlessly, because the slightly ambiguous distance between the two of them was naturally separated by his action, and he seemed not afraid of this Ignoring Yan Fanluo's slightly panicked expression, he said: "It's not necessary to use eyeliner. The fact that you summoned him last night was spread throughout the palace. As a prince , always take care of the color of his hat on behalf of my father, queen mother." He lowered his tone in the last sentence, biting the two words clearly, which seemed to have a different meaning lingering in it. .

"Enough!" Yan Fanluo yelled violently, she didn't care whether she lost her identity, facing the playful eyes of the other party, she suddenly found that she was so powerless, she closed her eyes and took two deep breaths, and when her emotions stabilized, she said, Her throat was still a little dry and oppressed, "I have my own measure."

"Just remember. There are still some things that have not been dealt with today, and I will leave first." Yan Fanluo's sudden loss of control did not affect Yesuo Shangnuo in the slightest, and he helped Yan Fanluo loosen the broken hair scattered around his cheeks. He pulled it behind his ears, stood up and took a step back, bowed respectfully and then left, leaving Yan Fanluo with pale lips sitting at the huge dining table alone.

Ao Qi who was the first to leave the scene of these things naturally knew nothing about it, but even if he knew, he wouldn't care too much, he hurried back in a hurry.After returning from Yanfanluo's dormitory the night before, Qi'ao started to have an inexplicable fever in the middle of the night, and the strange temperature made Aoqi, who had been sleeping lightly, wake up quickly.

What really made Ao Qi sweat cold was not only Qi Ao's fever, but Qi Ao fell into a coma during the fever. No matter what Ao Qi called him, he didn't respond at all. If it wasn't for Qi Ao waking up leisurely at sunrise, Ao Qilian's carriage would have been prepared by Zi Ye, and he was ready to take Qi Ao back to Cang Kingdom regardless, not to mention being calm and peaceful with other people in the early morning ate breakfast.

When Ao Qi returned to the room, Qi Ao was taking medicine, and as soon as he entered the room, he saw a scene in the room that made him really unhappy.The not-so-small room seemed a bit crowded due to the number of people. There were several maids standing around in front of the bed, holding basins, towels, medicine cups and a small stack of candied dates. Everyone took one, Midnight Midtown and Jingnu were squeezed to the outside, and they were the first to notice the person who came in when the maids were making noise. When they saw that it was Aoqi who came in, they quickly lowered their heads. Head back a few steps.

"What are you doing here?" The maids in the palace were surrounding the young master to express their concern, when Ao Qi's obviously unhappy tone suddenly sounded from behind, the group of people were so frightened that their hairs stood on end, their hands trembled even with bowls and spoons. There was a clanging sound, and they scattered one after another.

It has been half a year since I served these distinguished guests invited by the prince to the palace, and they are all well-trained. Being careful and considerate is a necessary condition for a palace maid, although they usually treat Qi Ao, a gentle and gentle son. I like it very much. It is the first time for such outrageous behavior. The reason is that the other guy who always stays with the young master, eats and sleeps with him until he is full and sleeps, and even takes away their job of serving young master Gu. A "proprietor", even though he has the same face as Mr. Gu, always panics every time he meets him.

Qi Ao was leaning against the head of the bed in his unlined clothes, his hair was not bundled up, it was just hanging down his back, his face was very pale because of last night, his bloodless lips were still pursed in an arc that made people feel warm, and he folded his hands The bowl was placed on his lap, and the dark brown medicine in the bowl had obviously not been taken a couple of sips.Even though he was flirting with others, when he heard Ao Qi's voice, he looked in Ao Qi's direction almost immediately, with a smile on his face, because the slight curvature of his brows and eyes was only Ao Qi's. Qi can see it.

Ao Qi took candied dates and a wet towel from the maid while walking from the outside to the inside, and when he walked to the bed, he already had three or four things in his hand.Holding something in his hand, Ao Qi naturally sat sideways on the side of the bed, talking to Qi Ao like all mornings, as if there was no one else beside him: "Did you eat this morning?"

"When I got up, I ate a bowl of clear porridge, and it was already a stick of incense." Qi Ao always answered very cooperatively.

"Then why don't you take the medicine?" Ao Qi had too many things in his hand, so he could only use his eyes to signal the obviously full bowl of medicine in Qi Ao's hand.

Qi Ao looked at Ao Qi with a serious face: "This medicine is too bitter." It seemed that she didn't feel guilty at all, and she didn't mean to compromise.

The maids had already been taken out by Zi Ye and Wu Cheng, only Jing Nu was left watching silently, Ao Qi reached out and handed over the things in his hand, one hand cushioned the pillow behind Qi Ao's back and touched the bowl with the other The wall, the wall of the bowl was still warm, so he supported the wall of the bowl and handed the bowl to Qi'ao's lips, without saying a word, just looking at him for a moment.The two looked at each other for a while like looking in a mirror, finally Qi Ao couldn't help but burst out laughing, when Ao Qi stroked his back to make him laugh enough, Qi Ao closed his eyes and swallowed the bowl with a sigh of relief. The medicine is finished.

As soon as the bitterness spread in the mouth, Qi'ao's lips and teeth were pushed away by the taste of honey juice, and the sweetness of the candied dates fed by Aoqi in time neutralized the bitterness of the medicine, which made Qi'ao's brows frowned because of the bitterness slightly relieved Expand.When Qiao opened his eyes, there were only him and Aoqi in the room, and Aoqi was holding the towel that had just wiped the medicine on the corner of his mouth to clean up the honey on his fingertips.

"Cang Yuyan sent me a message today." Qi'ao was a little slurred because of the candied dates in his mouth, "I haven't had time to look at the things, so I put them on the table."

As soon as he walked in, Ao Qi noticed the small ball that suddenly appeared on the table. The small ball was not slippery, it was as big as an apricot, and it was not very conspicuous on the table.Hearing Qi Ao's words, Ao Qi walked over to pick up the ball, squeezed it with two fingers, only heard a "click", the ball broke into six or seven petals, revealing the crumpled paper inside.

The words on it were sharp and sharp, not like Cang Yuyan who was just recovering from a serious illness could have written them.

Qi Ao took Ao Qi's unrolled note and read it roughly, and finally just said with a smile: "She is a woman with love and righteousness." It's just that this righteousness also comes from love. Yuyan survived, and she was considered caring and caring for her, without the slightest pretense, so that Cang Yuyan at night would see it, and Cang Yuyan at night would not voluntarily go through this for them.

Ao Qi habitually helped Qi Ao close his open skirt, even though in the desert, Qi Ao who was still hot last night really couldn't stand the slightest wind.Hearing what Qi Ao said, Ao Qi understood that Qi Ao still wanted to take one step at a time and take the next step, so he broke the words: "I'm surprised that she didn't treat you as a rival in love."

Hearing Ao Qi's words, Qi Ao stared at him dumbfounded, but found that Ao Qi's eyes were glued to his shoulder.Qi Ao reached out and touched his shoulder, suddenly thought of something, and felt a little helpless: "There is a scar."

"Very good." Hearing Qi Ao's words, Ao Qi smiled slightly, rubbing the tooth marks on Qi Ao's shoulder through the cloth.The person who is marked represents the ownership, no matter how high he flies, it is just a piece of sky that he has drawn for him, and he will never be far away.

Looking at the other party's seemingly possessed eyes, Qi Ao smiled indifferently, he could understand Ao Qi's obsession with this imprint, but it was not difficult for him to really get rid of this imprint, It's nothing more than peeling the skin and cutting the flesh, no matter how deep the mark is, it can be gouged out. Even if they are so fused with each other, there is still one heart that is always their own. As long as he wants to leave, there are thousands of ways.

But his heart made him interested in some things now, and it became more and more interesting.

I'm a little troubled.

Qi Ao stretched his neck and shoulders, shook his head, and fell into Ao Qi's arms: "I really can't bear to part with such a good day." This is a sentence he said sincerely, it is a pity that it is true, if it is not for the near worry Aoqi's innocence has not yet been proven, and he is far from being able to guard against the black hands behind the scenes, even taking him half-voluntarily and half-forced to leave his hometown, but he has played here alone, he is really willing to stay here for a year or so, to feel good Some exotic customs are different from Cangguo mainland in all aspects.

It's just that as soon as the words fell, Ao Qihuan's arms behind Qi'ao's back suddenly tightened, with such strength that Qi'ao could draw out a mouthful of blood.

But Qi Ao seemed like nothing happened, and even entrusted his whole body strength to Ao Qi, closed his eyes, just patted Ao Qi's back twice with his arms around Ao Qi, and buried his head in Ao Qi's back. A word floated on his chest: "Ao Qi, you've been a lot irritable recently."

As soon as the words fell, there seemed to be a faint sound made by trembling metal, like a short dragon chant, which was instantly carried away by the wind outside the window.

☆, birthday

It’s so hard to find a person who doesn’t know his face, height, and body shape. The most important thing is that even if you know that he is him at this moment, it’s so difficult for him to change into another person the next moment, even though they asked Yesuo for help On the promise, but still tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.

It seems that everyone has gradually forgotten that they still need to find someone else, Ao Qi and Qi Ao no longer mention it, and there is no news from Huayou.

The incident that caused the bloody storm in the martial arts world has been gradually ignored and forgotten in just over a year. What was buried along with the time was the people's passionate crusade against the "murderer" Ao Qi, and the leader of the alliance. The brooding of his death.Those who once swore that they would not give up until the murderer was caught, and that they must seek justice for their respected Eastern leader, vowed to follow Ao Qi away from the Central Plains martial arts, and they would never bring up this matter again.

This seems to be a year of no progress and no harvest. They are huddled in the distant desert. They can't see the smoke willows dyeing the mist by the pool, or the mountains covered with red clothes shining golden light. Those colorful colors fade away from them, leaving golden and silver, Switch between Asahi and Cold Moon.

It seems to be in a long and endless space of monotonous colors, the wind blows through the tips of the hair, and time passes through the fingertips.

In this chaotic time, the only light left for Ao Qi is one day, their birthday.

Their birthdays are in summer, which is the same day as the old lady of the Dugu family.It is precisely because of this that they are fortunate enough to know their specific birthday, and because of this reason, no one will celebrate their birthday for them on their birthday, and gradually they themselves no longer mention it.

The first 17 years came like this. No. 18 was the first birthday of two people. Unfortunately, they were separated from each other at that time. The situation was critical and they had no time to take care of their birthdays.Although they were together in the summer of the next year, they were still on their way to the West Mexico Country. The schedule was busy and busy. In addition, Mu Xiuqi and Ruan Meier were really close at that time, so they both kept silent about their birthdays. thing.

This is one of the rare calm years since Qi'ao's arrival. It seems that everything has been piled up in the first year, and the following days will be so slow and leisurely, like the occasional slight rippling of the sea.Time slowed down, and some things that I had been ignoring that I didn't care about sprouted.

This kind of thing is a tacit understanding.

After waking up as usual, Qi Ao's eyes were still a little blurry, and he could feel that Ao Qi was looking at him without blinking.Although it was still early in the morning, the sunlight outside the window was already bright and brilliant, reflecting his pale face and pale lips.The jet-black hair spread loosely behind Qi Ao, a little bit of it crossed his face and fell to the corner of his mouth, pulling his mouth to reveal a smile slowly, this smile still had the laziness of when he was not awake, so it seemed more real.

He said: "Nowadays it's a weak crown, there is no big ceremony and no important ceremony, just one sentence, everything is safe, do you want it or not?"

"I don't want what you gave, but I'm afraid you need to worry about everything being safe." Ao Qi stretched out his hand to cover Qi'ao's eyes, "Close your eyes for a while, and I'll call you when I'm done."

Not long after, Ao Qi felt Qi Ao's steady breathing.

After confirming that Qi Ao had fallen into a shallow sleep, at that moment Ao Qi showed a rare smile, the kind of real smile with smiles on his brows and eyes.He has the face of Hades to the outside world, although he often has a patient and soft expression in front of Qi Ao, but this is the first time that he is so obviously happy.

He was so happy that Qi Ao only opened his eyes, and the next series of actions including washing and dressing, he was waited on to complete the next series of actions without even getting out of bed, a set of procedures looked proficient and natural.

Helping Qi'ao put on his shoes, Ao Qi raised his head and saw Qi'ao looking at him with a half-smile and raised eyebrows.Qi Ao stomped on the ground, then raised one foot: "Is this a birthday wish for me?"

Aoqi didn't answer him, but wiped his hands with a wet towel, and said to himself: "Last time when I asked them to deliver food, I brought another one, Qianqiu Niang." Seeing Qi'ao's eyes lit up, he deliberately stopped It took a long while before continuing, "But you are in poor health and cannot drink."

Qi Ao let out a chuckle, stood up and slowly walked towards the table that had been set.The breakfast above is as rich as in Cangguo, even Qi Ao, who has already had his mouth in his mouth, can pick out what he wants to eat, Qi Ao smiled and watched Ao Qi help him serve the soy milk while knocking on the table , one promise for another promise, it seems that if you want to return a gift, you can exchange it for a gift.

Gowu's letter again asked when they would go back.Qi Ao counted the time, people or things, always take one back, otherwise, even if he doesn't care, the other one will not let it go like him, so the time is delayed again and again.But this time Qiao gave Gou a clear answer.

This is what he was going to say to Ao Qi.

He is sure that if he is not the one who proposes to "follow the tricks", Ao Qi will definitely not have the patience to play slowly with others.Of course, it doesn't mean that your patience with him is unlimited. Correspondingly, you have to give your most valuable things.

As soon as he finished writing his reply letter to Ge Wu, Mu Xiuqi pushed the door open and walked in. Qi Ao folded the letter paper and put it aside casually.

"Brother Gu is writing a letter?" Mu Xiuqi greeted him with an unscrupulous smile.

"A letter from an old friend." Qi Ao brewed a cup of tea for Mu Xiuqi, "Young Yuqianqing in Cangguo, Brother Mu must also miss this taste very much."

The tea water shows a green color, and the tea leaves slowly spread around in the tea water, like blooming flowers.The curling water mist evaporates and quickly dissipates, a piece of freshness from the rain.Mu Xiuqi took a sip and let out a sigh of satisfaction.After tasting for a long time, Mu Xiuqi was full of praise: "After such a bumpy journey, this tea is still as good as it was just picked. The taste is pure, which is really rare."

"Brother Mu should go and thank Dugu. This is the tea that he sent someone to give to the princess and the prince. I was just lucky enough to get some of it." This tea was indeed a gift for Yan Fanluo and Yesuo Shangnuo , he didn't lie.There is Yan Fanluo who is very interested in the culture of the Central Plains. It is not surprising that tea is popular among the upper class in the West Mexico, but their tea is very different from the people in the Central Plains.Because of the journey, the fresh tea leaves are often dry and hard when they arrive in the West Mexico, without any tea flavor. The people in the West Mexico can only grind them into powder and drink them with water.

After Qi'ao heard about this, he accidentally mentioned their usual way of making tea in front of Yan Fanluo, which successfully aroused Yan Fanluo's interest, and what happened afterwards happened naturally.At the beginning, in order to maintain the aroma and taste of the tea, the two of them spent a lot of time on transportation.

Mu Xiuqi is also a smart person, Qi Ao's words are all about this, no matter how much he travels, he still has some business sensitivity as a son of a merchant, he laughed dryly: "Brother Dugu is not a man of the world. So, why are you also interested in business?"

This time it was Qi'ao's turn to ask back with surprise: "How could Dugu tell me about this kind of thing?"

Mu Xiuqi opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything, with a bit of embarrassment on his face, if he answered affirmatively, he seemed to agree with some of their relationship, if he denied it, he was saying that his question was ridiculous, no matter how he answered it, he would be wrong.He drank the last drop of tea in the cup, put down the cup and cupped his hands, and left in a hurry, Qi Ao behind him was still polite: "If Brother Mu doesn't dislike it, I still have some greens before the rain, and I will send them to Brother Mu later."

Sending Mu Xiuqi away, Qi Ao went to see Cang Yuyan as usual.After dragging on for so long, Cang Yuyan was still the same. Although his life was not in danger like the most serious time, he still stayed in bed most of the time and had a constant fever.

Although Qi Ao knew very well that her physical condition would remain like this, he still insisted on visiting her every day. Visiting patients may not count for a day or two, but doing it every day is different. No matter who it is, they will feel that the person being visited must occupy a very important part in the heart of the person who is visiting.

As for Yan Fanluo, Qi Ao would not take the initiative to find her if she was not summoned, but once she was summoned, Yan Fan Luo would definitely meet a Qi Ao who most fulfilled her fantasy - personable, warm-spoken , the respect and admiration for her is different from other people's blind flattery, with a bit of arrogance and restraint, even if Yan Fanluo knew that he was not as simple as it seemed that night, there was always a magical power that made her She fell into the trap unconsciously.What's more, what they are talking about is the local conditions and customs hidden in the beautiful mountains and rivers of the Cang Kingdom, and the tea and flowers that are different from the plants and trees of the West Mexico Kingdom, all of which are irrelevant.

His harmlessness reassured Yan Fanluo and made her feel at ease.

But the contrast between Qi Ao's passivity and his daily visits in the Cangyu Smokehouse made Yan Fanluo even more unable to extricate himself.

For these two people, Qi Ao held a very delicate balance.

This day Yan Fan Luo didn't summon him, Qi Ao walked slowly back to his room after he came out from Cang Yuyan, but he really didn't expect to run into Ruan Meier who hadn't seen him for a long time at the door.

Ruan Mei'er stood half leaning against the door, with one foot on the threshold, wearing the clothes of the West Mexico Kingdom, revealing a small slender waist.When she saw Qi Ao coming back, she quickly put her foot down, and smiled at Qi Ao, with a slightly playful meaning: "Mr. Gu, do you know where the owner of Dugu Village is?" The slightly sticky and rising ending sound is different from the official language spoken by Qi Ao and the others, but it will not make people feel strange. When the speed is slowed down, every word seems to be acting like a spoiled child.

Qi Ao shook his head: "I don't know."

Ruan Mei'er let out a slightly disappointed "Ah", and before Qi Ao could speak, she turned around and wanted to go into the house: "Then I'll wait here for him to come back, I can't see him recently."

Qi Ao followed behind without saying a word, waited for Ruan Meier to sit down and poured her a glass of water, watching Ruan Meier's small brush-like eyelashes flickering and flickering after drinking the glass of water, he said unhurriedly: "Miss Ruan is afraid to wait It's in the wrong place, Dugu's room is next door." The words were tactful, and the meaning was not ambiguous at all.

Jingnu, who sent Ruan Meier away, returned to her room and handed over the ledger to the young master.Seeing the young master who came down to look at the ledger seriously, and then at the back of Ruan Meier walking away, Jing Nu gestured to Qi Ao, and she was still talking to herself when she left: "Ruan Meier doesn't look right." I don't know what she said. Did Qiao hear it?

In the evening, when Ao Qi came back with something, Qi Ao was sitting at the table looking at the ledger, when he heard a familiar voice Qi Ao didn't raise his head: "You're back."

"En." Ao Qi put down the things in his hand, saw that Qi Ao was still busy, he brushed off the dust from running outside all day, turned around and walked behind the screen.

When he came out from behind the screen in only his unlined clothes, there was no account book in front of Qi Ao, only the strangely shaped small pot he brought back was left on the table.Seeing him coming out, Qi Ao gave a smug smile, but didn't speak, just looked at him straight.

Ao Qi walked over and opened the lid of the small pot, a faint aroma of wine wafted out from the pot.At first the fragrance was very pure, but gradually the fragrance became thick and mellow, and it seemed that many kinds of flowers could be distinguished from it. It was amazing that so many kinds of fragrances mixed together did not make people feel conflicted, and they were harmoniously harmonized unexpectedly. This fragrance lingers in the nose for a moment, and a gust of coolness gradually rises from it, like a gust of autumn wind suddenly struck by flowers in spring.

"This wine is cold, you can only drink this pot." Ao Qi ordered while pouring a small cup for Qi Ao.

Qi Ao was caught without taking it immediately, and still smiled and said nothing, just when Ao Qi was about to take back his pouring hand, Qi Ao suddenly reached out and grabbed Ao Qi's wrist, after a while, he slowly withdrew his hand , picked up the cup and drank it down.

The candlelight in the room is bright, and what is brighter than the candlelight at this moment is the light that shines from Aoqi's eyes.

Qi Ao didn't care about Ao Qi, and quickly drank two more glasses. Before he had time to take the fourth glass for himself, he was pushed down on the table by Ao Qi, who pressed his wrist with one hand and put his hand behind his waist.

But when Ao Qi saw Qi Ao with warm brows and eyes under him, he suddenly felt that his "gift" was really ridiculous.

☆, Ali

This was a secret and grand banquet. Even though it was only invited in the name of a person, the endless stream of maids, the carefully prepared food, and the brand-new reception room all showed how much the host attached importance to this dinner.

This dinner was not held at the place where they were entertained for dinner in the past, but they were specially invited to the place where they were entertained for the first time—a place that did not leave them with any good memories.

Qi Ao, one of the guests invited to the banquet, slept until the sun went down and barely woke up. He just took a nap with Ao Qi on his pillow in the car. is clear.

When they were invited to the banquet and arrived, they found that there were only the two of them present in the huge reception room, except for the maids standing quietly on both sides.The whole hall did not appear full because of the complicated and rich decorations, too many cold items and rigorously trained maids who stood with their heads bowed, compared with Ao Qi and Qi Ao, it gave a sense of emptiness instead.

The maid led the two to sit down at the table and then left. The two of them looked at each other, and then one closed his eyes to rest, the other bowed his head in meditation, quietly waiting for the arrival of the master.

Fortunately, Yan Fanluo didn't keep them waiting for too long, the dishes on the table were still steaming, and they heard familiar footsteps approaching step by step - to be exact, three footsteps, two of which were very familiar to them , There is also a light landing, light and quick steps, which they have never heard of.

Ao Qi and Qi Ao stood up.

After Yan Fanluo and Yesuo Shangnuo entered the door, they took off the light robes outside to protect them from the wind and sand, handed them to the maids on both sides, and then waved their hands. The two teams of maids following behind them and those in the hall soon all left.Only then did Aoqi and the others discover the source of the third footstep.

The figure of that person was almost completely covered by Yesuo Shangnuo. He was not from the West Mexico, and should be a little thinner than Qi Ao. Following behind Yesuo Shangnuo, only a faint figure could be seen. The black shadow is like a ghost.

Yesuo stepped aside on his promise, and introduced to Aoqi and the two of them: "Today I specially invite you two here, because I want to talk to you two. Let me introduce first, this is my friend, Ah Li, you are from the Central Plains." , but he often travels between the two places, so it would be best for him to be your guide." Turning randomly to Ah Li behind him, "Ah Li, these are the two guests I told you about."

The young man named Ah Li heard Yesuo Shangnuo's words, looked up, looked at the other two, and nodded as a greeting.

At the same time, Qi Ao was also looking at Ah Li.Unsurprisingly, Ah Li is not from West Mexico, his skin is very fair, even under the dim candlelight, he still has no blood color, as pale as a cold moon, but his eyes are pitch black, like a dead well. , when he looked at them just now, he was not angry at all.With black hair and thin lips, slender eyebrows and long eyes, she has a pretty face, but it is lifeless, and she is dressed in black. If you look at her more often, you will feel a chill creeping up your spine.

As if feeling Qi Ao's gaze that had been lingering on him, Ah Li looked back again, and happened to meet Qi Ao's gaze.Faced with Qi Ao's friendly smile, Ah Li seemed to be stunned for a moment, even though he was quickly led to his place by the maid, the change in expression at that moment still made Qi Ao smile and roll his eyes.

Yan Fanluo entertained a few words, and the banquet officially began.Yesuo Shangnuo was in charge of chatting and invigorating the atmosphere, Yan Fanluo was in charge of talking and laughing, and Yan Yan was in charge of neutralizing the masculine atmosphere. Qi Ao was holding a glass of fruit wine and didn't move the dishes on the table. Ah Li who sent it, even though the sight of the past seemed a little frequent, Qi Ao still behaved calmly