incomprehensible

Chapter 21

Ye Xuehuan took Lan Qi to take a bath and change clothes, and had dinner again, with a very leisurely posture, as if the assassination last night never happened at all.

However, the more calm the third prince was, the more anxious the officials below were, not knowing what his intentions were.Now that things have happened, Zhao Ying has no idea, but after all, she has been tied to a rope and can only lead Hong Ling to pay homage.

Although he is already ready to rest, Ye Xuehuan is a prince after all, so he should not be too casual in front of outsiders, and is still neatly attired; Lan Qi has a lazy appearance, and his hair is half dry and not wet. She was wearing loose clothes and wrapped in a small blanket, and Ye Xuehuan was hugging her in front of her, holding a silver bowl in both hands, and slowly drank the medicine.

As soon as Hong Ling entered, she met Lan Qi's black and white almond eyes, and there seemed to be two small quiet flames in the black pupils, and she couldn't help but feel a stab in her heart.Looking at that cold and indifferent little face, it was as if she was brought back to a certain day many years ago. The same pair of eyes pierced her heart in the same way.

Then she remembered that she had indeed met Lan Qi.It's just that it was too long ago. Back then, Lan Qi was only a five or six-year-old child. She didn't believe that after so many years, he could still recognize her with just one glance.

She is still not sure whether her identity has been exposed, and she cannot judge whether the third prince has ulterior motives, so she immediately knelt down and saluted quietly, "The daughter of the people has seen Your Highness."

There was even a bit of timidity in the voice, apprehensive, appearing extremely weak.

Ye Xuehuan asked her to stand up kindly, and said with a smile, "Governor Zhao told you, right?"

Hongling replied humbly: "Yes. Your Highness loves you so much, and the daughter of the people is very honored. It's just that you are under the protection of the Tian Family, and everything belongs to the Tian Family. I dare not ask for a reward from Your Highness."

Ye Xuehuan smiled, turned to Zhao Ying and said, "Listen, he is in business after all, and he really knows how to talk."

Zhao Ying only apologized and said yes with a smile.

Ye Xuehuan said to Hongling again: "The Tian family has to be more reasonable when doing things. I buy your wine, so naturally I should pay you, otherwise I will have the reputation of eating free food."

Hong Ling panicked and replied: "Menwomen don't dare. His Highness really lives up to his virtuous name, and Minwomen really admire him."

As he spoke, he really showed a look of awe and admiration, so natural that there was no trace of artificiality at all, as if it was really from the heart.

Seeing this, Zhao Ying was extremely shocked. This is not the Hongling he knew. The expression and temperament of the whole person, the tone and tone of speech, and even the voice are different; it is clearly the same face, but it seems She became a completely different person, she put away her flamboyant seductiveness, and she seemed to be really just a meek and humble woman from a good family.He clearly knew the nature of this woman, but he couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong with his memory.

Ye Xuehuan also acted very gentle, as if he was really just a friendly and easy-going prince receiving civilians; Lan Qi also didn't respond, just huddled in Ye Xuehuan's arms and drank medicine, very well-behaved.

The two sides fell into a strange predicament. Hongling didn't know whether Ye Xuehuan was aware of her identity, and Ye Xuehuan didn't know whether Hongling was aware of her identity being exposed; and both knew that the other was cunning and sophisticated, so they didn't dare to make more attempts , There was no insinuation or meaningful content between the exchanges between you and me. We talked for a long time and went around in circles.

After listening for a while, Lan Qi realized that it was useless to talk too much, so he put the empty medicine bowl on the table, leaned on Ye Xuehuan's shoulder, and yawned slightly.

Ye Xuehuan understood, patted his head, and said with a smile: "Lan'er is still sick, so I won't keep you any longer. After the southern tour, you just pay for the wine together."

Hongling nodded in agreement, with a sincere and fearful attitude.

Zhao Ying led her out, and when she was far away from the third prince's residence, she realized that her back was covered in cold sweat.

With his back turned to him, Hong Ling smiled lowly and said, "It really lives up to its reputation."

Although she was laughing, there was a hint of coldness in her voice, and her whole body seemed to exude sharp murderous intent, which was different from all her previous images.Zhao Ying felt a little apprehensive, but seeing this woman's rare setback, even if she was on a boat, she felt quite happy, and secretly snorted coldly.

Hong Ling looked up at the stars all over the sky, and murmured: "These two people are together, it's hard to deal with..."

Her tone was a pure exclamation, and she said that it was difficult to deal with, but she didn't seem to feel embarrassed at all. On the contrary, she became more and more excited, as excited as if she was meeting her opponent.Zhao Ying felt irritated seeing her like this, and couldn't help asking: "Since I have golden eyes, my secret grid..."

"Don't be hypocritical." Hong Ling said leisurely, "The more golden the eye is, the more you will trust your own judgment too much. If you can't hear anything unusual about the knocking sound, you won't check again. Or..."

She turned her head and raised her eyebrows provocatively, "...Why don't I keep it for you?"

Zhao Ying was extremely displeased with her condescending attitude, but she didn't bother to talk to her, and said in a deep voice, "Just in case, you should still..."

"Master Zhao, I really have to wonder, did your mother pinch your forehead when she gave birth to you?"

Hong Ling showed a sweet and charming smile, so beautiful that it almost made one's heart tremble, but the words that came out of her mouth were extremely vulgar and vicious, "If your third prince really notices it, he will definitely die endlessly. Is it impossible to stare at the Southern Tour for a while? He stared at Guixinlou for the rest of his life, and I have to hide for the rest of his life?"

Without waiting for Zhao Ying's reaction, she raised her chin again, and put on a sneer of extreme sarcasm: "I really don't understand, your master has such great ambitions, but with a group of stupid subordinates, how can he accomplish anything?" ?ridiculous."

Zhao Ying was speechless, her face was blue and white and red, trembling with anger, but she couldn't find a word to refute.He watched the woman change several faces in a blink of an eye, and was in a daze for a moment, not knowing which one was the real Hongling.

—or, neither.

"I told you yesterday, you don't need to get involved in this matter."

She smiled slightly, and her red dress fluttered in the night wind, her voice gradually faded away with her back, "In this hunting, who is the oriole and who is the cicada, no one can tell until the end. Since you don't If you dare to bet, just... stand away from me."

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In the study, Ye Xuehuan fell into a long silence.

He had always thought that the charm that Lan Qi spoke of should be written as "charm", but it was just a low-end house technique; seeing Hongling today, he understood the essence of the word "charm". where.

He clearly knew what kind of woman she was, but when he actually met her, he couldn't find a trace of acting on her body, as if she was an ordinary restaurant owner, doing business in a law-abiding manner; for a moment , He even wondered if Lan Qi had admitted the wrong person.

Lan Qi said that he only learned some superficial aspects of charm, and he really wasn't being modest.When he played the little male favorite before, others might think that he played it perfectly, but when Ye Xuehuan got closer, he could still see the dislike in his eyes and the slight unnaturalness in his body; while Hong Ling didn't have any flaws, She can be a docile commoner woman, a shrewd female boss of Guixin Building, a decisive leader of the previous feathers, or even a charming and charming oiran.As long as she wants, she can be any identity; it seems that there are thousands of faces hidden under the same skin, each of which can be the most real her.

——Unpredictability is a shadow, and a person with thousands of faces is a charm.

After a long time, Ye Xuehuan let out a breath, "It really does not leak."

Lan Qi said nothing, just looked up at him, his dark eyes were bottomless.

Even if he didn't say it, Ye Xuehuan knew what he meant, and sighed: "I understand. But I need time to arrange it."

Although he has always said that he will not let Lan Qi take risks unless it is absolutely necessary, it is impossible to wait until it is absolutely necessary to start the arrangement.The so-called "perfect" preparations naturally mean that the second-hand and even the third-hand preparations must be done well.But now it seems that even if some small fish and shrimps can be caught along the clues in the account, I'm afraid they won't be able to touch Hongling in the end.Instead of giving the opponent time to lay out, it is better to take the initiative.

"Lan'er, listen carefully." He whispered to Lan Qi's ear, his voice was so low that only the two of them could hear, "I will spread your name and attract Yu Wushuang to look for you during this period of time. you."

Lan Qi opened his eyes slightly, with a slightly puzzled expression, but didn't understand for a while.

"The skylark is not plotting against you, but wants to catch Yu Wushuang through you." Ye Xuehuan said in a deep voice, "I want you to be the bait to lure Yu Wushuang to take the bait."

Lan Qi was a little surprised, "Your Highness...why do you make such a judgment?"

Ye Xuehuan shook his head and said: "I can't explain it to you for the time being, but I can tell you that Yu Wushuang is very important in the current situation, and it may even be the key to the deal between the Liu family and Yunque. You Believe me or not?"

Lan Qi still didn't seem to turn the corner, "It's not that I don't believe in His Highness's judgment, but we don't have any news from Lord Yu. If Hongling has clues, wouldn't it be clear that this is a trap?"

But Ye Xuehuan touched his forehead, and said with a smile, "Is your little head burned out? As long as they have any news about Yu Wushuang, they won't come to test you and take you as the last clue."

Lan Qi thought for a while, but still frowned and said, "Why does Master Ke Yu definitely come to see me?"

Ye Xuehuan said: "Whether she will really come to you is not important, the important thing is that Hongling thinks she will come to you. It is best to really lure her out, if not, I will also arrange Give the illusion that she is looking for you."

Lan Qi bowed his head and pondered. This plan was based on Yunque's assumption that Yu Wushuang was bound to win. Although he didn't understand why Yu Wushuang was so important, he was willing to believe in Ye Xuehuan's judgment, so he nodded.

"This game will take a long time to set up. I think Yu Wushuang is also an extremely cautious person, and she cannot easily take the bait." Ye Xuehuan sighed in a low voice, "Although I am reluctant, I still want to put you in danger." Next. Fortunately, Skylark only wants to sit on the sidelines, and I still have enough time to prepare."

Lan Qi wrapped his arms around the back of his neck, and said softly, "His Royal Highness also trusts me. I can even escape from the Yi Palace, and a red age can't do anything to me."

"My kitten is naturally very powerful." Ye Xuehuan smiled and kissed his forehead, hugged his knees, and took him into his arms, "But the most urgent thing now is to raise you well." Just a little, what if you have a fever at every turn."

Lan Qi blushed slightly, buried her head in the crook of his neck, and was carried back to the bedroom obediently.

The next day, news came from Mo Ran that he was about to leave for Danlu, so Ye Xuehuan took Lan Qi to see him off.

The small courtyard is already ready to go, it's hard for Ye Xuexun to get up so early, leaning against the door and yawning, watching Mo Yangui order the servants to pack the last luggage.

Mo Ran pulled Ye Xuehuan aside, looked up and down, clearly heaved a sigh of relief, but insisted on pretending to regret and said: "What kind of assassin is so dishonest, he didn't even scratch the surface for you."

Ye Xuehuan said leisurely: "The Skylark."

Mo Ran took a deep breath, and the squinting eyes were very meaningful.

Ye Xuehuan sneered: "What are you staring at? You are the one who should thank Lan'er the most. If everything goes well this time, the key to the imperial mausoleum may be available."

Mo Ran was taken aback, "Really?"

"How could I make fun of this matter." Ye Xuehuan glanced at him lightly, "I won't explain the details, you just bring Nuanwen back to the northern border, and wait for my news."

Mo Ran opened her mouth to speak, but for a moment she didn't know what to say, her dark blue eyes were full of earnestness.Not far away, Ye Xuexun was holding Lan Qi's hand, and she didn't know what to say, she looked extremely intimate.

Mo Ran stared blankly, then gritted her teeth suddenly and said: "If this kid can really help this... I will cover him no matter what in the future!"

Ye Xuehuan almost didn't spray him on the face, and said disdainfully: "Lan'er still needs you to cover it?"

Mo Ran subconsciously wanted to sarcastically go back, but then realized that after all, she had something to ask for, so she held back and said in a low voice, "Thank you very much."

Ye Xuehuan sneered and said, "I dare not take it. After all, he is my own younger brother, so I can weigh it clearly."

Mo Ran got bored, so she had to shut up resentfully.Knowing that this person is the most narrow-minded, he will retaliate against every penny, and he will always say that he is lustful for a while, and he doesn't know the severity, and he doesn't know how long he will miss him.Fortunately, Mo Yan came back to relieve the siege, and reported that he had packed up and was ready to go.

When the two walked to Ye Xuexun's side, they heard him admonishing Lan Qi with grief: "You can't do this. You are already the one being suppressed. If you don't take the initiative, you will be eaten to death."

Ye Xuehuan and Mo Ran twitched the corners of their mouths at the same time.

Ye Xuexun continued to sigh: "Third brother is so strong, he doesn't seem like someone who will hurt people. If you don't learn, just let him manipulate you, and you can't bear it in bed."

Lan Qi had no expression on his face, and his whole body was numb, but he still reluctantly made an appearance of listening attentively: "... Please give me your advice, Your Highness the Fourth Highness."

Ye Xuexun showed a very intriguing smile, leaned into his ear, and murmured for a while.

Except for himself and Lan Qi, no one knew what he said. They only saw Lan Qi's little face slowly flushing red, and he stepped back stiffly; General smiled slyly: "Mo Ran likes me like this the most, every time I can't stand it, I will surrender."

Mo Ran: "..."

Lan Qi looked at Mo Ran. Although his face was taut, his eyes were full of shock, contempt, disgust, and contempt, as if he was looking at some shameless beast in clothes.

Ye Xuehuan looked sideways at Mo Ran, Ye Xuexun supported the wall and laughed, Mo Yangui and the other guards pretended to be deaf and dumb.

"... Nuan'er." Mo Ran covered her face with a headache, "It's alright if I'm wrong, old man, please do me a favor, get in the car quickly."

Ye Xuexun glanced at him lazily, and got into the carriage with a smile.Mo Ran sighed deeply, and finally discussed with Ye Xuehuan a few more words, and ordered the whole team to set off.Ye Xuehuan smiled, lowered his head and asked Lan Qi: "What did Nuan Wen tell you?"

Lan Qi shook his head desperately, as if he would not say anything.Ye Xuehuan felt it was funny, and didn't ask any more questions, since he didn't want to know about Mo Ran's "hobbies" anyway, so he took Lan Qi's hand and walked back to the governor's mansion slowly.

No one saw the white porcelain vial hidden in Ye Xuexun's sleeve, and no one saw the tiny blood spots in Lan Qi's arms.This secret only exists between the two of them.

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The assassination of the third prince caused an uproar in the court, Longyan was furious when the news came back to Danlu, and ordered a strict investigation.Ye Xuehuan himself seemed to have nothing to do with the matter, and he really reported it to the Ministry of War intact, making a posture of "you can figure it out".

There were many disciples of the Chu family in the military department, and they all tried their best to deal with it to the death, and for a while, the entire southern army was in distress.

The fact that the assassin was in the brothel of the barracks was a conclusion, and the evidence was that the underside of the corpse was almost fully mined; a girl of this age had such traces on her body, and it was obvious what she was doing for a living.It wasn't that Ye Xuehuan faked it, it was probably Skylark who captured this hidden girl, and completely ravaged her before letting her use her remaining heat.

Lan Qi didn't say a word for a long time after knowing it. Although he had no sense of belonging to Lark, after all, he had stayed in the eye department for so many years. Seeing that the secret he was most proud of was being so ruined, he couldn't help feeling sad.Ye Xuehuan knew what was on his mind, but he didn't offer any comfort, and continued to put pressure on the Ministry of War with a hidden smile.

Although the assassin was believed to be in the brothel of the barracks, no one had ever seen this girl in the entire Youling garrison, and there was no such person on the list.Chen Tong couldn't tell the truth, and he didn't dare to fabricate the facts. In the end, he had no choice but to say that he didn't know.As a result, the Northern Army launched a merciless ridicule to him, especially the Northwest Frontier Army, who said it was extremely ugly, saying that the Southern Army officers were "hungry", "seeking needles", "so fast that they can't even see the opponent's face clearly"; Chen Tong was so ashamed and angry that he resigned from his job and apologized, and went back to his hometown to contemplate his mistakes behind closed doors.All the garrisons in the southern border began to strictly control the military style, and all the brothels in the barracks were banned overnight.

The Liu family was very cooperative with this, and I don't know whether they were forced to do so, or if they had planned this for a long time, and just took advantage of the wind to make Ye Xuehuan a villain.

However, no matter how miserable the entire army in the southern border was rectified, the identity of the assassin is still unclear.After a long time, another conspiracy theory began to spread secretly, saying that the assassination was arranged by the third prince himself, in order to give the whole army in the southern border a blow.Ye Xuehuan was noncommittal, and became more and more secretive, and he had the right to acquiesce.

Seeing his attitude in the court, he also recalled it, and the thorough investigation by the Ministry of War gradually began to be thunderous and rainy, and gradually stopped.

With such an incident, a rift arose between the Liu family and the Skylark, and the entire southern border settled down, and the subsequent southern tour became extremely smooth.Lan Qi didn't know what kind of arrangements Ye Xuehuan was making in secret, and he didn't care too much, he just waited for the time to come.Staying by his side during the day and sleeping in his arms at night is really like traveling in mountains and rivers.

Ye Xuehuan is undoubtedly a good lover in bed, and he is completely worthy of his past reputation of being cautious and self-controlled, and he is very restrained in matters of love.As long as there is a long journey, or if Lan Qi is needed to spy on him, he will never touch him, and let him maintain his best condition.Although it can be exhausting when the interest comes up, but most of the time it is under control.

He is strong by nature, and he has absolute dominance even when it comes to bed affairs, and he likes to do it by himself, so he never teaches Lan Qi any so-called skills, does not ask him to do any service, and often takes pleasure in teasing him, the second time Every time I have to send him to the top first, watching him gradually become dissatisfied with desire and at a loss, he can only sob pitifully and beg before he opens up to enjoy it contentedly.

Although Lan Qi is still shy and jerky, he can't stand such sophisticated repeated development, his body has been trained to be more sensitive and affectionate, and he often becomes confused in the second half of the day. For some reason, Ye Xuehuan is often called to help him Control the rhythm and save energy.

Ye Xuehuan was very satisfied with the results of his training, and became more gentle and considerate to Lan Qi; after more than two months of inspections in the four southwest counties, he insisted on nourishing that pale little face to be rosy and clear, and the corners of the eyes and eyebrows were different. style.

April in the southwest is already slightly hot, and the clothes are getting thinner. Ye Xuehuan is also very careful, and never leaves traces on the conspicuous places on Lan Qi's body.Although that small body was branded up and down by him, as long as it was wrapped in clothes, it still looked indifferent and ascetic in front of people.

In the Youling garrison, so many people saw him climbing the sentry tower with his bare hands. Naturally, this image of a shy boy could not be put on, and Lan Qi was also happy to relax.In addition to Ye Xuehuan's deliberate efforts to create momentum in the dark, everyone now knows that the third prince has a personal guard by his side, the kind who hugs him even when he sleeps.Although I haven't really seen him make a move, but as long as I stand there, with a cold face, it makes people feel unfathomable. In private, I don't know what kind of peerless master Lan Qi has become. The bed is mighty and the bed is delicate, and she became famous for a while.

Lan Qi knew that this was the effect Ye Xuehuan wanted, so he didn't bother to pay attention to it.

When the assassination happened, Ye Xuehuan naturally asked Zhao Ying to accompany him during his tour of the four southwest counties.As soon as the front foot came out of the right mausoleum, the back foot sent someone to take out the original account book from under his bed according to Lan Qi's instructions.

With this account in hand, Zhao Ying must have been unable to get rid of the crime; the plucked chicken can be cooked at any time.Poor Zhao Ying has been cautious in her words and deeds all the way, never expecting that she is already a shackle.

Ye Xuehuan is ready to go, obviously he has already done enough investigations, and there are targeted targets along the way. Every time Lan Qi spies out, he will gain something. The various criminal evidences collected together are enough to sieve the entire Southwest official circle. some.The whole process can be said to be easy and smooth. With Lan Qi, it is natural to get twice the result with half the effort.

Xuanfeng's guards respected him more and more, and even Tong Xuan began to treat him as his master unconsciously.Chu Changyue's attitude also eased a lot. I don't know if he has figured it out or is completely numb and desperate.

With Lan Qi on this side, Ye Xuehuan naturally saved a lot of manpower to deal with Yunque's side.In the past few days, he also had some clues, but he was afraid of scaring the snake, so he just watched but didn't catch. He watched several medicinal material vendors supplying Guixinlou, and also locked down a few human traffickers, and waited for the last one to be collected and captured.Hongling is calm, busy in Guixin Building every day, everything is as usual.

The two sides battled wits and courage, and no one dared to act rashly. They were all waiting for the same prey to appear, only to see who could catch it.

Yu Wushuang never showed up, which was not surprising.

In the past few days, I have arrived at Wuzhou City in Shangtai County, more than a hundred miles to the west is Yunshuiguan, which is close to the border area. Naturally, there is no leisure or excitement like ordinary towns, and there are more killings and martial law.

Shangtai was already the last county in the southwest. According to the itinerary, he went to Yunshuiguan to inspect the frontier army. The inspection of the four counties in the southwest was considered complete.This route actually took a big detour, and it was not arranged this way at first; but the third prince ran to Youling first in his own clothes, so he had to adjust it like this.

The official residence in Wuzhou can only be regarded as unsatisfactory, except that it is well-defended and lacks comfort. There are not many places of interest in the city, and the area is not large, so there is not much value for staying.

However, Ye Xuehuan arranged the hunting ground here.

It was night, the moon was dark and the wind was high, Lan Qi quietly climbed out of the courtyard wall, walked quickly against the shadow of the wall, and climbed up to an eave at the corner.When he landed, his legs seemed to be a little weak, and he staggered vigorously. He was keenly aware of a few auras in the dark, and continued to sneak quietly.

Sometimes he ran across the rooftops, and sometimes walked between the alley walls. His figure was unpredictable, but he always deliberately kept his openings, leading a few secret whistles behind him to follow him all the way, until he led to a quiet residential area. Only then did he turn over and fall into a dark alley, completely disappearing from his tracks.

Seeing that he had lost his target, the tail behind him didn't seem too panicked, and left immediately after searching in situ to no avail.

After Lan Qi confirmed that the other party gave up, he went back to his residence by another road.

Ye Xuehuan lay on his back on the bed without lighting a lamp, his glass-like phoenix eyes were shining brightly in the darkness.Lan Qi seldom restrained his breath in front of him, so he was noticed as soon as he returned to the room.He lay still, and when he heard that Lan Qi had changed out of his night clothes and climbed onto the bed softly, he stretched out his arms to embrace him.

"How, is there any movement?"

Lan Qi let out a sigh of relief, "It is true that someone followed, but I still don't think Hongling will take the bait."

Ye Xuehuan brushed back his loose hair, and said with a light smile, "You don't think so, because you have always stood on my side. But I bet Hongling doesn't believe that you really trust me, doesn't believe that you will Tell me about Yu Wushuang's situation. From her point of view, you have other plans for staying by my side. The ultimate goal is to return to Lark and help Yu Wushuang regain the eyes, or simply sit on the eyes. location. So once she finds out that you are sneaking out in the middle of the night, she will definitely take the bait."

He pressed Lan Qixu under his body, leaned into his ear and whispered: "I asked you to pretend that your legs were weakened by [beep], are you pretending to be like that? Hmm?"

Lan Qi didn't answer, and struggled a few times to show his dissatisfaction.Ye Xuehuan hugged his waist tightly, suppressed a smile and said, "You should have a deep understanding of that feeling, there's no reason to pretend it's not."

Lan Qi said angrily: "Your Highness, aren't you afraid that I will really return to Skylark to be the eye leader?"

Ye Xuehuan liked his temper more and more recently, and also liked to tease him more, so he said with a smile: "Then I'll [beep] your legs every day so that you can't leave even if you want to."

Lan Qi dug his own grave, sent it up and was molested, he was speechless for a while, and after a while he said: "We only stay in Wuzhou for three nights, if Hongling really doesn't take the bait, so what?"

"Then you have to do everything possible to delay my schedule, Hongling will believe that you really saw Yu Wushuang here, so you can't leave."

Ye Xuehuan restrained her smile, and pressed his little head to his chest, "As for the method, I will leave it to you to figure out. In order to prevent any flaws from being exposed, I will not intervene. Only one, don't hurt yourself."

Lan Qi thought for a while, then replied in a low voice: "I see."

"Good boy." Ye Xuehuan kissed his forehead, "Go to sleep. You will have to work hard these few days."

Lan Qi rubbed against his arms, raised her head and kissed him on the chin, her movements were natural as if she had become a habit.Ye Xuehuan tightened her arms holding him, and patted his back lightly, as if it had become a habit to coax him to sleep like this.

It's scary to get used to something like this, and if you're not careful, it becomes a matter of course.

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Mine clearance warning:

The next few chapters will enter the first small inflection point of the plot, there will be a plot of slight blackening and torture to extract a confession, be careful_(:з"∠)_