Nowadays, in the world, among the rivers and lakes, there are many sects.

However, the most mysterious is the Palace of Desperation located in the Valley of Despair. Legend has it that almost all the people in the palace are despairing from love, which is why they have such a daunting name.

But in fact, if the people in the palace are ruthless and break off love, then they can't pass it on.

The identity of the palace master is unknown to outsiders, even if it is a person in the palace, his status is not enough to know.

"Have you remembered everything I have explained?" The man on the throne was a little old, but the heroism between his eyebrows and eyes still existed, and he was dressed in a black robe with the luster of silver silk threads, and stood with his hands in his hands.

"Remember, father." The young man in the hall was also dressed in a black robe, but there were no exquisite patterns, and he also carried a knife around his waist, and the scabbard was also black, faintly flashing with yin energy.

"Don't let down the trust of this seat," the palace master turned around slowly and said gloomily, "Don't live up to your nickname of 'ghost knife without a shadow'." ”

"Yes." The young man clenched his fists again and respectfully withdrew from the main hall.

The young man's face did not fluctuate, he just silently flew lightly, standing at the highest point of the Palace of Despair, looking in the direction of the capital.

"Why did the father-in-law want the life of the general's daughter?" The doubts in the young man's heart did not dare to tell the always majestic palace master, but it did not mean that his doubts would disappear.

In any case, as long as the father-in-law orders it, he will do it.

Without waiting for him to think about anything more, he flew down again, packed his bags and headed for Kyoto.

Kyoto, Shogun's Mansion of Ning.

"Second Miss's birthday banquet, how can it be a joke!" A grandmother who seemed to have a bit of a powerful position was talking, "When the time comes, something goes wrong, see that Madame doesn't pick your skin!" ”

The people listening to the training below were all silent and did not dare to squeak. After the grandmother left, they complained.

"The second lady's birthday is of course important, she is an old mother who relies on herself to be the second lady's companion, so she is arrogant and domineering, what is the matter."

"Who said it wasn't, the second young lady was pampered and very difficult to serve, it was really a headache."

"That's it, and also, every day a mouthful of a lady and a mouthful of a lady, obviously the second aunt, to say a nice call the second lady, the general has not let go of his mouth, so people are not afraid of being laughed at when they hear it."

"Don't say anything, get ready to go! Ay...... If the lady is still there......"

"Don't say this, be careful that the wall has ears and is listened to by someone with a heart, we all have to be punished!"

However, in the courtyard where the lively and lively Miss Fuli was preparing for the birthday banquet, there was a corner that was unusually deserted, and it was polite to say that it was deserted, but it was obviously dilapidated, old and desolate. In this courtyard, there lives a person who is reluctant to be mentioned in the Ning Mansion - the third lady, Ning Ru'an.

Ning Ru'an had just turned fifteen years old, and since she was born, she had lived in this courtyard.

There were only a few maids and attendants, and none of them dared to approach Ning Ru'an until they had to.

There are two reasons, one is that this third lady is sensitive and is not favored by her parents, so she has been left out in the cold, and the other is the large hideous scar on Ning Ru'an's left cheek. Unlike ordinary scars, this scar itself has a very strange shape, looking at it from a distance, it looks like the word "order", as for how to see it up close, no one knows, after all, no one dares to observe it carefully. In addition, the color of the scar is very dark, brown, dark green, deep red, and even deep purple, which is mixed together, which is really unsightly.

Even Ning Ru'an herself didn't want to see her face, there was no bronze mirror in her boudoir.

"Why me?" Although there is no mirror in the house, Ning Ru'an, who is sitting by the lotus pond in the courtyard, can still see the eye-catching scar on his face in the reflection of the clear lake water.

She didn't know how the scar came from, as if she knew she had a scar on her face for as long as she could remember, and no one told her how she had got the scar, and she didn't dare to ask. His father, General Ning, would not come to visit him a few times a year, let alone the second lady who now regarded herself as the hostess in the mansion, and even ignored her.

"What are you doing in a daze?" A young man suddenly came to Ning Ru'an's side and asked softly.

"It's nothing...... Ning Ru'an sighed and withdrew her eyes from the reflection of the lake.

"It's your birthday in three days," the young man sat down beside Ning Ru'an and asked gently, "What kind of congratulatory gift do you want?" ”

"Brother Yin," Ning Ru'an asked without answering, "Why are you so good to me?" ”

"Huh?" Ouyang Yin cast a puzzled look, "Why do you suddenly ask that?" ”

"Everyone is afraid of me and avoids me, only you are different...... Ning Ru'an's eyes dimmed, and the more he spoke, the quieter he became, "Is it just because Uncle Ouyang and my father are close friends?" ”

“…… No," Ouyang Yin just pondered for a while, and then quickly explained, "Sister Anru, you are no different from others, why should I be the same as others?" ”

Ouyang Yin is worthy of being born in the Prime Minister's Mansion of a scholarly family, and his words are so irrefutable that he can't refute.

"I know what you're thinking," Ouyang Yin continued to say softly, "But, whatever you're minding, I don't mind. ”

Hearing this, Ning Ru'an looked at Ouyang Yin, but only saw the tenderness in the depths of the other party's eyes.

"Third Miss, it's time for dinner." The maid came over to say goodbye and said.

"Did you also prepare a meal for Ouyang Gongzi?" As soon as the words came out, Ning Ru'an felt that she was asking too much, she was full of hunger herself, how could there be any room for guests to eat?

Fortunately, Ouyang Yin knew Ning Ru'an's situation very well, and before the maid could say anything embarrassing to Ning Ru'an, he rushed to say: "I still have something to do, so I'll leave first, and then I'll come to see you." ”

"Then I won't be forced to stay," Ning Ruan thanked Ouyang Yin in his heart for his thoughtfulness, "Brother Yin walks slowly." ”

The dilapidated courtyard returned to silence, Ning Ru'an lowered her eyelids, and silently followed the maid to eat.

said that it was the third lady of General Ning's mansion, and the food was not even as good as the next person. You don't have to think about it, you know that it is the handiwork of the second lady, as for whether General Ning knows about this matter or not, it is another matter.

In fact, Ning Ru'an's birthday and Ning Wan's birthday, the second lady of the Ning family, were on the same day, but they were only a year apart. But the person who remembers this seems to be the only one Ouyang Yin.

Three days later, Ning Ru'an heard in her courtyard that Ning Fuzhong was happy and lively, and she should have come to celebrate Ning Wan's birthday.

Until the moon was on the willow top, no one came to say a word to her, including Ouyang Yin.

"I wish myself a happy birthday," Ning Ru'an drew a birthday cake on the mud floor by the lotus pond and wrote the word "An" on it, "Mother, An'er misses you so much......"

Ning Ru'an was still sad, and she didn't notice that a pair of eyes had been staring at her in the dark.

Suddenly, a gust of wind moved, and a black shadow rushed out with a bamboo leaf, a slender silver sword in his hand, and stabbed straight at Ning Ru'an's heart.

By the time Ning Ru'an reacted, the tip of the silver sword was already imminent, and she didn't even have time to shout for help, feeling that her throat was stuck by something, and she couldn't make any sound.