At night, because it is the height of summer, the cicadas chirp loudly.

This is a private house in the suburbs, surrounded by a circle of chaotic and carefully planted towering trees, so that the sound of cicadas is more abundant than that of ordinary houses, no less than dense woods.

The people in the house are used to it, and they all sleep soundly. There are two rooms with the same decoration, and there are cardamom girls living in them, who train in the morning and naturally sleep deeply at night.

The front part of the house is where the master lives, facing the dense woods and the way out, which is a forbidden place, and you can't go without the master's summons. The girls lived in the master's yard and went back to their daily training place, the back mountain, which could not be bordered by the outside, and was a cliff.

In the dark, a figure quickly flashed out of the first room, then turned around and gently closed the door, the cicada chirping as cover for her. Walking on the route that she has gradually become familiar with in the past month, Yan Le is familiar with driving, she secretly adjusts her internal strength, and cautiously crosses the courtyard of the masters with light skills.

They are all orphans, they have been kept here in captivity since childhood, they have no freedom, they practice martial arts at the request of their masters, and they have a strict schedule. Although these strict schedules are now more beneficial than disadvantageous for Yan Le, because this way she can sneak into places that are forbidden to her at a safe time.

Yan Le has never dared to tell other girls about this plan.

She has been clever since she was a child, and she loves to make friends with others, but other girls are weak, so in the end, the feelings underneath are not deep or deep, and they are just faint friendships. Growing up in such an environment, they can't become each other's close friends, so Yan Le can't find a trusted companion to act with her, and she has quietly implemented her plan for the past month.

The mysterious forbidden place is actually a dead end surrounded by high walls, but there is no doubt that there is a way out. The departing companions all went out through this place, and the wall had been knocked and touched by themselves for a month, and there was no hidden mechanism, and it seemed that they had climbed out of the outer wall with the help of the master.

Yan Le secretly practiced light skills for a month, just to be able to climb over the high wall and leave this cage on his own. Escape from what happened to your companions one after another.

Every night when she was ugly, Yan Le would come to test her strength, and she didn't delay, she only stayed for a quarter of an hour, so that she could get up and practice during the day when the morning gong sounded.

Tonight is a successful night, Yan Le stood on the top of the high wall, looking down at the mansion in front of her, she has lived here for more than ten years, all the scenes are extremely familiar, but they are also extremely unfamiliar, they should not belong here, they are too, but the only one they can save at this time is themselves, Yan Le frowned slightly, a little sad.

In the past month, the companions have been sent outside one after another to carry out tasks, at first Yan Le hoped that the master would call her name, but after the second person returned, Yan Le became more and more afraid, and she began to pray that the master would not call her first. The companions who returned from the trip seemed to have experienced a terrible thing, their expressions were sluggish, their temperaments became more and more cold, and they all had a red halo on their necks, which meant that the companions had already tacitly understood each other.

Yan Le restrained the sadness in his eyes, and turned to look at the outside of the courtyard, the forest trees were so dense, it seemed that it would take a lot of effort to find a way out after landing.

Yan Le looked at the woods and was distracted, but she didn't notice that after she turned to look at the periphery, a master poked his head out of the window and looked at her on the high wall. The master didn't come forward to take down Yan Le, he just stared at Yan Le, as long as Yan Le didn't jump off the high wall and leave, he could still pretend not to know.

Yan Le didn't want to leave, she decided to set off tomorrow night, and she needed to bring some equipment on the way away. She jumped lightly and went back. The master quietly lay down slowly, not letting her find out, after Yan Le left, he got up and changed his clothes, easily climbed over the high wall and left, he wanted to tell Yan Le what he couldn't hold back.

In the early morning of the next day, as usual, after breakfast, everyone put on their practice clothes and went to the training cliff in the back mountain, and the girls stood in a row, and the master counted the number of people before starting training. Yan Le looked at his companions on both sides quietly. It's been three days since the seventh companion went out on a mission, and she is no longer stunned, and she has become the same as her previous companion, and she is even more silent and cold. Yan Le was a little helpless, thinking that he was going to leave alone tonight, and he felt a little guilty in his heart.

Today's training was a little different, the master took them to the training cliff and then went to the cliff in the distance, he carried an extremely long bundle of ropes. Yan Le didn't know at all that this was a temptation against her.

The cliffs face south, and the ground is full of turquoise. The two cliffs face each other, the distance is not more than 100 meters, and there is an iron chain the thickness of a woman's arm connecting the two cliffs. The top of the cliff is surrounded by slight clouds, and the bottom of the cliff is extremely blurred, and you can't see the bottom, only the sound of the river rushing can be faintly heard.

The master put the rope on the stake on the edge of the cliff and beckoned them to go. The tone was as cold as ever, "Walking through the chains between the cliffs is today's task. After speaking, he looked at the stump on the edge of the cliff, and signaled that he wanted to tie the life-saving rope before walking the chain. Yan Le looked at the opposite bank through the light clouds and mist, and found that the cliff on the opposite side was the same as this place, and it was also a normal mountain range, so he didn't care if he didn't find it.

Ten people lined up in an orderly row, and the first to set off was Dantong, who neatly tied the rope around her waist and jumped on the chain. Yan Le watched her spread her arms to maintain her balance, her body was light, and the chains did not move at all. But halfway through, she couldn't help slipping under her feet and was about to fall down the cliff, but the master alertly pulled one end of the rope and pulled her back.

Yan Le is in second place, and it will be her after Dantong is in the ranks. She muttered in her heart, she secretly practiced light skills, and now she finally has a small achievement, and now this iron chain is exposed as soon as she leaves, pretending to be pus, but she is in second place, and there are as many as eight people behind her, and the situation is unknown.

Yan Le was also curious in his heart, whether he could walk over, this might also be an exit that could lead to the outside, if he could walk here and leave, maybe it would be easier to hide his whereabouts, making it impossible to track.

couldn't think about it much, Yan Le, who was a little rubbing, made the master a little dissatisfied, and urged sharply.

Yan Le hurriedly stepped out of the queue, quickly tied the rope, tapped the chain on her toes, spread her arms in the same way as Dantong, and walked forward cautiously. The breeze blew on her face, and it was very cool, but the misty face was greasy. Yan Le grinned slightly, but it wasn't as difficult as it looked.

Yan Le observed the opposite mountainside and found that there was a circular light halfway up the mountainside, that is, there was a cave on the mountainside where they were facing that, and it was transparent, otherwise there would be no light. Yan Le found that the distance of the rope did not allow her to walk the entire length of the chain.

The rope around her waist was suddenly tightened, and it was the master urging her to go back, and when she turned to go back, she observed the source of the repeated lights, and found that there was indeed a cave.

Yan Le landed on the ground and untied the rope and entered the ranks, originally thinking to see if the other companions could walk over, but who knows, the master directly announced: "You are all practicing, Yan Le follow me." ”

Yan Le was stunned for two seconds and then followed the master's footsteps down the mountain. Walking alone with the master, this scene is the scene of going out to perform a mission, so is it your turn? Himself is the eighth.

The master asked her to go back and change into her usual plain clothes, bring a sword, and then go to the forbidden place. Yan Le was a little uneasy, she secretly brought the * and antidote she had secretly hidden when her master taught her to use *. Survive in danger, no matter how dangerous it is today, escape can only succeed.

Yan Le stood under the high wall, last night's plan was disrupted like this, is the master an apprentice who is tired and can't climb over by himself, so he is like this.

His thoughts were still messy, but a long door suddenly opened on the stone wall. Yan Le was startled, frowning slightly, the mechanism was outside! No wonder it has never been found inside.

Standing in front of Yan Le was the master who found her last night, and today's test was arranged by him when he came back from flying pigeons. Yan Le held a short sword in his left hand, synthesized a coupon with his right hand, and made a disciple salute to his master. She looked indifferently at the carriage behind her master, and there was no coachman.

The road under the tree is really as complicated as conjecture, winding and complicated, irregular, with many twists and turns, looking like all the roads. The master let Yan Le sit in the carriage, and he acted as the coachman.

Yan Le had never made a carriage before, and his stomach was churning under the bumps of the carriage, and the master kept speeding up the carriage. Yan Le secretly sighed that it was difficult, where did she still have combat strength when she arrived at her destination like this, and it was clearly a mess of mud. She sat cross-legged, pranayama, and stabilized her heart rate. It wasn't until there were lively voices on the periphery that Yan Le put away his internal strength.

After entering the city, the speed of the carriage slowed down a lot, and Yan Le looked at the lively scene outside through the windblown open window.

Yan Le has no impression of the outside, even if it is a memory before being adopted. But the streets of this city can accommodate a carriage to walk like this, and you can guess that it is a big city, and the largest city in Yunheng Country is the capital, maybe this is the capital.

Yan Le clenched the short sword in her hand, and she had already held her right hand on the hilt. The next person to meet must be their master, a disciple! Yan Le frowned, he was still scared when he set off, but now he was full of anger, wanting to kill him to avenge his companions.

The master threw a veil into the carriage, Yan Le could only put down the sword in his hand first, pick up the veil and tie it on his face, and then lift the curtain. The master had already gotten out of the carriage, and Yan Le watched as the carriage stopped next to a luxurious mansion.

The luxury house has red walls and blue tiles, and under the eaves carved by the dragon and phoenix, there is a blackboard plaque with gold characters - Li Mansion.

Yan Le lightly jumped off the carriage station to the master's side, and the master led Yan Le to the door of the Li Mansion, and the two guards by the door showed them as transparent people and did not obstruct them. Yan Le didn't know that the master had made a special trip for her last night.

Yan Le walked behind the master, and out of her subconscious, the first thing she cared about was the height of the wall of the house. She breathed a sigh of relief, glad that the walls were as high as ever, and it was easy to climb over them. The master was as familiar with this as usual, and he didn't need a family member to lead the way, leading her to an elegant garden.

The environment of the garden is quiet, and the appearance of the house is really different, the master stopped at the door of the garden, and two little girls wearing pink flower skirts walked out of the garden.

The master finally said the first words after seeing Yan Le. "From now on, you will obey your master's dispatch here, and you don't need to worry about anything else."

Yan Le was surprised by the meaning of the master's words, she bent down slightly, hugged her fists in front of her, and asked the master respectfully, "What does the master mean that the apprentice doesn't have to go back in the future?" ”

The master nodded, answered with a slight "um", and said, "Go with these two maids." ”

Yan Le put down his hands and turned sideways to look at the two maids, it turned out that they were here to receive them, looking at their immature appearance, they should be about the same age as themselves.

At the same time, the maid stretched out her hand to make a gesture for Yan Le, and then walked to the elegant garden, but Yan Le could only follow. The maid took Yan Le to the room specially prepared for her to eat and rest.

Yan Le sat uncomfortably at the table covered with brocade cloth, the dishes on the table were still steaming, and it seemed that he was pinching time to wait for his arrival.

The aroma entered the nose, and Yan Le's hunger became more and more unbearable. In the morning, I only ate millet porridge, and I was still bumpy on the road for so long, and now my stomach is empty, and it is really torture to face a table of dishes.

The maid's cheerful voice sounded, "The girl has worked hard all the way, and these are specially prepared for the girl." ”

Yan Le didn't move his chopsticks for a long time, and whether there was a problem with these foods was the point.

The maid picked up the dishes and chopsticks opposite Yan Le, picked up each dish and ate it, looked at Yan Le with a relaxed expression and said, "Girl, don't worry, no one will harm the girl." ”

No one will harm because there are other plans, Yan Le replied in his heart. But since the food is non-toxic, it is still important to fill the stomach. She slowly untied the veil, observed the maid's expression, and chose the dishes next to the dishes she had just sandwiched with her chopsticks to eat.

Yan Le thought while eating, these two little maids were the same age as himself and his companions, so had they ever encountered the master's magic hand. looks ignorant of the world, presumably not. Yan Le put down the chopsticks, looked up at the maid in front of her, she smiled slightly, and asked softly, "Girl, do you know when the master will appear." ”

Yan Le stared at her eyes tightly, deliberately biting the word master harder, the maid looked as usual, and did not show a trace of panic and fear because of "master", it seemed that she guessed as she guessed. The maid replied cleverly: "The slave and maid call Xiaorou, and the master is resting in the next room." ”

Yan Le nodded at her, looking down at the table, she frowned slightly and thought, but she didn't show up here, it was really confusing.

The maid saw that Yan Le no longer moved the chopsticks, and cleaned up the table and removed the dishes on her own. Yan Le picked up his short sword and left the table, staring at the open door, and before he could meditate, he was interrupted by the maid, "Please also ask the girl to tie the veil." Yan Le quickly took the veil held by the maid's hands and tied it on his face, wondering why the two little girls also cared about this detail.

The uneasiness of strangeness and ignorance tormented Yan Le, and he said in the book: Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will not be defeated in a hundred battles. Now the enemy is dark and I am clear, and if we fight, we will be defeated. Is there a secret organization that should have some secret room where secret files are hidden? She'll also have to force the enemies out of the shadows to see who she's going to hide from when she escapes.

Yan Le was still thinking about how to break up the two little followers, but they took the initiative to retreat and close the door, leaving themselves alone in the house. Yan Le inspected the house from the inside to the outside, the interior decoration of the house was elegant, and all angles were cleaned clean and meticulous, and there was no abnormality.

Yan Le checked her short sword, then opened the window to observe, there was no one around, she quickly flipped out, and then climbed onto the roof. There is a study room where information and correspondence are usually stored.

She picked up a piece of green tile and looked at the house, there were a lot of books, but there was a dead corner in the room, and she couldn't look at it. She could only calm her mind and perceive, she didn't know that the people in the room were holding their breath, waiting for her to enter.

Yan Le jumped off the roof, quickly opened the door and flashed into the house. When she entered, she first looked at the corner that had been impossible to see from the roof, and saw that there was a round table draped in apricot satin, and a man sat in front of it. Dressed in silver-white satin clothes, his slender figure was extremely neat and beautiful, he unhurriedly poured tea for the teacup in front of him, and then brought it to his mouth, and took a sip, Yan Le saw that his face was wearing a silver half of the mask.

Yan Le put away his surprise and looked directly at the man, his hand already unconsciously holding the hilt of the knife. The man played with the cup, lowered his eyes and watched Yan Le's movements, and felt relieved in his heart, if she encountered an enemy in the future, she would be able to protect herself, and she would no longer have to be a lamb to be slaughtered.

Yan Le's tone was stiff, and he asked in a cold voice, "Who are you?" ”

The man's voice was like the temperament he gave people, elegant and gentle, "Le'er is really not well-behaved, and she can't control it when she is really big." ”

Yan Le felt that his gentleness was to bewitch himself, so he looked around, wanting to see if there was a smoker smoking around, for fear that there would be*,

She pretended to be natural and took some of the antidote she had brought out from her sleeve and smeared it on her veil, then took a deep breath and went inside.

"You're the master?" Yan Le's voice was suspicious, he shouldn't be so young.

"I won't hurt you, you don't have to be afraid of me." The man said softly and patiently.

Yan Le was surprised by his tolerance and patience with him, but he caught a glimpse of his hand waving extremely quickly, and a gust of palm wind swept across his face, blowing away his veil, Yan Le frowned and looked at the man, angry in his heart. I told her to cover her face in every possible way, and now she actually brushed it off with one palm, which is really annoying.

The man looked at Yan Le's appearance and remembered the woman who was as gentle as water with a smile on his eyebrows, the man who robbed him of the woman he loved. The cup that had been in his hand was crushed at the moment, but he also stopped it in time and was not cut. Why did she grow up and become like this, when she was a child, her tender eyebrows and eyes became heroic, like her father's eyes!

Being able to make a quick move in front of Yan Le, who is not low in martial arts, his martial arts are naturally strong, he quickly got up and stood in front of Yan Le, grabbed her shoulder roughly, and his tone changed from the previous gentleness to become cold and ruthless, "Yan Le, from now on you are mine, this is your fate." "Tonight is the time for your family to meet, Sister Hui, I will let you know that you can't repay the love, you can let your daughter arrive, the man secretly decided.