deadly mantra

Chapter 104 The mysterious attic

Shui Qingchen looked at her and didn't answer.

Her eyes were like a pool of clear water, cold, looking at him warily and suspiciously, as if she wanted to find out what was going on on his face.

He knew in his heart that he had misled her first, and he also knew that her reaction was reasonable.

However, in his 18 years of life, he realized for the first time that when we discuss matters, they are all other people's business.When you really care about people at the top, no matter how rational you are, you will still feel lost.

Whether Leng Yanwen or Leng Hongru, they all witnessed her growth and participated in her life.

Little did she know that there was another person living in her world, guarding a hilltop from afar, waiting for her for 14 years.

Shui Qingchen felt a little annoyed, but he still couldn't bear to annoy her.

Although he felt a little unhappy, he did not intend to reveal the relationship between the two.

For one thing, he went down the mountain early.

The appointed time has not arrived yet.

Since her grandfather and her father had made a 14-year agreement, they must have considered it.He has been waiting for so long and he doesn't mind waiting for her for another month.

Secondly, he hoped that regardless of his status, she would be like him and truly fall in love with him as a person, not because of this marriage.

Naturally, even if she was not really tempted during this month, he would not let her go.

So, after a moment of silence, Shui Qingchen's thin lips curved into a smile and gave an ambiguous answer:
"I am not blessed enough to bear the good fortune of being embraced from one side to the other."

Ji Fanyin's big black and white eyes stared straight at him. Under his gaze, her heart began to accelerate unmotivated.

His voice was soft and low as he said:

"For 18 years, I have tried hard not to be like my father Jun, but now it seems that I am not as lucky as him."

On the side, Bao Simu looked at the two of them blankly. Suddenly, she felt like she couldn't fit in. When she heard this, she gave an unnatural and awkward smile, looked at Shui Qingchen, and said:
"Master Shui's father must be an extraordinary person."

Shui Qingchen smiled lightly:
"In the eyes of others, he is indeed an admirable figure."

Bao Simu replied happily:
"Haha, I think so too. We have the same opinion."

"Xiaoyin, what do you think?" Shui Qingchen asked.

The coldness in Ji Fanyin's eyes faded slightly:
"How do I know? I've never seen him."

"Think about it carefully." His gentle voice was full of confusion, and he looked at her expectantly.

Ji Fanyin pursed her lips, not happy anymore.

He wanted to hear her answer.

How did she know what kind of person his father-in-law was?

How come Baozi could just agree with her casually, but he caught her and refused to let her go.

Obviously eccentric.

Ji Fanyin thought so in her heart.

Suddenly, she remembered their conversation on Lutu Mountain.

At that time, she said——

My father is an infatuated person.

Ji Fanyin blinked and looked at him in surprise.

Is this the answer he wants to hear?
Shui Qingchen's eyes flashed with a smile.

It seemed that she remembered.

Bao Simu's frown became deeper and deeper, and his heart became more and more uneasy and impatient.

She was standing in front of them, but it seemed like she couldn't fit into their world no matter how hard she tried.

"By the way, there is a mysterious attic in the backyard. Do you want to check it out?" By the time she came to her senses, she had already squeezed in between the two of them and said to Shui Qingchen as if she was offering a treasure.The three of them came out of the side hall and met up with Feng Xiaoyao and Luo Zifei. Bao Simu led the way.

After a while, the five people arrived at the mysterious attic mentioned by Bao Simu.

The mottled walls are covered with disorganized ivy and asparagus flowers.

In the desolate yard, there are several kapok trees planted on the filled-in lotus pond.

There were several layers of thick spider webs on the windows and doors of the three-story attic.

Feng Xiaoyao squinted his eyes, raised his head, glanced at the top of the attic, and said with emotion:
"It's unimaginable that such a prosperous mansion can have such a desolate and dilapidated place."

Concubine Luo Zi looked around for a while and carefully discovered that there were many chopped tree stumps beside the courtyard wall, which were densely covered by the perennial ground-covering plant - Fu Fang Vine.

She walked over, pushed aside the green branches and leaves with her jade hands, touched the tree stump and pondered for a while, then stood up, looked at a few people, and said:

"It seems that the original owner here liked pearl plum very much. There are dried pearl plum tree stumps everywhere here."

When Bao Simu was a child, he played hide and seek with the maids and accidentally broke into this place.

When the old housekeeper found her, he gave her many instructions, as if she was frightened, and told her not to mention this place to her grandfather or grandmother.

The more forbidden areas adults forbid children to touch, the more they will be like a sapling, rooted in the hearts of children.

Now, Bao Simu has grown up, and the little sapling in his heart has grown into a big tree in the sky.

The curiosity in my heart not only did not decrease, but actually increased day by day.

However, she has never mentioned this secret forbidden place to anyone.

Naturally, during this period, she also came quietly several times, but she never found anything about Pearl Plum.

Hearing the sound, she walked to Concubine Luo Zi, looked at the dry tree stump, and asked:
"I do know these tree stumps, but I don't know what they are."

Concubine Luo Zi smiled gently and said:

"Pearl plum is a kind of shrub with beautiful tree shape, buds like snow, and flowers shaped like plum blossoms. It is very beautiful. If these pearl plums are not dead, now is their blooming season, they must be very beautiful."

Bao Simu said with a look of regret:

"What a pity."

"It's a pity." Luo Zifei sighed: "Look at these tree stumps, the pearl plum trees here are at least three to forty years old."

"So old?!" Bao Simu couldn't believe it and glanced at the tree stump covered by Fu Fang vines.

"Yes, that's why it's even more of a pity." Luo Zifei nodded.

Ji Fanyin stood in front of the dilapidated corridor, his eyes fixed on the door bolt that had accumulated a thick layer of dust.

The iron lock has become rusty.

Shui Qingchen walked straight over and pinched it open without much force.

He raised his hand, pressed on the dilapidated wooden door, and pushed it gently.

The dust was like black and gray snow, covering it instantly.

He quickly covered his face with his wide sleeves, but still choked on the dust and coughed violently.

While waving his arms, he quickly fanned away the fallen dust, turned back, and said to Ji Fanyin:

"Stand far away. Be careful, don't cough, cough, cough...don't choke. There's a lot of dust accumulated here. You wait, cough, cough, and then go in later."

Ji Fanyin had already developed a heart of stone under Leng Hongru's rigorous training.

At this moment, looking at Shui Qingchen coughing in embarrassment and unable to open his eyes, he suddenly felt that his eyes were a little sore.

She covered her eyes, frowned, and said harshly:
"I didn't say I wanted to go in."

(End of this chapter)