The sky gradually darkened. In the temple, the monk who struck the bell finished the last strike. The sky was as thick as ink, and the pattering rain hit the bushes, giving off a fragrant smell of soil.

Ye Amy sat at the table, put down the book page in her hand, and rubbed her eyes, seeming a little sleepy. The maid beside her asked, "Is the girl going to rest?"

Ye Amy didn't speak. She opened the window. The room next door was Ye Cindy's. Ye Cindy's room was not far from hers and the light was still on at the moment.

"Does the second girl want to sleep with the first girl?" The maid asked hesitantly.

"No." Ye Amy turned around with some disgust. "Go and close the yard door."

At the other end, in Ye Cindy's room, Ye Cindy was playing with a small trinket in her hand. She yawned lazily and looked outside. "It's so late..." She stood up. "It's better to rest."

When passing by the table, she suddenly saw a uniquely shaped censer and a stick of incense there. Ye Cindy picked it up and smelled it. Feeling it was extremely fragrant, she said, "Light this incense too."

After a little while, the light in the room went out.

Everything returned to silence. In the ancient temple deep in the mountains at night, except for the chirping of birds and the murmur of insects, there was only the crisp sound of rain hitting the roof tiles and dripping along the eaves onto the stone slabs.

In the extreme silence, the light in the innermost room of the north pavilion also went out quietly.

In the darkness, it seemed that someone's footsteps lightly passed by. And if someone passed by at this moment, they would see a purple-clad girl sitting by the window table. Her face was cold and expressionless. Only her pair of eyes, even in the darkness, were not dimmed and clear, as if a giant beast ready to hunt, closely following the arrival of its prey.

There seemed to be a rustling sound from the roof tiles. Gu Yu and Jing Zhe, who were standing behind Ye Lily, both looked up at the same time, nervously protecting the person at the table.

A moment later, a "meow" came from outside the window.

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

But before they could relax completely, they heard a rush of footsteps again. Although the sound was light, it was particularly obvious to the three who were not sleepy at all.紧接着, the window was opened and a figure jumped in.

"Miss, it's me, Mo Qing." The person said softly.

Gu Yu and Jing Zhe really relaxed. Jing Zhe lit a thin candle, afraid that the light would leak outside. At first glance, they were very surprised. They saw that on Mo Qing's back, there was actually a person, and that person was none other than Ye Cindy.

At the moment, Ye Cindy's eyes were closed tightly, looking like she was in a deep sleep. Jing Zhe and Gu Yu were both extremely frightened, but Ye Lily glanced at Ye Cindy and said calmly, "You did well."

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Mo Qing's face was a little awkward. This was the first time he did such a thing. He didn't know exactly what Ye Lily planned to do. He only thought that maybe it was because of Ye Lily's young lady temper and dissatisfaction with her room, so she used this method to secretly change rooms in the middle of the night. But this method was really too rough. If he was accidentally discovered and regarded as a thief who steals women, he couldn't explain clearly even with a hundred mouths.

Fortunately, there were only two guards outside Ye Cindy and Ye Amy's rooms. For a young lady from a general's family, such a number of guards was a bit strange. But since it was like this, he wouldn't cause trouble for himself. Carrying a little girl was an easy thing for him. And before that, he also mixed some things that would make Ye Cindy sleep deeply into the incense as Gu Xiang instructed.

"Carry her to the bed." Ye Lily said.

Mo Qing did as he was told. Thinking for a moment, he pulled the quilt on the bed to cover Ye Cindy. Even at this time, Mo Qing still didn't understand what Ye Lily wanted to do.

"Miss, what should we do now..." Gu Yu asked tentatively. In this room, except for Ye Lily, probably no one knew exactly what she wanted to do. Mo Qing thought Ye Lily was just having a temper tantrum for fun, but Jing Zhe and Gu Yu could vaguely sense otherwise. Ye Lily was no longer the kind of person who would have a temper tantrum just because the room was not suitable. Moreover, carrying someone out in the middle of the night. If it was just for this matter, it would be too much of a fuss.

"Let's go." Ye Lily glanced at the person on the bed.

"Go?" Gu Yu was stunned. "Where are we going?"

"Naturally to my sister's boudoir."

Mo Qing sighed in his heart. It was really a childish play. He was actually a little dissatisfied with Ye Lily in his heart. He didn't expect that Ye Lily looked quiet and cold but was so competitive in private. For such a small matter, she dared to risk her cousin's innocence. Just as he was thinking, his expression suddenly changed and he whispered, "Who?"

At this moment, Gu Yu and Jing Zhe immediately panicked.

"Were you seen when you came just now?" Ye Lily's expression darkened. If it was the people from that side, it wouldn't be so fast. With Ren Wan Yun's careful nature, she would definitely make them wait longer. Why did someone come as soon as Mo Qing delivered the person? If... Her expression changed several times. If it really didn't work, she could only use the worst method.

"I'll go out and take a look first." Mo Qing nervously drew the sword from his waist. But as soon as he reached the door, a figure flashed past the window. Because he didn't dare to make a big noise, Mo Qing shouted in a low voice, "Who?" and drew his sword towards the other person.

However, the black-clothed person easily dodged Mo Qing's sword. Somehow, with one foot on the window ledge, he flew in like a swallow. He moved freely in this place. As soon as he entered the room, he suddenly turned around. Before Mo Qing could react, the person sideways dodged, nimbly snatched the sword from Mo Qing's hand. The next moment, the sword was placed across Mo Qing's neck.

The sudden change stunned everyone. Ye Lily was also a little surprised in her heart. Mo Qing's martial arts skills, since he could become the guard captain, were naturally not low. Relying on his skills, he escorted Ye Lily safely in Qin Country for many years. Now, he couldn't even last five moves against this black-clothed person and even had his sword snatched?

Mo Qing probably didn't expect the other person to be much better than himself. Feeling ashamed, but more worried about Ye Lily's safety, he said, "I have no grievance or enmity with you, sir. Why do you do this?"

What he said was not wrong. Tonight in this temple, except for the monks, there were only the guards of the Ye family. But there was no one among the Ye family guards with such excellent skills. Mo Qing was surprised. Could there be someone else in this Wolong Temple?

The other person had no intention of letting go. Just hearing a slight sound, it was Ye Lily who found a fire starter and relit the candle that was about to go out just now.

The other person didn't expect someone to suddenly light a fire starter. There was no time to hide and subconsciously showed a killing intent. Apparently, he was planning to silence them.

However, when the dim yellow light came on, everything in the room was exposed. In Ye Lily's cold gaze, the extremely handsome face of the person opposite showed a hint of astonishment, then frowned and said coldly, "The Ye girl?"

"Can you let go of my guard?" Ye Lily's voice was colder than the autumn rain outside. "Young Lord Xie."