"Do you know why the people of the Dali Monastery can do almost whatever they want and why His Majesty rarely interferes with me?" Chen Jue was a little thirsty, but he looked at the cup on the table and decided to hold it in.
Li Xiao shook her head.
After Chen Jue came into the courtyard, it seemed a little cramped. Before, when she lived alone, she often felt that the courtyard was empty.
She couldn't help but look up at him again. He really didn't seem to be staring at her face all the time, nor did he show a yearning expression because of her face.
"Because after I took over the Dali Monastery, there were no pending cases." Chen Jue's expression became serious, and his eyes were fixed on her.
It showed that he was a determined and persistent person.
Li Xiao suddenly felt a little guilty. What did he mean by that?
"At noon today, Zhang Tang told me that we should put it aside for now since we don't have any leads anyway. But I will never do that.
I can put it aside … but how many pregnant women and unborn babies will die during this time? "Chen Jue tapped the table.
Li Xiao still had her head lowered.
He looked at the top of her head, and his eyes shook. "I know you must have found something, but you didn't say it because of some reasons.
But you have to know that if you don't say anything, you will be letting the murderer kill you one by one. "
Li Xiao's thin shoulders shrunk even more.
"What's the difference between that and the murderer?"
Chen Jue snorted and tapped his finger on the table. "I can let you go and let you live as freely as you have for the past two days. I can also make it so that even if you are proficient in divination, there is nowhere for you to run."
Li Xiao raised her head in disbelief and looked over with a pair of big eyes.
"But I hope you can also understand that I won't hurt you because you are suspicious, and I won't do anything to you because of your face." Chen Jue pursed his lips. After saying so much, he was even more thirsty.
His gaze lingered on the cup … or rather, the bowl of water. In the end, he decided to restrain himself.
"You can trust me.
A good official would want to catch the murderer, protect the pregnant women and children in the capital, and also protect you. "Chen Jue frowned slightly, looking fierce and solemn.
He took a deep breath and exhaled, as if he was a good official who was worried about the country and its people and was filled with helplessness.
He looked at Li Xiao's small hands, which were fidgeting with each other on the table, showing the hesitation in her heart. He reached out and pressed down on Li Xiao's two small hands. When Li Xiao looked up in surprise, he looked at her with burning eyes.
Li Xiao looked at Chen Jue in shock, not because of Chen Jue's sincerity, not because of Chen Jue's solemn vow, not because of his large hand suddenly reaching over and wrapping around her two small hands.
Instead, it was because of the scene she saw the moment his hand touched her —
A person suddenly jumped out of a shadow, as if a demon had suddenly jumped out of the darkness. He held a long dagger in his hand and suddenly rushed in front of Li Xiao, and then — the dagger fiercely pierced into her chest.
The next moment, Chen Jue, who had been standing beside Li Xiao, held down the person who jumped out of the shadow, but she, who had fallen to the ground, could no longer move.
She fell to the ground, and blood gurgled out of her chest. She couldn't stop it no matter how hard she tried. She wanted to open her mouth to speak, but she spat out blood like bubbles.
In the scene, Chen Jue's hand was pressing down on the shadow, but he raised his head and anxiously shouted at her, but Li Xiao couldn't tell what Chen Jue was saying.
She … she was going to die?
She was going to die in Chen Jue's future memory …
… …
Li Xiao pursed her lips and stared at Chen Jue with round eyes. She felt that her chest was empty, as if it had been pierced through.
It was still her small courtyard. The two of them sat around the table, almost filling up the small courtyard.
A breeze blew. In the blink of an eye, it was almost evening, and the weather was a little cool.
Chen Jue still looked at her with a comforting gaze. Although his hand covered her two small hands, he didn't rub or stroke them.
She looked down at his hand. His fingers were slender, and the knuckles were clear but not thick. His fingernails were round and healthy pink … They were fresh, good-looking, and the hands of a living person.
However, in the scene of the future, he couldn't save her.
"My mother … because of some strange abilities, many people wanted to burn her to death."
She raised her head and looked at Chen Jue timidly. "No one believed her. They were afraid of my mother, but they wanted to kill her instead."
Chen Jue pursed his lips. The fake sincerity in his eyes faded slightly, and he returned to his unhappy and fierce appearance — this was also his true appearance.
Li Xiao looked at him like this and moved her body a little cautiously. She took a deep breath, lowered her head, and continued, "Many people wanted to catch me when they saw me. I was once caught by a person and kept in a cage …"
The little girl's shoulders shrank again, and she lowered her head even more.
"… …" Chen Jue didn't say anything. He looked at the top of her head. He felt that the palms of his hands that were covering Li Xiao's small hands were a little itchy, so he uncomfortably withdrew his hands.
Li Xiao immediately put her hands under the table and on her knees.
"They all say that the capital is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, where the people are safe, and there is no bullying of the weak … … But I just moved here not long ago, and I'm already involved in this kind of thing." She pursed her lips, and her face was pale.
She … … was she going to die?
"I know … … Maybe you're a good person, but if you're exposed in front of more people … … I don't know what will happen." Li Xiao bit her lower lip and looked up at him.
She was worried that her beauty would bring her a fatal disaster, or even a disaster that would make her life worse than death.
But now, she was still involved in this matter.
Why did that shadow monster want to kill her?
Was it because he saw through her ability and was afraid that she would ruin his plan?
Lord Chen and the others were all dragons and phoenixes among men. Would they suddenly see through her lie one day and find out that she actually didn't know how to do divination, but had a supernatural ability?
She still remembered the way Xu Ting and the others looked at her. Xu Ting was also an official, so it was easy for him to find her.
She absolutely couldn't expose herself!
"That's enough, why are you so timid?
Everyone is bound to die, so what's there to be afraid of? "
Chen Jue finally couldn't take it anymore. He knocked on the stone table impatiently, suppressed the strange emotions in his chest, and turned to glare at Li Xiao.
Li Xiao was suddenly reprimanded by him. She raised her head in shock and looked at him in shock.
The Lord Chen who was sincere and trying to win her trust just now had long disappeared. The one in front of her now was the fierce and unpredictable Lord Chen.
"It's not safe for a young girl like you to live in the capital alone."
He looked at the courtyard with some annoyance, and at a glance, he saw the few leaves and rice that she had bought back after going grocery shopping.
There wasn't even a proper cup to drink water in the house, and there wasn't even a comfortable chair to sit on in the courtyard.
She had such a good-looking face, but her identity was so low that it was easy to bully her.
He scratched his head, feeling annoyed by his sudden thought, but also a little helpless.
"Pack your things later and come with me.
Your divination ability might be able to help us solve the case.
My private residence in the capital is quite big, so it doesn't matter if you add a pair of chopsticks.
Although there are many officials in the capital, there aren't many who dare to provoke me. "
After saying that, Chen Jue finally couldn't hold back his thirst. He picked up the 'cup' that looked like a bowl on the table, but just as he picked it up, he saw a layer of sand at the bottom of the bowl. He angrily slammed the cup on the table again, and a few cracks appeared on the unpresentable cup.
He licked his lips. He really didn't want to stay here for a minute longer.
"Take two pieces of clothes … Forget it, forget it. You're embarrassing me with these lousy clothes."
He turned his head and looked around. "Take some of your parents' treasures with you. Leave the rest here."
Li Xiao was dumbfounded. She stared at Lord Chen, not knowing what to do.
"What are you waiting for?
I always mean what I say. In the future, I'll protect you. You don't have to be so afraid. "He patted the table." Hurry up! "
Li Xiao was still a little hesitant. She stood up slowly. She was a little unsure of what Lord Chen wanted to do.
What if … he had evil intentions?
She was still hesitating. Chen Jue had already walked to the door and kicked it open. Then, he looked up at the tree and the roof opposite him and said, "Come down, all of you. Let's go back to the North yamen of the Dali Monastery!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several people jumped down from the tree and the roof. They were dressed in brown with green or tile-colored clothes.