Song of Time – Dusk Awakening Verse - Chapter 135
The heavy snow fell all night, and when it was dawn, it gradually became smaller, and the snow finally cleared around 8 o’clock in the morning, revealing the golden sun.
When the staff of the Department of Highways saw Snow Stop, they immediately drove the magic cart newly equipped last year and rushed to the main roads to clean the snow. It’s a pity that today is Monday, and it’s also in the morning rush hour. These bulky carts are not flexible enough. They are even more clumsy when caught in the constant flow of people on the street. I am afraid that they will not be cleaned for a while .
But for the Bingquan Hotel, which is built on polar ice, the snow does not cause any trouble, but adds a lot of interest to the scenery of the North.
The hotel is still deserted and deserted, except for a few waiters who shuttle between the floors to do daily cleaning, and hardly hear any footsteps. Compared with the crowded and noisy people on the street outside, it was like two worlds.
The secret room at the bottom of the hotel is still full of fire, and the semi-transparent stained glass ceiling throws the sunlight into the lobby after cleverly reflected by the superstructure, reflecting a dreamlike bright color.
Wearing a snow-white samurai robe as far as possible, he was standing by the square wooden table near the fireplace, picking and choosing the crimson tea leaves spread out like large petals in the round porcelain plate on the tabletop, seeming to have no distraction. The pulsating fire light shined into his half-squinted eyes, and the shadows were brilliant, and it seemed to be filled with inexplicable dark thoughts.
Due to the exposure of his true identity, he has been in this secret room for a week. In order to avoid attracting attention, he has not even left the hotel. In the past few days, apart from the daily exercises, reading newspapers, and asking the maid lady about the latest information development, the only thing that could give him comfort in chatting was the tea ceremony.
There are very few people who love tea in the Bingquan Hotel. Apart from the common Northland Red Lip Tea, there are few others and no rare and famous products. The old housekeeper Louis knew what kind of good tea he liked best. He wanted to go outside to find someone to order some, but was coldly discouraged by Miss Le Liu.
“As a hidden person who can’t show up, please restrain yourself from such unnecessary luxury…” The maid lady, in front of him, with an almost contemptuous look, forced the old housekeeper’s proposal to Pressed down.
Although this was true, she still felt the sense of rejection that she did not agree with as far as she could, like a troublemaker with a suspicious identity, breaking into the well-organized protection circle she planned.
He did not raise any objections to this. In addition to showing respect, it is also because he is also unwilling to cause any accidents that may cause uneasiness under the already embarrassing situation.
The brewing method of red lip tea is very simple and rude. You only need to pay attention to the temperature of the water and the amount of tea. Wait a minute for a cup of mellow black tea to be served. For a tea artist like him, controlling the basic heat is really a boring challenge. Fortunately, a heavy snow last night gave him new inspiration: why not try the tea made with this new snow?
This interesting idea seemed to open a small window in his dull daily life. The freshness urged him to try it after breakfast. It’s a pity that another unexpected accident interrupted his already perfect plan.
He thought of a sudden pause in his hand, turned his head slightly, and glanced at the back with his left light. The old butler, Louise, was standing under the bright light by the sofa in the center of the hall, holding a piece of parchment letter paper, looking very carefully verbatim.
This letter had just been received this morning, and it was a secret message sent by his mother, Mrs. Lovina, from the South Island through a secret channel. Logically speaking, this letter should be received by his “young master”. However, because he has always resisted his mother’s instigation of his secret espionage activities, he does not want to be involved in this secret dark web too much. In fact, if he has to be forced, he even doesn’t even want the intelligence chief Miss Le Liu Get acquainted.
So he forwarded the letter to the old butler. Although the old man tried to persuade him again and again, he couldn’t hold back his persistence, so he could only take it with a sigh and helplessly.
The old butler watched very slowly, as if to deliberately arouse his curiosity, holding the letter paper for a long time without moving. It wasn’t until the bell rang at nine o’clock that he carefully rolled the letter and stuffed it into the sealed iron box, and finally turned around.
As far as he turned around, he turned his head subconsciously and returned to the state of standing silently facing the low table before. Pretending to be attentive, he put all the best products selected in his hand into the round glass pot on the table, gently lifted the bottle of snow water that was hot by the fire, and tried the temperature with his fingers on the bottle body. Frowned.
The temperature of the water in this bottle has not yet reached his ideal state, but in order to avoid any clues from the old man, he did not hesitate to pour the snow water into the pot. The snow water that hadn’t boiled rushed dozens of red-lip tea leaves up and down, and his turquoise eyes moved unsteadily, as if he hadn’t noticed the movement behind him at all.
The old butler saw that he was still not interested in this letter, so he couldn’t help sighing again: This pair of mother and son is really the same stubbornly, but they all feel that they are right, and no one is willing to subdue to it, otherwise there will be trouble. The situation so close to stranger…
Of course he could not vent his sorrows at this time, he still coughed slightly, smiled at the beginning, and slowly relayed the content of the letter: “Madam’s situation is pretty good there. She knows about you and wants to come. Capital, just too busy to leave.”
22, 23… Staring at the tea in the pot as far away as possible for a few seconds without responding to this very official polite. He felt uncomfortable when he thought of seeing her and the Protestant elder appearing hand in hand at the dinner party on the South Island. Although he knew it was a social fiction, he just couldn’t accept it.
Seeing that he did not say a word, the old butler could only continue to say: “The South Island is still peaceful. The chaos in the fishing village has been covered up by the high-level Protestants, and ordinary people know nothing about it, but the group of sailors who escaped by chance , I’m afraid that the situation is unpredictable…”
41, 42, the change in the fishing village really was the Protestant sect secretly doing a ghost… As far as possible, thinking of the two assassins who suddenly appeared and wanted to take away all the sailors, even more chilled in my heart: the two were definitely not at ease. I don’t know why Shun chose to believe them…
Thinking of the dismemberment dispute, he couldn’t help but dim his eyes, listening to the old butler continuing to say: “Madam, she, I want to remind you that Moredia hasn’t appeared in Star City for many days. Maybe, It may be in the capital…”
57,5…The man came to the capital! ? The gun guard was shocked when he heard this, and the hand that was about to reach the teapot also stopped in the air. After a moment of ecstasy, he looked intently again, but the pot of black tea had passed its best heat and was a little muddy.
The old man sensed his momentary nervousness and comforted him: “It’s just possible, or maybe, he might have gone to Rock City. After all, the mercenary convention held there is also very attractive.”
“… Hmm.” Jin Yuan finally replied, but he did not relax in his heart. He picked up the black tea that was considered a failure and poured it into the porcelain cup slowly. A series of question marks followed up in his mind: if that person What is the purpose of coming to Beijing? Where is it hiding? Are you alone or with your subordinates? Will he meet the Jade King? Will he attack Shun again?
He sank in these chaotic conjectures, did not speak for a long time, but gradually heard the familiar sound of footsteps in high heels. He turned his head and glanced at the door, and he saw the figure of the maid again.
“…Good morning, Miss Le Liu.” Although they seemed to be getting along a little bit unpleasantly, they greeted as far away as possible. But the girl didn’t even pay any attention to him, went straight to the old housekeeper and whispered, making it clear that she would not talk to him.
I don’t know what Le Liu said. The old man suddenly looked surprised. He glanced cautiously at the door. After only a few steps, he came to the fireplace, frowning and whispering back: “Little master, up there…someone is looking for you. .”
“Is it Shun?” Jin Yuan’s eyes brightened, and he didn’t even want to ask for a question, and then quickly dimmed. Because at this moment, even if it was really Shun, he hadn’t even completed the psychological preparation to meet again.
“That’s not…” The old man instantly dispelled his unrealistic illusions, frowning like a bitter gourd, and he meditated for a moment before speaking. The maid behind him first said the answer: “It is the cloud of the Royal Intelligence Service. No, there is intelligence that he just returned to Beijing yesterday.”
“Senior Brother Yun?” The answer was unexpected, and even felt incredible. After he quietly returned to Beijing, he realized that no half of the news had been leaked. How did the other party know that he was in the Bingquan Hotel?
He couldn’t help but was in a daze, the old butler made the decision for him, turned around and said to Le Liu, “Please wait a while, your lord, the young master will be there soon.”
“Yes.” The maid left the room without any hesitation, without any further confirmation to the client.
The old butler turned his head and saw as far as he could still frown. Knowing that he had concerns, he took a step forward to tidy up the folds of his robe for him.
“Young master, everyone is here, you have to see you before you talk. He is your fellow brother, he knows what you are best, he won’t blame you…” He whispered words of encouragement, his hands were white like butterflies The edge of the robe was wiped, and it was packed in the blink of an eye.
“Go ahead, the old man will change the tea set first, and I will bring it to you later.” The old man was obviously satisfied with his results, with a smile on his face, he turned to the door to compare.
Following his gesture, he glanced at the empty door as far as he could, but did not leave immediately. He was not afraid to meet people. He believed that what he had done was worthy of his heart. Although the exposure of his identity was embarrassing, it also fundamentally removed the sword that had been hanging on his head. Once this terrible knot was loosened, even if Brother Yun asked, he only needed to answer truthfully.
The only thing he struggled with was how the other party found out his whereabouts. Although Yun is not the leader of the young royal spy, it is indeed possible to learn about him, but he has always acted carefully and has not revealed any flaws…
He was thinking about it and was still puzzled, but the old housekeeper was also very patient and kept holding his hand to his side, waiting for him to make a decision. He didn’t want to let the old man wait any longer, nodded slightly to apologize, and then took a stride towards the corridor.
He turned a few turns along the dark tunnel, all the way up to the hidden door, and knocked on the compound locks in the shape of a tic-tac-toe a few times. The half-ton black stone hidden door slowly moved outwards, revealing the expressionless girl in the bright side hall.
Le Liu took a plate of iced fruits for the guests, and when he saw him there, he didn’t even say hello, turned around and walked to the front lobby. I was used to her attitude as far as I could, and I didn’t care about it. I followed the icy blue carved stone corridor and turned a few curved arches, and I saw the same white man in the dome hall from a distance.
This uninvited guest was standing in front of two prancing horse ice sculptures, watching with interest the classical Northland oil paintings hanging on the walls. Hearing the sound of footsteps, he just pretended not to pay attention. He waited until the two approached and stopped slowly before he suddenly turned around, held his head high and stretched his face, and put on a menacing posture of asking guilt. He shouted as far away as possible: “Good boy! Do you think no one can find it if you hide here!?”
The gun guard was prepared for the attitude that the senior brother might show. Although he didn’t know the other party’s intention, he didn’t show any timidity. He just walked over the silent Le Liu and walked to him, and bowed his waist as usual. , Greeted softly: “Senior Brother Yun, I haven’t seen you for many days, don’t come here without problems?”
Yun Buyi stared at him for a long while, finally amused by his calm and steady expression, and laughed loudly: “You kid, you still speak so politely. Well, I’m not really troubled by Chao, so much trouble…” He Turning his head and glanced at the maid who was holding the fruit plate, she waved to the sofa seat opposite, like a master, “Sit down, I have to have a good chat with you today.”
He stepped forward first, seeing as far as possible that he didn’t seem to blame, and wondering a little. The two followed and took their seats, Le Liu immediately stepped forward and put the fruit plate on the marble coffee table, then retreated to the side and stood with his head down, without saying a word.
Yun Buyi glanced at the somewhat messy fruits on the plate, laughed secretly, leaned against the sofa, and said to Le Liu: “Miss, I don’t like these sweet things, please help me Get some wine.”
The maid bowed her head slightly, and walked silently towards the inner hall.
The cloud waited for the sound of her footsteps to fade away. He picked a big purple grape from the fruit plate. He seemed to have forgotten what he had said before, and ignored the subtle changes in his younger brother’s expression. He put it in his mouth and chewed while being vague. Asked: “I heard that you fell out with the prince? What’s the matter?”
He didn’t expect that he would ask this first, and he was taken aback: Don’t the brother still know my true identity? He stared at the other person’s expression and glanced again, only to feel that his expression was extremely normal, and he could not tell. But even if the brother really didn’t know, he didn’t want to conceal it anymore. After a moment of indulgence, he briefly described the shocking change in the fishing village to him.
The gun guard was unhappy, trying to be clear in his words, for fear that his brother might be a little confused. Yun Buyi listened to him while eating the fruit. At first he frowned slightly. After hearing the reason for the dispute between the two, his expression gradually became weird, and he felt hesitant to speak. However, he didn’t utter half a word until Long Qumai finished speaking as far as possible. He just looked at each other with a smile.
After the gun guard revealed the biggest secret in his heart, he sat quietly and waited for the sentence of the opponent. He squatted his face, it seemed that there was no fluctuation, but he couldn’t suppress the anxiety in his heart. He didn’t know how this senior fellow who had been with him for many years would treat him.
Yun Buyi was seven or eight years older than Shun He Jinyuan, and he was very familiar with their personalities as he watched them grow up. As the spy leader, he pays the most attention to subtle changes. At this moment, how can he not feel the anxiety that he wants to cover up as far as possible. He shook his head and sighed lightly, but couldn’t help but laugh: “I think it’s a big misunderstanding, isn’t it because of your identity as a kid… You really don’t know anyone? People in the palace, what? Can you hide the details of one from your Majesty?”
He said very lightly, but the sound of thunder rumbling in his ears as far as he passed, the shock made his forehead a little dizzy. What does this mean… Amidst the buzzing tinnitus, he can only be in a trance and listen to the other party saying: “I shouldn’t talk too much about this. You only need to remember that your majesty has known your identity a long time ago. Otherwise, only with the few words of the prince back then, someone like our master can agree to accept you as a disciple!?”
Yun Buyi finished talking about the unprepared truth, and chewed the grapes on his own, completely turning a blind eye to the petrified look of Junior Brother.
As far as I can, my mind is still messed up. His Majesty actually knows his identity as a Northern Federation spy? Then why did you acquiesce in Master to accept him? Not only that, but he even appointed himself as the chief guard of the East Palace, the future imperial commander… and why does Shun know nothing about this! ?
In any case, he couldn’t understand the emperor’s intention to do this, and he couldn’t move. Yun Buyi raised his head and glanced at him. He couldn’t help saying: “You have been in the palace since childhood to study martial arts with me. Can you know? Can the master know? Can your majesty know? Although this matter has not been mentioned to you, one is that it is not necessary now, and the other is…”
Suddenly, he turned his head and smiled at the inner hall: “Miss Le Liu, I have a lot of alcohol. If you can, please bring a few more bottles.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the silent figure of the maid appeared in the inner arch. She held a wooden tray with wine utensils in her left hand, and awkwardly held a bottle of white wine in her right hand. From a distance, it seemed to be holding It’s like a club.
The maid listened to him uttering her name. She paused for a while, but silently walked to the sofa, put the wine bottle and glass on both sides, and waited behind her with her head down.
Yun Bu also unceremoniously filled a cup, only took a sip and raised his eyebrows, only to feel too dull. He was used to drinking the heavy-flavored medicinal wine that he had paired, and then drinking this ordinary fruity wine, there was always a little less flavor, and it was better than nothing, and it was also good to relieve greed.
He sips the wine without a sip, and has no interest in chatting. As far as he went, he was more confused. He glanced at the girl behind him and couldn’t help asking: “Brother Yun, do you know Miss Le Liu?”
“Haha, it’s more than just acquaintance. If you really want to talk about it, Miss Le Liu can be regarded as my immediate boss…” Yun Bulu laughed loudly and squeezed his eyes at the maid, but unfortunately the other party did not respond. Able to shake a glass wine glass, pretending to be hurt, shook his head and sighed, “Have you all read the feature of the Rock City Tournament in the Oriental Daily News? That’s a shameless work.”
“Are you’White Cloud’?” The maid who has been silent until now suddenly raised her head, staring coldly at the slightly glamorous and slightly raised corner of the secret probe, as if she didn’t believe it at all.
Yun Buyi didn’t answer any more. He just nodded as far as he could with that mysterious smile, and then focused on studying what was wrong with the half cup of fruit wine in his hand.
The Gun Guardian understood what he meant almost instantly: This was telling himself that the dark web that his mother had deployed in the capital had been exposed long ago, and even His Majesty didn’t think there was anything wrong with it, and he didn’t even need to hide for it. Hide.
Over the years, he has been kept in the dark. It seems that he should be angry and frustrated for the fear that day and night. However, at the bottom of his heart, the thing that most eagerly jumped out was an unspeakable relief and an impulse that was too strong to be suppressed: I’m going to tell Shun that someone can testify for me. He really misunderstood. Me!
No one spoke in the hall for a while, and the three of them were immersed in the sudden shock, thinking about each other, until the sound of small footsteps disrupted the peace.
The old housekeeper Louis hurried into the living room holding the tea tray, looked up, and walked to Yunbuyi’s side in three or two steps, gently placed the wooden tray with red-lip tea leaves on the coffee table and smiled: “Mr. Yun, Xiao Master knows that you are here and asked me to prepare some good tea. It is a pity that I have been searching for a long time, but there is only this ordinary tea. Please forgive me.”
“Don’t bother the old man.” Yun Buyi treated the old man very politely, thanking him politely.
The two smiled politely, but when they were far away, they stood up suddenly, looked straight at the spy leader, and blurted out a thoughtless question: “Brother Yun, do you believe me?”
Yun Buyi was startled by his question, but instantly stretched his face, pointed at him and said with a smile: “You silly boy, if I don’t believe you, why are you here?”
Feel a warm heart as far as possible. He was just as shocked by the fact that he was blown up by the other two in a row. He almost forgot about a major event. Now he has no worries anymore, so he cautiously explained the possibility of the Jade King colluding with foreign enemies. .
After listening to Yun Buyi, he was about to put the wine glass, frowned for a long while without making a sound, and at the end three words came out: “Are you sure?”
“There is absolutely no falsehood.” Answered as far as possible without hesitation. This news was said by Lovina herself. Although he had many conflicts with his mother, he also fully believed that the other party would never deceive himself. What’s more, after the assassination of the Bingquan Hotel, Shun and him were responsible for encircling the assassins. At that time, it was very strange that the Jade King would suddenly appear in the port of the old city that had been designated as a battlefield. Now it seems that there are many doubts.
The spy leader nodded his head and was silent for a few seconds, and then stood up, and without a word, he strode out with his sleeve gown.
“Senior Brother Yun, where are you going?” Following a few steps as far as possible, Yun Buyi stopped and turned his head and waved at him: “Go to the East Palace… I had a drink with the prince last night. The guard named Mo came over suddenly, and I was not allowed to listen. I don’t know what the **** was doing.”
People from Jade King’s Mansion come to Shun? The gun guard felt a sudden in his heart and hurriedly shouted: “I will go with you.”
He took a few steps forward, and before he crossed the central dome, Le Liu’s unsentimental report came from behind: “The prince is not in the palace at the moment, and you will go there for nothing.”
They both stopped at the same time, and both turned to look at the maid, waiting for her follow-up explanation. However, Le Liu closed his mouth tightly and ignored it. It was only after the old butler let out a light cough, that he slowly said: “At around 7 o’clock this morning, His Excellency Fan Bin, the deputy head of the household department, visited the East Palace. However, he was not summoned. According to a secret report from a reliable person nearby, the East Palace was extremely quiet this morning and no Prince appeared. It is speculated that the Prince may have left the East Palace last night and is currently missing.”
She just uttered the last word, closed her mouth and lowered her head, not caring whether the listener still asked.
After listening to these words, Yun Buyi felt a little more urgent in his heart, and ordered the same frowning junior, “You wait for me for a while, and I will find out the whereabouts of the prince, in case something changes. I’ll discuss with you again.”
He turned around to leave, but was really worried about Shun’s safety as far as he could, and would go with him anyway. Yun Bu also looked at his stubborn temper after he came up, he knew that even if he didn’t take him at this time, this kid would probably follow him by himself, so he could only sigh secretly, flick his sleeves and lift his feet and leave. , Can be regarded as the default.
The two hurried out of the hotel door, leaving only Le Liu and the old butler Louis in the living room, standing at each end of the sofa, staring at the low coffee table, which was full of tea sets, wine glasses and fruit plates.
After a while, the lady maid suddenly said: “The dark web in the capital has been exposed. You should tell the lady about this.”
The old man didn’t say a word, only looking at the unfinished glass of fruit wine. The almost transparent wine syrup has already dispersed all the bubbles, and it is as quiet as stagnant water, without a trace of ripples, just like the ancient capital of calm waves right now.
After a long time, he finally breathed out a long sulking breath, turned his head and stared at the huge glass turnstile diagonally opposite, and sighed leisurely: “Let’s talk about it after this matter. Now it’s not easy to contact her. …”
Le Liu didn’t ask the reason any more, just bowed slightly to him, and picked up the table full of cups and plates roughly. The clanging sound of clanging bells rang for a while, and then drifted away with the crisp footsteps, and the solemn and solemn dome hall quickly returned to undisturbed loneliness.