Lin Qingbai had that dream again.

In the dream, he was hanging high in the air, being tightly strangled by a young man by the throat.

The surrounding wind and snow were fierce, the sky and the earth shook, and huge cracks opened on the ground. People continued to fall into the bottomless abyss. The wailing and screaming were piercing and piercing, reverberating between the heaven and the earth, like the end of the Three Realms.

As the culprit, the young man's eyes were red, and he tightened his grip on Lin Qingbai's neck little by little.

Lin Qingbai was so pinched that he couldn't move, his chest was so swollen that it was about to explode.

But the young man tilted his head, his smiling eyes were curved, two small dimples appeared at the corners of his mouth, and he whispered something to Lin Qingbai.

—— "Lin Qingbai, go to hell."

Lin Qingbai sat up from the bed with a snort, his forehead was covered with fine sweat, and he grabbed the sheet with trembling hands, so hard that his knuckles were pale, almost tearing the piece of beautiful fabric to pieces.

Dreamed again.

Why did dream again.

Lin Qingbai's heart was beating wildly, and his uneasiness was like vines growing wildly, tightly wrapping his heart.

"Come here..."

Just as Lin Qingbai was about to call out, his chest suddenly choked. He raised his hand to cover his heart, and coughed violently.

"Cough cough cough cough cough!"

The door was pushed open with a creak, and an old woman hurried in and poured tea and hot water for Lin Qingbai: "My lord, what's wrong?"

Lin Qingbai pushed the water away, suppressed the cough in his throat, and asked, "... Where is Xi'an? Where is it?"

The old mother rubbed her hands, hesitated and said: "Go back to the prince, the young master has not returned..."

"Cough cough cough cough...how long is it?"

"It's Haishi."

Just after answering these words, Lin Qingbai coughed even worse. He supported the head of the bed, stood up with difficulty and was about to find someone.

Aunt Lian stood at the side at a loss, she wanted to help Lin Qingbai, but she didn't dare, so she could only ask cautiously: "My lord, why don't I send someone to look outside?"

Lin Qingbai's fingers tightly gripped the wooden pole at the head of the bed, veins appeared on the back of his hand, and he said angrily: "...Okay, find someone to tell him, let him stay outside, and don't have to go home again!"

How could Aunt Lian dare to spread such angry words, she repeatedly said: "My lord, An'er is still young, don't get angry with him, don't get angry with him anymore."

At this time, there was a crisp splashing sound outside the window.

Lin Qingbai stared out the window like a sword.

Aunt Lian quickly turned around and walked out of the hall quickly.

The courtyard is densely wooded and the view is not good.

Aunt Lian looked around and saw a white figure hiding in the bushes.

It was a little boy, dressed in white clothes, hiding in the bushes with his head poking his head, shrinking like a small white-faced steamed bun.

"Master." Aunt Lian lowered her voice and called out.

Hearing this call, Little Mantou shrank back into the bushes rustlingly.

Aunt Lian was so anxious that she bent down and grabbed his little hands and arms, pulling him out of the ground.

At first it was not found in the dark, but now it was brought to the light to see, only to find that there was nothing to see on the child's body.

When went out in the afternoon, wore a clean white shirt, but now it looks like rolled in a mud puddle.

"My little ancestor, what did you do today, look at your dirty..."

Xi An didn't care at all, he pouted his mouth and waved his fist and said angrily, "Wang Xiaoliu dared to snatch the fruits I picked, and he scratched my face! I pushed him into the mud pile...."

Before Xi An finished speaking, Lin Qingbai suddenly coughed from the hall.

Aunt Lian gave Xi An a tug, and Xi An immediately covered his mouth with his hands, blinked his big eyes, and dared not say a word.

"Be quiet, your master is angry..."

Aunt Lian vigorously rubbed Xi An's face.

The mud had already dried on his face, and Xi An's little face was flushed red.

Did not rub off the mud.

"It hurts..." Xi An grinned in pain.

Aunt Lian finally gave up on Xi An's face and dragged Xi An into the hall.

The temperature inside the hall was much higher than outside, and the hot tea was warmed on the charcoal fire, and the smoke drifted away like mist.

Lin Qingbai was sitting sideways on the side of the bed, wearing a thin underwear, but his eyes were angry and fierce, looking at Xi'an, he must have stood still at that time, his mouth was pursed and he did not dare to take half a step forward.

Aunt Lian tugged Xi An again, and Xi An finally came to his senses, and slowly walked up to Lin Qingbai's body, shouting: "Master..."

"Kneel down."

Xi An was startled, and knelt down in front of Lin Qingbai with a plop.

"Raise your hand." Lin Qingbai said again.

Hearing these two words, Xi An's body trembled violently, and he raised his hands tremblingly, his fingertips shrinking timidly.

Lin Qingbai picked up the ruler on the desk and asked, "What is the fifth rule of the family?"

The coolness of the ruler touched Xi An's palm, and Xi An's childish voice immediately changed its tone: "The fifth rule of the house...you must go home before Xu o'clock every night."

"What time is it?" Lin Qingbai asked again.

"Haishi..."

"How should I be punished?"

In the past, Lin Qingbai's voice was pleasant, gentle and soft, but now every word he speaks is like frosted ice, which makes people feel chills on their backs.

Xi An sniffed and whispered, "Twenty fine..."

Before Xi An could react, a heavy blow landed on Xi An's hand.

The painful Xi An shrank his hands suddenly, his eyes were red instantly, and he let out a pitiful sob: "It hurts..."

Lin Qingbai didn't show mercy, he waved the ruler in the air, and the sound of each blow became crisper.

He used a lot of strength. At first, Xi An gritted his teeth and dared not cry out, but he couldn't hold back before hitting Xi An a few times.

His pretty little face was twisted into a ball, and he said in a crying voice: "Master...it hurts..."

"Master, I was wrong..."

Xi An's sobs were not loud, but the child's voice of holding back tears was like a blunted knife, slashing and pulling at Lin Qingbai's heart.

Lin Qingbai tightly pinched the ruler with her fingers, her wrist was trembling slightly.

Aunt Lian was also in a hurry, and she lowered her body to comfort her: "My lord, An'er is still young, so you just let him go this time, and he will definitely not dare to do it next time."

The sounds of pleading, crying, and the sound of the ruler all mixed together, causing Lin Qingbai's heart to ache.

Lin Qingbai suddenly became anxious, he raised his hand and threw the ruler away, the cold and indifferent appearance just now could no longer be maintained.

The ruler fell to the ground with a crackling sound.

Lin Qing's white eyes were filled with anger, and he pointed at Xi'an and said in a trembling voice: "How dare there be a next time? Have I told you that spring has come recently, and there are many wild beasts in the mountains, and you dare to run up the mountain at night?I once took my teacher's words to heart! If you meet a wild beast, you have to cough cough cough cough..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Lin Qingbai coughed violently again. He swayed twice, holding the table with one hand to stabilize his body.

Xi An was a little frightened, he approached cautiously and called: "Master, what's wrong with you?"

He just raised his hand to support Lin Qingbai, but was blocked by Lin Qingbai's merciless wave.

Lin Qingbai said in a hoarse voice: "You... get out! Stand for an hour cough cough cough cough..."

The palace door was slowly closed, and Xi An's eyes immediately darkened.

He looked down at his red and swollen palm, moved his fingers, and raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes just now.

—what a thing he is!How dare you hit you?

—Do you want to kill him?

—Kill him.

A deep and hoarse voice sounded in Xi An's mind, provoking him provocatively.

Xi An's eyes were bloodshot for an instant, and he closed them immediately.

Eyes, there was a quick answer in the consciousness.

"roll!"

After a while, Aunt Lian opened the door and came out, sighed and said to Xi An: "You...don't be angry with your master anymore, you haven't come home today, he was so worriedI can't even eat dinner."

Xi An's face was buried in the shadows, and he didn't speak.

"You child, you will know that your master is the best person in this world to you in the future, how much you love your master."

Hearing these words, Xi An froze for a moment, and then nodded slowly after a while.

Aunt Lian left in a hurry.

It was already late at night, and the lights in the mansion had been turned off long ago, only the dim candlelight radiated from the windows.

Xi An raised his head, his eyes were dark, he took two steps towards the light, and the warm light shone on his face.

The window screen was thin, and Lin Qingbai's shadow was vaguely reflected through the layer of window paper that could be easily broken.

Even if it was just a hazy shadow, Lin Qingbai's elegant posture could still be seen from his gestures.

Lin Qingbai has a high position and power, and is the younger brother of the current emperor.

Like all members of the royal family, Lin Qingbai is also very ruthless. He seems gentle and kind, but in fact no one can walk into his heart.

Xi An thought of what Aunt Cai Lian said just now, he tilted his head, and said to himself: "The best person for me."

Xi An murmured and repeated this sentence, suddenly he kicked away the stones at his feet, lowered his head and burst out laughing.

His smiling eyes were curved, and two small dimples appeared at the corners of his mouth.

"ridiculous."