Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 208 Jiang Liuyun? Jiang Liuyun!

Shuqing Pavilion, outside the window.

Jiang Liuyun leaned against the railing, holding a sword in his arms, looking very reliable.

He stood quietly outside the door, shielding Lin Zhiqing from the biting cold wind.

“Riemannian geometry is actually just a… triangle.” Lin Zhiqing and Lu Huai sat at the table, on which was a piece of paper.

Lin Zhiqing's fingertips fell again and again before she could barely draw a triangle.

Lu Huai stared at Lin Zhiqing's profile and asked softly, "Qing'er, are you alright?"

"It's nothing, I'm fine." Lin Zhiqing couldn't even explain what was wrong with her.

All her current anxieties stem from her subconscious mind.

But as soon as he got closer to Lu Huai, that feeling of unease lessened considerably.

Why is that?
Moreover, the feeling of palpitation she felt when Jiang Liuyun approached her earlier grew stronger with each passing moment.

Why is this again?
Could it be the influence of that perfect world in my dream?
Lin Zhiqing frowned slightly. Only in her dreams did she feel these two people were completely opposite.

"Zhiqing, Zhiqing." Lu Huai looked at the crooked figure on the paper, somewhat puzzled: "What is a triangle?"

"A triangle is a polygon composed of three vertices and three sides," Lin Zhiqing explained, regaining his composure.

Although he didn't quite understand what she was saying, Lu Huai still incorporated what she said into the graphic himself.

The room fell silent, and the cicadas chirping outside the window carried a strange sense of melancholy.

Lin Zhiqing's thoughts returned to that strange dream.

She hadn't had time to think about it carefully before, but now she was starting to have some other thoughts.

She simply dismissed it as a nonsensical dream.

However, the content of her dream was generated by her own subconscious and also carried some of her own emotions.

Thinking of all this, she looked at Lu Huai, slightly lost in thought.

At the time, she only analyzed her feelings for Lu Huai, but did not think about other things, such as Jiang Liuyun in her dream.

But now... she frowned slightly.

The last time Lin Zhiqing experienced this subconscious dominating of her consciousness was when Lu Huai was in danger.

Her subconscious compelled her to pick up the dagger, wanting to protect Lu Huai.

This closely matches her dream, so is her current unease related to Jiang Liuyun?

Seeing that Lin Zhiqing's face was a little pale, Lu Huai poured her a glass of water and handed it to her.
"The wind has been strong these past few days. During the day, the flower branches in Brother Shi'an's house have all been blown askew. Be careful not to catch a cold."

Lin Zhiqing picked up the cup and nodded slightly.

She remembered that when she went to her cousin's yard to see Jiang Liuyun today, Lu Huai had indeed been fiddling with the vase on the windowsill.

The wind was stronger than usual today, and she did feel a chill when she leaned against the window in the main hall.

However, there was nothing unusual about the flowers in the main hall... Thinking of this, Lin Zhiqing paused in his drinking.

The main hall was well-connected, and the wind was much stronger than in Lin Shi'an's courtyard.

But she clearly remembered that the flowers in the main hall were blooming very well and facing a relatively even direction.

But why do the flower branches in my cousin's yard, where the wind isn't so strong, lean towards the house?
Aside from the effect of the wind, there must have been something putting pressure on the flower branches.

Most of the Lin family's servants have left, leaving them short-handed and no one to tend to the vases.

This rules out the possibility that it was done by servants.

Unless someone entered the house through the window and accidentally brought the flower branches with them.

Thinking about all this, Lin Zhiqing clearly felt her heart beating even faster!

Lin Zhiqing's subconscious was telling her that this was a crucial point!

She began to recall the entire process of visiting Jiang Liuyun earlier that day.

If someone were to sneak into the Lin family while they were away and have malicious intentions, the Lin family would be in serious trouble.

But she thought about it over and over again, and couldn't recall anything strange.

Jiang Liuyun had just gotten up and was putting on his shoes. He didn't seem to be sleeping too soundly, so there shouldn't have been anyone there at that time...

and many more!

Lin Zhiqing's hand tightened, her eyes narrowing. Why had she assumed Jiang Liuyun's actions were definitely putting on his shoes?

She was misled because Jiang Liuyun made a gesture as if he was about to get up!

But if we look at it another way, why couldn't he be taking off his shoes?

Thinking of this, Lin Zhiqing tried her best to control her expression, because she was shocked by her own thoughts.

If Jiang Liuyun was taking off his shoes, then everything seemed to make sense.

The flower branch was pushed aside, possibly because Jiang Liuyun had just returned from outside.

He took off his shoes because everyone assumed he was resting in his room, so he pretended to be resting to cover up the fact that he had been outside.

But just then, Lu Huai and Lin Zhiqing arrived at the door, and he didn't have time to take off his other shoe, so he could only pretend to get up.

Lin Zhiqing and Lu Huai saw this action and, without asking any further questions, tacitly accepted that he was putting on his shoes.

As her thoughts raced, every detail in Lin Zhiqing's mind became clearer and clearer.

Where did Jiang Liuyun go?
What major event happened during this period? What was so important that Jiang Liuyun was injured and made the trip, and that he couldn't let others know about it?
Liu Mang is dead!

Although this was quite different from Jiang Liuyun's usual honest and simple image, Lin Zhiqing couldn't stop thinking about it.

If Jiang Liuyun killed Liu Mang, then why?
What connection do these two have?
Going back further, Jiang Liuyun missed his shot, which ruined the plan.

At Xuanwu Gate, if Lin Zhiqing hadn't had a backup plan, Jiang Liuyun would have been defeated by the white-haired man, and their plan would have collapsed.

At the time, Lin Zhiqing believed that these events were more accidental than man-made.

But now she's not sure, because she's thinking about more things.

For example, Jiang Liuyun's strange reaction when he discovered that Lin Zhiqing was investigating Liu Mang.

For example, when Lu Huai was sneaking into Liu's residence at night, he was worried about the danger and advised against entering.

But Jiang Liuyun, who had always shown great concern for Lin Zhiqing, unexpectedly insisted on going in.

When they came to a fork in the road, Lu Huai pointed out the correct one, but Jiang Liuyun pointed to the opposite one.

Again!
With so many pursuers from the Liu family, not a single one managed to catch up with Jiang Liuyun, who was covering their retreat.

Moreover, a hypnotic array had been set up in the wasteland outside the Liu residence.

Lin Zhiqing was familiar with psychology, which is why she led Lu Huai out. So how did Jiang Liuyun manage to get out on his own?

Thinking of this, Lin Zhiqing could only hear the beating of her own heart.

Either Jiang Liuyun understands psychology, or he is actually in cahoots with Liu Mang; in that case, he naturally wouldn't fall for the trap.

She was certain that Jiang Liuyun did indeed have a problem, and a big one at that!

Those details that had been overlooked in the past resurfaced one by one.

Going back in time, Lin Zhiqing went to Qianjin Pavilion because of her second grandfather and Lin Jiusi's private property, and ran into Jiang Liuyun investigating the mountain bandits.

If she hadn't guided Lin Jiusi to break with the bandits and take a desperate gamble that day, Jiang Liuyun's target would have been more than just the bandits.

The Lin family will also be finished.

Also, why did Jiang Liuyun insist on showing up at the spring banquet that made Lin Zhiqing famous?

His appearance attracted the attention of Princess Pingning, which directly led to Princess Pingning targeting him maliciously.

even……

Lin Zhiqing's thoughts returned to when she first came into this world. In order to prove that she had not murdered her cousin, she volunteered to investigate the case.

However, the important witness, the maid Biluo, died inexplicably at the crucial moment.

Lin Zhiqing had not forgotten that the people in charge of interrogating Biluo were his cousin and Jiang Liuyun!

All this information flooded into her mind at once, and Lin Zhiqing's thoughts had never been so clear.

Jiang Liuyun?

Jiang Liuyun!

She braved the biting wind and looked at the figure outside the window.

Noticing Lin Zhiqing's gaze, Jiang Liuyun grinned, revealing a simple and honest smile.

In the flickering light, his face appeared to light up and then dim, his teeth dazzlingly white.