Where there is autumn, there is night.

  Before the King of Qin came down from the mountain, he intentionally or unintentionally met me unexpectedly in the garden.

  "Firefly girl!"; He called out to me, paused for a moment, and said, "I've found that you're quite special."

  I was taken aback and suddenly a strong sense of fear surged up in my heart.

  What if I'm favored by the Emperor?! The world is not mine to own, even if I escape, I won't be able to get out! What I want isn't to become the Emperor's concubine and sink into the quagmire of palace struggles!

  The King of Qin smiled slightly and said a sentence, making me suddenly understand that I was thinking too much.

  Qiu Yuan is really good, you have a good eye for people.

  I had barely shown any thoughts about Nie Qiuyuan, yet he could see right through me; no wonder they called him the True Dragon Emperor, his eyes were indeed sharp and piercing.

  But what he said really made me feel warm inside and increased my good impression of him by a few more points.

  So I gave him a gift like a sorceress and suddenly mysteriously predicted: "Two months later, it will be an auspicious day, Firefly first congratulates King Qin!

  He was taken aback for a moment, then understood what I meant, smiled confidently and said: "Thanks for your kind words. Do you want to..."

  The King of Qin looked at me with a profound gaze: "Do you want it or not, I'll grant you a marriage?"

  What a convenient good thing! I didn't even think of it before. After some thought, I sighed and refused anyway.

  "What Firefly wants is not just a person, but also a true heart. So, only..."

  Still have to strive for it myself!

  The King of Qin smiled and nodded. The ancient emperors were quite approachable and down-to-earth. Coming to this era, it's actually not bad at all.

  After the king of Qin left, time passed quietly. The business of Bowl Mountain Logistics Center developed healthily and vigorously, with a trend of getting bigger and stronger. At the end of the month, when calculating the accounts, oh my, we started making money!

  Life is getting better. It's possible to operate legally and get rich through hard work, who would still want to live a life of thievery and debasement? People live for dignity, Buddhists compete for incense, it has always been the case that officials force people to rebel. Now, Wanzai Mountain has taken a path with great prospects, naturally contributing to social stability.

  Two months passed quickly, and news arrived that the Emperor had abdicated to spend his later years in peace, that the King of Qin had ascended to the throne, and that a grand amnesty was declared throughout the land.

  It seems that the timeline recorded in history books is still reliable. What's not reliable... actually there are many, because this world makes me feel surprised and shocked every day.

  When historians record what happened today, the truth behind the events often cannot be recorded. So, to be honest, this world is perhaps more interesting than imagined.

  Look, today, Bowl Mountain has a big noble guest.

  At that time, Lu Daquan was trying to help me recall my swordsmanship skills. I originally had decent swordsmanship, but now it's completely gone. As soon as I make a move, I end up using the close-range punching technique of Wing Chun (Yongchun Quan), which leaves him baffled. Under his guidance, I grasp the long sword and try my best to mimic the moves, when suddenly I hear a loud commotion coming from outside.

  "What's wrong?" asked Luo Da Chun.

  "Master, miss, quickly go out and take a look, it's coming......it's coming......"; The person outside was panting heavily and couldn't speak anymore. We two had no choice but to put down our swords and go out to see for ourselves.

  Outside the assembly hall, a team of people stood elegantly, with a serious expression and extraordinary demeanor. The one standing in the middle was obviously a high-ranking official, surrounded by guards, arranged in a formation.

  This is it, the royal person has arrived, it's the emperor, he's come to give us a gift!

  "Yè Shì, the mistress of Wǎnzi Mountain (also known as Niáng Qiān Rì Hóng), was summoned by her young master Niè Qiū Yuǎn."

  Formalities must be observed. We also prepared incense and paid homage to the scroll written by the true dragon son of heaven. As I kowtowed, I was still muttering in my heart: "Is this being inexplicably pardoned?"

  The imperial edict is like this (ridiculous).

  The emperor seriously inscribed the words for Bowl Mountain, had a large golden plaque made, and hung it up for us. The implicit meaning is: From now on, I'm in charge of Bowl Mountain, who dares to make any trouble!

  Looking at the shiny "Bowl Mountain Black Wind Stockade" six big characters, I don't know what to think in my heart. The emperor of a country came to write an inscription for a den of mountain bandits. Later generations have "Imperial Order to Fill in Lyrics by Liu Sanbian", what are we doing with imperial order? Robbery under imperial order?

  But with this, we can be considered officially cleared, and from now on, we can live a carefree life. Everyone's mood is still very pleasant.

  There is another imperial edict.

  He was appointed as the County Magistrate of Yique County in Luoyang, with a rank of Zhengliu Pin (Grade 6).

  My heart skipped a beat. Is this the start of me embarking on the path that I knew from historical records?

  Yichuan County, under the jurisdiction of Luoyang Prefecture, Henan Province. Luoyang is the eastern capital and a very important region. The county magistrate of Yichuan, although not large in territory and not high in rank, is still the parent official of a region, which means managing the people of that region, and also means - judging cases.

  However, "Younger Imperial Brother"

  "The Queen of Women's Country in 'Journey to the West' addressed Tang Monk with repeated terms of endearment, 'My royal brother', and the scene kept flashing before my eyes."

  It seems that Tang Taizong Li Shimin had a habit of recklessly making brothers everywhere.

  In fact, there is a third imperial decree. However, this one is a secret decree.

  This secret recipe is for Nie Qiuyuan, Luo Dachun, Mei Lan and me, the four of us.

  Let the three of us go to Yichuan with Nie Chufang, accompany him to take office, and help him govern Yichuan well. Li Shimin also explained in the secret edict that since he had just ascended to the throne and had not yet handled all the relationships, giving Nie Chufang a relatively small official position was safer. The implication between the lines is that he highly appreciates Nie Chufang and thinks he must be the mainstay of the country's pillars.

  After a period of contact, I feel that Li Shimin has a kind of sharpness in his eyes that transcends normal human beings. He can always keenly discover the invisible and intangible things on a person's body, similar to an aura. Perhaps this time, he saw some unusual connection among the four of us, so he must have wanted us to gather together?

  We thanked him. Nie Qiuyuan furrowed his brow and thought for a moment before picking up his brush to write a letter to his sworn brother, entrusting it to the imperial envoy to bring back.

  Before long, I will set out and embark on a new journey. This road is exactly what I have been dreaming of, because my advantages are even greater now. So, I am very excited, possibly more excited than anyone else.

  However, I think I should say goodbye to that person.

  "Master of the Night, are you there? Would you like to meet up? My invitation method is starting to go off track, but I think he can hear me."

  He's a pretty interesting guy, and he even accompanied me to see the corpse. We're of the same kind, and our auras match well. Now I'm going to Yichuan, and we'll probably have to part ways. Actually, there's still a little bit of regret.

  The Young Master of the Night really did it again, poking me awake at the third watch when I was already asleep.

  "Looking for me?" The handsome guy wearing a mask said with his belly.

  "You wait a bit." I said, rubbing my sleepy eyes and messing up my hair. For some reason, only in front of him, I would unconsciously reveal my true self, perhaps because he was also strange and not like a normal person.

  I fetched a bucket from the well in the yard and took out the copper jug that I had specially chilled in the well. I took out a celadon bowl and poured the contents of the jug into it for him to drink.

  He sat down and took a sip, smiling: "What is this? It's really good."

  I cooked osmanthus and sour plum soup. I specifically went down the mountain to a pharmacy to buy black plum and dried hawthorn, mixed them in a 1:1 ratio, added an appropriate amount of licorice root and dried tangerine peel, and boiled them with rock sugar. Now is the season when osmanthus flowers are in bloom, so I also added fresh osmanthus to the cooked sour plum soup, which was sour and sweet, refreshing and fragrant. Although there were folk remedies for brewing plums during the Shang Dynasty, the orthodox recipe for sour plum soup only appeared during the Qing Dynasty, and I observed that it is not available here.

  "This is a drink to quench thirst. I want to thank you, but also don't know what else to do, can only make some food and drinks."

  The smile at the corner of his lips solidified for a moment: "...the sky...has already cooled down...but, it tastes very good, I like it."

  I was thinking of doing something to show my appreciation, without realizing that it's already August on the lunar calendar and there's no need to relieve the heat anymore.

  "It seems like we're leaving now." I started to say goodbye, thinking of what to say, but my farewell speech was interrupted by him.

  "I know." said the Young Master of the Night with a nonchalant tone, "I'll go to Yichuan too."

  "You're going too!"; I was surprised. But to be honest, somehow I felt a little bit happy.

  "In the place where autumn is, night will also be." The Young Master of the Secluded Night smiled and said.

  It turns out that there is such a close connection. But what exactly is this connection? "Night" exists in such a form, so what is the truth?

  Everything seems to be shrouded in a mysterious veil. However, I am not anxious, I believe that one day, I will also peel off this veil like peeling off the petals and stamens of a flower, and inside, there will be a real Nie Qiuyuan.

  However, the two words "autumn" and "night" are used to represent them, which is surprisingly harmonious and poetic.

  The author's weekend thank you time

  It's another Sunday (Super Sunday). This is the third week of climbing the new book chart, and under the circumstances where many big authors are launching new books, it's still able to show its face on the chart, and even once ranked in the top three. It's truly something to be proud of. All of this is the result of everyone's strong support. There are many friends who have come to support, and I'm unable to name them one by one. Deeply etched in my heart, I give everyone a bow!

  The first volume of the story comes to an end today, and Ye Er is about to embark on a new journey with her male god. Where did Xiao Qiuge come from? Why does Xiao Yeye exist? Who is the male god that Ye Er is infatuated with in this life? Will there be another more handsome guy waiting for her ahead? Can Ye Er successfully steal the "heart" of her male god? Hmm, the author still has a week's worth of new book releases, please continue to support! Three thousand flying kisses!

  Narrator: What kind of advertisement are you doing? Isn't the main topic supposed to be about the case? It seems like all that's left in your mind is the handsome guy, and the case has been blown away to a distant place...