The Great Demon of Mangshan was a very thief. He knew that he could not defeat Niutougun and was unwilling to suffer this immediate loss, so he ran away in a hurry.
The Huashan Craftsman Demon who never likes to get together came over and said: "Master, I have always heard that wherever there are witches and poisons, there are cypress trees. Can you look for them? If so, can you bring them to the Small Universe? Come?"
"Why, is this cypress tree useful to you?" Zhang Xuan asked.
"The cypress tree grows slowly and is extremely hard. It is the most ideal and rarest material for making the skeleton of craftsmanship." Huashan Craftsman Demon responded, "There are so many gu demons here, so there must be many cypress trees. Now that the master is here, Why don't you just grab some and bring them in?"
Zhang Xuan had never heard of the cypress tree species and didn't know what it looked like. After asking the Huashan Craftsman Demon, he learned that its branches were densely covered with needle-like thorns.
After coming out of the cave, he walked around and touched around, and found that there were indeed many tall cypress trees here. After releasing the Huashan Craftsman Demon from the Small Universe and letting it confirm that it was a cypress tree, he took the Huashan Craftsman Demon with gleaming eyes into the Small Universe and patiently transplanted the cypress trees one by one. He was very happy with Huashan. The craftsman demon kept jumping high.
Next, Zhang Xuan used the flower stick to absorb the witchcraft energy here, and then left Tuanshan, intending to return to Zhangjiacun to report to his mother that she was safe.
He had been out for several months, and he had just experienced a life-and-death ordeal, so it was time to go home and enjoy some family happiness.
Any wanderer who is away from home will miss his hometown, let alone this wanderer who suffered the cold treatment of Baguio in the palace and experienced the hardships of life and death in Tuanshan? The heart hurt by the cold treatment and shock is in urgent need of the tender comfort of relatives.
Moreover, he was also concerned about his mother's safety and wanted to give her some sense of security.
Along the way, he did not continue to slay demons in a roundabout way, but flew directly back to his hometown.
When I got home, I saw the door was closed, so I had to go to my sister Xiaohua's house to inquire about the situation.
When Xiaohua saw him, she looked very surprised and asked, "Brother, aren't you in the imperial city? Why did you come back suddenly?"
Zhang Xuan responded: "Sister, I'm back from the Imperial City. Where did mother go? Why aren't you at home?"
Hearing this, Xiaohua seemed to be more and more surprised. She widened her eyes and said, "Brother, you asked me this and I was confused. A month ago, four people came to the imperial city, two men and two women. What did you say when you were kissed by the emperor?" He was granted the title of General Xiaoyao, and my mother was also regarded as the third-grade royal wife. I wanted to take my mother to the imperial city to discuss some important matters. Now, my mother has been picked up by others, but you have come back. What is going on? Could it be that those people were liars and abducted my mother?"
After hearing this, Zhang Xuan was even more surprised than Xiaohua and said: "Sister, my mother has always been steady, how could she be easily abducted by strangers? Tell me, what kind of people are those four people!"
Xiaohua blinked her eyes and said: "According to mother, two of the men are the two officials who invited you to the imperial city last time. One is Meng and the other is Jiao. The two women are very young and good-looking. very beautiful."
Ah, it turned out to be Meng Liang and Jiao Zan, those two inseparable guys! Since it is them, there is no possibility of my mother being abducted by bad guys. However, who ordered them to come to pick up their mother?
After closing his eyes and thinking for a while, Zhang Xuan said: "Sister, I can't stay at home anymore, I have to go to the imperial city quickly!"
The silly boy on the side said: "Brother, you have become such a big official. When you come back, your sister and I have to celebrate you no matter what. How can you leave just as you say?"
Zhang Xuan responded: "Brother-in-law, now is not the time to celebrate. I accept your wishes. My mother has gone to the imperial city and I am not there. She will be restless. I'd better go back quickly!"
After that, without even drinking a sip of water, he took off and flew to the imperial city.
When Xiaohua and Hanwa saw this, they couldn't help but look at each other.
Zhang Xuan flew all the way, thinking about the royal family sending people to pick up his mother, but he still couldn't figure out the reason.
He had a physical relationship with the seventh princess Baguio, and this happened under Baguio's initiative. Judging from the situation at that time, Baguio was quite emotional towards him, and when he returned to the palace, Baguio also He kept claiming that he was going to report the matter to the prince and the queen and negotiate a marriage between them. Unexpectedly, in the next few days, the matter suddenly cooled down. Not only did the emperor not talk to him, but Baguio was also very cold to him. There seemed to be no ordinary relationship between the two men and women who were already close to each other. Not as good as friends.
Such a strong contrast made him very uncomfortable and unhappy. In a fit of anger, he went out to kill the Gu demon, but he almost fell into the Gu demon's nest and lost his life.
In his spare time, he thought about it and thought that the coldness towards him by the prince and Baguio might be due to the heart-to-heart conversation between father and daughter. After the conversation, Baguio's attitude changed drastically and he thought that people like her A noble princess cannot marry a country boy like her. The so-called hearing the results after a month is just an excuse for tactful rejection.
Things have developed more and more weird now. While Baguio and his daughter were indifferent to him, they secretly sent someone to take his mother to the imperial city. What exactly was this operation? Could it be that he wanted to use his mother to do his job so that he would give up on Baguio and stop pestering Baguio?
This strange operation, this sudden change in the relationship between him and Baguio, made him involuntarily think of those cypress trees. The wood of the cypress tree is the most ideal frame for craftsmanship. The other parts of the craftsmanship are all based on the cypress skeleton. Although they are related to the cypress skeleton in one way or another, they are only its appendages.
And in the relationship between him and Baguio, isn't Baguio the skeleton? She is a noble princess who plays the backbone role. She can control the country boy like him at will. She can give him a smile if he wants and a cold face if he wants. There is no worry or any transition.
He thought this unequal relationship could be changed, but in fact it was impossible to change it at all.
Now go to the imperial city, pick up your mother, talk things over with Baguio and his daughter, and maybe never see each other again.
Go to hell General Xiaoyao!
Go to hell with the Demon Slayer!
All of this is just floating clouds in the final analysis, not worth coveting or even remembering.
With complicated thoughts, Zhang Xuan returned to the imperial city, entered the palace, and came to his temporary residence with a numb expression and a stern expression.
Xiaoxin was startled when she saw his appearance. After stroking her heart, she said, "General, are you back? I've been waiting for you for seven or eight days!"
What, old boy? Is my mother here?
Just when he was suspicious, he saw Baguio holding Xiao's arm and coming out of the back room, both of them smiling.
What's happening here? It’s okay that my mother is here, why is Baguio here too?
Seeing that Zhang Xuan was stunned, Mrs. Xiao said, "Mizi, what's wrong with you? Could it be that you don't even recognize your mother?"
Baguio smiled and said: "Old man, your little brother went out to kill, maybe he was beaten stupid by those big monsters!"
Ms. Xiao pondered for a moment, then smiled and said: "I think so! Those big monsters are not easy to deal with. They often come to my door. One time, they even knocked the prince from the sky to the ground, and he almost died!"
Zhang Xuan saw two women, one old and one young, so affectionate. He couldn't figure out what was going on for a moment, but he still asked in a confused tone: "Seventh Princess, why are you here?"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Xiao was displeased and said, "Sir, why are you so alienated from Yaoyao? The seventh princess was named by someone else, how could it be you?"
When Zhang Xuan heard this, he became even more stunned.
