"I want you to marry me!"
Extremely ridiculous.
But Tang Yirao seemed to be too frightened and said with trembling all over that the old Taoist nun next to her died suddenly and suddenly half a month ago.
Before she died, the old Taoist nun pulled Tang Yirao and asked her to find a way to save her life.
"Your extremely yin destiny has been targeted by filthy things. You can only save your life by marrying someone with an extremely yang destiny. Otherwise... you won't survive until March!"
The moment the words fell to the ground, the old Taoist nun bled to death from her seven orifices.
Tang Yirao's face turned pale, and he was so frightened that his eyes were split open.
She held on to Zhong Heqing's arm tightly.
"I want to get married to you, and we'll get married within half a month!"
As he spoke, he suddenly burst into tears again.
"I beg you, please, you can't refuse..."
The monsters and ghosts in this world are born in the mouths of mortals and grow in strength between the lips and tongues. Only one or two in ten thousand people in the world have seen their form and smelled their aura.
Zhong Heqing has neither seen nor smelled it.
But in the past ten years, especially in recent years, there have been endless rumors about monsters around us, and even Dali Temple has received many strange cases.
The Tang family was kind to Zhong Heqing for saving his life. Mr. Tang has passed away. If Tang Yirao was really in danger of life and death, he should not do this. Wouldn't it be repaying kindness with hatred?
However, not only did she want to marry him, she also wanted to conceive a child who was related by blood within three months.
On the day when yin and yang are harmonized to give birth to new life, all the karma caused by her extremely yin destiny can be eliminated.
She asked him to promise, "You promise to do your best!"
... ...
study.
After nightfall, silence melted into the darkness. The tall lamps on the candlesticks burned out, leaving only weak flames flickering in the wind.
In front of the book desks in the rows of bookshelves, the man's back was trapped in the darkness where the light could not be found. He supported his arms and pinched his eyebrows deeply.
He never breaks his word, and he will try his best to fulfill his promise.
But Tang Yirao didn't seem to believe that. Even if he agreed to her request, half a month before the wedding, she still asked the nanny Liu to come to the Zhong Mansion every two days to "supervise the work." First, Mammy Liu wanted to see the Zhong Mansion. Whether she was ready to welcome the bride or not, when she got to the back, this nanny even shouted at the people in the Zhong Mansion to control her.
Among his close followers were Wenqi and Stargazing. One day Wenqi just exchanged words with Aunt Liu, and then she was held down and slapped twice by Aunt Liu's messengers.
While beating her, Aunt Liu told all the servants in the Zhong Mansion, "If anyone dares to disobey discipline and disrespect my wife in the future, this will be the fate!"
That day, all the servants in the Zhong Mansion were frightened. When he left the office and returned to the mansion, he saw Wen Qi's face was red and swollen, and his mouth was bleeding.
He immediately asked someone to ask Tang Yirao, but Tang Yirao said that he didn't know anything, "Mom is my nanny. If she does anything bad, I will punish her. You can't do this because of our marriage." Would you like to break your promise over a small matter?"
Zhong Heqing will not break his promise.
He just sat in front of the desk and looked at the small flame that was almost extinguished.
The night wind blew the flames into a trance, and so did he.
How will his "marriage" with Tang Yirao continue?
People like her will never change in this life, right?
*
The high lamp burned out and was replaced by stargazing, and the new candle burned in the study all night until dawn.
Zhong Heqing stayed up all night, but saw something different in the lyrics book he brought home.
Three people in the lyrics mentioned that Mr. Du once taught two strange students, but these two people were secretive and no one knew who they were.
Mr. Du came from a poor background. One year, he suffered a riot by bandits and became lame. He was unable to take the imperial examination and become an official. So he opened a private school with a very low salary, specializing in teaching children from poor families and encouraging them to study and make progress. To become an official in the imperial examination, just to know a few more words, so that I can live a better life in the future.
He is the most kind-hearted. If a student's family is really poor and cannot be blamed, he will not only leave the family alone, but will probably also use the family income to supplement the family income. Everyone in the community loves him.
Therefore, Mr. Du's students are all children passed down by word of mouth from acquaintances in the neighborhood. How come there are two strange faces that no one knows?
Zhong Heqing's eyes were fixed on the words in the lyrics book.
... ...
Before dawn the next morning, Zhong Heqing hurried to Dali Temple to check the original copy of the speech. After that, officials from Dali Temple came to the office one after another. Zhong Heqing ordered the staff and went to Pingjiao Fang in the outer city again.
The people in Dali Temple followed their young minister's instructions and went back and forth to carefully question all the people related to Mr. Du.
"Lord Shaoqing, this matter is really strange!"
Liao Chundao, the chief minister of Dali Temple, who always worked under Zhong Heqing.
Liao Chun pulled out the lyrics he had just recorded and showed them to Zhong Heqing.
"According to your wishes, I will ask the people who have met the strange students again in detail. It's really... You see there are three people here, and they have all met the strange students beside the old gentleman. Some I have only seen one, and some have seen two together. However, among the people who appeared at the old gentleman's house after the incident, there was no trace of these two unfamiliar faces at all. The subordinates asked people in the outer and inner cities of Tokyo. No whereabouts found.”
Temple Prime Minister Liao Chun reported to Zhong Heqing what he had asked about the two of them.
"... They all look like teenagers, especially one who is short and slender and has a tender face, but the other one is tall and slender and looks very strong and powerful."
"However," Liao Chun hesitated, "neither of these two people looks like a monster, or is there something weird about them?"
Zhong Heqing shook his head when he heard this.
"If a demon walks in the human world, will it reveal its appearance as a demon?"
"Yes." Liao Chun said quickly, "But sir, if the demon changes its appearance and comes, how can we find it?"
This is also a problem.
But the Taoist priest Sun Yuanjing who was accompanying him said otherwise.
"That may not be found."
He said that although the general demon's appearance changes after transforming into a human form, it is just like a child growing up and it will generally remain the same.
"If you want to change into someone else's appearance, you need to use magic beads to assist. However, this item is not common and the price is very expensive. You can't buy it without spending a lot of money."
These words made Zhong Heqing think deeply, while Liao Chun looked stunned.
"Isn't it just like me and other ordinary petty officials who can't afford a house in Tokyo? It turns out that ordinary monsters are also financially impoverished."
"What do you think? People need to eat to live, and demons need to practice to maintain the demon elixir. To maintain the demon elixir is to maintain life. With all the money spent on it, how can there be any spare time to do other things? And he transformed into a mortal. Mao, pretending to be a mortal and acting in the mortal world is a serious crime in the demon world, and those caught will be punished and exiled."
Temple Prime Minister Liao Chun's vision was greatly opened.
Zhong Heqing didn't say anything, but asked Sun Yuanjing, "Assuming that these two are indeed demons, where might they live?"
According to Mr. Du's relatives and friends, several people who had seen the strange-looking student met at completely different times. It can be seen that these two people did not come to see Mr. Du by chance, but seemed to come often.
If that's the case, then we won't live too far away.
Daochang Sun didn't even think about it.
"Then it's Tokyo Yabo, of course."
He said, "Most people would say that Tokyo has a total of 17 compartments and 134 compartments in the inner city, outer city and outside the city. But I will tell you the truth, there are 17 compartments in Tokyo, but there are 135 Square, this extra square is the demon square!"
Liao Chunru was so shocked that his eyes widened when he heard the book from heaven.
Zhong Heqing didn't show any surprise, he just frowned and thought for a while.
"Although it is Tokyo's first branch, it is an important place in the capital. Demons cannot come and go freely, right?"
Sun Yuanjing nodded repeatedly.
"Shaoqing is right. All demons who live in Tokyo City must have a mansion here. After reporting to the Yamen of the Demon Realm, they can connect the demon house to the Demon Realm or the Demon House. As for the demons who come from other places, they cannot come here. These demon houses come in and out, but they go in and out of the two demon city gates in the outer city of Tokyo and the Spangwu Mountain eight miles outside the city."
"Of course," he smiled, "ordinary mortals cannot see the gate of Demon City."
After saying this, Liao Chun was so shocked that he didn't know where to start.
Zhong Heqing was very direct.
"Even if you can't see it, mortals should have a way to get in, right?"
Sun Yuanying started by saying, "We Taoist priests and monster hunters who specialize in catching monsters sometimes go into the monster workshop to do business or trade."
As he said this, he suddenly looked at Zhong Heqing.
"Although people like us can enter, it is the territory of monsters after all. Nothing is reasonable. Young Master, you..."
Before Sun Yuanjing finished speaking, he heard the Shaoqing in front of him speak.
"Excuse me, Taoist Priest, please take Zhong for a walk to this demon house."
"Ah!" Liao Chun was startled, "Shaoqing, think again, that's a demon shop!"
Sun Yuanjing also hurriedly advised, "Yes, the demon house has a strong evil spirit, and mortals may not be able to handle it. Shaoqing, it is better not to go!"
Mortals are afraid of monsters and mostly avoid them. How many people are willing to enter the monster house?
But now, Sun Yuanjing looked at the young Dali Temple Shaoqing.
The wind surged in from the depths of the four-sided alley, fluttering the clothes and sleeves of the person, and making the thin wooden foundations at the street entrance sway. But he stood like a pine crane, with a cold and cold look of perseverance between his brows.
He took the cases that others dared not take, and he went to the demon houses that others avoided.
At this moment, Sun Yuanjing heard him speak and spoke slowly.
"The corpses of innocent people are still cold, and those who eat people's rice will not dare to neglect them."
