The demon world is different from the mortal world. There are no people in the demon workshop during the day, and the demons are all practicing their own practices. Only when the sun sets in the west at You hour, and at midnight at midnight, does the place become completely lively.
The streets are full of big tails, furry ears, and feathers. Just like the clothes of mortals distinguish themselves from others, the monsters retain these characteristics and use them to distinguish themselves or use them according to fashion.
There are also some demons who feel that they are nothing attractive, so they buy a pair of cute cat ears and dog ears in the shop and wear them on their heads. With the blessing of demons, they look not much different from the real ones.
Lu Gaoxiao was filled with envy. Seeing that there were still people buying eagle wings, he took out his money and stepped forward to buy them.
But the shopkeeper knocked on the sign hanging on the side: Our store only accepts spiritual stones.
Lu Gaoxiao's bag of gold and silver was completely useless.
"This is how to do ah?"
Sun Yuanjing explained to him, "Some shops do only accept spiritual stones. There are several money-changing shops before entering the square archway. I was in a hurry to find the shop owner to investigate the case and forgot to change them."
But this place is quite far away from the archway, and it is too late to come back.
Lu Gaoxiao wanted to exchange money with Sun Yuanjing, but unfortunately Sun Yuanjing was a poor Taoist priest, so he turned through the money bag and showed it to him.
"Dalang, don't make things difficult for Pindao. These few spiritual stones from Pindao are not enough for you to buy a few feathers."
Lu Gaoxiao was discouraged.
Zhong Heqing pointed to the tea stall beside him, "Okay, sit down and have a sip of tea."
The three of them ordered three bowls of spiritual tea, but the total cost was less than the smallest spiritual pearl.
After the shopkeeper took the money, he saw Gululu sitting on the clay stove. One of the teapots flew up, flew around in a circle and flew to the table for three people, nodding his head to the three people in salute respectfully and politely.
Lu Gaoxiao was so surprised that the pot flew to the tea bowl on the table. Phoenix San nodded and filled three bowls of tea and flew back to the clay stove.
The spirit tea is white and steamy like misty mountain mist. Take a small sip and it will be sweet and refreshing.
Lu Gaoxiao excitedly asked Sun Yuanjing, "Taoist Master, will I become a practitioner after drinking this spiritual tea?"
Sun Yuanjing laughed after hearing this, and even Zhong Heqing couldn't help laughing.
He glanced at his useless friend.
"If it were so easy, everyone in the world would be practicing cultivators."
Sun Yuanjing also said, "That's the truth. But for ordinary mortals, drinking spiritual tea can still have the effect of strengthening the body."
Lu Gaoxiao couldn't help but be disappointed when he heard this, but Zhong Heqing and Sun Yuanjing got down to business.
At present, they could only deduce from the corpse that it was a monster, but without a clear target, there was no way to catch the murderer in this monster house with nearly ten thousand people.
And although the demon shop masters respect the mortal court, they are still demons after all, so they inevitably protect each other in private.
Lu Gaoxiao nodded and interrupted.
"In my opinion, that black bear spirit is just a villain who wants to follow people's influence. Maybe the person he is protecting is the big monster among monsters."
If it is a big demon, it will not do things like eat human flesh and blood and suffer backlash. Sun Yuanjing said, "It may not be a big demon, but it may be protected by a powerful demon group or demon clan."
As he spoke, he turned to look at the Qiong Shu, a magnificent palace on the mountain.
Lu Gaoxiao just saw the scene on the top of the mountain and said "Ah".
But Zhong Heqing had noticed it earlier, "Where is that?"
"Jade Mouse Cave Palace."
Sun Yuanjing said that it was a palace built by the rat demon clan. "There is a sacred object called Weasel Jade enshrined in the palace, which can gather the spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth for the demons to practice. However, ordinary people cannot enter. Only nobles and distinguished guests can be invited in." ."
He said that such noble people and distinguished guests "are all royal powers in the demon world, nobles who respond to every call, and are demons who step on the heads of ordinary demons."
After the words fell, no one spoke on the tea table for a long time.
In the eyes of mortals, demons possess powers beyond the reach of human beings and are already looked up to and feared. However, in the demon world, such demons are just ants under the feet of the nobles among demons.
The three of them looked at the Jade Rat Cave Palace from a distance and were silent.
After a long while, Zhong Heqing slowly put down the tea bowl in his hand.
"No matter what, if you want to arrest someone in Yaofang, you must have more evidence and testimony, otherwise it will all be in vain."
"What Shaoqing said is absolutely true." However, these words made Sun Yuanjing suddenly think of another thing.
"By the way, I met with Master Liao's disciple this morning and he said he has some idea of a method for dissociating soul syndrome."
That night, the only person who witnessed Mr. Du's incident was a woman living in the alley. This woman's name was Li Ling. However, she was frightened and fainted at that time. Although she woke up later, she was not conscious. Zhong Heqing Set her up in her own home for the time being.
The doctor couldn't see her illness, so Zhong Heqing found a Taoist priest with magic skills to see it. They all said that she had suffered from the syndrome of leaving the soul due to fright. Unless there was a way to cure the syndrome, the woman would not be able to talk clearly.
Zhong Heqing has been looking for someone to testify and cure the disease, but no one can solve it.
Coincidentally, several Taoist priests with profound magic skills in the Daolu Department were not in Tokyo because they were jealous of the Queen Mother.
It was Sun Yuanjing who went to the mountains on the outskirts of Beijing in person and invited Taoist priest Liao to come.
This Taoist Master Liao was not able to cure the disease immediately. "This woman's soul-leaving syndrome is quite severe. She has to be the head of a sect or a sect master to cure it. Otherwise, she has to be a great demon to be able to cure it immediately."
Zhong Heqing could not find a sect leader or an expert in a short period of time. As for the great demon in the demon world, where did he know him from?
In the end, there was really no other way. The case was about to be solved. Master Liao could only say that he would discuss it with a few fellow Taoists to see if he could get a solution.
Sun Yuanjing said, "I asked a few questions. Elder Taoist Liao also knows that people in the capital are panicked. I will go to the house to try in the next two days. Maybe I can get people to talk."
Against the light of the snow jade stone, Zhong Heqing heard a look of hope in his eyes.
It would be great if the witnesses in Fuyu Garden could wake up.
It was getting late, and although the demon shop was still bustling, it was almost time for the mortal world to fall asleep.
Some people linger and go back, looking back three times at a time.
Zhong Heqing called him wordlessly, "If you don't come back, you won't come again next time."
Before he finished speaking, Lu Gaoxiao straightened his body and stopped grinding.
"Wen Ye, please don't take me with you. Isn't it enough if I don't bother?"
He begged, looking pitiful, but Zhong Heqing suddenly stopped and turned to look behind him.
"What's wrong?" Lu Gaoxiao asked.
The man didn't respond. He glanced from the brightly lit street pavement to the dim alley connected to the main road. His sight was blocked by the dim night, and he asked in a low voice.
"It seems like something is watching us."
Lu Gaoxiao immediately stopped making trouble and swallowed dryly.
Sun Yuanjing clenched the dust in his hand.
But the two looked around for a while and found nothing unusual.
"There's nothing. Wen Ye, are you too nervous?" Lu Gaoxiao said.
Zhong Heqing really didn't see anything and slowly withdrew his gaze.
"Maybe."
The three of them continued walking forward. When they reached the next intersection, a group of little monsters suddenly ran from behind.
These little monsters looked like mortals around ten years old, running through a large group of people, making a mess wherever they went, causing pedestrians and stall owners to stamp their feet and curse in anger.
But this is the annoying time of year, and no one can do anything about it. Zhong Heqing and the other three were also dispersed by the monsters.
Sun Yuanjing was rushed to the middle of the road, Lu Gaoxiao fell on a bench at a roadside stall, and Zhong Heqing was pushed to the entrance of an alley on the roadside.
There was no bright stone to illuminate the alley, and it was as dark as a black mud swamp.
Zhong Heqing didn't want to stay, so he raised his feet and was about to leave.
Unexpectedly, something was suddenly wrapped around my ankle, and it tightened suddenly.
Sooner or later, Zhong Heqing immediately reached for the sword at his waist, but something took a step ahead of him, wrapped around the hilt of the sword, and threw the sword into the depths of the alley.
Without the weapon at his side, Zhong Heqing, a mere mortal, was immediately at a disadvantage.
At this time, the calls of Sun Yuanjing and Lu Gaoxiao came to his ears. Just as he was about to respond, something suddenly wrapped around his neck.
It's a vine!
The vines continued to tighten, pulling him deeper into the alley under his feet, and his neck made it difficult for him to make a sound.
Zhong Heqing thought to himself that it was not good, and looked for the sword that had fallen on the ground, but he couldn't see clearly in the darkness.
At this moment, a golden light suddenly shone in the dark depths of the alley!
The golden light shone on the vines all over the ground, and the branches wrapped around Zhong Heqing's limbs and neck trembled and quickly retracted as if they had been scalded by boiling water.
After a few seconds, the vines of the wandering snake disappeared completely.
Zhong Heqing stood firm and looked deeper into the alley.
The sudden golden light in the depths of the alley just now gradually gathered, turning from gold to brown and condensing into a circle of light. From the brown-gold light, a person slowly walked out.
is her... ...
She picked up the sword that was thrown away by the vines and threw it back at Zhong Heqing.
Zhong Heqing raised his hand to catch it, his eyes fixed on her.
It was the girl he met just now in front of Yaofang Yamen.
She was the same as before, with an unhappy look on her face. She was wearing a moon-white dress, with a tall and slender figure. There was no pretense about her body, but there was something strange and familiar that Zhong Heqing couldn't describe.
The man was inexplicably startled for a moment, but when he regained his composure, he immediately held up his hands and thanked her.
"Thank you for your help, girl."
She looked like she didn't want to talk to him at all, and just nodded lightly.
When there was movement, Sun Yuanjing and Lu Gaoxiao both heard the sound and ran over. They were startled when they saw Zhong Heqing looking slightly embarrassed.
"Shaoqing, what happened?!"
"Wen Ye, are you okay?"
Zhong Heqing said, "It was just now that I was entangled by vines of unknown origin."
He said it lightly, but it scared the two of them.
How can vines suddenly entangle people, unless they are monsters...
Both of them subconsciously looked at the only outsider in the alley.
They were like this, Zhong Heqing immediately explained.
"It was this girl who took action in time and the vines retreated."
He said and looked at her again.
She didn't have any swords or weapons on her, and the golden light just now came from nowhere.
She had a straight nose and a pair of handsome eyebrows. Her pretty face had clear eyes with a calm expression. She only looked forward and said something impatiently.
"It seemed like the Dryad Vine Spirit was causing trouble just now. Although he did not mean to harm anyone, this is not a place that mortals should come to. You should leave as soon as possible."
After saying this, he glanced at Zhong Heqing.
But it only passed over him with a slight brush, but it was slightly fixed on Lu Gaoxiao.
The tone seemed to soften a bit, and Zhong Heqing heard her speak to Lu Gaoxiao again.
"This is a demon workshop after all. It is still very dangerous for mortals. Don't leave the main road."
Lu Gaoxiao blinked blankly, wondering how he got the special instructions.
"Yeah, the girl reminded you very much."
Her expression, as calm as the breeze just now, seemed to be spring returning to the earth, with a faint warmth showing, and she nodded to Lu Gaoxiao.
But she didn't say anything else. She turned around and walked out of the alley.
Somehow, Zhong Heqing suddenly took a step forward.
"Girl..."
She paused in her steps and turned around unexpectedly.
"Anything else?"
This question brought Zhong Heqing back to his senses.
He didn't know why he suddenly stopped her. Maybe it was because he was just a stranger, but it made him feel as if he had some kind of relationship with her that couldn't be erased.
Zhong Heqing couldn't tell, let alone why he suddenly stopped her rudely.
And she seemed to only want to talk to Gao Xiao and didn't want to talk to him at all...
Under her cold and vaguely impatient look, he calmed down.
"Thank you very much, girl, for what you just did. Zhong doesn't know how to repay you. May I ask her your surname?"
He looked at her carefully, but saw that she only glanced at him from the corner of her eyes.
Zhong Heqing somehow knew her response in advance.
"No need."
really.
She only replied these three words before turning around, taking a step forward, and instantly disappeared into the crowd.
In the empty alley, Lu Gaoxiao took a breath, "God, she seems to have disappeared out of thin air!"
Sun Yuanjing also sighed, "This girl is quite wise."
Only Zhong Heqing was not shocked by her behavior. He only looked at the direction she left with an indescribable feeling in his heart.
She seemed to dislike him very much.
But, who is she?
The man was silent until Lu and Liu asked him repeatedly.
"Wen Ye, were you okay just now?"
"Is Shaoqing injured? Is there any discomfort??"
He shook his head.
He was neither injured nor uncomfortable, and just as she said just now, although the spirits wrapped around his limbs and neck, they had no harmful intentions. Otherwise, his mere mortal body would definitely be gone now.
If you are not harming him, then what are you doing?
He recalled the vague feeling of being stared at just now...
Do you want to scare him?
Zhong Heqing was silent, looking at the crowded and complicated Yaojianfang Street, and whispered.
"Go back first."
