After revealing his identity, Quan Lang once gave his husband a bone whistle. This thing is connected to the demon world. When blown in the mortal world, the demon world can hear it immediately.
The prison fire was dim, and between the darkness and brightness, Quan's eyes were filled with bitterness.
"Because last year, whether in the demon world or in the mortal world, there are always refugees and bandits. My husband wants to go to his hometown to worship his ancestors. My original intention is to prevent him from meeting bad people. If he encounters bad people and blows this whistle, as long as I hear the whistle, I will Will come immediately."
He said, his lips trembling, "Sir, he laughed and said there were so many evil people in the world, so he never blew the whistle. Until that night, I suddenly heard a whistle..."
The young man said that he heard the whistle and rushed over. He smelled a strong smell of blood from a distance. He used his canine nose to look for the scent and the smell of blood became stronger and stronger.
Not to mention, Mr. Du's voice calling for "help" was also accompanied by blood.
When he found the old gentleman, he saw a black shadow passing by him. He subconsciously sensed the evil aura and immediately transformed into his original form, but the black shadow disappeared without a trace.
He didn't care much and hurriedly went to check on the old gentleman. He saw him lying on the ground in a pool of blood. He stepped forward to check, but was caught by a woman who got up in the middle of the night in the alley.
In the realm of mortals, if such a situation happened, he was afraid that he could not explain it clearly, and when he heard Mr. Du's relatives rushing nearby, he immediately returned to Yaofang and hid...
Quan Lang said this, and Liao Chun quickly wrote it down.
But Quan Lang only said that he was not the murderer, but could not tell who the murderer was.
Leaving the prison with many boundaries, Liao Chun quickly followed the Shaoqing in front of him.
"Sir, do you think what the dog demon said is true or false?"
Zhong Heqing did not answer the question, but only asked about the situation at Quan Lang's home.
Liao Chun had already finished asking, "The situation in his family is basically consistent with what he said. His father is a dog demon and his mother is a raccoon demon."
Liao Chun, the chief minister of the poor temple, started to investigate the case as soon as he heard about the demon world. He asked many Taoist priests and demon hunters he knew well before he could roughly understand the relationship between the demon world.
He understands the demon clan based on the surname and clan of mortals. "Although he is a dog demon, because he does not live in the clan, he does not have much interaction with the dog clan and raccoon clan. He has lived in Tokyo Yaofang since he was a child. Zhong is quite popular, and the owner of the shop, Xiong You, also takes good care of him. As he said, he found a job for him to supplement his family income."
Quan Lang did not conceal or deceive these things, and Liao Chun couldn't tell how much of what he said was true.
But Zhong Heqing asked again.
"What kind of general affairs is he seeking in the Yamen?"
Liao Chun personally asked the demon in Yaofang Yamen about this matter.
"It's said to be a scout. It seems to be looking for untransformed demon spirits to protect, so most of them are running around in the mountains."
He was afraid that Shaoqing wouldn't understand, so he wanted to tell Shaoqing what he had just learned.
There are two types of demons. One is born from demon spirit parents, and is a demon at birth. When a mortal is about five or six years old, it will take the form of a human, and will mostly live in human form after that;
The other type is the original demon that is transformed into a demon by gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. The demon elixir is generated in the body by condensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and becomes a demon.
However, most of the original demons will have to undergo decades of training before they can transform into human form. Before that, they were only half-demon bodies. The demon world will send people to enthrone such half-demon, and will pay attention to protect half-demon who lack the means to protect themselves.
And Quan Langmou's job was to find and protect these half-demon spirits, and by the way, he could also collect medicine for his family's medicine shop in the mountains.
But before Liao Chun could explain, he saw Shaoqing nodded in understanding.
"I know this."
When Quan Lang works as a scout, every time he finds a half-demon spirit, he can receive a sum of money from the Yamen. Firstly, it is to protect the half-demon, and secondly, it is to keep an eye on these original demons to prevent them from disobeying the laws of the demon world and causing harm to mortals.
Therefore, many mortal Taoist priests and demon hunters are very familiar with the demon guards, and some of them have become good friends.
Zhong Heqing pondered for a while, and then ordered Liao Chun to take people to the Du family to ask some questions.
As soon as he finished talking to Liao Chun, he heard footsteps approaching behind him.
"There is finally progress this time. You have really made a lot of efforts."
Liao Chun quickly turned around, and Zhong Heqing also saw the person coming.
The two of them saluted, "Master Xun."
Xun Yue, the minister of Dali Temple, discovered Zhong Heqing long before he entered the Dali Temple. He also brought him to the capital with his keen eye and knowledge and helped him enter the Dali Temple.
This is the first time that Dali Temple has dealt with a case related to demons and ghosts. Although Zhong Heqing is only in his late teens, he is very relieved.
Now that there was progress, he looked at the young man with more kindness.
"I've only heard of the demon temple in Tokyo but haven't been inside it. Dali Temple can catch suspects from tens of thousands of demons. I heard that Wenye used a clever method, which is really good."
Zhong Heqing said it was nothing, "It's just the negligence of the demon."
Xun Yue told him not to be modest, "I still know your ability to solve cases. In this situation, the palace has an explanation. I don't think you need to be too anxious."
Xun Yue chuckled, "You have been married for less than a month, so I called you to handle such a case. I feel a little sorry for the bride. Go home early today and accompany your wife! Pick up the child early, Our Dali Temple has another successor!"
The third generation Dali temple official of the Zhong family, when his grandfather Zhong Heqing was still alive, the late emperor personally gave him the Shangfang Sword to keep with him.
And he personally wrote fifteen words for the Zhong family——
In the name of Qingming, with Qingbai as the heart, and with all our efforts for the people.
Everyone knows this.
Later, when Zhong Heqing disappeared from the public, the Zhong family had no successors. Both the late emperor and the current officials lamented many times.
Now that Xun Yue said this, the temple chief Liao Chun also said, "Young master, it's time to go home. It doesn't matter if you come later tomorrow, my subordinates will do everything well!"
Xun Yue laughed loudly when he heard this, pointed at Liao Chun and Zhong Heqing and said, "You should learn from him. There are two sons and three daughters in the family, and it's very lively." He also said to Liao Chun, "At your age, you can still keep up your efforts."
When it came to himself, Liao Chun had a bitter look on his face.
"Sir, don't be ridiculous. I have to sacrifice everything to buy a house and raise children. You don't know how difficult it is to live in Tokyo."
He said, "You'd better let Mr. Shaoqing go home and work hard. Shaoqing's house is enough to live in!"
"That's right, tonight is still the night of the 15th. I should give Wen Ye an extra half-day off. It doesn't matter if I can't come tomorrow morning!"
The two of them started laughing more and more as they talked, which made Zhong Heqing's neck and cheeks secretly feel hot.
Just hearing the fifteenth round night, he suddenly thought of what he had done.
*
"Why aren't you back yet?"
Jiuji looked back and forth outside the courtyard gate several times, muttering uncontrollably.
She is now waiting for news about Zhong Shaoqing.
Sure enough, the omen of the dream was unmistakable. The case of Mr. Private School was related to the An Sanniang she was looking for.
As for An Sanniang, she had just inquired carefully and found out that their herbal medicine shop had an elixir that no one else had, called Qingfeng Vine, which was a rare elixir that could quickly stop bleeding and heal injuries.
By coincidence, this Qingfeng Vine was planted in the backyard of Jade Mouse Cave Palace.
The Jade Rat Cave Palace, which has always been heavily guarded, allowed three members of An Sanniang's family to enter and collect for unknown reasons.
The case, An Sanniang, Jade Rat Cave Palace...
Seeing the twilight, Jiu Ji couldn't help but call her maid Jin Lizi, "Go and ask, has Mr. Lang come back?"
Jin Lizi just shook his head and said, "Madam, your husband is not back yet."
The bright moon in the sky is as round as a jade plate.
The night of the fifteenth day of every month is the busiest day in the demon world. The moonlight is bright and clear, and even demons who work hard on weekdays will relax and rest on this day.
She looked up at the moon and couldn't help but murmured, "Why don't you go home on the fifteenth day of the lunar month?"
*
Zhong Heqing was supposed to go home early after going to the office early, but he didn't want to meet Mr. Du's son Du Xiucai halfway.
Du Xiucai heard from the temple chief Liao Chun that a monster had been caught in Dali Temple. He was so excited that he didn't know what to do. When he met Zhong Heqing on the way, he took his hand and said that he would treat him to a meal.
The case hadn't been solved yet, and Dali Temple didn't have such rules, but Zhong Heqing couldn't resist Du Xiucai's kindness, so he had to pull him away.
Du Xiucai originally wanted to find a decent restaurant to treat him, but Zhong Heqing repeatedly refused, and the two of them ended up eating pickled cucumber rice on the roadside.
It was a rare opportunity for Zhong Heqing to ask Du Xiucai more questions at the right time.
It's a pity that Du Xiucai didn't know anything about Mr. Du having demon students. He only said that Mr. Du always taught children from poor people to read and read. Most of these children stopped learning after they knew a few words, so Mr. Du taught for dozens of years. In 2000, there were no students who became officials. There were a few good candidates, but they all failed halfway through the exam.
Even his own son was just a scholar. Du Xiucai was ashamed and felt sorry for his father, but Mr. Du didn't care.
He said that it is good to read more and understand the principles. Whether he succeeds in getting a good rank or not, and whether he succeeds in becoming an official is all God's will.
"Study and be a good person, be at peace with God's will, and don't harm God's principles."
... ...
After talking for a long time, Du Xiucai burst into tears and drank a few more drinks. Zhong Heqing took the opportunity to pay for the meal and called a boy from the roadside to take him home.
By the time he returned to the mansion, it was completely dark.
He went back to the front yard to change clothes. As soon as he arrived in the yard, Stargazer ran over.
"My husband is back, and my wife is thinking about you?"
These words made the man startled.
Gazing at the sight, he pursed his lips and added with a smile.
"Just now, I heard from the little girl Jin Lizi that the lady was muttering in the courtyard, saying why the prince didn't come home on the 15th. Come over quickly."
When Zhong Heqing heard this, the heat that had subsided on his cheeks began to rise again unconsciously.
He coughed slightly uncomfortably, but instead of going straight over in the dust, he asked Guanxing to fetch some water, washed up first, and changed into clean and suitable clothes before he hurried over.
The clear moonlight made the man's ears turn slightly red.
