"This is the map of the Forbidden City, do you see the signs here?" There is a blank space," Ah Zi closed one eye and pointed to the area near the emperor's dormitory on the map, "It may be easier to understand if you see it with your own eyes, although in the Forbidden City, such a blank space seems to be a lot, but this is near the emperor's bedroom." www.biquge.info Although Zhu Yuanfang has made a lot of achievements, no one has said much about his ordinary luxury, but it can be seen from the map that the vicinity of his dormitory. ”

"Where did you get this map?" Dior squinted, "I don't think the map of the Forbidden City will leak out. ”

"Since I know that what Yujian is looking for is in the Forbidden City, I naturally have a source of information," Ah Zi shook his head, "The key is here, after Zhu Yuanfang took the throne, he repaired the Forbidden City once, near his dormitory, the imperial dining room in the west, the back/palace on the back, and the palace in the south, only the east side is empty." It's not a road, it's not a backyard or anything like that, but it's all blank on this side, nothing has been built. Don't you think it's very unusual?"

According to Ah Zi, the east side of Zhu Yuanfang's dormitory does seem too empty. In Dior's few meetings with Zhu Yuanfang, it was indeed unusual for the emperor, who was drinking and enjoying himself every time, to vacate such an open space in the east of his dormitory. Dio took a drag on his cigarette and pointed to the map.

"Interesting, the only thing marked in this open space is a willow tree," Dio glanced at Ah Zi's expression, "Why is there this willow tree? If this land is really an open space, it is impossible to plant vegetation only this willow tree, besides, is it necessary to mark such a thing as a willow tree on the map? Or in other words, why did the person who made this map mark this willow tree?"

"Because it's very idle, you see, this tree is still so finely painted. Su Xiang ordered a meat muffin from the counter, chewing it in his mouth.

"Are you half-demons so indebted?" Dior glared at her fiercely, "yes, why is a tree so finely drawn, when all the other vegetation is just filled with a patch of green." ”

"You mean to say..."

"If I remember correctly, the monsters of your Ming Empire are not just animals," Dio held his forehead, "Maybe this willow tree is taking care of something, and it is Zhu Yuanfang's subordinate." ”

"Isn't that more troublesome?" Yu Jian said dissatisfiedly, "It's so close to the Ming Empire's dormitory, if it's really this willow tree that is watching over that thing, then we won't be able to escape before we are discovered." ”

"Yes. ”

Dio shook his index finger and smiled confidently.

"As long as you want, there will be. I just need to know where that thing is, and it only takes a split second for me to get my hands on it. So, if you want your sword, do you know what to do?"

"It's easy," Yumijian nodded, "When are you leaving?"

"Wait, what the hell are you talking about?" Su Xiang swallowed the meat muffin and looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression, "What if you want to kill the Willow Demon, or if you have to get some password to get your sword?"

"These are not problems, the biggest problem is the lack of manpower," Dio shook his head, "I don't know what that sword looks like, so in order to find that sword, Amami Sword must act with me." But then there will be no one to attract the attention of the Praetorian Guard and the Willow Demon, and we won't have enough time to find our target. ”

"That's... Can you not count me?" Su Xiang wiped his cold sweat.

"Yes, we still have this half-demon," Dior pretended to be like he had just remembered, and patted Su Xiang's shoulder with a smile, "You see, in today's increasingly rare half-demons, seeing a half-demon will naturally be very interested, it only takes a few minutes, you go and divert the attention of the willow demon - if there is one." Don't believe in yourself, believe in me!"

"I refuse..."

"Anyway, even if you don't agree, I can throw you in front of that willow demon, what to do when the time comes, you can think for yourself. Dio grinned.

It seemed that she was haunted by Su Xiang's sudden surrender before, which disrupted her plans. Su Xiang's neck shrank, and he glanced at Ah Zi with a bitter face.

"Then I'll go with you," Zi nodded and smiled, "Isn't that interesting?"

"I didn't say you could go," Yu Jianjian suddenly turned his head and looked at Ah Zi with a sneer, "You are a variable, I don't know about you, and I don't know your affairs, so what should you do, if I find out that you are following us..."

"Oh well. Ah Zi shrugged, it didn't seem like she really cared about it.

Dio kept staring at her, and the girl thought about how Ah Zi had behaved all the way, and finally glanced at the beast ears and tail that she still hadn't shown, and raised the corners of her mouth slightly. She didn't say hello, and walked towards the outside of Tushan Tower by herself, and Yu Jian also pulled up Su Xiang and dragged her away from Le Tushan Tower.

"Don't drag! My tail! My proud tail!" Su Xiang hugged his tail with both hands, crying and mourning, "Let go!

"Half-demon, let me ask you something," Dior stood in the doorway, shaking the burned cigarette into the trash, "Is it accurate for me to use body temperature and blood components to analyze whether an existence is a youkai?"

"Well, I don't know," Su Xiang's crying expression disappeared in an instant, and after thinking for a while, she replied, "After all, including me, everyone uses smell to distinguish." I don't know if the smell contains what you're talking about. But... Most yokai don't adapt to human form, so they will have their tails and ears like half-goblins like me. And I'm born like this. ”

"Yujian Sword, how likely do you think Ah Zi is not a fox demon?" Dior put away his pipe, and instead pulled out a pack of cigarettes.

"Sancheng," Yu Jianjian let go of the hand that was holding Su Xiang's back collar, "Her performance is too ordinary, but there is something abnormal." The fox demons I've come into contact with... For example, this guy's mother is exactly the same as her personality. ”

"My mother?!" Su Xiang was taken aback.

"Yes, although she has forgotten about me a long time ago," Yumijian shrugged, "I have also been to the Tushan clan's gathering place before, and to be honest, the fox demon gives me the feeling of being like this waste half-demon. It seems to be cynical and freewheeling, but it is the first clan to combine with humans, they know how to play with humans between applause, and they also understand human feelings best, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the closest monsters to humans. And Ah Zi... How to say it, she feels more like some self-righteous monster to me, such as Zhu Yuanfang. ”

"No, I'm not asking that," Dior shook his head, "Zi isn't a fox demon, I've made sure that. ”

"What?!"

"From beginning to end, she didn't show her ears or tail, but the other youkai in the hall..."

As soon as Dio said this, Yu Jianjian and Su Xiang reacted, and glanced back at the hall. Whether it's a tail or a horn, none of the features that can reveal the identity of a youkai are hidden, and even vampires can be seen deliberately grinning and showing sharp teeth.

"Why is that?" Dior closed his eyes, "The name Azi is also a "legendary" youkai. In my memory of the myth of the Ming Empire, it first appeared in the "Sou Shen Ji" in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. But why Ah Zi? The fox demon named Ah Zi doesn't have any special abilities in the story, and maybe among the monsters, he is also a guy who is not very famous. If she chooses this name on purpose, it will make humans think that she is a youkai, and the youkai have little interest in a weak fox demon. This is a psychological misdirection, and so is the name Tu Shanlou, and the club only accepts monsters and special humans. ”

"I see," Amami nodded in agreement, "That's why I chose a game that most youkai don't understand, and most of the youkai are not interested in the 'new things' of humans." Not because she's most familiar with video games, but because she only has a chance of winning in video games - compared to yokai with special abilities. ”

"She's not stupid," Dior glanced back at Zi, who was sitting back in the hall and chatting and laughing with other monsters, "'The one who is deceived is the loser', and there is this rule in gambling and games." She may not have hidden her identity from the other youkai either, she may just be a human. ”

"That's why you rejected her?" Su Xiang sat on the ground without an image, leaning against the door frame, still holding a meat muffin in his hand.

“... Since this guy can become "Zhu Xia", then he can also become someone else," Dio was still holding the photo in her hand, she looked at the person in the photo and narrowed her eyes, "It is also possible that she has a connection with the emperor of the Ming Empire, that is to say, our current actions are still under surveillance, and Zhu Yuanfang knows what we just talked about." In other words, we have to think of something else. ”

"It's a pity. Su Xiang didn't seem to care.

Because both Dio and Yumi Jian stared at her restless smile. As smart as she is, of course she knows that these two people are just saying this is a 'plan within a plan'. It's all too common to know you're being watched, to say something else, and then to act as planned.