Changle Palace.

Inside the splendid hall.

Xiao Che sat on the dragon chair in the hall casually, squinting his eyes slightly: "Sir, is it planned to let the 'ominous' coexist peacefully with the people?"

His tone was a little surprised, obviously he couldn't understand what Zhao Ting's purpose was in doing this?

Zhao Ting looked at him and corrected: "Your Majesty is wrong, it is to let those innocent 'ominous' who have not committed murder coexist peacefully with the people, not all 'ominous'. ”

"Does it make a difference?"

Xiao Che stood up from the dragon chair, his voice a little excited: "Sir, if you are not of my race, your heart will be different! This is a warning left by the old ancestor. Although the 'ominous' mentioned by the gentleman has not caused evil for the time being, if they are allowed to mingle among the people, how will the people be safe?"

"What if they slaughtered the people of a county on a whim? Sheltering them would be indifferent to the lives of the people of the Wu Dynasty. ”

Zhao Ting walked up to him and said, "I have also thought about what Your Majesty said. But His Majesty also knows that there are many fourth-order masters among these remnants of the 'unknown', and if the court presses too hard, these demon dogs can do anything under the wall in a hurry. ”

"You can't be in too much of a hurry to slay demons, and you need to take your time. We promise to give those 'ominous' who have not committed murder a way out, that is, to send a signal to the outside world that the imperial court is willing to reconcile with 'ominous'. In this way, those who are hunted down and killed will be lucky, and it will not be so easy for the dog to jump off the wall. ”

Xiao Che touched the beard on his chin and nodded slowly, with a thoughtful look in his eyes: "Mr. is far-sighted. ”

Zhao Ting smiled and continued: "As for what Your Majesty is worried about, the threat of 'unknown' to the people, this can be easily solved. As long as the imperial court lists these 'ominous' as key monitoring objects, allows them to report to the school desk every half a month, and pays close attention to their travel and contact with people, the danger can be minimized. ”

"This is also a helpless move," he raised his head and pointed to the sky, his expression became a lot more solemn, "Your Majesty also knows that they are coming back, and we can't waste any more time and energy on these 'ominous'." ”

Xiao Che sighed, sat back on the dragon chair, and said, "What Mr. said is, it's just... I have learned from my ancestors that the bloodlines of the demon race are strictly hierarchical, and the superior bloodlines completely control everything of the lower bloodlines, and have the right to kill them. ”

"In the end, these 'ominous' bodies are full of demonic blood, more or less, they can't get out of the control of those demons! I'm afraid that even if we contain them, when the demons return, they will also turn against the human race. ”

"I also know the bloodline level of the demon race. ”

Zhao Tingman waved his hand absently and said, "The influence of the bloodline can only affect those who are shallow in cultivation, and those who are advanced in cultivation will not be affected much, unless it is a bloodline of the same root." ”

It wasn't something he had just said, it was a message he had gotten from the memories of the old ghost he had killed.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, I have a way to minimize the influence of this bloodline. ”

Xiao Che shrugged his shoulders and said, "Since Mr. has said so, then I believe that Mr. is." ”

"The king is in the middle of the waiting. ”

The black-clothed old eunuch standing on the side walked out when he heard the sound.

Xiao Che looked at him and said loudly: "It is rumored that General Chu Xiao will immediately enter the palace to meet him." ”

"No!"

After the black-clothed old eunuch left, Zhao Ting sat down on a stool in the hall and said, "There is one more matter, I will meet with the Sea Dragon King on Fengqiu Island in seven days to decide on the division of the Terran territory and the Sea Clan's territory. ”

"In order to prevent those Sea Clans from taking advantage of the situation to increase their troops and attack the Terran cities in my absence, I also ask Your Majesty to pay close attention to every move of the Sea Clan these days, and gather troops to defend them strictly. ”

Xiao Che nodded and said, "I know it in my heart, sir, just rest assured." ”

After a pause, he picked up a black letter from the desk, threw it to Zhao Ting, and said, "This is the fold handed over by the school desk last night, and there are many amazing words in it, Mr. may wish to take a look." ”

Zhao Ting caught it steadily, opened it and only glanced at it twice, and his face became a lot more solemn.

"Is this true?"

Xiao Che also had a serious face and said, "In order to send back the news, the school desk in Quling County is almost dead, so it should be somewhat credible. ”

"The demons are really fast!" Zhao Ting's eyes were cold, and he threw the envelope in his hand on the table, "Send the scout back so soon to open the way." ”

Xiao Che said: "I have secretly ordered the commander of the rear army of the Demon Slayer Army to send Lu Dayan to Quling County to investigate this matter, and I think there will be results in a few days." ”

Zhao Ting thought silently, and finally stood up, his face cold: "It's too slow! None of the demon scouts can live. ”

"Sir, you're going to make a move?"

Xiao Che glanced at Zhao Ting with joy on his face and said, "Then there is Mr. Lao." ”

When the words fell, Zhao Ting's figure had already turned into a gust of wind and disappeared without a trace.

......

Cangzhou.

Yuexiu County.

This place is located in the southeast of the Wu Dynasty, there are many rivers, rich in lotus root and beautiful southern girls, also known as lotus root township.

A remote water town in the county.

Inside the lotus root pond.

Zhao Tai was sitting in the canopy of the big locust tree on the shore, directing the stone axe giant to dig in the middle of the lotus pond.

"A little further to the left, a little more to the right, alas, the digging is off... Why are you so stupid?"

In the turquoise lotus root pool, the stone axe giant was diligently reaching the bottom of the pool, digging desperately.

The mud and sand at the bottom of the pool were stirred up by it, and the pool gradually became turbid.

"What are you looking for? Little Lao'er might be able to help. ”

At this time, an old and honest human face suddenly appeared on the big locust tree under Zhao Tai's buttocks, and the mouths of the human face closed one by one, making the sound of urns and urns.

If ordinary people were here, they would be taken aback, but Zhao Tai was not very human.

He lowered his head and glanced at the face of the old man on the big locust tree, and asked unceremoniously: "It's just right, old fellow, let me ask you, how long have you lived?"

The old man's face was wrinkled, and he frowned again at this time, and he didn't feel a little funny: "Little Lao'er also forgot, I only know that it seems to be the Xia Dynasty when I am conscious." ”

Zhao Tai's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Then have you seen someone throw a dark golden severed finger down from here?"

The old man made a look of reminiscence on his face, and said, "I have some impressions, it seems that it is the place where the big guy is digging, and it should be not far from there..."

As soon as the words fell.

The stone axe giant in the center of the lotus pond stood up with a dark golden severed finger and said excitedly: "My lord, my lord has found it." ”

The severed finger is very thick, and it has not lost its divinity after many years of washing and grinding, and it blooms with golden brilliance in the world, which is extremely dazzling.

Zhao Tai beckoned his hand and ingested the golden severed finger, and the tiger's eyes showed excitement: "Sure enough, it's here." ”

The stone axe giant also waded out of the lotus pond at this time, shaking off the droplets of water all over his body like a big golden retriever.

"My lord, what is this?" it asked, shaking.

Zhao Tai glanced at it and said, "The severed finger of the god statue created by Shen Jin has increased its fire power. ”

After speaking, he raised his head and swallowed the dark gold severed finger into his stomach, and saw that the two 'ominous' around him were stunned.

After eating, Zhao Tai showed a look of pleasure on his face, looked at the old locust tree under his buttocks, and said with a smile: "Old guy, take advantage of my good mood to ask you one last question, have you ever killed someone?"

Feeling the dangerous aura emanating from his body, coupled with the fact that the fire was originally restrained by wood, the old locust demon suddenly panicked: "No... I haven't killed it, no, no, I've killed one indirectly. ”

"Oh?" the smile on Zhao Tai's face was even bigger, "Tell me carefully, how did you kill indirectly?

The old locust demon didn't want to say it, but it had a very strong premonition, if it refused to cooperate, I was afraid that it would be burned to ashes by the bald man in front of it in the next second.

So I had to bite the bullet and say, "That was more than a hundred years ago... At that time, there was a villager named Biaozi in Lianhua Village, who was particularly fond of gambling, and he gambled to lose his wife to people from other villages, and wanted to redeem his wife but had no money, so he hit the idea of Xiao Lao'er and wanted to cut Xiao Lao'er and sell it for money. ”

"One night, he took advantage of the darkness to take an axe to cut the little old man, how could the little old man sit still and wait for death? As soon as the roots were broken, the tree was gone, and all the years of cultivation were ruined. So the little old man scared him, who knew that he was already timid, and this fright actually scared him out of illness, and he died not long after lying in bed. ”

Zhao Tai held his forehead and said, "He's going to cut you, so it's natural for you to scare him." Don't say scare him, even if you kill me, I don't think there's anything wrong with it. ”

Saying that, his gaze became a little stern again, looked at the old Huai demon, and said, "Except for this person, you haven't killed anyone else for so many years?"

The old Huai Demon grimaced with a bitter face and said, "My lord is clear! The roots of the little old man are in Lotus Village, and he can't move, how can he kill people? Everyone in the village has grown up with me watching them grow up day by day, and I can't do anything to kill them!"

"Xiao Lao'er has been well disguised all these years, except for adults, no one has seen that Xiao Lao'er has become a sperm. At this point, it couldn't help but be a little proud.

Zhao Tai twitched the corners of his mouth and said, "With your second-order strength, no one has seen through you yet, I'm afraid that even if people see through it, they won't want to pay attention to you." ”

Old Huai Demon: "......"

Zhao Tai jumped down from the crown of the old locust demon, looked at it and said, "Since you haven't done a murder, then come with me and get you an identity token, lest those demon slayers slaughter you when they cross the border." ”

"Let's go?"

The old Huai demon was stunned for a moment, and said, "Where are you going?" My lord, the little old man can't leave the soil, and he will die as soon as he leaves!"

"Fart!"

Zhao Tai glared at it fiercely and said, "The second-order Huai Demon has long been able to leave the ground, you are just lazy!"

"Stone, pull this old guy out for me, resist and take it away on your shoulder!"

The stone axe giant looked excited, and stretched out his big hand to pull out the roots of the old locust demon.

The old Huai demon was so frightened that he jumped out of the soil by himself, and his posture was extremely funny.

He sneered and said, "My lord, why bother? I promised my master that I would protect Lotus Village, and I couldn't leave easily." ”

Zhao Tai looked at it and said, "If you don't apply for an identity token, you will die sooner or later!

"Stones, resist and take away. ”

"Gotcha!"

Two young men carried an old man and walked towards the Yuexiu County Guard's Mansion.

The old locust demon struggled desperately on the shoulders of the stone axe giant, shouting as he struggled, "Okay, okay, let me down." ”

"Let me come down, my lord, can't I let the little old man transform into a human form and then go with you?"

"Okay," Zhao Tai gave the stone axe giant a look, "Stone, put it down." ”

Under the watchful eyes of Zhao Tai and the stone axe giant, the old Huai demon finally extinguished his desire to escape, and honestly transformed into a gray-robed old man with a simple face, following behind the stone axe giant.

......

Yuexiu County School Desk.

In the vast territory of the Wu Dynasty, as the eyes and ears of the emperor in charge of the world, the school desk has branches in almost every state and county, and there are countless talented people in it.

When Zhao Taiqiang pulled the old Huai Demon into the gate of the school desk, there were already two "ominous" queues inside.

Although they all transformed into human forms, Zhao Tai could still see their true bodies at a glance.

One is a frog that has become a refinement, and his cultivation is only in the late stage of the first order. There is also a big yellow dog with thick limbs, whose cultivation is third-order, and his eyes are scarlet, and he knows that he has eaten many people at a glance.

Zhao Tai was a little puzzled, this big yellow dog has such a heavy aura on his body, where did he get the courage to dare to run to the school desk?

Isn't this looking for death?

The old Huai demon behind him saw that there was an "ominous" queue in the school desk, and the boulder in his heart suddenly fell a lot, and he leaned closer and asked Zhao Tai in a low voice: "My lord, can you get a gold medal for avoiding death without killing anyone?"

Zhao Tai raised the silver token in his hand at the old Huai Demon and said, "You can also understand it this way, as long as you have this token, the people in the government will no longer trouble you." Otherwise, you will be hunted down by the imperial court all the time, and you will not be able to live in peace, understand?"

The old Huai demon showed excitement in his eyes, and nodded: "Understood." ”

Soon.

The frog spirit at the front was called in by the general of the school desk, and after verifying his life memory, he happily walked out of the gate of the school desk with a token.

When it was the turn of the big yellow dog with scarlet eyes, even the black-robed general looked at it and muttered, "There are really all kinds of demons and monsters." ”

The big yellow dog grinned at him, revealing a few sharp canine teeth that shimmered with cold light, and strode in.

Moment.

The big yellow dog also walked out, also holding a silver token in his hand, which made Zhao Tai almost dumbfounded.

This big yellow dog has eaten people at a glance, what is the school desk doing?

The black-robed general walked out, shook his head and whispered to his colleagues beside him: "Grandma, this dog demon looks so strong in cultivation, he really hasn't killed anyone, all by eating the corpses of mass graves..."

Zhao Tai: "......"

The old Huai Demon behind him greeted him excitedly and said, "Master Jun, Master Jun, I'm also here to be tested." ”

The black-robed general glanced at him and beckoned, "Come in." ”

"The imperial court did not issue this decree, and I really didn't know that there were so many 'unknowns' hidden in the jurisdiction. ”

After carefully examining the memory and life of the old Huai Demon, the black-robed general was a little speechless.

This old locust demon is not like the first two.

Not only has it never killed anyone, but it is also the patron saint of Lotus Village.

In his life, he repelled a total of five foreign "unknown" invasions, and blessed the villagers of Lotus Village for generations, just to repay the previous owner's kindness to its cultivation.

This is a great good demon!