Chapter 19, the mirror of the demon

Facing a sharp weapon to seal his throat, Zhuang Qiu stared at the old man, and did not dare to have any carelessness in his words: "Whether I am a human or not, you have confirmed it before, and you know it." On this rainy day, you see an umbrella on the ground, why don't you pick it up and use it? ”

"This umbrella is the royal umbrella of the demon dog clan, how can you lose it! Say, what is the purpose of your coming to my Hwaseong? The old man threw away the oil umbrella and asked angrily.

The atmosphere in the room became more and more tense, and the guards waved their spears in their hands, ready to attack! Zhuang Qiu frowned lightly and smiled slightly: "If I am really a spy of the demon clan, what do you mean by asking like this?" Then again, do you think we humans and youkai can coexist? The demon clan enslaves humans and mutilates them, and I am alone, and they have nothing to threaten me, why should I help them? ”

The old man blew his beard and glared, "Don't be oily here, maybe you are a monster, and we can't see it in the demon mirror!" ”

Zhuang Qiu couldn't cry or laugh, it turned out that the baby mirror in the old man's hand was called the Demon Mirror, "Could it be that you still have a Nantianmen?" ”

"How do you know!" The old man was startled and stared at Zhuang Qiu in surprise.

Zhuang Qiu was speechless, his face was full of black lines, he was messed up, and he accidentally entered Journey to the West......

"We Hwaseong people have an iron law and do not kill humans, if you are innocent, we will naturally set you free. If not, they will be executed on the spot. The old man scolded, "Press to Nantianmen Square!" ”

The rain was pouring down, the streets were full of mud, and Zhuang Qiu's clothes that he had just changed were soaked again. Shaking his head helplessly, Zhuang Qiu was escorted by the guards to Nantianmen Square.

A wide avenue in front of him leads directly to the center of the city, Zhuang Qiu looked left and right, and was scolded by the guards not to look around.

At the end of the avenue is a small clear blue pond that resembles a sapphire set in the middle of Hwaseong. Even now that the rain is pouring down, there are still a few goldfish swimming in the pool.

Zhuang Qiu was surprised, he couldn't imagine that there was such a strange place in the seemingly dilapidated Huacheng. No matter how heavy the rain is, the clear water surface about tens of meters long is still not muddy.

Smelling the fresh air on the tip of his nose, Zhuang Qiu knew that it was all thanks to this pond.

"Stunned what! Move forward! The guards pushed Zhuang Qiu and asked him to come closer. Who knew that Zhuang Qiu's feet were unstable, his body was tilted, and the whole person fell into the pond!

"Boom—"

There was a huge splash in the pool, and the hearts of all the guards and the old people who dared to come were in turmoil!

"Blasphemy! Blasphemy! This is a spy! Spies! The old man shouted loudly, ignoring the heavy rain, and immediately knelt by the pond and kowtowed, and all the guards were so frightened that they threw away their weapons and knelt down and kowtowed!

Zhuang Qiu, who fell into the water, stabilized his body in the water, wiped the water marks on his face, pointed to the guards on the shore and asked, "I said why did you push me in!" Pull me up! ”

The guard, who knew that he had done something wrong, hurriedly got up, but was stopped by the old man: "No! Our ancestors have worshiped the Demon Mirror for generations, and now they are being desecrated by an unidentified outsider! Execute! Immediate execution! ”

The kneeling old man quickly got up, picked up the spear on the ground and stabbed Zhuang Qiu in the water. Although the old man is old, he was also a general who had gone through the battlefield when he was young, and he shot like a dragon with great speed.

Zhuang Qiu was startled, took a deep breath and hurriedly dived. "Plop", the spear misses and splashes.

The old man was annoyed and angry: "What are you still doing in a daze!" Arrest him! ”

The guards took up arms and could only linger on the shore. They didn't dare to blaspheme the gods and go into the water to arrest people, but they also had to stop Zhuang Qiu, who was reckless in the water.

"Elder! We...... This ......" The guard looked helpless, clutching his spear and not knowing what to do.

The elder stared at Zhuang Qiu who was swimming in the water, and his lungs were about to explode, "You come up for me!" Do not blasphew our gods! Come up! ”

"You're stupid! To go up is to die. Zhuang Qiu swam to the middle of the pond before stopping.

The old man was so angry that he got angry on the shore.

"Where is your demon mirror in Nantianmen? Take it and return my innocence! Zhuang Qiu had the capital to negotiate and said confidently.

The old man's withered fingers pointed at Zhuang Qiu in the water, and his whole body trembled with anger, "The demon mirror is this pond, you are blaspheming our divine mirror now, and you are even ashamed to ask where it is!" I'm. ”

The turquoise pond is a mirror of demons. Under this pond, the reflection of all the monsters will be revealed, and there is nowhere to escape. At this time, Zhuang Qiu was swimming in it, and the reflection in the water was completely consistent with himself, and he was indeed a human being.

"You saw it too! I am indeed human, not a monster. Zhuang Qiu spread out his arms and said loudly, "It is said that Huacheng is the peach blossom source of human beings, I think I have come to the wrong place!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the old man bowed his head and remained silent. The reflection in the pool is indeed human, and there is nothing strange about it. It was his own narrow-minded suspicion that led to the desecration of the gods. But all this is because of Zhuang Qiu!

The old man can't afford the blasphemy, but he can still do it. The wise gaze projected towards Zhuang Qiu like a poisonous snake, and he already had a plan in his heart.

"You go ashore first, since you are human, we have no reason to embarrass you." The old man motioned for all the guards to withdraw their weapons.

Zhuang Qiu swam in the water, still without the intention of going ashore: "Blasphemy is a capital crime, explain in advance, someone must testify to me that I didn't mean it, it was pushed by you." ”

"You ......," the old man whispered to the fellow, "you go ashore first, and everything is easy to say." ”

"There is no basis for words." Zhuang Qiu swam in the water, consuming with them.

"Don't talk nonsense, this princess will testify to you, come out for me!"

A loud shout suddenly sounded behind him, and before Zhuang Qiu could turn around, he was picked up by something and fell directly to the mud.

"Tap, who?" Zhuang Qiu, who was in the muddy water, stood up with his waist up, and at this time he was covered in mud and dirty.

On the opposite side, a heroic woman in armor stood in the rain and looked at Zhuang Qiu. The two looked at each other, Zhuang Qiu was a little helpless, and shook the muddy water on his body in embarrassment.

"See the eldest princess." The old man and the guards bowed and saluted, "Tell the eldest princess, this person ......"

"Elder Xia Bei, I have seen this matter in my eyes, there is no need to say which is right and which is wrong, right?" The woman wears battle armor, and her momentum is not weaker than these guards. The big eyes under the long eyelashes glanced at Zhuang Qiu and asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Zhuang Qiu."

"Follow me!" The woman waved her hand and motioned for Zhuang Qiu to keep up with her pace. The old man on the side hurriedly stepped forward to stop, "Eldest princess, don't!" ”

"Elder Xia Bei, is it difficult that Princess Ben has to ask you first? Remember, the surname here is Hua, not Xia! ”

The handsome woman didn't look back, and waved with her back to Zhuang Qiu. Zhuang Qiu smiled slightly, this is a woman who is as strong as a woman in armor.

Zhuang Qiu caught up with the princess's pace, and he was not pretentious, "I need a place to wash." ”

Facing the departing eldest princess and the human being, the old man Xia Bei gritted his teeth......