On this day, before the sun sets, the lights of Zhongjing are already bright, and the streets of the surrounding four cities are bustling, and citizens are rushing towards the center of the city to join in the celebration that has been thunderous for thousands of years.

It's midyear here......

This year's Zhongyuan Festival is quite unusual, since the death of the emperor has been a period of state mourning for more than two months, and the slightly larger group activities have been banned. At the beginning of the empress's accession to the throne, all kinds of chaos ravaged Zhongjing, up to Yulin Wei Jinyiwei, down to Zhongjing Mansion officials, like bamboo strips back and forth several times, no one had the courage or mood to go to the street to play.

But today, the haze has suddenly dispersed, and the sky is high and cloudy. The empress issued an edict to stop the funeral, asking the government to have fun with the people, creating a festive atmosphere in the Middle Yuan. The government of various cities has taken action, urging the business market to hold meetings, hanging festive slogans, and free bus and tram tickets, and they are very busy. even sent officials to walk the streets and alleys to beat gongs and drums, with a posture of wanting to knock everyone out of the house, as if they were competing for the rate of going to the street.

In the face of the boiling noise, the extended version of the armored luxury car could no longer move after only two streets. Gao De had no choice but to get out of the car with Xiaoli, blend in the tide of the crowd, and walk towards Wanwufang in the center of Xicheng.

Ai Tosaka didn't joke with Gaode, Xiaoli really came back that afternoon. In the afternoon, she enjoyed the home-cooked food cooked by Gao De himself, and asked Gao De to accompany her to the night market to experience the festive atmosphere of mortals.

Of course, Gao De couldn't refuse, even if it was just a friend, he, a native of Zhongjing, was obliged to take Xiaoli to play.

"That...... Sorry for the long walk. Gao De also apologized very gentlemanly.

"It's rare to have fun with mortals, I don't care. Xiaoli's response was light but reserved, which made Gao De quite embarrassed.

Yes, people are saints, what kind of fatigue is it to walk this way?

As for crowding, Xiaoli exuded an unusually soft power, as if an invisible barrier had been opened, enveloping him in it. The flow of people slipped away two or three feet away, but no one felt any different.

Of course, the two of them are not invisible or have entered a strange space, Xiaoli is here to experience the joy of mortals, and she looks like a mortal girl at this time.

Her long silver-white hair and pointed ears were covered in a turban, and her beautiful face was covered with a veil. The white dress and white skirt that was originally like an ice and snow fairy was replaced by a simple pleated skirt with red and green, which hid Xiaoli's tall and slender figure, making her look just a little jasper with a conservative family style.

However, the two still caused the neighbors to look back frequently, and Xiaoli was a little annoyed, so they squeezed Gao De to the side of the street, and said in a joking tone: "People all over the street are looking at you, why do you say that you are such a handsome man?"

"Who are you looking at me," Gao De sighed, "everyone is looking at you, who still wears sunglasses at night, and is not blind." ”

Xiaoli choked and snorted: "I look strange, everyone will be shocked when they see it." ”

"It's quite strange," Gao De flattered from the bottom of his heart: "Of course the fairy is strange, how can mortals be blessed to see the true face of the fairy, and if they really see it, they don't have the heart to ask for a wife in this life." These sunglasses have simply saved the world, and without it, how can mortals pass on their ancestry. ”

Xiaoli was silent for a while, and finally couldn't help but laugh, "Why did you become so poor?"

"Well, no one cares if it's so lively," she took off her sunglasses, and the pair of silver eyes under the light seemed to be turning the Milky Way, reminding Gao De of the four-colored galaxy above the gray realm. The words that had rushed to his throat seemed to be suppressed by the chaotic power represented by the galaxy, and he actually swallowed it back into his stomach.

Gao De vented, and the light in Xiaoli's eyes that seemed to be waiting for something also dimmed. The light flickered as if it was about to ignite on its own, but it was finally sealed by an ice-like indifference.

The two fell into an awkward silence for a moment, and walked side by side. Gao De is on the right, Xiaoli is on the left, both of them are tall and tall beyond ordinary people, and they are always attracting eyes full of various emotions.

After walking for a while, Xiaoli pouted secretly, and her eyes fell on Gao De's hand.

The cuffs shook slightly, and just as he was about to make any move, Gao De suddenly raised his left hand and pointed into the distance: "There is a jewelry market over there, do you want to go and see it?"

"Not interested......"

Xiaoli covered her mouth in annoyance as soon as she finished speaking, but Gao De didn't see it, he was beating a drum in his heart and feeling uneasy.

Xiao Li looked at his left hand just now, but he saw it, and instantly a layer of white sweat appeared on his back. Could it be that he found out that there was a problem with his left hand and sensed those demon figures?

He hugged his arms and said without words: "The last time you went home was more than half a month ago, aren't you very busy?"

"Yes...... Very busy......"

Xiaoli glanced at Gao De out of the corner of her eye, and her tone was even colder because she was unhappy. "There seem to be a lot of things, but it's actually just searching, fighting, killing, killing. The human heart is chaos, the human heart is immortal, and the chaos is eternal, and the people of our holy mountain can never stop, at most, there is somewhere to ...... The place rested for a while. ”

"Is it to clear out the demons outside of Zhongjing?" said this, Gao De became serious, and asked to himself. "Have you found any patterns, such as what part of the Chaos Force was more active after the Empress ascended the throne?"

He subconsciously regarded Xiaoli as a living file provider, wanting to find evidence for some of the patterns he had found in the archives before.

"Aren't you relieved to be a secondary support at the elephant training center?"

Xiaoli turned her head and said, "It's Xiao Ai who said it, I don't have the time to care about these idle things." ”

"This is auxiliary support," Gao De still had to give her some answer, "Some time ago, I took the mahout to bury my head and get together with Her Majesty the Empress, but something happened. You still have to lay a good foundation before you can be sure, even if you just look at the archives, you can see a lot of things. To sum it up, this is the experience. If you have enough experience to find out the rules, you can do things with half the effort. ”

"Hmm...... This is your ......" Xiaoli glanced back at him quickly, trying to suppress the corners of her upturned mouth. "That's a thing for you, but you seem to be saying that the Empress is just as ruthless as you, what about your loyalty?"

"My loyalty to Her Majesty the Empress is like my heartbeat and breathing, all the time," Gao De spoke to Xiaoli a lot more at this time, "but the ways and means of showing loyalty are more diverse, such as sincerely pointing out His Majesty's ...... Careless mistake. ”

"After all, it's not absolute, loyalty is not absolute is absolutely disloyalty," Xiaoli snorted lightly: "You said it yourself." ”

"Speaking of the Empress......," she sighed again, "your question is indeed a bit on the Empress's side...... Signs, such as the power of evil demons surging more violently, but this is a law that has existed since ancient times, so you don't have to bother to think about it. ”

A group of gray-clothed patrolmen of the Soldiers and Horses walked on the opposite side, Xiaoli grabbed Gao De's sleeve, pulled him into the street, and took advantage of the situation to hold his arm.

"What law?" Gaode is still in a state of studious progress.

"It's the law of the rise and fall of the world," the other hand was clenched into a small fist and shook it slightly, and Xiaoli's tone became cheerful. "The war is raging, and the blood demons are thriving. The famine arose, and the plague flourished. The prosperity of the world is declining, and the evil demons are thriving. Once the dynasty reached the point where everyone was proud of extravagance, the power of evil demons in the chaos naturally became powerful. ”

Gao De noticed that Slender Slender put his hand on his arm, and the white sweat that had just disappeared exploded again.

I was really suspected by Xiaoli!

"No wonder just that sorority is so rampant," he said, trying to keep his distance from her, making sure that his arm was only in contact with her hand, while making his movements and voice seem natural.

"Speaking of which, the leader of that sorority is really powerful, and I and the master only injured him......"

He changed the subject, and he explained the story of the underground world of Yisida Yang Temple to Granny Yao and Ai Tosaka, of course, it was the edited version.

"Ben is a member of the Sisterhood, and the master who lurked in the brocade guard and once gave him to Nazas is his murderer. When I met the master again, my humanity was not lost before the battle, and I joined hands with him to fight the enemy, and finally died due to exhaustion. ”

Nine percent of this statement is true, and with He Lingling's witness, Granny Yao and Ai Tosaka naturally have no doubts.

"Although that guy is not a person in the tower in the magic tower, he can be regarded as a master on the periphery," Xiaoli comforted, "You can survive in front of him, it's really ...... unimaginable. ”

"My luck has always been good, such as the initial ......" Speaking of this, Gao De quickly shut up, and Xiaoli took his hand and suddenly strengthened it.

"Your luck has been good from the beginning," Xiaoli muttered in a low voice, turning back to the topic: "You can't get involved in the matter of the power of evil demons, the empress said that she is dealing with it, and there will be a series of measures after the Midyear Festival." ”

"Can you get some air first?" Gao De was curious.

"It's okay to tell you, it's going to be done tomorrow. Xiao Li pondered and said, "The empress's opinion is that one of the root causes of the power of evil demons is that the status of women is too low, which makes mortals accustomed to venting their desires and seeking excitement on women. It has been condensed into an unbreakable tradition over thousands of years, and it is like a door, allowing the power of evil demons to naturally gush out of this door. ”

"Her Majesty the Empress is far-sighted," said Gao Dezan, "and it is true. ”

"After all, she is the empress, how can she rule the world if she doesn't see through the world. Xiaoli's eyebrows raised, "It seems" that Gao De was praising herself. Therefore, the empress decided to overhaul the official system, promote female officials and generals, and start with the court and the government to improve the status of women. It is also necessary to crack down on the Green Sleeve Workshop, formulate laws to protect women and children, and clean up all kinds of bad habits of male superiority and inferiority, huh...... In short, it is a whole set of measures, and the details are too complicated to say for a while, in short, this is the direction. ”

"The empress said, this set of measures also has your credit," Xiaoli looked at Gao De, and her silver-gray eyes were full of his figure. "The distinction between men and women is the natural division of yin and yang, and women also hold up half the sky, this is what you said. ”

When did I say this to the Empress?

Gao De was a little confused, but these measures reminded him of an old case he had seen, and he couldn't help but shake his head again and again.

"Will this make everyone respect women? Maybe it's counterproductive. ”

"Do you think the empress is wrong?" Xiaoli pulled out her hand and turned to the front to look at him, and her voice became louder: "Say, what's wrong, talk about it!"

Gao De quickly stopped, puzzled by her sudden change of attitude.

"It's good for the little couple not to quarrel," an old voice suddenly sounded next to him, it was an old woman. "Today is a great day, it's not good to wash away the joy, it's not comfortable all year. ”

Old woman, you are a good person!

Xiaoli and Gao De both cast grateful glances at the old woman, and then turned around and Xiao Li wanted to hold Gao De again, Gao De was ready to raise his hand and pretend to scratch his head.

The accident just happened, Xiaoli's hand slid under Gao De's waist and grabbed something.

Xiaoli first pinched suspiciously, then frowned and thought about something, and then came back to her senses and her eyes were round. Even if her face was covered by a veil, looking at the ripples in her pupils, she knew that her jade-white face had turned red.

She let go in a panic as if she was holding on to a red-hot soldering iron, and snorted heavily, but she couldn't hear the annoyance.

"W-What is that?" she asked, pretending to be indifferent and ignorant, "what kind of blade?"

Gao Dexin said that this could not be hidden, and lifted the hem of his robe.

That's really a blade, it's the emoji gourd hammer.