After the torrential rain stopped, Jinling returned to hot weather. I wonder if Zhuge Liang borrowed the east wind back then, did he also use some secret techniques. Especially when he lit seven bright lights at the origin of Wuzhang to renew his life.

It's a pity that Wei Yan kicked over a lamp and didn't succeed.

We often say that the king of Hades let you die in the third watch, who dares to keep you until the fifth watch. It is said that the soul seducer will hook the soul of the person, and then the person will die.

But does the underworld exist? If so, where? I do not know.

The days returned to normal, and the Jinyi Wei Soul Exploration Division took over the ancient tomb under the Cheng Mansion, but there was nothing in the tomb anymore.

The huge bronze door under the Black River was not mentioned for the time being.

The murderers of the Cheng Mansion murder case, the Six Doors Demon Hunt and the Jinyi Wei Detective Spirit Division have been investigating, but there have been no clues.

Tang Jinghong didn't mention the matter of asking me to help investigate the murder case, it seemed that it was because of the arrival of Nanya.

And the homicides, which killed seven people for seven consecutive days, also stopped with the cessation of the torrential rain.

The news of this murder was blocked by the Jinyi Wei Detective Spirit Division, and it did not cause discussion in Jinling.

The prefect and county government became six doors, and Niu Meng's job was also lost, so I asked him to stay in Yishui Pavilion to help me.

Tang Jinghong lives in Yishui Pavilion, and when he is gentle, he looks like a housekeeper, fetching water and cleaning clothes or something.

When it's cold, I stand at the window every day in a daze, and I don't know what I'm thinking.

On this day, I reopened Yishui Pavilion again. Although Nan Ya sent people to send a lot of money, people can't always be idle, they have to do something.

I was reading a book in the main hall when I heard Niu Meng ask, "What are you looking for, sneaky?" ”

When I looked up, I saw an old woman at the door, looking back and forth at the shop.

He looked like a poor man, wearing shabby linen clothes that had been patched several times.

"Nine...... Is the Ninth Prince here? The old woman seemed to be a little frightened and timid.

I personally walked to the door and helped the old woman in, "Old woman, I am the shopkeeper of Yishui Pavilion, you do it first." ”

"Hey...... "......The old woman looked very restrained, and when she sat down, she looked very nervous, and she didn't know where to put her hands.

"Mengzi, go make a pot of tea." I commanded Niu Meng.

The old woman hurriedly waved her hand, "No...... No need ......"

"It's okay, you don't need money to drink tea." I replied with a smile.

"Hey...... Ay...... Good...... Good. The old woman nodded.

I can understand the nervousness of the old woman, and many poor families have come to me before. It's all because I don't have money and I want to ask for help, so it's hard to talk about it.

I have always been kind-hearted, and when I meet rich and noble people, I will ask for more, and when I meet poor people, I will not take a penny. So I haven't made much money in the past few years.

After all, money is indeed something outside my body for me, and if I want it, I can write a letter to my grandfather and ask for a few hundred taels of gold.

"Old woman, what are your difficulties, just say that I don't accept money from the old man here." In order to reassure the old woman, I made up a random reason.

The old woman nodded again, "Hey...... Ay...... The ninth prince won't report to the official, right? ”

When she asked, I didn't dare to answer immediately. What if something kills someone and sets a fire?

"Old woman, as long as it's not murder and arson, or something that violates the law and discipline, I won't say it."

"No, it's not...... Yes, it was my daughter's dystocia. The wife hurriedly waved her hand.

"Have you asked a midwife?" I asked again.

"Don't dare to ask ......"

At this time, Niu Meng came over with tea, and I handed the old woman a cup of tea, "Old woman, you take a sip of tea and speak slowly." ”

The old woman took the tea, just took a sip, paused for a while, and sighed: "Bad fate...... It's all bad fate. More than two years ago, a matchmaker told my daughter about her family, but the other party wanted to get involved.

I took my daughter to meet her, and the young man was a good man, strong and strong, and he was very energetic, so I agreed.

The two of them simply had a wedding, and the son-in-law stayed like this.

At first, the son-in-law was quite good, not only doing farm work, but also going out to do chores to subsidize the family.

The old man and I were very pleased with him. Later, strange things began to happen in the house.

First the chickens, ducks and geese were gone, then the two pigs were gone, then the little yellow dog guarding the door, and then the cows were gone.

They all disappeared in the middle of the night, and the dogs didn't shout.

reported to the official several times, but the government couldn't find out, so he didn't care about it anymore.

Later, the old man was gone. Whoever was with me, as soon as I woke up, he was gone.

The government said that the old man may have run away on his own. At this time, my daughter was pregnant, but my son-in-law was gone.

I thought, let's go, when the child is born, you can't be a father without children, right?

guarded his daughter and wanted her to give birth to the child.

But the days passed, and it seemed that it had been more than ten months, but her daughter didn't look like she was in labor at all, and her belly was bulging.

After another three months, there was still no sign of labor. The surrounding neighbors began to ask, is it raw? Raw?

I was scared, so I had to say that I was born, sent my daughter back to my hometown, and then let my daughter hide at home and not let her go out.

Now, eighteen months have passed, and there is still no movement. I really couldn't help it, so I showed the midwife.

The midwife said that my daughter was pregnant with a monster, and she didn't dare to look at it, so she mentioned the ninth son, and I came to find it.

Nine Princes, you said that if my daughter is really pregnant with a monster, what can I do......"

After the old woman finished speaking, she began to wipe away her tears.

Niu and I were dumbfounded.

Eighteen months pregnant, there was no sign of labor, and I had never heard of it, let alone seen it.

In my impression, it was recorded in the "Journey to the West Miscellaneous Drama" of the Yuan Dynasty that there was a man named Nezha, the third son of King Tota Li. It took three years in her mother's womb before she was born. But that kind of myth can't be believed.

But looking at the old woman's appearance, she is not deceiving.

And apart from the eighteen-month pregnancy, where did the old woman's family go?

When she first said it, I wondered if my son-in-law had done it, and then my son-in-law disappeared.

"Old woman, take us to see your daughter, I have to see it to know why."

"Hey...... Ay...... Good, good. The old woman only showed a little joy at this time.

I asked the old woman to wait a while, go back to the back to pack her things, and since I went, I would also check the missing things by the way, and see if I could find any clues.

As a result, he bumped into Tang Jinghong head-on.

Tang Jinghong covered his forehead and said "oops", and then lowered his head in shame.

I quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry...... Miss Tang, are you alright? ”

Tang Jinghong shook his head, "It's okay, can I go with you?" ”

"Where to go?"

"Old woman's house, I heard it all."

"That'...... All right. ”

The main thing is that I have no way to refuse, and Tang Jinghong is a nine-tailed demon fox, if that girl is really pregnant with a monster, Tang Jinghong should be able to feel it, right?

I packed up my things and took Tang Jinghong and Niu Meng to her house with the old woman.

The streets were full of people again, and it seemed that the continuous heavy rain did not have much impact on Jinling City.

Occasionally, there would be people around us pointing fingers, and we didn't have to think that they were discussing Tang Jinghong.

With a good-looking girl like Tang Jinghong, any man wants to look at it twice.

Passing by Yihong Courtyard on the way, Jin Xiangyu stood at the door and shouted at me, "Yo, isn't this the Ninth Prince?" I haven't seen you in a long time, so I often come to play. ”

I waved my hand awkwardly, "It must be." ”

Tang Jinghong was secretly laughing next to him.

In fact, I haven't been to Yihong Courtyard much, but there have been a few times when Jin Xiangyu has asked me to do errands, and I have become familiar with it.

Niu Meng suddenly said, "Brother Jiu, you gave Jin Xiangyu a bad treatment last time, so the money was confiscated, right?" ”

I glared at Niu Meng, "It's nothing, don't talk nonsense, I'm just treating her for a stomachache." ”

I deliberately paid attention to Tang Jinghong's face, she was always pursing her lips and smiling, but she didn't look angry.

It's all Nanya's fault, what did I say to let me marry Tang Jinghong, and now I am more interested in Tang Jinghong.

The old woman's house was not very far away, and we followed her for nearly half an hour on foot.

This is already out of Jinling City, in the village to the west.

The village is not large, with more than a dozen families, and the old woman's house is in the southernmost part.

It is a small courtyard with stone walls and three brick houses. There are chicken coops, pigsties, and cowsheds, but they are empty, and they look deserted and useless for a long time.

"Ninth Prince, wait a minute, I'll go talk to my daughter first."

I nodded, and the old woman turned and went into the house. I took a closer look at the yard, and I really didn't find any clues.

Since the government has come to check, it must have asked the neighbors around it, almost every family in this village has dogs, and if there is any movement, a dog barks, and the dogs of the whole village will follow suit.

But the government didn't find anything, indicating that he disappeared without any movement.

The old man is so old, what can't he think of, will he run away from home? What's more, it's still the middle of the night to leave at three watches?

Needless to say, son-in-law, his wife is pregnant, and she has to leave home? It doesn't make sense.

"Miss Tang, do you have any opinions?" I asked Tang Jinghong.

Tang Jinghong shook his head slightly, "No, I can't feel any demonic energy." ”

"I asked Miss Tang a question, I hope Miss Tang won't be angry."

"Ninth Prince, excuse me."

"Is this monster pregnant, just like a human? Are they all pregnant for 10 months? ”

"Not really, every yokai is different, and some yokai hatch from eggs. If you are pregnant, the length of time is different. There are also short ones of three months, and long ones of ten years. Our nine-tailed demon fox is usually three years. ”

I don't know what's going on, as soon as Tang Jinghong finished speaking, I couldn't help but think about me having a child with her in the future.

In the future, if the two of us really get married and have children, won't she have to be pregnant for three years?

And she still has a dual identity, this one wants to live, which one doesn't want to give birth?

"Nine Princes?" Tang Jinghong probably saw that I was stunned, so he asked again.

I came back to my senses and hurriedly replied to her, "So, this girl may be pregnant with a youkai?" ”

Tang Jinghong shook his head, "I don't know about this, I heard that if a human is pregnant with a monster, there will be no demonic energy before it is born." ”

"I see......"

At this time, the old woman stood at the door of the room and called out to us, "Ninth son, come in." ”