"Do you know all the people here?" I asked Yu Ping in a low voice as much as possible, Zong An's introduction just now made everyone notice my existence, but because of his warning, no one dared to take the initiative to talk to me except Yu Ping.

"Most of them know, but there are also some demon exterminators from other places who are participating in the gathering held by the Zong family for the first time, you look at those few people in blue shirts," Yu Ping pointed to the person standing next to the window, "That's the representative of the Liang family, it is the demon exterminator family on a par with the Zong family, the two families feel that they are the most powerful, so they have never interacted, this time I don't know why they made an exception to participate in the gathering of the Zong family." ”

I looked out the window and met the eyes of the men, and I quickly looked away.

"I think the people of the Liang family should be very interested in you," Yu Ping said, "Generally speaking, if a demon exterminator wants to cooperate with a youkai, he must go through a contract ceremony, but few youkai are willing to take the initiative to reach a contract, and it is rumored that you don't need a contract to make the youkai obey?"

“... I didn't even know I was so good. "This rumor is so outrageous, I'm just a letter writer.

"I'll just say, if you really had that ability, you would have become a very powerful demon slayer long ago. Yu Ping put his hand in his pocket, "You really just ghostwrite letters for monsters?"

"You're not here to talk to me, are you?" I was uncomfortable with the question.

"No, no, don't get me wrong, I'm just curious," he smiled awkwardly, "I'm actually a person with no demonic powers, I hardly see youkai, I'm just just interested in monster things, and it stands to reason that I can't participate in this gathering." ”

Yu Ping couldn't see the monsters? This was really unexpected, "I thought that all the demon slayers could see the monsters." I said.

"I'm not a demon slayer. Every demon killer can see monsters, but the degree of seeing is different, people with strong demon power can see more monsters, and some large monsters can only be seen by a very small number of demon killers. As soon as Yu Ping talked about monsters, he danced excitedly, "Demon exterminators who can sign contracts with large monsters will be more likely to stand at the top of this line, and the Zong family and the Liang family just now have some demon exterminators who can control large monsters." ”

"Zong An too?"

As soon as Zong An was mentioned, Yu Ping immediately became cautious, "Shh, don't talk about the sect's son here." He looked left and right to make sure no one was looking at us before continuing, "Zong An is the most gifted child in the Zong family, he is very strong in demons, and he is good at using magic techniques to defeat and manipulate monsters, but..."

"But what?" I asked him.

He looked at me and asked, "Do you want to be a demon slayer?"

"I don't want to. ”

"What are you doing here?"

"I've been invited..."

"You can decline even if you are invited. "Yu Ping seems to be very concerned about my intentions.

"I have my own reasons, but it has nothing to do with becoming a demon slayer. "Although he is Fu Bai's friend, don't tell him too much until you have a deep understanding.

Yu Ping stared at my eyes for a long time, "Well, you don't look like you're lying." He tugged at my sleeve and said, "Let's go, let's talk in another place." ”

It seems that there are still a lot of secrets here.

"Hey, where are you going!" After coming out of the main hall, Yu Ping kept walking briskly towards the backyard, he didn't expect the courtyard of the Zong family to be so big, and he didn't mean to stop after walking for a long time.

"It's here. He finally stopped at the edge of a pond, "Here, they won't hear what we're saying." ”

"They couldn't hear it just now. I said breathlessly.

"There are a lot of hidden monsters near the main hall, which are specially used by each family to collect information about the gathering," he looked mysterious, "Do you think that Zong'an really invited so many people just to eat and drink?"

I've always wondered about this, but I can't think of any other reason.

"On the surface, it seems to be peaceful, but in fact, there is always competition between families and families," Yu Ping took out something like a pocket watch from his arms, "Monsters have their own unique radio waves, and this watch can sense them." He put the watch in front of my eyes, and it looked no different from a normal pocket watch, "When there is a yokai radio wave within twenty meters, the hands of the watch will rotate rapidly, and now it indicates the time normally, proving that there are no yokai where we stand." ”

No wonder I felt strange from the main hall, why did I still have such a heavy monster breath when I didn't let the monsters in.

"But they can let the monsters in openly, huh?" I asked.

"Of course not," Yu Ping said, "There is an unwritten rule in the world of demon removal, during the annual important festival gathering, no matter who hosts the gathering, it is not allowed to bring the monster in, because in these days, the monster's demon power will also be the strongest, and it is easy to have large monsters to attack the demon removal, so the monsters of all races must protect the demon outside the venue, and because of this, the words that are usually inconvenient for the monsters can be said on this day, including the latest news of the monsters, New tricks or collaborations that are not open to the public. ”

"These are all news that can improve the strength of the demon slaying family, and everyone doesn't want others to know, but they want to know what others say. I said.

"That's right, so they will secretly let their monsters hide in the main hall to eavesdrop on everyone's conversations, of course, although each family will do this, in fact, it is the news of several big families that is valuable, such as how the Zong family found you, and how they persuaded you to come to the assembly, this must be something that many demon slayers want to know. ”

"Why are you so interested in me..."

"As mentioned earlier, Zong An is good at using magic to defeat and manipulate youkai, but he has a weakness," Yu Ping gushed like an encyclopedia, "No youkai is willing to take the initiative to make a contract with him, even if he is forced to sign a contract, he will try his best to escape, so so far he has not been a very powerful youkai." ”

"What does this have to do with me?"

"If you are really the same as the legend, you can cooperate with the monster without a contract, and you are willing to assist Zong An, then the Zong family will become the first demon exterminator family. ”

"But I don't want to help him, and I don't want to be a demon slayer. ”

"It's right not to help him, youkai have their own destiny and shouldn't all be controlled by humans. Yu Ping said with a firm expression, "I've always been worried that you came to become a demon slayer. ”

"But you don't see a monster, you don't see a demon slayer, why are you here?" I asked.

"As I said earlier, I'm just a researcher, and I want to study everything about youkai," he said, taking off his glasses, "The pocket watch just now, and this pair of glasses, were both invented by me to study youkai, and they're pretty easy to use so far." ”

"You're such a strange person, Professor. "He reminded me of Fu Baiyi's expression when he talked about monsters, it was almost the same as touching.

"Haha, we're half a pound and eight taels. Yu Ping took out a palm-sized notebook from his pocket, "Here, this is for you, it records some of my usual research results, since you are Fu Bai's student, maybe you can use these in the future." You must remember that you will burn it after reading it, and you can't show it to others, not even those closest to you. ”

"It's very private?" I wondered if I should accept it.

"Haha, that's not it, you can see it when you read it. He laughed like a teenager.

"Why do you believe in me so much?" I asked him.

"I don't believe in you, but I believe in Fu Bai. Yu Ping said, "And my intuition also tells me that you and we are people of the same world, and you won't hurt monsters casually." ”

"That's... Thank you. "I took the precious little notebook and put it in the inside pocket of my clothes.

Suddenly, there was the sound of something breaking from the other side of the pond.

We were both startled, and following the reputation, there was a beautiful girl sitting by the flower bed at the other end of the pond, who was drinking alone with a wine glass!

"It's over, it's all over, it's all heard. Yu Ping's voice trembled a little, "If Zong An knew that I told you this, he would definitely turn me away." ”

"Do you know that girl? Maybe she didn't hear her?" I said, lowering my voice.

"Her name is Lu Ke, the only daughter of the Lu family, she is good at using force and weapons to eliminate demons, she is a relatively rare bloodline among demon killers, and her hearing and eyesight are first-class. ”

"But even if she hears it, she won't necessarily tell Zong An, right?" I had a hint of luck in my heart, after all, talking about people behind my back is not a fair and honest thing.

"Others still have this possibility, but she... She is Zong An's childhood sweetheart and Zong An's fiancée. ”

"Do you know in detail, worthy of a professor? Lu Ke's voice came from the other side of the pond, "Do you want to drink together?"