The Bauhinia Courtyard was unusually quiet, and the demon slayers of the Zong family sat in rows in the hall with solemn expressions, and Zong An led me through the hall and into the study.

"Why don't you call?" he said, holding his injured arm with his other hand, and his brow furrowed slightly as he sat down in his chair, "how can you always get yourself caught up in such a danger that is beyond your power." ”

"The phone is out of the picture," I said, taking out the black feather from my bag and placing it on the table, "I feel the need to tell the Zong family about this." ”

Zong An's brows furrowed even tighter, "The most worrying thing still appeared." Sweat began to run from his forehead, and it looked like his shoulder was hurting a lot.

"It's... What did the youkai do outside the door?" I asked, "how could they be so badly hurt?" ”

"Well, I was careless on the way back, and I almost lost my arm. He picked up the black feather and looked it back and forth.

"Don't you have to go to the hospital?" Although the wound was no longer bleeding, it was still scary to look at.

"It's useless to go, the doctor can't treat this kind of injury, the Zong family has its own doctor," Zong An raised his eyebrows, "What kind of expression do you have?" It's too normal for a demon to be attacked by a monster, do you really think that every time you recite a spell and draw a magic circle, you can get rid of the monster?"

"What did you do to the youkai?" I remembered what the tortoise had said, "they seem to be coming for you this time." ”

"You're asking for youkai?" his tone turned cold, "From the Black Sea to now, you still think that youkai are kind and cute, and you're ruthless?"

I don't know how to answer, I don't know which side is more trustworthy now.

"Youkai don't deserve sympathy, they only hurt humans, but I don't expect you to be on my side, you're too soft-hearted to be the material for demon extermination. Zong An said, "The monsters outside have been afraid of my existence since they moved to City A from the Zong family, but they haven't done anything to let me get rid of them, so they have been safe and sound during this time, and it is an unwritten rule between us that we try not to disturb each other except for demons and monsters." But I don't know what's going on lately, the monsters suddenly took the initiative to attack the demon killers of the sect family as they said, and today is even more exaggerated, you must have seen it too. ”

"This has anything to do with Chongming Bird. I said, "I had a little trouble on the way here, and it was the feathers of the Bright Bird that helped me." ”

"It should have something to do with it," Zong An sighed, his face paler than just now, "If the Chongming Bird is here, these monsters won't dare to be so rampant." It seems that it is not for nothing that the older generation said that the Chongming Bird helps humans expel the monsters every year, and most of the monsters are in awe of it and dare not mess around. He stared at the black feathers and said word by word, "Chongming Bird, something has happened." ”

"The problem at hand should be the youkai at the door, if you don't get rid of those youkai, you can't go out and find out what the black feather means. I looked over his shoulder, "I'll go find the answer to Feather, you have to find a way to negotiate with the youkai, there is a tortoise that should be their leader." ”

Zong An waved his hand, "Don't go out if you come in, people like you who have demon power and no ability can easily become the target of monsters, I don't know how many monsters want to eat you, the situation outside is too complicated, in case something is too difficult to control, there is no safer place than the Bauhinia Courtyard now." ”

"What kind of disaster is the black feather portuding?"

"It's all possible," Zong An said, "and it's possible that a lot of people will die because of it, whether it's a natural disaster or a man-made disaster." ”

A lot of people died... It's worse than what happened in the Black Sea, because we don't even know what exactly is going to happen.

Zong An wanted to continue to say something, when there was a sudden commotion outside the house.

"It's on fire!"

Zong An didn't panic at all, and opened the door of the study, "What are you panicking about, haven't you seen a monster who can use fire!"

"But... It's almost burning to the courtyard," the people from the Zong family said, "The monsters are like crazy, the outer wall shouldn't last long, don't we really fight back?"

"There is a misunderstanding in this matter today, once we fight back, it will be equivalent to completely making enemies of all the youkai," said Zongan, "If that happens, the guy who hides behind his back and instigates the youkai will succeed." ”

The people who were in turmoil outside stopped talking.

"As long as the courtyard is not breached, wait until dawn and then I'll talk to them. Zong An looked at the feathers on the table, "The breath tonight is not quite right. ”

When I sat down again, I saw Zong An's hands shaking slightly, I don't know if it was because of depression or fear.

"Ye Ke, what kind of relationship do you think should be between humans and demons?" he lit a cigarette with a shaky hand, "There is a line between humans and demons, no matter which side crosses this line, it will interfere with the other side, and it will also break the balance of coexistence between humans and demons. ”

"What about the people who crossed the line?" I asked, "who will make them go back if they disturb the yokai?"

"The one who crossed the line?" Zong An smiled, "Talent should be the one who sets the rules, and besides, how can any human be willing to take the initiative to step into the life of a monster." ”

"Even if it's passive, it's interfering with the life of the yokai," I said, "Aren't people like us who can see the yokai the ones who cross the line for them?"

"It's a novel idea, but you'd think so, because most of the youkai you've seen are relatively mild youkai," said Zong'an, "The youkai in the Black Sea last time were nothing compared to the truly ferocious youkai." He took a hard puff of his cigarette, "Some monsters will sneak into human homes at night and eat everyone in the house, even children, and some monsters will demagogue, make wives separate, and even kill each other." ”

Once again, I was speechless, indeed, most of the youkai I saw were gentle and kind, and the youkai that Zongan faced always seemed to be full of dangers.

"What is the world of demon slayer like?" I can't imagine how many youkai would want his life for a demon slayer of Zong An's level.

"Probably, I am always worried about being retaliated against by youkai, but every time I want to create a peaceful life for more people. Zong An said, "Writing letters and sending words is too dreamy for demon slayers, and our world is more realistic and cruel than the warmth you see every day." ”

"A ghostwriter also has the role of a ghostwriter. I stood up, "We don't have much time to wait, the disaster portrayed by the black feather may also hurt people who are important to me, since the disaster may have something to do with today's events, then it is even more important to find a breakthrough quickly, and eliminate the misunderstanding between the demon and the monster, let me help you solve it." ”