In the east courtyard of the school hall at night, the bamboo bushes were covered with a layer of pale cyan mist in the light of the cloudy moon, like light sand, floating among the green bamboos.

In the depths of the courtyard, the forbidden soldiers and Qinglan who were guarding the gate of Abeya, so that the errand officers and other ghosts in the school hall could not approach here.

There are three rooms in Abe's hut, and in addition to the main house in the middle, there are also east and west rooms on the left and right sides, next to the main house.

Beyond the wall is the main street of the city.

However, there is no night market on this street, and it is quiet after nightfall. It wasn't until the sun rose that it would be lively again.

And Abe was to the east of his main house in Xiao Wu, and the east room was converted into his study. The furnishings of the room are simple and elegant, with several tall and empty bookcases lined up on both sides of the deep bookcase, on which all kinds of books and scrolls are neatly placed.

In the corner opposite the bookcase, under the window there is a high incense table with ornamental stones and a delicate small incense burner. On the side of the stone are planted white and clear spiritual flowers that can only be found in the underworld. Among the blue and slender leaves, the flowers bloom quietly in the night. On the adjacent wall, there are landscape paintings created by Abe himself.

In the painting, the peaks protrude and rise into the clouds, and the mountains are in the sky. Mountains and mountains are stacked on top of each other, and mountains and rocks are intertwined. Steeply rising above the river beneath the smoky mountains, the ethereal river and the majestic mountains are inseparable from the real in the mist.

As far as painting is concerned, Abe paints the wonders of the clouds and breath vigorously and vibrantly.

At first glance, the mountains in the painting have the illusion of flickering near and far under the fog.

It can be seen that Abe is also a master of Danqing, splashing ink and waving, landscape paintings are completed on white paper, and the scene is also vivid, all of which are about to come out.

And the West House is his Abe's bedroom, Xiao Shizhu didn't look at it, just walked around the study, returned to the main room, and sat down at the table of the Eight Immortals in the depths.

The black monkey followed him closely and stood beside him, although he scratched his ears and cheeks, and looked left and right, but he was also in order, and did not touch the things in the house.

Xiao Shizhu had already made him less like a beast.

Liuyun, who was standing by the door not far away, kept looking at Xiao Shizhu, who was doing his own thing, with a look of embarrassment, and while rolling the corners of his clothes with his hands, he said to Xiao Shizhu: "Master Su, we don't say hello like this, just come into Teacher Abe's house at will, doesn't it seem appropriate?"

Xiao Shizhu didn't pay attention to her, picked up the fruit on the table and handed it to the black monkey, picked up the teacup again, lifted the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea.

"The Nine Shadows of the Law Cloud: Without the permission of the master, without searching the documents and talismans, without permission, the house of others, the mansion of the ghost and the orchard of the countryside, it can be regarded as a crime of stealing. The nervous Liuyun glanced at Xiao Shizhu, who was drinking water leisurely, and said: "You are also good at drinking the water in Mr. Abe's teapot and eating the pastries and fruits on his table, if Mr. Abe wants to sue you, you will be able to sue you......;

Before the anxious Liuyun finished speaking, Xiao Shizhu, who had already put down the teacup, interrupted Liuyun's words: "Don't worry, Abe will not only not sue us, but will definitely not blame us." ”。

"What's more, we didn't damage or steal from his house. As soon as Xiao Shizhu finished speaking, the door was opened from the outer door, bringing a gust of wind.

The candles on the table in the room flickered a few times in the wind. The original red candle flame shook in the wind and turned into a green patch.

Such a strange phenomenon is very common in the underworld, and it is so common that whether it is Xiao Shizhu, the black monkey, or Liuyun, they all turn a blind eye to it.

Instead, they immediately fixed their eyes on the open door.

The yin wind rushed in, and Abe also came in, and as soon as he saw Xiao Shizhu, he hurriedly closed the door in front of him, and immediately put on a whole robe, and respectfully saluted Xiao Shizhu on the opposite side: "Abe, the grass people, have you seen the lord?"

I didn't notice Ruyun who was still standing by the door.

"Lord?" Liuyun, who was stunned, looked at Xiao Shizhu and looked the other party up and down.

Liuyun saw that Xiao Shizhu was still the same as before, although he smiled, but the domineering spirit between his eyebrows that looked at the world couldn't be concealed.

Now in Liuyun's opinion, it is really not easy to have this kind of domineering ghost that is different from looking for people.

Thinking like this, she immediately thought of something, so she blurted out to Xiao Shizhu: "Young Master Su, are you the king?"

She finally knew why Abe wouldn't sue Su Gongzi. Because Su Gongzi is Xiao Shizhu, Abe's good friend, and the Hades King of the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

Anyway, Xiao Shizhu didn't destroy or steal anything in the house, so if Ah Bei had ten guts, he didn't dare to sue Xiao Shizhu.

Only then did Abe, who noticed the existence of Liuyun, glanced back at Liuyun and scolded: "Liuyun, don't be rude." By the way, why are you here?".

After Xiao Shizhu and Abe briefly greeted each other, he asked Abe to sit down first, briefly talked about today's events, and also told Abe why Liuyun was here.

"I see. After patiently listening to everything, he looked to the other side, knowing Xiao Shizhu's true identity, and Liuyun, who was already at a loss, said: "In the past, I always wanted to help you deal with the curator's son, but I didn't do it, and I blamed the teacher for being lowly and small; ”。

"Thanks, thanks. Liuyun didn't dare to raise his head again, looked directly at Xiao Shizhu, and hurriedly saluted Xiao Shizhu and thanked Xiao Shizhu again and again according to what Abe said: "Thank you for your help, great kindness, Liuyun will never forget." ”。

At the same time, I was also very excited, and I was almost a little incoherent when I spoke. And searched his intestines and scraped his stomach, and said all the words of praise he could think of, and used it on Xiao Shizhu.

"Okay, okay, it's just a gesture, you don't have to be so polite. Xiao Shizhu didn't hold the shelf, and after hurriedly letting Liuyun not have to be too polite, he said to Liuyun: "Now that you know my identity, what I told you before, can you please read to my daughter?"

As he spoke, his eyes fell on Liuyun's body with great interest.

Xiao Shizhu is now looking forward to how Liuyun will answer him.

And Liuyun didn't rush to answer, but lowered his head slightly, frowned and thought seriously.

This alone also made Xiao Shizhu secretly satisfied.

If Liuyun agreed to come down at once, it would seem too snobbish, and Xiao Shizhu would not want to take her away.

"Can I continue to study as a companion?" After a long time, Liuyun slowly raised his head, looked at Xiao Shizhu and asked, "Can I still finish my studies?"

In Liuyun's view, the condition for her willingness to be a companion is whether she can continue her studies. The glory and wealth of the King of the Gods did not show the slightest joy in her pure eyes.

"Of course. Xiao Shizhu nodded without hesitation, and promised her loudly: "You can not only complete your studies, but also learn new knowledge that you can't learn in this academy." ”。

Hearing this, Liuyun stretched his brows, his face was happy, and he responded: "Then I am willing." ”。

"Okay, that's it. Xiao Shizhu is also a cheerful person, so he didn't say anything more at the moment, and reached an agreement with Liuyun: "From today on, you will follow me inch by inch, and then we will go back to Yuque together." But in front of outsiders, call me Su Gongzi, don't expose my identity. ”。

"Yes. Ruyun nodded in response.

"Then you avoid it, wait for me at the door, and I'll talk to your teacher about some personal matters. Xiao Shizhu, who smiled, sent Liuyun down.

Liuyun answered again, turned around and went out, waited outside the door with Qinglan and them, and closed the door with his hand.

Until now, she is still dreaming, and she can't believe that the noble Su Gongzi she met is the noble King of the Nine Shadows.

When the door was closed, Abe looked at the closed door and said to Xiao Shizhu: "It's okay now, this child won't be bullied anymore." ”。

"She has to never be bullied, she can't rely on us all the time, she has to rely on herself in the end. Xiao Shizhu picked up the teacup again, took a sip of water to moisten his throat, looked a little ashamed, and said to Abe: "This year, I often received letters from you, saying that the curator of the school hall has no way to teach his son, and I didn't take it seriously; ”。

After that, the guilty look on his face increased instead of decreasing.

After all, Xiao Shizhu and Abe are good friends, and they don't hide their emotions and mistakes too much.

He Xiao Shizhu did receive more than a dozen codex handwritten by Abe, including many secret reports about the curator and godson here. But every day is busy with state affairs, Xiao Shizhu didn't care too much, and almost let a good child be bullied to death.

"How can you blame the lord, my country is vast, the land is vast and there are many people, so there are many miscellaneous and state affairs, even if you have three heads and six arms, you can't manage everything. Abe hurriedly did not grovel to Xiao Shizhu, but relieved like a friend: "It's not easy to govern the country, you have worked hard enough, so it's not your fault." ”。

At the end, Abe, who paused, added: "But it's our grassroots ghost officials who can't share the worries of the king, and you are really ashamed to get the lord to go out in person." ”。

"The official is lowly and small, you just want to share my worries and don't have that power. Xiao Shizhu sighed lightly and continued: "So originally I wanted to invite you three masters, but now it seems that I have to leave you behind, give you a promotion, go to the disadvantage of this lowly official, and share my worries and worries well." ”。

At this point, Xiao Shizhu turned his head and looked at Abe on the side with expectant eyes.

Immediately afterward, he asked, "Abe, would you like to succeed the previous director and serve as the director of the local academy? ”。

Abe was suddenly stunned by his question, and he didn't rush to answer for a while, but also thought about it seriously.

Curator, six-grade ghost official, Xiao Shizhu has given Abe a big promotion now, and it is also reused.

And Xiao Shizhu is taking into account the problem of domestic ghost talent reserves. Leaving Abe here as a ghost official of the academy to cultivate ghost talents, it can instead send more ghost talents to the Nine Ghost Kingdom.

Compared to the previous director, Abe is a better candidate. Even letting Abe serve in the palace middle school is qualified.

Whether it is talent or virtue, Abe is worthy of the important position of preaching and receiving karma to solve doubts. If he wants to stay here, cultivate a steady stream of ghost talents and send them to all parts of the country, and be a good official for the benefit of the country and the people, there is no harm in all benefits.

And handed over the academy for cultivating ghost talents to Abe, Xiao Shizhu was also relieved.

And Abe thought for a moment, no longer hesitated, and nodded in agreement with Xiao Shizhu.

After all, he didn't want to go to the palace to serve, and what he wanted in his life was to teach and educate people all his life. Adhering to the principle of education-oriented and moral education for students, we continue to cultivate talents for the Nine Hidden Countries.

Xiao Shizhu's decision after careful consideration is exactly what Abe wants, and Abe can't ask for it, so why not do it.

Seeing that he readily accepted, Xiao Shizhu was overjoyed, and immediately said: "Lend me pen and ink, I will write you an edict now, and you can take office early tomorrow morning with my edict." As for the previous academic administration, I was free to arrange it. ”......

Night fell on the Qinglong Sea, immersing the waves in the night, allowing them to roll in the night.

Just on the Dushuo Mountain near the sea, the fog is still dispersed and does not disperse for a long time.

The lights in the mountain fortifications were shrouded in a misty ghostly fog, hazy.

The grass and rocks in the mountains are beautiful, and it is difficult to see the true face in the immersed house, and only a silhouette can be vaguely seen.

On the brightly lit hilltop, the main hall in the military yamen is also bright.

Several celadon lamps were erected in the lobby, and the centipede beads inlaid on the lamps burst into light, illuminating every corner of the main hall.

King Yama, who was sitting in the depths of the main hall, frowned.

In front of him, there were local ghost officials sitting on opposite sides. There are military generals, captains, young generals, civil officials, ghost officials, and ghost doctors.

It was late at night, but there were heads and faces on Dushuo Mountain, and all the high-ranking officials who could speak were concentrated here. Even the young generals Ying Lingxing and Chunyun's daughter Chunhan, are also here.

They didn't sleep in the middle of the night, and they were brought here by the king of Yama just for the antidote to the plague.

"Dashuai, now that the plague has been confirmed, although it is rare, it is not an uncommon plague. The head of the ghost doctor, after some discussion, said to the king of Yama, "The antidote is easy to prepare, and it is not difficult. It's a pity that we don't have enough medicine in stock, and we haven't looked at the antidote. ”。

Under the light, the ghost doctor also frowned, and a worried look appeared on his face.

"So, is the medicine enough to solve the plague at the source?" asked King Yama thoughtfully.

When the ghost doctor heard this, he looked embarrassed again, and hurriedly replied: "It is barely enough to contain the plague at the source, and it is not enough to completely resolve it. ”。

"Adjutant General. As soon as the words fell, King Yama turned his head to look at the deputy general who was standing beside him, and asked, "How many days will the ghost doctor and medicine from the Yuque Palace arrive?"

The adjutant general silently counted the date in his heart, recalled the contact messages in the past few days, and replied: "It will take about ten days." ”。

Ten days is not too long, but when the king of Yama and the ghost doctor heard this, their faces were even more solemn, and their hearts were even heavier, as if they had pressed a stone, heavy.

In the past few days, the plague has become more and more serious, and hundreds of sick soldiers on Dushuo Mountain will die tragically under the torture of the plague every day.

This has come and gone, and thousands of ghost soldiers have to die in the future, although this is a loss that the Nine Shadows Army here can bear, but it is thousands of ghost lives, and it can't be left alone, let alone turned a blind eye.

At that moment, the king of Yama didn't think much about it, put his worries aside first, and hurriedly said to the head of the ghost doctor: "It's better to prepare the antidote quickly, don't delay; first contain the source of the soldiers, and wait for the arrival of the medicine and the ghost doctor who are rushing to help, and immediately mass produce and prepare the antidote to treat the sick sergeant." ”。