Chapter 89: Demons but Not Demons
Yu Shi solemnly said: "It was the negligence of the lower officials, this matter should have been investigated earlier, that girl looked strange, and she couldn't verify her identity, if it was really a demon who ran out of the mountains, with her personality, I am afraid that she would come to your majesty for trouble." ”
The county commander panicked: "Your Majesty met a monster when he came, what happened to Your Majesty by that monster?" Wechen went to find the demon hunter and checked door to door! ”
"That girl heard that His Majesty suspected that she was a demon, disrespectful to His Majesty, injured a number of guards, and damaged a Taoist magic weapon, Song Lao Dao said that she seemed to be a demon and not a demon and a fairy and not an immortal, and there was no conclusion, if she didn't find out as soon as possible, the official was afraid that she would maliciously hurt people one day."
Xiao Jingheng looked interested: "She is a little interesting, she is not afraid of guards, nor is she afraid of Taoist priests, and she doesn't care about my identity." ”
Nan Xiutong raised her sleeve and wiped the sweat on her forehead, sounding more and more like Su Jingtang, but don't be her.
"Check, must check! Let's see which one of them is disrespectful to His Majesty! If it's a youkai, beat her back to her original form! The county commander waved his sleeves proudly and instructed Nan Xiutong, "Do you remember what Your Majesty said?" Hurry up and take someone to check! ”
"Yes!" Nan Xiutong was worried about the little monsters that had not been cleaned up, and after getting the order of the county order, he quickly left with Xiao.
Yushi whispered a few words to the guards, and the guards bypassed the county order and followed Nanxiutong.
The county magistrate glanced at it, and discussed the food of Wuxian with Xiao Jingheng casually, and his face stiffened with a smile.
Xiao Jingheng noticed the guard's movements, and glanced at Yu Shi, who was whispering to Lao Dao.
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In the winding alleys, the sound of begging for mercy is endless.
Su Jingtang was only wearing an apricot-colored long skirt, dragging a hemp rope in his left hand, holding a sugar gourd in his right hand, the sugar tablets in his mouth were chewed loudly, and his ruddy lips were crystal clear after being dyed with sugar.
At the other end of the hemp rope, eight or nine small monsters of different shapes were strung by the rope, crying and chirping, and tears soaked the snow, leaving deep traces.
"Princess, we were wrong, you let us go, we will go back obediently......"
After she finished eating the layer of sugar on her face, she took a bite of the hawthorn fruit, her shoulders shrank sourly, and her face wrinkled: "Huh-"
Nan Xiutong followed the voice to find Su Jingtang and called her.
She handed the rope to Nan Xiutong: "Oh, here you go." ”
The little monsters hugged Su Jingtang's calves and cried, and the snow on her body was stained with the hem of her skirt: "Princess, don't throw us to mortals!" ”
Su Jingtang hooked his index finger, and a wire net wrapped the little demon, and they were tightly huddled together, humming and chirping, with a sad face.
"Alright, let's throw them out." Su Jingtang shook the hem of her snow-stained skirt.
Nan Xiutong pulled the net, thinking about what the emperor said, and asked, "Jingtang, are you ...... today?" Have you ever seen the emperor? ”
"Emperor? Oh...... Is that the man who said I was a youkai? I've seen it, I look like a dog, and I look like I'm on top. Su Jingtang recalled carefully.
"You collided with the emperor and were recorded by Lord Yushi, they will definitely come to check on you, you stay away from them, otherwise it will be very troublesome." Nan Xiutong persuaded.
Su Jingtang waved the sugar gourd in his hand: "Don't be afraid, my mana has almost recovered, and ten more Taoist priests can't hurt me." ”
Nan Xiutong wanted to speak and stopped-I'm afraid that you will hurt the emperor.
"You talk loudly here, and you don't look around to see if there are any rats around." The languid voice of a man on the roof came.
The guard hiding behind the bamboo basket looked up, Wen Xun stood on the roof, a pair of vertical pupils frightened him: "Demons, monsters-"
As soon as the guard ran out two steps, an invisible force grabbed him and threw him hard in front of Su Jingtang.
Wen Xun fell next to Su Jingtang, hugged his arms, and deliberately leaned lazily on her shoulder.
Su Jingtang pointed at the guards with a sugar gourd: "Who is this?" ”
"It's the emperor's guard!" Nan Xiutong recognized it at a glance.
"Oh." Su Jingtang pointed at the little monster in the net with a sugar gourd, his expression was innocent, but what he said was terrifying, "He saw it, do you want to kill it?" ”
The guard widened his eyes and shook his head desperately: "Lord Lian asked me to come over, if I don't go back, he will definitely suspect Nan Zhutou!" ”
"That makes sense, why don't you let Wen Xun pretend to be you?" Su Jingtang looked at Wen Xun.
"Fake is not as good as real, it will be suspected." The guards burst into tears, trying to keep themselves alive.
Nan Xiutong thought for a while and said: "Shocking, the emperor's guards disappeared as soon as they arrived in Wu County, and it will definitely involve big trouble, so it is better to let him go, let him rot what he saw today in his stomach, and don't talk nonsense." She lifted the monster in her hand and gave the guards a look.
The guard glanced at Nan Xiutong gratefully: "When I see Lord Lian, I must keep silent about the monsters!" ”
After getting Su Jingtang's nod, the guard ran away.
Nan Xiutong carried a net of demons and walked away, leaving traces of drag on the snow.
Su Jingtang handed the sugar gourd to Wen Xun with a bright smile: "Give it to you." ”
The whole bunch of sugar gourds has lost its icing, and the top hawthorn is still missing.
Seeing her uneasiness and kindness, Wen Xun didn't break it, opened his mouth and bit off the whole hawthorn, so sour that his brows wrinkled into the word "Chuan".
"Hahaha, the sugar gourd you bought is so unpalatable! Hmmm......"
Wen Xun bit her lip sideways, and held the back of her head close to him with his big hand, the sour taste waving on their taste buds.
He chuckled under his breath and pressed his head against her, rubbing his fingertips against her lips, "Sweet." ”
"Phew! Acid to death! Don't be ashamed! ”
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The county order house, it is getting late.
In the wing room, Yushi and Xiao Jingheng played against each other, Yushi was absent-minded, Xiao Jingheng was engrossed, and the attendant was fiddling with the stove on the side.
Xiao Jingheng held the white son in his hand and glanced at him: "That guard hasn't come back yet?" ”
"Your Majesty knows that the minister sent someone out?" Yushi was surprised.
"I'm not blind, I can see it."
"The minister was worried that His Majesty would think that the minister was suspicious, so he didn't inform His Majesty in advance, and wanted to tell His Majesty when he found something."
There was a knock on the door, and Yushi immediately got up: "Come in." ”
The guard pushed the door in, and when he saw Xiao Jingheng, he quickly knelt down and saluted, his body trembling slightly.
"It's not the first time I've seen me, what are you so afraid of? Follow the female catcher today, did you see the demon? Xiao Jingheng slowly and methodically put the white son into the chessboard and ate the sunspot of the imperial history.
The guards were hesitant: "Wu County is not as peaceful as it seems." ”
Yu Shi hurriedly asked: "Did you see that head catcher colluding with the monster?" ”
"It's not ...... It's just that there are a lot of them, and they were thrown out. ”
Yu Shi was annoyed, and Kuroko smashed the guard's head hard: "I can't say a word clearly!" ”
Xiao Jingheng put down the chess pieces, and there was interest in his eyes: "What kind of demon is it, is it amazing?" How does it compare to the girl today? ”
"She, she and the female catcher know each other."
"The girl who picked the flowers?"
"Exactly."
Yu Shi was shocked: "Your Majesty, that monster is very capable, an ordinary head catcher actually met her, and the incident of colliding with His Majesty was not arranged by the female head catcher?" ”
Xiao Jingheng turned a deaf ear and said to the guard: "You ask the county magistrate where the girl who met the female catcher live." ”
Yu Shi was in awe: "Your Majesty plans to take Song Laodao straight to the monster lair and serve them in a pot?" ”
"Song Laodao said, it seems to be a demon but not a demon, like an immortal and not an immortal, in case it is an immortal, your disrespectful words are enough for you to fall for a lifetime."