If Danfan, who was the master, had been a little more attentive to her, she wouldn't have wanted to make herself look like a rebellious girl who let herself go.

If she hadn't fed the dog sincerely, why would she have lowered her price to be a staff member for some prince and noble?

Without much thought, she put on her white veil hat again and concealed her face before stepping through the door—and soon she realized how wise it was.

The entire two floors below the Juxian Building were full of people, and it was even more lively than at noon. Warlocks and mages in all kinds of strange costumes, men and women, young and old, tall, short, fat and thin, with oil paint on their faces, red and yellow hair, big iron rings on their ears, blue-faced fangs and pigtails, dark faces, big flower arms, bald heads and bare arms, and monkeys or crows standing on their shoulders...... There are really all kinds of appearances, but none of them are normal.

To be honest, when she first decided to be a staff member for the prince of Shuncheon, she didn't think it was anything. The price is right, it doesn't violate the principles, the owner of the gold seems to have a normal outlook and respects her enough, plus she has been really angry with Mu Bai recently, and it is just right to come out to hide from him for a few days.

I remember when I chatted with Zhao Teng at the beginning, he seemed to have mentioned that the capital has not been peaceful recently, and there is always a lot of trouble, and even the great Zen master of Zhenguo Temple is helpless.

It seems that in order to subdue demons, these mortals are really hardworking......

Zhao Teng should not have come back yet. Although there are all kinds of people, the overall atmosphere is very relaxed, and everyone drinks tea and chats in harmony.

Yan Shuling's robe was backed by a sword, and the long white veil of the hat almost hung down to his knees, and he couldn't see his true face at all. She walked slowly through the antechamber in silence, no one noticing her. Wulingguan has always been high, and has never been in the company of Taoist priests and magicians who walk the rivers and lakes in the mortal world, so although she is very famous, she usually only knows her school uniform, but not many people have seen her true face.

I wanted to just sneak over and go back to my room live, but a familiar face flashed during the banquet made her stunned for a moment: a dark face, big shoulders and a round waist, and her facial features are not good-looking, but she looks like a dead man whose longevity has long been exhausted.

The gaze of the white veil only lingered on him for a moment, and the man actually sensed it, stood up and walked towards her.

- No, don't come! I don't know you!

Yan Shuling pretended to be okay and wanted to walk away silently, but the man followed closely. As soon as she left the hall, she walked briskly through two courtyard walls, and the ghost floated around the courtyard a few times, and when she saw that there was no one behind her, she closed the barrier on the door, and pushed the door into her room.

"Little sister who loves meatloaf!

Just as she turned around and closed the door, she saw a white light swoop in, jumped on the table, and proudly wagged her nine little furry tails: "I didn't expect to meet you here!"

“......”

Yan Shuling took off his hat with a black line on his face and looked at him expressionlessly.

Fox Qi stretched out a pair of small black paws, and carefully opened a yellow paper bag on the table, revealing five or six burnt meat patties: "Come and taste it! I brought it to you!"

Yan Shuling's cheeks flushed slightly, but she still straightened her face and asked, "Why are you here?!"

The little fox looked innocent: "There is a notice posted outside the city! Shun Wangfu pays a lot of money to seek talents, and the treatment is good, as long as you can catch the monsters who are making trouble in the capital, you will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold! I didn't expect the young lady to come a long time ago, hahaha!

Yan Shuling said angrily: "You still hunt demons? Obviously, you are a demon yourself!"

Fox Qi blinked innocently: "There's no rule that you can't catch demons if you say demons, right?"

Yan Shuling held his forehead: "You really dare to earn any money!"

"Each according to his ability. ”

Speaking of ability, this fox demon is really a bit capable. Yan Shuling thinks that she is relatively good among the immortal cultivators of her generation, and there are not many demons that can slip away from under her nose. Moreover, even if she deliberately wanted to get rid of him, he was still cheeky and reluctant to follow, which shows that his skills are not shallow.

Yan Shuling raised her eyebrows: "Who is your master?"

"Wood has. It's just a nameless little demon, practicing with his father, learning and practicing blindly. The little fox grinned and showed a smile, and his expression looked cute and cute:

"Miss, do you lack pets?"

Yan Shuling sneered: "I hate hairy things." ”

Hit hard.

The little fox drooped his ears and hung his head, but he didn't expect a warm and * hand to caress from the top of his head like a breeze, and his tone was full of disgust:

"Shedding?"

"Don't drop!"

"Oh. ”

His expression was indifferent, and his tone was nonchalant, as if it was someone else who touched his head just now. Obviously your heart is cute, do you still want to pretend that there is no such thing? Sure enough, the Dao Gu who loves to eat meatloaf is a fake serious?!

"My name is Hu Qi! You can also call me Xiao Qi. ”

"The first disciple of the Lord of Wuling Temple, Yan Shuling. ”

"Scared. ”

With such a resounding name, whether it is the monster circle or the fairy circle, there is no one who does not know. Fox Qi's eyes widened, and he looked surprised.

She seemed calm: "Are you still flirting?"

Fox Qi wagged his tail, squinted his eyes, and thought seriously—why did he seem to be unable to get along with Wulingguan in this life?

A smug smile appeared on Yan Shuling's lips, and she looked down at the little fox on the table who was a little tangled: "If you are interested, don't do things under my nose." While you haven't done anything wrong, go home early and practice hard. ”

Hu Qi suddenly raised his head and pushed the meatloaf in front of him: "You ate my meatloaf, just be friends with me, okay?"

"I don't have to eat. ”

Yan Shuling frowned slightly and explained: "That's just curiosity, because I rarely walk in the world, and occasionally I want to taste the world, that's all." ”

Fox Qi nodded: "The Weng Ji wonton on the corner of Ronghua Street, I also like it a lot." ”

- Are you a dog?

He continued: "There are also small meatballs, five-spice deboned meat, steamed buns with cumin and mutton stuffing, beef dumplings and fried chicken fillets from Wanfulou on Fuxing Street, ......"

"Okay, I'll take a bite! Shut up!" Yan Shuling couldn't help but pick up the cake and take a bite.

- Are you stalking me? You know everything I've eaten!

"I kid you not, this meatloaf is delicious. The fox laughed.

Yan Shuling glared at him angrily, holding half a cake in his hand, and nodded reluctantly: "...... Well, it's okay. ”

"Hee-hee. ”

The smell of meatloaf wafted all over the house.

Yan Shuling said coldly: "Be friends with me, are you too long-lived?"

"I can't hide it, your master and I definitely can't beat you! As for you......"

At the mention of Wuling Shenjun, Yan Shuling's eyes suddenly became sharp, and the fox was stunned for seven seconds: "I can't beat it!" ”

The meatloaf in Yan Shuling's hand shook, and said viciously: "If you dare to say it, you will die." ”

The voice of the waiter came from outside the door: "Immortal Chief, the young master is back." ”

Yan Shuling turned her head, casually stuffed the remaining half of the cake directly into Hu Qi's mouth, turned around and opened the door.

The waiter smelled the oncoming smell of meat, and was stunned at first, and was startled when he saw the nine-tailed white fox on the table who was choking and rolling his eyes, and stammered with his eyes: "Shi, Shizi has arrived in the front hall, please move." ”

"Good. ”

Yan Shuling calmly cleaned her hands in the copper basin, put on her hat again, and walked towards the front hall.

Hu Qi jumped down from the table, hiccuping, and followed Yan Shuling swaggering towards the front hall, as if he was already her royal pet attendant.

Zhao Teng looked at Yan Shuling differently, and specially arranged a secluded seat upstairs for her, so that she didn't have to stay with the mixed warlock downstairs.

Yan Shuling has a general impression of Zhao Teng, just an ordinary gentleman who doesn't like to read much. The mind is average, just like most people who practice martial arts, they like a simple and rough way of thinking, and they don't want to use their brains more if they can solve problems with money. The character is acceptable, with some arrogance that aristocratic children will have, but at least he respects her enough.

At this time, Zhao Teng probably had just come back from the palace, and before he had time to change his court clothes, he was surrounded by a group of demonic exorcists downstairs, and the golden-armored guards beside him were holding knives in their hands and blocking everyone three steps away with a straight face.

When the people downstairs saw the gold owner, they were too enthusiastic.

Yan Shuling withdrew his gaze with disdain, but saw that the nine-tailed fox not only did not leave, but instead jumped on the table and put his sharp mouth into the teacup to drink water.

A spirit animal is a spirit animal, with a snow-white body, and a little ink dyeing at the tip of the tail, if you don't burp, it is indeed full of fairy spirit.

Yan Shuling sighed and said, "You said that you fox demon, don't you really know what these people downstairs do?

Fox Qi smacked his lips, but said disdainfully: "It's up to them, it's far from it." ”

Yan Shuling quietly put the Feng Gao Sword on the table, and Hu Qi took a step back with some fear, and saw her raise her hand to catch up, so she had to jump to the ground.

Hu Qi spun around on the ground, and then leaned at her feet and rubbed: "Then you take me." ”

Yan Shuling sneered: "If you give money, let me accept you? ”

"Tsk, what a money-hungry Daogu. Fox Qi shook his head and said, "But I like it." ”

"I've got something to do, so I don't have time to pay attention to you. ”

"Don't you think that if you have a nine-tailed spirit fox as your follower, it will be very stylish and elegant to go out to run errands?"

Yan Shuling just wanted to say "I don't think it at all", but when he heard the sound of footsteps at the door, he saw Zhao Teng striding in: "I'm sorry, I've been waiting for a long time." ”

Zhao Teng is in his early twenties, with a middle-class and upper-class figure, full of confidence when he speaks, and a heroic spirit unique to a military general between his eyebrows;

He is brave and good at fighting, and he is familiar with some military tactics, so he is outstanding among many royal nobles who do not learn or know how to do it.

Yan Shuling stood up and waved his hands and saluted, and Zhao Tengshang returned the salute respectfully and sat down on the main seat.

After a few simple polite words, Zhao Teng said excitedly: "What the Taoist chief said at the beginning is really true! Today, the emperor summoned me to the palace, and the Empress Dowager Zhang, important ministers of the court, and several cabinet elders were there. The emperor is seriously ill, and he is afraid that time is running out, and looking at this situation, he is indeed going to set up a new master's frame. ”

Yan Shuling smiled slightly.

"It's just that Lord Yang said that the capital has not been peaceful recently, and more than a dozen people have disappeared one after another since the beginning of the year, and Shuntianfu has never been able to solve the case. Zhao Teng paused slightly, and then said: "Right now, Zhao Yang has taken over this matter, and is conducting a large-scale investigation in Beijing, and even this afternoon he banned the whole city on the grounds that there were bandits entering the city. ”

Yan Shuling's eyes closed slightly, and he said tentatively: "So, have the bandits been caught?"

Zhao Teng shook his head: "It is said that most of them have been wiped out outside the city, but there are still a few remnants of the party who have infiltrated the city, and they are currently being searched for with all their might." ”

Look at him as he speaks with a calm expression, as if he has nothing to do with himself at all. Yan Shuling thought to herself: The gang of bandits who intercepted and killed Zhao Su all went out of your Juxian Building, and now there is no proof of death, do you plan to deny it as the master? Anyway, Shuntianfu did not leave a living mouth, this is a headless case, and you can't be found horizontally and vertically, but your character is afraid that it will be greatly reduced.

Yan Shuling asked again, "Then, what does Childe mean?"

"The matter of banditry, the criminal has not yet been brought to justice, and it is not easy to make a conclusion. ”