[The seventy-first year of the Great Qiankang Dynasty, the fourth day of the fifth month, Haishi, the northwest of Chang'an City, Balinyuan]

At this moment, Nangong Buyu was wandering alone in the Balin Plains in the northwest of Chang'an City. Outside the countryside in the middle of the night, there was no one, only his lonely figure, wandering back and forth under the starry sky at night.

Under Nangong's silent feet, there were only some dim starlight, he walked around at will, lingering around, and there was constantly gusts of cold wind blowing around him, which made him feel a little chilly. In the distance, the Bashan Mountain is faintly reclining, and in the mountain forest, there are a few nightingales' cries from time to time, which makes it seem that this place is quiet and quiet......

Early in the morning of the second day of the fifth lunar month, Li Yi, the king of Zhao, and Li Jin, the king of Wei, came to Tsing Yiwei together. In the council hall, in front of all the thousands of households in Tsing Yiwei, the two princes were silent and scolded Shen Huan and Nangong bitterly.

King Zhao, as the chief investigator of the cat demon case, talked a lot about the harm of the cat demon in the council hall, and was even more deeply saddened that there were still dead bodies in Chang'an City until now.

Naturally, for Shen Huan and Nangong Buyu, they have not been able to find the slightest trace of the cat demon, and the two princes are very disappointed......

In the end, King Zhao issued a strict order to Shen Huan and Nangong silently, ordering the two of them to catch the cat demon within ten days, if they can't hold the monster within the time limit, they must play tomorrow and treat the two of them for a crime of "dereliction of duty"!

After King Zhao and King Wei left, whether Shen Huan or Nangong were silent, their hearts were like a boulder pressing on the top, and they immediately became anxious and worried.

Before, although Li Yi, the king of Zhao, came to Tsing Yiwei for meetings many times, the wording of this prince's speech has always been tactful, and he has never been so sharp and so heavy as he is today.

It seems that King Zhao is serious this time!

Come to think of it, it has been two months since the case of the "cat demon disaster disturbing the capital" was discovered by Chang'an County, Jingzhao Prefecture at the end of February. Two months have passed, Chang'an City was shocked to find dead bodies again, if this matter is reported, wouldn't the people in the city be even more panicked?

Emperor Daqian was concerned about the safety of the people of Chang'an, and in order to solve the case as soon as possible, he dispatched almost all the people and horses that could be used in the capital. But Rao is like this, for two months in a row, the cat demon is still at large, and the Chang'an man is still dying for no reason, how can he do it if it goes on like this? !

So, Shen Huan didn't dare to slack off, and immediately summoned all the hundreds and thousands of households in Tsing Yi Wei to the meeting hall. After Shen Dudu spoke bitterly about the great harm caused by the demon in the capital, in the end, like King Zhao, he strictly ordered his subordinates to take down the fierce demon who harmed people's lives everywhere within ten days!

Naturally, after Nangong returned to Bei'an Pingsi without saying a word, he couldn't help but be worried. In addition to strictly ordering all the hundred households of the North Division, leading his capable subordinates, going out separately, and making sure to do his best to get the cat demon, he stayed in the official room, and after thinking about it, he made up his mind in his heart.

It's just because he knows in his heart that the cat demon who harms people's lives is hiding in Balinyuan in the northwest of Chang'an City.

Ten days ago, when Nangong silently saw that Xu Ke had brought Mao Jiaojiao's silk handkerchief to him, he already had the urge to take the opportunity to go to Balin Yuan to catch demons. It's just that at that time, under Xu Ke's painstaking advice, he also felt that this move was indeed a bit out of place, and it should not be done by a righteous gentleman like him.

Listening to Xu Ke's words, the cat demon somehow liked himself for no reason. Although he doesn't have the slightest affection for the cat demon, if he takes advantage of the cat demon's true feelings for him, but backhands her to harm her, this move will inevitably be too damaging. Nangong thought about it, but he still couldn't make up his mind......

However, now, the two princes, King Zhao and King Wei, came to Tsing Yiwei together, and gave him a strict order to catch the cat demon within ten days, and at this time, the situation became different from the past.

These two princes, the entire Tsing Yi Wei knows, they are the two big backers behind him Nangong Buyu. Moreover, in the mouths of the two princes, Nangong Bu is indeed a capable talent.

Now, the two most powerful and prestigious princes of Daqian have handed over the heavy task of capturing the cat demon to his Nangong silent hands, how can he live up to the deep trust that the two princes have in him?

So, Nangong didn't say much and didn't think much about it, when he decided that he would put on a silk handkerchief and go to Balin Yuan in person, using himself as a bait to lure the cat demon to appear, and take the opportunity to arrest her!

Originally, Nangong Buyu wanted to order his subordinates to ambush her in the area of Balin Plains, and then capture her after the cat demon appeared. However, after thinking about it, Nangong vetoed the plan.

Nangong had long heard that the cat demon was very good, and the cats in the world were originally sensitive, so Mao Jiaojiao, as a cat demon, how could she not notice that those Tsing Yi guards who were hiding nearby? If Mao Jiaojiao noticed that there were people and horses in ambush nearby, once she was annoyed and angry, not only would she not succeed in catching demons, but she might also hurt him Nangong herself!

Nangong silently remembered that on April 16, in the back garden of Xu's Mansion, he personally fought with Mao Jiaojiao with a sword. It was also after that day that he really felt Mao Jiaojiao's extraordinary light skills. Nangong was silent and knew that if he didn't pretend to be good with Mao Jiaojiao, so that he could suddenly attack when the other party was not paying attention, he would have no chance to catch the cat demon.

At that moment, on the night of the second day of the fifth lunar month, Nangong was silent, and after dressing up slightly, he tied the piece of mandarin duck brocade that Mao Jiaojiao entrusted Xu Ke to him around his waist, and went out at the time of the day, and came to Balinyuan, thirty miles northwest of Chang'an City.

However, that night, he wandered alone in Balinyuan for a long time, and until the next day, he never saw Mao Jiaojiao appear, and Nangong had no choice but to return to the city.

On the night of the third day of the fifth lunar month, Nangong was silent and still like last night, and went out with a silk handkerchief tied around his waist, and came to the Balin Plain at the foot of Bashan Mountain and on the bank of Weishui. However, Nangong patrolled there all night, and still didn't even see half of Mao Jiaojiao's figure......

Counting tonight, this is the third time that Nangong Buyu has "gone out to attract demons". 27KK

Before he came to Ba Lin Yuan, he had been thinking about it for a long time in his heart. Just because he hadn't met Mao Jiaojiao for two consecutive nights before, Nangong wondered if Xu Ke was playing tricks on himself? Or did Xu Ke say the wrong thing?

Nangong carefully recalled Xu Ke's expression when he talked to him that day, and he felt that he was not half a fake. He immediately thought of it, or, Xu Ke said it word for word, it was just the cat demon who really tricked him!

Thinking like this, Nangong couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. Nangong said in her heart, which of the demons in this world is not a traitor? Mao Jiaojiao is a cat demon, it is said that she has been practicing in the world for more than a thousand years, how can she be emotional about me Nangong? Yes, it must be that day, Mao Jiaojiao is angry that I fought with her, because Xu Ke's gift is fake, and she secretly makes fun of me is true!

So, Nangong was silent and immediately made a decision, and went to Balin Yuan for the last time tonight. If he doesn't see Mao Jiaojiao again tonight, after that, he will forget about this silk handkerchief, and it will be a joke.

The reason why he wants to go again is that he still has a fluke in his heart, and he always feels that this matter seems to be true and half-true, maybe there are some hidden secrets in this?

At that moment, Nangong stopped dressing himself without saying a word, tied a silk handkerchief around his waist, held a long sword, went out from the time, and came to Balin Yuan again.

......

At this time, Nangong Buyu had been wandering around in the Balin Plain for an hour, but until this moment, there was still no one in the entire Balin Plain, except for a few squirrels that occasionally jumped in front of him.

He looked up and saw that the night sky above him was full of stars, and the stars in the sky were twinkling everywhere in the sky, as if they were winking at him.

Under Nangong's long-term attention, the stars in the night sky, unconsciously, seemed to suddenly transform into a human face. This is a woman's face, this woman kept blinking at Nangong silently, her mouth was pouting at every turn, she seemed to be talking to Nangong, and her expression when she spoke was unusually naughty......

"Seventeenth Princess, is that you?" Nangong couldn't help but secretly exclaim.

The playful woman's face he saw on the sky at the moment was vaguely the appearance of the seventeenth princess Li Qi.

"It's me, are you Nangong's brother? Why did you come here?" The face of Li Qi in the sky, at this moment, seemed to be talking to Nangong silently.

"Seventeenth princess, it is Nangong down there!" Nangong was silent in his heart, and at this time he shouted with infinite joy.

"Brother Nangong, why do you still call me 'princess' today? you should call me 'Sister Li Qi'!" The face in the sky blinked again, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, as if he was a little dissatisfied with Nangong.

"Sister Li Qi!"

"Hmm! Brother Nangong!"

"Sister Li Qi, do you know that Nangong thinks about you so bitterly!"

"Brother Nangong, Li Qi is also ...... I miss you too!"

"Sister Li Qi, do you know that in this life, if Nangong can marry you, he will teach me to give everything, and I am willing!"

"Brother Nangong, you don't have to give everything, you just need to catch the cat demon, send the cat demon to my father, and kill the cat demon with your own hands to avenge my sixth brother. As soon as your father is pleased, he will surely reward you with a great merit. When the time comes, Brother Nangong can beg my father to accept you as a concubine, and my father will be able to agree!"

"Sister Li Qi, is this true?" Nangong's cry in his heart was already more excited and intense at this time.

"Really, Brother Nangong, you have to believe me! Besides, my two elder brothers, the third brother and the fourth brother, they will also say good things for you in front of my father!

"Great! Sister Li Qi, just rest assured, Nangong will definitely catch that cat demon!"

"Well......" The face of the "Seventeenth Princess" in the sky finally slowly disappeared at this time, and turned into a bright star in the sky.

Nangong rubbed his eyes silently, only to realize that the top of his head was just a starry sky, although the stars were still shining, where was there still half of Li Qi's shadow?

"Ahem...... It turned out to be a phantom!"

Nangong couldn't help but sigh in his silent heart.