After all, Mao Jiaojiao is very light, although there is still Xu Ke's sword qi on her legs, but between the vertical jumps, she flies as fast as flying, and only less than two moments later, she flew to the foot of Jinding Mountain, on the shore of Xianghu Lake.

She walked to a huge mountain rock by the Xianghu Lake, cast a spell with her right hand, and only pushed it forward, and the boulder weighing more than 10,000 jun actually opened with her hand!

She leaped into a cave.

It turned out that for more than a month, Mao Jiaojiao had been living in this cave in Jinding Mountain.

There was no boulder at the entrance of the cave, but the so-called "boulder" was just Mao Jiaojiao's "trick to cover the eyes". Among her twelve siblings, she is best at stealth skills, and this "blinding technique" is also a kind of stealth technique.

After Mao Jiaojiao and Lu Huoli came to Chang'an, in order to facilitate their actions, they did not settle in the inn. The two brothers and sisters searched and found this natural cave at the foot of Jinding Mountain.

The cave is unusually open, not only has good ventilation and lighting, but also has natural stone beds, stone platforms and other things inside, which is more comfortable to stay in than ordinary inns.

The cave is next to the Xianghu Lake, and around the Xianghu Lake, there is a fragrant and fragrant fragrance everywhere, which just covers the demonic aura of Mao Jiaojiao and Lu Huoli.

Mao Jiaojiao even used her "eye-blocking technique" to turn the cave door into the appearance of a boulder, so they lived in the cave for a month, but no one found out.

Even if Murong Huan and Li Yi came twice, they couldn't see through Mao Jiaojiao's "trick to cover the eyes", at that time, they rode fast horses like the wind, and no one did it themselves to touch the unusually abrupt "mountain stone".

But Li Yi instead aimed at the bottom of Xianghu Lake, naturally, he worked hard for a long time, and in the end, he could only return in vain.

Mao Jiaojiao had just walked into the cave when she saw Lu Huoli walking towards her.

"Ninth sister, where have you been? In the past three days, let the second brother be easy to find!"

"Second brother, I'm not back!"

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back!"

......

Lu Huoli saw that Mao Jiaojiao had returned safely, and he was finally relieved, so the two of them went back to the stone room, found a stone bed each, and lay down with their clothes.

Mao Jiaojiao was already extremely tired, but she was lying on the stone bed and couldn't sleep, so she turned over and got up and came to find Lu Huoli again.

"Second brother, the ninth sister will discuss one thing with you!"

"What?" Lu Huoli turned over and sat up, looking at Mao Jiaojiao with a smile.

"It's the Mingyue sister I told you about earlier, I want to bring her here!"

"Didn't she be executed by the emperor's order to Ling Chi for assassinating King Han?"

"She didn't die, she was rescued!"

Mao Jiaojiao took Xu Ke's adventure to rescue Mingyue before and after, and roughly talked briefly to her second brother.

"You're going to bring a human woman here?"

"Yes!"

"No way!"

"Why not?"

"The second brother still has something to do here, and he still needs to hide his whereabouts at this time!"

"Second brother, the ninth sister assures you! Sister Mingyue will never tell others about our whereabouts!"

"That's not going to work either!"

"Why not?"

"After all, she is a human woman, and if you let her stay with us all day long, the second brother is still not at ease!"

"Second brother, there are good people in human beings! A sister like Mingyue, who is beautiful and beautiful, and is clear and jade, when the second brother sees it, he must like it very much!"

......

Seeing Mao Jiaojiao's repeated begging, Lu Huoli couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted, and he said:

"This cave is not as cold as an inn, after all, it is a little cold, Mingyue is not you and me, she may not be able to live here?"

"What's the matter, the ninth sister will go buy some furniture and bedding tomorrow, come in, decorate the stone room, and make Sister Mingyue live more comfortably than the inn!"

Lu Huoli had no choice but to smile and said:

"Whatever you want! But you must not let anyone know our whereabouts here!"

"Second brother, don't worry! I, Sister Mingyue, look like a fairy! Second brother, when will you finish the work here? When your business is finished, I will go to Xiao Country with Sister Mingyue!"

"Are you going to take her to Xiao Guo?"

"Of course, second brother, my little sister has already had something to say, you are now a national teacher, but you are still alone. My little sister knows that the second brother has a high vision, and ordinary women can't look down on her! My sister Mingyue, although she is from the wind and dust, is by no means an ordinary woman in the world, if the second brother sees her, she will know that in our Xiao country, there is no better woman than Mingyue......"

Lu Huoli couldn't help but laugh and said:

"Ninth sister, are you still helping your second brother become a matchmaker?"

"Second brother, my little sister just saw that you were always alone, and there was no one around you to take care of you, so my little sister was always at ease!"

"Ninth sister, second brother, aren't you by your side?"

"Second brother, I'm just your sister, I can't, stay by your side for the rest of my life!"

"What's the point of staying for the rest of your life?

"Ahem! Second brother!"

......

The two talked and laughed, and another hour passed in a blink of an eye. Lu Huoli hadn't seen Mao Jiaojiao for three days, and he was anxious, but he searched all over Chang'an City, and he couldn't find out the slightest news about Mao Jiaojiao. At this moment, when he saw that Mao Jiaojiao could finally return to the cave safely and intact, he was happier than anyone else. He listened to the ninth sister repeatedly boasting to Mingyue, and he couldn't help but feel a little curious in his heart, according to his temperament, he would not agree to Mao Jiaojiao no matter what, and let her bring back mortals to the cave. It's just that today he is happy in his heart, and for a while, as long as it is something that the ninth sister is happy about, he will not allow it!

......

......

Time flies, and soon the night passes.

After dawn the next day, Xu Ke had breakfast and came to Tsing Yi Wei as usual.

It's just that his value this time is a little different from usual, and he also carries a big burden with him, in addition to the food and clothing prepared for him by Hu Yiyi, there are also ancient books that he usually likes to read.

This day is the fourth day of the fourth month of April, and it is already the deadline for the three-day demon hunt set by the Son of Heaven.

So, Xu Ke didn't say much, and after entering Tsing Yiwei, he didn't go to his official room in the south office, but walked straight into the gate of the edict.

When the guard guarding the door saw that it was Lord Qianhe, he naturally didn't dare to ask more, so he opened the gate and bowed to Lord Qianhu without stopping.

Xu Ke walked through the big iron gate of the C and B cells in turn, and walked outside the big iron gate of the A cell.

Guarding the cell number A is a small leader, after all, this is a prison, even if it is a person in the Tsing Yi guard, he usually can't easily enter, when the little leader opened the big iron door, he couldn't help but ask:

"Lord Qianhu, are you going to try someone this time?"

"Judge myself!"

Xu Ke glanced at the little leader and strode in.

Xiao Zuo looked at Xu Ke's distant back, and said in fear, I just asked casually, did you offend the thousands of adults because of this?

Xu Ke found a guard and ordered him to open the No. 11 cell of Jiazi and live in it himself.

Before, those guards thought that Lord Qianhu had just come to inspect the guards in the prison, until they saw Xu Qianhu lying on the wooden bed in the cell and reading a book, as if this cell was his inner room. The guards suddenly felt that something was abnormal, and hurriedly reported the matter to Xiao Zuoling.

Zuo Ling immediately did not dare to slack off, and immediately reported the matter to Zhangqi, and Zhangqi hurriedly reported it to the school captain, who was none other than Ding Chunqiu.

Ding Chunqiu can also be regarded as Xu Ke's old subordinate, he hurried to the No. 11 cell of Jiazi at that time, and respectfully asked Xu Ke for instructions, what is the Lord of Qianhu going to do? Even if he is inspecting the guards, there is no need to treat the cell as if he is his own home? If he is dissatisfied with the guards in the edict prison, he will be punished directly, so why do you have to suffer yourself like this?

Xu Ke saw Ding Chunqiu coming, but he laughed and said, Ding Datou, you came just in time! This cell has not been cleaned yet, you quickly ask someone to sprinkle and clean it, and in addition, brew a pot of "flower rain"! As for why Ben Qianhu wants to stay here, it is because I want to live in the cell myself, and it has nothing to do with my brothers, so you don't have to blame them!

Ding Chunqiu also knew about the fact that the Son of Heaven had limited Xu Ke to three days to catch demons, and at this time he counted with his fingers, didn't he finish three days!

So, Ding Chunqiu hurriedly received the order, he ordered someone to clean the cell quickly, immediately added various furnishings in the room, and at the same time asked the little Zuo to go to the Qianhu official room and brew a pot of good tea for Xu Qianhu. He himself hurried into the office of the chief hundred ancient incense.

When Gu Caixiang heard this, he thought about it for a while, and he already knew Xu Ke's intentions. He smiled slightly, nodded, and hurriedly walked into Nangong Qianhu's office......

In this way, an hour later, the news that Xu Ke himself "locked up" in the prison has spread throughout Tsing Yiwei.

Two hours later, Xu Ke did not need the edict of the Son of Heaven to take the initiative to live in the Edict Prison No. A cell, and the news had already spread to the various yamen of the Daqian Imperial Court.

Of course, this news also quickly spread into the Daming Palace.

In the Zichen Palace, after Gao Liangshi personally informed Li Chongsheng of this incident, the emperor was a little unconvinced, but asked rhetorically:

"You mean, Xiao Ke himself locked himself in a prison?"

"Back to Your Majesty, it was Shen Dudu who sent someone to tell the old slave in person!"

"This is interesting!" Li Chongsheng picked up the gold-inlaid glass cup in front of him, took a sip of warm tea, and said with a smile:

"I said that I had told him to hold the cat demon for three days, but after all, I hadn't ordered him to be taken from office and sent to prison today, and he couldn't wait to go to prison! Gao Liangshi, tell me, what does this Xiao Ke think?"

Gao Liangshi lowered his head, and after a little thought, he replied softly:

"Your Majesty, it must be that Xiao Ke failed to catch the cat demon, because he was ashamed in his heart, and that day in the early dynasty, he also knew that there was no state in front of the emperor, yes, today he didn't wait for His Majesty's will, he was in a hurry to live in the Imperial Prison, he is asking His Majesty for guilt!"

"Hmm!" Li Chongsheng nodded and said:

"In the past, there was a 'guilty of asking for guilt', and now, Xiao Ke can also be regarded as a 'guilty of being imprisoned', and he is a little self-aware!"

"That'...... Your Majesty, do you want the old slave to go to the Tsing Yi Guard to take care of him? Let them not abuse Xiao Ke, don't really treat him as a prisoner?"

Li Chongsheng waved his hand and smiled:

"I still need you to take care of him, I didn't issue an order to demote him, he has a thousand households, who dares to abuse him?"

"Your Majesty, Xiao Ke took the initiative to go to prison this time, which can be regarded as a sincere confession to Your Majesty! After all, he is still responsible for the 'deputy envoy for case investigation', right now, the cat demon is still wreaking havoc outside, and His Royal Highness King Zhao is also indispensable to Xiao Ke, isn't it ......?"

Gao Liangshi saw that the emperor was in a good mood today, and seemed to have forgiven Xu Ke for his mistakes that day, so he took the opportunity to make a statement to the emperor, so it was better to exempt Xu Ke from the charge of dereliction of duty......