[The seventy-first year of the Great Qiankang Yuan, the fifth day of the fifth month of May, noon, Tsing Yi Weibei Anping Division, thousands of official offices]

After Nangong returned to Tsing Yiwei without saying a word, he handed over Mao Jiaojiao's body to Governor Shen Huan. He told Shen Huan that later, there would be an attendant who would come over to announce the will of the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven would order them to take the dead body of the cat demon to the execution ground at the entrance of the vegetable market at noon three days later, and in front of the people of Chang'an, there would be a punishment of "Ling Chi dividing the corpse".

According to Nangong Buyu's meaning, it is Shen Huan and Nangong Buyu who are responsible for arresting the cat demon, and now, since the cat demon has been ambushed, then it is appropriate to hand over the matter of dealing with the body of the cat demon to Shen Dudu.

In Nangong Buyu's heart, King Zhao and King Wei originally issued a ten-day deadline for Shen Huan and him to catch the demon, and if they failed to catch the cat demon within ten days, they would be punished for a "crime of dereliction of duty". Now, relying only on him Nangong alone, he has got rid of the cat demon, not only has he completed the important task of the two princes, but he is also not greedy, and he has also handed over the body of the cat demon to Shen Huan for disposal. It stands to reason that Shen Huan should be extremely grateful to him Nangong.

However, what Nangong Bu didn't expect at all was that after Shen Huan saw the corpse of the cat demon, instead of showing half a look of gratitude, he was furious, and a purple aura appeared on his big ochre face, as if he was going to make a move with Nangong immediately, but Shen Huan tried to restrain himself, so he secretly endured it......

In the end, Shen Huan just said a few polite words coldly, and didn't say a word of gratitude, so he served tea and sent the guests off, and hurriedly invited Nangong out of the governor's office.

Nangong couldn't help but be extremely unhappy in his heart, no matter what, he didn't expect that Shen Huan would have such a cold and annoyed attitude towards him. He secretly said to himself, although I killed the cat demon, the first one to go to the Daming Palace to play the son of tomorrow, but I killed the cat demon, didn't I also help you Shen Huan but a matter of heart?

However, after all, Shen Huan is the governor of Tsing Yiwei, even if he blatantly expresses his jealousy and dissatisfaction with himself, he is helpless. At that moment, Nangong was silent and had to shake his head helplessly, and with a feeling of irritability and depression, he went back to his official room in Bei'an Pingsi.

After he returned to his official room, before his ass was firmly seated, he saw that Xu Ke had walked in angrily, pointed at his nose and scolded:

"Brother Nangong, why did you take advantage of Mao Jiaojiao's deep affection for you, but brutally killed her! Do you act like a gentleman? I think you are even more insidious and hateful than those blatant murderers and bandits!"

"Brother Xian, Brother Fool was also helpless, so he had to draw his sword and kill Mao Jiaojiao......" Nangong was silent and explained to himself with an embarrassed expression. In front of Xu Ke, he still couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

"What does it mean to be 'helpless'? What does it mean to be a 'last resort'?" Xu Ke still asked with some anger: "Mao Jiaojiao is so affectionate and trusting of you, she will give you a personal love token, and bluntly say that she is full of admiration for you! I see that her expression at that time is not half of the fake! Moreover, that Mao Jiaojiao is not a bad person, I don't believe her, what kind of unfavorable things will she do to you!"

"Brother Xian, the situation at that time, I couldn't say a word clearly, Brother Xian believed me! Last night, Brother Fool drew his sword and attacked, it was really a last resort!" Nangong Bu was still trying to argue for himself.

Xu Ke snorted coldly: "What's so unclear about this! According to Mao Jiaojiao's light body skills, at most she won't hurt you, how can you hurt her in the slightest?! Mao Jiaojiao will die at the hands of your Nangong, this must be you taking advantage of her unpreparedness, taking advantage of her love for you, and sneaking up on ...... at the interval."

"That's enough!" Nangong Buyu was already a little irritable, but at this time, he was scolded and sneered at by Xu Ke, and he couldn't help but rush up angrily, and sneered at each other:

"Xu Qianhu, don't forget! The emperor once issued an edict ordering you to take the cat demon within three days, otherwise you will be taken from your post and imprisoned! Now, my Nangong has worked hard to finally kill the cat demon, and instead of reciting my skill to help you get rid of the demon, you actually sneered at me here and scolded Huai, what qualifications do you have to teach me a lesson here? ! The ancestors have long had ancient precepts, there is a difference between demons and demons, and the demon clan was originally my mortal enemy of mankind! Mao Jiaojiao is just a cat demon, she charmed and killed many innocent men in Chang'an City, and now my Nangong has taken the life of this cat demon, originally to eliminate harm for the people and share worries for the Son of Heaven, what reason do you have to insult me here?!"

Seeing that Nangong was silent and said a lot of truth, Xu Ke couldn't help but be a little speechless, he shook his head, and couldn't help sneering:

It's a pity that the truth in your mouth is so 'just' and so 'selfless,' and the means of doing things in your hands are so evil and vicious...... I really feel worthless for Mao Jiaojiao, but she is also infatuated with you, and in exchange for her own life and soul to return to the underworld......!

"Virtuous brother, the eldest husband acts, but seeks merit, what is the means in the middle? The art of war is cloudy, and the soldier who surrenders without a fight is superior! Foolish brother is also ......."

"Okay, I don't want to listen to your explanation! Brother Nangong, I just want to ask you one thing, you relied on Mao Jiaojiao's deep affection and trust in you, but you took advantage of the gap to sneak attack and take her life, can you have a good conscience?"

"Brother Xian, how do you know that Mao Jiaojiao has affection for her foolish brother? Those demons are the best at pretending to be fickle! She is a cat demon, and she has been practicing in the world for more than 1,000 years, how can she be emotional to me as a mortal? In my opinion, Mao Jiaojiao asked you to transfer tokens, and said a lot of touching words, this is obviously her clever words and charms, and Brother Xian must not be deceived by her......"

"Hmph!" Xu Ke was reluctant to talk to Nangong at this time, he glanced at Nangong silently angrily, and saw that Nangong was still gushing about his own negative intentions at this time, and there was no trace of remorse on his face, and he suddenly felt a burst of disgust in his heart.

Since the words are not speculative, why bother to say more? Xu Ke immediately turned around and walked away.

Leaving Nangong silent, facing Xu Ke's back, he was still politely saying:

"Brother Xian, you and my brothers, why should you hurt your brother's affection for this trivial matter?"

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After Xu Ke left Bei'an Pingsi, he couldn't rest assured that Sister Hu at home was at home, so he walked out of the gate of Tsing Yi Wei and went back to his mansion in Liquanfang.

After he entered the door, he strode across the front yard, and as soon as he walked into the front hall, he saw Hu Yiyi and Yao Zibei sitting in the front hall together, sharing lunch. Naturally, the "half-understood book immortal" Shu hated Tian and his second brother Zhu Wuneng, and they didn't know where they went at this time.

As soon as Hu Yiyi saw Xu Ke coming back, she immediately got up and asked happily, "Huh, why did you go home for dinner today?"

Xu Ke replied with a smile: "Weili's first meal, how can there be Sister Hu and Sister Xiaobei's craftsmanship!"

Seeing Xu Ke go home to share lunch with them, the two women were naturally happy. So, Yao Zibei went to the kitchen and made a few side dishes, and the three of them finished a lunch happily in the front hall.

After lunch, Xu Ke invited Hu Yiyi to sit in the Wenyu Pavilion in the back garden, and the two drank tea and talked at the same time.

Hu Yiyi originally wanted to go out to Balinyuan after lunch to find her ninth sister Mao Jiaojiao, and asked her to pay attention to protecting herself, and it was best to stay away from this place of right and wrong in Chang'an.

At this moment, she saw Xu Ke suddenly returning home, and thought that Xu Ke was also going to go out with her after lunch. However, she saw that Xu Ke had a faint look of sorrow on his face, as if he had a very serious concern, so she asked:

"What's the matter, Xiao Wuxi, did you encounter anything troublesome in Tsing Yi Wei today?"

"Ahem......" Xu Ke sighed, but he didn't know where to start with Hu Yiyi.

He thought about it carefully, Mao Jiaojiao's murder had nothing to do with himself.

knew that today, Mao Jiaojiao's close-fitting silk handkerchief, he would not hand it over to Nangong silently that day.

Knowing that today, last night, he should have accompanied Hu Yiyi immediately and went to Balinyuan late at night......

"Sister Hu, it's all blame for not being sick! If I had listened to you last night...... Xu Ke's face was solemn and his expression was melancholy, however, he still couldn't say anything about it.

Hu Yiyi listened to the sound and saw the color, and immediately knew the general situation.

Last night, she almost didn't sleep all night, her heart was restless, and she was so uneasy, today, the ninth sister really had an accident!

Hu Yiyi then asked:

"Xiao Wuxi, is it my ninth sister who has already had an accident?"

Xu Ke had to nod.

"Ninth sister, she...... Is she dead?"

Xu Ke sighed and nodded again.

Hu Yiyi was silent, sitting in the pavilion, I don't know how long it took, she burst into tears, and couldn't help but fall silently......

"Sister Hu, it's all my fault, if I don't hand over that piece of mandarin duck brocade to Nangong silently that day, your ninth sister will be safe today...... Xu Ke couldn't bear it in his heart, and he blamed himself very much, so he comforted softly.

"So, the one who killed the ninth sister was Nangong Buyu?" asked Hu Yiyi.

Xu Ke nodded again, it is useless to conceal it so far, at that moment, he told Hu Yiyi about the general situation of Nangong Bu Yu going out to Balin Yuan last night and playing to the Son of Heaven in Daming Palace today.

In the end, Xu Ke persuaded again:

"Sister Hu, Nangong can't help it! He was ordered by the emperor and has a duty, I expected that he would use his sword at that time, and it was also ...... It's also a last resort, and I hope that Sister Hu won't go to him for revenge!"

Hu Yiyi looked up to the sky and sighed, and said sadly:

"Ahem...... Xiao Wuxi, you don't have to worry, my sister won't go to Nangong. In fact, it is not so much that the ninth sister died in the hands of Nangong, but that she died in the hands of my master......"

"Your master?" Xu Ke was surprised and said, "Sister Hu, how could your master kill your ninth sister?"

Hu Yiyi waved her hand and said a little choked:

"Forget it! The reason for it can't be said clearly for a while, Xiao Wuxi, if you have something, go to the duty, my sister went back to the room to rest...... You don't have to worry, my sister is fine......"

After that, Hu Yiyi didn't say much, stood up, and walked towards Hazellinger Residence.

Xu Ke stared at Hu Yiyi's back as he gradually moved away, and couldn't help but feel uncomfortable for no reason.

The more Hu Yiyi didn't blame him, the more guilty he felt in his heart.

For Mao Jiaojiao's accidental death, he was extremely sad in his heart. After all, Mao Jiaojiao also saved his life, although he and Mao Jiaojiao have only met twice, but it doesn't seem bad to see this banshee. Mao Jiaojiao may have charmed many men before, but most of them were mistaken by the "Harmony Demon Skill" she practiced.

Now, Mao Jiaojiao is no longer in the world, and from Hu Yiyi's expression, Xu Ke can clearly feel the grief and sadness in his sister Hu's heart...... It was a great sorrow for the sudden loss of a loved one!

Suddenly, Xu Ke thought again, Hu Yiyi in Chang'an City, in addition to Shu Hattian, there is also an important relative, that is, her second brother, Lu Huoli, who is known as the "Flowing Frost Sword Immortal" in the rivers and lakes.

Xu Ke had heard his senior brother Li Yi say that Lu Huoli at this time was still trapped in the gate guarding array in the outer courtyard of the Divine King Pavilion. This gate-guarding array was created by the Lord of the God King Pavilion Bai Wuming himself, although it was only two stone lions guarding the door, it was extremely powerful. That Lu Huoli snatched his own god king order, but he was not good at applying it, so that he was trapped in the gate guarding array, unable to enter or exit, and one day, he would run out of strength and die a whimper!

Xu Ke immediately thought to himself, no! Sister Hu had already lost one of her ninth sisters, and if her second brother also died in the Divine King Pavilion, how sad would her heart be? No!

Xu Ke lost his parents since he was a child, and grew up alone in the illusion of displacement, and he also has a personal experience of the loss of his loved ones. He knew it was a very painful feeling.

So, after he stood up and walked out of the gate of his Xu Mansion, he did not go east to Tsing Yiwei, but turned south to the God King Pavilion next to the Autumn Water Plain.

Lu Huoli that day suddenly stabbed out a sword, almost killing Xu Ke, and now Xu Ke rushed to the Divine King Pavilion in a hurry, but he was bent on rescuing Lu Huoli who was trapped inside......