The rain has stopped early.

The cold wind carried the drizzle and poured into the narrow alley, making it look somewhat miserable.

The eyebrows moved with the wind, falling silently on the bluestone floor that was littered with water and fallen flowers. Under the slender and powerful waist, the frost-white sword blade and the fiery red skirt contrasted with each other.

She remained silent.

Just behind the ghost face, two stern eyes were cast.

If there is a wrong explanation, then yesterday's covenant will be overturned. At this time, right here, there will be another fight.

Li Changan nailed Zu Gui to the sword.

He pondered for a while.

He did not rush to explain the reason for saving the ghost, but asked a question.

"Miss Yu, can the demonic plague in your mouth be cured?"

"Absolutely impossible."

"Have you tried it?"

Yu Mei's answer was decisive, and Li Changan's rhetorical question came out of his mouth.

However, when I asked this question, I got no response at all.

Li Changan frowned and gradually understood.

What are the duties of the Zhenfu Division?

That is to say, he is in charge of the affairs of the world's demons, ghosts, witches, monks, and Taoists, and patrols and suppresses all kinds of monsters and disasters. As for the safety, misfortunes, wealth, and lives of the common people, it is not within the scope of his responsibilities, and he will not take it seriously.

Therefore, this generation often behaves cruelly and violently, and is often looked down upon by the world and scholars.

However, this is the true nature of an eagle dog!

People like Yan Xinglie and Long Tu are the few who put the cart before the horse.

"Humans can become diseased and turn into monsters, so why can't monsters be cured and turn back into humans?"

The Taoist priest asked bluntly.

"Have you ever tried the possibility of a cure? If not, how dare you kill innocent people indiscriminately?!"

this time.

Yu Mei finally responded.

"How can you be innocent if you kill someone and suck blood?"

"This is caused by the demonic transformation, not its nature."

"If you fall into the devil's path, it's hard to turn back." Yu Mei's voice was as cold as ice, "So what if you save one person? As long as the culprit is still there, the demon will continue to change. It is only right to abandon the minutiae and hurry up to track down the culprit.

"

These "correct" words made Li Changan shake his head and laugh.

"So, one person can't be saved?"

"insufficient."

The Taoist priest took a deep breath.

"Okay, okay, okay. Even if this person devours his wife and children, it is not a pity to kill him. But next time, another innocent person is unfortunately infected with the epidemic. What should we do?"

Yu Mei's answer was very simple.

"Just kill him."

Li Changan almost laughed out of anger at her.

"One person can be killed if he catches the disease, but what about ten people? What about a hundred people? What about tens of millions of people? The city will be transformed into demons, and the city will be destroyed?"

The Taoist priest sneered and bowed his hands.

"If that's the case, please take care of it yourself, Mr. Yu. A poor man is greedy for life and is afraid of death. He doesn't want to be devoured by thousands of monsters and only leave a few bones and dregs behind."

When these words came out, the atmosphere on both sides dropped to freezing point.

In the narrow alley, both sides were speechless.

Only the rain and the wind were crying, accompanied by the intermittently painful moans of the ghosts.

Quite a while.

Just when the Taoist priest thought that the other party couldn't bear it anymore and was about to take action.

Yu Mei silently sheathed her sword, which was a sign of relief.

Li Changan also got off the donkey along the slope, put away his aggressive attitude, and patiently persuaded:

"Besides, killing is just a symptom. Finding the culprit is the root cause."

He pointed to the demon at his feet.

"This guy retains his wisdom as a human being. He can even pretend to be a normal person during the day and deceive us. Maybe he knows the culprit behind the scenes..."

The words are not finished yet.

"Taoist Priest..."

At the back door of Zhou's house outside the alley, the call stopped abruptly, and then Bo Ziyu's voice suddenly sounded.

"Don't panic, I'm here to help you."

Help you big-headed ghost.

Li Chang'an just slandered the person opposite him and tried to get out of the way as the red dress with crimson eyebrows floated.

He hurriedly called her:

"Wait a minute."

Yu Mei glanced at the entrance of the alley and whispered:

"I can't expose (Harmony)'s identity yet."

"I know."

Li Changan nodded.

This Yumei always put on a false face and was secretive in her actions, which led to the encirclement and suppression by officials. If she had revealed her identity early in the morning, how could the county government have announced a reward? But she must have had some scruples in doing so.

, has a plan.

The Taoist priest had noticed this a long time ago, so he didn't tell anyone about what happened between the two of them. But now he called her to stop because...

"I am not good at magic. I don't have the means to suppress demons. I have to borrow the girl's soul-stabilizing needle."

When dealing with another ghost before, as well as the tiger aunt last time, Li Changan had vague thoughts of capturing them alive, but he really didn't have any magic at his disposal, so he could only kill them hastily.

But now, although I don’t have one, Yumei does.

Otherwise, according to the Taoist priest's temperament, he would have been chatting nonsense with her for a long time.

Yu Mei did not answer after hearing this, only when the figure disappeared over the wall.

A short needle came through the air and sank into the back of the ghost's neck.

At this time, Bo Ziyu finally arrived, stepping on the stagnant water.

He pulled out the blade and made random gestures, until he was out of breath.

"Where is the demon...the demon girl?"

"Ran."

"Run away?" His face was stunned, "Why don't you chase me?"

"How to chase?"

In the empty alley, Bo Ziyu was speechless. His eyes turned coldly and caught a glimpse of the things under Li Changan's feet that were neither humans nor ghosts nor fish.

"This is?"

"Zhou Huai."

"Hiss~"

He choked on a mouthful of cold rain.

…………

The main hall of Zhou's residence.

Li Changan held up the candle.

The candlelight was dim and illuminated the hall.

Bo Ziyu was sent out to dispose of the corpses of his colleagues. There were only Li Changan and Zhou Huai in the room, and oh, there was also someone listening in the corner.

The Taoist glanced at a certain spot on the beam, where there was a faint corner of bright red.
To be continued...