Hearing this, Xue Qing's heart trembled slightly and she immediately looked at Zhong Kui expectantly.
Today she was defeated, completely defeated. Let alone saving the demon world, she was extremely lucky to be able to save herself.
If Zhong Kui is willing to take her away from here, away from the conflicts between humans and demons, she will be happy to live a poor and cumbersome life.
Facing Xue Qing's expectant gaze, Zhong Kui fell silent.
He once trusted Zhang Daoxian so much, but Xue Qing said that Zhang Daoxian was not a good person.
But if even Zhang Daoxian is not trustworthy, then are the master and apprentice in front of him worthy of trust?
If he leaves with Xue Qing now, he is escaping, being a coward, and abandoning the thousands of people in the capital.
If the demon world falls in the future and demons escape to the human world, Hudu will be the first to bear the brunt. Will he be a deserter at this time?
"I can't leave, and I can't leave." After a long time, Zhong Kui lowered his eyes and said, "Hudu needs me."
Xue Qing's eyes dimmed, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.
Perhaps for aspiring men, responsibility is greater than love?
"Consider it carefully." Qin Yao didn't say much. He just patted Zhong Kui on the shoulder, then turned to Uncle Jiu and said, "Master, I will help you out."
Zhong Kui watched the master and apprentice leave numbly, but he did not dare to look at Xue Qing again.
Xue Qing looked at him for a long time, then her body suddenly turned into a snowstorm and rushed out the door: "The grace of saving my life will be repaid one day."
Zhong Kui subconsciously reached out to grab it, but the wind and snow passed through his fingers and quickly disappeared from sight...
On the other side, after walking out of Zhong Kui's room, Qin Yao asked secretly: "System, how many filial piety points are needed to help Uncle Jiu and I hide from Xie Zhi?"
There is no doubt that the Haechi from heaven cannot be compared to the human unicorn, and its strength must be at the level of an immortal at the very least.
In the face of this gap in realms, without external assistance, Qin Yao and Jiu Shu's lies would have no way of hiding.
[One person has one hundred filial piety values per day.] The system immediately gives a quote.
"It's too expensive." Qin Yao frowned.
If Haezhi stays in Hudu for three to five days, the consumption will exceed 1,000 yuan.
It was a price that Qin Yao couldn't accept.
[The other party is a fairy beast after all, and the strength gap between you is too big.] The system is not a businessman, so it will not bargain in business, but only gives the basis for charging in response to Qin Yao's complaints.
If it weren't for the demon spirit in hand, Qin Yao would never accept this offer.
But because he had the demon spirit in hand, he had to accept the price. After all, even if the consumption exceeded a thousand, as long as he could keep the demon spirit, it would be a big profit for their master and disciple.
The difference is just a matter of earning more and earning less!
Shao Qing, Uncle Jiu brought Qin Yao to his house, waved his hands and placed a barrier: "Zhang Daoxian has gone to invite Xie Zhi, what do you have in mind?"
"Just leave it to me to deal with it." Qin Yao warned: "Master, please remember not to answer any of Zhang Daoxian's questions when I am not around. Haechi can distinguish between true and false words, but he cannot see through your heart."
Seeing that Qin Yao was still reliable at the critical moment, Uncle Jiu breathed a long sigh of relief: "It's good that you have a way to deal with it, otherwise we will have no choice but to escape from the devil world."
"Don't worry, there won't be any problems as long as I'm here." Qin Yao said firmly.
The next day.
The fourth day when the demon left the demon world.
Zhang Daoxian landed in Hudu City before the sun had risen. He was accompanied by a unicorn-like monster that was as big as an ox and resembled a unicorn, with thick black hair all over its body.
"Lord Haechi, I will trouble you to hide in the courtroom later, listen to people's words quietly, and distinguish the true from the false." Zhang Daoxian said warmly as he climbed the steps of the Duhu Mansion.
Haechi spoke human words with a solemn and majestic voice: "No problem. Immortal official, please rest assured, no lie can escape my discernment."
Zhang Daoxian chuckled: "Yes, yes, this is also the main reason why I spent so much effort to invite you here."
During the conversation, a person and an animal passed through the tightly closed door, and were led by Zhang Daoxian to the outside of the palace hall.
Xie Zhi took two quick steps, stepped through the door, and scanned the hall with his bull's-eye eyes, and slowly came to the judge's table.
He suddenly transformed into a jade seal and gently landed on the side of the table. It was so invisible that anyone who saw it would just think it was an ordinary jade seal.
Zhang Daoxian nodded with satisfaction, turned around and went out. He called Uncle Jiu, Qin Yao, and Zhong Kui to the court, and said in a solemn voice: "Dao Zhang Lin, Dao Zhang Qin, I have a question, and I would like to ask you two to answer it."
coming……
Qin Yao's eyelids twitched and he said secretly: "System, redeem the ability to hide it from Haechi."
[This transaction deducts 100 filial piety points. If the deduction is successful, your filial piety balance is 10950 points.]
As the light symbol of successful transaction flashed in front of his eyes, even though he didn't feel anything, Qin Yao felt relieved and asked calmly: "What does the immortal want to ask?"
Zhang Daoxian said slowly: "What I want to ask is, do you two know who the murderer of Qilin was?"
Since he didn't know what to do and didn't want to fall out with the master and apprentice, his first question was very reserved.
Qin Yao shook his head: "If we know who the murderer is, why shouldn't we tell the immortal?"
When he finished speaking, Zhang Daoxian subconsciously looked at the big seal of Haechi on the judgment table, but saw that the seal showed no reaction at all, and his heart sank slightly.
Do they really not know who the murderer is?
After a moment of silence, Zhang Daoxian asked again: "Do you know where the demon spirit is?"
Qin Yao raised his brows and asked: "You don't know where the demon spirit is, how could we know? Immortal Zhang, are you doubting us?"
Zhang Daoxian still didn't wait for Haechi to speak, and winked at Zhong Kui.
Zhong Kui understood the meaning and immediately came out to talk to Xi Ni: "Daozhang Qin, the Immortal is not doubting you, but the seven-day period is getting closer and closer. In these last three days, the demonic army may attack Hu's capital at any time.
, our chances of winning are very low, so the immortal is getting more and more nervous and anxious, and he has asked me this before."
Qin Yao knew that these words must have been made up by Zhong Kui, but the truth or falsehood had no meaning at this time. It was a wise move to go down the stairs.
After all, he couldn't leave Hudu with his master and leave the center of the plot.
Losing control of the situation and micro-managing the plot will definitely lead to backlash in the future.
"Immortal, you are the only hope for Hudu now." Taking a breath silently, Qin Yao said in a deep voice: "Anyone can mess up Hudu, but you can't mess up. Otherwise, the people of Hudu can still rely on you.
who?"
Zhang Daoxian's expression was gloomy and uncertain. His eyes glanced from his cheek to Uncle Jiu's cheek. He wanted to ask a few more questions, but in the end he forcibly held back.
He knew very well that the inquiry just now had caused a rift between the two of them. Zhong Kui's roundhouse did not repair the rift, but only maintained the relationship between the two parties in a state of being broken but not broken.
If he questions the Taoist named Lin again, the Taoist named Qin will probably fall out on the spot!
At that time, he asked the Jade Emperor for an order to govern the capital, and he made a promise in front of a palace full of immortal officials. If when he was guarding the capital, all the troops were gone, and demons occupied the human territory, he would not even know that he was
What will happen?
Therefore, he really needs these two masters and apprentices to work for him, at least to defend the capital.
Not long after, Qin Yao and Jiu Shu walked out of the court together. Zhang Daoxian sat slumped on a chair and murmured: "Now there is no one to suspect. I don't understand. It's hard to understand. Who is the mastermind behind the scenes?"
?When did he plan the demon spirit?"
The more he thought about it, the more horrifying he became. He was an immortal official, but at this moment it seemed as if his neck was being strangled, his mouth was covered, and he could hardly breathe.
"Immortal, can you please send soldiers and horses from heaven to come down to earth to guard the capital?" Zhong Kui asked softly.
Zhang Dao
There is still no movement in the heaven. It cannot be that they are not aware of the changes in the devil world. I think they are giving me a chance. If I cannot properly resolve this matter, Zhong Kui, you may not be able to see me in the future."
Zhong Kui:"……"
Seeing him speechless, Zhang Daoxian asked in a strange way: "Zhong Kui, you have nothing to hide from me, right?"
Zhong Kui's heart stopped for a moment and he quickly said: "No, no, how dare a villain hide this from an immortal?"
"Lie!" Haechi suddenly appeared and shouted sternly.
Zhong Kui's mouth twitched.
Beforehand, he never expected that the Haechi invited by Zhang Daoxian would actually be used on him.
Zhang Daoxian's expression changed and he shouted softly: "Zhong Kui, what did you hide from me?"
Zhong Kui shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Immortal, don't ask, don't ask. I can assure you that this matter has nothing to do with demons."
Zhang Daoxian said coldly: "It doesn't matter if it has nothing to do with demon spirits. You shouldn't hide anything about me from me."
Zhong Kui was helpless: "This is my privacy, please give me some dignity."
"Snapped!"
Zhang Daoxian slapped him in the face with his backhand, sending him flying. His shoulder knocked over a candlestick holding more than ten candles.
"What kind of dignity do you have? Do you deserve to be called decent? Tell me honestly, what did you hide from me?"
Seeing that the immortal who in his impression was like a loving father and mentor suddenly became so violent, the filter in Zhong Kui's heart finally broke, and he gritted his teeth without saying a word.
Whether it was the entanglement with Xue Qing or the betrayal of Zhang Daoxian, he could not talk about it.
If you tell me the former, I'm afraid it will harm Xue Qing's life, if you tell me the latter, I'm afraid it will harm your own life.
Xue Qing is right, Zhang Daoxian is indeed not a good person. He let himself steal demon spirits, most likely not to conquer the people of the capital!
Zhang Daoxian turned his right hand, and Zhong Kui was immediately imprisoned in the air by a burst of immortal energy: "Zhong Kui, I saved your life, taught you spells, and stimulated your potential. Is this how you repay me?"
Zhong Kui seemed to be strangled by the throat, his cheeks gradually turned red, and he said with difficulty: "I swear on my soul, that matter has nothing to do with demons!"
Zhang Daoxian was silent for a long time, then waved his hand, and the immortal energy that had imprisoned Zhong Kui immediately dissipated.
"boom."
Zhong Kui's body fell to the ground from mid-air, and he couldn't help letting out a painful moan.
"Get out!" Zhang Daoxian yelled.
Zhong Kui struggled to get up from the ground and limped out of the courtroom.
"Do you still have any doubts about the candidate?" After the three people left the scene, Haechi asked indifferently.
Zhang Daoxian suddenly remembered the team of demon girls that entered the city recently, and said solemnly: "There is only the last breakthrough left..."
However, when he brought Haechi to the camp of the Loulan convoy, he saw that the tent was already empty, and even the camels and horses were gone.
"I feel like I'm getting closer to the truth."
Looking at the empty camp, Zhang Daoxian became excited: "The entire hut has been sealed by me. Except for me, you can only enter but not exit, so those witches must be hiding. As long as we can find them,
Maybe we can learn the truth from their mouths."
"Xianguan, I followed you to resolve the case, not to investigate the case." Haechi said in a deep voice.
Zhang Daoxian's smile froze, and then he said: "One day, give me one day, I will definitely find them."
Haezhi shook his head: "At most, it will be midnight tonight. As soon as midnight passes, I will leave immediately."
Zhang Daoxian: "..."
At this moment, he once again deeply hated why he was just a humble official.
If he was an important member of the Heavenly Court, how could this Haechi dare to speak to him like this?
The day passed quickly. Zhang Daoxian first searched the most dangerous and safest place in the Protectorate, and then walked through the streets and alleys, trying to find the group of goblins.
Unfortunately, he didn't know where those goblins were taking shelter. No matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find any clues. In the end, he could only watch the Haechi leave.
After this hour, it was the fifth day since the demon left the demon world.
Zhang Daoxian looked at the rising sun on a high mountain, and even thought about retreating...
However, with this retreat, he may no longer have any fate with the demon spirits. It would be even more delusional to overthrow the Jade Emperor's rule and become a great treasure in the future.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
After dawn, Zhong Kui sat on his knees in his room at the Protectorate's Mansion, with black veins spread across his face, and his whole body felt like it was being washed by water, while he let out bursts of screams like wild beasts.
Since the immortal brought him back from the imperial capital three years ago, he would suffer from this vicious disease every once in a while.
And every time at this time, the immortal would bring him the immortal soup and feed him to drink it to get rid of the serious diseases.
However, today, the immortal has not yet arrived...
After suffering for a long time, Zhong Kui finally couldn't bear it anymore. He picked up the scabbard and slapped himself on the head repeatedly, trying to knock himself out.
But he broke his own head, blood flowed down his forehead, and he failed to faint as expected.
Holding back the pain, he grabbed the bamboo hat hanging on the wall, put it on his head, covered his face, walked out quickly, and walked quickly to Uncle Jiu's door, knocking on it constantly.
Uncle Jiu opened the door following the sound, and Zhong Kui fell directly into his room, holding his head and screaming in pain.
Is it a case of porcelain?
Uncle Jiu was stunned until he saw the terrifying black veins on the other person's face. He suddenly came to his senses and put his hand on his forehead, his expression gradually becoming serious.
"Please bear with me for a moment. I'll call Qin Yao. He has a magic that can cure all kinds of curses."
"Curse?" Zhong Kui shuddered suddenly.
So, is this not a bad disease at all, but a curse that someone planted on himself?