Want to tease the prince, the cat is soft and delicate

Perhaps it was because Xuanyuan Che was too violent, Mei Susu was frightened and trembled in her dream, and her brows furrowed.

Seeing that she was frightened, Xuanyuan Che suppressed the frosty air that overflowed from his anger and covered her small shoulders.

There were footsteps outside the tent, Xuanyuan Che frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

"The high priest is here." Zhuiying lowered his voice deliberately. If someone with poor hearing was unable to hear it, they might not be able to hear it.

"Tell him to wait in the study."

The shadow outside responded softly and left like the wind.

Xuanyuan Che stayed with Mei Susu until midnight, and only got up gently when the night watches started again outside.

He did not disturb Mei Susu. After getting off the bed, he considerately tucked the corner of the quilt for the person lying on the bed.

Perhaps because her arms suddenly felt empty, Mei Susu's little hands touched the bed again and again, finally touched the pillow, then hugged it in her arms and fell asleep again.

Xuanyuan Che watched this scene beside the couch and smiled slightly, his eyes full of doting.

After leaving the hall, Yueya greeted him.

Xuanyuan Che looked at her and said coldly, "Don't go in and disturb Su Su."

The crescent moon should be drooping its head.

Xuanyuan Che strode away, and Yueya breathed a sigh of relief.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so scary. Fortunately, Miss Susu is a cat. If she were a human, she would definitely not be able to bear the oppression from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

At this time, Xiao Guizi sighed, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has gone to his study again in the dead of night. I have never seen him sleep through the night."

Yueya nodded in agreement: "Who says it's not true?"

She also sighed and looked at the dim hall. The late Queen had passed away early, leaving the Crown Prince alone. Fortunately, Lady Susu was still with him.

Inside the study, the candlelight was dim.

A short, hunched man stood in front of Xuanyuan Che with a respectful look on his face.

"You said there are monsters in this world?"

The man nodded, his voice hoarse and unpleasant: "Yes."

Xuanyuan Che tapped the table with his hand, his eyes dark, "Tell me about it."

The man laughed strangely a few times and looked at Xuanyuan Che. There was a strange look on his face hidden under the black robe: "Your Highness, you saw this when you were a child."

Xuanyuan Che paused tapping the table.

The man laughed strangely and reminded: "Your Highness, have you forgotten the cat demon on Ju'an Lake?"

Xuanyuan Che's eyes suddenly shrank, and his memories faded away. He looked at the ugly man in front of him with an unpleasant expression.

"So, monster, what's the harm?"

"Since ancient times, monsters carry evil spirits. If ordinary people get close to them, their luck will be affected. If a monster absorbs your energy, your life span will be shortened and you will not live long."

Xuanyuan Che: "Is there a way to resolve it?"

The man said: "Kill him."

Xuanyuan Che's eyes suddenly became sharp, staring at him coldly: "How do you judge whether the other party is a monster? Can ordinary people tell?"

The hunchbacked man was silent, then shook his head: "Monsters have evil spirits, but that evil spirit is different from ordinary spirits. Only people who practice can recognize it."

Xuanyuan Che asked coldly: "Taoist?"

"Taoists, monks, and people who practice cultivation can all see through it, but there are few serious practitioners in the world nowadays. They are all swindlers." The hunchbacked man shook his head with regret.

Little did he know that after he said this, Xuanyuan Che's expression obviously relaxed.

"Why did Your Highness suddenly ask about monsters? Could it be that a monster wants to harm Your Highness?" The hunchbacked man realized belatedly.

Xuanyuan Che stood up without saying anything. Seeing that he didn't say anything, the hunchbacked man thought that there really was a monster trying to harm him, so he thought for a moment and took out a magic weapon from his sleeve.

The magic weapon was an eight-diagram compass, the size of an adult's palm, and looked old and mottled, but Xuanyuan Che knew at a glance that this was no ordinary thing.

"What is this?" he asked expressionlessly.

The hunchbacked man laughed strangely: "This is the Demon-Subduing Eight Diagrams Mirror, which I found by chance."

"Demon-Subduing Eight Diagrams Mirror?" Xuanyuan Che pretended to be puzzled: "What is its use?"

"As the name suggests, the Demon-Subduing Bagua Mirror is used to subdue demons. As long as it is an evil spirit, its true form will be revealed after being shone through this Bagua mirror. If you use this Bagua mirror to hit its forehead, it can completely destroy its cultivation, causing its soul to fly away and it will be difficult for it to be reborn."

Xuanyuan Che's expression froze, and he seemed to be interested in the Bagua mirror. He reached out to take the Bagua mirror, looked at it carefully, and asked with some doubt: "This thing is so shabby, is it really as powerful as you say?"

The hunchbacked man said confidently and proudly, "Once upon a time, this thing helped me kill a big monster. With just one move, the monster was killed."

"Who still has this thing?" Xuanyuan Che asked with a smile.

The hunchbacked man did not hear the murderous intent in his tone, and said complacently: "This item is a divine weapon, the only one in the world. If Your Highness had not been troubled by evil spirits, I would never have taken it out."

Xuanyuan Che approached him, and his face seemed very satisfied with the Bagua Mirror: "How can I accept your things for nothing? Is there anything you want?"

The hunchbacked man hesitated for a moment, and then a strange laugh came out from his black robe: "I do have a favor to ask of you."

"explain."

"I want to enter the palace to assist Your Highness, to help Your Highness solve problems and keep Your Highness safe."

Xuanyuan Che's eyes flashed with coldness: "You want to enter the palace to assist me?"

The hunchbacked man noticed that Xuanyuan Che's tone seemed a little unhappy, and immediately shrank his hunched body, making him look even shorter.

"I am just afraid that His Highness will be harmed, so I want to do my best to help."

After he finished speaking, he quickly knelt on one knee, clasped one hand in front of his chest, and greeted respectfully: "I know that Your Majesty hates witchcraft the most. Your Highness, rest assured that I will never let others know of my existence and will never cause trouble to Your Highness."

Xuanyuan Che's body was hidden in the dim candlelight, and the hunchbacked man couldn't see his expression clearly.

His tone was grim, and he could not hide his coldness: "Why? The identity of the high priest cannot satisfy your selfish desires?"

"This..." The hunchbacked man froze, a bad feeling rising in his heart.

Xuanyuan Che looked down at him with a sneer on his face: "My brother gave you so many benefits that you didn't do your job as a high priest and instead became his spy."

"Your Highness..." The hunchbacked man suddenly prostrated himself on the ground, his body trembling, but he still pretended to be calm and explained: "I don't understand what Your Highness is talking about. I don't know the Third Prince. I want to assist Your Majesty because the Queen has done me a favor."

"Did I say which of my brothers the other person was? How do you know I was talking about the third prince?" Xuanyuan Che's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

The hunchbacked man fell silent. He was seen lying on the ground, not knowing what he was thinking. The next moment he suddenly jumped up from the ground, spilling the poison in his hand.

"court death!"

Xuanyuan Che's face suddenly turned cold, he shouted coldly, and quickly retreated. The shadow guards flew out from the darkness, but before they could make a move, Xuanyuan Che flipped his palm, and a cold light flashed in his hand. A dagger stabbed into the heart of the hunchbacked man with a flash of light like lightning.

The hunchbacked man groaned, and the next moment he fell straight to the ground, without a sound.

Zhuiying covered his mouth and nose and walked forward to pull out the dagger from his heart, only to find that the dagger was covered with a layer of cold frost.

He squatted down cautiously and lifted the mask of the hunchbacked man, revealing his horrible face like a skull, with sunken eyes and cracked and shriveled corners of his mouth.

Even though Zhuiying had seen many terrifying things, he was still frightened by this face.

After years of dealing with poisonous insects, his body has been corroded by the poison and turned into a hollow shell. Even if he doesn't die today, he won't have much time to live.

I think it is because of this that he colluded with the third prince, because the third prince had a strange herb that could grow flesh and bones.

Zhuiying stood up and stepped back, handing over the dagger with both hands: "Master, it's dead."

Xuanyuan Che took out a silk handkerchief, wrapped the dagger, then picked up the dagger and wiped it clean: "Write a letter and tell Zhuifeng to deal with the remaining poisonous insects."

Chasing the shadow should be it.

After wiping the dagger clean, Xuanyuan Che put it back into the scabbard and turned to leave the house: "Clean it up and replace everything in the house. I hate the smell of blood."

Zhuiying clasped his fists and said, "As you command!"