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【The Silent Demon】

Xing Yi, who was listening silently, couldn't help being surprised in his heart.

Because of his sensitive identity, he never took the initiative to get to know Qi Jingyu and his few apprentices. He only gradually came into contact with Ji Qingci as time went by. As for Shen Chixiu, he was just an acquaintance. Yes, what is the identity of the fourth demon?

An apprentice who has never appeared and will never be mentioned...

Xing Yi frowned slightly, vaguely guessing the reason, but if it was what he thought, how could a dead demon be a ghost hiding beside the nine-tailed demon fox?

Thinking of this, he became even more puzzled, but right now neither Qi Jingyu nor Yan Mo continued the conversation just now, that is to say, they more or less did not sort out their thoughts. Xing Yi knew that this matter was the private matter of the Bi'an Tea House. It is inconvenient for an outsider to get involved too deeply, so he simply continued to remain silent before Qi Jingyu took the initiative to speak.

It was only about ten minutes away from Nanluoguxiang to Shichahai, but the nine-tailed demon fox was even faster, rushing into the alley where the tea house was located in a short while.Summer is approaching and the temperature is soaring. Residents near this point like to take a walk along the lake to cool off, but there are few people in the alley.

A middle-aged woman walking her dog just walked to the door of the tea house, and the little Teddy, tied by a dog chain, was sniffing around a pile of old things.Just at this time, a strange wind blew from the other side of the alley, and the woman looked at the dimly lit alley with feeling while she was parting her hair——Qi Jingyu had cast an illusion, the woman could only feel the air flow, but couldn't see what was going on in the alley. The nine-tailed demon fox barely stopped in front of him.

"strangeness."

The woman muttered to herself, thinking that there was no street light in this alley, and it was gloomy at night, and she just wanted to take her pet dog for a walk outside where there were many people, but when she pulled the dog leash, she realized that The teddy dog ​​has already got into the corner of the old thing, whimpering in fear.

Nine-Tails-sama: "..."

The snow-white fox looked down at the teddy and bared its fangs expressionlessly.

Teddy uttered an "Aww" and was scared to pee. He rushed out and ran away. The owner of the dog was caught off guard and caught the dog by the leash, but the pet dog ran away and hurried to the alley.

After solving the one person and one dog that got in the way, the nine-tailed demon fox turned and jumped over the courtyard wall. After landing, Xing Yi and the civet cat jumped off the fox's back, and the nine-tailed demon fox turned into a human form.

At this time, the Bi'an tea house was silent, Qi Jingyu frowned slightly, his cold eyes were like a thin and sharp blade, quietly splitting the courtyard in the dark, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong, he looked at her without looking back. Xing Yi said, "Where is that shark?"

"In the guest room next to Li Huan." Xing Yi's face was gloomy, and he glanced in the direction of the side room, "They have already left."

Qi Jingyu gave an expressionless "hmm", and then the two guys who had always been at odds didn't need any communication. One separated the nine-tailed soul, and the other summoned the monster to ride the yellow. They moved, and after confirming the direction, they all followed the scent and tracked them out.

The three-flowered civet cat squatted down leisurely on the ground and washed its face with its fur paws, while a pair of cunning cat eyes walked back and forth between the two of them with a half-smile.

"Go and see." After Qi Jingyu finished speaking, he took the lead to walk towards the side room.

There was no smell of blood in the yard, and there were no traces of fighting. The three of them walked into the door and noticed a line of wet water trailing on the floor, presumably it was left behind when the shark was taken away.

Xing Yi said: "That monster takes Du Qiu as a hostage, Li Huan will not fight him."

"You may not be able to fight with your hands." Yan Mo said, "Although Li Huan inherited the Phoenix Soul and became the new Qingluan, the mortal body has not yet fully adapted to the existence of the Phoenix Soul. With two souls, plus the advantage of being assisted by you and Jing Yu."

Xing Yi fell silent for a moment when he heard the words - what made him care was not the reason Yan Mo gave, but the fact that the other party obviously knew something, and Qi Jingyu didn't make any reaction to this, the more silent the two were, the more The more people care about...

"From your point of view, it seems that you know the identity of the demon who took Xiaohuan away?" Xing Yi said.

Sanhua Limao smiled without saying a word, then raised his chin meaningfully in the direction of Qi Jingyu.

Xing Yi understood, and followed its instructions to look over——

The sofa in the living room of the side room was overturned on one side, and Ah Li and the little demon fox lay motionless next to them. It seemed that the demon knocked down a part of the nine-tailed demon fox with just one blow.Qi Jingyu squatted down on one knee next to Ahri, stretched out his hand to test the pulse of the fox to make sure there was no problem, and then turned the demon to the ground.The little guy had already died, and his body began to stiffen. The hair was not stained with blood, which meant that there was no trauma on his body.

Seeing this scene, Qi Jingyu's face was so cold that it seemed to be covered with ice, the civet cat walked around to his side, and tentatively said, "Do you want me to go and see those two strands of demon souls—"

"No need." Before he finished speaking, Qi Jingyu interrupted directly, and then said, "I really didn't expect that he is still alive..."

Yan Mo said: "Looking at it now, the two demon souls obtained by Ghost Che are not a coincidence, nor is it a coincidence that Feng Chi will appear in that auction, even..." He suddenly stopped, as if what he was going to say next Even he himself found it hard to believe, "Even the Nightmare falling into our hands might be part of Chongye's plan?"

"Hmm..." Qi Jingyu took a deep breath, "His plan is too deep, I really didn't expect it at all."

Yan Mo was puzzled: "Since when did he change his mind and give up the half-demon Feng Chi?"

Qi Jingyu shook his head: "I don't know, but after all, it was after I had contact with Xiaohuan."

Xing Yi stared at Qi Jingyu's back, and said in a deep voice, "Jiuwei, is that monster also your apprentice?"

Hearing this, Qi Jingyu didn't rush to answer the question, but stood up, turned around and looked at Xing Yi, and said frankly, "Yes, you should have heard that there was a fierce beast named Zhu Yan in ancient times. It is rumored that as long as this When the demon appears, war will inevitably break out in the world, and Zhu Yan is my third apprentice."

"Why have you never mentioned it?" Xing Yi asked.

"I thought he died in the hands of the Demon Subduing Master and became someone's puppet," Qi Jingyu's voice could not hear any emotion, it was as flat as a line without ups and downs. The eyeliner that Ye placed beside me... I misread the person."

After finishing speaking, Qi Jingyu raised his hand and made a gesture of shaking hands with Ali, the nine-tailed fox spirit overflowed with light, and the whole figure faded and disappeared.Withdrawing the split soul, Qi Jingyu felt the position of the other split soul in silence for a while, and said: "They went to the South Railway Station, it seems that the association can't even think about going this time."

"Not necessarily," Xing Yi said, "If you stop halfway and bring Li Huan back, I can still go by myself."

Qi Jingyu looked into his eyes intently, and said helplessly for a while: "Xing Yi, Xiao Huan knew you were going, so how could he come with me? Even if I use some means to force him back to Beijing, it is impossible to trap him until you Come back. Besides, if something happens to you and you fail to come back, I think the relationship between me and him as a teacher and apprentice will be exhausted..."

Xing Yi said: "Now you and I both know that Chongye is entangled with the top management of the association. Even if he is not there, every move of the association will be monitored by him. If you know this and bring Li Huan there, then So unwise."

"That's not necessarily true." Yan Mo interjected.

Xing Yi and Qi Jingyu looked down at the civet cat at the same time, and Qi Jingyu said lightly, "What do you think?"

Yan Mo said: "If our analysis is correct, then Chongye's initial plan should be to search for the whereabouts of the third phoenix soul by using various half-demons as eyeliners. She, and using the internal relationship of the association, let Xing Yi, who is carrying the Suzaku soul, use the name of hunting Ao Yin to create an opportunity to confirm the authenticity of the Phoenix soul, then we can understand that all his preparations at that time were still aimed at capturing the Phoenix soul. "

"But the result now is that he has re-arranged the game, helped the three souls reunite, and made Li Huan the new Qingluan. In fact, for him, no matter whether it is the half-demon Fengchi or Li Huan, he can only get what he wants. It's just a complete Qingluan, so since Qingluan has been reborn, he will definitely carry out the next stage of the plan without hurting Li Huan."

Xing Yi understood the meaning of the other party in an instant, and said in a deep voice: "You mean-to use the plan?"

"If you don't enter the tiger's lair, you won't catch a tiger's cub." The civet cat wagged its tail cunningly, "Anyway, without Chong Ye's order, no one would dare to hurt Li Huan, and it's impossible for Li Huan to ignore the child who was turned into a mermaid. In any case, if we don't know Chongye's next plan, we will always be very passive because of being 'calculated', why not take this opportunity to follow the past to see the situation, what do you think?"

……

At the same time, Beijing South Railway Station.

At 45:[-] p.m., the last bullet train on the Beijing-Shanghai line stopped checking tickets.

In a soft sleeper compartment in the tenth car, Li Huan was sitting on the lower bunk on the right hand side by the window. His hands were locked by a pair of black and gold shackles that suppressed demon power, and because he was covered with a coat, he would not attract the attention of others.Du Qiu curled up opposite him, covered with a long men's windbreaker, his whole face was as white as paper, trembling unceasingly.

Sitting next to him was a burly man, who had to get on the bus earlier than them, and waited in advance to meet him in the soft sleeper car. Visually, he was a subordinate. Li Huan observed quietly for a while, and roughly judged that the other party was not a monster, probably a monster. Demon Subduing Master.There couldn't be only one subordinate who came to meet him. Li Huan reckoned that the two adjacent cubicles might also belong to them. In addition, Du Qiu looked like he couldn't help at all, so he couldn't help but feel that this matter was very difficult.

At this moment, there was movement outside the compartment door, Li Huan quickly looked away, tilted his head against the wall of the carriage, pretending to look at the platform outside.

The orange-red light shines in, reflecting the thick night, and the temperature is obviously not low, but it makes people feel a sense of coolness for no reason.

The sound of the compartment door sliding sounded, and the tall and tall figure of a man was reflected in the glass window, and then the man walked in, without saying a word, and directly stretched out his hand to close the curtain.

Li Huan's face was directly covered by the hem of the curtains, and he turned his head and glared very depressedly, but the other party didn't seem to think that there was anything wrong with what he did, and he didn't even look at someone directly, and handed over a plastic bag of mineral water to his subordinates. Yan ordered: "The merman's body is weak, so he can't stay out of the water for too long. Just sprinkle some water on its tail at regular intervals to ensure that it won't die."

After speaking, he unbuttoned his suit, took a seat next to Li Huan, opened an evening newspaper and started browsing.

It was a very young looking man, his skin was fair, his facial features were handsome and durable, his eyes were lowered to read seriously, and he had a gentle and abstinent feeling. Judging from the period of contact, he should be a very silent, even indifferent person. The guy who was willing to speak didn't even say a word when he fought Ari in the teahouse.

Somewhat like... teacher?

Li Huan's heart sank, and he thought it was so strange that he would have such a thought!

The man was wearing a well-tailored black suit, which lined the waist and hips, and his legs were slender and straight. His hair color is silver gray, which is very popular nowadays. To outsiders, he might think this person is very fashionable, but Li Huanneng It can be seen that it is the original color.

White hair?What kind of demon could it be?Li Huan rolled his eyes, but judging from the fact that he went to buy mineral water for Du Qiu, maybe this monster is not too bad...

Since he has a heart of compassion, he doesn't have to worry too much about the bad results that may be brought about if he fails to escape.

Perhaps because he noticed someone's gaze, the man stopped flipping the newspaper and looked at Li Huan casually, but he still didn't speak, but the meaning in that look was obvious, and he asked Li Huan "what's the matter".

There are only four of them in the cubicle right now, Li Huan shook the clothes covering the shackles aside, and tentatively asked: "Can I..."

Before he finished speaking, the man withdrew his gaze, continued to look down at the newspaper, and expressed the meaning of "no" with actions.

Li Huan: "..."

This monster is sick...

He has a cold face but can endure being possessed by a demon. He was beaten, bitten and bullied by Ari for more than half a year without saying a word, and now he won't talk much...

Since this is the case, isn't it good to be an animal?Why cultivate to become a demon? ! ! !

Li Huan leaned dejectedly on the piled quilts of the lower bunk with "Mom's retarded" written all over his face, and after three seconds of silence, he said, "I'm hungry, don't you all have dinner?"

The man flipped through the newspaper in an easy way, and raised his chin at the subordinate opposite him while reading.The demon subduing master immediately understood, took an apple from his bag and handed it to Li Huan.

The corner of Li Huan's mouth twitched: "My kind of monster doesn't eat grass..."

Hearing this, the man raised his head, glanced at Li Huan calmly, then took the apple without saying a word, took a bite gracefully, and continued to read the newspaper while eating.

Li Huan: "..."

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! ! !

At this moment, there was a soft "thrilling" sound from the train speaker, followed by a female voice, announcing that the train from Beijing to Shanghai was about to leave the station, reminding passengers to pay attention to the safety of their luggage, and wishing everyone a pleasant journey.

Shortly after the broadcast ended, the train started, and the dim yellow station outside the window receded.

Li Huan looked back at the man beside him with some surprise, and said, "Chongye is in Shanghai? Or is the Demon Subduing Masters Association in Shanghai? Where are you taking me?"

The man ignored him and continued to eat the apple calmly.

"Hey……"

Li Huan looked at him with a kind of "==" eyes, and his heart was so irritable that he wanted to hit someone. After a few seconds of silence, he sat up and pressed on him in an instant. The shackles on his wrists rattled, and Li Huan Huan clasped the opponent's collar tightly with five fingers, and unceremoniously pushed him against the wall of the carriage.

The four eyes met, the man's warm and jade-like black eyes fixedly stared at him, then flicked his wrist lightly, and threw the apple core into the trash can under the table.

Li Huan: "..."

Li Huan was so ignored that he lost his temper.

"My lord?" The hostage made a move, and his master was still throwing apple cores, and the demon subduing master sitting opposite was also very tangled, not knowing whether he should help or not.

The man raised his hand and pressed it down, signaling not to be nosy, and then he was at a disadvantage, but because of the extremely close distance between them, he met the eyes of a certain young hairy boy again.

Zhu Yan's cold eyes were suddenly stained with a smile, and he said lightly: "Is it because I am too polite to you, and you don't understand your situation without some blood?"

Li Huan was stunned unconsciously, and couldn't explain why, every word of this sentence should have revealed a sense of threat, but he just didn't feel afraid when it came from such a cold guy.

"Oh," Li Huan said indifferently, "I'm recovering quickly. If you want a better visual effect, remember to cut deeper."

Zhu Yanliao confirmed that the younger brother is not afraid of death, so he responded in a leisurely manner: "It is definitely impossible to hurt you, but that little guy, are you sure he will recover soon?"

Li Huan knew in his heart that the other party brought Du Qiu just to threaten him, so he was not surprised at all when he heard this, so he let go of the situation, silently retreated into the corner and pretended to be submissive.

Zhu tired of straightening his collar wrinkled by his junior brother, and was about to pick up the newspaper to continue reading, when he heard someone who had been silent for less than a minute say, "Why didn't you answer my question? There shouldn't be anything I couldn't say, right? "

"Trouble." Zhu Yan said simply.

Li Huan said, "Your personality is really unlikable."

Zhu Yan let out a "hmm" and accepted it calmly.

Li Huan rolled his eyes, leaned over maliciously, and tilted his head to look at him: "How does it feel to be picked up by Ahri?"

Zhu Yan's hands holding the newspaper froze: "..."

"Speaking of which," someone pretended to recall, "I even fed you carrots~"

Zhu Yan: "..."

At that moment, as calm as Zhu Yan, he felt that his little junior brother was really annoying, it made him want to swear!

The teacher's taste is really getting weirder...

——inued