After the death of the Great Elder, the entire Presbyterian Court lost its backbone and confessed their crimes one after another on the trial bench. In order to reduce their sentence, some elders voluntarily confessed the process and details of the underground auction.
Because the accusations made by the great elder before his death were too appalling, the General Administration of Demon Elimination quickly responded to this incident, saying that they would investigate the cause and effect of Xuan Tan's death in detail, and at the same time issued arrest warrants to the two circles, offering high rewards to the fugitive elder and wishing machine.
In the back alley where empty wine bottles and food waste were piled up, a few drunk monsters gathered together and yelled and counted the numbers on the arrest warrant.
The dim light cast shadows in the alleyway, and a passerby wrapped in a cloak walked past them. The man quickly glanced at the reward on the wall, and tightly grasped the corner of the cloak. If these drunk monsters were a little more careful, they would find that the cloaked man looked exactly like the elder on the wanted list.
Elder Luo buried his head and walked forward step by step.
One of the monsters sighed with emotion: "The Monster Elimination Bureau is really generous this time. At this price, you can buy a small apartment in Freeport."
"It also depends on the location. This little money may be just enough to buy a toilet under the castle."
"If you want me to say, the grandsons of the Demon Elimination Bureau are so angry! What happened on the trial platform has been spread all over the place, and the videotape recording the trial has been sold for sky-high prices on the black market-what peaceful coexistence, this face is slapped , they are not in a hurry!"
"If Xuan Tan really died for no apparent reason, that one can't..." The monster stretched out his hand across his neck and made a beheading motion.
"Kill! Kill the fuck!" The drunken monster babbled nonsense, "What kind of smoky shit, you have to cover it up when you destroy a family, it sounds like a coward!... Besides, the monsters killed by the boss and the demon-eliminating master Is it still small? Maybe he already knew the truth!"
"The old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled on this wanted notice seem to be easy to deal with. How long will it take for me to meet one?"
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Elder Luo stepped out of sight of the monsters and turned into another alley.
He spent a lot of energy to come to Freeport. The contacts that could be used were cleaned up on the first day of the accident, and his life in hiding made him exhausted. There is still a long distance from the ancient castle here, and all the teleportation charms on him have been used up, so he has to walk a long way to see Yu Huai.
The outside of the alley is full of bars, and there is a lot of people at night. Elder Luo tried his best to avoid areas where monsters gathered. When he walked around the lush bushes in the park, he happened to hear the bell from afar. The big clock tower in Obsidian Square only rang on the hour, and it was nine o'clock now? Is it still ten o'clock? Hopefully it's not too late for him to get down to the castle.
He was estimating the time when a voice came from behind.
"Old Luo," the killer landed in front of him silently, like a nimble black cat, "Patriarch, please go back."
Elder Luo said nothing.
"The head of the family said that it doesn't matter whether it's dead or alive, as long as he takes you back."
Elder Luo stared at the killer's explosive body, with a look of despair gradually appearing in his eyes.
This killer was much stronger than him. If the other party didn't take the initiative to show up, he would never know that someone was following him from the beginning to the end. Obviously, the castle is still a short distance away, and he has already escaped here, only a short distance away...
Elder Luo forced himself to calm down to mobilize the demon power, trying to condense the illusion.
He didn't believe that Hua Hengjing would show mercy and let him go. Instead of following the killer back, he might as well fight to the death. Freeport does not allow the use of force, and the noise they make may attract inspection teams.
Seeing him struggling to death, the killer lowered his body forward, and the dagger in his hand flickered coldly.
Suddenly, the killer froze.
The space ahead was fragmented, as if being torn apart by a pair of invisible giant hands. The ghosts who came out of the crack did not look at Elder Luo who was crumbling, but directly focused on the killer.
"Go back and tell your Patriarch that I want Elder Liu Luo to stay in Freeport for a few more days."
After a brief moment of stupefaction, the killer said politely: "This is a family affair of the Illusory Demon Clan, please don't interfere."
Different from the killer's appearance, Yu Huai's expression has not changed at all: "Then let Hua Hengjing tell me by himself."
"..." the killer gritted his teeth.
If you use the method of one life for another to make a surprise attack, there may be a chance to kill Elder Luo. But whether he succeeds or not, he will definitely die here.
Out of habit, he clenched the dagger in his hand. Suddenly there was a sharp pain in his hand, the killer lowered his head, and saw that the dagger he was holding was melting into a puddle of molten iron at an extremely fast speed.
"Still leaving?"
Yu Huai's voice cooled down.
The killer took one last look at Elder Luo, sneaked into the night and left in a hurry.
Seeing this, Elder Luo, who had survived the catastrophe, took a deep breath, only to realize that his back was covered in cold sweat.
His hands and feet were trembling involuntarily, and for a moment, he couldn't tell whether he was afraid of the killer sent by Hua Hengjing, or Yu Huai who used that method to force the killer away. He raised his eyelids tremblingly, and was caught off guard by a pair of dark bewitching pupils.
Elder Luo knelt down with a plop and kowtowed several times.
Yu Huai didn't speak.
He should be very used to being begged humbly, even if Elder Luo made such a sudden move, he didn't have any unnecessary reaction.
Elder Luo knelt at his feet, kowtowed and begged, "Please, please help me..."
As it faces the sea on all sides, the wind howls at Freeport after nightfall. Xu Yinian came out of the bathroom after taking a shower and wiping his hair. He closed the window tighter, and the street lights flickering outside the window were like strands of brocade thread.
The boy yawned involuntarily, and before he could wipe away his tears, the mobile phone on the bedside table suddenly rang.
Just wondering if someone is calling him now, as soon as he saw the note, the drowsiness that Xu Yinian had brewed disappeared.
He pressed answer and sat in front of the French windows.
"mom?"
"Xiao Nian." Mother Xu's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Are you still asleep?"
"No, I just took a shower." After Xu Yinian finished speaking, he counted down to three in his heart.
as expected-
Xu's mother asked worriedly: "I heard that you encountered a lot of trouble in the graduation examination, why don't you give up the examination?"
"How can I give up the exam when I encounter troubles? How many times have you told me to give up the exam." Xu Yinian protested, "Is that why you don't trust your son?"
Unlike the heads and wives of other big families in the demon world, Xu Yinian's mother is not a particularly good demon exorcist. Xu's mother told him without hesitation that she failed the graduation examination twice, and the third Flying at low altitude for the first time. Although her talent in the field of demon elimination is mediocre, Xu's mother is very talented in other aspects: his mother is the most expensive female demon exorcist he has ever seen. As a beautiful middle-aged woman, Xu's mother is keen to fill her life with all kinds of dresses, bags and skin care products. In contrast, Xu Yinian's father is a powerful and traditional exorcist who is keen on making money to support his family. The couple enjoy themselves happily and the family atmosphere is very harmonious.
"Oh, it's different this time. We watched the videotape on the day of the trial. Your father said that the current situation is very complicated, and he also agreed with you to drop the exam."
Xu Yinian was very skeptical: "My dad agrees? He agreed because you pinched his arm."
Xu's mother turned a deaf ear: "Are you afraid of losing face? Then you discuss it with your classmates. It's not ashamed for everyone to run away together."
"I'm afraid not. My classmates are braver than each other. It's hard to discuss this matter."
"..."
Xu Yinian said again: "Besides, it's not as dangerous as you imagined. The vice principal asked our group to follow Yu Huai. He took good care of us."
"Why did you run into Xiao Yu... and Yu Huai again?" Xu's mother was stunned, and accidentally called her previous address, "This situation is not good for you or him..."
Xu's mother hesitated for a moment, then asked cautiously, "Is he different now from before?"
Xu Yinian did not answer immediately.
He knew what Xu's mother was worried about. After five years of separation, and the way he broke up with Yu Huai was so bad, it was only natural for her to be worried.
"Yu Huai hasn't changed." He was a little embarrassed, but his voice was firm, "He... is still fine."
"real."
"It's not consolation, how could I put this kind of thing on you. He also helped me heal my injuries. I was injured very badly last week... It's not a mission, don't worry, I went to the arena by myself..."
Through the half-closed door, Yu Huai stood quietly outside the door and listened to him.
According to the agreement, Elder Luo came to Liberty for help. The wanted order from the Demon Elimination Bureau made the Elder's House a target of public criticism, and the desperate Elder Luo was willing to reveal the secrets related to the wishing machine and Hua Hengjing. Thinking that Xu Yinian had only asked about this information, he planned to call someone over to listen to it.
When he got outside the room, Xu Yinian was holding the door and making a phone call. Unlike usual, Xu Yinian behaved very well in front of Xu's mother. Yu Huai originally wanted to leave temporarily, but before leaving, she heard her own name from the boy's mouth.
It was like being nailed in place, and he couldn't walk away anymore.
When all kinds of bloody rumors were flying all over the sky, and even he himself knew that he was completely different from the past, Xu Yinian said that he hadn't changed.
If Nan Zhi and Xie Qihan knew Xu Yinian's evaluation, they would probably be amused by such a naive idea.
Apart from not changing, he actually said he was fine...
Thinking of his frequent sarcasm and sarcasm towards Xu Yinian, and one or two perverted thoughts popping up from time to time, Yu Huai seldom reflected on whether what he had done was worthy of such good words.
After finally convincing Xu's mother on the other end of the phone, Xu Yinian said goodbye to her. He wanted to dry his half-wet hair when someone knocked on the door of the room outside.
"Who?" Xu Yinian said directly, "The door is open, push it."
The door was pushed open from the outside.
Perhaps because of the light in the room, the expression of the visitor was softened: "There is a clue about the wishing machine, do you want to come and listen?"
Xu Yinian immediately responded: "Yes!"
The mark of the wishing machine is still firmly attached to Xia Ziheng. Even if the weather is calm so far, it is a hidden danger after all; besides, Xia Ziheng cannot stay in Freeport for the rest of his life. When meeting Yu Huai at breakfast in the morning, Xu Yinian made a point of asking. Unexpectedly, the clue came that night.
The boy's eyes were bright when he answered, and Yu Huai couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.
Xu Yinian thought he was laughing at his disheveled and dripping hair, so he asked unkindly: "What are you laughing at? You haven't finished your shower yet?"
Hearing this question, the smile on the corners of Yu Huai's lips increased instead of falling, he sized Xu Yinian unabashedly, and suddenly moved closer.
The distance between them shrank so close that they could almost feel each other's breath. The dark purple demon pupils did not blink, blatantly capturing all the reactions of the people in front of them.
The whole set of movements is extremely aggressive, like an attack.
Xu Yinian abruptly stabilized his footsteps and did not retreat.
He heard Yu Huai say:
"You're in a good mood, can't you just smile?"