Isn't this guy... already gone
Xia Fan felt that his consciousness was getting deeper and deeper. He squeezed Li's hand with his last strength and wanted her to leave first. With the skills of the fox demon, it was impossible for anyone here to stop her, but if he had to bring her with him, For myself, there is a high probability that none of them will be able to leave.
Hope she understands what she means.
But Li just held him tighter.
"Another alchemist?" Hu Huairen couldn't help shouting, "Where are the people below, what do they do for food! Alarm bell, why hasn't the alarm bell sounded yet?"
"Are you talking about these people?" Shangguan Cai moved his fingers.
An armored soldier walked into the room and threw a body on the ground - Hu Huairen looked closely and found that it was the servant he had arranged to protect the hospital.
His expression couldn't help but change.
Whether you are a local gentry or a wealthy family, it is common for you to have a group of private soldiers, thugs, and some swords, guns and sticks, but armor is different. Once the armor is discovered, it can be punished as treason, but the man in front of him is openly wearing a suit of mail!
They are simply acting recklessly and disregarding laws and regulations!
At the same time, the noisy shouts below became much sparser, replaced by the soft cries of swords and rapid screams.
This change undoubtedly means that the reinforcements he relied on to embolden him have been in vain.
"What - what do you mean?" Hu Huairen pointed at Shangguan Cai tremblingly, "Invading the magistrate's mansion, attacking the court officials, and collaborating with demons to cause chaos. I think you have eaten the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard, and you will die!"
The soldier stepped forward, raised his hand and slapped Hu Huairen four times.
The force of the attack caused visible swelling on both sides of his cheeks.
"You, how dare you-"
"Be impudent and don't be rude to Her Highness the Third Princess!"
"Princess... Lord?" Hu Huairen was completely stunned, "You said this person is..."
He was answered with two more slaps.
The magistrate was completely speechless.
The remaining servants in the room had never seen such a scene before. They were so frightened that they quickly dropped their weapons and knelt down to surrender.
Shangguancai didn't even look at them. From the moment she walked in, her eyes only stayed on Xia Fan.
"Sorry, I'm a little late."
Seeing that Xia Fan had no response, she turned to Li and looked at him carefully, "So you are the 'Old Orion' who led the way for us."
Li's tail was standing upright, and her spells were ready to go. She had seen the opponent's skills in the battle with Blood Crow. With her current strength, she had to fight to the death to have a chance to win.
"Don't worry, I have no idea of eliminating demons, at least not now." Shangguancai said lightly, "I wonder if you can give in and leave the people behind you to me?"
"Are you going to hand him over to the Privy Council?"
"No, I want him to be in charge of the Privy Council - if he can do it."
Shangguancai's answer was completely beyond Li's expectation.
"Why, do you think I spent so much effort to screen him out just to send him to the guillotine?" She raised her head slightly, "Don't think you are the only one who sees the Privy Council as a thorn in my side."
Li doubted his ears for a moment.
Would the princess also be hostile to the Privy Council
"I know you don't trust me, and that's okay." Shangguancai chuckled, "But I hope you understand that there is no one else but me who can save Xia Fan now."
After saying that, she walked towards the door with her hands behind her back, "Actually, you don't have much choice, do you? If you don't want him to die due to his injuries worsening, just take him with me."
…
When Xia Fan woke up, he found himself lying on a soft bed.
The body is covered with a smooth and smooth silk quilt, and if you smell it carefully, there is a faint fragrance.
Not only the bed, but every furnishing in the room is full of comfort and elegance. Even the simplest chair has exquisite carvings on the back.
When he came to this era, it was the first time he stayed in such a gorgeous room, and this experience was probably the closest to his previous life.
The lingering fatigue made Xia Fan want to close his eyes again, but a twinge of pain in his chest and back suddenly brought him back to reality.
Wasn't he supposed to have had a deadly fight with a woman who seemed to be a ninja at the magistrate's mansion in Takayama County
Fragments of memories poured into my mind one after another.
In the end, the scene stopped at Shangguan Cai's appearance and the vague words heard in his ears.
She is... Princess Qiguo
No, that's not the point!
The point is the fox demon!
Xia Fan suddenly opened the quilt and rolled out of bed. The pain from the wound was like gangrene on the bone, and he almost fell to the ground.
But this obstacle can't stop him.
He must find Shangguan Cai as soon as possible and ask her about Li's whereabouts—
"In such a hurry, are you looking for me?"
Xia Fan couldn't help but paused. He turned around and saw Li Zheng walking into the house from another door carrying a plate of dishes and hot porridge.
He quickly sat back down and said, "I just want to go to the toilet..."
"Oh?" Li put the plate on the table and looked at him expressionlessly, "So you don't care about my life or death."
"I-that's not what I meant." Xia Fan twitched the corner of his mouth and finally gave up, "Okay, I really want to find you."
Li's scrutinizing eyes gradually became curved, "Well, that's pretty much it."
"Your clothes—" Xia Fan took the opportunity to change the subject to the other person, "Where did they come from?"
At this moment, Li was actually wearing a short-sleeved long skirt, and the style was definitely not the current mainstream in Qiguo, but more like the improved Hanfu from the previous life. The color scheme of white on top and blue on the bottom looks dignified yet lively. The Y-shaped cross collar at the neckline goes straight down to the waist and is connected with the high-waist belt, which undoubtedly highlights the fox demon's slender figure. The blue skirt did not drag the floor, but was about half a foot off the ground, showing off her feet. The overall look was eye-catching.
"Your colleague... No, she is a princess now. She gave it to me." Li replied, "She said it was a trial product from the palace. She couldn't use it, so she gave it to me to wear."
No, the key is not the clothes - Xia Fan suddenly realized that although the clothes were indeed eye-catching, what really made Li complete were the pair of ears and tail. She did not hide her fox demon characteristics, but openly displayed them in front of herself.
"Your ears..."
"Anyway, the other party has discovered my true identity, so there's not much point in hiding it." Li's eyes narrowed slightly, "I remember you said you don't dislike furry things, right? If you dare to say that I don't look good like this -"
"No," Xia Fan quickly chose the correct answer, "You look better now than ever before."
Li's tail waggled, "Thank you for the compliment. By the way, the kitchen has always prepared hot food. Now that you're awake, let's eat together."
She became different from before. Xia Fan realized again.
Regardless of his smile or his attitude... He couldn't say that Li was not good before, but sometimes he could vaguely feel that for the fox demon, choosing to be with the alchemist was probably more about saving his master.
But at this moment, she is living for herself.
"By the way, the princess said that if you wake up, let me notify her immediately." Li handed a bowl of rice porridge to Xia Fan, "Judging from her attitude, it seems that she wants to recruit you."
"Pfft," Xia Fan almost choked on his porridge, "Recruiting?"
"I don't quite understand the hypocrisy and politeness of your human beings. Just talk to her yourself and you will know." Li slowly said, "But no matter what choice you make, I am willing to accept it. If you want to stay Needless to say, here, if you want to leave, I can take you wherever you want to go - no matter how high the courtyard wall is, you can't stop a fox demon."
Wait, this is the opposite, shouldn't I be the one taking you away
But seeing the other party's bright eyes, Xia Fan put back the objections on his lips, nodded calmly and said, "Then I'll help you."