After several warnings, Ouyang Hongye watched Wangyue Yiqi Juechen disappear on the horizon. This time of farewell, he didn’t know how long it would take to see him again. He did not forget to refill Wangyue's wine pot with the aged wine brought back from Nanzhe City. After seeing him off, his tense nerves finally relaxed. With this relaxation, the previous fatigue and weakness actually hit him at the same time. He guessed that it was very Maybe it's because of my mood.
He steeled himself and walked to Chenji Palace. There were still too many problems there that urgently needed his advice and suggestions to solve. And if he didn't do his best to deal with the aftermath, how could he be worthy of the huge sacrifice made by his brother Mochizuki.
Xia Qiu was awakened by the sound of Thorns tapping the window with its beak in the shape of a red bird. She had slept very lightly the night before because she was worried, and when she followed Thorns back to the Demon Realm King's City, she always felt like she was treading deeply with every step. The only thing that supported her was her eagerness to see Ouyang Xiaoleng. She didn't know if he had recovered a little in just one night, at least the wound no longer hurt so much.
Chenji Palace was still in chaos, and the news that Wangyue had escaped from the dungeon had spread like wildfire. The princes were annoyed that he had not been executed immediately before, and at the same time they were worried about the mysterious man who secretly let him and Yaksha go. They poured into the front hall again, waiting for the two elders Ouyang Yong and Shi Wangcheng to give them an explanation.
In order to avoid those people, Jingji specially led Xia Qiu directly into Chenji Palace through the small door on the back mountain. The main reason was that there was a voice among them, blaming Xia Qiu, a human blood ally, for all the recent changes in the royal city. The contract maker, they believed that all the crises occurred after she made the contract with the Demon King Fox. Although only a small group of people thought so, Ouyang Yong and Ouyang Hongye still did not want Xia Qiu to be affected by such voices.
Considering Ouyang Xiaoleng's physical condition, this morning's conversation was held in a room in the courtyard of Yuheng Palace. He was served by a male demon servant early in the morning and changed the bandage on his chest and clean clothes. Although he only rested for one night, the wounds on his body had basically healed. This was the healing effect brought by the demon power. After simply drinking a bowl of light porridge and taking the elixir sent by Ouyang Yong, my body felt more relaxed.
The first one to arrive was Ouyang Hongye. It was already early morning after he let go of Wangyue. When he returned to the palace, he first came to explain the situation to Ouyang Xiaoleng.
"Is everything going well?" Ouyang Xiaoling, who was sitting on the head of the bed, asked Ouyang Hongye eagerly after calling away the two demon servants left in the room.
"Well, don't worry! I have informed him of the location of the contact with Sanmu! I also asked him to put an end to any contact with the royal city, including us, before making any gains!" Ouyang Hongye replied.
"That's good! Before the traitor in the royal city is found, any slight disturbance may alert the enemy!"
"How's the wound?"
"Look, it's basically healed!"
Ouyang Xiaoleng deliberately stretched his arms to show Ouyang Hongye, and this move made Ouyang Hongye's heart twitch.
He quickly advised: "Don't let the wound open again!"
After a while, Xia Qiu also walked in. When he saw Ouyang Xiaoleng sitting on the bed, his complexion was much better than yesterday. It was not so difficult to talk to Ouyang Hongye beside the bed. He felt that the stone in his heart had finally fallen to the ground.
When Ouyang Xiaoleng saw her coming in, although he didn't smile, there was a trace of tenderness in his eyes.
"Xia Qiu!" Ouyang Hongye nodded and said.
Xia Qiu responded with a smile and walked up to them: "Hongye, Xiao Leng!"
"Let's wait for a while. Master Yong should be here soon!" Ouyang Hongye said, looking at the other chair next to the bed.
"Well, are it just the four of us?" Xia Qiu asked.
Because every time I came to the Demon Realm in the past, I almost always saw the moon, Qianqi and others nearby, and it seemed particularly deserted at this time.
"It's not easy for too many people to know what we're going to talk about today, so there are only a few of us for the time being!" Ouyang Hongye also had the same mood as Xia Qiu.
At this time, Ouyang Yong walked in from the door. In order not to attract attention, he only wore an old robe today. It looked like he had not slept well all night.
"Mochizuki fled the royal city of Yongchuan last night. His matter has come to an end. We need to start thinking about the next problem."
As soon as Ouyang Yong sat down, he brought everyone to the topic. Although he did not explain how Wang Yue escaped from the Chenji Palace dungeon, Xia Qiu could still guess something from the calm expressions of the three of them.
"What do you think of the spies who have been lurking in the royal city?" Ouyang Hongye asked.
"No clue! I have interrogated the guards who guarded the dungeon on the night that Yasha escaped. They have all lost their memories of that period of time." Ouyang Yong answered.
"What do you think of Wang Jue's red-eared demon spirit?" Ouyang Xiaoleng asked thoughtfully.
"He has opposed your ascension to the throne from the beginning, and there are indeed many people in the royal city who are willing to follow him!" Ouyang Yong thought for a moment and replied.
"How about sending someone to investigate him?" Ouyang Hongye suggested.
"I've had this intention for a long time!" Ouyang Yong agreed.
Xia Qiu, who was standing by, didn't know much about the red-eared demon spirit. He only heard that his performance was "particularly outstanding" in the unfair trial against Mochizuki.
"I agree too! Who should be sent?" Ouyang Xiaoleng asked.
"Just send out my secret weapon! It's time to test them!"
The secret weapon Ouyang Hongye mentioned was seven people selected from the recently recruited troops who were good at hiding and gathering intelligence. He organized them into a team for special training, just waiting to deal with this situation.
"Very good!" Ouyang Yong nodded and said.
"Xia Qiu, if Wang Yue is not here, your sword skills will probably be wasted. Let me be your mentor for the time being! In addition, Xiao Leng needs to rest quietly these days, and things in the royal city are in chaos and there is no clue. I think you have If you have time, why not help Mu Ya organize the books and materials in the underground database of Ouyang Ancient House? This will also make it easier for you to have a better understanding of everything here."
Xia Qiu was very grateful when Ouyang Hongye said this. She thought that he was still thinking about his own affairs even though he had so many issues to consider, so he hurriedly responded: "Well, okay!"
"I also have to think of a way to calm down the emotions of Lion King Makoto and other princes!"
"It's up to you two during this period!"
Ouyang Xiaoleng was troubled in his heart but showed no expression on his face, but at this moment he couldn't do anything to help. Moreover, it became difficult for him to see Xia Qiu due to his injury. Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a nervous throbbing pain in the wound again. This time the pain caused his whole body to tremble, and there was also a brief tinnitus. The surrounding sounds seemed to be blocked out of the body, and only the hissing sound of electricity and the beating of his own heart were heard, and the sound of the Demon King's Crown, which had not been heard for a long time, also appeared.
"Strength, I need power...blood, the blood of the human blood pact signatories!"
The twisted cry of the Demon King's Crown echoed in Ouyang Xiaoleng's body, causing him to break out in a cold sweat. He recalled the evening when he was six years old. It was also under the control of this voice that he found Xia Qiu, and put himself and himself together. She was brought into danger. But now, the voice sounded again, probably because he was too weak after being seriously injured to provide it with the strength it needed. He must let her leave him immediately, otherwise he doesn't know what he will do to her under the control of the Demon King's Crown.
"I want to rest, you all should go quickly!"
He just said this and then lay down, closed his eyes and ignored the others, leaving them worried or surprised.
Xia Qiu was considerate of Ouyang Xiaoleng's physical condition, but she was still a little hurt in her heart. According to Ouyang Hongye's arrangement, she should not come to the demon world in the near future, but she never expected that Ouyang Xiaoleng would send her away without even saying goodbye.
She comforted herself that it must be because he was really too tired, and said with a forced smile: "Then I'm leaving! I'll see you later!" Then she followed Ouyang Yong and Ouyang Hongye out of the house.
The school was full of tension before the final exam. Xia Qiu tried his best to fully absorb all the key points explained by the teacher in class, and rushed to complete homework and review homework in self-study class. After school, according to the agreement, she would go directly to Ouyang Ancient Mansion to help Dong Muya, or learn sword skills from Ouyang Hongye. After all, it had been a long time since she had interacted with Liu Lingmei and the others.
After school on Friday, Liu Lingmei pouted and begged: "Xiaoqiu, how was your review? How about we go to dinner together today?"
In fact, Xia Qiu has been suppressing her emotions by busy studying these days. Whether at school or at Ouyang Ancient House, while studying with Dong Muya and Ouyang Hongye, she doesn't want to let herself be lazy for a moment. Because whenever she had some free time, she would recall Ouyang Xiaoleng's indifferent expression when he sent her away that day. Hadn't she already been used to his indifference? Why are there still so many emotions? She couldn't understand the reason.
She felt that she should not dwell on this issue anymore. Maybe if she relaxed with Liu Lingmei, her mood would get better, so she responded: "Okay!"
"Great! You haven't been with me for a long time!" Liu Lingmei looked so moved that she was about to cry. She took her hand and walked out of the classroom.
Xia Qiu sent Dong Muya a text message, telling her that she wanted to take a day off today and go for a walk in the city center with her friends. She soon received a reply from Dong Muya, which was just a short OK, but it fit her cool personality. personality.
She and Liu Lingmei were walking on the commercial street together. Even the unknown pop songs played in the video store made her feel happy at the moment. She asked with a smile: "Lingmei, what do you want to eat?"
"Well, it's so cold, let's go eat hot pot!" Liu Lingmei thought about the suggestion.
"Okay!" Xia Qiu's idea hit it off with hers.
As she was walking to the hot pot restaurant, two familiar figures appeared in front of her. At first she thought she had seen them wrong, but soon she was sure that those two people were Dong Muya and Qian Qi.
"Teacher Dong!"
Xia Qiu and Liu Lingmei exclaimed in unison.
Qian Qi seemed to be taller than before. His wheat-colored face was filled with a smile that was enough to drive away the cold. The light gray hoodie and jeans he was wearing should belong to Ouyang Xiaoleng, as well as the pair of black sneakers. , so it doesn’t look abrupt at all.
He rushed up and hugged Xia Qiu tightly, not caring that there was a strange girl standing next to her, and said: "I finally see you..." repeated many times.