Tingyang County, Yong'an City.
In the quiet teahouse, a square table in the corner had only one customer seated.
You Longtao changed into a simple and elegant long shirt, holding a bowl of coarse tea in his hand, wanting to savor the rare leisure time.
Until the scalding hot tea water becomes slightly suitable for drinking.
Suddenly, many figures appeared outside the door.
Xiao Xiangwei walked in slowly and came to his side: "Why did you suddenly send a message to the demon catcher?"
Long Tao put down his tea bowl, slightly regretful that the brief leisure time was too short, but his expression still had a warm and smiling intention: "I feel like there's going to be trouble, so I wanted to discuss it with Senior Yang."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiangyu's expression quickly turned solemn.
The Yang Senior in his mouth is one of the three Golden Bell Spirit Capturers.
Every Golden Bell Demon Catcher has their own affairs to attend to. Unless absolutely necessary, the Demon Vanquishing Department will not disturb them.
She shook her head helplessly: "I originally wanted to bring someone over, let you take a break for a few days and have a good reunion."
Along with the voice, another person walked in from outside the door.
The tall girl's face was pretty, but her hair was slightly disheveled, looking like she had been blown about by the wind, and there were some scratches on her cheeks.
The white sleeve of his robe was stained with blood, and his right arm was obviously broken, hanging limply.
Only a faint smile still lingered on his face: "Brother You".
Long Tao sighed: "Why is it that every time I see you, you're always like this. Are you deliberately trying to infuriate me? Haven't the lessons from Baiyun County taught you anything?"
"Big brother, you're so long-winded!"
Lin Baiwei pouted and said to the side, "Trouble you to make something for me to eat, just enough to fill my stomach."
The owner of the tea house obviously saw that something was not right, this group of people didn't look like ordinary civilians at all. Although the shop only sold tea, he hastily told his apprentice to go out and buy a few more baskets of meat buns from the street vendors.
She withdrew her gaze, Lin Baiwei obviously didn't want to hear any more of her senior brother's nagging, and directly changed the subject, curiously asking: "What exactly happened?"
Logically speaking, Shifu has already returned to Qingzhou. Even if his mind is more focused on Xiao Yue Yao Wang, other demons wouldn't dare risk their lives to gamble whether the commander-in-chief of Qingzhou has his attention on them or not.
"There is actually no big problem."
Long Tao slowly closed his eyes, a hint of puzzlement on his face: "I just feel that something is off, why are they becoming more and more arrogant."
The town of Qingzhou has always been in a delicate balance between the demon and the monster, quietly waiting for the day when the balance is broken.
It's rare for things like this to happen one after another, where I'm actively provoking myself.
"Could it be that Little Demon King is injured, and they were ordered to come over and hold you back?" Xiao Ye whispered.
"I'm not quite sure, but the Little Demon King has been injured before... " You Longtao adjusted his breathing, and the faint unease in his heart grew thicker.
If it's a containment strategy, then Yang Chunjiang's tactics are their usual style.
Dispatch a few demon monsters of moderate cultivation, stir up bloody storms in various places, attracting everyone's attention. As long as they are not extremely unlucky and encounter a certain being who dominates Qingzhou with his martial arts, it is enough to make the imperial court officials exhausted from running around.
"Aren't you too tired? Xia Zhanwei found his state was a bit off: 'If the Little Demon King had broken through, they would have attacked us directly, where would we have the chance to chat like this? If they hadn't broken through, how dare they risk their lives to fight for Qingzhou?'"
“……”
Long Tao opened his eyes, squeezed out a smile: "I hope it's just me thinking too much, but I'm about to lose sight of them. This is indeed true, this time inviting Yang to come over, is also trying to see if he can solve another Dan Yao Jun."
"Is Shixiong leaving Qingzhou?"
Lin Baiwei had just taken a bite of her bun, and with her cheeks bulging, she muttered incoherently.
This is a major event that requires reporting to Qingzhou City first!
"With Master here, nothing will go wrong, I think I'll give it a try." You Longtao's expression remained unchanged.
Xiao Xiangwei, however, heard some other meaning in these words and for a moment forgot about the difference in their status, scolding him harshly: "You didn't plan on telling General Xia? Are you crazy?"
It was almost impossible for her to imagine that such words would come out of the mouth of the most steady and calm General You.
“……”
Long Tao looked out towards the tea house and said calmly, "I just want to try my best to buy her some more time. At least before she really breaks through, I don't want her to be too anxious because of the demon's troubles and end up agreeing to do things she doesn't want to do."
If it's because I couldn't keep an eye on you, Young Master, and a certain place ends up looking like a graveyard again...
He knew that the seemingly cold and detached Shifu, was actually not as indifferent to external things as she seemed. On the contrary, she had crawled out of a pile of dead bodies and had personally experienced the most tragic demonic calamity.
With the Xuanbing Seven Slashing Sword Intent, he stimulated the Dao Infant at all times, forcing the already greedy Tianyi Dao Infant to swallow it again, and swallowing the sword intent that it could not bear.
As a price, the sword intent filled with coldness and cruelty was also piercing her Dantian at all times.
The calmness in those eyes is actually numbness formed under endless pain.
With her talent, she has done enough for Qingzhou and doesn't need to bury the last bit of dignity in the imperial city's royal palace.
"Xiao Yi, for the first time, I have a slight doubt about our highly respected master, but I couldn't think of any other solution."
Long Tao took a deep breath and directly said it out loud.
As his disciples, everyone is doing their best, but unfortunately, they are no match for him.
...Lin Baiwei had just eaten her fourth bun when she suddenly lost her appetite.
"Never mind." Xiao Xiangwei also didn't know how to comfort her, so she simply pretended not to have heard.
Just then, a thin, bald-headed man suddenly walked in.
He fiddled with the golden bell in his hand and sat down casually on the opposite side of the table.
"Senior Yang." The two demon catchers hastily stood up.
"General Yu, what brings you here?" The bald man ignored the two women and smiled at the man opposite him.
Long Tao looked at his opponent and casually slapped a golden bell on the table.
For some reason, he suddenly let out another sigh.
"I want to exorcise the demon."
The bald-headed man suddenly realized and curiously smiled: "Whom does the general want to kill?"
"Red mane white jade rabbit."
Upon hearing this name, the bald man was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly opened his mouth as if amused: "General, where do you plan to put it besides here?"
"If possible, I'd like to stay here."
Seeing this, Xiao Qiangwei suddenly felt a sense of abnormality, and Lin Baiwei's left hand wiping the corner of her mouth also stopped abruptly.
Under the gaze of three people.
The bald man quickly turned into a beautiful woman with fair skin and a curvy figure.
Wearing a beautiful white dress, black hair and waist, with a strand of dark red in between.
Her delicate face was filled with playful meaning: "What does General You want to do except me?"
Asking while fiddling with the golden bell on the table with slender jade-like fingers.
The sound of the bell was crisp and pleasant, but it made You Longtao hear a strong sense of threat.
(End of chapter)
