After the murderer preached the sermon, Shizun had no time for her to regret it.

Chapter 18
"What's your end?"

Zhu Jiu said nothing, but Xuan Zimo said quietly, "I know, but that won't be your end."

Zhu Jiu turned her head and glanced at him, disapproving, no one would know, she set herself an ending of being alone in the deserted northern wilderness.

Zhu Jiu smiled slyly, but Xuan Zimo's eyes grew darker.

"Then how do you plan to pay back the debt that Master owes me?"

Zhu Jiu was slightly stunned, curling his fingers again and again, and said half-jokingly, "I'll give you my life, although maybe you don't want it either."

"Then Master may spend his whole life paying off my debt."

In this way you have to remember me forever.

"Why is it so noisy outside?"

Early the next morning, Zhu Jiu was awakened by the cries outside, and she could faintly hear the words "my daughter" and "missing". When she opened the door, she saw the maid guarding the door.

"My lord, don't be impatient. Something happened in the city, and the master has already dealt with it."

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhu Jiu smiled and closed the door tightly. The wind brought by the closed door made the maids outside the door messy.

"Xianzun, is it about the girl's disappearance?"

"Yes."

Looking at the door that Zhu Jiu closed, Lian Ze said cautiously: "Then why don't we go check it out?"

"Of course, through the window and out the back door."

"Why? Can't you go through the main entrance?"

Xuan Zimo smiled and said: "Today there is a little maid standing outside the door, as long as we go out, then Liu Yuanwai will definitely know when he comes back. Since he doesn't want us to know what's going on in the city, then let's just pretend we don't know."

Lian Ze understood everything at once, and suddenly realized.

"It's still Xianzun who is thoughtful."

Having said that, Lian Ze looked at Xuan Zimo, and when he touched the light in Xuan Zimo's eyes, he flinched again.

They went out from the back door and then turned to the front door, followed the woman who had just cried in Yuanwai Mansion to her residence. After the woman entered for a while, Zhu Jiu was about to knock on the door. They were pushed away from the inside.

The man who came out looked at Zhu Jiuhao for a while, then saw Xuan Zimo and Lian Ze behind him, and then asked uncertainly, "Immortal Venerable?"

"It's me." Seemingly seeing his question, Zhu Jiu explained again: "This is more convenient."

Lian Ze also stepped forward a few steps: "Why is Senior Brother Zi Lin here?"

"The headmaster heard that something happened in Wangzhou City, so he sent me, Senior Brother Yao Zheng and Senior Sister Yanran to go down the mountain to investigate for a while, but unexpectedly, we met the Immortal Venerable again."

"Liu Yanran is here too?"

"Yes, senior brother and senior sister are in the city to inquire about news. We made an appointment to meet at the restaurant in the city at Youshi. We are about to go there now. Let Xianzun and the two senior brothers go there together."

"Alright, Lianze, you go back first, if someone from Liu's residence comes over, they will say that we are resting."

"Yes, Immortal Venerable."

In a blink of an eye, late autumn has arrived, and Zhu Jiu has been away from Beihuang for more than half a year. Wangzhou City is located in the south, and the weather is not too cold. Zhu Jiu is sitting on the second floor of the restaurant by the window, looking at the scenery outside the window , completely unaware of Xuan Zimo's eyes on her.

"Xianzun?"

His thoughts were interrupted, Zhu Jiu turned his head, it was Liu Yanran and Yao Zheng who had just come back.

"How is Xianzun recently?"

"Not bad, how are you practicing recently?"

Although she gave Liu Yanran a sound transmission conch, but she has never used it in the past few months.

"The disciple has been practicing seriously"

"What did the senior brothers find in the city?" Xuan Zimo couldn't get used to the pleasantries between the two, so he asked directly.

The smile on Liu Yanran's face froze, and the air was silent for a moment. Yao Zheng said politely: "Junior Sister Yanran and I found out in the city that the young woman disappeared after the death of Yuanwai's daughter and came back to life. It doesn’t seem to be a problem, it’s just like this in the city, and he will regularly send some condolences to families with young women, he is really a good parent officer.”

Liu Zilin also opened his mouth and said, "Yes, the house I went to today, her daughter disappeared out of thin air last night. Earlier, Yuan Wai sent someone to send some rice noodles to their house, and also sent some hairpins to the woman as a token of condolence."

"Hairpins?" Zhu Jiu sat up straight, and Xuan Zimo lowered his head thoughtfully.

"That's right, I heard that the pearl hairpin is extremely valuable. His daughter loved it so much that she carried it with her every day, and even went to bed the night she disappeared, but in the end only the pearl hairpin was left."

After finishing speaking, Liu Zilin seemed to have thought of something, and took out the pearl hairpin from his bosom, "The father of the family said that he would think of his daughter when he saw this, so let me take it and return it to Yuanwai Liu, or pawn it. "

Zhu Jiu took the pearl hairpin and smiled slightly, she thought she should know what was going on, she handed the pearl hairpin to Xuan Zimo, Xuan Zimo also smiled mockingly.

"It's another trick."

The two looked at each other and smiled, but everyone was at a loss.

Zhu Jiu nodded the pearl hairpin, "That's the problem."

Liu Yanran was puzzled: "Is the fairy saying that there is something wrong with this pearl hairpin?"

"That's right, there is a teleportation array on this pearl hairpin."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked, Yao Zheng said: "Then Liu Yuanwai will set up a teleportation formation in the condolence ceremony to teleport those missing girls to other places?"

"It may not be Liu Yuanwai, he is not familiar with the teleportation array. The one on this bead hairpin is the same as the teleportation array we entered the tour array at the Yuelai Inn that day. Judging by the brushwork, it was drawn by one person."

At this moment, everyone felt chills down their backs, Liu Zilin rubbed his arms, Yao Zheng frowned, who was behind this, and they all counted.

Zhu Jiu continued: "Liu Yuanwai used to give free porridge to the poor people in the city, but now when something happened, he would go door to door, as long as there was a young woman in the house, he would send someone to send condolence gifts. It's reasonable, but I don't know that these gifts are the direct cause of the girl's disappearance."

"If it is as Master said, what should we do now?"

Xuan Zimo looked at Liu Yanran who was asking the question, and said calmly: "Naturally, he is waiting for the rabbit, and the people behind the scenes will definitely draw a few more teleportation arrays for him."

"You guys stay here first, the person behind that is unpredictable, don't act without authorization, Xuan Zimo and I will go back to the Liu Manor to investigate, and use Liu Yanran's sound transmission conch to contact us if there is anything to do."

Yao Zheng: "Yes, Immortal Venerable."

Liu Zilin: "Immortal Venerable, don't worry."

Liu Yanran also nodded slightly, "Please rest assured, the Immortal."

"Master Zhu, my relatives invite you to the front hall for dinner."

Lianze in the room was shocked, "Ah, that fairy. Brother Zhu was too tired yesterday and was still resting. You guys eat first, another day."

"How can I do that, today I want to discuss the date of my marriage with Mr. Zhu, so don't delay."

"Then wait for a while, Brother Zhu should wake up in a while."

"Master Lianze, can you call him?"

Liu Ling's tone was full of anticipation and urgency, while Lian Ze's expression was anxious and hopeless.

"boom--"

"What's wrong in the house, is Mr. Zhu awake?"

Standing by the window, Zhu Jiu was thinking of Xuan Zimo who had just grabbed the hem of his clothes when she wanted to come in, causing her to lean back and lean into his arms, and mercilessly slapped the window tightly. No, the window cannot be opened from the outside.

When Lian Ze saw her, his face was full of spring breeze, "Xianzun, you can be considered to be back. Where's Junior Brother Mohao?"

Zhu Jiu intentionally avoided this topic, and asked, "What's going on outside?"

"Ah, it's Ms. Liu, who said Mr. Liu invited us to the front hall for dinner."

"Master Zhu?"

"Miss Liu later, I'll pack up and go over."

"Okay, I'll wait for you in the front hall."

Just as Lian Ze breathed a sigh of relief, the door was opened. Lian Ze thought it was Ms. Liu again, and felt that she was very rude, so she stood in front of Zhu Jiu and said loudly, "Miss Liu!"

Xuan Zimo, who was standing against the light outside the door, raised his eyebrows, Lian Ze saw that it was Xuan Zimo, immediately lost his temper, and almost jumped to the side behind Zhu Jiu, "Junior Brother Momo Mohao, so it is you."

Zhu Jiu ignored him, and said to Lian Ze behind him, "Go to the front hall." Then he walked to the door and passed Xuan Zimo, who naturally followed with the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

"Oh, you guys have fallen."

"Mr. Liu."

"Sit down quickly, I called you here today to discuss your wedding date with Lingling."

Zhu Jiu, who was drinking tea, choked suddenly, coughed a few times, and then a black brocade handkerchief appeared in front of his eyes. Zhu Jiu hurriedly took it and wiped it, and saw Xuan Zimo's hand before he could take it back, fingers After a slight pause, he put the handkerchief back on the table, and Xuan Zimo put the handkerchief back very naturally. Zhu Jiu was startled, and opened his mouth to say something, but Mrs. Liu coughed violently.

It didn't matter that she coughed, as if she had turned on some switch of Mrs. Liu, she saw Mrs. Liu coughing violently, until finally she coughed up blood.

Liu Yuanwai was not surprised, and asked someone to help his wife down with a distressed expression.

"My lord, forgive me, my wife has always been in bad health."

Zhu Jiu smiled, "Of course I understand, I heard that the madam turned into this sickly appearance to pray for the young lady. Maternal love is great, and it's too late for me to admire it."

Hearing this, Mr. Liu had a meal outside, and he returned to normal after a while, "I think you all know about it, it's not that I deliberately concealed it, it's just"

"I understand that if I like Lingling, I will not be shaken by anything, let alone some sensational rumors."

Hearing this, Liu Ling's face turned red, and Yuanwai Liu also heaved a sigh of relief.

Zhu Jiu looked at them, and said again: "Liu Yuanwai has a kind heart, strange things happen frequently in the city now, Liu Yuanwai is a clean official and has little assets, but he can still go door to door to send some consolation gifts to every girl, It’s really not a small expense, and it’s really a model for the world, a role model for our generation.”

Liu Ling became more and more joyful when she heard that, "I wish you the best of luck, my father used to give some things to the poor households in the city, but now there is chaos in the city, these are what an official should do."

Unlike Liu Ling, following Zhu Jiu's words, Liu Yuanwai's complexion became darker and darker, and the way he looked at Zhu Jiu also changed. There was unconcealable panic on his face, and his tone trembled a little.

"Eat first, I'll go see if my wife is better."

"Father, it's not about discussing today."

"Let's discuss it another day."

Liu Ling looked aggrieved, so she smiled at her, and looked at Liu Yuanwai's leaving back, the smile deepened on her lips, the rabbit was hooked.

Xuan Zimo turned his head to look at Zhu Jiu's smile, and the corners of his lips curled up.

Lian Ze at the side looked at the two smiling faces, and couldn't help feeling chills. As expected of being a master and apprentice, he felt a little sympathetic to Yuanwai Liu, and it wasn't enough for the two of them to play with.

It was night, Zhu Jiu chatted with Liu Ling for a while, went into the room, looked into the room and the two of them, one sitting on the bed wiping the double blade, the other lying on the ground, motionless, very much like a murder scene.

Zhu Jiu looked at Lian Ze lying on the ground, "Have you been sleeping like this for the past few days?"

Lianze heard Zhu Jiu's voice, and immediately jumped up from the ground and sat down.

"Xianzun. It's okay, the ground is not cold at all."

Zhu Jiu looked at Xuan Zimo, and gave him a deceptive look. The latter didn't take it seriously, and continued to wipe the blade. Lian Ze looked back at his appearance, and shrank again in fright.

Zhu Jiu couldn't help having a headache. Why is Lian Ze so afraid of Xuan Zimo? His little apprentice is obviously very good-looking, but sometimes his words are a little crazy, but he just faces her.

If Lian Ze knew Zhu Jiu's thoughts this time, she would burst into tears at regular intervals. Immortal Venerable, you may have misunderstood Guai.

Zhu Jiu went back to the outside room, took down the upper bunk on his couch, signaled Lianze to spread another layer, Lianze was flattered, thanked him, and was about to take it, when he saw Xuanzimo flying over with a sharp knife.

Zhu Jiu also followed his gaze, "You don't have to look at him, or you two can switch."

As early as when Zhu Jiu looked over, Xuan Zimo suppressed his emotions and lay on the bed without saying a word, as if he was going to sleep.

Seeing Xuan Zimo's face-changing speed at the storybook level, the corners of Lian Ze's mouth twitched.

After a lot of tossing, several people were lying on the bed with their eyes closed, but their minds were clear.

Lianze's fingers were twisted red because of nervousness, Xianzun told him about today's restaurant, and said that someone might come to them tonight, she was so angry with Liu Yuanwai, it must be the person behind the scenes to silence him tonight .

Sure enough, there was a "squeak" sound in the quiet room all night, and someone pushed the door open.

Here, Zhu Jiu felt something standing in front of her bed. The reason why it was a thing instead of a person was because she didn't feel any aura of a stranger.

Suddenly Zhu Jiu realized that something was wrong, she opened her eyes suddenly and only had time to see Mrs. Liu's pale face, and fell into endless darkness the next second.

"Master? It's time for the master to get up. The head of the sect told you to go to the main hall."

Zhu Jiu rubbed her sleepy eyes, and when she opened her eyes, she saw a magnified Qingjun face.

"Xuan Zimo?"

"it's me."

Zhu Jiu subconsciously touched the cheek of the young man in front of her, her well-behaved, cute and obedient little apprentice.

The young man blushed, and held Zhu Jiu's hand behind his back. Zhu Jiu's thoughts drifted into the distance, completely oblivious to the complex look in Xuan Zimo's eyes at this moment.

Zhu Jiu felt like he had forgotten something but couldn't remember it.

(End of this chapter)