Before becoming a cat demon

The person he was talking about was lurking outside Pingnanhou's mansion in the west of the city at this time, and this young man was Shen Tingzhi.

Although Pingnanhou has no real power in his hands, he fought with the late emperor in the past, and he is known as a dragon. He has an extraordinary influence in the court, so the defense of the Houfu is also extremely strict.

Shen Ting knew that it was impossible to sneak in hastily, so he strolled around outside first, and when it was getting late, he quietly jumped onto the wall.

His body is named Zhuang Xuying, and his lightness kungfu is outstanding, enough to be alone in the world.Shen Tingzhi has experienced these several worlds, and has been able to quickly enter the role. For some reason, every time he enters a world, he can be perfectly compatible with his body, and even the original owner's original skills can be used very skillfully. It was as if the abilities that came with it were all his own.

Shen Tingzhi quietly dodged the guards along the road, and his figure flitted in the darkness without a trace, like a gust of wind blowing in the dark night.The darkness of night gave him excellent cover.

In order not to arouse the suspicion of those around him, Shen Tingzhi did not change his habit of wearing clothes. Zhuang Xuying liked white clothes, and Shen Tingzhi himself also prefers this pure color, but when going out at night, just in case, he still changed into a night clothes, with an outer cover A dark red cloak.

Watching the guards below walk away, Shen Tingzhi withdrew his hands on the beams and fell lightly from the corridor. He looked around for a few times, pressed his hands on the door to test a few times, and then moved seemingly randomly. Moving his wrist, the door seemed to be blown by the wind, and a gap was gently opened.

Shen Tingzhi walked leisurely, with his hands behind his back, and walked to the inner room like a leisurely stroll.

Red curtains, pure white gauze curtains, if there is a faint fragrance of flowers in the air, this is obviously a woman's boudoir.

A woman was sitting in front of the dowry, her long black hair cascading behind her like a waterfall, outlining her slender figure, and the jade pendant around her waist was shining with light, adding a bit of ambiguity to the white inner garment.She was holding a red hairpin in her hand, and it looked like she was about to go to bed.

Seeing this, Shen Tingzhi folded his hands on his chest and raised his eyebrows.

The woman seemed completely unaware that someone had come in, she just sat there quietly, not moving or speaking.

The gauze curtain at the head of the bed lifted a corner slightly, and the woman suddenly moved.

She took a step aside and struck out with a palm. Shen Tingzhi, who was about to get close to her, seemed to have expected it, and easily dodged her attack.

He stood not far in front of the woman, casually threw the jade pendant upwards, but took it back when the other party came up to snatch it.

He held the jade pendant in one hand, grabbed the woman's wrist with the other, and moved slightly closer to her.

That man was born extremely high, even a bit higher than Shen Tingzhi.

Realizing this, the smile on Shen Tingzhi's face deepened. He looked into the man's eyes and said slowly: "Young lady is really considerate, even if you go to bed, you have to wear a ring. Are you afraid you won't find it?"

The tone that was deliberately lowered, as he read it in a hoarse and unique voice, was full of romantic spirit.

The woman also laughed when she heard the words: "Since you know the little girl has been waiting for a long time, why did you come so late?"

Her well-drawn eyes narrowed slightly, and her long eyelashes seemed to be blackened. Under the bright light, it seemed to be covered with a layer of veil, making her look even more bewildered and charming.

She stared at the person in front of her, her gaze was so affectionate.

The woman looked at the other person, and the man couldn't help but gradually approached her, so close to her that she could see the other person's delicate skin without any blemishes, as white as suet white jade.

The high bridge of the nose casts a shadow on the side face, and the smooth lines are exquisitely traced by the best painter in the world.

Her gaze involuntarily moved upwards along this beautiful arc, and landed on his picturesque eyebrows and eyes.

Those radiant eyes were condensed with deep blackness, like the vast and boundless sea, clean and pure, as if washed by water; he was looking at himself intently at this moment, and the slight loss of consciousness made this The dazzling beauty is even more dazzling.

Eyebrows are like distant mountains, eyes are like stars, maybe that's all.

For a moment, she couldn't look away, and the hand that was quietly stretched out behind the other's back unconsciously stopped.

She stared blankly at the other party smiling at her, and for a moment, she just felt that the spring breeze was blowing, and thousands of flowers bloomed one after another.

She didn't react until the other party put his hand in from her neckline ambiguously.

Even when the other party approached her ear, she couldn't help but want to raise the corners of her mouth, but unfortunately all of this was broken with what he said.

"Stealing the beauty of a dragon for a phoenix, I will not be blessed to enjoy it."

Shen Tingzhi stood in front of her.There was a playful smile on his face, and his eyes swept her from top to bottom.

Lin Zhixian didn't know why, but his face turned red all of a sudden.He stood there helplessly, unable to speak for a while.

Shen Tingzhi glanced at him meaningfully, and said lightly: "It's really not a wise choice to find a man disguised as a woman to catch the thief. And..."

He turned around, no longer looking at Lin Zhixian who was stunned on the spot: "Next time, I need to find a better tailor."

After he said that, he couldn't help but chuckle.

People have gone away, but the laughter seems to still echo in the air.Lin Zhixian stood there blankly, and when he realized what he meant, the blush on his face that hadn't had time to recede suddenly surfaced again.

He tugged at the clothes that were a little tight, and stopped at the collar with his hands. He took out the jade pendant from his arms, and his eyes stopped on it, unable to move away for a long time.

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Shen Tingzhi took advantage of the moonlight to rush back to the mansion, Qi Luan's room was still lit, Shen Tingzhi didn't care what he was doing inside, pushed open the door without hesitation, walked in briskly: "Senior brother!"

Qi Luan closed the book and said helplessly, "Why are you always so reckless? How old are you?"

There was a slight reproach in the words, but there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and his tone was even more indulgent, and he couldn't tell that he was scolding others.

"Yes, I'm sorry, little brother." Shen Tingzhi made a pretentious bow, which made Qi Luan chuckle.

"Come on, young poor."

"Senior brother~~" Shen Tingzhi leaned forward, lying on the desk, and shouted in a drawn out voice.

His eyes lingered on the table for a week, swept across the inkstone that had not moved at all, and then retracted his eyes indifferently, without showing any strangeness.

"Here, look quickly." He stretched out his slender fingers, and a delicately carved jade pendant dangled in the air slightly.

Qi Luan turned a blind eye to his smug look, patted his flattering face away very lightly, and said unceremoniously: "Don't play tricks with me, we are not betting on this jade pendant, don't just grab a baby Come fool me."

"Handy? Brother, do you know that this is the personal jade pendant of the Prince of Zhennan!" Shen Tingzhi jumped up and shouted angrily: "I don't know how much more expensive it is than the piece of gold from the daughter of Lao Shizi's mansion. So easy to get it?"

After he finished speaking, he murmured in a low voice: "It's so simple, I got it by sacrificing my beauty."

At the beginning, Qi Luan listened with relish, allowing him to argue with his words, but when he heard the last sentence, he couldn't help but turn dark.

"I'm willing to bet and admit defeat. It's clear that you can't walk when you see the baby. You coveted Lin Zhixian's piece of warm jade, and now you blame me for being ignorant."

"What coveting? It's so ugly, I'll borrow it for fun, and I'll just pay him back later." Shen Tingzhi muttered in a low voice, seeing that Qi Luan's face was not good-looking, he had to stop resentfully.

Qi Luan saw that he was hanging his head down, with a sad and dejected look, and he couldn't laugh or cry: "Okay, okay, brother didn't do anything to you, who will show you this doormat appearance?"

"Show it to my father." Shen Ting retorted knowingly.

Zhuang Xuying's father, Zhuang Yan, adopted Qi Luan when he was very young. Zhuang Yan only has Zhuang Xuying's only son. Logically speaking, in order to avoid his adopted son's heart, as a master, he should treat the two children fairly and try to avoid favoring one over the other. .

But Zhuang Yan didn't, he spoiled Zhuang Xuying lawlessly, not only indulged in all his demands, but also repeatedly warned Qi Luan that he must never bully his junior and treat him well.

It is precisely because of this that Zhuang Xuying has no kung fu at all despite having a father who is extremely high in martial arts and profound in internal skills.

It's also due to Qi Luan's good character and gentle temper. If it were someone else, he might have become mad with jealousy and did something outrageous.

Fortunately, Qi Luan has always loved and cared for his one and only junior. Even after Zhuang Yan passed away for many years, he has not changed the slightest.

Seeing that Shen Tingzhi moved out the backer when he disagreed with him, his temper was completely childish, and Qi Luan's anger provoked by the previous sentence disappeared without a trace.

"Okay, okay, you win, I surrender, that's fine."

She went to bed late at night, and the next day Shen Tingzhi slept until the sun was up, and did not get up until she had recovered enough energy.Although the bet with Qi Luan was compromised by the other party, Shen Ting knew that it was impossible to really follow his words.

Zhuang Xuying grew up with Qi Luan since she was a child, and her relationship with this senior brother is extraordinary, it can be said that they are not relatives, but better than relatives.Although he was a bit willful at times, he was very trustworthy. Since he dared to bet with Qi Luan, he was naturally not someone who couldn't afford to lose.

In addition, although Qi Luan dotes on his junior brother very much, he is not a playful person by nature. He rarely makes bets on weekdays. He has a calm personality and does not play around with the world like Zhuang Xuying.

Therefore, Shen Tingzhi guessed that he must have asked for something this time.

Since the death of Xie Yining in the last world, the system has not appeared.Shen Tingzhi was physically and mentally exhausted after experiencing the last world, so he didn't have the energy to care about where it went. After sleeping for three full days, he began to cheer up to face the new world.

Fortunately, when he first arrived in this world, Zhuang Xuying left the Great Wall because of a peerless treasure, and didn't sleep for several days in order to rush back, so his abnormality did not attract any attention.

Qi Luan sent someone to deliver food to him on time every day, and ordered the doctor to give him a routine checkup. Knowing that he was just in urgent need of sleep due to exhaustion, he let him go.

Shen Tingzhi is not a sharp-eyed person. Since he knows that the current situation cannot be changed, and the system cannot come out to give him an answer for the time being, he can only adjust his mentality and take one step at a time.

He doesn't know what the main mission is now, so every step he takes is extremely cautious.

Seeing the people coming and going in the teahouse, the atmosphere was extremely lively, Shen Tingzhi who was sitting in the corner exhaled softly, feeling that the shadow of the apocalypse had finally dissipated.

Listening to the noise in his ears, Shen Tingzhi calmed down quietly.

Before he sneaked into the Hou's Mansion last night, he didn't know that the daughter of the Hou's Mansion had been swapped, but he knew beforehand that Tang Simin usually prefers Lianxiang, but after nightfall, he likes to use Jasmine.

But when he opened the door, what he smelled was a faint fragrance of lotus.He couldn't make any judgment based on this, but his heart was alerted.

After entering the door and seeing the man's back, he had a guess in his heart.Tang Simin was indeed tall, and it was difficult to see the difference when sitting on a stool, but men and women were different after all, even though Lin Zhixian was thin and thin, he was still far from a woman.

Shen Tingzhi heard that Lin Zhixian and Ning Huiyu, the chief arrester of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, were close friends, so who did what happened to make Lin Zhixian, the heir of the royal family, disguise himself as a man and catch him?

No matter who it is, Shen Ting dares to guarantee that that person will definitely not be himself.But obviously, this matter probably has something to do with him, maybe it has something to do with Qi Luan.

Every day, the teahouse has the master's speech book, but Shen Ting knows that this trip is not to listen to the story.At this time, the storytelling hadn't started yet, and the people sitting in the seats had nothing to do, so they started talking about the recent new things.

A big man with his back turned to Shen Tingzhi approached his companion and whispered: "Hey, have you heard about the murder of a woman recently?"

There was unconcealable excitement in the words, and he looked like a bystander.

"Why don't you know, what happens every day, I heard that it is a flower picker. These days, my wife is guarding my girl every day, and refuses to go anywhere. I have pity on those girls."

The voice of his conversation at the table was not low, and it attracted the eyes of the people next to him. After a while, some people couldn't help but come over to share the news they got.

"I heard that the thief entered Pingnanhou's mansion last night..." The man seemed to be very proud of his well-informed, he only spoke in half, and deliberately whetted the appetite of others, seeing everyone looking at him with hope. Only now did he tell the story in a show-off manner: "Isn't my brother-in-law on duty in the Hou's mansion? He was hungry last night, and was about to sneak into the kitchen in the middle of the night to find something to eat, but he suddenly heard a strange noise. "

Everyone listened to him and didn't get to the point for a long time, and someone couldn't help but interjected: "What about that thief? Did you succeed?"

"How is it possible? The Hou Mansion is heavily guarded. If the thief hadn't been lucky enough to escape quickly, he would have been arrested long ago."

"Tsk—" Everyone sighed for a while, not knowing whether it was a pity that they didn't catch the thief or because they were bored because they didn't see the excitement.

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Shen Tingzhi saw that what they said became more and more outrageous, and knew that he could not get any more news, so he took a drink from the teacup and turned to leave.

In addition to the truth circulated in the market, the news known by ordinary people in the market is also mixed with exaggerated elements. What's more, a large part of it is deliberately released after secondary processing by the government.

However, based on the rumors of the past few days, Shen Tingzhi came to several conclusions.

First of all, there have been frequent incidents of women being murdered recently, and the thieves did not take their lives, so why the real purpose is still unknown; secondly, the person Lin Zhixian wanted to arrest last night was not himself, or in other words, it was he who took their lives. As a thief.

This can't help but make Shen Tingzhi think of Qi Luan - the senior brother with this body.Why did he bet Tang Simin's jade pendant on himself?

Although the Hou Mansion is heavily guarded, it is still a piece of cake for Zhuang Xuying?Since he has something to ask for, shouldn't he find a more difficult thing to bet on?

Or did he already know that Zhuang Xuying would definitely give up the jade pendant and the chance of winning?

There is no doubt that Qi Luan knows his junior very well.Zhuang Xuying herself doesn't care about anything on weekdays, except for one thing.

That is, when he sees rare and rare treasures, he can't help but take them to play with, and when he gets tired of playing, he will send them back soon.As for Lin Zhixian's auspicious dragon jade, although Zhuang Xuying had never seen it, he had heard about it for a long time.

If Qi Luan had known in advance that Lin Zhixian would pretend to be Tang Simin, then his chances of winning would be much greater.

But if this is the case, then he obviously ignored Zhuang Xuying's safety and reputation. After all, Lin Zhixian was entrusted by Ning Huiyu to catch the so-called "flower picker".

Does Shen Ting know whether his guess is correct? Even based on his understanding of Qi Luan, Qi Luan is by no means a person who likes to take risks. , has also benefited.

Without the plug-in of the system, Shen Tingzhi knew nothing about many things, so he didn't dare to take risks, touched the jade pendant in his hand, and finally Shen Tingzhi decided to go to the Zhennan Palace.

Although Zhuang Xuying was careless on weekdays and seemed not to care about anything, she was very good at knowing the way. Shen Tingzhi followed his memory to find the Zhennan Palace. Standing alone at the door, he looked like a young man.

The man stood at the door and said a few words to the guards before stepping into the mansion.

Shen Tingzhi didn't know where Lin Zhixian was now, this man looked as big as Lin Zhixian, nine out of ten he came to look for him, Shen Tingzhi thought for a while, then jumped onto the wall - anyway, follow up first Take a look.

Following the man all the way through, through the rockery, across the courtyard, Shen Tingzhi's doubts became more and more serious: he felt that the figure of this man was inexplicably familiar.

Because he was afraid of being discovered, Shen Tingzhi didn't dare to follow too closely. When the man turned around the corridor, Shen Tingzhi saw his silhouette from a distance.

Is this person Ning Huiyu? !

That's right, it's rumored that Ning Huiyu and Lin Zhixian are close friends, it's not unusual to appear here, besides, the matter of the two of them trying to catch a thief last night was not over, I'm afraid there is still some conspiracy.

This move hit Shen Tingzhi's heart, he jumped onto the roof, lowered his body slightly, and listened to the movement in the room.

He is now on the outside of the roof, which is facing a lake. The scenery is very pleasant. The guards of the Zhennan Palace are extremely strict. As far as total relaxation is concerned, it's also an opportunity to take a breather.

There was a low voice of conversation from below, Shen Ting didn't dare to lift the tiles, for fear of disturbing the people below, so he could only prick up his ears and listen attentively.

But at this time, in the study of Zhennan Prince's Mansion, not only Ning Huiyu and Lin Zhixian were present, but Zhennan Prince Lin Qian was also there.

Lin Qian knew about the two people's plan to catch flower pickers before, and he didn't even object to Lin Zhixian's disguise as a man. He rarely interfered with his son's affairs, and always let him try it himself.

But he was quite surprised to hear that Lin Zhixian didn't catch the thief Lin Qian, and he was also somewhat interested in the man who escaped from his son.

"Zhixian, did you see that flower picking thief last night?" Ning Huiyu, as the head arrester of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, spoke with a stubborn air, but there was no domineering look on his face.

Last night, he got temporary news that someone saw a suspicious person sneaking outside Zhang Yuanwai's mansion in the south of the city. In order to prevent the thieves from making a false move, Ning Huiyu still sent someone to rush over. Lin Zhixian's ability is 1 yuan. Don't worry.

It's just that he didn't expect people to escape, so today he rushed over as soon as he finished handling the affairs in the yamen.

Lin Zhixian was taken aback for a moment, but was at a loss for words for a while.

Since last night, this was the first time someone asked this matter so bluntly, but Lin Zhixian didn't know how to say it.

"See... see."

Seeing this, Lin Qian glanced at him suspiciously.

Ning Huiyu thought that Lin Zhixian was evasive because he felt ashamed for not catching the prisoner.

"What does that thief look like in life?" Ning Huiyu asked.

"He gave birth to..." Lin Zhixian stammered, recalling the beautiful scenery he saw last night, but he couldn't help feeling ashamed, faceless in front of his friends, he was so in a trance that he unconsciously expressed what was in his heart : "He was born beautifully."

"What?!" Ning Huiyu thought he had heard this wrong.

Lin Zhixian came back to his senses, and was extremely embarrassed, but he didn't know how to explain, so he could only shut up.

The author has something to say: I'm sorry~ I was locked in a small black room last night, and I actually didn't come out to 23333 today, but I still managed to get out the saved manuscript, combining two chapters into one.I was wrong, I will definitely not lock myself up next time.I found that I always let Gong Da soy sauce habitually, let me remind you, this woman's dress is not Gong Yingying.