zero o'clock

[year thirty]

Li Huan didn't dare to be negligent, and truthfully told what happened last night from the courier brother's arrival to the departure to Mulan paddock, of course some parts were omitted.Qi Jingyu listened carefully, and after Li Huan finished speaking, he remained silent for a long time before saying, "You suspect that the demon subduing master is a product of human demonization, and it is also related to the association's own animal demonization experiments?"

Li Huan nodded: "That's why I brought the two demon-subduing masters back to the tea house and planned to hand them over to the teacher, but Du Qiu is still a child and kind-hearted, I hope the teacher can wipe him off according to his own wishes To remember, let him leave safely."

Qi Jingyu smiled but said nothing, picked up the cup and sipped the hot tea, Li Huan was beating his heart, wondering if the teacher would kill a child too, right?Seeing that he didn't agree for a long time, he got up and took the opportunity of storing water, and tentatively added: "You see... will this work?"

"No, no," Qi Jingyu patted his side to signal Li Huan to sit down, "It's just that, have you ever thought that he is a child and is too young, how can he survive on his own without the protection of the association?"

Li Huan was taken aback for a moment, but after thinking about it, this was indeed the case.

Qi Jingyu said: "That's good, I will erase the part of his memory related to this operation, and then let Chi Xiuzhu escort him back. As for the other person--" He paused for a while, crossed his fingers and put down his stomach, meditating After a while, he said: "You said that he showed symptoms of blood addiction. After losing control, he drank demon blood and fell into a coma. When he woke up, his personality changed drastically and he lost the corresponding memory?"

"Hmm." Li Huan said, "What does the teacher think is the reason?"

Qi Jingyu raised his head to meet the little apprentice's eyes, and smiled meaningfully: "Because the demon blood he drank belongs to you."

Li Huan: "..."

At first I wanted to avoid mentioning this matter, but I didn't expect to be pointed out casually by the other party. The corners of Li Huan's mouth twitched, and he said with embarrassment: "I was injured a little bit when I fought with the female demon earlier, probably the smell of blood caused the accident. The bloodthirsty addiction of the famous demon master, I didn't expect him to get out of control, I must pay attention to it in the future, but-why did the teacher know that the man drank my blood just based on the disciple's description?"

"The monsters in this world have their own strengths and tendencies. I'm afraid you have noticed it when you grow up. The same wound, if it is wounded on your body, will heal itself faster than other monsters, and you will use this to help you The teacher lives on." Qi Jingyu explained: "Although the principle of demon transformation is still unclear, if you want to force a living being to have demon nature, at least one more demon soul must be implanted in its original three souls to make it a half-demon .”

"From ancient times to the present, half-demons are often formed when the original form of ancient monsters and beasts dies. The body is dead, but the three souls are immortal. Because of their deep cultivation, the three souls will not dissipate after leaving the body. Instead, they will each find a host. After surviving in a parasitic way, the creature carrying the demon soul will gradually inherit the ability of that strand of soul, and then become a half-demon. They can all be classified as man-made half-demons."

"Xiaohuan, do you understand what the teacher means?"

This passage contains a lot of information, Li Huan nodded thoughtfully, his voice was a little uncertain: "You mean, my blood can suppress the demon soul in the half demon body?"

Qi Jingyu gave a flat "hmm" and said, "The fourth ray of soul broke the original balance of the three souls. This can be regarded as a trauma to the soul, and the demonization caused by it is actually a kind of disease. Your blood can If the activity of the demon soul is reduced for a short time, then the demon subduing master temporarily turned back to a human because he drank your blood."

……

When he came out of the teacher's room, Li Huan's brain was overloaded to accept too many things, and he was a little dazed.

After the snow has passed, the weather in Beijing is good. It is a rare blue sky and white clouds, and the snow has not disappeared.

Shen Chixiu has already left, but he should be in the alley, and he probably won't leave until the restoration work is over.It is rare for both senior brother and teacher to be there during the year, and the senior sister would come back a year ago, so Li Huan felt very at ease when the master and apprentice were reunited.

He stood in the center of the vestibule, watching the koi swimming under the ice of the fish pond. He didn't know how long it had passed, but the tiredness accumulated in the past few days came together. , I didn’t even bother to take off my clothes, so I fell asleep.

In a half-dream and half-awake state, he felt a big furry thing get into the quilt and curl up into his arms obediently. As soon as Li Huan touched the fur, he knew it was Ari. He pinched the wet nose of this thing, and said in a daze: "Are you still suffering?"

The curtains of the room were drawn tightly so that not even a ray of light could penetrate. The emerald-colored eyes of the fox spirit dissipated, revealing the exquisite sleeping face of a teenager in the darkness. It stretched out two fox claws She hugged Li Huan's neck back, leaned over and licked his forehead lightly, as if finishing a good night kiss, then quietly closed her eyes.

No dream.

Years ago, the days passed leisurely and briskly. On the day Du Qiu left, Ari reluctantly bought him an iPad with his private money, saying that even if he didn't remember it, he might meet him in Hearthstone matchmaking in the future.

Li Huan kept his promise to return the three little ghost ghosts left by Du Qiu to their place. The jade gourd was equipped with a leather buckle to make a collar, and the ghost ghost was kept in the front yard as a pet rabbit.

As a result, one day Qi Jingyu was bored and fed Ji Yao a carrot. This scene happened to be caught by Ah Li who was looking for food. Huo started to walk a little bit like a rabbit, dragging his fat body and jumping around, showing a sense of presence.

During this period of time, Qi Jingyu has been recuperating her body, and she can't take care of the demon subduing master in the dark room for the time being.There is no servant to help take care of the Bi'an Tea House, Li Huan waits on the teacher and has to take part-time job to deliver water and meals to Xing Yi, and has to take him to the bathroom to take a bath when necessary, but every time he is very, very aggrieved and embarrassed to mention himself to the teacher It seems that the bastard is always unconsciously...

Cough, forget it, it’s best not to mention this kind of thing... →＿→

In the blink of an eye, February is just a few days away from the Chinese New Year. The monsters in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei began to deliver New Year’s goods to the nine-tailed fox.Qi Jingyu refused to meet the guests and hid in the room to enjoy the cleanliness. Li Huan and Ari were left busy, and finally, after arranging together in private, one person and one fox made their mind on Mr. Demon Subduing Master who was locked in the dark room.

"Anyway, he looks very safe, don't waste your labor." During the lunch break that day, the fat fox was chewing the sausage sent by the Sichuan monster.

Li Huan was actually very hesitant. After all, he was a guy who licked whatever he said, regardless of time and place. He acted innocent, hurt, possessive and self-willed when he refused. After being seen by outsiders, it may not take a few days for rumors like "Master Kyuubi's young apprentice has a penchant for sex anywhere" to spread throughout the country.

So his answer was: "This...is not very good, after all, he is a demon subduing master."

"What's wrong?" Ari picked up another Texas braised chicken, eating it very ferociously, and said, "Didn't the master say that he would lose his memory when he became a demon under the influence of your blood? You don't see him at all." I remember that I am a demon subduing master, which means that he became a demon very early, at least before entering the scum association, young master, you sacrifice a little every day, and we can both relax and happy~"

Li Huan looked at him with a "==" look in his eyes: "Guess what the teacher will say when he hears it?"

Hearing that he was choked to death by the chicken, Ahli managed to get down with the water, and hurriedly wagged his tail and rubbed it over, flattering him, saying, "I hate it, the Yin family is just joking! Young master, you are so uncute hehehehe~"

Li Huan moved the SF Express all morning, his tired lungs were about to vomit out, and he was so dizzy by the nine tails that he just wanted to silence him. In a rage, he picked up the nape of his neck and threw the heavy fox along the window. I went out, and then enjoyed the New Year's goods sent by the monsters alone with peace of mind.

On the night of New Year's Eve, the fireworks over Shichahai were gorgeous, and there was a faint smell of sulfur in the air.The sound of children firing cannons in the alley was particularly noisy, and the noise of play continued, but the courtyard separated by a wall seemed very deserted.

The Bian'an Tea House is brightly lit, and there are many red lanterns hung in the yard, but even so, there is no New Year's atmosphere.

In this world, all spirits and monsters who become monsters need at least a hundred years of cultivation, and they have long looked down on the change of seasons. For monsters, New Year's Eve is just an ordinary day, but this world has become a little noisy compared to the past.

There was an empty chair next to the Huanghuali Eight Immortals table for the New Year's Eve dinner. It was said that the second apprentice was busy with work and couldn't come back in time for the New Year.Qi Jingyu didn't pay much attention to the Spring Festival, so he didn't care much about it. Shen Chixiu had lived a long time, and every New Year's day, he just came here as a routine to say hello to the teacher, and sealed a thick red envelope for the younger brother by the way.

So there are only two people who are the happiest in the whole teahouse.

After eating and drinking enough, Shen Chixiu said a few more words to the teacher and hurried back to the team to stand by. Li Huan and Ah Li nestled side by side on the sofa to snatch the red envelopes from the monster friends group in the same city. Monsters have long lifespans, rich savings, and generous spending , so the red packaging is very solid, and it is no problem to grab tens of thousands of dollars a night with a little dim sum.

Li Huan's fingers cramped from pressing the screen, and he couldn't care less about eating the dried fruit on the table. Qi Jingyu peeled a walnut and brought it to his mouth, and said with a smile: "Don't grab it, it's not much money at all, what do you want to buy? Just swipe the secondary card directly."

Ari rolled his eyes towards the sky, and sighed enviously.

Li Huan casually put the walnuts into his mouth, without raising his head, he said, "This is different, don't waste other people's money."

Qi Jingyu smiled and said nothing, opened WeChat and threw a red envelope in the group for the little apprentice to snatch, and a bunch of diving parties who greeted Lord Kyuubi exploded, and the red envelope was wiped out in an instant, and what was even more terrifying was that the monsters started All kinds of sets have a sense of presence, and no one throws red envelopes anymore.

Qi Jingyu calmly threw the phone on the sofa as if nothing had happened, and began to concentrate on peeling walnuts.

Li Huan: "..."

Ali: "..."

It is really impossible to have a good New Year if you cut off people's wealth! (╯‵口′)╯︵┻━┻ So, while watching the Spring Festival Gala, Master Nine-Tails enjoyed the family happiness of feeding walnuts to his little disciples. Amazing finger strength in planting nuts. Ali is quite hard-working, and there is no red envelope to grab. If he wants to eat dried fruit, the owner doesn't care to feed him, so he has to walk around the coffee table with his tail wagging, picking up the scum that falls on the ground and eating it.

At midnight, the year of Bingshen came, and the city of Beijing was flooded by the sound of firecrackers.

Li Huan, who was full of walnuts, waited for the teacher to go back to bed, and peeled some walnuts himself to comfort the glass heart of a certain fox. Then he went to the kitchen to order quick-frozen dumplings, carrying two white wine glasses and With a bottle of Wuliangye, he strolled to the back room alone.

In the dark underground room, the man trapped by the chains raised his head as if feeling something, just like every time before.

He is always waiting for him to come.

The lock cylinder was turned and the door was opened. Li Huan entered the door and put the dumplings on the low table. He poured two more glasses of wine. .”

Xing Yi looked at the wine on the table, then at the person in front of him, obviously more interested in the latter, he pulled his fingers to form a thread, gently wrapped it around Li Huan's wrist, but made no further move.

The greed in the man's eyes is obvious, with a sense of impatience, Li Huan smiled like a fox with malicious intentions, bit his lower lip with his upper canine teeth and squeezed lightly, blood overflowed and rolled down his lips slowly , the fishy-sweet and seductive smell spread, arousing the unawakened desire deep in the flesh.

The stainless steel chain hanging from the wall straightened suddenly, and with a clang, he could clearly feel the lead wire on his wrist tighten.

The man bound by the chains was like a trapped animal, his muscles tensed up, as if he was being pushed to the edge of losing control, but he trembled slightly with the utmost patience.He leaned over cautiously, touched his lips lightly, and the tip of his tongue slipped out of his lips to lick away the blood.

The hot breath sprayed on the cool skin of the opponent, like casting a fire on the ice field.

"Do you want to?"

The young man's gentle voice was tainted with a smile, the corners of his mouth curled up, and those beautiful peach eyes seemed to carry some kind of malicious and playful meaning.

- To Be Continued

Volume [-] Dream Eater Pawn Shop