ninety thousand miles

Chapter 318 Escape

Li Chuan grimaced, trying to look serious. But as soon as the rabbit demon stood firm, he started crying and saying, "Sir, I didn't kill anyone, I'm a good demon! The Monster Hunting Department can't kill good demons indiscriminately, it will damage the merits!"

Li Chuan looked through the case file and found out that what the rabbit demon said was true. He didn't kill anyone, he just stole a craft.

It turned out that after this rabbit demon came to the human world, he accidentally tasted a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus candy cake and was astonished. In order to be able to have such a mouthful every now and then, he found a way to become an apprentice in that pastry shop.

But after learning for a few months, he discovered that the pastry master was hiding something from his apprentices. So in order to learn his true skills, he showed his prototype, threatened the pastry chef, and obtained the real formula. Unexpectedly, the pastry chef went to report to the police that day, and as luck would have it, someone from the Monster Hunting Department happened to be nearby, and he was caught before he could escape back to the forest.

Li Chuan couldn't hold back and asked, "Is that sweet-scented osmanthus cake really so delicious?"

The rabbit demon blinked his eyes and said: "Of course, if you don't believe it, I will steam a steamer for you right now."

This time Li Chuan held back and said, "It's delicious, why don't you just buy it? It's not easy for people to figure out a recipe and make some money. Why do you have to steal it?"

The rabbit demon said plausibly: "Mortals only have a lifespan of dozens of years. If I don't learn, when I come out next time, maybe the store will be gone and everyone will be dead. Then where can I find such delicious food?" Where’s the sweet-scented osmanthus candy cake?”

It makes perfect sense.

So Li Chuan asked again: "You came out of the forest, did you have anything else to do?"

"What's the matter?" The rabbit demon was confused.

Li Chuan said: "How did you even think of coming out?"

The rabbit demon said: "I didn't plan to come out originally. I dug a very comfortable hole. It was warm and breathable. I practiced under the moonlight every night. It was so beautiful. But after a while, I suddenly felt that I couldn't do anything. I got excited and kept dreaming about eating in the human world, so I came out."

Li Chuan nodded and said, "I understand."

"Will you kill me?" the rabbit demon asked.

"If what you said is true, then it won't. You can stay in the Demon Hunting Department for a few days." Li Chuan said, waving his hand, and then the officials dragged the rabbit demon away again.

At this time, Li Chuan asked the government servant below, "How were situations like this handled before?"

After a while, a government official responded to Li Chuan's words and said, "Sir, we have never encountered this situation before. When our Demon Hunting Department catches the Demon Queen, we either kill her on the spot or let her go after giving a warning on the spot. This is the first time we have sent so many monsters back to the capital for questioning."

Li Chuan nodded, indicating that he understood. I guess Qin Tianjian just wanted to understand why these monsters suddenly couldn't think of coming to the human world. So he said, "Next one."

Soon, a pot of peonies was brought up.

Li Chuan was not surprised and looked at the case file first. This peony demon did something big. She created a house in the suburbs, collected many poor scholars, fed her well, and asked them to write poems and praise her. her appearance.

After meeting Li Chuan, the Peony Demon was also very aggrieved. She said: "Sir, I did not kill any of them. Instead, I provided them with food and drink, bought them books and stationery, and saved them money to take the exam. They were sick, and I We even hired a doctor for them, but all they have to do is write a few poems and essays after studying, so why are they still unwilling?"

"It's difficult to write poetry," Li Chuan said.

"Is it difficult?" The peony demon was puzzled.

"One or two articles may be okay, but seven or eight articles will definitely be difficult." Li Chuan said.

"Then I understand. Next time, I will only entertain each of them for three days. If they want a poem, I will send them away and wait for the next one." said the Peony Demon.

Li Chuan said: "You are growing up well in the mountains and fields. Why do you come out to listen to these sour poems?" The peony demon said: "I bloom silently in the mountains and forests, and then wither silently. Spring goes and autumn comes, year after year. , unknown to anyone. That’s why I thought of coming out, having someone write me a thousand poems, and then go back.”

"How many articles do you have now?" Li Chuan asked.

"Only more than three hundred articles." The peony demon replied.

Li Chuan said: "It's quite a lot. You go back with 300 poems. You can practice hard in the future and don't come out if you have nothing to do. Do you understand?"

"Aren't you going to kill me?" the peony demon asked.

"Do you want me to kill you?" Li Chuan asked.

"Sir, can you write a poem for me?" asked the Peony Demon.

"Next, next." Li Chuan waved his hands repeatedly.

Li Chuan examined a black bear, a mantis, and a water snake in succession.

After interrogation, Li Chuan felt that the reason why they came to the world seemed to be because at a certain moment, the desire in their hearts was aroused. Rabbits are delicious, peonies are so beautiful, and black bears are so strong. Is it some kind of magic or something else? Li Chuan thought for a while and couldn't figure it out. He just wrote down his conclusion and asked the yamen servant on the side to give it to Bo Yiliang, and then quickly left the Monster Hunting Department.

In the following days, Li Chuan was arrested twice more. So one morning later, when Li Chuan saw Bo Yiliang from a distance, he immediately turned around and ran towards the calculation house.

"Li Chuan? What's wrong with you?"

When Li Chuan heard Zhu Qingyun's voice, he realized that there were other people in the calculation room.

He leaned against the door, took a few breaths and said, "You, your third senior brother, I just saw him."

Zhu Qingyun held back his laughter and said, "Third Senior Brother doesn't eat people, so why are you afraid of him?"

She added: "I see you are sweating profusely from running. Come over here and have a bowl of sour plum soup."

Only then did Li Chuan notice the sour plum soup and hawthorn cake on the table. He walked over and Zhu Qingyun poured him a bowl. Li Chuan took a sip. It was cool and the heat on his body dissipated instantly.

Zhu Qingyun said: "The third senior brother also listened to the senior brother."

"What did you say?" Li Chuan asked.

"You said you are very good at interrogation." Zhu Qingyun replied.

"What am I good at? That time I asked Lao Xiaokai, it's because I know what kind of person Lao Xiaokai is." After knowing the reason, Li Chuan said: "Those monsters, rabbits, and those flowers and grass , talking to them, I don’t know whether they are crying or laughing, what can I ask?”

"But Third Senior Brother also said that you did a good job in interrogating and spent a lot of time helping him interrogate." Zhu Qingyun said.

"It's the same no matter who he sleeps with." Li Chuan remained unmoved and said, "I feel like I've had a breakthrough in the "Pattern Sutra" recently. I also want to retreat for a while. Well, I want to Repair the Yuanhuo Mirror." He found a reasonable reason and said: "Miss Zhu, help me tell the Palace Supervisor that I will concentrate on repairing the Yuanhuo Mirror recently."

"Okay." Zhu Qingyun agreed and said, "I promise not to let Third Senior Brother catch you."

(End of this chapter)