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Zongci had already practiced the bigu technique, so he didn't eat three meals in the first place.

Since getting acquainted with Shen Xi, the frequency of eating here has been increasing.But now, after the two were together, Zong Ci ate with him almost every day, every day, in order not to let Shen Xi go hungry.

The two had dinner now and returned home.

Because she was always thinking about the fire case, Shen Xi didn't feel sleepy at all.

Zong Ci brought over today's elixir and sat on the sofa with Shen Xi, "Drink it and go to sleep."

"Worried about the fire case, I can't sleep." Shen Xi obediently took the cup, and after the previous attempt, he was not afraid of the pain of the medicine, and suddenly got stuffy in his mouth.

The astringent taste of the medicine spread in his mouth, and Shen Xi wrinkled his face uncomfortably.

Zong Ci smiled, and handed him a small glass of warm water.

"How long will this medicine last? Although it's not particularly bitter, it's still very difficult to drink." Shen Xi said aggrievedly.

"Good medicine tastes bitter." Zong Ci simply said four words, "Try your luck?"

"Ok?"

Shen Xi was puzzled, but he never questioned Zong Ci's instructions.He closed his eyes and condensed his breath. Slowly, a wave of spiritual power surged out of the demon core, and instantly flowed into his limbs and bones.

Easy, yet powerful.

Shen Xi opened his eyes in surprise, "Huh? My spiritual power seems to be running smoothly?"

"Every month's full moon night is a good time to improve your cultivation level. Although you were injured for this a while ago, the demon core has been improved and purified." Zong Ci's brows showed a touch of relief, "You didn't do this thoroughly. It’s good to hurt your body.”

Zongci didn't say the whole thing.

In fact, Shen Xi himself has very powerful spiritual power.In the past, the spiritual power stored in his body would only rush out to protect him in critical moments.But now, after the accident of the full moon night, the spiritual power in his body seemed to have broken through some kind of confinement.

As long as Shen Xi practices hard, after some time, he will definitely be able to catch up to a higher level.

"Zongci." Shen Xi moved his body and lay on his side in the other's arms.

Zong Ci didn't feel disgusted, so he hugged him, and took a cushion from the side and put it on the back of Shen Xi's head to make him lie down more comfortably.

"Zong Ci."

Shen Xi felt satisfied, and shouted again.

"What's wrong?" Zong Ci knew that he didn't want to sleep, so he didn't persuade him much.

"Let's chat." Shen Xi looked up at him, "I can't sleep."

Zong Ci asked back, "What are you talking about?"

"Apart from the three seniors Bi Fang, are there other ancient auspicious signs?" Shen Xi was really curious about this matter.

After all, after seeing the real auspiciousness in ancient times, Shen Xi found that there was still a big difference between them and the legends.

Bi Fang's local tyrant's aesthetics, Fenghuang's "bald head and bald hair", Chongming's straight man's words and deeds...

Zong Ci couldn't help laughing when he thought of these three seniors.

"There are Pixiu, Xiezhi and Senior Yingzhao."

"Where are they then?"

Zong Ci played with Shen Xi's broken hair with his fingertips, and replied, "I don't know, these seniors are all missing, and I haven't seen them for a long time."

"I heard from Uncle Fang that Senior Pai Xiu seems to have gone to practice in seclusion."

For the great monsters and beasts in ancient times, it may take hundreds of years to retreat and cultivate.

"What about the other two seniors? How's your personality?" Shen Xi asked again, but he also had a little secret in his heart.

Zongci's parents and elder brother are both gone.

But Bi Fang and the others grew up watching Zong Ci grow up, and they can be regarded as several patriarchs.Shen Xi has known them for a while, and understands what they think of him.

But Shen Xi had never seen Pixiu and the other three auspicious people, so he took this moment to find out.

Zong Ci didn't know about Shen Xi's careful thoughts, but at the moment he answered all his questions.

"Senior Xiezhi has a strict personality and is meticulous in his work. All the rules of the Monster Bureau, and even the rules you monsters have to follow when you are born, are all set by him."

The one Shen Xi came into contact with the most before was the newly born monster.

These monsters would often ask Shen Xi about the rules in this world, so Shen Xi understood these rules very thoroughly.

Unexpectedly, the monster law that he always thought was extremely rigorous was actually set by Senior Xiezhi? !

"What a coincidence..." Shen Xi couldn't help sighing.

"What a coincidence?" Zongci didn't know why.

Shen Xi smiled and explained, "By the way, where is Senior Yingzhao?"

"He..." Zong Ci thought for a while, and then gave a description, "In today's words, he is a friend of women. I remember that a long time ago, the ancient Baihua God had a good relationship with him."

"Pfft!" Shen Xile said, "It seems very interesting."

Seeing that he was happy, Zong Ci also evoked a smile.

He suddenly thought of it for a while, and asked tentatively, "Are you trying to find out in advance so that you can meet your parents later?"

Xiaoxiao's thoughts were suddenly exposed, Shen Xi was taken aback for a moment, and then said truthfully, "Mmm..."

"Zong Ci, do you think they will like me?"

Shen Xi was a little apprehensive when she asked this question, but in the end she heard Zong Ci say it calmly.

"I like you."

These words were unexpected, and a trace of astonishment flashed across Shen Xi's face.What's more, it's a sudden surprise.

Four simple words are enough to represent everything.

"I, I like you too." Shen Xi replied seriously with bright eyes.

Zong Ci's heart moved, and he lowered his head slowly.

The distance between the two instantly narrowed.

Zong Ci deliberately rubbed the tip of Shen Xi's nose, accompanied by a little numbness, which penetrated into his body.

Shen Xiyou couldn't stand the mean temperature, so he shifted his gaze, trying to make himself look calmer.

As a result, a vague chuckle was heard from above.

Faint, sultry mood.

Warm breath sprayed between the lips and teeth.Shen Xi was very nervous, always feeling that Zong Ci's kiss would fall in the next second.

But at the last moment, Zong Ci suddenly raised his head and stopped moving.

"Hey, go wash and sleep."

Shen Xi let go of the tension, but felt a little lost for no reason.

He didn't have much experience in kissing, and occasionally he dared to touch Zong Ci's simple lips on impulse, but they parted within a second or two.

As for Zong Ci, except for the kiss when he first confirmed the relationship, he never took the initiative afterwards.

Shen Xi was a little depressed, but on second thought, he was thinking about Zong Ci's kiss all the time, and it seemed a bit insincere.

He concealed his disappointment, got up and put on his slippers, "Then I'll go wash up first."

"Well, let's go."

A few seconds later, Zong Ci heard the sound of the bathroom door closing, and his eyes darkened.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and reached out to rub his temples.

After a while, Zongci still felt uncomfortable, got up and poured himself a glass of ice water.

He suppressed the abnormal impulse of enthusiasm, and then leaned back on the sofa a little decadently.

——Shen Xi's body is just perfect, so don't mess around.

Zong Ci remembered that when he went to dispense the elixir a few days ago, the pharmacist specifically explained it.

Don't mess around.

Those three simple words were the biggest challenge ever for Zong Ci.

Thinking of this, Zong Ci felt even more helpless on his face.

***

After a while.

Zong Ci also finished washing and walked back to the room.

Shen Xi huddled under the quilt, bulged half into a small ball, and was still moving around, not knowing what he was doing.

Zong Ci couldn't hold back, and reached out to pat the quilt.

"what to do?"

Shen Xi lifted the quilt, revealing a flushed face, with a light fragrance of shower gel overflowing.

"I didn't do anything, I was just waiting for you. Come and sleep with me."

Zongci was also polite, and lay down.Shen Xi slid into his arms with ease, moving restlessly.

A certain place under his body was rubbed unconsciously, and Zong Ci immediately said, "Xixi, don't make trouble, it's time to sleep."

The tone is light, not heavy.

"...Oh." Shen Xi suddenly became honest.

Zong Ci directly turned off the light and put his arms around him without any unnecessary movements.

In the darkness, Shen Xi was inexplicably angry.

He was bored in bed just now, but he was actually looking at his phone.He wanted to get closer to his relationship with Zongci, so he checked the strategies on the Internet.

But now, he had only implemented it for a few seconds before he was forced to end it.

Those strategies on the Internet are all deceptive, and the Zong team has no reaction at all.

Is it that I am not rambunctious enough?

Shen Xi thought about it, and was planning to make another fuss.

Unexpectedly, the cell phone under the pillow rang suddenly.

"Why did you put your phone under your pillow?" Zong Ci said.

Afraid of being discovered by Zong Ci just now, Shen Xi was in a hurry, so he stuffed the mobile phone inside.

Shen Xi was embarrassed to mention this, so she immediately reached out to take it out and picked it up.

"Hey."

"Xiaoxi? I'm Uncle Fang." Bi Fang's voice came, "Nilong District, just next to where you live, a fire broke out in Xinguang Building."

Shen Xi and Zong Ci were close to each other, and upon hearing this, the latter immediately turned on the light.

"Got it, Uncle Fang, we'll be there right away." Shen Xi sat up and said anxiously.

"Don't worry, the fire is not big yet, we are already under control."

Bi Fang took the people from the Monster Bureau and kept guard.This time, the ignition point was very close to the Monster Bureau, so they set off quickly, and the fire started. Now all the water monsters are working together to put out the fire.

Shen Xi hung up the phone, hurriedly put on a sweater, and planned to go out.

Zong Ci was afraid that he would catch a cold, so he took out another coat from the closet and took it out.

***

By the time the two arrived at the location, the fire had been brought under control.Most of the residents in the building have been evacuated, and they are standing in the security circle downstairs and talking a lot.

With sharp eyes, Shen Xi saw Liu Huo and Bi Fang at a glance, and quickly waved.

"Rushing fire, Uncle Fang!"

"Xixi!" Liuhuo responded.

Since this case happened, Liu Huo has consciously followed Bi Fang to do things.

He is not willing to follow Shen Xi and Zong Ci like a big light bulb.

"We're all here, let's go up together." Bi Fang said.

This time the fire started on the ninth floor.

As the building's electrical facilities were temporarily shut down, several people had to spend some time walking the stairs.

"This way."

Bi Fang pointed to one of the suites and walked straight in.

Crews are contacting the homeowner, and all open fires in the house have been extinguished.However, the residual smell is still a bit unpleasant.

"Yo, Xiaoxi is here?" Ruyi walked out.

"Sister Ruyi, why are you here?"

After treating Xuezi, Yu Ruyi also worked in the Monster Bureau.

"Come to investigate the case." Yu Ruyi replied.Seeing that Zong Ci and Bi Fang were there, she directly talked about the business, "I have checked everything, and there is no evil spirit formation, and it doesn't seem like evil spirits have invaded."

That is, the fire was not caused by any sorcery.

"Go ahead and have a look." Zong Ci said.

The five entered the house together.

Perhaps because the fire was extinguished in time, the living room still maintained some of its original appearance.But looking at it like this, it seems that the degree of smoothness is not that great.

It's just that the ground is wet and the air is a little hot.

Before a few people could speak, an ordinary monster clerk came over.

"Team Zong, I've figured it out. The owner of the house has been on a business trip recently and is not at home. According to the smoke alarm installed in the house, it will be [-]:[-] tonight."

"From the extent of the damage in the house so far, it appears that the fire started in the bedroom."

Zongci and others heard this and went into the bedroom together.

The spacious bedroom has almost been burnt down.The walls were charred black, and many things were only empty shells.

Zong Ci put on special gloves and shoe covers, went in and inspected them carefully.

"Team Zong, look this way."

Not long after Shen Xi entered the room, he shouted at Zong Ci.

Zong Ci turned sideways, his eyes followed the direction of his fingers.

"Is this the toilet?" Liu Huo said.

This bedroom has a toilet attached.

Shen Xi responded, "Well, look. It's also a charred wall. The color and damage here are far more obvious than the bedroom wall."

"It is estimated that the fire started in the toilet." Shen Xi guessed, "But because there are more combustibles in the bedroom, the fire started."

Yu Ruyi also agreed with Shen Xi's words, but she was very puzzled and asked, "Why did the fire start in the toilet?"

This question made the entire group fall into silence.

Even Zong Ci, who had always been calm, was stunned.

yes?How could the fire start in the toilet?

"It's a little strange..." Shen Xi scratched his head, unable to find a solution.Seeing the silent atmosphere, he joked casually, "Isn't it for going to the bathroom?"

"Pfft, what are you kidding, Xixi?" Liuhuo laughed.

Shen Xi also smiled, "I'll just talk casually."

"Okay, let's look again to see if there are other clues." Yu Ruyi also spoke.

"Ah."

Just when the few people were about to disperse, Zong Ci, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

"and many more."

Several people stopped and looked at him in unison.

"What's wrong, Team Zong?"

"Xixi is right, the arsonist may have gone to the toilet." Zong Ci said calmly.

Liu Huo and Yu Ruyi looked at each other, almost rolled their eyes at each other.

What's going on with Zongci now?Shen Xi's joke, do you have to echo it?

Even an old fritter like Bi Fang almost choked on these words.

"Xiaoci, what are you kidding? How could the arsonist..."

Bi Fang stopped talking, his expression suddenly changed, as if he had thought of something.

"Uncle Fang, have you thought about it too?" Zong Ci asked after seeing his expression.

Bi Fang looked at him in disbelief.The curiosity of Shen Xi and the other three was immediately aroused.

"Xiao Ci, you mean..." Bi Fang looked at the other three people, then shifted his gaze to Zong Ci, and said tentatively, "Wai Dou?"