Yokai Office

When Shen Xi woke up again, he felt pain all over his body.He raised his heavy eyelids, but they were unable to droop down.

Shen Xi opened his mouth, and found that his throat was dry and smoky.

"Water." He called hoarsely and softly, "Zong Ci..."

There was a slight movement beside him, and he immediately stretched out a warm palm to caress his cheek, "Xixi? Are you awake?"

A gentle call came from the ear, with a hint of worry.

Shen Xi struggled to open his eyes, and after seeing the lover in front of him clearly, he said weakly, "I feel uncomfortable, I want to drink water."

When people are sick, they will always show some grievances in front of the closest people.

Zong Ci felt distressed and comforted him repeatedly, "Okay, don't move."

"Ah."

Zongci left in a hurry.

Shen Xi lay on the bed, waiting patiently for him.He looked at the surrounding environment from the corner of his eye, it was very strange, it was a place he had never been to.

Shen Xi only felt dizzy in his head, and was made uncomfortable by the pain in his body, so he hummed involuntarily.

Not long after, the sound of footsteps came again, and it was Zongci who had returned.

"Xixi, come here." Zong Ci carefully helped him up.

Shen Xi arrived in Zong Ci's arms, and saw the other party sending warm water into his mouth bit by bit.

The throat that was so dry and smoldering finally eased.

Only now did Shen Xi have the strength, and he stretched out his hand to grab Zong Ci's palm, "Zong Ci, where is this?"

"You're still in the mermaid clan." Zong Ci replied, kissing his forehead with his lips, "You've been in a coma for two days."

"Two days?" Shen Xi subconsciously repeated.He looked at Zong Ci, and found that the other party was haggard, and even bloodshot in his eyes.

"Have you not closed your eyes all this time?" Shen Xi was moved in his heart.

Zong Ci pursed his lips, and stretched out his hand to pull up the quilt a little, "As long as you are fine. You suffered a serious internal injury. Although it has been treated, you still need to rest well."

"Ah."

Shen Xi leaned in his arms and nodded obediently.

Soon, he remembered the wound on Zong Ci's back, and said worriedly, "By the way, what about your injury? Does it matter...cough cough cough."

Due to being too eager, before Shen Xi could finish speaking, he lost his breath, and suddenly coughed violently, causing physical pain.

"I'm fine, don't worry!" Zong Ci hurriedly stroked his back, comforting him, "Hey, breathe."

Shen Xi was tormented by the pain until his eyes watered, and he clenched the quilt tightly with one hand.

After finally slowing down, his complexion became even worse.

Zong Ci sent out some spiritual power and slowly introduced it into his body, "I'm fine, I've been treated. You are much more serious than me."

Shen Xi was worried that Zong Ci would lie to him, so he looked at him worriedly.

Seeing that there was nothing wrong with his complexion other than tired and haggard, he was slightly relieved.

While giving Shen Xidu spiritual power, Zong Ci took the initiative to explain to him what happened in the past two days.

"After you fell into a coma that day, Uncle Feng and the others arrived with a large group of people. This time, the Sea Clan was severely damaged, and the first batch of members of the Monster Bureau who arrived also suffered injuries to varying degrees..."

In addition, the sealing formation is just stable.

Fenghuang and the others were worried, so they decided to stay temporarily.

The first is to help the Sea Clan, the second is to allow the members to rest and recuperate, and the third is to strengthen the sealing formation.

Shen Xi frowned when he heard Zong Ci's words.

"You don't need to worry about these things." Zong Ci reached out and stroked his eyebrows.

Shen Xi agreed, and then remembered something, but kept silent and didn't speak.

Zong Ci sensed his loss, and said softly, "...Hai Jun is suppressing the Hai Clan. In the past few days, he hasn't mentioned that matter."

Shen Xi lowered her eyes, trying her best to suppress her grief.

"Zong Ci, did I do something wrong? If it wasn't for me..."

"Xixi, listen to me, you can't blame this matter at all." Zong Ci interrupted him, "Between Haijun and Chaoyang, they have their own choice. The situation was critical that day, I think the two of them Everyone has the same intention."

They were already ready to sacrifice themselves.

What's more, with their personalities, it is impossible to watch so many people get injured or even die because of them and the Hai Clan.

"Don't pull everything on yourself." Zong Ci hugged him tightly, and said weakly, "...I don't want to see you like this."

In the past two days, Zong Ci was also thinking about it repeatedly, and the sense of uneasiness in his heart became more and more intense.

Shen Xi's personality is even worse than Le Chaoyang's.

Le Chaoyang was willing to sacrifice for Le Jingchuan at the last moment.Then Shen Xi, why not?

Zong Ci is sure that if one day, Shen Xi encounters a similar situation, Shen Xi will definitely make the same choice without hesitation.

That is what Zong Ci absolutely does not want to see!

But in front of the ancient ferocious beasts, the power of so many people seemed insignificant.

Zong Ci has lived for a thousand years, and this feeling of uneasiness has only appeared a few times.

"Xixi, no matter what happens in the future, don't leave me alone." Zong Ci couldn't bear it, and asked in a soft voice.

"... Zong Ci?" Shen Xi was slightly taken aback.

He found that the tone of Zong Ci's speech at this moment was an unprecedented sense of bewilderment and fear.

"Promise me." Zong Ci urged again.

"En." Shen Xi replied seriously, "I will not abandon you, and you are not allowed to abandon me, um..."

Before the lingering sound fell, he was gently kissed.Zong Ci held his lips, licking the outline.Sensing his different attitude from the past, Shen Xi opened her teeth lightly, and voluntarily clung to his shoulders.

Without the previous intensity, only tenderness remained.

The tip of their tongues touched, and they entangled for a while.Zong Ci still had Shen Xi's injury in his heart, and they separated not long after.

Shen Xi's face finally turned a little blush, and his lips were red and moist.

Seeing him like this, Zong Ci finally put on a smile, "Sleep for a while?"

"Hmm..." Shen Xi didn't really feel sleepy, but he wanted Zong Ci to rest for a while, "You sleep with me."

After all, he even tore Zongci's clothes.

"Okay." Zong Ci understood his intention and showed a smile.

The two lay on the bed, clinging to each other tightly.

Shen Xi closed his eyes and didn't say much.

Not long after, he heard the steady breathing beside him.He quietly opened his eyes, and saw that Zong Ci was deeply sleepy, and then he settled down.

Shen Xi reached out and held Zong Ci's fingertips.

In the next second, Zong Ci grabbed him back.Even in his sleep, he still responded subconsciously.

Shen Xi smiled heartily and closed his eyes again.

***

Four days later, the pain in Shen Xi's body dissipated a lot, and he was finally able to get out of bed and walk around.

The members of the Monster Bureau have also finished their rest and are preparing to return to Jindu together.

Before leaving, Shen Xi deliberately came to the door of Le Jingchuan's bedroom.He hesitated, not daring to knock on the door.

Suddenly, the door creaked and opened.

Before Le Jingchuan went out, he met Shen Xi face to face.

"Shen Xi?" "Hai Jun."

The two spoke in unison, but stopped at the same time.

Le Jingchuan changed into casual clothes and carried a black backpack behind him.

The style is very familiar, it is Le Chaoyang's previous backpack.

"Hai Jun, you are..." Shen Xi hesitated to speak.

Le Jingchuan interrupted, "Just call me by my name, Haijun...it's none of my business anymore."

Hearing this, Shen Xi frowned slightly.

"The civil strife of the Hai clan has been resolved, and it's the same for someone else to take the position of Haijun." Le Jingchuan's eyes were filled with sadness and loneliness, "I can't even protect my beloved, and with this name, More like a sarcasm."

On the way here, Shen Xi had prepared a lot of words.

But until now, I can't even say a word of comfort.He paused for a long time before he asked awkwardly.

"Then what are you going to do next? Stay in the Merman Clan?"

Le Jingchuan lifted the black backpack, "Go find him."

Those three simple words made Shen Xi's eyes widen in an instant.

"Looking for him? Chaoyang..." Shen Xi paused, he was afraid that everything would be for nothing.

Le Jingchuan shook his head and said in a low voice, "I don't know either. According to legend, after the death of all the sea people, the unconscious souls will return to the ocean and then slowly dissipate. And every replacement spirit is made by the ancients. They were selected by the mysterious God of the Sea, and they have the most tenacious hearts..."

If the mind is not destroyed and the soul is not damaged, there may be a day when we can see each other again.

Even for thousands of years, there has never been such a thing.

"Haijun. Chaoyang..." Shen Xi still called Le Jingchuan like this.He remembered what Le Chaoyang had said to him before his death, and said seriously and firmly, "I love you very much."

"So, he must be waiting for you somewhere."

Just like before, Le Jingchuan waited for Le Chaoyang to return to East Lihai.

Willingly, is also no regrets.

Le Jingchuan finally smiled in relief, "Shen Xi, thank you. Chaoyang must be very happy to have a friend like you."

When Shen Xi heard this, his eyes suddenly turned red.He wiped away his tears indiscriminately, nodded brilliantly, "Well, me too."

"You and Your Majesty, best wishes."

"Haijun." Shen Xi paused for a few seconds, then said, "You...so too."

***

On the return trip, Fenghuang specially dispatched several manned aircraft.

This time, many people in the Monster Bureau were injured, and even sacrificed.

As the director of the Monster Bureau, Fenghuang naturally wants everyone to return to Jindu in the most stable way.

Zongci, Shen Xi, Fenghuang and other auspicious people sat in a cabin.

"There is something that I have to tell everyone." Fenghuang said with a serious face, "It is estimated that many evil things have escaped from this incident."

Those black evil things they had seen at the bottom of the sea all survived after spending thousands of years in the sealing formation.

The hostility is very heavy.

When the sea people encountered them, they would be sucked out of their spiritual power within a short while, and then die.

Ordinary people don't have any resistance.

"I immediately sent people to destroy and intercept the waters around Dongli Sea and nearby towns. But there will still be fish that slip through the net..."

Chongming nodded in agreement, "If we really wait for them to return to their original bodies, the consequences may be serious."

Fenghuang glanced at the friends and juniors present, and sighed, "I'm afraid you will have to work hard during this time."

Zong Ci had no objection and nodded.

Shen Xi remembered the culprit of the Donglihai incident, and asked aloud, "Senior Phoenix, has the test of submarine energy weapons yielded any results?"

"Yeah." Fenghuang frowned, "It's an illegal arms dealer."

When Fenghuang talked about this, he was obviously a little angry, "Some time ago, after I communicated with the human leaders about this matter, they kept it secret. It took some time."

Thinking of these smugglers, smugglers, and fire dealers, their whereabouts have always been secretive.

This time, it has been in the uninhabited sea border of the Eastern Lihai Sea. With the help of countless high-ranking officials in the human military department, the experiment was carried out through internal and external cooperation.

"The results of it?"

"Once caught, according to the current law, all of them will be sentenced to death." Fenghuang also knew about Le Chaoyang's sacrifice, so he couldn't help adding, "Xiao Xi, don't worry. Put pressure on."

"...not one of them will be let go!"

"En." Shen Xi nodded.He knew that this was the only fair course of action at the moment.

But the death of these people can never be exchanged for the lives of those innocent sea people.

***

After returning to Jindu, Zong Ci asked Shen Xi to rest at home for several days in the name of a work-related injury.

Shen Xi also knew that he was injured this time, and his body was indeed damaged, so he stayed at home obediently.

After Liuhuo heard about what happened to them in Donglihai, he was very worried.

He took the initiative to take over the work of the office, shared it for Shen Xi, and let the other party rest at home.

Seeing that Liu Huo was sensible, Zong Ci directly assigned him to the office and gave him a salary increase.The little fox was so happy that he almost couldn't find the north.

Shen Xi kept the pearl Le Chaoyang gave him and kept it firmly.

He firmly believes that one day, Haijun will be able to find Le Chaoyang again.

***

More than ten days passed in a blink of an eye.

Shen Xi was at home every day, unknowingly being used to being a slob by Zongci.On this day, I didn't get up until the sun was three poles.

"Are you awake?" Zong Ci looked at him from the edge of the bed.

Shen Xi stretched her waist, moved her body, and moved to Zong Ci's side, "Why haven't you gone to the detective office yet? Isn't today Friday?"

"The last working day of this week, it's okay to pass it later." Zong Ci was uncharacteristically.

Shen Xi got up and blew the broken hair on his forehead playfully. With his 'chicken coop' head on his head, he joked with a smile, "Team Zong, you can't do this, take the lead and skip work."

Zong Ci smiled slightly, and couldn't help reaching out to pat his forehead, "Isn't it just to wait for someone to wake up."

"Wait for me to wake up? What to do?" Shen Xi shrugged his nose, obviously not believing, "Don't you usually go to work as usual?"

Zong Ci opened a side drawer and took out a small kit.

"I'll give you something."

"Huh? What?" Shen Xi asked curiously when he saw what he was holding.

Zongci opened the bag and took out a touch of red.Immediately afterwards, he directly reached out and put the thing on Shen Xi's hand.

Shen Xi looked down and found that it was a red rope.

There is only one more white jade bead on it, and the style is simple.But this red string somehow made Shen Xi unable to move his eyes away.