On the Feasibility of Dueling with the System

Qin Zhan spent the next few days with Yu Ce.They ate together when they ate, and slept together when they slept. Sometimes when Yu Ce was correcting the memorial, he would ask his servants to prepare some small toys for Qin Zhan to play with with his tail curled up.

In this way, within three days, the news that Yu Ce had a new pet spread like wildfire, spreading inside and outside the palace.

And after a few days of getting along, Qin Zhan also accidentally discovered a little secret of Yu Ce—maybe it's not a secret, it's just a little-known detail.

One night, Qin Zhan, who couldn't sleep, slipped off the dragon bed in the middle of the night, and accidentally pulled his tail on the back of Yu Ce's hand.Yu Ce opened his eyes in a daze, and his eyes seemed to be fixed on one point randomly, "Little snake?"

However, Qin Zhan, who was meeting his gaze, suddenly felt creepy - in the dark night, Yu Ce didn't have night vision ability like a snake, how could he see him?

Qin Zhan hurriedly climbed onto the bed, Yu Ce reached out his hand to grab him, just held him in the palm of his hand, closed his eyes and fell asleep again.

This might be a coincidence, and Qin Zhan didn't think about it afterwards.Until the next night when Yu Ce was assassinated in the imperial study, Qin Zhan was by his side at that time, watching Yu Ce suddenly turn to the side in the middle of correcting the memorial, and then he was also a little stunned, with confusion in his eyes , as if he didn't know why he did it.

But in the next second, a hidden arrow pierced through the air, brushed Yu Ce's cheek, and pierced straight into the bookcase behind him.

Yu Ce's expression froze, he pulled out the long sword beside the table with his backhand, and rushed up to face the assassin together with the hidden guard hidden in the dark.

Qin Zhan squinted his eyes and waited for a while. Seeing that there were more and more assassins, he took advantage of the confusion and slipped outside the study. He regained his human form in a hidden corner, conjured up a sword and rushed in.

—— After all, he wants to fight Mo Lin in human form, and it's not a problem to stay with Yu Ce as a pet all the time. He has to find out something.

Qin Zhan was wearing his usual moon-white gown, and the three thousand waterfalls of blue silk were neatly tied up with a silver crown. After rushing into the imperial study, he didn't say a word, and silently helped Yu Ce fend off the assassins.

After all, Qin Zhan is a goblin, and no matter how good an assassin's martial arts skills are, he is still a mortal. Yu Ce was unscathed under his protection. When he was free, he couldn't stop looking at him and asking, "Who are you?"

Qin Zhan pursed his lips and didn't reply, but his hands paused. The assassin was distracted for a while, and even though he turned sideways to avoid it in time, he was still cut on the upper arm, and the dark red blood flowed out.

Qin Zhan frowned in pain, Yu Ce was also startled, and then furious, he swung his sword chaotically and chopped off the masked man's chest, gushing blood splashed Qin Zhan all over his face.

"Are you okay?" Yu Ce frowned and took his hand, with a bit of anxiety in his voice that he didn't even realize.

Qin Zhan still didn't answer. At this time, there were a large number of people and fire approaching outside the door. Presumably, the Imperial Forest Army came to rescue him, so he didn't wait too long, broke away from Yu Ce and jumped out of the window.

Yu Ce felt that his hands were empty, and he was about to chase out instinctively, but was stopped by a few remaining assassins, and then the Imperial Forest Army shouted for help.Yu Ce, who was already bad-tempered, suddenly became angry, and reprimanded with a gloomy expression, "What are you eating?! You only came to rescue me now, if I relied on you, I would have been killed by the thieves long ago! "

The commander of the imperial forest army knelt down to plead guilty with cold sweat all over his face. The final result was naturally that he was severely punished. Qin Zhan resumed his snake shape and coiled it at the door. When Yu Ce violently drove everyone away and started looking for the white snake that disappeared at some time , he swam in slowly.

The snake that Qin Zhan used for camouflage was not huge, only about the thickness of a baby's arm, and the length was about the same as a normal snake, more than 60 centimeters.He is a white snake all over, with only a few black patterns on its body, so under the large area of ​​white, the bleeding wound on Qin Zhan's back is very obvious.

Yu Ce saw it at a glance, walked over quickly and picked him up, Qin Zhan obediently climbed onto his arm, Yu Ce was careful not to touch his bleeding place, and asked distressedly, "What's wrong with you, what's wrong?" Will it be like this?"

Qin Zhan was lying limply on his stomach, looking very listless. Yu Ce looked anxious, but didn't know what to do, so he could only call Lin Duo loudly and ask him to teach the imperial physician.

So, when a group of old men who had just been sent back to the Imperial Hospital hurried back to Ganquan Palace with their medicine boxes in fear of something wrong with the emperor, they were ordered to bandage the wound of a snake.

Even some senior imperial physicians almost didn't hold back the expressions on their faces. Everyone in the world knew that Yu Ce's insensitivity, but they were summoned only for an insignificant pet snake. The hearts of the imperial physicians were greatly shocked.

Finally, Qin Zhan was tied with a beautiful bow and put back on the dragon bed.

After Yu Ce settled Qin Zhan, he left soon. The Ganquan Palace where the emperor lived contained many different palaces, and Feishuang Palace was the sleeping hall. Qin Zhan opened the system map and found that Yu Ce had walked to a place called Qinghe Palace.

【where is that? ] he asked Gamo.

[The place where Yu Ce works. ] Gamo said, 【You wait, I'll go see what he's doing. 】

For the past few days, the little green snake Jiamo has been in a state of stocking. He is much smaller than Qin Zhan, and he moves more freely in the palace.After a while, Jiamo came back from a stroll.

【Yu Ce is ordering someone to thoroughly investigate the assassination.】 Jia Mo said, 【He has his own guard, which is different from the official army like the Imperial Forest Army, and is an organization similar to the hidden guard. 】

[Oh...] Qin Zhan twisted his body boredly, then remembered something, and asked suspiciously, [By the way, before the assassination just now, I think Yu Ce dodged the first hidden arrow.But his actions didn't look like... How should I put it, they didn't look like the reaction of a well-trained person, but a subconscious reaction, just like the body moved but the brain didn't issue instructions.what 's wrong? 】

[It's nothing. To put it bluntly, it's something similar to a sixth sense. Yu Ce's intuition is very strong. It's also mentioned in the plot that he has avoided many disasters by virtue of this, but I didn't mention these insignificant details to you. That's all. 】Jamo said, 【Let me guess... Yu Ce's previous life was definitely not simple. 】

Qin Zhan was not in the mood to care about Yu Ce's previous life. He asked with some concern, 【Would Yu Ce know that I was a goblin from the beginning? 】

[It's hard to say,] Jiamo thought for a while, [Probably...[-]%...Maybe...It's just that something is wrong, and it's not enough to see it through. After all, he is just a mortal. 】

Only then did Qin Zhan feel slightly relieved. If he left Yu Ce with the impression of 'deliberately approaching and ulterior motives' from the very beginning, it would really be bad for gaining favorability.

[It seems that Yu Ce will be busy next time,] Qin Zhan muttered, writhing boredly on the bed, [Is the goblin who caused trouble in the imperial city still unresolved?Help me keep an eye on Mo Lin's movements, and if he wants to get rid of the demon again, please let me know in advance. 】

【Who knows if he will go?" Jia Mo snorted, 【What do you think is the reason why Mo Lin has not complained of illness these days?He knew that he had forced away the snake demon who was preventing the goblin from harming people--it would be an understatement to say that forcing him away, but anyone with a bit of conscience would be so cruel as to hurt his lover like that.There is nothing to feel guilty about afterwards, I was drunk all day long in the mansion, and I probably forgot about it a long time ago. 】

Qin Zhan shook his head, 【You underestimate him.At the beginning, Mo Lin was able to ruthlessly kill his lover who 'killed someone's life' for the safety of the people in the imperial city. He put the overall situation first, so it can be seen that he is an extremely rational person who knows restraint and forbearance.Because he can indulge for a few days because of his heartache, but there are still things he needs to solve urgently, Mo Lin will not allow himself to indulge for too long.Just wait, he will continue to track down in a few days. 】

In fact, it’s not that Qin Zhan has never seen someone like Mo Lin before. He’s not unsympathetic, but the weight of a lover is not so sufficient compared to the common people in the world. What’s more, the snake demon has concealed his identity by his side for many years, and the two have even become close. To the point of falling asleep together.As the high priest, Mo Lin probably knew some rumors about goblins. No matter how deep his feelings were, he would feel a little bit concerned about them.

But... so what?No matter what difficulties Mo Lin has as a last resort, if you do it, you do it. After making a big mistake, how can it be easily made up for?

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Two days later, there was news from Jiamo that Mo Lin had gone out of the city to pursue the traces of monsters.

As a snake demon, Qin Zhan naturally traveled much faster than Mo Lin. He rushed out of the city before the opponent, and used the system map to find the hidden traces of the monster.

Jia Mo was a little worried, 【Can you deal with it alone?Do you want to call Yuan Xitong to help? 】

[No need—huh? 】

Qin Zhan was taken aback, a small black dot marked 'lizard spirit' on the system map was right next to the red dot representing Yuan Xitong.He stared for a moment in bewilderment, then saw the red dot and moved, quickly approaching his position.

It didn't take long for Yuan Xitong to appear in front of him with the lizard spirit tied up by five flowers.

Qin Zhan: "..."

Yuan Xitong glanced at him, seeing Qin Zhan's unkind expression, fearing that he would get angry, he quickly explained, "The lizard is cunning and has many thoughts. I was afraid that you would be in danger, so I caught it first." He put The unconscious lizard spirit threw it to the ground and said softly, "I... I know you will need this, so I will prepare it for you first."

He is considerate.

Qin Zhan snorted lukewarmly, "Thank you, I still have things to do, you should leave first."

Yuan Xitong finally saw him once, so naturally he didn't want to leave now, but he was afraid of disturbing Qin Zhan's plan, so even if he was unwilling, he had no choice but to leave in despair.

Qin Zhan glanced at the map. Mo Lin was getting closer and closer. He angrily kicked the disheveled lizard on the ground, "Hey, wake up."

But the lizard spirit seemed to be tossed hard by Yuan Xitong. Qin Zhan woke up after being kicked several times by him. Knowing that he was at a disadvantage, he didn't say much. He knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, "Grandpa Snake, ouch , Ancestor Snake. Please forgive me, it’s not easy to practice once, I promise I won’t eat people’s hearts again, I beg Grandpa Snake to let the little one go this time.”

Qin Zhan took a step back in disgust to prevent him from touching him, how could he still have the guts to kill someone like this?

Lizard Jing begged his grandpa to kowtow to his grandma, Qin Zhan pretended to think for a while, and then said kindly, "Then let me loosen the rope now, and run as far as you can, and don't go into the city to harm you again." Man, even if this is over."

The lizard spirit was overjoyed immediately, and yelled her head several times in a row, "Yes, yes, yes, Grandpa Snake spared the little one this time, and the imperial city will be your territory from now on, and the little one will never take half a step further!"

Qin Zhan felt awkward listening to him spitting out Grandpa Snake, and his supernatural five senses made him hear a rush of horseshoes getting closer.Qin Zhan squinted his eyes and stepped forward to untie the lizard spirit.

Afterwards, he ignored the lizard who was still kneeling and kowtowing, turned around and left, but as he expected, just as Qin Zhan took a few steps, he felt a gust of wind blowing towards him from behind. The long sword appeared out of nowhere in his hand.

Qin Zhan pretended to be angry and said, "I kindly let you go, but you are so ungrateful!"

"Let me go?!" The lizard spirit laughed sharply, "Which onion do you think you are? Isn't it just an idiot so stupid to be deceived by mortals? If it weren't for that meddling Sanxian, you would have I was beaten to death, can I live until now?!"

Not far away, Mo Lin, who came on horseback, happened to see everything in his eyes, and couldn't help being stunned on the spot for a moment.

Qin Zhan didn't say much. When the long sword was swung horizontally, the demonic aura instantly condensed on the blade. Seeing this, the lizard spirit didn't dare to talk anymore, and clawed Qin Zhan with both hands.

Ordinary mortal weapons can't really hurt the goblin, but Qin Zhan's sword is made of the bone of a dragon that can almost turn into a dragon, supplemented by black ice, hard and sharp.Coupled with the fact that the sword body is surrounded by evil spirit, its lethality is naturally not only higher by 01:30 points.

The lizard spirit's grasp not only failed to achieve the purpose of defense, but the palm of his hand was almost split in half. He hurriedly withdrew his hand, seeing that the form was wrong, he turned and fled.

Qin Zhan went straight to catch up, but heard Jia Mo shouting anxiously, 【Don't chase!Mo Lin is about to amplify his move, it is a magic weapon!You are careful to be hurt by him. 】

Qin Zhan quickly stopped his steps, and then saw a rag-like thing passing by his side. It opened its mouth as if it was blown by the wind. A burst of dazzling golden light was released from the bag, blowing the exhausted lizard away. The essence is trapped in it.

The lizard spirit let out a scream. Obviously, the golden light had hurt him greatly, and Qin Zhan didn't dare to get close, for fear that the garbage bag would shine into it, regardless of whether it was an enemy or an enemy.

Mo Lin stood in the distance, squeezed a finger with his right hand, and muttered something in his mouth. Under his control, the cloth bag flourished in golden light, and the lizard spirit desperately tried to escape from the range of golden light, but Qin Zhan didn't Given this opportunity, fierce purple demonic energy emanated from itself, hovering around the golden light to form a barrier similar to a simple barrier, trapping the lizard spirit tightly.

In the end, the large lizard that was exhausted and beaten back to its original form was put back into the cloth bag by Mo Lin.

Qin Zhan saw that the matter had been resolved, so he had no intention of staying any longer.Mo Lin grabbed the cloth bag back into his hand, saw that he was about to leave, panicked in his heart, and quickly called him, "A Zhan!"

But after shouting, he didn't know what to say. Mo Lin's mind was in chaos. Qin Zhan must be angry. What should he do?And Ah Zhan was injured so badly last time, I don't know how he is recovering now.I fought with the lizard spirit for a while just now, and I don't know if I was injured again?

Mo Lin squeezed the cloth bag tightly and walked towards him, "Ah Zhan, you..."

Qin Zhan was concerned about the broken bag, and took a step back vigilantly, holding his sword in front of him, "Mo Lin, what else do you want to do?"

The intimacy of the past is no longer, and the lover's defensive posture now makes Mo Lin's heart bitter, and even his voice becomes dry, "A Zhan, I have nothing to do. I... I'm sorry, back then—"

Qin Zhan said indifferently, "It's okay, you didn't do anything wrong."

The appearance of the other party made Mo Lin feel a little flustered, all his rationality and composure were thrown out of the sky, he forced himself to smile, "Ah Zhan, your injury should not heal, I still have some pills in my house... ..."

"No need," Qin Zhan interrupted him, "My injuries are all healed. Besides..." He glanced sideways at Mo Lin and said with a sarcasm, "Have you forgotten, I'm a demon, the high priest or something Are you willing to deal with monsters now?"

Mo Lin froze, and then pretended to be calm and said, "It doesn't matter if you didn't kill someone."

"Didn't kill anyone?" Qin Zhan laughed, "I've practiced for thousands of years, do you really think I haven't killed anyone?"

This is a question that Mo Lin has always wanted to avoid. He clutched the rag bag tightly and said in a self-deceiving way, "It doesn't matter if I don't know, and you never did these things when we were together before, ah Zhan, you are a good monster."

Hearing this, Qin Zhan didn't know how to answer for a while.Falling in love with a demon is obviously not in line with Mo Lin's principles. To be able to say such a thing is obviously a lot of mental construction in advance. The other party has broken the bottom line so much, what else can he do?

Seeing that Qin Zhan didn't speak, Mo Lin pursed his lips and said, "I know I was wrong, and I didn't expect you to forgive me so quickly. But Ah Zhan, you still have injuries on your body. Go back to the mansion and let me take care of you, okay?" At the end, he was almost begging in a low voice.

Mo Lin was raised as a high priest since he was a child, and his temperament tends to be cold, and he is even more serious to outsiders. Only in front of the snake demon can he show such a weak side.

Qin Zhan turned his head away from him, "Let's talk about it, I have a place to live, and I don't want to leave so soon."

"But--"

"I'm going first, take care."

Qin Zhan put away his long sword, turned around and disappeared in place, Mo Lin instinctively reached out to grab it, but only touched a piece of nothingness.

***

When Qin Zhan returned to the Hall of Harmony, he couldn't find Yu Ce. He went to the bedroom again, and when he arrived at the door, he saw a mess all over the floor. Various books and pieces of porcelain were scattered everywhere, and there were eunuchs and maids kneeling all over the place .

"A bunch of trash, you can't even take care of a snake! Someone, pull them all down, and each will be charged fifty!" Yu Ce was furious, there was nothing to throw around, so he simply picked up the case table The inkstone was thrown down, and a court lady who was close was hit on the forehead. With blood streaming down her face, she didn't dare to make a sound, just kowtowed.

Qin Zhan's scalp exploded when he saw it, and he quickly swam in and climbed onto Yu Ce's body along the dragon robe.

"Where did you go again?" Yu Ce grabbed his body angrily, but even with the extremely low body temperature of a snake, Qin Zhan felt the coldness and trembling of Yu Ce's hands, he sighed, acting like a baby Rubbing Yu Ce's cheek to comfort him.

As soon as Qin Zhan came, Yu Ce ignored the others and asked Lin Duo to drive them away, while he sat on a chair with Qin Zhan in his arms and complained sullenly.

"I just checked the assassin's affairs, and I won't see you as soon as I come back. Do you know how anxious I am?"

"Dare to go out for a stroll before your injury is healed. What if someone captures you? Recently, there is a rumor that there is a man-eating monster in the imperial city. Be careful that he eats you together!"

Qin Zhan hissed and spat snake letter, climbed to the ground and rolled up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake with his tail—it was the only thing that survived the chaos as a dessert for the little snake, and then swam back to Yu Ce, Pass him the pastry graciously.

Yu Ce ate the cake with Qin Zhan's tail, and angrily tapped his head with his fingers, "Next time, try running around again, and I will never let you off!"

Qin Zhan nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. It was a bit funny for a snake to do this, and Yu Ce couldn't help laughing.

The atmosphere between one person and one snake gradually became harmonious. At this moment, Lin Duo opened the door and walked in. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the priest please see me."

Yu Ce's expression that had just calmed down became irritable again, "What's the matter?!"

"My lord priest said that the matter of the evil spirits in the imperial city has been resolved, and I came back to you as soon as possible."

Yu Ce narrowed his eyes, looked down at Qin Zhan seemingly unintentionally, and teased, "Little snake, do you think you are my lucky star? There is good news as soon as you come back."

Qin Zhan chased his tail and ignored him, but he knew in his heart that Yu Ce must have guessed something—or felt something.Of course, he was happy to see the results. After all, he still had to get back to his human form to get along with Yu Ce in the end, and there was nothing wrong with letting the other party realize what was wrong first.

Yu Ce adjusted the dragon robe, stood up and said, "Tell him to wait in the Hall of Harmony, and I will be there in a while."

"Yes."

"Also, order someone to clean it up. By the way, let the imperial dining room make a few new plates of pastries and bring them up. The little snake is hungry."

"Yes, the old slave understands."

Yu Ce leaned down and rubbed Qin Zhan's cheek affectionately. It seemed that the similar gesture of the other party just made him feel comfortable, and he also learned to rub for a while.At the end, Yu Ce said softly, "I'll be back in a while, just stay there, don't run around anymore, I'll be worried."

Qin Zhan nodded and watched him leave.