Chapter 045 Chapter 45

Jinse sent a message to his subordinates, asking them to keep an eye on the person Li Qingshan was looking for.

Li Qingshan stayed at Jinse's residence temporarily.

"Sir, we found the person you asked us to find."

Jinse's subordinate said hesitantly.

"Where is that person? How is he?"

Jinse asked.

"He's dead."

The subordinate replied.

"Are you sure that the person you found is the one I asked you to find?"

Jinse asked.

"We found many people who met the requirements. However, most of these people are locals with relatives and friends. They all said that they had never seen your guests and did not know such people.

There was only one person who was not a local, had no relatives or friends, and had no fixed residence. When we asked him, he said that he seemed to have seen your guests, but he was not sure.

We originally planned to take him to meet you and your guests. If they really knew each other, they would definitely recognize each other when they met. If they did not know each other, they would know each other when they met.

However, he suddenly fell ill and died on the same day. We had no time to save him. The people around him were afraid of being infected, so they turned the body into ashes as quickly as possible.

They knew that we were looking for that person and were worried that we would dig out the ashes, so they specifically told us that the ashes had been scattered and the wind blew when they were scattered, so they could not find them at all."

The subordinate replied with a sigh.

"I already know what happened. You don't need to look for him anymore. Don't publicize the news of the death. I will find a chance to tell my guest.

If I tell him directly, I'm afraid he won't be able to accept it. Do you understand?"

Jinse frowned and asked.

"We understand."

The subordinate replied.

Jinse walked around the room, thinking about how to tell Li Qingshan the news. Not long after, another subordinate brought new news.

"The Demon King is planning to hold a party in a while, but the specific time has not been determined yet. Do you want to attend? If you want to attend, you can sign up and they will send you an invitation."

The subordinate said.

Jinse frowned and thought: If I tell Li Qingshan the news of the death before the party starts, Li Qingshan will be in a bad mood, and he can bring people to the banquet to cheer himself up.

If the news is told to Li Qingshan at the beginning of the party, Li Qingshan will be in a low mood, but he will be more likely to be happy at the party.

In short, this is a good opportunity.

"I will participate and bring my guests. The registration is up to you. Tell me when the invitation letter is received."

Jinse said.

"Okay."

The subordinate replied.

Jinse thought about it and decided that if he wanted to tell a bad news, it would be best to tell the person who heard the news when he was in a good mood, so that the bad news would not make him too sad.

He found Li Qingshan.

"There is an apricot forest nearby, which blooms all year round and is very beautiful. You are a newcomer and must have never been there. How about I take you to see it?"

Jinse asked tentatively.

"Okay, but you seem to be very busy. Do you have time?"

Li Qingshan felt a little strange, but nodded in agreement.

"I have time. I haven't taken you out since you came here. As the host, this is what I should do. Even if I don't have time, I have to make time. Don't worry."

Jinse said sincerely.

"Okay."

Li Qingshan nodded.

Jinse took Li Qingshan to the apricot blossom forest.

The apricot blossom forest was not far away, so they went there on foot.

However, the apricot blossom forest was on a small hillside, so they found a place to rest after they got up the hill.

Jinse brought servants with him. After finding a place to rest, he invited Li Qingshan to sit down with him. The servants opened the things they brought and made tea for them on the spot.

By the way, they took out the cakes that had been made before they came and placed them on the small table.

This apricot blossom forest is not privately owned, so there are some other people around who also come to play. There is a warm feeling in the tranquility.

After the servant made the tea, he placed the cup in front of Jinse.

Jinse didn't know how to start talking, so he picked up the cup and drank it, looking around, pretending to be enjoying the scenery.

Anyway, the scenery here is not bad no matter how you look at it.

While enjoying the scenery, he suddenly remembered that once he met the Demon King and invited the Demon King to come over for tea. At that time, he sat in the same position as now, and the Demon King sat opposite him.

Jinse looked up and saw that the person sitting opposite him was not the Demon King, but Li Qingshan.

He nodded slightly, thinking that things have really changed.

But when he turned his head, he suddenly felt something was wrong, and turned back to look at Li Qingshan carefully.

He vaguely remembered that the last time the Demon King sat opposite him for tea, Li Qingshan was sitting in the same position as now, and even the gestures of the two of them holding the cups were exactly the same.

Jinse couldn't help but want to see how Li Qingshan drinks tea.

Li Qingshan first tested the temperature of the tea in the cup, and felt it was a little hot. He pursed his lips, took a sip carefully, blew gently, and took another sip.

He drank in a hurry and accidentally got burned by the hot water. He couldn't help but tilt his head slightly, and then slowly swallowed the water.

Jinse shifted his gaze and looked at Xinghua next to him, recalling the scene when he saw the demon king drinking tea. There was no difference.

How could they be so similar?

Maybe this is a coincidence.

Jinse thought so and gently pushed a plate on the table towards Li Qingshan. He smiled at him very gently and said, "This apricot blossom pastry is delicious and goes well with apricot blossom forest. You should try it."

Li Qingshan nodded and picked up a piece of apricot blossom pastry with two fingers. The crust of the apricot blossom pastry fell off layer by layer and fell onto the plate. There was a pile of crumbs, shiny and brown.

He took it with one hand, and with the other hand, he still held the piece of apricot blossom pastry with two fingers, and slowly put it into his mouth, first touching it with his lips, licking it when the pastry sticks to his mouth.

If it feels too dry, he will take another sip of tea at this time.

The tea is no longer as hot as it was at the beginning.

He drank it in one gulp, and didn't think it was wrong, but he didn't drink it all, and left a little half, which sank to the bottom of the cup, and it looked like it was left there on purpose.

However, Jinse had seen the Demon King drinking tea, and the Demon King would also leave some water in the cup when drinking tea, just like a cautious cat that would not drink the water at the bottom if it was not fresh and clean.

This can't be considered a coincidence at all.

How can there be so many coincidences?

The Demon King and Li Qingshan are definitely related.

But what kind of relationship can they have?

One stayed in the demon world, had no interest in humans, and usually only hung out with demons, with almost no chance of seeing humans alone.

The other came from afar, was unfamiliar with demons, and usually only stayed in the room. He looked like an ordinary person, and had never had any experience with demons before.

What was the relationship between these two beings who seemed to have no chance of ever meeting?

Jin Se pondered for a while, and suddenly a breeze blew, making him feel that he had opened a secret.

Before the Demon King appeared, there was a period of time when no one knew about it.

Maybe the two of them knew each other during that time.

When the Demon King first appeared, he always said that there seemed to be someone missing by his side, and maybe that missing person was Li Qingshan.

However, the longer the Demon King stayed here, the less he mentioned this matter, and he almost didn't mention it recently.

I don't know if he forgot or he didn't have any hope, so he didn't mention it.

Jinse felt a little sad when he thought of this, and took a sip of tea from the cup.

"You seem a little sad, what's the matter?"

Li Qingshan asked concernedly.

Jinse thought for a while: The Demon King didn't make a big fuss to look for the missing person by his side. Either he didn't want the other person's life to be disturbed because of him, or he had an appointment and didn't dare to look for him.

He didn't know the details, but it was obviously not a good choice to rashly mention the Demon King now.

"Can I ask what is your relationship with the person you are looking for?"

Jinse asked, trying to bring up another topic.

"We are friends."

Li Qingshan blinked and answered in a low voice.

"So you are friends. I thought that if you are not related by blood, you are related by marriage. I didn't expect you are friends. You have come all the way to find a friend. Won't your family be worried?"

Jinse asked curiously.

"I am an orphan with no family, so there is nothing to worry about."

Li Qingshan smiled.

"Then you must have a very good relationship with your friend, right?"

Jinse asked. "

Indeed, we have a very good relationship."

Li Qingshan thought for a while and answered.

"Have you known each other for a long time?"

Jinse asked .

"Not for a long time either."

Li Qingshan said hesitantly.

On the surface, he and Taylor have indeed not known each other for a long time.

"You have a very good relationship even though you haven't known each other for a long time. Did you hit it off right away?"

Jinse asked.

"More or less."

Li Qingshan smiled and nodded.

Jinse couldn't help but frown in his heart and thought: How should I tell him that the person he is looking for is dead? He looks like he really wants to see that person.

It would be too cruel to tell him the truth now.

Let's wait for some time. Maybe after a little longer, he won't want to see that person so much, and won't have so much hope.

By then, it will be much easier to accept when telling others the news of death.

"What's the matter? Do you have any news?"

Li Qingshan felt a little strange and asked tentatively.

"No, I'm still looking. Don't worry, we will definitely find it, but our place is vast and sparsely populated, and it will take a while to find someone. How about waiting a little longer?"

Jinse asked with a smile and shaking his head.

"Then tell me if you have any news."

Li Qingshan said seriously.

"Okay, I will tell you."

Jinse picked up the teacup to cover it, nodded and replied.

"Thank you."

Li Qingshan smiled.

Jinse apologized for his concealment in his heart, and said in a panic: "I got a message that the demon king will hold a banquet soon. How about you go with me?"

"Okay, the demon king's banquet must be very interesting. I haven't been there yet. But can I really go with you?"

Li Qingshan was a little confused.