Chapter 365 Demon Pill
Zhong Nianyao was too late to stop him. She could only watch as Hu Jiu dug out a bead from his dantian. Although it was bloody, the bead emitted a warm light and gave her a very comfortable feeling.
Looking at the beads in Hu Jiu's hand, for some reason, she suddenly felt a sad feeling in her heart, as if her companions had been killed.
"This is my demon pill, I'm giving it to you."
Hu Jiu, who had lost the demon pill, aged even faster. The wrinkles on his face increased at a speed visible to the naked eye, his hair turned whiter, and even the hand holding the demon pill became as dry as a dead branch.
Even so, when he looked at Zhong Nianyao, his eyes were filled with piety. It was as if... as if Zhong Nianyao was his faith.
"Why are you giving this to me?" Zhong Nianyao had already come in front of Hu Jiu, but did not take the thing from Hu Jiu's hand. "We can be considered enemies, right?"
"I won't harm you." Hu Jiu still held up his hand, his attitude very firm. "I am already at the end of my life. This demon pill will be good for you. I give it to you."
"Also, everything that happened before was my fault. I didn't know..."
As if he had something to hide, Hu Jiu stopped talking. However, his expression was sincere, and it was obvious that what he said was from the bottom of his heart.
Zhong Nianyao felt doubtful and wary about Hu Jiu's significant change in attitude.
However, in the end, under Hu Jiu's pleading eyes, Zhong Nian Yao still reached out and took the bead, which was Hu Jiu's demon pill.
The moment she took away the demon pill, Hu Jiu suddenly closed his eyes and died.
Although it was dead, there was a smile on Hu Jiu's face, and he looked very satisfied.
Zhong Nian Yao frowned, her face full of confusion. In a daze, she walked over and opened the door.
Seeing the door open, Lu Yichen immediately looked towards Zhong Nianyao at the door. When he saw that Zhong Nianyao was covered in blood, his expression changed drastically, and he immediately began to check where Zhong Nianyao was injured. After discovering that Zhong Nianyao was not injured, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
"This is not my blood." Zhong Nianyao raised her hand and spread out her palm. On it was a bead emitting warm light. "This is Hu Jiu's demon pill. He dug it out himself and said he wanted to give it to me."
Lu Yichen's expression remained unchanged as he and Zhong Nianyao walked into the interrogation room together.
Hu Jiu, sitting on the interrogation chair, no longer maintained his human form. He had transformed back into a snow-white fox. However, the large, bloody hole in his abdomen was particularly eye-catching.
Lu Yichen frowned, glanced at Hu Jiu, then at the bead in Zhong Nianyao's hand, "This Hu Jiu is a fox spirit who has practiced for thousands of years. His demon pill is indeed very powerful. Moreover, it can be seen that he removed the impurities before digging out the demon pill."
Hu Jiu used evil magic to cultivate, so the demon pill must have been stained with blood, thus carrying a murderous aura. However, although the demon pill in Zhong Nianyao's hand was stained with blood, it was completely white, without a trace of murderous aura, which showed that it had been purified.
But why? Hu Jiu used evil techniques to cultivate his skills, clearly not being a decent person. However, in his final moments, he exerted all his strength to purify the demon pill, even taking it out with his bare hands to give it to Zhong Nianyao.
"You find it strange too!" Zhong Nianyao said directly, "Although this vixen and I don't have a deep hatred, our relationship is probably not very good. Yet, he gave me something so important to himself. This seems unusual no matter how you look at it."
After a pause and some thought, she continued, "When I saw him again today, his attitude had changed a lot. I originally thought he had some conspiracy by asking me to come here. But now it seems that he just wanted to give me his demon pill."
Looking at the dead Hu Jiu, a dark light flashed in Lu Yichen's eyes. He then reached out his hand, put his arm around Zhong Nianyao's shoulder, patted her gently, and said, "Now that you are here, make the best of it. Don't think too much. This demon pill has been given to you, so it's yours. It will indeed be good for you."
Zhong Nianyao's brows furrowed even more tightly, and her tone was filled with confusion. "Why would he give me his inner elixir? He's a demon, and he absolutely can't survive without the demon elixir."
"Don't think too much." Lu Yichen reached out and touched the top of Zhong Nianyao's head, and said softly, "Since he is willing to give it to you, then you should accept it! No matter why he did this, this is always an opportunity for you."
When he saw the magic pill in Zhong Nian Yao's hand, he couldn't help but recall the look on Zhong Nian Yao's face when he saw her that night.
He seemed to vaguely know why Hu Jiu did this. He disliked Hu Jiu, but he would not stop anything that would benefit Zhong Nian Yao. This demon pill might not be very useful to others, but for Zhong Nian Yao, it was definitely a good thing.
"Oh, right, before he died, he revealed the location of the living girl." Zhong Nianyao seemed to remember something and spoke quickly, "He also revealed the locations of the bodies of the girls he had murdered."
Lu Yichen nodded, then called someone to go look for him.
Zhong Nian Yao looked at the fox's corpse. For some reason, she always felt a little reluctant in her heart.
"Don't worry, he's dead. We won't do anything to him." Lu Yichen said, "I'll have him buried."
Hu Jiu had killed so many people, but now he died so easily, which was indeed a bit hard to accept. But now Hu Jiu's death was a fact, and he must have really repented before his death, otherwise he would not have purified his demon pill and given it to Zhong Nianyao.
Just for the sake of the demon pill, he would let Hu Jiu rest in peace.
Zhong Nianyao didn't say anything else.
Although she had no connection with Hu Jiu, Zhong Nianyao felt somewhat uninterested after seeing Hu Jiu's death. So, after leaving the special department, she went straight home.
Lu Yichen didn't know whether he had noticed something or was busy with something, so he didn't say anything and just sent Zhong Nian Yao home.
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