Catching Monsters

Chapter 305 Ao Lie
"An important figure from the Demon Kingdom?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuzheng frowned slightly and subconsciously looked at Hu Zhifeng.

Xu Suwen claimed that the important person's name was Ao Yu.

Upon hearing the name, Xiao Yuzheng nodded slightly and slowly said, "It's the dragon that attacked Qingfeng Temple before, right?"

"Summon the two of them in."

"Yes."

Hu Zhifeng frowned slightly. Soon, Xu Suwen and Ao Yu walked in from outside the Imperial Study.

At this moment, Ao Yu entered the imperial study with a cold face, and only glanced indifferently at everyone in the room.

"Xu Suwen greets Your Majesty."

Ao Yu is a dragon from the demon kingdom, so he doesn't have to worship Xiao Yuzheng, but Xu Suwen can't.

After entering the imperial study, she immediately knelt down and bowed.

Xiao Yuzheng nodded slightly, signaling Xu Su to ask, then looked at Ao Yu and slowly asked, "Ao Yu, can you represent the demon race?"

Hu Zhifeng, who was standing next to him, felt a chill run down his spine. With Ao Yu arriving at this moment, he dared not say another word.

"Yes." Ao Yu said calmly, his face cold. "Release Jiang Yun."

Upon hearing these four words, Xiao Yuzheng narrowed his eyes slightly and asked in a deep voice, "Is this a proposal from the Demon Kingdom?"

"Jiang Yun killed Ao Qing of the Demon Kingdom, and your Demon Kingdom is not going to pursue this matter?"

Ao Yu remained indifferent and said, "We will not pursue this further. Release them immediately!"

"Wait a minute." Hu Zhifeng was slightly startled upon seeing this, and quickly stepped forward, saying, "Your Majesty Xiao Yuzheng, Lord Ao Yu certainly didn't mean that."

"It seems you two aren't quite on the same page." Xiao Yuzheng said with a stern face, giving Ao Yu a deep look before continuing, "Why don't you two discuss it first, and then we can talk again?"

Hu Zhifeng's gaze fell on Ao Yu, and his heart sank. Ao Yu's fearsome reputation was well-known throughout the Demon Kingdom...

He is aloof and cold, and most importantly, he will take action if anything does not go his way...

He took a deep breath, slowly approached Ao Yu, and forced a smile: "Lord Ao Yu, how about we go outside and talk?"

After saying that, he pushed open the door and walked out.

Ao Yu was a little dazed. She hadn't expected that people from the Eastern Demon Kingdom would be here.

Oh no, we're going to be exposed now...

She couldn't help but look at Xu Suwen, her eyes filled with a hint of pleading.

Xu Suwen nodded to her, reminding her, "Go, you are a dragon from the demon kingdom..."

The implication is clear: your status is far higher than his.

Ao Yu could only follow Hu Zhifeng out.

Upon arriving outside the Imperial Study, Hu Zhifeng respectfully said, "Lord Ao Yu, I know that you and Lord Ao Qing have some past grievances..."

"But now, Lord Ao Qing is dead."

"No matter what, he is still a member of our Demon Kingdom's Dragon Clan, and a son of His Majesty the Demon Emperor..."

At this point, Hu Zhifeng couldn't help but pat his forehead slightly, as he then remembered.

Ao Qing had told him back then that Lord Ao Yu had lost his memory!

Hu Zhifeng said in a deep voice, "Lord Ao Yu, you must not have recovered your memory yet and have been deceived by others."

"How about this? After killing Jiang Yun, I will take you back to the Demon Kingdom, and His Majesty the Demon Emperor will heal you."

"..."

Hearing these words, Ao Yu frowned, strictly following Jiang Yun's instructions, and kept a cold face.

Secondly, when faced with a question you don't know how to answer, remain silent. It's better to not answer than to say the wrong thing.

As for what Hu Zhifeng said, Ao Yu completely ignored it.

Seeing Ao Yu's cold face, Hu Zhifeng's heart sank slightly.

Ao Yu suddenly spoke up: "Am I of higher status than you?"

Hu Zhifeng nodded repeatedly: "Of course, how could I compare to you..."

Ao Yu asked again, "So, will you listen to me or not?"

"I..." Hu Zhifeng opened his mouth slightly, but couldn't say anything.

Ao Yu: "Listen to me and release Jiang Yun. He's a good person."

Seeing this, Hu Zhifeng was quite helpless. After hesitating for a moment, he could only nod in agreement: "I can't guarantee how His Majesty the Demon Emperor will investigate this matter later."

After speaking, Hu Zhifeng turned and walked back into the Imperial Study.

Ao Yu quickly followed her in.

"It seems you two have finished your discussion?" Xiao Yuzheng asked in a deep voice.

Hu Zhifeng glanced at Ao Yu subconsciously, then said, "Your Majesty Xiao Yuzheng, I am only speaking for myself and will not pursue Jiang Yun's responsibility for the time being. However, I cannot make any guarantee as to how His Majesty the Demon Emperor will handle this matter."

After saying that, Hu Zhifeng turned around and quickly left the Imperial Study.

Seeking justice for Ao Qing was secondary; for Hu Zhifeng, the most important thing was to use this as an excuse to get his hands on the meteorite in the capital.

After all, his mission was to obtain that meteorite.

Ao Yu's gaze fell on Xiao Yuzheng, and he asked, "Can we release Jiang Yun now?"

Xiao Yuzheng shook his head slightly, narrowed his eyes, and slowly said, "You cannot represent the Demon Kingdom."

Xiao Yuzheng had already learned from Feng Yu that Ao Yu had lost her memory.

Their attitudes are not important. What matters most is...

The Demon Emperor's attitude toward this matter.

Put yourself in their shoes. If your own prince were elsewhere and killed, would you let the other party off lightly?

Seeing Xiao Yuzheng's attitude, Xu Suwen realized that there was no hope of rescuing Jiang Yun in this way, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, do you really have to put Jiang Yun to death?"

Xiao Yuzheng shook his head and said, "Xu Suwen, it wasn't that I wanted to kill him."

He didn't want to dwell on the matter, so he waved his hand gently and sighed, "Feng Yu, send them back so I can have some peace and quiet."

"Yes." Feng Yu smiled and stepped forward, gesturing for them to leave: "Miss Ao Yu, Miss Xu, please."

After leading the two out of the imperial study, Feng Yu shook his head slightly and said to Xu Suwen in a low voice, "You two are too bold. It's impossible to rescue Jiang Yun by such a deceptive method."

Xu Suwen said with a grim expression, "Father-in-law, we have no other choice but to use this method."

"You have shown Jiang Yun kindness and support. Could you give me some advice? I would do anything to save Jiang Yun, even if it means going through fire and water."

Hearing Xu Suwen's words, Feng Yu could only shake his head helplessly and say, "I..."

Before he could finish the word, Feng Yu suddenly raised his head, his pupils contracted slightly, and he said in disbelief, "This, how is this possible?"

"What's wrong?" Xu Suwen turned to look at Feng Yu.

At the same time, Ao Yu seemed to sense something as well, and looked towards the east of the capital: "It seems like something is coming..."

"That's no good." Feng Yu took a deep breath and hurriedly looked at Xu Suwen and Ao Yu: "Miss Xu, if you want to save Jiang Yun's life, have Ao Yu stay with Jiang Yun and not leave her side for a moment! Remember!"

……

At the east gate of the capital, many merchants are queuing to enter the city.

The four city gates of the capital city saw an enormous flow of people, which also spurred the growth of many businesses.

For example, many noodle stalls, pancake stalls, and other stalls were set up at the entrance to the city.

Provide a hot meal to the caravans queuing to enter the capital.

At this moment, a noodle stall has more than ten wooden tables set up.

Business is booming.

A middle-aged man who looked to be around forty years old, with some graying hair at the temples, sat in front of the noodle stall.

"Here it is, bro, a piping hot bowl of scallion noodles."

The waiter placed the noodles in front of the middle-aged man, who was dressed in fine clothes, and said with a smile, "Five coins."

The middle-aged man reached out and picked up his chopsticks, tapped them lightly on the table, and said, "Don't worry, you'll be paid. Someone will come to pay you later. This amount of noodles isn't enough, bring ten more bowls."

After saying that, he lowered his head and started eating noodles. He ate in a rather wolfish manner, swallowing a large bowl of white noodles in just a few bites.

The man was stunned.

"above."

The waiter was puzzled, but seeing that the other person was dressed in fine clothes, he turned around and started making noodles.

Soon, bowl after bowl of scallion noodles were served.

The middle-aged man was enjoying his meal immensely.

The ten bowls of noodles were quickly devoured. After finishing them, the middle-aged man patted his stomach and slowly said, "Not bad, it's been a long time since I've had this kind of white noodle. The taste is pretty good."

"Sir, that'll be fifty-five coins in total." The waiter had never seen someone with such a large appetite before.

He was also greatly alarmed.

"I have no money."

"Eating for free?" The waiter was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and was just about to turn around and go find someone from the East City Military Command to come over.

Those who can open businesses here are naturally connected with the Eastern City Military Command.

I'm not afraid of this freeloader.

Just then, a voice rang out: "I'll pay for this gentleman's money."

The waiter turned around and saw that the person who came was an old man dressed in the clothes of a eunuch. Judging from his demeanor, he was probably of high status.

Feng Yu quickly took out a tael of silver and tossed it over: "Keep the change."

The shop assistant took the silver, his face lit up with joy, and he quickly bowed and thanked him.

Then, Feng Yu's gaze slowly turned to the middle-aged man, and he stepped forward respectfully, saying, "Feng Yu, the supervisor of the Zhou court, greets Your Majesty the Demon Emperor."

Demon Emperor Ao Lie slowly turned his head, glanced at Feng Yu, and got up to walk into the city: "Let's go. It's been many years since I last came to your human dynasty. The last time I came must have been several hundred years ago."

Feng Yu followed closely behind, a slight tremor in his heart.

It should be noted that Ao Lie's lifespan is probably already five or six hundred years.

Its strength is unfathomable, and it has not ventured into the human world for many years.

Unexpectedly, he personally came because of Ao Qing's matter.

Thinking of all this, Feng Yu quickly stepped forward and respectfully said, "Your Majesty, may I ask what brings you here today?"

"What do I have to do with this?" Ao Lie asked slowly, his face cold. "Don't you all know the answer?"

It seems Jiang Yun's life is in danger now...

Feng Yu sighed inwardly, feeling rather helpless.

Ao Lie wanted to kill Jiang Yun, and Jiang Yun couldn't survive no matter what.

(End of this chapter)