Catching Monsters

Chapter 306 Liu Boqing

Inside the capital city, on a bustling street, Ao Lie walked with an expression as cold as frost.

Feng Yu followed cautiously beside him, and tentatively asked, "Did Your Majesty the Demon Emperor come for that meteorite?"

Ao Lie did not answer Feng Yu's question. Instead, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, and his demonic aura gradually emanated from him, as if he were searching for something.

Soon, as if he had found his target, he didn't say a word, but suddenly soared into the sky and flew away at high speed.

Upon seeing this, Feng Yu's expression changed slightly, because the direction Ao Lie was heading was the direction of the Eastern Garrison Command.

Oops.

Feng Yu quickly leaped into the air and followed closely behind.

……

Inside the Imperial Guard prison.

Jiang Yun was sitting inside with his brows slightly furrowed. Xu Suwen and Ao Yu had already arrived and entered the room, where they described the peculiar feeling coming from the east of the capital.

"Alone?" Jiang Yun asked.

Ao Yu shook his head, touched his chin, and said, "I don't know either. Anyway, the feeling was very strange. Even though we were far apart, it felt like I could sense something..."

“Eunuch Feng has already headed towards the East Gate, so there shouldn’t be any major problems,” Xu Suwen said from the side.

Jiang Yun frowned. From their description, Feng Yu looked extremely nervous, clearly indicating that the person who came was no ordinary person.

It should be noted that Feng Yu's strength has already surpassed the third rank.

He is at least a second-grade expert.

Then, we can observe Feng Yu's reaction.

Jiang Yun couldn't help but wonder, could the Demon Emperor be coming?

Jiang Yun's lips twitched, and his gaze subconsciously fell on the tunnel inside the prison.

Just then, a loud boom came from above the prison.

A huge hole was blasted into the roof of the imperial prison.

Then a figure slowly descended from above.

It was none other than the Demon Emperor Ao Lie.

At the same time, Feng Yu followed closely behind him and flew in, landing steadily in the prison.

He glanced nervously at Ao Lie, then looked at Jiang Yun.

"This is the Demon Emperor Ao Lie," Feng Yu said first, also serving as a reminder to Jiang Yun inside the prison.

Demon Emperor Ao Lie.

Upon hearing these four words, Xu Suwen instinctively stepped in front of Jiang Yun and drew her sword from her waist.

Seeing this, Ao Yu followed suit, spreading his arms to block between the two.

Upon seeing this, Ao Lie frowned slightly, raised his hand and grabbed, and instantly, the gate of the Imperial Prison vanished.

Jiang Yun also took a deep breath, her hand behind her back holding a talisman.

No matter what, they cannot simply surrender.

However, Jiang Yun was also under immense pressure, with beads of sweat appearing on her forehead.

Ao Lie slowly released his demonic aura, and his powerful presence rendered everyone present, except for Feng Yu, somewhat immobile.

Ao Lie's eyes flashed with anger as he slowly walked up to Ao Yu and asked softly, "Yu'er, are you really seriously injured and have lost your memory?"

Who beat you up like this?

Everyone inside the prison was stunned.

Jiang Yun's gaze was entirely fixed on Ao Yu, and he didn't even bother to glance at her...

"I..." Ao Yu subconsciously turned to look at Jiang Yun and asked, "Jiang Yun, who beat me up like this?"

“Qingfeng Temple…” Jiang Yun answered truthfully.

"Qingfeng Temple." Upon hearing this, Ao Lie nodded slowly, then stretched out his hand and said, "You're just a third-grade cultivator. I shouldn't have let you come to Zhou Kingdom for training."

"Come on, let's go back with Dad."

"Ah, you're not here for Jiang Yun, you're here for me?" Ao Yu was stunned, pointing at himself.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun almost fainted. Was Miss Ao afraid that she would live too long?

Why bring up something you shouldn't talk about?
Even the Demon Emperor didn't pay attention to her, yet she still had to mention it.

"Jiang Yun?" Ao Lie's gaze slowly fell on Jiang Yun, and he frowned: "Did he kill Ao Qing's men?"

The instant I finished speaking.

Ao Lie appeared in the prison in an instant, and put his hand on Jiang Yun's shoulder.

The powerful demonic aura made Jiang Yun feel immense pressure.

Jiang Yun dared not resist, and took a deep breath and said, "I am Jiang Yun, greetings to Your Majesty the Demon Emperor. I killed Ao Qing because he wanted to kill Ao Yu!"

"After Miss Ao Yu was beaten and lost her memory by Qingfeng Temple, I took pity on her and took her in. I never expected that Ao Qing would come to my door and try to kill her while she was seriously injured and had lost her memory."

Hearing these words, Ao Lie frowned slightly and looked at Ao Yu: "Is that so?"

Ao Lie was well aware of the feud between Ao Qing and Ao Yu, but he did not intervene.

The demon race reveres the law of the jungle.

The strong killing the weak is an unchanging law of the demon race.

Therefore, he was not surprised that Ao Qing wanted to kill Ao Yu.

Of course, he came to the human capital not because of Ao Qing's death.

Among his many sons, Ao Qing was quite ordinary. If he were to die, he could simply send some of his men to avenge him. There was no reason for him to personally go.

He came here because he received a message from Hu Zhifeng that Ao Yu had lost his memory and was seriously injured.

Of all his children, only Ao Yu resembled him the most, and his talent was the strongest among his children, so he naturally loved him the most.

Although Ao Yu had lost his memory, he wasn't stupid. He nodded without hesitation: "Yes, that's it!"

"Jiang Yun saved my life, which is why he killed Ao Qing."

Hearing this, the murderous aura on Ao Lie's body faded a bit. He gave Jiang Yun a deep look before his gaze fell on Ao Yu: "Let's go, Yu'er. Leave here with your father. I'll help you heal your injuries."

Seeing this, Jiang Yun breathed a sigh of relief...

Unexpectedly, Ao Yu's next words were: "So you're not going to kill Jiang Yun?"

hiss.

Jiang Yun's lips twitched, as if Ao Yu was stimulating his nerves.

Once things get a little better, a profound question is posed.

“If he really did it to save you, then I won’t kill him,” Ao Lie said in a deep voice.

Ao Yu subconsciously turned around to look at Jiang Yun and Xu Suwen, her eyes filled with reluctance.

After all, after she lost her memory, she was only familiar with Jiang Yun, Xu Suwen and others. Suddenly, a father appeared and asked her to go with him.

She naturally felt a bit reluctant to part with Jiang Yun and the others.

"Jiang Yun, Miss Suwen, shall I go with him?" Ao Yu's eyes were filled with reluctance.

Jiang Yun forced a smile and nodded, afraid that she might say something else.

Looking at the well-behaved, quiet, and incredibly sensible Ao Yu, even the Demon Emperor Ao Lie couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion. "My little dragon girl is just like me in every way, even her personality and temperament are the same—cold and domineering."

I never expected her to be so well-behaved after losing her memory.

"I will come back to find you once I regain my memories," Ao Yu said earnestly.

Watching Ao Yu and Ao Lie walk out of the Imperial Guard prison, Jiang Yun finally breathed a heavy sigh of relief and sat back down in his chair.

Seeing Jiang Yun's expression, Xu Suwen said with a relaxed tone, "Look how scared you are..."

Jiang Yun gave a bitter smile. He could sense that if Ao Lie wanted to kill him, he wouldn't have any ability to resist at all.

This was one of the closest I'd ever come to death since I came into this world...

"Fortunately, Miss Ao spoke up for you..." Feng Yu also realized that this Demon Emperor was completely after Ao Yu.

Oops.

Qingfeng Temple is in trouble.

Feng Yu's expression changed slightly: "I have to hurry back to the palace."

After saying that, he soared into the sky and flew away.

……

"Hu Zhifeng greets His Majesty the Demon Emperor."

At this moment, inside the inn, Hu Zhifeng and many demons from the demon kingdom's delegation knelt in the room, bowing to Ao Lie.

Ao Yu, meanwhile, looked around the room with curious eyes.

Ao Lie, his face grim, slowly said, "Are you aware that Ao Qing wanted to kill Ao Yu?"

Hu Zhifeng knelt on the ground, his heart trembling slightly. He dared not lie and said in a deep voice, "I know about this matter, and I tried to dissuade him, but Lord Ao Qing is of noble status and did not listen to my advice..."

Upon hearing this, Ao Lie nodded, slowly stood up, looked up at the window, and asked, "How is the matter of the meteorite going?"

“I…” Hu Zhifeng opened his mouth slightly.

Ao Lie said, "No matter what, we must get our hands on the meteorite."

Hu Zhifeng swallowed hard and said, "Your Majesty, the auction will be held tomorrow night. I'm afraid the silver we have won't be enough to buy the meteorite."

"Short of money?" Upon hearing this, Demon Emperor Ao Lie remained silent for a moment before saying, "Send someone to inform Qingfeng Temple that they must gather 100,000 taels of silver by tomorrow morning, or tomorrow, Qingfeng Temple will be razed to the ground by me."

"Yes." Hu Zhifeng was overjoyed upon hearing the Demon Emperor's words.

"Send another person into the palace to inform Xiao Yuzheng that I want that meteorite."

"Whoever dares to steal it will die."

"Yes."

……

In a secluded courtyard outside the capital city, an elderly man sat in a wooden wheelchair.

Behind him, a young man pushed a wheelchair and whispered a suggestion:
"This meteorite suddenly surfaced, it's too sudden, and it's being auctioned off tomorrow. If all else fails, should we just raid the Yuanhu Auction House and rob it?"

The old man in the wheelchair shook his head slightly and said slowly, "Directly seizing it is the worst possible strategy. There are many experts in the capital, and it will cause a lot of trouble."

"Moreover, your cultivation level is only equivalent to their fourth-grade realm, not even reaching the third grade yet," the old man said slowly.

The old man, dressed in a long blue robe, appeared quite frail and coughed violently as he spoke.

Seeing this, the young man behind him quickly took out some medicine and brought over a glass of water: "You didn't need to come in person. Just leave the search for the meteorite to us."

The old man slowly shook his head and said slowly, "When people get old, they should move around more."

"Right, Zhang Qingfeng?"

Zhang Qingfeng frowned, shook his head, and said seriously, "If it really doesn't work, you can go back first, and I'll continue searching."

Sitting in his wooden wheelchair, Liu Boqing shook his head, took a deep breath, and slowly said, "I'm going to the Yuanhu Auction House tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)