Catching Monsters

Chapter 361 What does the master want this for?
At this moment, Hu Changyun had a question that he just couldn't figure out.

When did a commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard become a third-rank expert?
Such a master would actually condescend to serve as a mere commander?
There was a loud bang.

In the clear blue sky, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck, blasting open the eaves and landing on Jiang Yun.

At the same time, Jiang Yun also exuded a powerful aura that made Hu Changyun feel almost suffocated.

Hu Changyun gritted his teeth, quickly drew his sword, and tried to rush forward to buy time for his men to escape.

But just as he rushed in front of Jiang Yun, Jiang Yun's fist, carrying the power of thunder and moving with incredible speed, slammed into his chest.

With a loud bang, Hu Changyun was sent flying backward, crashing into the tables and chairs inside the room.

They smashed all the tables and chairs to pieces.

"puff."

Bright red blood gushed from Hu Changyun's mouth.

According to the classification of realms in the Central Plains, he could be considered a master at the peak of the fourth rank.

However, the gap between the fourth-grade realm and the third-grade Celestial Master realm was simply too great, like a chasm. In front of Jiang Yun, he was almost powerless to fight back.

Upon seeing this, the numerous Western Region experts outside also turned around and prepared to flee.

Jiang Yun narrowed his eyes, but was in no hurry. He took out more than ten yellow talismans and quickly threw them out:
"Banners hang with precious inscriptions, bringing boundless benefits; all gods protect and guard, and sins are absolved."

"After the prayer flags are lowered and the cloud banners return to the sky, everyone must obey the decree and not delay."

The yellow talismans in mid-air instantly transformed into streamers of yellow banners, sweeping towards the numerous experts.

Seeing this, these experts from the Western Regions each used their unique skills to try and destroy the yellow banner.

Neither swords nor fiery spells could harm these yellow banners in the slightest.

In an instant, numerous yellow banners bound the dozen or so experts together like dumplings, causing them to fall heavily to the ground.

Soon, only Butterfly Girl remained in the entire room.

Butterfly Girl stared wide-eyed at Jiang Yun in disbelief. She never expected that this commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard would be so terrifyingly strong.

This commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard looks to be only in his early twenties!
Why is he so powerful?

Butterfly stared at Jiang Yun with wide eyes, puffed out her cheeks, and gritted her teeth: "You're a liar!"

"You lied to me and brought you here!"

"You're so incredibly strong, why did you drug me and kidnap me?"

"You could have just attacked directly!"

Butterfly looked at Jiang Yun and felt that this guy was really cunning.

He deliberately used this method to lower his guard.

If Butterfly had known how powerful he was, how could she have dared to bring him here?

Jiang Yun spread her hands, her face also showing some innocence: "Did I say I was weak? Besides, you were the one who administered that sleeping potion..."

“You…” Butterfly clenched her teeth slightly.

Jiang Yun took out another rope and asked, "Alright, Butterfly Girl, we've known each other for a long time. Come here, I'll tie you up myself..."

After finishing all that, Jiang Yun finally looked towards the courtyard gate: "That bastard Qi Da..."

……

"Ah."

Inside the Eastern Garrison Command, Qi Da sneezed several times in a row. He was sitting in the study of the centurion, trying to figure out Jiang Qianhu's intentions.

Suddenly, there was a rapid knocking at the door. When he opened it, one of his captains stood there.

The captain, beaming with joy, exclaimed, "Commander, good news! Great news! Those men have been captured by Commander Jiang!"

"Haha." Zida chuckled, then said calmly, "Since Commander Jiang has indicated that I don't need to follow, it means he is confident in handling the situation, and indeed he is."

After saying that, Qi Da hurriedly arrived at the gate of the Dongzhenfusi government office.

Outside the gate, several carriages stopped under the guard of the Imperial Guards. The thirteen bandits from the Western Regions were brought down one by one, bound.

Zidane saw Jiang Yun in front of the carriage and quickly stepped forward, saying with a beaming smile, "Lord Commander..."

"You bastard," Jiang Yun glared at him and asked, "You really didn't bring anyone with you?"

"Didn't you give the order?" Zidane was slightly taken aback. "You even reminded me twice..."

Hearing this, Jiang Yun was speechless...

To be honest, what else can you say about subordinates who obey your orders?
Should I yell at them?
Thinking of this, Jiang Yun took a deep breath and slowly said, "Alright, I've arrested the person. You can handle the interrogation now."

Upon hearing this, Zidane's eyes lit up slightly, and he glanced at Jiang Yun with some gratitude.

Generally speaking, with such a great achievement, whoever captured the person should be the one to interrogate them.

This is also an unwritten rule within the Embroidered Uniform Guard, precisely to prevent others from stealing credit.

Lord Qianhu did this to claim credit for himself.

"Yes."

Soon, all the bandits from the Western Regions were sent to the imperial prison. Jiang Yun also specifically reminded Qi Da that these bandits had come for two reasons: first, to rescue Xiao Min'er; and second, to kill many court officials.

The most urgent task is to find out immediately from Butterfly Girl which high-ranking officials in the court have been poisoned by the Gu.

As for interrogation techniques, Jiang Yun didn't need to teach him.

Qi Da had served as a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard for many years, and his experience in this area was far greater than Jiang Yun's.

Watching Zidane happily go to the prison, Jiang Yun returned to his study to rest and await the results.

Jiang Yun curiously picked up the book of miscellaneous records about the Western Regions and began to read it. It contained a rather detailed account of many things about the Western Regions.

According to the miscellaneous records, the Western Regions were originally composed of more than twenty small kingdoms.

However, five hundred years ago, a country called Shahu, with the help of many Buddhists, unified the entire Western Regions.

Then Shahu was renamed the Buddhist Kingdom, and the entire country revered Buddhism, building temples on a grand scale.

Jiang Yun watched for about half an hour when there was a knock on the door.

Zidane walked in with a list in his hand, grinning. "Sir, you've confessed."

"So fast?" Jiang Yun looked somewhat surprised. "These people don't seem like they'd confess easily."

Zidane nodded and said, "These people are indeed very stubborn. They've been subjected to a lot of torture, but they still won't say much."

"However, the butterfly girl inside seems to be quite pampered. Based on my experience, I guess she must have a high status in the Western Regions. In short, she hasn't suffered much hardship."

“We didn’t torture her at all.”

"She locked herself in the prison and watched her companions being tortured horribly. In order to spare her companions from suffering, she voluntarily handed over the list of officials who had been poisoned by Gu."

"She also agreed that as long as we bring those officials here, she would be willing to detoxify them."

Hearing this, Jiang Yun was not surprised. This Butterfly Girl's personality was indeed not that of an experienced martial artist, although her skills in Gu poison were quite remarkable.

But mentally, she's like a naive young girl.

Jiang Yun took the list, his eyelids twitched, and he said in a deep voice, "There really are quite a few?"

Among the six ministries, there were people who had been poisoned by Gu, including officials from places like the Hanlin Academy.

Furthermore, these officials were at least fourth-rank officials, or held important positions in various ministries.

Their numbers reached more than thirty.

After a long silence, Jiang Yun said, "Send someone to notify each of these officials to come to the Imperial Prison immediately so that they can be cured of the poison."

"I will write a report and personally deliver it to Lord Li Wangxin's residence later."

"You need to hurry up and ask them more questions to find out the purpose of their visit in more detail."

Zidane nodded emphatically, then turned and ran back to the imperial prison to continue the torture.

Jiang Yun thought for a moment, then took out a brush and wrote down in detail what had happened that day.

After carefully putting away the files, he headed towards the North Garrison Office.

……

dong dong dong.

There was a knock on the door of Li Wangxin's study.

Li Wangxin sat inside, his face grim, and called out, "Come in!"

It was clear from Li Wangxin's tone that he wasn't in a very good mood. It had indeed been a long time since the Southern Garrison had fought a tough battle.

More than fifty people went to surround them, but more than ten of the enemy soldiers managed to escape.

Because of this, he was summoned to the Imperial Study and given a severe scolding by Xiao Yuzheng.

It would be strange if he were in a good mood.

"Commander Li, Jiang Yun, the commander of the Eastern Garrison, has arrived and says he wants to see you."

Li Wangxin frowned and asked, "Why is that kid here?"

"Let him in."

Soon, Jiang Yun entered the study with a smile on his face and a dossier in his hand. Seeing Li Wangxin's unpleasant expression, he guessed the reason for the other's bad mood: "Lord Li, please take a look at this first."

Li Wangxin glanced at Jiang Yun with some confusion, but still took the file and began to read it carefully.

Looking at the contents, a smile gradually appeared on Li Wangxin's face. His eyes gleamed slightly as he looked up at Jiang Yun and said, "Good lad, you caught him so quickly?"

"Yes." Jiang Yun nodded.

He then told Li Wangxin all the details, including how to capture the person.

After listening, Li Wangxin narrowed his eyes slightly, especially after hearing that more than thirty court officials had been poisoned with Gu.

He then asked, "What is the list of officials who have been poisoned by Gu? Let me see it."

Jiang Yun was taken aback: "What does the master need this for?"

(End of this chapter)