Catching Monsters

Chapter 374 What is he doing here?
Hearing Xiao Jingfu's words, Zhang Yuhu was stunned for a long time. He lowered his voice and whispered, "Your Highness, you were just assassinated. If these two assassins die in the imperial prison, I will not be able to explain to His Majesty."

“I know Your Highness resents these two fiends who dared to assassinate you, but we cannot act rashly. We still need to interrogate them properly.”

"At the very least, we need to find out who's behind those two, don't you think?"

Zhang Yuhu was unaware that the two monstrous assassins were sent by Xiao Jingfu.

They really thought these two were traitors who dared to assassinate Xiao Jingfu.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingfu took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and cursed Zhang Yuhu inwardly as an idiot.

"These two were sent out by me," Xiao Jingfu said in a low voice, whispering in Zhang Yuhu's ear.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yuhu's eyes became even more confused.

What is Your Highness doing?

Did he send someone to assassinate himself?

Zhang Yuhu's eyes lit up slightly, and he subconsciously asked, "Is Your Highness going to stage a self-inflicted injury for His Majesty? I was wondering why. In the capital, how could anyone dare to assassinate you? This makes sense."

A bitter plot?
Xiao Jingfu felt the pain emanating from his internal organs, gritted his teeth, glared at him, and cursed, "Look at my injuries! Do you think I need to go to such lengths to play the victim?"

Hearing Xiao Jingfu's words, Zhang Yuhu also felt that they made sense. He couldn't help but scratch the back of his head: "Fourth Prince, forgive my stupidity, but what are you playing at?"

Xiao Jingfu took a deep breath, unsure how to explain. He slowly said, "To put it simply, these monsters were sent by me to kill Jiang Yun... Do you understand?"

"..."

Zhang Yuhu was even more confused.

You sent someone to kill Jiang Yun, but ended up doing this to yourself.

Of course, Zhang Yuhu didn't understand, but seeing that the Fourth Prince's expression wasn't too good, he didn't dare to ask too many questions.

He simply said, "Your Highness, it's not going to be easy for you to kill the two monsters in the prison during this critical time."

"Because you were attacked, the Imperial Prison is now completely guarded by the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

Xiao Jingfu asked in a deep voice, "Aren't you the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard? You can't even kill two monsters within the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"

Zhang Yuhu's face grew even more bitter. Now that he was inside the Embroidered Uniform Guard and had learned more about it, he realized that taking command of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was no easy task.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard, from top to bottom, had been under Li Wangxin's command for many years, and were basically all Li Wangxin's men.

After he arrived, he issued many orders, and countless people disobeyed him despite his outward compliance.

Not to mention killing those two monsters in front of so many Imperial Guards.

Zhang Yuhu suggested, "How about I order my Imperial Guards to immediately torture these two monsters, using rather harsh methods?"

"By torturing them to death in the imperial prison, it will be perfectly justifiable to kill them."

"That's one way to do it." Xiao Jingfu nodded slightly, but he was still a little worried. What if Tao Kui and Hu Meier couldn't withstand the torture in the prison and confessed, exposing him instead?

Headache……

Not only does my head hurt, but my internal organs also ache.

……

Inside the main hall of the Sanqing Temple, Jiang Yun sat in meditation, pondering for half the night but still couldn't understand why the Fourth Prince would suddenly turn against him.

I didn't have much interaction with Xiao Jingfu.

Xiao Jingfu did visit the Sanqing Temple once before, but that was for the sake of the Sixth Prince.

Then he and I never saw each other again.

What's wrong with this guy? He even invited two third-grade demon king level experts from the demon race to kill him.

A third-grade demon king is not a rare breed; you can't just invite someone out of nowhere.

Even for Xiao Jingfu, it would probably have come at a considerable cost to invite the two of them.

Of course, regardless of what's wrong with the Fourth Prince, this problem needs to be dealt with as soon as possible.

The Fourth Prince is of considerable status, and whether I take action against him directly or indirectly, the risk would be extremely high if I were found out.

Thinking about this, Jiang Yun stroked his chin, thinking of Hu Yi who was still on the run.

He glanced at the already brightening sky outside, quickly changed his clothes, and was about to go out when he suddenly noticed that Hu Yi, dressed in a gray robe and wearing a tiger-head hat, was eating breakfast with his head down in the breakfast stall across the street from Sanqing Temple, and his eyes kept glancing in the direction of Qingfeng Temple.

Seeing this, Jiang Yun smiled, walked over, sat down opposite Hu Yi, and then called out to the breakfast stall owner, "A basket of steamed buns, please."

"okay."

Soon, a steaming basket of buns was placed on the table. Jiang Yun picked up a bun and ate it, then asked with a smile, "Why aren't you going to rescue people? Why are you just standing at the entrance of my Sanqing Temple? What? You think you can rescue people right here at the entrance of Sanqing Temple?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Yi lowered his voice, looked around, and said, "I can't get close to the Fourth Prince's residence..."

After leaving last night, Hu Yi wanted to find the Fourth Prince and ask him to help release Hu Meier.

Unexpectedly, the area around the Fourth Prince was heavily guarded. Just as he was about to approach, he was discovered by the Imperial Guards who were lurking around.

Fortunately, his strength far surpassed that of ordinary Imperial Guards, and he quickly escaped. For a moment, Hu Yi was also somewhat confused, unsure of what to do next.

He didn't have much experience in the martial arts world, and this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

Although he and Hu Meier bickered, their relationship was unusual, even though neither of them had confessed their feelings.

But the feelings between the two were genuine.

He was determined to rescue Hu Meier no matter what.

Right now, all I can do is come and see Jiang Yun to see if he really has a solution.

"Let's eat first." Jiang Yun said with a faint smile.

The two quickly finished breakfast and then returned to the Sanqing Temple. Jiang Yun rummaged around and found Qin Shujian's clean Jinyiwei clothes, which he then tossed to Hu Yi: "Come on, I'll take you to the Northern Garrison Command first to see Hu Meier and Tao Kui."

"But I must warn you, don't reveal any flaws, or you won't be able to leave the Northern Garrison Command."

"Also, you need to change your appearance."

Jiang Yun's plan was simple: to let Hu Yi see the miserable state of Hu Meier and Tao Kui in the Northern Garrison, and then turn him to stand up and help him deal with Xiao Jingfu.

The fox clan is skilled in illusion techniques. With Hu Yi's strength, he can transform into other people's appearances, and unless they are experts at the third rank, it would be difficult for them to see through his disguise.

Another reason is that if he takes him to the Northern Garrison Command this time and the man is captured, people might remember that he was with him and he doesn't want to be implicated as his accomplice.

Upon hearing this, Hu Yi changed into the uniform of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, turned around, and quickly transformed into a young man in his early twenties.

"Let's go."

The two quickly headed towards the location of the Northern Garrison Command.

Soon, the two arrived at the gate of the Northern Garrison Command.

When the people from the Northern Garrison heard that Jiang Yun was coming to see Hu Meier and Tao Kui, their faces showed unease. Then someone said, "Commander Jiang, these two are wanted criminals. Ordinary people cannot easily see them. Lord Zhang is currently interrogating them severely."

"Without Lord Zhang's approval, no one can easily enter."

Upon hearing that Hu Meier and Tao Kui were being severely tortured, Jiang Yun smiled and said, "Please inform Lord Zhang that I have important clues about these monsters that I need to inform him."

Upon hearing this, the Imperial Guard pondered for a moment and quickly nodded: "Understood, Commander Jiang, please wait a moment, I will go and inform Lord Zhang right away."

……

Inside the imperial prison, the sound of whippings echoed continuously.

Tao Kui was tied to a pillar in the center of the prison, her clothes covered in countless bloody welts from being whipped with barbed vines.

Zhang Yuhu sat inside, watching his men torture the monster, a cup of tea in his hand.

He frowned as he watched the Imperial Guards torture people.

After all, he was a commander who was parachuted in and had no experience in the lower ranks of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

I had long heard of the formidable methods of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and now that I see it for myself, it certainly lives up to its reputation.

He took a sip of his tea, concealing some of the shock he felt at the torture, and then slowly said, "Demon, are you still unwilling to talk?"

"As I said, your strength is relatively low, and the matter you are involved in should not be considered serious."

"If you confess truthfully, I can decide to release you."

"This is a rare opportunity, you must seize it."

Despite Zhang Yuhu's advice, Tao Kui's eyes remained resolute as she said in a deep voice, "I want to see His Highness the Fourth Prince! I won't say anything until I see His Highness the Fourth Prince."

"If you have the guts, then beat me to death in the imperial prison!"

A hint of anger flashed in Zhang Yuhu's eyes: "Do you really think I wouldn't dare?"

He was also secretly pleased and immediately ordered his men, "Give her some harsher treatment. It seems this girl can endure hardship, so let her suffer more."

Seeing Tao Kui's weak and blood-soaked state, the Imperial Guard administering the torture approached Zhang Yuhu and whispered, "Commander, this woman's injuries are already quite severe. Further torture might kill her..."

"This is, after all, a serious offense."

Zhang Yuhu frowned: "She's a demon, how could she be tortured to death so easily?"

"But she has no magic powers to protect her now."

The Jinyiwei officers who carried out the torture were quite experienced. If the torture continued like this, the monster, who had no magical powers, would not be able to withstand it. Fearing responsibility, he asked, "Increasing the punishment is not out of the question, but you gave the order. If anything goes wrong, Lord Zhang will have to explain it to his superiors himself."

Zhang Yuhu frowned deeply; he had originally intended to take this opportunity to kill the two female demons.

But I'm also afraid of taking responsibility.

Just then, a member of the Imperial Guard hurried in and whispered in Zhang Yuhu's ear, "Lord Zhang, Jiang Yun has arrived."

"What is he here for?"

(End of this chapter)