Catching Monsters

Chapter 402 The Demon in the Proverb
Ao Yu nodded upon hearing Jiang Yun's question and said calmly, "Of course I know him. This Chang Yuning is the son of the snake clan chief, and his cultivation has now reached the third-grade demon king realm."

"He is treacherous and cunning, and I haven't had many dealings with him."

At this point, Ao Yu paused and reminded Jiang Yun, "If you want to rescue someone from him, it might be a bit troublesome. Chang Yuning and Wei Li are somewhat different."

"Although Wei Li is also a member of the core lineage of the Tiger Clan, his talent is limited, and he is not highly regarded within the Tiger Clan."

"Otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered to come all the way to Dragon Crystal City just for a second-grade demon core."

“If it were Chang Yuning who needed this item, the snake clan would spare no expense and try every means to buy one from my dragon clan and bring it back to him.”

Ao Yu's words were simple and easy to understand, and they clearly explained the difference between Chang Yuning and Wei Li.

Simply put, within the Demon Kingdom, all the demons, regardless of their species, basically follow a very simple logic.

The strong are respected; whoever is strong enough or talented enough can obtain more.

This is the logic of the demon race.

"Should we save them?" Linglong asked the crucial question at this moment.

In her opinion, Jiang Yun had saved Yan Jiu one after another, and he would most likely lend a helping hand now.

Jiang Yun frowned deeply and said slowly with a serious expression, "Saving people is more troublesome than we imagined."

Although things went relatively smoothly after arriving in the Demon Kingdom, Jiang Yun knew very well that it was because he hadn't truly provoked the powerful forces of the Demon Kingdom.

Besides the Dragon Clan, the Snake Clan, Tiger Clan, and Fox Clan also have demon saints who have been asleep for many years.

But if he really wanted to oppose them in the Demon Kingdom, Jiang Yun knew that even a powerful dragon couldn't suppress a local snake.

Moreover, I'm not even a powerful dragon.

I've done enough for Yan Jiu, whom I just met by chance.

Jiang Yun then said calmly, "We can't force someone to save us."

Hearing Jiang Yun's words, Linglong glanced at Jiang Yun again with some surprise.

Jiang Yun touched the Sacred Dragon Saliva in his arms and thanked Ao Yu beside him, saying, "Miss Ao, thank you for your trouble."

At this point, Jiang Yun glanced at the tiger demon inside the house and gestured for it to leave.

The tiger demon had only come to deliver a message, and quickly left the living room.

After the tiger demon left, Jiang Yun continued speaking.

"Regarding Yan Jiu's matter, I must remind you that this is the opportunity for the Snake Clan, Tiger Clan, and even the Fox Clan to awaken their own Demon Saints. You should probably inform the Demon Emperor about this."

As expected, Ao Yu's expression changed slightly after Jiang Yun finished speaking. Soon, after carefully learning about Yan Jiu's situation from Jiang Yun, he...

He couldn't sit still any longer.

The key to the Dragon Clan's continued dominance in the Demon Kingdom is that the Dragon Saint is still alive, while the other Demon Saints have fallen into slumber.

If the other demon saints awaken one after another...

It's not just the dragon race that can't dominate.

Over the countless years, because of the existence of the Dragon Saint, the three families have suffered countless grievances and hardships on the side of the Dragon Clan.

Even with the deepest hatred, one can only swallow one's anger and keep quiet.

If the three saints were to awaken, the grudges accumulated over a thousand years would...

Realizing the gravity of the matter, Ao Yu quickly left to search for the Demon Emperor Ao Lie.

Jiang Yun and Linglong also bid farewell to the Dragon Palace and headed to the inn run by the Tiger Clan. On the way back, Linglong asked in a low voice, "You really can't just ignore Yan Jiu? That's not like you at all."

"Do I have a personality that makes me like to die?" Jiang Yun smiled faintly, then said, "If I could easily save Yan Jiu, I would be happy to form another bond with that kid, but these demons are not so easy to deal with."

"Of course, I wouldn't mind helping that kid out. If he's capable, he might be able to get out alive."

"At the very least, give him a chance to live."

A hint of curiosity appeared in Linglong's eyes as she asked, "What do you want to do?"

"Since we can't control the situation, let it become completely chaotic. That way, we can fish in troubled waters," Jiang Yun said calmly. "Both the Dragon Clan and the Tiger Clan already know of Yan Jiu's existence."

"Next, we naturally need to find a way to let the fox clan know as well."

"Then, we can finally enjoy a good show."

Hearing this, Linglong narrowed her eyes slightly, understanding Jiang Yun's meaning. ...

Inside Dragon Crystal City, in a huge mansion, is the grand residence built by the Serpent Clan.

It was a large mansion with nearly six courtyards, inhabited by the snake clan from Dragon Crystal City.

Although the four major demon clans don't have a particularly good relationship, they all have such buildings in each other's major cities, so that if the four major demon clans need to communicate, they can find someone immediately.

At this moment, Chang Yuning transformed into human form, dressed in a white robe, looking like a scholar, with fair skin and delicate features.

By human standards, he was definitely handsome, but there was always a hint of wickedness in his eyes.

He sat in a living room, sipping tea, and asked his subordinate beside him, "Have you found out anything? What's the story with this kid we just captured?"

"My lord, we have investigated carefully, and this boy is indeed a purebred demon, which is extremely rare."

"Furthermore, this person possesses more than a dozen different kinds of demonic energy. Strangely, these demonic energies intermingle without clashing." Beside him, an older snake demon respectfully said to Chang Yuning, "The other day, a merchant from our snake clan who went to the Zhou Kingdom claimed that a human child had swallowed more than twenty demon cores..."

"It's probably this kid."

Upon hearing this, Chang Yuning spat out the tea dregs in his mouth, frowned, and said, "A human child who has eaten more than twenty demon cores can still survive?"

"And it absorbed all those demon cores completely?"

After saying that, Chang Yuning seemed to remember something, quickly got up, and walked towards a courtyard.

This residence was used to imprison Yan Jiu.

Yan Jiu was a bit special; Chang Yuning didn't have him imprisoned directly.

Instead, they used such a beautiful courtyard to guard the prisoners.

At this moment, Yan Jiu was sitting in the room, looking at the table full of food, his mouth watering, but he dared not eat it easily.

Soon, the door was pushed open, and Chang Yuning walked in with a faint smile on his face. He asked, "Young man, what's wrong? Do these things not suit your taste?"

"Don't worry, there was no poison. If I really wanted to do something to you, would I need to waste poison?"

"Eat."

Hearing Chang Yuning's words, Yan Jiu, who was starving, didn't care about anything else. He grabbed the roast chicken on the table with both hands and began to wolf it down.

Seeing Yan Jiu wolfing down his food, Chang Yuning slowly sat down and asked, "Now that I've eaten our Snake Clan's food, I also have something I'd like to ask you for help with, young brother."

"What do you want to do?" Yan Jiu asked before he had finished eating the roast chicken.

Chang Yuning chuckled, naturally anticipating what was to come: the demonic beings with demonic eyes had appeared in the world, and blood rained down in Dragon Crystal City. The Demon Island mountain range had suddenly shattered, and the Four Saints were about to awaken and disrupt the universe.

This proverb has been circulating in the Demon Kingdom for countless years.

Yan Jiu took a deep breath and vaguely guessed that this monster probably also wanted to sacrifice himself.

Yan Jiu had a strong will to survive; firstly, no one wanted to die.

Secondly, he wanted to go back alive and take revenge on his vicious stepmother!
Yan Jiu asked rather directly, "Do you intend to sacrifice me?"

“That’s not called a sacrifice.” Chang Yuning chuckled and said slowly, “It’s to make you the catalyst for our Serpent Saint’s awakening. That’s a great honor.”

"If you can awaken the Serpent Saint..."

“But I’ve already promised Wei Li that I would help him awaken the Tiger Saint,” Yan Jiu said. “Why don’t you two discuss it and see which one I should awaken?”

"What is Wei Li anyway?" Chang Yuning sneered. "Don't worry, we haven't found the Snake Saint's whereabouts yet."

"During this time, you can stay in our snake clan to your heart's content, enjoying good food and drink. You can also make any requests you may have."

"We can basically satisfy your needs."

"As for the Tiger Clan, you don't need to worry about them."

Upon hearing this, Yan Jiu realized that although he had now transformed into a demon, his physical abilities were far superior to those of an ordinary person.

But trying to escape from the snake clan's tight guard was nothing short of a pipe dream. With that in mind, he couldn't think too much about it and could only continue eating the food on the table in silence.

Throughout the entire demon kingdom, a shocking piece of news spread rapidly.

The first line of the legendary proverb about the resurgence of the demon saint has already come true.

Furthermore, the demon in this proverb was imprisoned in Dragon Crystal City by Chang Yuning of the Serpent Clan.

(End of this chapter)