Catching Monsters

Chapter 406 Sending Yan Jiu Back to Zhou
"Where else could it be?" Jiang Yun nodded.

At the very least, from Jiang Yun's perspective, this is the only possibility.

Jiang Yun slowly said, "Of course, if I can guess the answer, how could these monsters not guess it?"

Just then, Hu Yi, who was unconscious on the bed, opened his eyes, sat up abruptly, observed his surroundings, and then breathed a sigh of relief. He hurriedly asked, "Brother Jiang, what's going on?"

"Awake?" Jiang Yun turned around and then recounted everything that had happened after he fainted.

After listening, Hu Yi smiled awkwardly and said, "Thank you very much, Brother Jiang. As you said, you've saved my life again. How can I, Old Hu, ever repay this favor..."

"Yan Jiu has been missing for a whole day and still hasn't been found?"

Hu Yi frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then said, "That's not right. According to you, we searched Dragon Crystal City all night and still couldn't find it..."

"That guy, could he have been kidnapped by the dragons?"

Jiang Yun turned to look at Linglong: "See, even Brother Hu can figure this out, so how could the other monsters not understand?"

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Jiang Yun was somewhat puzzled. Who would be looking for her at this time?
He stepped forward to open the door, only to find it was Ao Yu.

Upon seeing Jiang Yun, Ao Yu smiled faintly. After glancing at Hu Yi inside the room, he said, "Dragon Crystal City was quite lively yesterday. I was worried you might get involved."

Jiang Yun smiled and wanted to invite Ao Yu inside, but Ao Yu shook her head, glanced at Hu Yi, her face turning cold, and said, "Could you please excuse me for a moment?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Yi rolled his eyes at Ao Yu and said somewhat resentfully, "So what if we have to avoid it? What's the big deal?"

He stood up, dusted off his clothes, and said to Jiang Yun, "Brother, I guess there are still many things to do on my fox clan's side. Next time we meet, I'll definitely treat you to a good drink."

After saying that, he pushed open the window and jumped out, leaving the place.

"What's the matter, Miss Ao?" Jiang Yun asked, puzzled.

"Preparations are complete to send you and Miss Linglong back to Zhou." Ao Yu said with a smile, "Shall we depart now?"

Jiang Yun was taken aback, sensing something was off: "So eager?"

“With the appearance of that demon in the Demon Kingdom, there will be many changes. You saw what happened last night.” Ao Yu’s expression became more solemn as he slowly said, “This matter will have a great impact on the Demon Kingdom. No one can remain unaffected.”

“If you continue to stay, you will inevitably become more deeply involved.”

"Let's go. I'll lead you out of the city. I've already arranged a demon bird for the two of you to take you back to the Zhou Kingdom."

……

Early in the morning, in Ao Lie's palace in the Dragon Palace, he was sitting on a chair above.

Inside the vast, empty palace, representatives of the snake, fox, and tiger clans stood in the main hall, each with a furrowed brow.

Chang Yuning of the Snake Clan, Hu Sanjin of the Fox Clan, and Wei Huyu of the Tiger Clan.

They are the elite among the third-rank demon kings of the three races, and their presence here represents the attitude of each race.

The three of them first bowed respectfully.

"Greetings, Demon Emperor."

Ao Lie rested his left hand on the chair and his right hand on his chin, and slowly said, "You three clans are quite disciplined, only sending a third-grade demon king to make a move."

Hu Sanjin and Wei Huyu are both over four hundred years old; they are both ancient monsters.

Chang Yuning, being young and somewhat impatient, spoke directly, "Demon Emperor, aren't you going a bit too far by doing this?"

"Yan Jiu disappeared, and our three clans searched the entire Dragon Crystal City, but found no clues."

"The only place we haven't searched is your Dragon Palace, so the person is probably here with you."

This was, of course, the question that Hu Sanjin and Wei Huyu wanted to ask as well.

Now that Chang Yuning has stepped forward to be the first to speak out, the two of them are naturally secretly pleased.

"Chang Yuning, it seems you have irrefutable evidence?" Ao Lie said calmly, his expression completely unchanged. "If any member of my Dragon Clan is so audacious as to kidnap that demon, you are welcome to produce evidence and confront me."

"But without evidence, I, Ao Lie, am not one to be trifled with."

Upon hearing this, Chang Yuning took a deep breath, clenched her fists, and thought to herself that Ao Lie was shameless.

To his surprise, Hu Sanjin stepped forward and said cheerfully, "Chang Yuning, you've really grown up, daring to doubt the Demon Emperor."

"If Your Majesty truly desires this demon, is it necessary to resort to such methods?"

"Since you suspect the Demon Emperor, then produce evidence! You're just a brat spouting empty words..."

Hearing Hu Sanjin's words beside her, Chang Yuning trembled slightly with anger. It was clearly the three clans that had failed to find Yan Jiu's whereabouts, and after discussing it, they decided to come together to the Demon Emperor to demand an explanation.

Unexpectedly, this bastard changed his mind and started blaming himself.

Wei Huyu, standing beside him, also spoke slowly with a stern face: "Since you have slandered the Demon Emperor, if I were the Demon Emperor, I would punish you severely!"

The two of them were putting on a show, but Ao Lie didn't care at all. Instead, he said, "Isn't it because you think that you haven't been able to find Yan Jiu in Dragon Crystal City, and that the Dragon Palace hasn't been searched yet, that you're feeling a bit resentful?"

“I, Ao Lie, have always been fair and just in my dealings with people.”

"That's how it is."

"I'll let you search the Dragon Palace."

"If Yan Jiu is found, I will compensate you with a first-grade demon core."

"If we can't find it... you'll all die here."

Hu Sanjin quickly said, "Your Majesty, as you know, I have never believed that the Dragon Clan would do such a despicable and vile thing."

"My fox clan believes in the Demon Emperor."

Wei Huyu, standing beside him, nodded repeatedly: "Our Tiger Clan is the same."

After they finished speaking, the two of them looked at Chang Yuning, their eyes filled with encouragement.

Chang Yuning took a deep breath, weighing the pros and cons of the matter in his mind.

Then, Chang Yuning spoke up, "If I find Yan Jiu in the Dragon Palace, he will belong to our Snake Clan. What do you say? Do you have any objections?"

"No comment."

"Agree."

The two monsters nodded without hesitation.

He secretly thought to himself that Ao Lie must have taken the person away, but now Ao Lie dared to agree to let Chang Yuning search the Dragon Palace.

This means the person had already been moved away.

What's the point of searching for the Dragon Palace?

Chang Yuning, with a somewhat gambling mentality, looked at Ao Lie and asked, "Demon Emperor, when can we begin the search?"

“Anytime is fine,” Ao Lie replied with a smile.

Chang Yuning took a deep breath; he had agreed to it with a gamble in mind.

If Yan Jiu is truly found in the Dragon Palace...

He would become a great hero of the snake clan.

Even if we can't find Yan Jiu...

He considered himself the most outstanding prodigy of the snake clan, and even if he couldn't find him, he didn't believe Ao Lie would kill him.

……

In a dense forest more than ten miles outside Dragon Crystal City, a giant wild goose-like bird was lying in the forest, quietly waiting.

Ao Yu brought Jiang Yun and Linglong to the giant goose demon bird and said in a deep voice, "This giant goose demon bird has pledged allegiance to our Dragon Clan and can be trusted."

"It will take you directly back to the Zhou Kingdom."

"Thank you for your trouble, Miss Ao." Jiang Yun raised her hand and bowed in gratitude.

"No need to thank me." Ao Yu smiled and then said, "Of course, as my father instructed, you also need to bring one more person."

"Come out." Ao Yu called out as he turned around. At this moment, Yan Jiu, who looked pale and weak, actually walked out of the dense forest.

Jiang Yun wasn't surprised to see Yan Jiu there.

After all, the person was most likely abducted by the dragon race.

However, Jiang Yun had one question that puzzled him.

"Miss Ao, what's going on?"

Ao Yu smiled and nodded: "Send Yan Jiu back to Zhou."

Upon hearing these words, Jiang Yun's heart sank completely...

(End of this chapter)