Catching Monsters

Chapter 644 Luo Fang
In fact, ever since Ye Xiuyuan took one of the meteorites from Jiang Yun through Xiao Jingzhi, Jiang Yun had Qi Da instruct his subordinates to keep an eye on Liu Boqing's whereabouts.

There's no way around it; Liu Boqing, along with Sun Xiaopeng and others around him, are all quite mysterious in their behavior and actions.

Jiang Yun did not have the contact information for this group at all.

We can't just set sail again and try our luck to find the fairy island.

The only thing we can do is to get the Embroidered Uniform Guards to keep an eye on it.

However, this group acted in a very secretive manner, and even the Embroidered Uniform Guard found it difficult to track them down.

Unexpectedly, Liu Boqing came by himself today.

However, Jiang Yun still doesn't know why he came this time.

Soon, Jiang Yun arrived in the living room and saw Liu Boqing sitting on a wooden chair with a cup of tea in his hand and a thoughtful look on his face.

"Mr. Liu, I'm so sorry for not greeting you sooner." Jiang Yun smiled and quickly stepped forward. Then he glanced around to make sure that only Liu Boqing had come this time.

"Mr. Liu came alone?"

Liu Boqing smiled and gestured for Jiang Yun to sit down: "Lord Jiang, please sit down. I came here because I heard about some things from the Xiang family in the north some time ago. It is said that the Xiang family has a meteorite."

Jiang Yun was slightly taken aback, not expecting Liu Boqing to have come for this purpose. After Jiang Yun sat down, Liu Boqing continued, "Coincidentally, your Embroidered Uniform Guard caused a great disturbance at the Xiang family some time ago. Given my character of taking every last drop of feather from Lord Jiang, I certainly wouldn't let this meteorite go."

"Mr. Liu, did you come here for that meteorite?" Jiang Yun asked curiously, then said, "It's just a pity that Mr. Liu arrived a step too late. If you had come earlier..."

Then, Jiang Yun recounted how Ye Xiuyuan helped Xu Xiaogang's Zhenchi Army break through the pass, and how the meteorite was rewarded to Ye Xiuyuan.

"Are we too late?"

"Ye Xiuyuan".

Liu Boqing's expression darkened slightly as he pondered something. He then said to Jiang Yun, "Lord Jiang, Ye Xiuyuan is very dangerous. He is ruthless and unscrupulous. We must eliminate him as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun shook his head: "Mr. Ye is currently highly regarded by His Majesty. Does Mr. Liu intend to deal with him?"

"The sooner we get rid of him, the better, otherwise, there will be endless troubles." Liu Boqing paused and said, "I came here specifically for this matter."

After they discovered Ye Xiuyuan's courtyard, Ye Xiuyuan left the capital and disappeared without a trace.

Upon learning that Ye Xiuyuan had returned to the capital, Liu Boqing immediately came to visit him in person.

"Do you two have a grudge?" Jiang Yun narrowed his eyes slightly, but he had no intention of getting involved in this matter.

“It has nothing to do with hatred.” Liu Boqing shook his head and said, “I can’t sleep peacefully until he’s dead.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun couldn't help but mutter to himself, "They said they had no grudge, how could they hate each other like this?"
Despite her thoughts, Jiang Yun forced a smile and said, "Mr. Liu, whatever grudges you have are none of my business, and I don't want to get involved in your affairs."

"If Mr. Liu is here as a guest, I would naturally welcome him; if..."

"Since you're so kind as to welcome me, I won't stand on ceremony. I've just arrived in the capital and haven't found a place to stay yet, so I'll take the liberty of staying here for a few days."

"Uh." Jiang Yun was taken aback, not expecting Mr. Liu to be so impolite...

Liu Boqing stood up and asked with a smile, "Which room do I stay in?"

Jiang Yun earnestly reminded the other party: "Mr. Liu, if you only want to stay at my Jiang residence for a while, I am of course welcome. However, if Mr. Liu really has nowhere to stay and needs to stay at my house?"

Jiang Yun's implication was clear: everyone here is smart, so let's not try to be evasive.

Upon hearing this, Liu Boqing said, "It seems it's a pity, as Lord Jiang doesn't welcome it."

After saying that, Liu Boqing suddenly took out a cloth from his pocket and handed it over: "Lord Jiang has a lot of influence in the capital. I will give these things to Lord Jiang for the time being."

"This is?"

Jiang Yun was stunned for a moment, then took the cloth, opened it, and found that it contained three meteorites.

Jiang Yun looked up at Liu Boqing: "Mr. Liu, can you rest assured that you've entrusted the meteorite to me?"

It should be noted that Liu Boqing and his group went to great lengths and spent countless manpower and resources on the meteorite.

Jiang Yun did not rush to reach out and take it; something was amiss.

Liu Boqing said somewhat seriously, "It's safest to keep these things on you. If they fall into Bai Shuiqing's hands, many, many people will die."

"Bai Shuiqing?" Jiang Yun frowned.

“That was Ye Xiuyuan’s original name,” Liu Boqing said in a deep voice. “Although he has no magical power, he is extremely good at bewitching people’s hearts. His ability to see into people’s hearts is extremely rare. He can also clearly know everyone’s desires and manipulate people’s hearts.”

After saying this, Liu Boqing got up and left: "I'm staying at the Yunluo Inn in the outer city. It's a property that our Demon-Catching Bureau recently bought."

After saying that, Liu Boqing left quickly, and Jiang Yun, holding the other three meteorites in his hand, fell into deep thought.

……

Inside the Yunluo Inn in the outer city.

This inn had long been deserted, but recently someone bought it and renamed it Yunluo Inn.

Inside the inn's lobby, Ai Tangtang, dressed in coarse clothes, was working diligently.

"Sun Xiaopeng, come over here and wipe the table. We just opened today, don't make a mess of the place." Sun Xiaopeng was hiding behind the counter pretending to look through the ledgers when he heard Ai Tangtang's voice: "I'm doing the accounts."

"What accounts are you talking about? We just opened today and haven't made a single sale yet. Besides, with your brain, can you even understand the ledgers?"

A voice came from the second floor.

"Luo Fang, can't you just shut up?" Sun Xiaopeng glared at the man named Luo Fang.

Luo Fang looked to be in his early thirties, with shoulder-length hair, and walked down the stairs with a calm expression.

He frowned: "Fine, fine, I'll do the work, okay? I'm supposed to be the sect leader, yet I have to do the work of a waiter. It's much more comfortable for Brother Cat to go and keep an eye on Bai Shuiqing..."

"I should have listened to Boss Yunhai. We could have taken over a temple and openly hired some monks to do odd jobs," Sun Xiaopeng couldn't help but say.

Upon hearing this, Ai Tangtang said, "Isn't it because you're unwilling? You said you couldn't bear to part with your beautiful hair."

"Make me shave my head? People who don't know the situation might think I've really become a monk."

Although the group bickered, they worked together seamlessly to clean the inn.

"I just wonder how Brother Xiu is doing these days."

Suddenly, Sun Xiaopeng couldn't help but utter this sigh, and for a moment, the atmosphere in the room became much more somber.

“Don’t overthink it. Mr. Liu said that as long as we collect all seven meteorites, Ah Xiu can come back,” Ai Tangtang said.

Just then, footsteps sounded outside the door. Sun Xiaopeng looked up and thought there was a customer.

Unexpectedly, it was Liu Boqing who returned.

"Mr. Liu, you're back?" Upon seeing this, Luo Fang quickly walked up and asked with a frown, "What did Jiang Yun say? Is he willing to join us in dealing with Bai Shuiqing?"

“He didn’t agree.” Liu Boqing shook his head. “But I can understand, he has a lot of concerns.”

Sun Xiaopeng said, "Mr. Liu, since that Bai Shuiqing has no magical cultivation, why don't we find an opportunity to kill him in one fell swoop, and then everything will be fine?"

"Why bother opening an inn here, sneaking around like this?"

"Bai Shuiqing is an extremely cautious person, and he is also protected by experts. If we make a rash move and let him know that we are watching him, he may run away at any time."

"If he escapes and goes into hiding again, finding him will be as difficult as climbing to heaven."

"You only get one chance."

Sun Xiaopeng muttered with a pout, "Is this so-called Bai Shuiqing really that powerful...?"

……

To the northwest of the Zhou Kingdom lies a vast desert called the Kuta Desert.

Kuta is a word from the Western Regions that means "land of death".

Among the kingdoms of the Western Regions, including the Buddhist kingdoms of the Western Regions, it was only because of this vast desert that they were fortunate enough not to be annexed by the Zhou Kingdom.

In fact, throughout the two or three thousand years of history, there have been instances where the Central Plains dynasties attempted to rule the Western Regions, but unfortunately, the distance was too great and their orders could not be effectively delivered.

Secondly, the existence of the Kuta Desert resulted in the Central Plains dynasties having very weak control over the Western Regions.

In the Kuta Desert, there were also reckless merchants from the Western Regions or the Central Plains dynasties who risked their lives to travel between the two places.

They took valuable goods such as tea and silk produced in the Zhou Kingdom to the Western Regions, and brought back spices and other items that were only available in the Western Regions.

In the Kuta Desert, the fox clan is busy at work.

During this time, they have been traveling through this vast and boundless desert.

"This should be the area."

Accompanied by Hu Xinglan, the chieftain of the fox clan, Yan Jiu had been wandering around this desert for an unknown amount of time.

There was nothing they could do; the fox clan was unwilling to accept this. They had finally managed to awaken a demon saint on the snowy mountain.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a demon saint from the tiger clan.

So recently, the fox clan has been searching recklessly for the second slumbering place of the demon saint in the desert.

However, this place can only be found by relying on the scenes in Yan Jiu's dream.

Yan Jiu, sitting on the camel, was parched. He picked up the leather water bag next to him and took a big gulp of water.

Hu Xinglan looked at the sand dunes in the distance, then turned and nodded to the fox demon.

The monster flew away swiftly, wielding its magic and slamming its fists against the sand dunes.

Powerful magic reverberated across these sand dunes.

After bombarding each sand dune once, Hu Xinglan sighed slightly. Could it be that there were still no clues?

“It must be nearby.” Yan Jiu licked his dry lips. “This area often appears in my dreams, there’s no mistake.”

(End of this chapter)