Catching Monsters

Chapter 659 Escaped
Looking at these two mountains of gold and silver, Prefect Chen Qilang's eyes widened in astonishment.

Zhou Hanshan's wealth is ridiculously exaggerated.

However, Chen Qilang knew in his heart that, given Jiang Yun's personality, two so-called mountains of gold and silver would probably not be enough to sway him.

After all, if Zhou Hanshan is captured, all these things will belong to Jiang Yun.

Dong Qiaofeng, who was standing to the side, was also dumbfounded, his mouth wide open. Even though he was now the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and had seen many big scenes.

This direct display of wealth, including mountains of gold and silver, was quite an eye-opener for him.

Just how rich must the Zhou family be?

Jiang Yun looked up and down at the mountain of gold and silver before him, his voice icy as he slowly asked, "Mr. Zhou, do you mean to use this gold and silver to buy the lives of my twenty-four men?"

"Are the lives of us Imperial Guards so worthless?"

Hearing Jiang Yun's reaction, Zhou Hanshan was slightly surprised. Of course, in his opinion, Jiang Yun was definitely a greedy person.

I never expected his appetite to be so big; even mountains of gold and silver couldn't satisfy it.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a smile, "Lord Jiang, this is quite a lot of money. In the capital, it would be more than enough to buy ten large mansions."

The words have not yet fallen.

Jiang Yun turned to Dong Qiaofeng beside him and said, "Make your move and take him down."

"Yes." Dong Qiaofeng instantly drew the sword from his waist and rushed forward.

A sharp longsword was pressed firmly against Zhou Hanshan's neck: "Behave yourself and kneel down!"

Dong Qiaofeng kicked Zhou Hanshan hard in the back of the leg, instantly causing Zhou Hanshan to kneel down.

Zhou Hanshan frowned, took a deep breath, and slowly said, "Lord Jiang, why bother? They're just some Jinyiwei men. You can recruit them later."

"How did things get to this point?"

"To someone as important as you, these people are nothing more than a few worthless lives."

Why care so much?

Jiang Yun quickly stepped forward, grabbed Zhou Hanshan's pulse, and began to examine him rapidly.

"Ordinary people?"

Jiang Yun stared at Zhou Hanshan in surprise. Why was he suddenly arresting so many people?
Or.

"Tell me, what exactly happened to my men, including the hundreds who disappeared from the city?" Jiang Yun asked in a deep voice.

Zhou Hanshan simply closed his eyes, refusing to reply.

Jiang Yun slowly stood up, took out a simple firework in her hand, lit it, and the firework instantly shot into the sky with a bang.

Fireworks exploded above the manor.

In an instant, the Imperial Guards surrounding the manor quickly set off, rushing into the manor from all directions towards the residence where Jiang Yun, Dong Qiaofeng, and the others were.

"Demon aura."

Jiang Yun's gaze suddenly turned towards the center of the lake.

At this moment, the center of this huge lake began to rotate, forming a massive whirlpool.

"Old Dong, take Zhou Hanshan and leave this place first."

"Yes!"

Chen Qilang stared in disbelief at the enormous whirlpool that had appeared on the distant lake. His eyes widened, and he couldn't help but say, "This... Lord Jiang, I'll go with Lord Dong first..."

Soon, Chen Qilang also quickly followed and fled.

Jiang Yun frowned deeply; the demonic aura emanating from the lake was extraordinary.

At this moment, the dense green demonic aura almost covered the entire lake surface.

Then, a pale-faced woman slowly rose from the water.

The woman was dressed in a white long robe, with delicate features, but her captivating and bewitching aura was quite extraordinary.

The succubus slowly opened her eyes and saw Zhou Hanshan being captured by Dong Qiaofeng in the distance. Suddenly, she opened her blood-red maw, which was full of sharp fangs, and a piercing scream came from her throat.

With a wave of his hand, the lake water instantly transformed into two water columns, which then rushed towards Dong Qiaofeng's location.

"From the chaos and formlessness, all things were born. Heaven and earth opened up, and thunder and lightning moved. O Great Brahma, the pavilion of different laws arose."

"When Yin and Yang intertwine, the sun and moon revolve. The golden light shines forth, and the essence of things becomes clear. Recite this once, and thunder will descend."

"Urgent as a law."

Jiang Yun instantly leaped into the air, holding a whisk in his hand, and swiftly cast a spell with each wave.

In an instant, thunder roared from the sky, boom!

A series of thunderbolts suddenly appeared and blasted towards the female demon in the center of the lake.

But the moment the lightning struck, the banshee raised her hand and manipulated the lake water to block it.

However, water conducts electricity, so this measure was completely ineffective in stopping the rolling thunder.

A deafening roar struck the banshee's body.

"Ah!" the succubus screamed in agony.

She glared fiercely at Jiang Yun before turning and diving into the water.

Then, the water gradually began to boil.

Jiang Yun draped the whisk over his shoulder and leaped onto the roof. He could sense that the female demon's demonic aura was constantly rising.

His actual strength has probably reached the peak of the second rank, and he is not far from the first rank.

He also felt strange. A demon with such cultivation should normally live in the demon kingdom. Even if something happens, it wouldn't stay in the human world for too long.

How could she possibly be involved with Zhou Hanshan?
Thinking of this, Jiang Yun frowned.

suddenly.

With a loud bang, the water surface suddenly exploded, and a huge black snake emerged from the lake. This creature was probably the true form of the female demon.

Jiang Yun's pupils contracted slightly.

The black snake that the demoness had transformed into was ten zhang long, and its tail swept across the courtyard below Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun leaped up, and in an instant, that quaint and elegant little courtyard was razed to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, the giant python opened its blood-red maw and bit down on Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun's expression hardened. He grabbed the end of the whisk with his left hand and pulled hard. Instantly, the end of the whisk became incredibly strong.

It resembled a sharp, long sword. Jiang Yun, high in the air, slashed down at the giant black serpent below!
Unexpectedly, the process went exceptionally smoothly, and with this single strike, the giant black snake was instantly cut in two.

"what?"

Upon seeing this, Jiang Yun frowned slightly, sensing that something was amiss.

Sure enough, the next moment, he felt a chill behind him.

Then look at the giant python.

What was cut in two was not a giant black snake, but just a layer of shed snake skin.

The succubus had transformed into human form at some point and silently crept up behind Jiang Yun. She instantly attacked, her hands covered in sharp nails, reaching out to grab Jiang Yun's back.

Fortunately, Jiang Yun was vigilant enough. He turned around instantly, and the Three Pure Ones whisk in his hand flew out and tightly wrapped around the demoness's wrists.

The banshee tried her best to break free, but the harder she tried, the tighter the dust tail tightened.

But the next moment, the succubus's neck instantly became long and thin, and it flew towards Jiang Yun's head. She opened her blood-red maw and bit down on Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly withdrew and retreated, but the succubus followed closely, her body becoming slender, trying to wrap Jiang Yun up with her body.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Yun quickly drew out a talisman.

"If we rush to destroy the altar and temple, we must absorb the Qi and then withdraw our troops. I imagine the five Thunder Gods riding the clouds to join me."

boom.

The thunderclouds in the sky instantly slammed into Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun's hair stood on end, like a thunder god descending to earth, his entire body brimming with the power of thunder.

Sure enough, as soon as the succubus's body got close to Jiang Yun, she was forced back by the powerful lightning force and dared not approach him at all.

Jiang Yun didn't want to continue fighting this female demon.

He leaped up and loudly proclaimed:
"Heaven is in chaos, earth is in chaos. We pay homage to the Three Altars of Laozi. Riding a green ox from the ditch, he emerges from the Heavenly Gate, receiving a willow branch to divide the world. He slays the wicked gods of the mortal realm, and keeps the evil spirits of the mortal realm far away."

"The evil spirits and demons are no longer on my body. The sky is clear and the earth is sacred. The six Ding and six Jia soldiers are with me everywhere. Laozi is with me everywhere. The sages guard and lead the heavenly soldiers."

"I obey Laozi's command, may it be done immediately!"

In an instant, a five-colored auspicious cloud gradually appeared in the sky.

The banshee also felt an extremely terrifying pressure coming from above.

Soon, the auspicious five-colored clouds slowly gathered and transformed into a giant, multicolored sword, which slashed towards the female demon.

The large sword also carried a powerful pressure that made it difficult for her to move.

The demonic energy within the succubus erupted, and with all her might, she plunged into the lake in one breath.

The giant sword locked onto the banshee and slammed it down into the lake with a deafening roar.

In an instant, the entire lake water churned and trembled.

A large amount of fresh blood slowly floated up from the blue water.

Meanwhile, Zhou Hanshan, who was watching from a distance, was so shocked by this scene that he was speechless.

He raised his hand, pointing at Jiang Yun in mid-air, his voice trembling: "This, this Jiang Yun, his strength is actually so formidable."

Why was Zhou Hanshan so fearless? Even when Jiang Yun brought so many Imperial Guards to his door, he still dared to be so relaxed and come to see him in person?
Isn't it all because of this banshee?
Zhou Hanshan knew that Jiang Yun was no ordinary person; he was both the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the son-in-law of the Duke of Zhenguo.

She was still a favorite of His Majesty the Emperor.

That's why he thought of sending money first, hoping that Lord Jiang would turn a blind eye.

If we really mess with Jiang Yun, the business he's built up over most of his life will be ruined.

Seeing Zhou Hanshan's dumbfounded expression, Dong Qiaofeng kicked him and cursed, "Do you really think my father got this position through connections?"

"Don't you even know about my master's reputation?"

Jiang Yun landed steadily on the ground, looking at the numerous bloodstains on the lake surface. Soon, a large number of Imperial Guards also rushed over here.

Dong Qiaofeng brought Zhou Hanshan over and cursed, "Tell me, did you capture so many of our brothers just to feed them to this monster?"

"Son of a bitch."

Zhou Hanshan lowered his head, staring at the blood-red surface of the lake in the distance, and roared, "Jiang Yun, I'll fight you to the death!"

After saying that, he suddenly drew Dong Qiaofeng's sword and slashed at Jiang Yun.

Before he could even get close to Jiang Yun, Dong Qiaofeng had already kicked him to the ground: "At your age, you still want to fight like a madman, to fight Lord Jiang? What do you have to fight with?"

"Lord Jiang, what's the next step?"

Looking at the now calm surface of the lake, Jiang Yun said in a deep voice, "The banshee's corpse hasn't surfaced yet."

"Old Dong, how's your swimming ability? Go in and let me show you."

"Ah, sir, me?" Dong Qiaofeng paused for a moment, then pointed to himself.

Jiang Yun patted Dong Qiaofeng on the shoulder: "That female demon's true form should be a water snake. She is much fiercer in the water than on land. If I go into the water, I may not be her match."

Seeing Dong Qiaofeng's frightened expression, Jiang Yun said, "Don't worry, I'll cover you from the shore."

Dong Qiaofeng swallowed hard, took a deep breath, took off his coat, and reluctantly went into the water.

There was no other way; Lord Jiang had promoted and taken good care of him.

He also understood that if the banshee hadn't died, going into the water would have been a complete waste of effort.

But fear aside, we had to go down, even if it meant death.

Dong Qiaofeng closed his eyes and plunged into the lake. He took a deep breath and dived downwards.

The Imperial Guards around them exchanged glances, watching as Dong Qiaofeng had been submerged underwater for quite some time, yet there was still no movement.

Jiang Yun also gripped the whisk tightly in his hand.

thump.

Dong Qiaofeng emerged from the water, panting heavily, his face filled with relief. He shouted, "Sir, sir! There's a hole at the bottom of this lake that leads towards the sea!"

"It must have been this banshee who dug it up; she's already escaped!"

"Escape?"

Jiang Yun paused for a moment, then slowly turned her head to look at Zhou Hanshan beside her.

“Take him back to the government office.”

(End of this chapter)