Catching Monsters

Chapter 705 Why are you targeting Miss Dongfang?

Jiang Yun's tone was somewhat serious.

Hearing Jiang Yun's question, Dongfang Yao, who was standing opposite, frowned slightly, a thoughtful look on her face, and then shook her head: "After I arrived in the capital, I didn't have any enemies."

"Even those enemies from Hongjiang Prefecture wouldn't dare to lay a hand on Xu Xiaogang."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun couldn't help but nod slightly. To be honest, none of Dongfang Yao's former enemies would dare to come after the Duke of Zhenguo.

Are you really not afraid of the Nine Clans Elimination Game?

Could it be that those people on the other side didn't know Xu Xiaogang?
Or other reasons?

It's obvious that it will be difficult to get any clues from Dongfang Yao.

Jiang Yun said in a deep voice, "Miss Dongfang, you will stay in the Sanqing Temple for the time being and do not leave this place at will."

After saying this, Jiang Yun hurriedly left and rushed back to the Northern Garrison Command.

At this moment, Dong Qiaofeng also arrived at the scene with the Imperial Guards of the Eastern Garrison.

This includes the people from the Northern Garrison Command within the capital.

The streets outside were lined with Imperial Guards, and passersby quickly hid in the shops on both sides.

The way the Embroidered Uniform Guards were acting at this moment clearly indicated that something serious had happened.

Dong Qiaofeng and Qi Da stood at the door, their faces filled with anxiety, waiting for news from Jiang Yun.

Lord Jiang would not have suddenly summoned so many people unless it was something very important.

Finally, the two saw Jiang Yun riding quickly towards them. They hurriedly went to greet him and respectfully asked, "Lord Jiang, what has happened?"

Jiang Yun's expression turned solemn. He dismounted and quickly recounted what had happened. After listening, Qi Da and Dong Qiaofeng's expressions changed.

They looked at each other.

The Duke of Zhenguo was actually kidnapped in the capital?

This……

In an instant, a large number of Imperial Guards rushed towards the outer city canal.

The area along the canal was thriving. Suddenly, a large number of Imperial Guards arrived on both sides of the canal and took control of the surrounding area.

And the main location is the ship where Xu Xiaogang just had dinner.

The ship was brightly lit, and many people were eating and drinking on board.

Suddenly, a large number of Imperial Guards rushed into the ship and took everyone into custody.

Furthermore, they quickly located the room where Dongfang Yao and Xu Xiaogang had previously dined.

At this moment, Jiang Yun walked slowly to the door with his hands behind his back and a sullen face, and glanced inside.

There were obvious signs of a struggle inside the room.

Jiang Yun sniffed the air slightly, her brows furrowing even more.

Because he smelled a demonic aura.

Could the person who kidnapped Xu Xiaogang be a demon?

But according to Dongfang Yao, those two people were after her.

What monster did she offend?
Could it be that, as Xu Suwen feared, her identity is not human?

Of course, the immediate priority is to find the two monsters who captured Xu Xiaogang.

Soon, Jiang Yun's gaze fell on a note on the table.

He strode forward, picked up the note, and began to read it.

There was only one sentence on the note.

"Hand over Dongfang Yao, and we can exchange her for your Duke of Zhenguo."

Jiang Yun's face darkened, and she clenched the note in her hand tightly.

Did the other party know Xu Xiaogang's identity?

Knowing Xu Xiaogang's identity and still daring to attack, this group of people are definitely not ordinary nobodies.

The only ones who would dare to make a move are probably the four major demon clans of the Demon Kingdom.

But who did it?

How could Dongfang Yao's identity possibly be connected to the four great demon clans? This question puzzled Jiang Yun for a moment.

Soon, Zidane caught up and said, "Sir, we have already checked everyone present, and there are basically no problems."

"No one nearby noticed the commotion in the private room, let alone knew where the thieves who kidnapped the Duke of Zhenguo had fled to."

Listening to Zidane's report, Jiang Yun touched his nose and quickly said, "It won't be easy to find out."

Since the other party wanted to exchange Xu Xiaogang for someone else, Jiang Yun breathed a sigh of relief. At least Xu Xiaogang's life was not in immediate danger.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yun said, "Send people to search everywhere to see if we can find any clues."

"Yes." Zidane nodded.

After leaving the ship, Jiang Yun pondered returning to the Sanqing Temple.

Inside the Sanqing Temple, upon hearing of Jiang Yun's return, Dongfang Yao, looking somewhat anxious, quickly rushed to the door: "Lord Jiang, how is it? Is there any news about Xu Xiaogang?"

"No, he was kidnapped and there's been no news of him yet."

At this moment, Li Chengdao, Uncle Tian, ​​and Wen Chen also arrived immediately.

Jiang Yun frowned slightly, then handed over the note: "Miss Dongfang, please take a look at this first."

"This is?"

After reading it, Dongfang Yao wasn't too surprised. After all, that group of people were after her, and it wasn't surprising that they wanted to exchange her for Xu Xiaogang after capturing him.

Dongfang Yao understood the meaning behind Jiang Yun showing her the note and readily said, "They're after me. I can go and bring Xu Xiaogang back."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun looked at Dongfang Yao with more admiration and said slowly, "Don't worry, Miss Dongfang, we will only use you to exchange for him if we have no other choice."

"Before that, I will think of other ways. Of course, the most urgent thing is for Miss Dongfang to think carefully about where you offended those monsters."

"monster?"

Upon hearing those two words, Dongfang Yao's eyes showed a hint of confusion.

"Hmm, there's a faint demonic aura at the place where Xu Xiaogang was captured. If I'm not mistaken, it was probably done by the demon race."

This surprised Dongfang Yao. She knew that with her rudimentary skills, how could she possibly offend the demon race?

If she had truly made an enemy of the demon race, she would probably have died long ago.

Just as Dongfang Yao was still confused, Jiang Yun suddenly grabbed her wrist and used his magic to examine her condition.

Dongfang Yao was powerless to resist.

However, upon examination, Dongfang Yao's body showed no abnormalities.

There was no demonic aura about it.

This left Jiang Yun somewhat confused; Dongfang Yao appeared to be just an ordinary person.

Why would the demons want to capture her?

After the investigation was completed, Jiang Yun remained silent for a moment before saying, "Miss Dongfang, I will send some Imperial Guards to protect your safety for the next period of time."

Next, unless the Embroidered Uniform Guard can find any clues, they will probably have to wait for the monster that captured them to show itself.

……

At this moment, Xu Xiaogang slowly woke up. He was lying in a room filled with clutter.

Two masked men were guarding the room, not daring to let him leave.

"What do you do?" Xu Xiaogang shook his head slightly, trying to clear his head.

"Do you even know who I am? Yet you dare to arrest me," Xu Xiaogang said, frowning.

After exchanging a glance, one of them smiled and said, "Who doesn't know the name of Duke Xu Xiaogang?"

“You are the youngest general in the Zhou Kingdom, and you have made great military achievements. If you have no value, we have no interest in kidnapping you.”

Upon hearing the other party's reply, Xu Xiaogang was momentarily speechless. The other party knew his identity, yet still dared to do such a thing.

Xu Xiaogang frowned and asked, "What do you want to do?"

The two men chuckled and said, "What else can we do? Of course, we'll use you to exchange for Dongfang Yao."

"Why are you targeting Dongfang Yao?"

The two men exchanged a glance: "Do we need to report to you?"

(End of this chapter)