Catching Monsters

Chapter 712: Will it also be eliminated?
In the imperial court, Xiao Jingzhi's face had never looked so grim since he ascended the throne.

Almost all the civil and military officials in the capital were present, their heads bowed, fully aware of what had happened in Hongjiang Prefecture.

Knowing Xiao Jingzhi's feelings at this moment, none of them dared to speak easily, for fear of causing trouble.

Xiao Jingzhi remained silent, and everyone knew that they were waiting for someone.

Waiting for Jiang Yun.

Finally, Jiang Xing led Jiang Yun in quickly from outside the main hall.

"Your Majesty, Lord Jiang has arrived." After saying this, Jiang Xing quickly walked to the dragon throne and stood down.

Jiang Yun also walked to her place.

Upon seeing Jiang Yun, Xiao Jingzhi nodded slightly, took a deep breath, and said, "Everyone should have heard about what happened in Hongjiang Prefecture a couple of days ago, right?"

At this point, Xiao Jingzhi glanced at Jiang Xing beside him. Jiang Xing stepped forward and said loudly, "Two days ago, from the Demon Kingdom, the Snake Clan suddenly launched a large-scale attack on Hongjiang Prefecture and began a massacre."

"Countless people have died or been injured; this act is an outrage against both gods and men!"

"His Majesty summoned you all here for only one thing."

"This matter must not be let go so easily! Otherwise, won't our Zhou Kingdom become a monster's backyard?"

"If we don't retaliate and teach the snake clan a lesson, the demon clan can come to our Zhou Kingdom and wreak havoc whenever they want."

"Wouldn't the world descend into chaos then?"

Hearing Jiang Xing's voice, everyone present fell silent...

At this moment, an official frowned, stepped forward, and asked, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, have we done something to displease the demon race? We should reflect on this."

"After all, the demon race wouldn't do this without a reason..."

"Reflect? So many monsters came to Zhou Kingdom and slaughtered my people, and you expect me to reflect?" Xiao Jingzhi was clearly furious. He slammed his fist on the dragon throne: "Guards, drag him out and exile him to the northern border. He will never be employed as an official again."

Upon hearing this, the official was startled and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I was just helping with the analysis."

It should be noted that Xiao Jingzhi was quite benevolent towards his officials, especially civil officials.

Unexpectedly, this person was exiled today simply for saying such a sentence.

No official present dared to stand up and speak in support.

Soon, guards came out from outside the door and dragged the man out of the main hall.

“I think His Majesty is right, this rule cannot be broken.” Yan Hua, the Minister of Personnel and representative of the civil officials, stepped forward and said slowly, “Since the founding of our Zhou Kingdom, we have always maintained peaceful relations with the Demon Kingdom.”

"We can also trade with the Demon Kingdom in Haiyan City for the items they need."

"But the snake clan suddenly did something that defied the laws of nature."

Alright, the basic tone of the court has been set, and many people are glancing at Jiang Yun from time to time.

Everyone seemed to be waiting for the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to speak.

Jiang Yun closed his eyes slightly; if Xiao Jingzhi didn't ask a question, he didn't intend to speak easily either...

No need to even think about it.

Who will take revenge on the demon kingdom?
Relying on this group of civil officials?

It's either myself or Qin Hong.

Now, Xiao Jingzhi has specially summoned him to the imperial court, and his purpose is probably self-evident.

"The Serpent Clan still has the Serpent Saint, so it's not so easy to retaliate..." Seeing that Jiang Yun hadn't spoken, Xiao Jingzhi coughed lightly to clear his throat and said, "Commander Jiang, why don't you say something?"

"You have commanded the Embroidered Uniform Guard for many years, you must have your own views and insights."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun stepped forward and respectfully said, "Your Majesty, the snake clan is incredibly audacious; this matter cannot be let off lightly."

"Good!" Xiao Jingzhi nodded in satisfaction: "Then the matter of dealing with the snake clan will depend on Commander Jiang!"

This is going to be a tough job...

Jiang Yun glanced at the large crowd present and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, there are too many people in the hall to discuss this matter in detail..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingzhi nodded and then instructed officials to immediately transport supplies and provisions to Hongjiang Prefecture.

In particular, the families of those killed by monsters received compensation from the imperial court.

Furthermore, it is said that on that day in Hongjiang Prefecture, many martial arts practitioners also intervened when they saw the monster killing people.

The imperial court also needs to offer commendation.

In short, there were many trivial matters, but Jiang Yun couldn't listen to any of them; she was preoccupied with figuring out what to do about the situation.

Soon after giving these instructions, Xiao Jingzhi solemnly reminded the officials below: "If anyone dares to take even a single copper coin from their pocket after the money and grain allocated to Hongjiang Prefecture this time, I will take their life."

"Yes."

The officials present all lowered their heads, each with their own thoughts.

Soon after the court session ended, Jiang Yun, along with Xiao Jingzhi and Jiang Xing, returned to the Imperial Study.

Xiao Jingzhi's expression remained grim. After gesturing for Jiang Yun to sit down, he took a deep breath and said, "Brother Jiang, I know this task is difficult. If there were other options, I wouldn't have sent you."

"But right now, these are special times. If we don't find a way to cause trouble for the snake clan at this time, what will the other demon clans think..."

"You should know that the demons in that demon kingdom don't dare to run rampant in the Zhou kingdom because the former demon saints have been sealed away."

"Now that the demon saints are awakening one by one, if the matter of Hongjiang Prefecture is not addressed by our court, then we must take a stand."

"In the eyes of the demon race, our millions of people are all objects for cultivation."

Hearing Xiao Jingzhi's explanation, Jiang Yun understood the reasoning. He calmly asked Xiao Jingzhi, "What kind of lesson does Your Majesty want to teach the snake clan?"

“I’ve thought about it.” Xiao Jingzhi took a deep breath and then said, “Before the morning court session, I also talked with Eunuch Qin. If we just sneak in and kill a few snake demons, it won’t be effective.

“We can’t touch the Serpent Saint, but the Serpent Clan still has four elders.”

"I want you to kill these four elders."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun touched his nose and said, "The four elders of the Snake Clan are all at the second-grade Earth Demon Realm. With the cooperation of the Tongyou Guards, it wouldn't be difficult to eliminate them."

"The only problem is the Serpent Saint."

“Yes.” Xiao Jingzhi said helplessly, holding Jiang Yun’s hand tightly. “Brother, I really have no other choice.”

Jiang Yun touched his nose, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes. He said in a deep voice, "The Snake Saint is too much of a threat. If we touch these four elders, it's inevitable that the Snake Saint will come to the capital and destroy the entire city."

Headache.

The people inside the room remained silent.

Soon, an extremely bold idea slowly surfaced in Jiang Yun's mind...

Since the Serpent Saint poses such a great threat, why not take it all in one fell swoop and eliminate it as well?
(End of this chapter)