Catching Monsters

Chapter 713 The Pact of Non-War
When the idea popped into his head, Jiang Yun was startled, but he quickly began to consider its feasibility...

If you want to deal with the Serpent Saint, there is actually a way.

First of all, in Jiang Yun's opinion, the best thing to do is to find the Fox Saint who has already come out of the seal.

The fact that the Serpent Saint is so openly trying to kill the Fox Saint suggests that the two are likely irreconcilably opposed.

The difficulty lies in the fact that despite the snake clan's extensive search for the Fox Saint, they have yet to find any trace of him.

Finding it yourself isn't that easy.

Secondly, there's the female saint in the Holy Tomb. If we could persuade her to help deal with the Serpent Saint, we would have a chance.

However, based on what we know so far, that female saint is ruthless, so it would be quite difficult to persuade her to come out of seclusion.

Finally, perhaps we can talk to Uncle Fu...

Thinking about all this, Jiang Yun could only speak first and say, "Your Majesty, please allow me to go back and think carefully about the matter of killing the four elders of the snake clan."

"Yes." Xiao Jingzhi nodded and said in a deep voice, "Brother Jiang, if you have any problems at this time, you can discuss them with Qin Hong. The Tongyou Guard will definitely cooperate with you in the best of their ability."

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Inside the main hall of the Demon Kingdom, in the territory of the Serpent Clan, Serpent Saint Chang Xiaoyu sat on a wooden chair in the hall, listening to the report from the four elders before him with a gloomy expression.

"Nothing gained?"

Chang Xiaoyu frowned as she looked at the four people in front of her, her voice turning much colder as she said in a deep voice, "Such a grand display, yet you couldn't find anyone?"

"There are humans blocking your way, yet you dare not kill them?"

The four elders exchanged glances, their eyes filled with helplessness. Chang Kun lowered his head and said respectfully, "Ancestor, even though that Fox Saint was in Hongjiang Prefecture more than ten years ago, so much time has passed since then."

"She may have left long ago."

"In addition, the human who intervened was Qu Wushang's personal disciple."

"Qu Wushang?" The Serpent Saint frowned.

Chang Kun slowly said, "It's that one who just recently became a saint..."

Chang Xiaoyu's voice was filled with dissatisfaction: "He's only just reached the Saint Realm, what's there to be afraid of? Even if you kill that person, would Qu Wushang dare to retaliate against our Snake Clan?"

Time has truly changed. So many years have passed since he was sealed away, and the demon race is no longer the same as it was in his time.

It should be noted that Chang Xiaoyu lived during the most prosperous era of the demon race.

At that time, the Zhou Kingdom was overrun by monsters, and humans were nothing more than flesh and blood used by monsters for cultivation.

In other words, a great sage of Confucianism emerged from the human race...

Otherwise, why would things have come to this?

"Ancestor, what should we do next?" Chang Kun asked respectfully.

Chang Xiaoyu glanced coldly at Chang Kun, then fell into thought.

The most urgent task is, of course, to continue searching for the whereabouts of the Fox Saint. Before the seal was even placed, Chang Xiaoyu and the Fox Saint had an irreconcilable feud of life and death.

However, due to the appearance of the Confucian Great Sage, the Dragon Sage stepped forward and temporarily eased the conflict between the two, allowing them to temporarily make peace and work together to deal with the Confucian Great Sage.

The Fox Saint must have been seriously injured to forcibly break free from the seal; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to hide for over a decade without even a clue from the Fox Clan.

He naturally wanted to find the Fox Saint as soon as possible and eliminate her before she recovered.

"Then let our snake clan expand the search area," Chang Xiaoyu said coldly. "Find all the women born in Hongjiang Prefecture." More?
The four elders present looked rather grim and exchanged glances.

The number of people killed in Hongjiang Prefecture alone is likely to enrage the Zhou court.

Suddenly, a gust of wind came from outside.

Chang Xiaoyu narrowed her eyes slightly and looked outside. Uncle Fu was already standing outside the door, staring coldly at Chang Xiaoyu inside.

“Ao Tianyu is here.” Chang Xiaoyu looked at Uncle Fu at the door, her smile undiminished, and slowly said, “Everyone says that you have rarely left the vegetable garden behind the Dragon Palace in recent years.”

"Do you have the interest to visit our snake clan's territory today?" Chang Xiaoyu said coldly.

Seeing that Uncle Fu's expression was not good, the four snake clan elders present were all somewhat alarmed.

Before Chang Xiaoyu awoke, the snake clan had been oppressed by the dragon clan for too long, so much so that they were already somewhat intimidated when they saw the Dragon Saint Ao Tianyu.

"You all go out first." Chang Xiaoyu waved her hand, signaling the four elders inside to leave first.

After the four people left, Ao Tianyu sat down with a cold face, took out a pipe, took a puff, and said, "Chang Xiaoyu, you said you caused such a commotion in Zhou Kingdom, what were you trying to do?"

Chang Xiaoyu: "I wondered what you, Ao Tianyu, had come here for. Turns out you've come to confront me on behalf of humanity."

“That makes sense. Back then, you colluded with the Great Sage of the Human Race to defeat the rest of our demon race. It’s understandable that you sided with the humans.”

Hearing Chang Xiaoyu's sarcastic words, Ao Tianyu slammed his palm on the table in anger, and the wooden table shattered instantly with a loud crash: "Chang Xiaoyu, you have been asleep for too long and have no idea that there are still six Saint Realm beings in the Zhou Kingdom Continent today."

"This is no longer the chaotic world of a thousand years ago. Whether it's a demon or a human, there are rules now."

"Rules?" Chang Xiaoyu was taken aback and asked, "What rules? Did you set them, or did a human saint set them?"

Ao Tianyu narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "It was a pact of no war that I signed with the six saints of humanity."

"Whether it's the humans of Zhou or our demon race, the reason we've been able to live in peace for so many years is because of this agreement."

"It doesn't matter how much trouble the monsters below cause, but we in the Holy Realm must exercise restraint."

"If the six saints of the human race sense the ambition of the demon race, it will probably lead to another war between humans and demons."

Ao Tianyu came in person for this reason: the actions of the snake clan had broken the contract he had made with the six human saints.

Fortunately, the Serpent Saint Chang Xiaoyu has not personally taken action yet.

However, if Chang Xiaoyu were to take action herself, there is a risk that it could trigger a major war between the Zhou Kingdom and the Demon Kingdom.

“Ao Tianyu, do you really think you’re human, always thinking of humans?” Chang Xiaoyu couldn’t help but laugh and said, “I’ve never heard of this ridiculous rule you’re talking about, nor have I agreed to it.”

"I think you've lived too long and lost all your courage."

Listening to Chang Xiaoyu's words, Ao Tianyu took a puff of his pipe and slowly said, "Chang Xiaoyu, after you, Fox Saint, and Tiger Saint were sealed away, many things happened."

"Back then, after the three of you were sealed by the Great Sage of Confucianism, many humans and our demon race successively became saints."

"That was a very chaotic period, and each person who achieved sainthood had their own power gathered under their command."

“Everyone was killing each other, and countless saints fell.”

"In the end, only six saints survived from the human race."

"And among our demon race, I am the only one left."

"That's how we reached this non-aggression pact, allowing humans and monsters to develop freely, and thus the world has maintained prosperity and peace for a thousand years."

(End of this chapter)