Catching Monsters

Chapter 715 Demon Eyes
In the land of the snake clan, the Snake Saint Chang Xiaoyu was sitting in the courtyard drinking tea.

In his time, tea did not exist. Now that he has awakened and tried it, he has come to quite like it.

As he quietly sipped his tea in the courtyard, his thoughts drifted back to the nearly two thousand years ago when the time was sealed away.

After he awoke, he felt resentful seeing the demon race living on this small island. He could not tolerate those lowly humans occupying the best part of the continent and the best place.

Soon, an elder from the snake clan named Changqing came over.

"Ancestor, one of our snake clan's spies in the capital wishes to see you," Chang Qing said respectfully.

"A spy from the capital?" Upon hearing this, Chang Xiaoyu picked up her teacup and took a sip. "Have him come over."

Soon, Chang Qing led Chang Xun in from outside the courtyard.

Chang Xun was a little nervous. After entering the courtyard, he saw Chang Xiaoyu sitting inside and hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Chang Xun greets the Ancestor."

"Alright, enough with the human etiquette." Chang Xiaoyu frowned at the sight, seemingly disliking these human customs: "What is it?"

"That's right. Some time ago, our snake clan arranged for our subordinates to investigate a woman named Dongfang Yao in the capital of Zhou."

"Elder Chang Kun even personally intervened to kill this woman."

Chang Xiaoyu frowned. He didn't know the answer to this, after all, there were just too many women to kill during this period, and he was too lazy to remember them one by one.

Seeing Chang Xiaoyu's expression, Chang Xun, who was kneeling on the ground, swallowed and continued, "Elder Chang Kun made a move back then, and it is said that he even brought the woman's head back to our clan to report."

"only……"

Chang Xun lowered his head, took a deep breath, and said, "I just received news that the woman is still alive and has not died."

After saying that, Chang Xun dared not speak again.

In fact, Chang Xun was also gambling, gambling on his future.

He really didn't want to stay in the human capital any longer, chopping wood and gathering intelligence every day. Now was a great opportunity for him to make a name for himself.

Although he knew in his heart that doing so would probably offend Elder Changkun to death.

After hearing his words, Chang Xiaoyu's eyes sharpened considerably: "What do you mean?"

His gaze fell upon Elder Changqing.

Chang Qing was also shocked and glanced at Chang Xun kneeling on the ground.

This guy just said he had something important to report to the ancestor, but I never expected it to turn out like this...

Chang Qing instantly realized that the woman Chang Kun was supposed to kill hadn't died.

And he even casually brought back a head to hand over.

"Go and call Chang Kun to see me." Chang Xiaoyu's face turned cold. She then picked up her teacup and began to drink her tea.

Seeing this, Chang Xun, who was kneeling on the ground, wanted to ask for some reward, at the very least to be transferred back from the capital of Zhou.

Elder Chang Qing, who was standing to the side, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's go. Come with me first. I'll go and inform Elder Chang Kun."

"This is..." Seeing that the ancestor had not mentioned rewarding him, Chang Xun did not dare to ask any more questions. He could only lower his head and follow Chang Qing out of the courtyard.

After walking a little further, Chang Xun finally mustered up the courage to ask, "Elder Chang Qing, I wonder if you could transfer me back to our clan? Over the years, I have collected so much intelligence in the capital of Zhou Kingdom and done a lot for our snake clan."

"I really want to come back."

Chang Qing glanced at him coldly, then suddenly slammed his palm into the top of his head.

In an instant, a single palm strike killed Chang Xun, giving him no time to react.

With a loud thud, Chang Xun collapsed to the ground, his body convulsing, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Chang Qing gave him a cold look, clearly displeased.

Although Chang Qing and Chang Kun's relationship was not good, a subordinate like Chang Xun could not be kept around.

When the elders in the family did something, this guy secretly went to the ancestor to apologize.

No one likes or can keep this kind of subordinate.

Soon, Chang Kun's face turned slightly pale as he followed Elder Chang Qing to the courtyard where the Serpent Saint was.

On the way here, Chang Kun had already learned what had happened from Chang Qing.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he resolutely knelt on the ground.

"Ancestor, Ancestor, I was wrong." Chang Kun's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his whole body was trembling.

Chang Xiaoyu's eyes were icy as she slowly glanced at him before asking, "Chang Kun, tell me, why did you release that woman?"

"Here's what happened."

Chang Kun dared not hide anything any longer and told the whole story, including how he was captured and threatened by Jiang Yun, and how he finally had no choice but to release Dongfang Yao.

After saying this, Chang Kun lowered his head, his voice trembling slightly, and said, "Ancestor, I was wrong, I was wrong."

Chang Xiaoyu's gaze was cold as she narrowed her eyes and slowly said, "Jiang Yun?"

"Is that the human who was killed at the wedding banquet of the snake clan chief?"

Chang Kun nodded repeatedly: "Yes."

“After I awoke, I didn’t bother him. But he’s incredibly audacious to interfere with what our snake clan is doing.” Chang Xiaoyu stared at Chang Kun and said, “I don’t care what method you use, go and kill that woman immediately.”

"Yes." Upon hearing this, Chang Kun readily agreed.

After agreeing, he even breathed a heavy sigh of relief. Before coming, he had already anticipated the worst possible outcome.

They even prepared for the possibility of being killed by their ancestor in a fit of anger.

The fact that his ancestor spared his life is already an immense favor to him.

……

The tense atmosphere of wartime has vanished within Mushan City. When the war against the Northern Hu began, it served as a military fortress.

Now that relations between the two sides have stabilized, this place has become an important hub for trade between the two regions. Many merchants from the Hu and Zhou states would stop here when traveling between the two places.

In the streets of Mushan City, Xu Xiaogang was strolling along with Dongfang Yao.

Upon arriving in Mushan City, Dongfang Yao found everything new and exciting. There were many Northern Hu goods here, which she had never seen in Hongjiang Prefecture.

"This northern border isn't as bad as people say; I think it's quite nice." Dongfang Yao, dressed in a long dress, walked ahead, smiling as she looked at the goods on both sides of the street.

Xu Xiaogang, who was following behind, said, "Winter has just ended. Once winter comes, the northern border will not be like it is now."

"The wind will be biting cold then, and the frost will feel like a knife. It won't be pleasant to be around."

“When winter approaches, I will send you back to the capital.”

During this period, Xu Xiaogang was in a very good mood. Just seeing Dongfang Yao by his side made him extremely happy.

This must be what they call love.

As the two were strolling through the streets, Chang Kun was sitting in a private room on a building on the next street. His eyes were gloomy as he stared at Dongfang Yao below.

His eyes were cold.

He sighed inwardly, and a jet-black dagger quickly appeared in his hand.

He was dressed in the clothes of a Hu person and quickly went down the stairs.

There were quite a few pedestrians on the street at this time. Chang Kun followed Dongfang Yao and Xu Xiaogang and quickly approached them.

On the street, Dongfang Yao and Xu Xiaogang held hands, and Dongfang Yao was much more open about it.

She was, after all, a person of the martial arts world, and dared to love and hate, unlike many young ladies from noble families who were shy and hesitant.

"By the way, Xiao Yao, after we return to the capital in a while, I will formally propose to you." Xu Xiaogang's heart was in his throat as he said this. He coughed lightly, his heart filled with nervousness.

Dongfang Yao blinked after hearing Xu Xiaogang's words and smiled, "Are you serious?"

"of course."

Xu Xiaogang nodded seriously.

Dongfang Yao glanced at Xu Xiaogang with a dazed look in her eyes, smiled gently, and nodded in agreement: "Okay."

Upon hearing Dongfang Yao's agreement, Xu Xiaogang happily hugged her and said with a smile, "Don't worry, once we return to the capital, I will ask His Majesty to grant us a marriage."

As soon as she finished speaking, Dongfang Yao suddenly felt a chill coming from behind her.

She instinctively pushed Xu Xiaogang away from her in an instant.

In an instant, a dagger stabbed towards Dongfang Yao's back.

With a soft thud, the dagger pierced Dongfang Yao's heart from behind.

A sharp pain struck, and Dongfang Yao's pupils dilated instantly.

"Xiao Yao!"

This sudden turn of events startled Xu Xiaogang, who was taken aback. He never expected that someone would launch a sneak attack in Mushan City.

He looked toward the attacker.

He recognized the other party at a glance: the snake clan elder, Chang Kun!

Soon, Dongfang Yao collapsed into Xu Xiaogang's arms, and a large amount of blood gushed from her wounds.

"Chang Kun, you're asking for death!" Xu Xiaogang's expression changed drastically. He instantly drew his sword from his waist and slashed at Chang Kun.

Chang Kun quickly retreated, his face gloomy, and slowly said, "Xu Xiaogang, my target is Dongfang Yao, it has nothing to do with you, you'd better not make a fool of yourself."

After saying this, Chang Kun realized that Dongfang Yao's breathing was gradually stopping.

He felt somewhat relieved: "Give me her head!"

"You dare!" Xu Xiaogang stepped in the middle, gripping his sword tightly. "Unless you step over my dead body!"

"You." Upon seeing this, Chang Kun's eyebrows slowly furrowed. To be honest, he really didn't dare to easily touch Xu Xiaogang.

Firstly, Xu Xiaogang's status in Zhou Guotai is too high.

Second.

Chang Kun knew very well that Jiang Yun was not someone to be trifled with; killing Dongfang Yao was one thing.

If he really killed Xu Xiaogang as well, Jiang Yun would definitely not let him go.

Chang Kun stood there, watching as Dongfang Yao's breathing completely ceased, before he finally felt relieved.

Seeing that Dongfang Yao had stopped breathing completely, Chang Kun breathed a sigh of relief, finally fulfilling the Demon Saint's request.

Then, Chang Kun turned around and left in a gust of demonic wind.

Xu Xiaogang gripped his long sword tightly, but he couldn't stop Chang Kun from leaving.

He quickly turned around, tightly embraced Dongfang Yao's body, and ran swiftly towards the General's Mansion.

At this point, Xu Xiaogang was already starting to panic.

Inside the general's mansion, many soldiers and officers were shocked to see Xu Xiaogang rush in carrying Dongfang Yao's body.

Xu Xiaogang rushed into Dongfang Yao's room, put her on the bed, and then ran outside shouting, "Quick, quick, call a doctor!"

Lying inside, Dongfang Yao, who had stopped breathing completely, suddenly opened her eyes.

A golden, demonic light flickered in his pupils.

(End of this chapter)