Catching Monsters

Chapter 741 Method
Xiao Jingzhi and Jiang Xing, who were present, were dumbfounded. These two saints were glaring at each other here. If they were to start fighting over a disagreement, would they have any chance of survival?

Chu Qinghe glanced coldly at Jiang Xing: "Why does this eunuch think that the arrest of people from Qinghe Academy is a trivial matter?"

"No, no, no." Jiang Xing looked helpless and could only lightly slap his own mouth, saying with a wry smile, "Look at my mouth, talking nonsense, I deserve to be hit."

"Alright." Chu Qinghe was too lazy to argue with a eunuch like Jiang Xing. Instead, he looked at Xiao Jingzhi and threatened, "Tell Jiang Yun to release the person immediately. Any problem?"

Feeling threatened by those eyes, Xiao Jingzhi gritted his teeth slightly, took a deep breath, and said with a wry smile, "No problem."

Chu Qinghe nodded in satisfaction and then turned to leave with Peng Chenxing.

After Chu Qinghe left, Xiao Jingzhi finally breathed a heavy sigh of relief. His heart had been pounding, fearing that Chu Qinghe might attack him.

He then sighed, looked at Jiang Xing, and said, "Eunuch Jiang, please have Brother Jiang release the person first."

"Yes." Jiang Xing nodded in agreement.

After Jiang Xing left quickly, Fang Tianzong smiled, slowly got up and left.

Soon, only Xiao Jingzhi remained in the Imperial Study. He clenched his fists tightly, but in the end, he could only helplessly let them loosen.

……

"Let him go?"

Inside the Northern Garrison Command, in Jiang Yun's study, Jiang Xing was sitting inside, conveying Xiao Jingzhi's orders. After listening, Jiang Yun's eyebrows immediately furrowed.

Jiang Xing said helplessly, "Lord Jiang, His Majesty has no choice... Sage Chu Qinghe personally went to the palace to find His Majesty and threatened him to make you release the person."

"His Majesty……"

"I understand." Hearing this, Jiang Yun took a deep breath and could understand Xiao Jingzhi.

Then, Jiang Xing said to Jiang Yun, "Lord Jiang, it is not a wise move for you to go against Sage Chu. If you really anger Sage Chu, your life may be in danger."

Jiang Xing's words could be considered a well-intentioned reminder to Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun understood this principle perfectly well, but it wasn't Jiang Yun who wanted to oppose him; it was Chu Qinghe who wanted to deal with him.

"Alright, Lord Jiang, you should release them quickly so that I can return to report to His Majesty."

Soon, Jiang Yun summoned Qi Da and ordered him to release the people.

Upon hearing this, Zidane was slightly taken aback. The person he had worked so hard to capture was being released just like that?
But he was also a smart man. Seeing that Jiang Yun and Jiang Xing in the study did not look too good, he did not ask any questions and quickly went to the prison to release them.

Soon, many of the Confucian scholars at Qinghe Academy were released. Seeing this, Jiang Xing breathed a sigh of relief, got up, and took his leave.

After Jiang Xing left, Jiang Yun sat in the study, his eyes lost in thought.

It is indeed difficult to oppose a holy realm with one's own strength.

Killing Chu Qinghe would be even more difficult; according to Fang Tianzong, at least three Saint Realm experts would need to act simultaneously.

There shouldn't be any problems with Dongfang Yao's side.

If Chu Qinghe keeps pressing and is really going to attack me, in desperation, I can go to the Immortal Island and ask Senior Qu Wushang to come back.

That makes two.

There's one left, but that's a bit tricky.

Fang Tianzong made it clear that he would not help him kill Chu Qinghe.

Then we can only try to find a solution from other people, like Dragon Saint?
Jiang Yun shook his head slightly. Although he knew Long Sheng, Long Sheng might not agree to help him kill someone.

Tiger Saint?

He had already fulfilled the promise he made to himself, so asking him for help again wouldn't be so easy.

Thinking about all this, Jiang Yun's face showed even more worry.

Suddenly, he thought of someone...

The female saint sealed within the sacred tomb.

But then he shook his head; that female saint was too bloodthirsty.

If I were to release her to help, I might be the one who dies first.

Jiang Yun frowned deeply, and suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something.

"Zida, Zida!" Jiang Yun called out loudly as he walked outside the door.

Soon, Zidane rushed over: "Sir, what are your orders?"

"Prepare a fast horse, I need to go to Jinyu County."

"Going to Jinyu County?" Upon hearing this, Qi Da glanced at Jiang Yun with some curiosity and asked, "What brings you here, sir?"

"I'm going to the Immortal Island," Jiang Yun said, taking a deep breath.

Given the current situation, even if we can't find a way to deal with Chu Qinghe on the Immortal Island, at least we can leave this place and avoid trouble.

"I'll go prepare right away."

Soon, Jiang Yun also wrote a letter to Xu Suwen, claiming that he would be going out for a few days, and then had his Jinyiwei guards send the letter back to the Jiang residence.

After making all the preparations, Jiang Yun prepared to set off, while Qi Da personally led more than ten Imperial Guards to accompany him.

This matter was kept extremely secret, and no word of it dared to leak out. If Chu Qinghe found out and intercepted him outside the capital, everything would be over.

After leaving the city, Jiang Yun and his group of more than a dozen people rode at full speed towards Jinyu County.

……

Four days later, in the early morning in Jinyu County, the Yunluo Inn was deserted.

Jinyu County is a small county town with a relatively underdeveloped commerce. The area mainly relies on fishing, and there are not many passing merchants, so the business of the inns is naturally not very good.

At this moment, the inn's waiter yawned and pushed open the door, ready to open for business. Unexpectedly, more than a dozen fast horses came from afar on the street, and a group of more than ten strong men dressed in coarse cloth rode to the door.

The waiter's eyes lit up slightly, thinking a customer had arrived. He was about to step forward to greet him when Jiang Yun dismounted and led his men into the inn, saying, "Waiter, is the manager here?"

"Huh?" The waiter was slightly taken aback, then hurriedly went to the backyard to call the manager.

The shopkeeper was a man who looked to be in his thirties, slightly overweight, and with fair skin.

With a smile on his face, he walked up to Jiang Yun and the others and asked, "Who are you all?"

"I am Jiang Yun, a member of the Imperial Guard. I wish to travel to the Immortal Island to meet Liu Boqing."

"So you are Jiang Yun." The shopkeeper looked Jiang Yun up and down, then said, "You've come at the right time. Today is the last day of the month to ascend to the Immortal Island, but only you can go up."

"Come with me."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun nodded and instructed Qi Da and his men beside him, "You all stay at this inn for now and wait for my news." "Yes," Qi Da nodded.

Soon, Jiang Yun followed the shopkeeper toward the dock, and before long they arrived at a small boat in a relatively secluded part of the dock.

The small boat quickly set off and headed out to sea.

The shopkeeper used his magic to propel the ship swiftly overseas.

Soon, a large cloud appeared ahead. When the ship sailed under the cloud, the innkeeper took out a whistle and blew it loudly.

Two cranes descended from the sky. Jiang Yun was quite familiar with them and quickly boarded one of the cranes.

Immediately afterwards, the crane carried Jiang Yun and the shopkeeper, and quickly flew towards the cloud.

Passing through the clouds, what comes into view is a huge fairy island floating in mid-air.

Two cranes carried the two of them as they slowly landed on the platform of the fairy island.

Then, the innkeeper led Jiang Yun through the dense jungle toward the ancient castle in the very center of the fairy island.

"This shouldn't be your first time visiting Immortal Island, right?" the shopkeeper asked Jiang Yun with a smile.

Jiang Yun nodded: "Yes, I've been here once before."

"No wonder. Normally, many people who come to the Immortal Island for the first time have a lot of questions and ask incessantly. You are so calm, it doesn't seem like you're here for the first time," the shopkeeper said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun smiled and followed behind the man. Soon, they arrived at the castle. The shopkeeper led Jiang Yun directly into the castle and quickly brought him to a room inside.

He raised his hand and knocked on the door. When the door opened, Liu Boqing was sitting inside. When he saw Jiang Yun, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes. He obviously did not expect Jiang Yun to come suddenly.

"Jiang Yun, what brings you here?" After saying that, Liu Boqing pointed to the study behind him: "Come in and sit down."

After Jiang Yun entered the study and sat down, he got straight to the point: "Mr. Liu, I've encountered some trouble."

"Is it related to the Holy Realm?" Liu Boqing chuckled as he sat down in a chair and said, "Given your status and power in the Zhou Kingdom, normally the only thing that could give you a headache and make you come all the way to the Immortal Island for help is the Holy Realm."

"Yes." Jiang Yun nodded, then took a deep breath and said, "It is a saint named Chu Qinghe who wants to steal my fortune."

Then, Jiang Yun recounted the whole story.

After speaking, Jiang Yun sighed slightly and said with some helplessness, "That's roughly how things are. Now it seems that it will be difficult for me to fight Chu Qinghe head-on."

"If we're going to make the worst-case scenario plan, it's that he'll steal our luck."

Upon hearing this, Liu Boqing glanced at Jiang Yun with surprise before slowly saying, "You don't actually believe what they said about you escaping unscathed after they took away your luck, do you?"

"Hmm?" Jiang Yun frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Liu Boqing calmly explained, "Being blessed with good fortune can be interpreted as being the 'protagonist' or a major 'supporting character'."

"Do you understand now? Everyone blessed with good fortune has the ability to defy fate, whether it's obtaining a cultivation technique or something else..."

In short, you are luckier than many people.

"But if this fortune is taken away, what do you think will happen to you?"

Liu Boqing said expressionlessly, "Although I no longer have the ability to predict the future, I know without even thinking that you have many hidden things on you, including the Three Pure Ones Flying Staff, which is also a rare treasure."

"Including your spreading of the Three Pure Ones Daoist teachings in the Zhou Kingdom."

"If these things were placed on someone with ordinary luck, what do you think would happen?"

"In short, once you lose your luck, you will suffer a backlash and won't live long."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun frowned deeply.

Jiang Yun asked in a deep voice, "I couldn't think of a solution, so I came to see Mr. Liu and also to ask when the Lord of the Immortal Island will return?"

This was Jiang Yun's main purpose in coming here.

If the Lord of the Immortal Island returns and is willing to help, along with Qu Wushang and the Fox Saint, dealing with Chu Qinghe should be no problem.

Hearing Jiang Yun's words, Liu Boqing gave a wry smile and said, "If you can find a way to get the Investiture of the Gods from Dragon Saint, I can bring back the Lord of the Immortal Island right now..."

Jiang Yun: "..."

Liu Boqing chuckled and then said, "That settles it. Lord of the Immortal Island, we don't need to consider that for now. We're also thinking of a solution."

"However, he wants to seize your fortune. You also said that the Saint Realm expert named Fang Tianzong needs you to do something for him, to find treasure for him. Isn't that simple?"

Jiang Yun frowned: "But Fang Tianzong said he wouldn't help me."

"Just talk," Liu Boqing said slowly. "I do have an idea that you can try, but it's just for your reference."

"After you get back, go find Fang Tianzong immediately and tell him you are willing to help him find that treasure."

"And secretly tell Chu Qinghe about this treasure, and even tell some other holy realms you can contact."

"Now, let's see just how powerful this treasure really is."

Liu Boqing smiled faintly and said, "Don't assume that these people at the Saint Realm are truly saints."

"The vast majority of them have only reached the Saint Realm in cultivation, but they are still subject to the seven emotions and six desires of human beings."

"If the treasure is of sufficient value, Chu Qinghe might not be able to survive their fierce battle."

Jiang Yun frowned: "But that treasure was discovered by Fang Tianzong. Wouldn't doing this offend Fang Tianzong again?"

Liu Boqing rolled his eyes at Jiang Yun: "You're ruthless, but you've got a bit of a benevolence about you."

"You may seem kind and righteous, but you can also be quite ruthless in your actions."

"Let me ask you, does that treasure belong to Fang Tianzong? He hasn't even gotten it yet, does he need you to help him get it?"

"When you get that treasure, if many Saint Realm experts come, you can just say one thing: whoever kills Chu Qinghe and solves your problem, this thing will be given to them. Isn't that enough?"

After listening, Jiang Yun fell into deep thought, mainly considering the feasibility of the matter.

After all, he didn't know what treasure Fang Tianzong wanted.

But to be honest, Liu Boqing's idea does seem to be one of the few ways to deal with Chu Qinghe at present.

But Jiang Yun wasn't sure if he could take advantage of the situation and get rid of Chu Qinghe if he did that.
Or will other changes occur?

"I've given you the method. Whether you can use it well or not depends on you." Liu Boqing patted Jiang Yun on the shoulder and then reminded him, "Below the Holy Realm, everyone is an ant."

"As an ant, there is no way to fight against a Saint Realm expert without any foolproof method."

"The only chance is to find that tiny opportunity amidst danger."

"If you can't even grasp this basic awareness, and you always think about being absolutely sure and leaving no room for error, then you can't possibly oppose the Holy Realm."

(End of this chapter)