Chapter 431: Uneasy

What is the title of Lord Linghu?

The fox demon frowned, "Who are you? Have we met?"

"My name is Mu Youhong. I have met you, but you may not have seen me. When the pirates attacked Jinxia City, I noticed your presence." The man obviously had something in mind and replied neatly, "You You are not an ordinary demon. Maybe most people in Jinxia don’t know about you, but I know that you have a close relationship with Mr. Xia and Her Royal Highness, so I want to ask you for help.”

A pirate attack?

At that time, she did appear on the streets of Jinxia City in the form of a giant fox, calling for people to evacuate immediately. However, except for the soldiers of the third princess and the staff of the Secretariat, few other people knew about her relationship with the giant fox.

This means that this person secretly inquired about her affairs.

Although it's not really a secret.

Wait... A bright light suddenly flashed in Li's mind. When Beicheng District was evacuated, someone had helped guide people to escape. She originally thought that person was Fang Xiandao, but the latter denied the matter. Later, she also asked the residents in the north of the city, only to know that someone had indeed advised everyone in the name of "Princess's Spiritual Fox", but that person was not a resident of Beicheng District, so in addition to knowing that the other person was a man in his early twenties, No other information is known.

And this person happens to be in this age group.

"On the day the pirates attacked, were you assisting the people in evacuating?"

Mu Youhong showed a hint of surprise, "So you know about this... I thought I did it perfectly."

He actually guessed it.

This time it was Li's turn to be curious.

You must know that when the Dongsheng Kingdom invaded Jinxia, ​​the public opinion on demons was far less than it is now. Xia Fan had not yet fully controlled the Privy Council, and the General Affairs Bureau only came later.

Even for her to transform and issue a warning, she had to go through a mental struggle, let alone what ordinary people thought?

Those who dared to stand up and support the demon at that time were extremely rare in Jinxia City.

"I want to know your reason for helping the demon."

Mu Youhong nodded, his expression becoming a little bitter, "I think...probably to atone for his sins."

"Atonement?"

"When I was young, I once met a cat demon."

The story was not long, and Li also realized who this person was - she had seen his deeds in the Privy Council files. Although the child's name was not mentioned in it, judging from his age and experience, , he can just cope with it. It was precisely because of his exclamation that the identity of the cat demon was exposed, and the latter was eventually executed by the Privy Council.

"She obviously wanted to save me, but I killed her. Every time I think about it, it's hard to calm down." Mu Youhong lowered his head, "Since then, I have been wondering whether it was the Privy Council's statement. When things go wrong, demons are not evil—there are also human-like individuals among them.”

"This idea has tortured me for more than ten years. After I became an adult, I organized a caravan and traveled around Shenzhou, trying to find another monster and provide them with a safe place to live, but After all, I found nothing. It wasn’t until your appearance that I confirmed this. Demons and evil spirits are definitely not the same thing, and they deserve to be treated the same as humans!”

Mu Youhong's voice gradually became excited, "The announcement from the Secretariat later answered the long-standing doubts in my mind. Why are there so many similarities between humans and demons? Why do demons also exist in prosperous places far away from the mountains? . For this, I must express my gratitude to the Secretariat - its publicity has made me no longer have to act with caution, and has also prompted me to focus beyond Shenzhou."

The children in the file are now over 20 years old.

But the impact of that incident on him continues to this day.

"It seems you don't need me as a back-up to ambush and subdue this person?" Xue Qing jumped from the high window on the roof, startling Mu Youhong.

He didn't notice at all that there was a person hiding on the roof of the warehouse.

This is also Li's arrangement - if it is an enemy, she will be responsible for restraining him from the front, while the green-faced ghost will attack from behind.

"Let Shanhui come in too." After Li finished speaking, he turned to the man and asked, "Actually, you could just tell me directly. Why did you choose to meet in a place like this?"

"I was presumptuous. What I'm worried about is not ordinary residents, but spies from the Privy Council." Mu Youhong bowed again to apologize, "Judging from the weekly report, there are many enemy spies in Jinxia City, right? I'm worried If they see it, it may affect the arrangements of other states and cities. "

Li's heart moved, "When you say asking for help, you are not referring to you, but to another monster? And this monster is not in Shenzhou?"

"Your insight is really... surprising to me." Mu Youhong blinked before nodding and replied, "Yes, after more than ten years, this is the first time I have found out about the demon on my own. This news From Ganzhou.”

Ganzhou is located to the west of Shenzhou, sandwiched between Lei and Shen. It can be regarded as one of the most barren territories in Qi State. Of course, except for a circle of prefectures and cities around Gyeonggi, other places are not much better. Ganzhou is just more prominent - the landforms there are mainly hills and mountains, and agriculture, animal husbandry and commerce are not developed enough. Only the capital It can be considered a big city.

Jinxia's power will definitely not be able to affect neighboring states, and the Privy Council is still the leader in this area. It is reasonable for him to worry about this.

In short, Mu Youhong has been secretly inquiring about rumors about monsters in various places under the name of the caravan. Originally, he only operated in Shenzhou, but as the Affairs Bureau took over Shenzhou and completely overturned the concept of the Privy Council, he was relieved to move the business route outside Shenzhou.

The caravan's apparent livelihood is to resell local specialties. The competition is not fierce, but it is also difficult to take root. It is more like a small stall vendor selling along the way. He originally thought that this business trip would not have any results, but he did not expect that just a week ago, Ganzhou really sent back a secret letter.

The letter said that the news came from a local scholar, and it was the caravan that the other party took the initiative to find - just because the caravan sold the Shenjin Weekly as a specialty, let the scholar know that Qiguo has a place called Jinxia, ​​which not only does not kill monsters, but is also willing to accommodate and shelter other monsters who come to seek refuge, so he reported a glimmer of hope and wanted to seek help from the people of Jinxia.

Although the princess has issued laws prohibiting people from maliciously harming monsters and accepting related private complaints and reports, it can only be implemented in towns with affairs sub-bureaus. Mu Youhong was worried that it would be difficult to achieve any results if he reported it through normal procedures, so he planned to contact Li directly.

He realized that it was impossible to help the monsters far away in Ganzhou with his own strength.

"So that's what happened..." Li pondered for a while, "Then who is threatening the monsters? The Privy Council or the local clan forces?"

"It's another group of monsters." Mu Youhong replied.