The most secure job in Dajin

Chapter 302, Star Gazing Tower
Xia Ziyang thought that Hua Changxi would inevitably have to fight while chasing the transformed demon, and that fighting would definitely affect others. They could gain some reputation by following behind and rescuing people.

"Yuchuan, we didn't bring enough people. Quickly send a message to Qingyao and tell her to bring some more people over."

Meng Yuchuan had always wanted to build up Meng Qingyao's reputation, so he naturally wouldn't miss such an opportunity and quickly sent out the message.

"I hope Hua Changxi is reliable. Please don't let that demon get away."

And so, Xia Ziyang led Meng Yuchuan and the others to follow the Demon Suppression Army, quickly traversing the streets and alleys of the capital.

On the other side, the snake demon knew that the human cultivators did not want to affect ordinary people, so it went wherever there were many people.

Because of her concerns, Hua Changxi didn't dare to push the snake demon too far, fearing that it might suddenly erupt and attack the people.

In addition, after activating the four diagnostic methods of observation, listening, questioning, and palpation, he could quickly identify the snake demon from the crowd. Therefore, he was very careful not to disturb the pedestrians on the street, but followed them at a distance, looking for a suitable opportunity to strike.

"Get out of the way!"

The Demon Suppression Army was not as composed as Hua Changxi. They could only rely on the Demon Manifestation Jade to absorb demonic energy to track the location of the snake demon and Hua Changxi. As the light on the Demon Manifestation Jade grew fainter and fainter, they became more and more anxious in their pursuit.

When passing through bustling areas, they often rushed by in a great hurry; coupled with Xia Ziyang and his entourage following closely behind, their passing always caused panic among the pedestrians on the street.

"What happened?"

"See that? That's the Demon Suppression Army. The Demon Suppression Army is mobilized because either there are demons or there has been an incident of cultivators injuring people."

"Stop watching the commotion and go home."

As night fell, the number of pedestrians on the street gradually decreased.

"Centurion, the Demon Jade is not responding."

Once outside the East City area, Hua Dalang and his Demon Suppression Army lost track of Hua Changxi and the snake demon.

Not far away, Xia Ziyang and Meng Yuchuan's group also stopped.

Seeing that the Demon Suppression Army had stopped pursuing, Meng Yuchuan frowned: "The Demon Suppression Army, which has such a good reputation, is nothing special. They actually lost their pursuers!"

Xia Ziyang's expression was also not good, not only because he lost Hua Changxi, but also because no one had been affected along the way, and his goal of accumulating reputation had failed.

They've all worked for nothing tonight!

"Centurion!"

The demon-suppressing soldiers, who were watching from the rooftop, suddenly called out to Hua Dalang.

Upon hearing this, Hua Dalang immediately leaped onto the roof, and then his younger sister's dazzling red figure came into view.

Under the bright moonlight, outside more than a dozen market towns, Hua Changxi was racing across the rooftops. Every few rooftops she passed, she would jump down and disappear for a moment, then reappear on the rooftops, disappear again, and so on.
Upon seeing this, Hua Dalang immediately led the Demon Suppression Army towards that direction, and Xia Ziyang and his group hurriedly followed.

When Hua Changxi reappeared, she was standing on the roof of a five-story inn, which was bustling with noise.

"Damn it, that snake demon escaped!"

Hua Changxi stomped her foot in exasperation.

"Well, that snake demon has been hit by my spirit needle, so it shouldn't be able to cause trouble for a while."

After muttering to himself in frustration for a while, Hua Changxi rode on a spirit cloud and quickly disappeared from the rooftop.

Not long after Hua Changxi left, Hua Dalang led the Demon Suppression Army past the inn in a hurry, followed by Xia Ziyang and his group.

With the Demon Suppression Army mobilized, the local people around the inn dared not wander the streets anymore and hurriedly returned home, locking their doors tightly.

Soon, the streets were deserted.

As midnight approached, in the stillness of the night, a foot-long green snake crawled out of the inn's woodshed. The snake moved incredibly fast, its figure completely disappearing into the shadows.

When the green snake crawled to a relatively empty street intersection, several streaks of light, like lightning, suddenly appeared in the darkness and rushed straight towards the green snake.

"Ah~"

A piercing scream tore through the silent night sky.

Having found nothing, Hua Dalang was about to lead his men back to the Heavenly Department for the handover when he heard a scream. He immediately jumped up and quickly led the Demon Suppression Army towards the direction from which the sound came.

Xia Ziyang and Meng Yuchuan, who had been following the Demon Suppression Army around the capital for several hours, exchanged a bewildered glance.

Meng Yuchuan hesitated: "Should we continue?"

Xia Ziyang gritted his teeth: "Go with it!"

On the other side, Hua Changxi did not expect that the snake demon could still escape even after she shattered its demon core, so she could only quickly chase after it.

As she chased after him, she sensed that something was wrong.

The snake demon fled in the direction of Central Street, where the Heavenly Department was located!
The Heavenly Department, the garrison of the Demon Suppression Army—is this snake demon rushing off to its death?
Upon reaching the intersection of Central Street, the foot-long snake demon suddenly stopped and spoke in human language: "Hua Changxi, as long as you are willing to let me go, I am willing to serve you as my master."

Hua Changxi was stunned for a moment, then said, "I don't want a demon beast that has eaten people!" Spiritual energy swirled in his hand, and the Fire Spirit Needle rapidly condensed.

Upon hearing this, the snake demon gritted her teeth and said, "Hua Changxi, you are ruthless and ruthless! The demon race will never coexist with you! Even if I die, I will never let you have my body." After saying this, she rushed into a tall building on the central street like a bolt of lightning.

The moment the snake demon moved, Hua Changxi's Fire Spirit Needle shot out from her fingertip.

"Bang~"

The snake demon was struck by the Fire Spirit Needle, but it also rushed into the tall building. A moment later, the tall building suddenly shook, as if it had been hit by a heavy object.

Then, the rooftops of the high-rise buildings lit up with dazzling light, which radiated for miles, illuminating the entire Central Street.

Hua Changxi quickly caught up to the tall building, only to discover that the snake demon had actually stormed into the Qintian Tower.

The Qintian Tower, a place for astrology and divination, was already very mysterious before the spiritual energy revival, and only obeyed the royal family; after the spiritual energy revival, it became even more mysterious, and even the emperor was not allowed to enter at will.

Hua Changxi looked at the light on the rooftop, her eyes sparkling with curiosity.

It is said that this Qintian Tower is connected to the stars in the heavens, but I don't know if that's true.
If I hadn't run into it, that would have been fine, but if I had, I would have really wanted to go in and take a look.

Hua Changxi's eyes gleamed with eager anticipation. The snake demon should be dead inside. She could go in and collect the monsters she had hunted. That reason should be quite convincing, right?
Thinking this, Hua Changxi saw that the Qintian Tower had been smashed open by the snake demon. After hesitating for a moment, she cautiously stepped into the Qintian Tower.

The dazzling light emanating from the top of Qintian Tower was so great that Yan Zhenzhen, Jing Liao, and Tong Yao, who were patrolling the North, West, and South cities, all noticed it.

Upon seeing this, the three of them all rushed over in this direction without prior arrangement.

Qintian Tower, known as Guanxing Tower in ancient times, is home to the Zhou Tian Star Chart, which can manipulate the stars and reveal the patterns and trends of the Four Spirit Realms.

The strange phenomenon at the Star Gazing Tower must mean something has happened.

Meanwhile, in the Ministry of Heaven, right next to the Imperial Observatory, Wei Zhenjie looked thoughtfully at Yuan Qi, the Director of the Imperial Observatory, who was sitting in the room drinking tea, and smiled tentatively.

"When the demon race appeared on Central Street, the Demon Suppression Army should have been dispatched to suppress them, but you stopped me from intervening, and now you've allowed Hua Changxi to enter Qintian Tower."

"Did you divine something?"

Yuan Qi smiled without saying a word and continued drinking his tea.

(End of this chapter)