The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun.

Having said all that, Ren Yingying had nothing more to say.

Ren Woxing stood with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance.

In truth, Ren Woxing harbored extreme disgust for the Huashan Sect and Yue Buqun. He already knew that his trip to the capital had completely failed, and Lan Fenghuang had been implicated. This was all Jiang Ning's doing, and the Huashan Sect had thwarted his plans. Now, Yue Buqun had issued a proclamation to exterminate the demons, clearly targeting him. At this moment, Ren Woxing wished he could wipe out the entire Huashan Sect.

"I remember you said that the plan to control the emperor was exposed because there was a traitor within our ranks who sent intelligence to the Huashan Sect?"

Ren Woxing asked.

Upon hearing this, Ren Yingying stopped thinking about what had happened before and composed herself, saying, "Yes."

Ren Woxing glanced at her: "Do you suspect that Liu Zhengfeng sent the intelligence?"

"No!"

To Ren Woxing's surprise, Ren Yingying shook her head without hesitation.

"Oh?"

Ren Woxing asked in surprise, "Why? Haven't you always been deeply suspicious of him?"

“My daughter does suspect him, but he was unaware of this plan and had no way of informing him.”

Ren Yingying said calmly.

"good."

Ren Woxing nodded and said approvingly, "Although you are dissatisfied with Liu Zhengfeng, you do not let your emotions affect your judgment. So, who do you think tipped off the Huashan Sect this time?"

"I don't know yet."

Ren Yingying shook her head.

Even among them, only a handful of people knew about their plan to control the emperor, and Ren Yingying had thoroughly investigated those few individuals, finding no possibility of betrayal. Now, Ren Yingying was completely baffled.

"Since you don't know who the spy is, let's leave it at that for now."

Ren Woxing sneered as he spoke.

"Exterminate demons? I'd like to see whether you so-called righteous people can destroy me, this demon, or I can destroy you."

Hearing Ren Woxing's words, Ren Yingying's face remained expressionless, but her heart sank.

She didn't have high hopes for the upcoming big battle.

……

"Brothers, did you also come to Mount Hua at the invitation of the proclamation?"

At the foot of Mount Hua, a man from the martial arts world looked around and shouted loudly.

"Not bad!"

A man responded, "Alliance Leader Yue has issued a proclamation vowing to eliminate the Demonic Sect, this scourge that plagues the martial world. How can we stand idly by?"

At this time, the foot of Mount Hua was packed with people. There were already thousands of martial arts practitioners gathered at the foot of Mount Hua, and this number continued to increase over time, with more and more martial arts practitioners coming from all over the world to participate in this demon-slaying conference.

"Everyone!"

A disciple of Mount Hua, looking at the large group of martial arts practitioners, said loudly, "Thank you all for coming from afar to help us. My master has prepared a place for you to rest. Please follow me and do not disturb the villagers. We are very grateful."

Not long after Yue Buqun issued his proclamation, people from the martial arts world came to join him, and their numbers continued to increase. Yue Buqun had the foresight to anticipate this situation and had set up tents in advance in a place far away from the county town.

"No problem, no problem."

The martial arts practitioners echoed their agreement and followed the Huashan disciple away.

"This young hero is handsome and has an extraordinary demeanor. He truly deserves to be a disciple of the Huashan Sect."

"Yes, the Huashan Sect is a prestigious sect, and its disciples are far beyond our reach."

Many people praised this Huashan disciple, making Shu Qi feel embarrassed.

"Where."

Shu Qi said shyly.

"Oh, right, Ning Yan... uh, where is the great hero Jiang from Guanzhong? Why isn't Jiang here?"

Someone mentioned Jiangning.

"We have long admired Master Jiang, but unfortunately we have never had the chance to meet him. If we are fortunate enough to meet him today, our trip will not have been in vain."

"Yes, young hero, may I ask where Master Jiang is?"

Shu Qi wasn't surprised by the questions from the crowd, as it wasn't the first time he'd been asked this.

"My junior brother is currently dealing with a strange matter."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Strange thing?"

……

At this moment, Jiang Ning frowned, looked at the surrounding villagers, and asked again to confirm.

"Are you saying that a monster several dozen feet long attacked your village? And ate several of your village's cows, as well as countless chickens and ducks?"

Chapter 677: Strange Beasts

"Yes."

The villagers who were asked nodded repeatedly.

"That night I went out to pee and noticed some noise in my cowshed. When I went over to take a look, oh my god, there was a huge black thing eating my cow. It scared me. It noticed me and I thought it was going to eat me, so it crawled away."

The villagers spoke while gesturing.

Other villagers also shared their experiences, creating a noisy scene.

Seeing the chaotic scene with all sorts of conflicting accounts, Jiang Ning directly questioned the villager who had first discovered the monster.

"Did you get a good look at what that monster looked like?"

The villager shook his head upon hearing this: "It was too dark to see clearly. The thing was all rolled up. At first, I thought it was a bear, but then it crawled away. It was quite long. I guess it was a snake."

snake?

Jiang Ning frowned upon hearing this.

Are there snakes that are over ten feet long?

"No, no!"

Before Jiang Ning could speak, another villager retorted.

"That thing is tall and big, it can't be a snake. Snakes don't have legs, it has four legs!"

Ok?

Jiang Ning looked at the villager.

This villager is from another village. I heard that his family also encountered a monster and he was called in for questioning. At the same time, there were villagers from several other villages.

"Then you tell me."

The villager said, "I found it when I got up to pee in the middle of the night. The monster was hiding in my shed, eating the chickens and ducks inside, one after another. At first, I thought it was a bear. I picked up a stone and hit it to scare it away, but when it came out, it startled me. It was so tall and so big."

The villager spoke while gesturing, which made Jiang Ning frown.

According to the villager's description, the monster was nearly eight feet tall, or about two meters, and more than four meters long. It was a colossal creature, completely different from what the previous villager had described.

"After I hit the monster with a rock, it moved towards me twice. The noise was huge, thump thump, it scared me to death. Luckily, it didn't come any closer and left on its own."

Jiang Ning asked, "Did you get a clear look at it?"

"No."

The villager also shook his head.

"I was terrified. I didn't expect it to be so big. I didn't dare to chase after it when it left. Anyway, it was definitely not a snake. It had four legs!"

"wrong!"

The villager retorted, "It's definitely a snake. It's so long, it can crawl incredibly fast, and it doesn't have legs!"

"wrong."

Another villager chimed in, "It's not a snake. Xie San and I both thought the monster had legs!"

"No, it doesn't have legs!"

"You're wrong, it has legs!"

"It has legs!"

"It has no legs!"

"Have!"

"no!"

Listening to the villagers arguing about whether the monster had legs or not, and no one being able to describe what the monster looked like, at least one thing was certain: the monster only moved at night and basically didn't come out during the day.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ning asked, "When was the last time you discovered a monster?"

Eight days ago.

"Half a month."

"last month."

Five days ago.

The villagers said one after another.

They were all villagers from several nearby villages, and the times they witnessed the monster's activity differed. Jiang Ning confirmed the monster's activity five days ago based on the most recent time.

Jiang Ning continued, "After the monster appeared in your village, did you find any villagers missing or injured?"

No, not at all.

"No."