Chapter 12: The Demon from the Imperial City
The corner of Jinchun's mouth twitched. She certainly understood what Jiang Yuan meant. If they collected the seven tribes' protective treasures in advance, when she came one day, they could directly start repairing the barrier without her having to make another trip to the seven tribes.

"If only it were that easy." Jinchun sighed and said, "Thousands of years ago, after Qing Si repaired the barrier, she disappeared. The magic pill also broke into seven pieces for no reason and fell into the territory of the Seven Demon Clan. The elders sent demons to retrieve it many times, but they returned empty-handed without exception."

Gui Yuan pricked up his ears, and was particularly interested in this secret of the demon clan. He listened very carefully and couldn't help asking, "Could it be that they want to keep it all for themselves?"

Jinchun shook his head, looked at Jiang Yuan and said, "The fragments of the divine elixir were surrounded by a barrier. The elders were unable to break it, so they guessed that only a savior with divine consciousness could open the barrier, so they asked the seven clans to guard it strictly until the day you go to take it."

"Then we'll go get it tomorrow..."

Jiang Yuan pulled Guiyuan and was about to get up, but stopped after hearing Jinchun's next words.

"Don't worry, I haven't finished speaking yet."

Jinchun reminded him seriously, "It's a long way to the Seven Clans, and they are all scattered all over the place. Although our magic power can't hurt you, you can't resist illness and swords and guns. Even my fist without magic power can take half of your life."

After Guiyuan and Jiang Yuan looked at each other, both the man and the monster had confusion in their eyes.

After thinking for a while, Jiang Yuan couldn't guess what Jinchun was thinking, so he asked directly, "I don't know what Elder Jinchun means, please tell me clearly."

Jinchun smiled mysteriously and did not answer. He just waved his hand at Guiyuan and said, "You go back first. Remember to tell the village chief that I will take care of her. Let him rest assured."

Hearing this, Guiyuan froze in her tracks, somewhat at a loss. She looked up at Jinchun, and under great pressure, she said awkwardly, "Elder Jinchun, can I ask you first what you want to do by keeping Jiang Yuan here? If you don't explain clearly, I won't be able to explain to the village chief when I go back."

She had heard from the village chief that Elder Jinchun always did things as he pleased, was petty-minded, and held grudges.

But she recalled all the scenes and actions after meeting Jinchun, but still couldn't figure out how they had offended her.

Jinchun raised his eyebrows, and after just one glance at Guiyuan, he knew what she was thinking, and couldn't help but say, "The old village chief must have said bad things about me to you all the time!"

"No...how could that be possible!" Guiyuan coughed twice, but the voice of his rebuttal was not loud, which made others hear that he felt a little guilty.

Jinchun did not embarrass her. He just stood up and said while packing up the teacups, "She is too weak. I have to train her. You don't need to explain anything to the village chief. Just tell him that I am leaving her here."

Gui Yuan looked at Jiang Yuan with some concern and said, "But she..."

But before she finished speaking, Jinchun raised her hand to interrupt her, and at the same time, he looked at Jiang Yuan and said, "Actually, no matter how much you say, it's useless. Why not ask Jiang Yuan what he thinks?"

Hearing this, Guiyuan quickly put his paws to his chest and waved at Jiang Yuan quietly, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Seeing Jinchun turning around, she quickly put down her claws and pretended nothing had happened, but the look she gave Jiang Yuan was filled with anxiety.

She was really worried about leaving Jiang Yuan here alone. Even if she really wanted to increase her strength, the village chief would definitely have other ways.

Jiang Yuan glanced at Jinchun, thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "I'm willing to stay."

Maybe what Elder Jinchun said was right. She was now powerless. Although she was immune to demonic attacks, she was still a fragile person and could not withstand the slightest injury.

Jinchun nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Guiyuan again and said, "In that case, I won't keep you here." After that, he continued to pack up.

After she had put the teapot, teacups, tables and chairs in order, Guiyuan hesitated for a few seconds, stepped forward, bowed and saluted, saying, "Elder Jinchun, I'll leave Jiang Yuan to you."

After saying that, she glanced at Jiang Yuan, sighed, and turned away...

After Guiyuan left, Jiang Yuan saw Jinchun staring at her silently, as if he was lost in thought, so she subconsciously retreated to the side of Da Mao.

Jinchun smiled and said, "Am I that scary? You are so timid."

After saying that, she turned around and walked forward, saying, "Next, I'm going to take you to a place. Remember to follow closely and don't take a wrong step. Otherwise, I won't collect your body!"

Jiang Yuan cried out "Ah!" and then called Da Miao, and hurriedly followed, not daring to be careless...

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When Guiyuan returned to the village, he became more and more worried, so he hurried to the village chief's house.

At this moment, the village chief had just returned from the private school. After opening the door of the front yard, he happened to meet the eyes of an orange-white cat demon wearing a light brown robe and a light yellow hair crown.

He looked elegant and gentle, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his beard on both sides slightly curled up with the angle of his mouth. He bowed first and said, "Village Chief, I haven't seen you for many years. I hope you are well."

"It is you!"

The village chief closed the door to the front yard and walked towards the stone table, saying, "Although I expected that the imperial city would send a demon, I didn't expect it to come so soon, and I didn't expect that she would send you."

Seeing the village chief sitting down, he was not polite either. He chose a seat slightly away from the village chief and sat down. Then he said, "We have to hurry up. The Dragon Spring Formation made such a big noise. Now almost all the monsters in the monster world know that a savior has come to the monster world. I think the village chief should know what this means."

The village chief nodded, raised his hand and stroked his beard. Seeing that he was sitting upright, he couldn't help but frowned, and then tentatively asked: "Cheng Ju, remember that year, I gave you two words, I wonder if you still remember?"

Cheng Ju blushed, covered his lips and coughed, as if he was choked by saliva, but he knew the meaning of the village chief's question, so he answered seriously: "Of course I remember, nine out of ten orange cats are fat, and one... collapses the kang."

He once studied in a private school in the village. Because he was too fat, he was ridiculed by his classmates. Later, the village chief learned about this and wrote these two sentences to motivate him to lose weight.

Although these two sentences did not seem to be inspiring him, but rather more like ridicule and sarcasm, it is undeniable that he did feel strength from these poems.

After hearing his answer, the village chief felt relieved and continued talking with him.

Ever since the unusual movement in the Longquan Formation and the arrival of the savior in the Monster Village, the number of monsters eyeing the Monster Village has increased by hundreds of times more than usual.

As the village chief, he naturally had to be careful to avoid being taken advantage of by the monsters outside.

Cheng Ju hesitated for a moment and asked, "Village Chief, I came back this time with a mission. I wonder where the savior is. The Queen... asked me to bring her back to the Imperial City."