Feasibility of Mermaids Infiltrating Qilin

Upon hearing Su Xingze's words, Master Cai's expression went blank. He murmured, "Han'er didn't harm anyone."

"It did not personally harm anyone."

Zhang Shenglin's cold gaze fell on him, his voice indifferent and calm:

"The drought demon brings drought and high temperatures. During this period, the water in the waterwheel evaporates abnormally. The deaths of people in the team due to lack of water and high temperatures are all related to it."

"I...I..." He opened his mouth, wanting to say that those things had nothing to do with Han'er, but he couldn't say it.

“Look into his eyes again; he has never shown you even the slightest bit of affection.”

Master Cai turned around and met his youngest son's inhuman, scarlet eyes, eyes filled with ravenous hunger and bestial madness, devoid of any other emotion.

The youngest son opened his mouth and roared at him, but because of the gag, he could only make muffled sounds. His newly grown fangs were sharp and ferocious, and thick saliva flowed from the corners of his mouth. His eyes were full of greed and desire for food.

Su Xingze reminded him, "Look up at the villagers around you. Do you really want these villagers and neighbors to take risks with you, just for this monster that is no longer your son?"

Master Cai lowered his hands helplessly. No matter how much he tried to escape, he now had to admit that his son was dead and what stood before him was a man-eating drought demon. He was not his son.

"A drought demon is a drought demon. Even if it has no intention of harming people, its mere existence is a disaster for ordinary people."

When he said this, Zhang Shenglin's eyes were calm and his voice was not loud. It was just a simple statement, but it gave people a shock.

Su Xingze's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he lowered his eyes.

Master Cai finally moved aside, and he lowered his head dejectedly, not wanting to look at or think about what had happened inside the carriage.

Zhang Shenglin walked up to the drought demon, lowered his head and looked at it for a while. His gaze was calm, he was simply staring at it.

A moment later, Zhang Shenglin reached out, his slender fingers, still somewhat immature and soft, placed on the drought demon's neck. He then tightened his grip, snapping the drought demon's neck in two.

The drought demon was dead, and Zhang Shenglin did not stop Master Cai from collecting the body of his youngest son.

Under everyone's supervision, Master Cai used the talisman provided by Su Xingze to burn his son's body. Finally, he dug out two pieces of unburned black bone fragments from the pile of ashes and quietly put them away.

Su Xingze followed behind the little Qilin, and remained silent ever since the little Qilin said those words.

He pondered the little Qilin's words. He knew the little Qilin was referring to the drought demon, but he couldn't help but think of his own strange identity, and a sense of unease crept into his heart.

He is so similar to the drought demon, even more terrifying than the drought demon. If the little Qilin discovers how dangerous he is, will it mercilessly snap his neck like it did with the drought demon?

Even if his neck is broken, he won't die.

He became somewhat depressed.

"Aze?"

He slowed down, and Zhang Shenglin, who was walking ahead, turned around, a look of worry appearing in his usually cold and indifferent eyes.

"what happened to you?"

Su Xingze looked up, smiled at him, quickly caught up with him, took the little Qilin's hand, and spoke in a clear voice that seemed to be free of any gloom.

"It's nothing, Ah Lin. When can we get to Mu County? I really want to take a nice hot bath!"

He no longer needs to replenish his water supply every so often like other merfolk, but that doesn't mean he doesn't like soaking in water.

"I don't like this environment," he pouted, complaining slightly.

Zhang Shenglin watched him quietly. He hadn't missed the little mermaid's strange behavior just now. Seeing that the little mermaid didn't want to talk about it, he pretended not to notice, but he secretly kept it in mind.

"It'll be soon. At the current speed, it should arrive in at most half a month."

They continued their journey towards Mu County, and were now very close to it.

After the drought demon hidden in the group was dealt with, the surrounding temperature was no longer so hot, and the speed of travel increased.

In less than half a month, the disaster victims from Qinghao Town successfully arrived at the entrance of Mu County.

Standing in front of the city gate of Mu County, the townspeople of Qinghao Town stared blankly at the two green trees at the city gate.

Along the way, the sky was yellow, the ground was yellow, and even they themselves were grayish-yellow. They didn't know how long it had been since they had seen green.

These two large trees, whose age is unknown, have sparse green leaves on their crowns, but for the residents of Qinghao Town, seeing this greenery again feels like a lifetime ago.

Several people in official robes were guarding the entrance to Mu County. One of Li Mingzhen's men went up and said a few words to the guards before returning to inform everyone.

"Residents of Qinghao Town, Mu County has already designated residential areas for you. Please come here to register now."

After delivering the residents of Qinghao Town to Mu County, Su Xingze and his team completed their mission.

Seeing that the people were being taken care of by officials from Mu County, Su Xingze felt relieved and was about to take the little Qilin with him to register when he immediately went to stroll around Mu County.

He had only taken two steps when one of Li Mingzhen's men called him back.

"Brother Zhang, Master Su!"

Su Xingze tilted his head to look at him, looking puzzled.

The person who stopped them was Li Qiao, a martial artist who had followed Li Mingzhen to Qinghao Town.

He treated the two men in a friendly manner, saying, "Gentlemen, please follow us into the city. Our commander would like to meet you."

"Commander?" Su Xingze pointed to himself and then to the little Qilin beside him, his face full of surprise. "You want to see both of us?"

The division of positions in the Tongwu Division is not complicated. From top to bottom, they are the Grand Commander, Commander, Commander-in-Chief, and Captains under the Commander-in-Chief.

The Grand Commander is the head of the entire Military Command and the person in charge of the Military Command in the capital. The Grand Commander oversees all the prefectures, and the guards under him are responsible for the counties and towns.

Although both are military commanders, the military commander in charge of a county has a lower rank than the military commander in charge of a town. Of course, more often than not, the head of the town's military command is just a captain.

Mu County is just a county and has no commander. However, because the imperial advisor predicted that this place was the source of disaster, the commander rushed to Mu County immediately.

Su Xingze found it really strange; to these two junior guards who had just joined the Tongwu Division, the commander was truly a big shot.

Why would such important figures specifically request to see them?

Filled with doubt, Su Xingze followed Li Qiao into the city.

Mu County truly lives up to its name as a county seat, its area being several times larger than Qinghao Town. Upon entering the town, the straight main street is lined with various buildings, stretching as far as the eye can see.

The Tongwu Division in Mu County was very large. After Li Qiao led them inside, he led them through many twists and turns, through corridors and gardens, until, under Su Xingze's increasingly suspicious gaze, he led them to a waterside pavilion.

The waterside pavilion was located by the pond. At this time, the pond of the Tongwu Division only had a shallow layer of water, and the aquatic plants that resembled lotus flowers were drooping listlessly, looking weak and listless.

White gauze curtains hung around the waterside pavilion, and a figure could be vaguely seen among them.

Li Qiao stood outside the waterside pavilion, bowing his head respectfully.

"Commander, Brother Zhang and Master Su have arrived."

A tall figure was projected onto the white veil. As the figure drew closer, Su Xingze couldn't help but widen his eyes when he could make out the person's outline.