Chapter 147 Discovering Clues

The discussion filled with Killing Intent was temporarily set aside.

Nina brought up what they had seen on their way back.

"By the way, when we passed by the grain store on our way back, we noticed that there were significantly more people queuing up. They were complaining endlessly, yet they had no choice but to pay up and make purchases."

"Since the notice was posted yesterday, the commoners in the city know that grain prices are going to rise again, and this time, the increase is even sharper than before."

"If they go any later, I'm afraid they won't even be able to buy rice bran."

"If things continue like this, aren't those big shots in the palace afraid of a rebellion breaking out?"

Mu An shrugged and explained.

"It's just the darkness before the dawn. If you want to achieve great things, some sacrifices are inevitable."

"Although this sounds a bit heartless, it is the truth. Natural disasters cannot be solved in a short time. Instead of slowly dying as grain merchants gradually raise prices, it is better to give them a dose of strong medicine directly. If it succeeds, the sickness will be cured at once. If it fails... uh, with us around, there is no such option as 'failing'."

Anyway, with several spatial rings, if it really came to a life-or-death moment, Mu An could rely entirely on 'manpower' to transport grain from the south to the north.

Cultivators are not like Mortals, especially those at the Foundation Establishment Stage and above; their speed while flying on swords far exceeds that of a thousand-mile horse.

Theoretically speaking, as long as there is enough spiritual power, one can travel thousands of miles in a very short time!

"However, others don't know about these things; they only know that grain prices are rising and public resentment is boiling over."

"This has also led to the Fifth Princess, who is in charge of this matter, being scolded terribly by the officials. Xiao Qingzhu even specifically attended the morning court session today to defend her, and she still hasn't returned..."

Speaking of which, Mu An raised an eyebrow, suddenly discovering something extraordinary.

"Huh?"

"What's wrong?"

Beside him, Renée, who was busy devouring a plate of fruit, glanced at Mu An and asked casually.

"An edge of the [Enemy Detection Radar] just swept across a demon. Judging by its subsequent direction, it seems to be heading towards the imperial palace."

Mu An stroked his chin.

The women couldn't help but look surprised upon hearing this.

A demon? The imperial palace?

How are these two connected?

The capital is a key area for banning demons, with countless members of the Demon Suppression Bureau hidden throughout the city. To think that a demon would dare to commit a crime against the wind, and its target is the most important imperial palace at that.

It must have grown a bear's heart and leopard's gall to dare to do that, right?

Otherwise, why would it throw itself into the net?

"Do you think... could it be the same demon that grabbed Zhaodi last time?"

Wei Yinan guessed boldly.

She herself had been in the capital for a while, and apart from seeing demons inside the Tower of Demon Suppression, the only other time was when she fought the demon that kidnapped Zhaodi in an alleyway.

In fact, Mu An and the others had conducted a comprehensive examination of Li Zhaodi afterwards, including checking for any unawakened hidden Physique, Spiritual Root talent, or any special treasures hidden on her, as well as investigating her background, but they found nothing in the end. They had no idea what the demon that kidnapped her was after.

Was it after her because she was a child, and her brain, heart, and liver would be more tender to eat?

"It's possible, so I plan to go take a look, and while I'm at it, I'll pick up Xiao Qingzhu from work."

Mu An stretched and stood up.

There were four children in the Ninth Princess's Residence. At the time, they had wondered if that demon would sneak in to kidnap them, but they didn't expect that after waiting for a few days, there was absolutely no movement, giving them no chance to catch a turtle in a jar. Now that they had unexpectedly discovered its tracks, it would be truly unsettling not to go and check it out.

If the other party committed a crime again, it would mean that another unlucky child would suffer.

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