"Your Excellency must be the expert who helped us earlier."
The girl who looked like an old woman of indeterminate age stared at Fang Zheng and asked. Fang Zheng merely chuckled.
"That isn't important. What matters is what you were discussing earlier... If you don't mind, could you tell me about it in detail?"
"About Great Han being targeted by demons?"
"That's right. It interests me as well, so if you don't mind, tell me."
"Very well."
Perhaps realizing that she was in no position to refuse, the girl fell silent for a moment before speaking in that aged, lofty tone.
"Your Excellency is also this old woman's savior. Since you have asked, this old woman has nothing to hide."
As she spoke, a cold gleam flashed through the girl's eyes.
"Your Excellency must have seen those people who tried to expose our true forms earlier."
"Of course. They were missionaries from outside, weren't they? What is wrong with them?"
"They are not ordinary missionaries. They are lackeys of evil."
"Oh...?"
Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes at that.
"Tell me more."
According to this "Tianshan Child-Elder," this heretical sect from the Western Regions had already encroached upon many nations. Originally, the people and demons in their lands did not get along particularly well, but neither were relations especially tense. Then, one day, missionaries bearing the banner of the "Supreme Buddha" suddenly appeared, spreading their doctrines and helping the locals drive out demons and evil spirits.
At first, the demons simply regarded them as ordinary cultivators of universal salvation. However, as a Tianshan Child-Elder who had lived for who knew how many years and gained sentience long ago, she noticed certain hidden problems. As an ancient demonic creature born in primordial times, she keenly sensed that things like the "Kongo Dharma