The night slowly passed.
The candle burned down, and hazy morning light filtered through the window.
"Daoist, are you saying that the Embroidered Uniform Directorate had come to blows with the Demon God Palace in Qing Province?"
Inside the room, Daoist Yellow Dragon took a light sip of tea.
He reached out to pour himself another cup, only to find that the three pots of coarse tea had long since run dry.
Feng Xiu fell into thought. "So White Fox Envoy Li Xuanshuang had to head north to provide support?"
"It couldn't exactly be called a fight. Both sides are still exercising restraint. And it isn't just the Demon God Palace—there are other demon factions as well."
"Other factions?" Feng Xiu's brows drew together.
Cloud Province bordered Qing Province, though a mountain range lay between them.
Even so, Cloud Province and Qing Province had no shortage of commercial dealings. As one of Qingyan Prefecture's foremost great clans, the Feng Clan had never heard any intelligence of great chaos in Qing Province, much less news of demons appearing there.
"Alas, Young Master Feng, that is a long story." Daoist Yellow Dragon let out a soft sigh, his wrinkled face creasing further.
"Does Young Master Feng know of the Dragon Demon General of the Yuan Kingdom from the previous dynasty?" He then composed his expression.
His sudden turn in topic made Feng Xiu shake his head.
"I don't, though I have heard of the Demon-Suppressing General's exploits."
Daoist Yellow Dragon smiled. That was precisely why he had brought it up.
Since Feng Xiu had heard of the Demon-Suppressing General, it would be much easier to explain.
"That isn't important. Whether it was the Dragon Demon General or the Demon-Suppressing General, they..."
"...none of them were human~"
Feng Xiu was somewhat shocked.
Naturally,