Yue Huaiyuan found it amusing, but he still shook his head.
"If Inspector Jiang truly wants to kill demons, you might as well stay comfortably in my Yuhang for two days."
"Then... come with me to Suzhou."
Jiang Yuechu was taken aback.
"Back to Suzhou?"
She had just come from Suzhou. How could she not know its situation?
Other than the Lotus-Planting Great Demon in Tai Lake, what demon near Suzhou dared show its head?
As for the Lotus-Planting Great Demon...
Seeming to see Jiang Yuechu's doubts, Xie Tinglan spoke up from the side.
"Lord Jiang may not know this."
"Other than news that the inspectors from every prefecture had arrived, my master also sent a special urgent letter last night."
Xie Tinglan's expression turned solemn, a faint gleam flickering in his eyes.
"The letter stated that several Gold Robe Commanders who had been traveling abroad have already set out. They should reach Suzhou in five or six days."
"Once the Gold Robe Commanders are in place, we will gather the elites of the Jiangdong Regional Command..."
"And immediately launch a forceful assault on Tai Lake!"
A forceful assault on Tai Lake?
Jiang Yuechu's eyelid twitched.
This was going to be the decisive battle.
Yue Huaiyuan picked up the thread with a chuckle.
"Yuhang was under great pressure to begin with, so I couldn't really get away."
"But yesterday, we joined hands to kill... ahem, ahem."
The old man seemed to recall something and guiltily glanced around.
Only after making sure there were no ears through the walls did he change his wording. "We joined hands to drive that beast away."
"Once it fled, all the demons in Yuhang that had depended on it ran off overnight long ago."
"Now, even if I do not personally hold the fort in