I Am Willing to Donate

In a courtyard three miles away, a crow had just descended from the sky and landed on the roof. Inside, two men in black emerged from a room. It flew onto one black-robed man's shoulder and began chattering.

Both men's expressions changed.

"Damn it!" The black-robed man's face turned ugly. "That Qi Hongxin deserves to die!"

"We spent years supporting those gangs, infiltrating the gentry, and buying off officials. Now it's all gone."

"And it wasn't just those humans. We've just received word that quite a few of our demons died in the government's crackdown. For members of the Demon Race to meet such an end—it's infuriating."

"We could have swallowed even that. The locusts are what matter now. If Qi Hongxin pursued a major case, no one would be left to deal with them. As for those roots we put down, we could rebuild them as long as we were here."

"But who would have thought that Qi Hongxin, famed for his integrity, would prove the greatest corrupt official of all? With one move, he shielded the officials throughout the prefecture and counties. The turmoil is over."

"This is intolerable. Are we supposed to swallow such a loss and let him carry on as brazenly as ever?"

The black-robed man opposite him pondered for a long time without speaking. At last, he sighed. "Ah, the Human Race has no shortage of brilliant men. That is no blessing for the Demon Race."

"Eighty or ninety percent of the locusts in the surrounding area have gathered. It seems we must unleash the plague early. We cannot let Qi Hongxin finish his preparations!"

Shunan Prefecture · Yu Family Restaurant

The restaurant was fairly well known, and business had been excellent these past two days. From the manager to the waiters, everyone wore