It was the night before the Nian Beast set out for Baiyue Prefecture.
Southern Continent, Humankind's Baiyue Prefecture, within Fuzhou City.
Ji Hu rubbed his brow. Ever since Humankind and Monsterkind had begun their standoff on the Northern Continent, he had barely rested. There was no helping it. As an enclave outside the Celestial Empire's borders, Baiyue Prefecture already had plenty of problems.
After this confrontation between Humankind and Monsterkind, the number of matters Baiyue Prefecture had to deal with had skyrocketed.
At such a critical time, Ji Hu, the Prefectural Commissioner personally appointed by the Human Emperor, dared not slacken in the slightest. Baiyue Prefecture held great significance not only for the Human Emperor, but also for Humankind as a whole.
If anything happened to Baiyue Prefecture under his watch, Ji Hu would face more than the Human Emperor's punishment. He would go down in history as a sinner against Humankind. After all, even someone as capable and farsighted as His Majesty the Human Emperor had only managed to seize this vast, fertile territory from the Demon Race by taking advantage of the Former Monster Emperor's fall.
The Demon Race's current ruler was Prince Shen, who was even harder to deal with than the Former Monster Emperor. And the renowned Kuang Cang was here on the Southern Continent, too. Ji Hu did not believe he was a match for Kuang Cang. All he could do was try to force this Demon Race god of war to make his moves out in the open.
After all, Ji Hu knew that both Humankind and Monsterkind were exercising restraint. Neither side would fire the first shot, so even Kuang Cang would never be mad enough to attack Baiyue Prefecture outright.
But just as Kuang Cang had said, Ji Hu now had far,