"Sir, I have an urgent matter to report!"
"Open the door."
Chen Yuan seemed puzzled and gave a command.
Immediately, someone went to open the grand door of the Heavenly Patrol Bureau, and outside, surprisingly, were some subordinates from Chen Yuan's early days in Nanling Prefecture—Mo Donghe, Li Dongshan, Zhao Beishan, along with Shi Yi, a disciple Chen Yuan had once promised.
The group knelt on one knee outside the hall, requesting to see Chen Yuan.
"What has happened?"
Chen Yuan asked solemnly.
Yue Shan looked at Chen Yuan with awe and quickly said:
"Reporting, Sir, ten miles outside the southern city, a hundred-zhang giant creature has appeared in the river, and now, the townsfolk have gathered outside to observe it. I'm afraid the creature might harm the people.
Please, True Monarch, send someone to slay the demon!"
"What? Such a thing has happened?"
Chen Yuan gasped, his face turning serious, and he glanced at the people below, saying:
