Therefore, to this day, monsters capable of cultivating into demons are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

Li Molin's expression grew increasingly solemn, and he slowly shook his head, saying, "It's hard to say..."

Yu Ke changed the subject, saying, "Didn't the young master ask me to investigate General Hai Linqin, the one who bestowed this gift?"

"What?" Li Molin asked.

Yu Ke replied in a low voice, "Hai Linqin was originally a child from an ordinary family. After he grew up, he did not work properly and spent his days hanging out in the streets. However, he was generous and liked to make friends, so he did quite well. Later, he married a beautiful wife and had a son."

"After his son was born, he did some small business, and his life was still quite comfortable."

"But who knew that the son of the city garrison commander of Haicheng would take a fancy to his wife and forcibly take her away. Hai Linqin was naturally furious. While he was trying to find a way to rescue his wife, news came that his wife had committed suicide because she could not bear the humiliation."

"In order to seek justice for his wife, Hai Linqin submitted his petition to higher levels of government, eventually reaching the point of appealing to the emperor. However, because the magistrate of Haicheng had given Zhang Chao a large gift, the petition was completely ignored."

"After that, Hai Linqin gathered a group of brothers who could no longer bear the oppression of the imperial court and rose up in rebellion. First, they killed the city garrison commander of Haicheng and his son, and then occupied Haicheng. More and more people came to join him after hearing the news. Now there are more than two thousand people, and the number is still increasing every day. They rob the rich to help the poor and are very popular with the people. At this time, they have occupied a small part of Donghai Prefecture."