Qinghui and Lidou immediately stepped in front to prevent any accidents.

The advisor also jogged over.

"Your Highness, I have been waiting for you. Please come in."

Jiang Qingwan's gaze fell on the poultry.

"No rush, let me take a look at the current situation first."

As he spoke, he walked toward the carcasses of the poultry.

Li Dou was strong enough to stretch out his arms and block the people from the outside.

Lian'er took out a handkerchief.

"Miss, please don't touch it."

Jiang Qingwan hummed in agreement, examined the items through the handkerchief, and a hint of suspicion flashed in her eyes.

These poultry were all bitten to death, but not a drop of blood was shed.

It looked as if all the blood had been sucked out of the wound.

A faint bluish aura lingered around the wound.

It smelled exactly like the freak in Yun Xiaoran's belly.

Has that freak been born?

The surrounding residents were in a state of great anxiety.

"Your Highness, how is it? Was it the work of evil spirits?"

"You are a master, a fairy, you must help us."

Jiang Qingwan stood up and handed the handkerchief to Lian'er.

He then took out some talismans from his pouch at his waist.

"You don't need to worry. I have some talismans here to protect your home. Each of you can take one and stick it on the main beam of the house."

Everyone was overjoyed.

They swept away their previous concealment and all expressed their gratitude.

"The princess is truly a kind person."

Jiang Qingwan handed the talisman to Li Dou for distribution, and then followed the clerk into the yamen.

The advisor led the way while expressing his gratitude.

"I am very grateful to Your Highness for your help in handling things today. There is really no one in the yamen who can deal with this matter right now. When our lord returns, I will definitely report the situation truthfully and ensure that the people do not suffer."

Jiang Qingwan said calmly, "Liu Ruzhi can't handle it. Those poultry were indeed harmed by evil spirits."

The advisor stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

"An evil spirit? This...this capital city has really been haunted by an evil spirit?"

Jiang Qingwan did not explain.

Saying too much can cause unnecessary panic.

Those commoners were examples; if she had told them the truth, the news might have spread throughout the capital within half a day.

It unleashed a wave even more astonishing than a plague.

What exactly does Su Weichuan want to do?

The injured person was temporarily detained in the backyard.

He was chained to the wooden bed and, even after a night, was still howling and struggling. His body was covered in bloody welts from the chains, and his face was completely covered in black lines, which were densely intertwined like a spider web, terrifying and grotesque.

Lian'er was startled.

"Miss, is he possessed by an evil spirit?"

Jiang Qingwan glanced at it and gently shook her head.

"no."

If the soul is damaged, or possessed by evil spirits, there will be a different aura around the body.

But this person didn't have it.

"Tear off the clothes from his limbs."

The jailer in charge immediately stepped forward and tore the clothes open in a few quick movements.

Black threads were also spreading across the man's limbs, just as many as those on his face.

The advisor asked urgently, "Your Highness, is there any way to save her?"

The jailer suddenly knelt down on the ground.

"Your Highness, he has elderly parents and young children to support, and he is the only able-bodied person in the family. If he dies, the family will not be able to survive. You have great abilities, please, you must save him."

Jiang Qingwan thought for a moment, then gathered spiritual energy at her fingertips and gently touched the man's brow.

The man, who had been roaring menacingly, quickly fell into a deep sleep under the soothing power of the spiritual energy.

But those threads still didn't disappear.

Instead, it flows beneath the skin like living water.

Jiang Qingwan leaned closer to examine the wound.

The bluish aura emanating from the wound, just like the bluish aura emanating from the poultry carcasses outside the yamen, was exactly the same as the aura of Yun Xiaoran, the freak.

Moreover, this person's aura was even stronger.

Things can't be that coincidental.

After a moment's thought, she looked up at the clerk.

"Go and fetch a piece of live meat, about two pounds."

What is live flesh?

The advisor looked completely bewildered.

Jiang Qingwan said, "It's something that's just been cut from a live animal, like a freshly slaughtered pig, cow, or sheep. Remember, don't leave it for more than an hour, or it'll be useless."

The jailer who was kneeling on the ground immediately stood up.

“I know where it is, I’ll go find it.”

After saying that, he turned and ran out.

After checking again, Jiang Qingwan asked, "Before the accident, did anyone visit Qin Run?"

The advisor shook his head.

"I'm not sure, please wait a moment while I go and call the jailer."

Before long, the jailer followed the clerk into the room.

After kneeling and bowing, he said, "Your Highness, the master instructed that Qin Run's identity is special and he is involved in a murder case, so no one is allowed to visit him. However, Qin Gong is imprisoned in jail, and he may exchange a few words with him through the cell door, but there has been no contact between them. I can guarantee that."

Qin Gong simply does not possess such abilities.

Jiang Qingwan then asked, "Has the Su family not come? If they dare to take the money and hide it from me, they'd better think carefully about their punishment."

Upon hearing this, the advisor immediately flew into a rage.

"Such a big thing has happened, and you still won't tell the truth."

The jailer turned pale with fright.

"It's really nothing, please, Your Highness, investigate thoroughly. We prison guards are all brothers who have risked our lives for each other. With Lao Dan in this state, if I were to hide something, would I still be human? Since Qin Run was imprisoned, apart from Old Li who brings him food, there has been no one else."

Jiang Qingwan was certain he wasn't lying.

"Go and call Old Man Li here. There must be a reason why Qin Run suddenly acted this way. If we don't find out the reason, there will be a second Qin Run, and all the criminals in the prison will suffer."

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