"It's really a ghost story. Ever since another person drowned in that river last year, we haven't let the girls go near it."

“There are usually fences along the river, but two people still drowned this year.”

"Immortal Master, you must capture that man-eating monster!"

After listening to the villagers, Pei Zhi decided to go to the river with Gao Shijie to find out what was going on.

As a result, besides them, there were also disciples from other sects by the river.

Some I knew, some I didn't.

After everyone exchanged greetings, Gao Shijie squatted down by the river and took out his magical artifact, wanting to see if there were any spells or magic around.

Since there's a fence, the elders in the family must have repeatedly warned the children not to come to the riverbank.

The two girls who fell into the trap this year are eight and ten years old, respectively, both of whom are old enough to understand human speech.

People from the Miaoyin Sect came over and said, "We've checked; there are no spells."

Upon hearing this, Gao Shijie immediately expressed his gratitude.

"Didn't you do missions with the people from Tianyuan Sect?"

Gao Shijie explained, "We were bored and just came here to have some fun."

The people from the Miaoyin Sect originally planned to invite Pei Zhi and Gao Shijie to join them so that they could become familiar with them.

After hearing Gao Shijie's words, he gave up the idea.

We don't know what's going on at the bottom of the river, so it's best not to bring along two people who will only drag us down.

A disciple from a certain immortal sect said, "There are no signs of magic along the riverbank. Why don't we go down to the bottom of the river and take a look?"

"That's not a good idea. We don't know the conditions at the bottom of the river, so we can't go down rashly."

“But we’ve been circling the riverbank all day and haven’t found anything.”

A group of people found themselves in trouble; something was clearly wrong with the river, and they had to go in to find out what was going on.

Pei Zhi reached out and took out a puppet doll from her spatial storage.

Then, Pei Zhi cast a spell, transforming the puppet doll into a little girl wearing a red dress.

The little girl stood smiling in front of everyone, spinning around as she laughed.

"Everyone, make way. I'll have the puppet doll jump into the river and see if it can confuse the monster at the bottom."

Gao Shijie quickly cooperated, telling everyone to retreat and hide so the monster wouldn't find them.

One disciple couldn't help but say sourly, "No wonder she's Sect Leader Pei's daughter, she can create puppet dolls with just one move."

Puppet dolls are the most precious treasures of the immortal sects, and their production is extremely complicated.

A disciple of the Miaoyin Sect spoke up, "Silence! The puppet doll has been thrown into the river."

The puppet doll, disguised as a little girl, pretended to accidentally fall into the river, then struggled desperately, shouting for help.

The crowd secretly hid in the shadows, watching as the puppet doll slowly sank into the river, but there was still no movement.

"Have we been discovered?"

"The puppet doll is a treasure of the immortal sect, and it still has immortal energy. If there really is a monster in the river, it will definitely show up."

"There's movement." Gao Shijie looked at the bubbles that had started to form on the riverbank.

Everyone quickly shut their mouths and quietly watched the movements on the river.

Suddenly, the river surface began to churn, like boiling water.

Immediately afterwards, the churning became louder and louder, and the splashes were so big that they obscured everyone's view.

The disciples of the Miaoyin Sect quickly used the recording stone to prevent them from missing any footage.

The churning water suddenly stopped, and just as everyone was about to surface, a loud bang was heard.

Gao Shijie formed a hand seal, and soon a barrier appeared.

Everyone quickly cast spells to help Gao Shijie stabilize the barrier and block out the loud roar.

After the sound and splashes disappeared, Gao Shijie withdrew his hand.

On the riverbank, a puppet doll lies quietly.

The disciples of the Miaoyin Sect took out their magical artifacts, saying, "Everyone, be careful."

I don't know if the monster has gone far away, so it's better to be cautious.

After waiting a while longer and confirming that there was no further movement, everyone finally appeared.

The puppet doll had deep teeth marks, but nothing else was found.

A disciple of the Myriad Sounds Sect asked, "Has anyone heard that sound just now?"

"The sound was too loud and piercing, but it must be a demon from the demon realm."

Everyone immediately turned their attention to Pei Zhi.

Upon seeing this, Gao Shijie immediately began to defend her, "She's not from the demon realm, why are you all staring at her?"

The disciples of the Miaoyin Sect quickly apologized, "No, what we meant was... since this is a demon from the demon realm, should we ask someone from the demon realm to come and investigate?"

Gao Shijie retorted, "Are you suggesting that if there were monsters from the demon realm inside, you would ask them for help?"

The disciples of the Miaoyin Sect were rendered speechless by Gao Shijie's retort.

One of the female disciples said with a smile, "Isn't it because I was thinking of taking a shortcut?"

Everyone chimed in, "Yeah, we have connections, so why not take advantage of it?"

These words were somewhat agreeable, so Gao Shijie didn't say anything more.

"I'll send a message back to the demon realm and have them send someone over."

Hearing Pei Zhi's statement, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. "That's perfect."

Pei Zhi used magic to transmit the image from the recording stone to the Left Protector, letting him know what was happening here.

By the way, have the Left Protector arrange for someone to come and impart some experience to them.

The Left Protector replied quickly, asking Pei Zhi to wait a moment while he made the arrangements.

"Let's go, let's go to the inn and rest for a while."

"Yes, I'll also ask around in town. I didn't hear them mention anything about such a big commotion before."

Before coming to the river, everyone had asked around in town.

No villager said there would be such a large splash, nor did they say there would be such a piercing roar.

Upon arriving at the inn, they asked the waiter for a long time, and it turned out that they had never encountered such a situation before.

Pei Zhi tapped the table: "I reckon the demon was tricked by the puppet doll, which is why it's angry."

Everyone agreed: "That makes sense."

"That demon can make such a loud noise, its cultivation level must be quite high."

If Gao Shijie hadn't used the barrier so quickly, they probably would have all been injured by the shockwave.

The disciples of the Miaoyin Sect had a much different opinion of Gao Shijie: "Junior Brother Gao's defensive technique is truly excellent. Today, I've really seen something new."

Gao Shijie waved his hand, "Nothing special, just practice makes perfect, I've been beaten by my dad too many times."

Everyone burst into laughter, and the distance between them instantly closed considerably.

While everyone was eating and drinking, Pei Zhi's communication talisman lit up, indicating that someone had sent her a message.

Pei Zhi opened it, and Liu Meiniang's face appeared in the air.

Where are you?

Pei Zhi frowned when she saw Liu Meiniang. "Why is it you?"

Liu Meiniang was also quite awkward: "Do you think I wanted to come? My father forced me to come."

When Pei Zhi sent a message to the Left Protector, Elder Liu happened to be there, so he offered to make the arrangements.

The relationship between the daughter and the future queen is too bad; it can't go on like this.

So, Liu Meiniang was kicked over by her father.

Pei Zhi gave Liu Meiniang the address, and soon Liu Meiniang, dressed in red and followed by a large group of guards, arrived, displaying an extremely arrogant demeanor.