"Miss, if there's anything I can do to help you, please don't hesitate to ask," Tao Zhixuan said, cupping his hands in greeting.
"No need to trouble you, Daoist Master." After saying this, Ye Xianya left with Qi Chengshuo.
Qi Chengshuo didn't even need to lift a finger; the guards he brought and the constables from the yamen quickly cut down bamboo and made a large cage.
Ye Xianya inscribed some talismans and personally tied them to the large cage.
Once the golden eagle was anchored at night, she had someone cover it with the cage and activate the talismans using mystical arts, which would successfully trap the eagle.
That golden eagle was incredibly powerful, no weaker than the scoundrel she had encountered in Xiyuan City.
Simply trapping the golden eagle is not enough, because the cage and talismans cannot hold it for long. When the time comes, Ye Xianya will have to use more profound mystical arts to seal the spiritual power within the golden eagle's body in order to completely subdue it.
Of course, if the spiritual power on the golden eagle could be depleted beforehand, it would be easier to control.
Ye Xianya chose a relatively large house in the village, had the large cage placed inside, and then covered it with a pieced-together cloth.
She then set up a formation in the room.
"Lord Wu, please ask the village head to have all the villagers come over. Three of them are the golden eagle's target tonight. I need to find them and make some arrangements to lure the golden eagle into the house where I have set up an array."
"Alright, thank you, Miss Ye, I'll go right away." After saying that, Wu Muzhi quickly called over the village head and asked him to summon everyone in the village.
After some calculations, Ye Xianya found the three people.
“Young lady, this is Granny Zhang who lives at the east end of the village, and her two sons, Wang Qingyou and Wang Qingfeng,” the village headman said as he stepped forward.
Ye Xianya glanced at the mother and son upon hearing this, her eyes turning cold: "After nightfall tonight, have the mother and son move into the room where I set up the array. Around 9 PM, the golden eagle will arrive."
“Okay.” The village head nodded quickly, then turned to Zhang Da Niang and her two children and said, “Come over as soon as it gets dark, and I’ll take you into that room.”
Seeing that the mother and her two children were pale and trembling, Wang Lizheng knew they were very scared, so he quickly comforted them, "Don't worry, with so many constables and Taoist people here, you will definitely be safe and sound."
People have been dying in the village for several days in a row. Although it has caused widespread panic, no one knows who will be the next to die, so even though everyone is very scared, no one has left Zizhu Village.
Moreover, with so many constables around, they might catch the murderer soon.
As a result, the villagers spent several days in fear and anxiety.
But now, after learning that it was the mother and her two sons who were going to die tonight, Aunt Zhang and her two sons were terrified.
As soon as he returned to the house, Wang Qingyou said, "Mother, second brother, tonight that beast's target is the three of us, mother and children. We can no longer stay in Zizhu Village."
“Brother is right. Even if Lord Wu and the others have made some arrangements, there’s no guarantee we won’t be harmed. They put us in that house to lure that beast here.” Wang Qingfeng clenched his fists tightly after he finished speaking.
"Instead of risking being bait for them, let's leave Zizhu Village and go to the capital to hide. No matter how powerful that beast is, he won't dare to break into the capital and kill people."
"Mother, hurry up and pack your valuables, we'll be leaving soon," Wang Qingyou said hastily.
The two brothers had earned a lot of money over the years, which they had originally saved to get married, but now their own lives were the most important thing.
With their current wealth, they could easily afford to stay in an ordinary inn in the capital for a few months.
It's not too late to slowly return to Zizhu Village after we've survived this calamity.
“Okay!” Aunt Zhang nodded quickly.
Of course, she couldn't gamble with her own life and the lives of her two sons.
"I wonder why that beast is staring at us?" After Wang Qingyou finished speaking, he suddenly said, "I just remembered that Wang Qiu'er, that brat, seemed to have raised a golden eagle when she was little."
Upon hearing this, Wang Qingfeng's eyes widened, and after a moment he said, "Could it be...could it be that the golden eagle she raised has come back for revenge? Brother, think about it carefully, the people who have died these past few days...are all...all related to that incident three years ago."
Upon hearing his words, Wang Qingyou was startled, overwhelmed by boundless fear. He felt a chill run down his spine and even stammered, “Wang… Wang Hu and his two brothers… Wang Zhuzi and his parents… and… and Wang Hong and his younger brother.”
He had previously thought these eight people were just unlucky, but now that he thinks about it, they were also involved in that incident.
The two brothers instinctively turned to look at Aunt Zhang.
At this moment, Aunt Zhang was pale and trembling all over: "Back then, I... I told you we shouldn't have killed them, but you wouldn't listen. Now the retribution has come."
After Aunt Zhang finished speaking, she suddenly fell backward.
"Mother!" The two brothers rushed forward to support her.
“Mother, don’t be afraid. Even if that beast really is the golden eagle that Wang Qiu’er raised many years ago, it doesn’t matter. We already knew about this beforehand, so of course we can’t stay here to wait for death. We’ll go to the capital right now,” Wang Qingyou said hurriedly.
"I'll go pack my things!" Wang Qingfeng stood up and walked into the inner room. Because of fear, his steps were unsteady and his calves were trembling.
"Big...Big Brother...that beast won't come during the day, will it? What if it changes its mind today and comes to take revenge on us during the day? I dare not go inside!" Wang Qingfeng stopped at the door of the inner room.
Wang Qingyou was about to go inside with his younger brother to pack his things when his mother stopped him.
“You two come out, I’ll go. If that beast is really hiding inside, then you run.” After saying this, Aunt Zhang pushed her son aside and went inside without hesitation.
Fifteen minutes later, the mother and her two children came out of the house carrying bundles. However, as soon as they opened the gate to the courtyard, they found a large number of villagers gathered outside, including the village head.
“No more people can die in the village. For the sake of the whole village, you and your two children cannot leave,” the village head said solemnly.
Just now, Miss Ye told him that Aunt Zhang and her two children were trying to run away, which frightened the village head so much that he quickly led people to surround the courtyard where they lived.
Miss Ye said that if she and her two children left, this matter would never be over. The golden eagle would not come again tonight, but it might come back to harass and harm the villagers in ten days or half a month. She and the people in the yamen could not stay in Zizhu Village forever.
This matter must be resolved as soon as possible.
Upon learning of this, Lord Wu ordered him to bring the villagers to guard the village and ensure that Zhang Da Niang and her two children did not leave Zizhu Village.
"Get out of our way... Anyone who dares to stop us from leaving today, I'll fight them to the death!" Wang Qingyou pulled out a wood-chopping knife from his waistband, brandishing it as he shouted.
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