"Okay." Qi Chengshuo nodded quickly after hearing Ye Xianya's words.
Meanwhile, at the Prince Duan's residence in the capital, Wei Shuyu waited and waited, but her son did not return, and she could not help but become anxious.
She was just about to send someone to Taoyuan Residence to ask if her son had gone to find Qi Jiu when she heard that a guard from her son's side had returned with the news.
In truth, it was Qi Chengshuo's oversight.
After accompanying Ye Xianya to Zizhu Village, he realized that he had not sent anyone back to the mansion to report the news, so he instructed the guards around him to go back.
The guard rushed back to the capital from Zizhu Village and then returned to the Prince Duan's residence, so it was naturally getting late.
When Wei Shuyu learned that her son had returned to the capital early in the morning and had gone to Taoyuanju before even returning to the Prince's Mansion, she felt quite upset.
She was completely stunned when she learned that her son had gone to Zizhu Village with Ye Xianya.
Does my son really like following those young girls around?
However, to be fair, even the people from Xuantian Temple couldn't solve this problem, yet that little girl Ye Xianya actually accepted the invitation from the Jingzhao government to go to Zizhu Village to help catch the murderer. She's not only capable, but also quite bold.
This kind of girl is indeed completely different from the typical ladies of noble families; no wonder her son is so infatuated with her.
"Take a few more people to help the young master. Tell him it was my order, and that he should be careful. He can come back when he's done with his work," Wei Shuyu sighed.
Her son has been opinionated since childhood, spoiled by his grandfather, and always has to do things his way.
If her son thinks what she says makes sense, he will listen; if he thinks it makes no sense, he will just let it go in one ear and out the other.
She, as the mother, really had no say in who her son liked or who he married; she could only go along with that brat.
However, having lost her father at a young age, she, as his mother, wished she could be both father and mother to give him double the love, so that he wouldn't feel like he was missing something compared to others.
That's why she spoils her son quite a bit, always going along with him and indulging his every whim.
Having been obedient for over a decade, it's impossible for him to go against his son's wishes regarding marriage.
Wei Shuyu also hopes that her son will be healthy, happy, and not die young like his father.
It seems she needs to send someone back to her parents' home to tell her brother and sister-in-law to find a husband for her fourth daughter as soon as possible, and not wait for her son Chengshuo.
There's no way Cheng Shuo would marry Si Yatou.
Her niece is a good girl and won't have trouble finding a good husband. There's no need for her to get stuck on this and drive herself into a dead end.
...
As night slowly fell, in order not to alert the golden eagle, Ye Xianya and the others did not hide in the large house with the array set up, but instead went into other houses around the area, with no more than five people in each house.
The golden eagle had gained sentience and achieved significant progress in its cultivation, possessing a powerful soul force. While it was flying and circling in the air, it could use its soul force to investigate everything below. Although it couldn't detect the array set up in the large house, it could still sense how many people were in each room.
There are too many people in the room, there must be something wrong!
Spirit beasts that have gained sentience may be simpler than humans, but they are not stupid.
At the stroke of midnight, Ye Xianya, who had been resting with her eyes closed, suddenly opened them.
"It's here?" Qi Chengshuo asked in a low voice.
"Yes." Ye Xianya nodded: "It's hovering in the air."
After a while, Ye Xianya smiled and said, "It went to the courtyard where Granny Zhang and the others lived. After finding no one in the house, it... shrunk its body to the size of a bird and is now searching for traces of Granny Zhang and the other two in the village."
Unexpectedly, this spirit beast has reached the point where it can change its size at will. If it weren't for the scarcity of spiritual energy in the world, this spirit beast would definitely be able to transform into human form after cultivating for several more decades or hundreds of years.
Whether they are spirit beasts or demon beasts, they can all transform into human form once they have cultivated to a certain level.
This does not mean that only transformed spirit beasts or demon beasts are powerful.
If this golden eagle were to face the peach blossom demon it encountered in Xiyuan City, a single flap of its wing would be enough to injure the peach blossom demon.
After a while, Ye Xianya suddenly tugged at Qi Chengshuo's sleeve: "It has already discovered that Granny Zhang and her two children are in that big house. It will trigger the formation soon. Let's hurry over there."
Qi Chengshuo nodded, quickly picked up his sword, and followed Ye Xianya out the door.
The guards quickly emerged from the other houses and followed the two men, the group running towards the main house in a grand procession.
At the same time, the Taoist priests of Xuantian Temple heard the commotion and, led by Tao Zhixuan, followed after them.
The golden eagle had only flown in for a few moments when it triggered the formation. It suddenly spread its wings and instantly grew much larger.
Although this golden eagle is powerful, it actually spends most of its time in the deep mountains and forests, guarding the Vermilion Fruit Tree that can help it improve its strength.
They only venture into human villages and towns on very rare occasions.
The naive golden eagle was unaware that it had entered a formation. It only felt that the energy around it had become unstable and posed a threat to it, so it subconsciously grew much larger.
When it looked at Granny Zhang and her two children, who were tied up and thrown into a corner, its yellow eyes were filled with ferocity. In addition, the house made it feel somewhat dangerous, and the golden eagle did not want to imitate humans and kill people as before.
It flapped its large wings, and the feathers on its body transformed into sharp swords, flying out in a dense swarm that pierced towards Granny Zhang and her two children.
Granny Zhang and Wang Qingyou's eyes widened instantly, but unfortunately, they were tied up and their mouths were gagged, so they couldn't move or make a sound. They could only watch helplessly as those sharp, blade-like feathers flew towards them...
Ye Xianya, who had already arrived outside, could have stopped it, but she didn't.
Because this mother and her two children deserve to die.
Countless feathers transformed into sharp blades, turning Granny Zhang and her two children into a pincushion, but they did not die immediately.
The golden eagle walked gracefully to them, flapped its wings, and the ropes binding them broke. It even extended its claws and "kindly" pulled the rags out of their mouths.
"ah……"
A series of piercing screams came from Wang Qingyou and his men.
The mother and her two children seemed to be in extreme pain, screaming in agony as their bodies trembled and convulsed, blood flowing from their seven orifices.
"Miss Ye, aren't you going to save them?" Outside the door, Tao Zhixuan stared blankly for a moment, then asked incredulously.
The mother and her two children were so badly injured by that golden eagle that even a divine being couldn't save them.
He was certain that this Miss Ye had not fully activated the formation inside.
She deliberately let the golden eagle kill the person.
"Isn't Master Tao someone invited by the government? Why don't you save them? The mother and her two children are people who deserve to die. Dying at the hands of this golden eagle or being executed next autumn is not much different. They're going to die anyway," Ye Xianya said calmly.
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