"Then I'll have to trouble Chengshuo." Qi Jiu patted Qi Chengshuo's shoulder, a smile on his face, but he couldn't help but complain in his heart.
He knew he didn't know martial arts, but the brat's words just now were clearly meant to be taken seriously.
Ye Xianya glanced at Qi Chengshuo, but did not refuse.
Qi Chengshuo is highly skilled in martial arts. If he were here, I could subdue the golden eagle myself, and with Qi Chengshuo's help, we would definitely be able to capture it successfully.
If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't be able to catch that golden eagle in one go, unless they had good teamwork or were strong enough.
Ye Xianya wanted to finish this matter as soon as possible and return to the Ye family.
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Wu Muzhi smiled immediately when he heard that Qi Chengshuo was going to help.
He had long heard of this young master's prowess in both literature and martial arts. With him leading the guards and Miss Ye providing guidance, and with all the most skilled yamen runners dispatched, they should be able to resolve this matter smoothly.
In order to save time, the group rode horses directly to Zizhu Village.
Zizhu Village is located in Weixian County, only 60 li away from the capital. The village is small and is named after the purple bamboo that surrounds it.
The land in the suburbs of Beijing mostly belonged to the imperial relatives and nobles, as well as the officials in the capital.
Villages like Zizhu Village are actually quite rare.
The villagers don't own much land, but they have been farming here for generations, and because it's relatively close to the capital, they have many ways to make a living, so they live a fairly good life.
Along the way, Wu Muzhi had already told Ye Xianya about the situation in Zizhu Village.
Zizhu Village has a total of 186 households and more than 1,000 people. The houses are relatively close to each other, and there are several paths crisscrossing the village. There is a small river called Zizhu River behind the village. The river is not deep, especially now. Adults can only go up to their chests when they go into the water. The water is even shallower at the riverbank, and children often play in the water.
Even in such shallow water, someone drowned last night.
The group hurried to Zizhu Village. After dismounting, Wu Muzhi quickly said, "Miss Ye, almost everyone in Zizhu Village is surnamed Wang. The village head is named Wang Deshan. In the past few days, a total of eight people have died in the village. The causes of death and the manner of death are different. In order to facilitate the investigation, their bodies have not yet been buried. They are in that thatched hut up ahead, Miss Ye..."
Before Wu Muzhi could finish speaking, Ye Xianya couldn't help but interrupt her: "Lord Wu, according to my divination, the murderer is indeed a golden eagle. When it comes out to commit its crimes tonight, I will catch it, and there's no need to look at the corpses."
Some people have been dead for several days. Even if the weather isn't hot now and it won't smell too bad, she doesn't have any weird quirks and doesn't want to go see dead people.
Wu Muzhi felt that the idea of a golden eagle imitating a human to kill someone was a bit unrealistic, but Miss Ye's explanation sounded convincing, so he couldn't refute it and could only wait until nightfall to discuss it further.
Just then, Tao Zhixuan, who had been sent by Xuantian Temple to handle the matter, arrived.
Tao Zhixuan is the last disciple of the abbot of Xuantian Temple. He is very capable despite his young age. In the past two years, whenever the government asks for help or there is a job that can earn a lot of money, the abbot will send Tao Zhixuan out.
This time was no exception.
"Lord Wu, today I led men to search the village inside and out. We also checked the bamboo grove outside the village and found nothing unusual. The person who attacked these villagers must be someone with extremely high martial arts skills. I will make some arrangements later. Tonight, we should all be on high alert and try our best to catch the murderer."
After Tao Zhixuan finished speaking, Wu Muzhi hurriedly said, "Master Tao, this Miss Ye is a highly skilled person I invited from the capital. Miss Ye said that the one who killed the villagers was a golden eagle, and she will capture it tonight. Please help Miss Ye then."
Wu Muzhi had long heard that Taoists did not care about origins, but only respected strength. Although Master Tao was also powerful, he could not catch the murderer.
Although Miss Ye is young, she is very capable and can predict the future without missing a single detail. She should be more powerful than Master Tao, so it is reasonable for Master Tao to help her.
Tao Zhixuan's eyes widened upon hearing this. He looked at the little girl next to Wu Muzhi, took a deep breath, and said, "The Miss Ye you mentioned, is this the little girl?"
"Yes." Wu Muzhi nodded.
After hearing his words, Tao Zhixuan couldn't help but look at Ye Xianya a few more times.
A young girl, though not very old, has appeared in the capital city. Her divination skills are superb, and she can predict everything without missing a single detail. Even the people in their Xuantian Temple have been talking about her lately.
I never expected it to be this person right in front of me.
She really is a young girl!
"Miss Ye, you said that a golden eagle killed the villagers? Could you have miscalculated?" Tao Zhixuan couldn't help but ask.
"No, I never make mistakes when I tell fortunes. If you don't believe me, you'll see tonight." After Ye Xianya finished speaking, she turned to look at Qi Chengshuo beside her: "Do me a favor and have some people cut some bamboo to make a big cage. I'll draw some talismans and reinforce the cage with incantations later, otherwise it won't be able to hold that golden eagle."
"According to you, young lady, that golden eagle is a demon?" Tao Zhixuan couldn't help but step forward and ask.
He was so curious that if he didn't get to the bottom of it, he wouldn't be able to do anything else that day, because he simply couldn't concentrate.
Qi Chengshuo couldn't help but glance at Tao Zhixuan.
This Taoist priest is a bit annoying.
"No!" Ye Xianya shook her head: "You are a Taoist priest of Xuantian Temple. If there were really demons, you should be able to sense the demonic aura. This golden eagle has developed intelligence and is very smart. Moreover, it has innate divine strength and can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to cultivate. It is extremely powerful, but it has never devoured human essence and blood to cultivate. It is not a demon."
There is a difference between demonic beasts and spirit beasts.
The demon beasts did not develop intelligence at first, relying solely on instinct to devour blood. Later, they gradually developed intelligence and mainly cultivated by consuming human essence and blood.
Spirit beasts, on the other hand, are auspicious creatures that have gained intelligence, absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and cultivate by eating rare and precious materials.
Although this golden eagle killed people, it did not devour their life essence and blood, and had not yet become a demon.
"So...so it's a spirit beast!" Tao Zhixuan's eyes lit up upon hearing this.
Spirit beasts are extremely rare.
So he hadn't thought about it that way before.
After hearing what this girl said, I realized that I, as a member of the Taoist sect, had been somewhat short-sighted.
And all of this was calculated by this girl, which is simply unbelievable.
He grew up in Xuantian Temple and learned a lot of skills from his master. His divination skills were also very advanced, but he could never do whatever he wanted like this little girl in front of him.
He believes in fate when he tells fortunes. If he meets someone with whom he has a connection, he can definitely tell the fortune accurately. If he doesn't have a connection with someone, there's no need to ask him for a fortune reading.
Moreover, he can only predict some possible future events based on a person's birth date and facial features; he can never predict whatever he wants like this little girl.
I wonder where this girl learned her skills, she's so amazing.
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