Chapter 223: He has been executed.
Rumble.
Before Xiahou Li could finish speaking, five bolts of lightning appeared in mid-air.
The Imperial Palace.
Consort Yu paced anxiously back and forth in the room.
The Taoist priest said that today they could gather the souls of nine unborn male infants, refine them into a fertility pill, and after consuming it, she would give birth to a prince a few months later.
Suddenly, she heard thunder in the city.
Strangely, there was no lightning in mid-air.
She clutched her chest suddenly, the feeling of palpitations threatening to overwhelm her.
"What's going on? Why does this lightning feel so terrifying?"
Yu Zhiyi stared at the charred corpse in front of her, her eyes devoid of any emotion.
Some people are inherently cold-hearted and selfish; the previous male evil cultivator was like that, and so is this Xiahou Li.
The union of these two individuals was a collaboration spearheaded by Xiahou Li.
Male evil cultivators are fond of beautiful women and need young and pretty vessels to help them improve their strength.
Xiahou Li was jealous of all girls who were born into good families and had smooth and wealthy lives. She wanted to kill all women who were happier than herself and absorb their resentment to cultivate herself.
Each victim is exploited to the fullest extent of their value before dying a miserable death.
Yu Zhiyi took out the files she carried with her and erased the tragic cases of several women being murdered.
These tragedies were all committed by this depraved and evil couple who practiced cults.
Over the years, they have traveled to different places, specifically targeting areas without Taoist or Buddhist temples to commit crimes.
There are nearly ten cases in places of civilized education alone, and it is unknown how many more women in more remote areas have not been recorded.
After putting away the case file, Yu Zhiyi headed towards Constable Song's house.
At that time, Constable Song had already been tied up.
Yellow talismans were also pasted on his body.
He was surrounded by constables and subordinates with whom he had a good relationship, and he couldn't understand why these people would treat him this way.
"Let me go! I haven't done anything wrong! Let me see the officials! I need to see the officials!"
The constables looked apologetic: "Chief Song, this was all ordered by Physician Yu, please don't make things difficult for us."
"Besides, you have no idea how terrifying you looked when we got close to you just now."
As soon as the constables approached the bedside, Constable Song opened his eyes.
But his eyes lacked their usual kindness, only a sinister smile remained, and the curve of his lips was unlike that of a normal person, making it hard not to regard him as some heinous villain.
Fortunately, the lead constable quickly stuck a talisman on Constable Song's head, and Constable Song's eyes regained their clarity.
Chief Constable Song was dumbfounded: "Doctor Yu ordered you to arrest me? Am I scary?"
What a joke! When he was young, he was one of the most handsome men in the surrounding villages.
Although he is now older, his figure has not changed due to years of performing official duties. Although his face shows some signs of aging, he does not look ugly. Instead, he looks more mature.
It's not that he's narcissistic, nor is it that he's boasting.
Even if he's older now and no longer attracts young girls' attention, he's not exactly scary, is he?
Constable Xiao Li said, "Master, it's true. You looked like a completely different person just now. Your eyes, your demeanor... if you weren't still warm, we would have suspected you had turned into a ghost."
Chief Constable Song: "..."
Just as he was about to speak, Yu Zhiyi's pleasant voice suddenly rang out from outside: "That's because he's been possessed."
Xiahou Li kept a considerable number of female creatures. In addition to the pregnant women hidden in the scabbards, there was another one outside specifically used to monitor and control Constable Song.
If anything seems amiss, the evil entity will take control of Officer Song's body.
Just like when Constable Song took her to see the corpse before, Constable Song was possessed back then, but the yin energy was absorbed by the scabbard, so Yu Zhiyi didn't notice.
The constables breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Yu Zhiyi: "Doctor Yu!"
The big boss has finally arrived.
God knows how terrified they were when they saw what Officer Song looked like.
Yu Zhiyi removed the yellow talisman from Constable Song's forehead.
As soon as the yellow talisman was removed, everyone felt a blur before their eyes, as if something black had flown past them.
Fortunately, before the thing could fly away, Yu Zhiyi suddenly reached out and pulled it back.
All the people saw was her crumple up the dark figure, then take out a talisman and slap it on.
A golden light suddenly burst forth, accompanied by a sharp, inhuman scream. Soon, the dark figure vanished.
Officer Song: "...There really is a ghost..."
Everyone: "..."
So after all that talking, he didn't believe a single word they said.
Yu Zhiyi ordered him to be released, and then took his scabbard: "The matter has been resolved, the murderer has been executed, and the body is outside. Her residence is in a dilapidated temple outside the city, where there is a lot of evidence."
She brandished the scabbard in her hand: "This scabbard has been tampered with. Ordinary people will have bad luck if they carry it, and some might even lose their lives. I'm taking it with me and will return it after I've dealt with it."
Upon hearing that carrying the scabbard might lead to his death, Constable Song immediately shook his head like a rattle drum: "I don't want it, I don't want it anymore, Doctor Yu, you can take it, you don't need to return it."
Yu Zhiyi pondered for a moment: "Alright, I'll give you a new scabbard once this matter is settled."
Xiahou Li's hideout was as sinister as she was; not only were there several tools used in the crime, but the constables also discovered that the land nearby had been renovated.
They dug into the ground and found the fetuses that had been pulled out of the pregnant women's bellies.
At this point, Xiahou Li's identity as the murderer was confirmed.
As for why she attacked these ordinary people, although she was already dead, people found a notebook containing all sorts of evil spells in her clothes.
One of the records is of an extremely sinister spell—the "Seizing Green Technique".
This technique of "capturing green" requires nine pregnant women who die with resentment.
With the motive and evidence in place, the case was solved.
While the people of Dali Temple were joyfully celebrating the resolution of this thorny case, Consort Yu in the palace suddenly clutched her stomach and let out a painful groan.
"It hurts...it hurts so much!"
The palace servants were terrified and prepared to find the imperial physician.
However, before the head palace maid could run out of the main hall, Consort Yu was fine again.
Not only was everything alright, but I also felt a warm sensation in my stomach, which seemed quite comfortable.
She gently stroked her protruding belly, lost in thought.
Could it be that the master succeeded?
After much thought, she realized there was only one possibility. Overjoyed, she could almost see her son being born and her regaining the emperor's favor.
The next day, they learned that an evil female cultivator had appeared in the capital, who had killed countless people and committed numerous atrocities, and had been executed.
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