The little girl was a little scared when she saw the strong man in front of her, but that didn't stop her from cursing.

"Bad guy! You will not get any good reward!" Yaya said and rushed to the side. Gu Yunru looked at the little girl hiding in the dark corner, and his heart couldn't help but be moved.

"Yunru..." Rong Zhen looked at the frightened Gu Yunru and put his hand on her shoulder. Gu Yunru still hadn't reacted yet, her lips were pale and began to tremble slightly.

After the two returned home, they sat down facing each other. Xiao Su Li served them a cup of tea and left first, but she didn't walk far. She secretly came to the door to listen to what the two said.

Qingfeng was patrolling not far away. When he saw a small and strange figure at the door, he walked straight over.

"What are you doing?"

Little Su Li, who was caught in the act, was shocked, her face turned pale, and she quickly shook her head.

"I just want to see if the prince has any other instructions, so I..." Little Su Li knew that no matter what she said, it would not escape his sharp eyes. For some reason, she felt an inexplicable fear when she saw Qingfeng.

I didn't dare to look directly into his tiger eyes and quickly got out of his sight.

Rong Zhen in the room had a very solemn expression. Thinking of the hateful look of the little girl, her heart couldn't help but tremble.

"Yunru, don't worry, I will send someone to explain things to her."

Rong Zhen didn't want her to live in self-blame for the rest of her life. The poison in the bowl had nothing to do with Gu Yunru, but the little girl had a preconceived idea that Gu Yunru was the murderer of her father. This was too unfair to Gu Yunru.

"A Zhao, the child is still young, you must not do anything to her." Thinking of how Rong Zhen scared Yaya away today, the two of them were just glaring at each other.

"Don't worry, I won't bother with a child." Rong Zhen poured her a cup of warm tea, hoping to help her calm down.

The two fell asleep, but Gu Yunru had a terrible nightmare. She dreamed that a little girl was chasing her with a knife. She was forced to the vicinity of a cliff. There was no way to retreat. She saw the little girl's sinister smile and was so scared that she leaned back and fell into the abyss.

"Ah!" Gu Yunru was awakened by this nightmare. Rong Zhen was also awakened by her. He quickly patted her on the back and comforted her softly, "Are you okay? Did you have a nightmare?"

"It's so terrible, so terrible." Gu Yunru kept muttering to herself, beads of sweat dripping down her forehead, her face turned pale, and her lips lost their luster. Rong Zhen held her in his arms and comforted her softly.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here with you." Rong Zhen gave her a light kiss on the forehead. Gu Yunru felt much more at ease. She hugged his waist and fell asleep tightly against him.

A major case a few days later shocked the government and the public.

Cheng Shaoyuan came to Lin County alone to investigate. He found that the villagers looked uneasy and did not show any excitement when they saw an adult coming. Instead, they looked forward to it anxiously.

"What should I do?"

"Yes, yes, if we alarm the Kappa, we will all die!"

"Who on earth is the one who reported this to the police?"

The villagers' whispers reached Cheng Shaoyuan's ears.

Not long after the incident with the disaster victims, another major case occurred in Lin County. It turned out that a young girl was being sacrificed to the kappa.

Cheng Shaoyuan and several honest officials walked around and visited the area, and found that the villagers kept silent about the incident. Although there was a look of surprise on their faces, they seemed to be hesitant to speak, which made everyone even more confused about the ins and outs of the incident.

"Cui Ping, you don't believe there are kappas here?"

Cheng Shaoyuan and several adults were walking along the river bank. The water surface was sparkling during the day, giving people a feeling of peace and tranquility. However, they did not expect that many murders had occurred here.

"Of course I don't believe it. I have already sent people to investigate it with all their strength." Cui Ping and several other adults began to investigate the case. They felt that there was something fishy and kept visiting every household. However, they found that the people were in awe of this matter and seemed to believe in the Kappa very much.

"I heard that sacrifices will start again in the next few days. I and several chief judges have stopped these fishermen." Cui Ping said with a serious face. He never disdained these sneaky rumors. He just felt that there must be something strange about this matter. Maybe there is another reason, but the people believed in the Kappa.

People often died in the river, and there were even rumors that the Kappa was causing trouble, and that the Kappa would select young girls to be sacrificed because someone had offended them.

"Yes, this matter cannot be ignored! You must investigate it thoroughly." Cheng Shaoyuan was in the Dali Temple. Occasionally, when he took over a major case, he would come over to visit and supervise everyone's behavior.

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The Minister of Revenue Cui Ping, who took the lead, stepped forward to stop the sacrifice, setting an example for everyone.

The news spread to the capital, and Shen Aojun, Kang Keren and Gu Yunru also mentioned the matter when they were playing Leaf cards together.

"Have you heard about it? I heard that the Kappa in Lin County ate a lot of people, and the government hasn't caught them yet."

Kang Keren shuttled between the milk tea shop and Keren House, and often heard people whispering. This matter had spread throughout the streets and alleys. Everyone was in awe of Kappa and dared not offend it. It was heard that the Minister of Revenue Cui Ping was going to bring people to try the matter.

"No way, is there really such a mysterious thing?" Shen Aojun lives a secluded life. Since he has been with Gu Yunru, he has seen and heard a lot, but this is the first time he has heard such a weird thing.

"Really, really, I heard it with my own ears. Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, I always feel that the matter is indeed quite strange." As Kang Keren was talking, she realized that her cards had been eaten by the other party again. She immediately looked at Gu Yunru with a stern face and said, "Princess, you are cheating again."

"Who told you not to play cards carefully?" Gu Yunru smiled slyly, with a smug smile on her face, and suddenly said seriously: "How about we go and take a look another day?"

Shen Aojun turned pale with fright when she heard this. She was the least timid one. Miss Kang was very skilled in martial arts, and maybe they could go with her to investigate. She had better stay here obediently and not go anywhere.

"Aojun is not in good health and can't walk such a long distance, but let's go and see him together some other time, and take Qingfeng with us." Gu Yunru thought that it would be okay to have two bodyguards with high martial arts skills. If it was really as mysterious as everyone said, no matter what ghosts and gods they were, as long as they came out, they would kill any god they met and kill any Buddha they met.

"Yunru, you don't really want to go there, do you? That place is very spooky. I heard that many people died in the river, and the next day there were corpses floating all over the place. It's really scary."