I saw a few people shouting and looking terrified, as if something big had happened again.

"Princess, there seems to be another accident on the lake. I heard that the boat of several officials capsized." Kang Keren was able to find out the news as quickly as Qingfeng. The two of them quickly went to the lake to inquire, only to find out that it was too late.

The Minister of Revenue Cui Ping, who had been greeting her this morning, was suddenly reduced to nothing but his bones and clothes. Not even a flesh was left. He died in the river. Several other officials also fell into the river. Their bodies have not been salvaged yet.

"princess……"

Kang Keren had a complicated feeling in his heart. Could it be that the story about the Kappa was true? Within two sticks of incense, these officials were severely criticized.

Only a pile of clothes was salvaged. Gu Yunru picked some up with a branch and found a trace of meat residue attached to the clothes, as if they had been eaten clean by some animal. Could there really be some strange things in the water?

Rong Zhen heard about this and immediately rushed to Lin County after seeing the carrier pigeon sent by Qingfeng. He was worried that something might happen to Gu Yunru. Gu Yunru would definitely want to find out the truth. What if there was something dirty in the river...

I felt excited and uneasy along the way.

Seeing that several officials had died in the river, the people talked about it and thought that they must have disrupted the sacrifice, so they were being retaliated by the kappa. The wizard then said that the sacrifice should go on as scheduled the next day, which won the support of the people.

This matter was reported to the local county government, but no one dared to intervene. Everyone who participated in this matter ended up badly. Even the people in the government began to waver. Could it be that the people's legends were true?

As the night gradually deepened, Kang Keren suggested that they stay in a nearby inn for the night, but Qingfeng said that Yunyun would be sacrificed the next day and they must protect Yunyun.

"I think Qingfeng is right. Yunyun needs to be protected, but we must stay here without moving tonight."

Gu Yunru wanted to see what kind of ghostly things were in the river. She decided to find out what was in it even if she had to stay up all night.

Kang Keren felt a little hungry, so she and Qingfeng suggested going hunting nearby to get something to eat, and also bring some firewood to the riverside so that they could keep warm. After both of them left, only Gu Yunru was left sitting by the river. Looking at the calm lake, a ripple began to form in her heart.

Rong Zhen came up behind her silently. Gu Yunru was terrified and thought it was some dirt from the river that had crawled up. She turned around and saw that it was Rong Zhen. She breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help complaining, "Why didn't you make any sound when you walked? Don't you know that scaring others can kill them?"

"Seeing you were so focused, I didn't want to disturb you." It was already dark when Rong Zhen rushed over on horseback. He asked people nearby and found out that she was still by the river. At night, the villagers would stay far away from here, and no one dared to go out to sea to fish recently.

"There's no one around, aren't you afraid?" Rong Zhen admired her courage. Although she was a girl, her courage and ambition seemed to be great. How could she be like a girl who stayed in seclusion?

"Of course I'm scared. Shush, let's sit here quietly and see what happens in the river."

Gu Yunru spoke to him mysteriously. Rong Zhen moved closer to her, wanting to protect her. He saw that she was staring at the river intently. At this time, the river surface was slightly wrinkled by the wind. He saw some movement in the river. It turned out that a white fish floated up.

"No way." Gu Yunru was amazed as she watched the dead fish float to the surface of the river. Could it be a kappa, knowing that she was holding on here, and giving her a gift? "Princess!" Kang Keren caught two wild rabbits, and a bird came over. Seeing that Gu Yunru was holding a grass carp in her hand, she frowned in frustration.

"Greetings, Your Majesty, Princess, what is this?"

"It floated up by itself. I don't know if it can be eaten." Gu Yunru was a little confused. What if it was a monster in the water? How should he deal with it? Thinking of this, he decided to ignore it.

Qingfeng, who was not far away, came over with a pile of firewood, and everyone gathered around the matches to keep warm.

"I've heard about what happened today. It's indeed very strange and suspicious." Rong Zhen lowered his head and looked at the jumping flames. After careful consideration, he still didn't find anything suspicious.

Gu Yunru handed a piece of rabbit leg to him and said to him seriously: "So you came all the way here just to take a look?"

"I guess so." Rong Zhen replied. Seeing how much Rong Zhen and Gu Yunru loved each other, Kang Keren felt a little jealous, but she knew that there was no chance for her and the prince to be together.

"I'm going to go and relax first." Kang Keren didn't want to continue watching the two of them being so close, so she found an excuse to leave. Gu Yunru was afraid that she would be in danger alone, so she winked at Qingfeng, but she didn't expect him to still be chewing on the rabbit meat, and she couldn't help coughing twice.

"Ahem!" Gu Yunru winked at him fiercely, and this time, he finally understood what she meant.

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"I'll go right away." Qingfeng hurriedly stood up and chased after Kang Keren. Kang Keren walked to the calm lake and saw a slight movement in the lake, as if something was swimming in it. She slowly drew out her sword and stared at the movement around her. Suddenly she heard a movement behind her and immediately chopped behind her with the sword in her hand.

"It's me!" Qingfeng shouted hurriedly, and seeing Kang Keren's sword about to chop off his head, he quickly closed his eyes.

"It's you. Why don't you make some noise?" Kang Keren's swordsmanship is excellent, and his ability to control speed is also very high. He quickly put the sword back and looked at him sternly.

Qingfeng looked at the murderous intent in Kang Keren's eyes, causing sweat to drip down her brows. Her thick black hair was tied up high, and she looked very heroic. She also liked to wear a light blue outfit, and wherever she went, she gave people a feeling of aloofness and indifference.

"I thought you knew." Qingfeng smiled jokingly and walked side by side with her by the lake. The lake was very calm at this time. Kang Keren thought about what had just happened. Perhaps it was because of Qingfeng's appearance that distracted her.

A pair of eyes not far away were staring at them. Qingfeng saw that she was silent and had a serious expression. He just noticed her expression. When she saw the affection between the prince and the princess, she was obviously a little disappointed and jealous.

"You still haven't let go of the prince, right?" Qingfeng brought it up casually, wanting to see her attitude.