Rong Zhen looked at him, hesitant to speak, and felt very confused.

"It's like this. The prince has been murdered here time and again. I think there's something fishy going on here."

Cheng Shaoyuan said what was in his mind and looked up at Rong Zhen again.

The two looked at each other in silence. At this moment, an excited scream was heard from the room.

"Qingfeng!"

The two of them met each other and walked into the house in tacit understanding.

Qingfeng woke up after treatment. Looking at Qingfeng's pale face, Gu Yunru hurriedly gave him a life-saving pill, which would help his blood flow smoothly and prevent his face from turning pale.

"Qingfeng, tell me quickly, what did you see in the river?" Gu Yunru looked at him expectantly. Qingfeng thought about it carefully and realized that what he saw in the river was a strange scene that he had never seen in his life.

The thought of this made him extremely frightened, and his whole body was shaking. The monster dragged his legs and feet fiercely and bit him severely, but he endured the severe pain and rescued the child.

After hearing that Qingfeng was attacked by a monster, Kang Keren also rushed over and listened quietly.

After hearing what Qingfeng said about the situation in the river, I realized that the scene was indeed very strange.

"I know, this is a water monkey." Gu Yunru asserted on the spot. Kang Keren looked at her in confusion, "Princess, what is a water monkey?"

Gu Yunru was about to explain, but felt that it was difficult to describe in words. He could only give everyone an experiment. When the time came, if they could lead the water monkey ashore, they would have everyone set a net around it and capture it firmly.

Cheng Shaoyuan also looked puzzled. No one had ever seen a water monkey. When they arrived at the lake shore, they sent people to catch the water monkey with meat as bait.

The water monkey was indeed lured ashore. After only a short moment, its strangely-looking body was discovered, which scared everyone.

Gu Yunru discovered that the water monkeys had been deprived of their eyes and now relied on the smell of blood to identify food. They were extremely ferocious and powerful. It was conceivable that someone deliberately released the water monkeys after the flood and made up the story of Kappa to attract people's attention and then take action. In this way, they could use the Kappa incident to cover up the truth.

Of course, this is just Gu Yunru's guess. What the truth is will depend on how things develop next.

The water monkey was locked up in an iron net. Gu Yunru watched this huge monster walking around it.

It was the first time for Rong Zhen, Cheng Shaoyuan, Kang Keren and others to see such a strange thing.

"Is this the thing that eats people?" Cheng Shaoyuan was confused. Things seemed to be getting more and more mysterious.

Rong Zhen believed in what Gu Yunru said, but Cheng Shaoyuan felt that there was something fishy about it.

"This thing is exactly the same as Qingfeng described. This thing should be causing trouble in the lake." Rong Zhen believed in Gu Yunru's judgment very much, and he had no doubt about it. In addition, Qingfeng mentioned the physical characteristics of the monster, and he couldn't help but think of this water monkey.

Gu Yunru always felt that there were many strange things about this matter, but after careful consideration, she couldn't figure it out. Since the clothes of those officials were found, but the people were missing, where did the girl's clothes go?

"Could this be something you made up?" Cheng Shaoyuan looked at Gu Yunru with doubt, feeling that what the two said was totally unreliable.

If this thing was a kappa, how could it not exert its magical power, and how could they catch it? "Master Cheng, don't you believe that this monster is causing trouble in the water?" Gu Yunru saw his expression of distrust and walked in front of him, looking at him provocatively.

"Of course I don't believe it." Cheng Shaoyuan waved his sleeves.

The death of Cui Ping, the leading Minister of Revenue, was also very strange. There was only a pile of clothes, but no bones were found. It is impossible for this thing to swallow a person whole, Gu Yunru thought, touching his chin.

"No matter what, this thing is causing great harm to people. Let's take it back to the Dali Temple first." Kang Keren looked at everyone's silence and offered a suggestion. Cheng Shaoyuan nodded and asked someone to take the monster back to the Dali Temple first.

"Prince, Princess, what should we do next?" After seeing the monster being moved away, Kang Keren looked at the two of them curiously. Since the water monkey was caught, the people should not encounter strange things in the future, especially the tragedy of people disappearing for no reason.

"Keren, how is the matter I asked you to investigate going?" Since Lord Cui disappeared, Gu Yunru has not given up any clues. She also asked Kang Keren to secretly investigate the actions of the Shangshu's family to see if there is anything unusual about them.

"We found that their family's behavior was very abnormal and they met guests frequently. If their family was really sad, they would not have such strange behavior." The spy sent by Kang Keren immediately reported to her after discovering this strange behavior, and then told Gu Yunru about it. Gu Yunru and Rong Zhen both looked extremely puzzled.

"I do have some doubts." Gu Yunru touched his chin with a thoughtful look.

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"How about we go to the Shangshu's house?" Gu Yunru and Rong Zhen thought of a legitimate reason to go to the Shangshu's mansion to pay their respects.

The next morning, the two men came to the gate of the Shangshu Mansion in serious attire.

The butler looked at Rong Zhen and immediately bowed, then led them to the main hall. The Shangshu's wife, his two sons, and two daughters were all waiting in the hall. They all knew that the prince was coming, so they were waiting here early.

"Greetings, Your Highness. Here are my greetings to the Princess." The Shangshu's wife looked thinner. Gu Yunru knew that she used to love her Baicao Cream and some skin care masks the most. She loved to be vain and dress up, and she dressed up gorgeously every day. But today she looked a little haggard, but the number of pearl hairpins on her head had not decreased, which showed how much she loved beauty.

Even though there was no news of her husband, even his body had not been brought back.

"Madam, we are also very sorry about what happened to Lord Cui, so we came to see you specially. We hope you will accept our condolences." Gu Yunru looked at what the Shangshu's wife said. The lady waved her hand, invited the two of them to sit down first, and asked one of the younger daughters to bring some tea.

The two sons and two daughters of the Shangshu’s wife were both good-looking and well-educated.

Gu Yunru observed the family's actions and found something unusual, especially the Shangshu's wife. She seemed to enjoy receiving guests, but her face was full of complaints.

"Madam, I heard that even the Grand Chancellor is here." Gu Yunru held the teacup in her hand and pretended to mention the matter seriously. Madam's face changed and she whimpered, as if she was hiding something.

Even Rong Zhen could see that this family was probably hiding something.