Two days passed peacefully. Xu Yao did not feel anything unusual on the mountain. There were still many pilgrims coming every day, and the town at the foot of the mountain was also living a peaceful life.

Xu Yao even secretly went down the mountain to take a look, but did not find anything wrong in the town. She felt that the Immortal of the South China Sea was fooling her.

This old guy has fooled him more than once, but Xu Yao decided not to take it seriously because he had saved him.

She was so bored that she went to the woods to hunt.

From a distance, he saw a wild goat that looked quite plump. However, the goat was very responsive. It was eating grass and sensed Xu Yao's presence, so it ran off into the woods.

Xu Yao naturally chased after it, and after running for a while, the stone hit the goat's head accurately.

The goat staggered for two steps and then collapsed to the ground. Xu Yao walked over, thinking that he could eat a whole roasted goat today.

However, as I got closer, I smelled a strong smell of blood.

She was thinking about the blow she had just made against the goat. Could it be that she failed to control the strength accurately and caused the goat to have a bloody head?

When she got closer, she realized that it was not the blood from the goat. So where did the bloody smell come from?

Xu Yao stood up and sniffed hard, then walked a few steps to the left and saw a man covered in blood in the bushes.

She was stunned for a moment and found that the man was no longer breathing. No wonder she didn't notice his presence.

Xu Yao stepped forward to confirm that the man was indeed dead. The fatal knife wound came from the throat, hitting the aorta. Judging from the condition of the knife, the person who used the blade should be a habitual criminal.

The blade is sharp and clean, definitely not from a novice.

The man had leather on his clothes. Judging from his simple clothes and the small tools on his body, Xu Yao concluded that this man was a hunter from the mountains.

How could the hunter die here?

Could it be that there are bandits in this area?

Thinking of this possibility, Xu Yao didn't feel good at all.

She dragged the man out of the woods and took the goat with him.

People still stayed where they were. She had to go back to report the situation and let the government officials take care of the matter.

Xu Yao carried the goat back and planned to ask the old Taoist priest.

When he returned to the Taoist temple, he did not see the Immortal of the South China Sea.

At the place where he used to love to sit, there were only a few young Taoist priests left, chanting sutras and meditating.

Xu Yao asked them where the Immortal of the South China Sea had gone.

Several people shook their heads. "The Immortal Weng went out. We don't know where he is going. He just said he was going to do some work."

Xu Yao thought about it, told the young Taoist priest about his discovery of the body, and asked him to help report to the government.

The young Taoist priest rode down the mountain on a donkey and soon brought government officials to check the situation.

Xu Yao saw that they were not in a hurry and simply dealt with the body. He asked someone to take the body back and then post a notice to see which hunter it was.

Xu Yao's heart was beating fast. After thinking it over, he followed them down the mountain.

She was worried that there might be roving bandits in the vicinity. Everything else was fine, but she remembered what the old Taoist priest had said about Kang Runyue. She was worried that he might have a bad mouth and might only bring bad things. The girl was about to get married, so she hoped nothing would happen to her.

At this time, Xu Yao couldn't just watch her get into trouble.

When Xu Yao arrived at the town, he was relieved to see that it was relatively peaceful.

She felt that she was overthinking it. Even if they were bandits, they would not come to the town to rob so blatantly.

Most of them will go to rural areas with fewer people, because it is easier to strike there.

Unexpectedly, not long after entering the town, we heard screams.

A clerk escaped from the jewelry shop, covered in blood and shouting for help. His appearance was so creepy that ordinary people were scared and no one dared to step forward.

The shop nearby even hurriedly installed door panels, fearing that they would be affected as well.

Xu Yao rushed over after hearing the news and asked what happened. The clerk was extremely anxious and said, "Go and report to the police quickly. There are robbers robbing us. They have killed our boss. Please, report to the police quickly, report to the police quickly."

Seeing that he was not seriously injured, Xu Yao took him to a safe place and went directly to the store.

The place was completely looted, and several people were lying on the ground covered in blood, dead.

Xu Yao followed the blood trail and realized that it was heading towards Kang Runyue's home. She hurried over anxiously. When she arrived, she found Kang Runyue wearing a wedding dress and standing in front of the groom.

The groom had a head injury and his face was covered in blood, which was very scary. Seeing a fierce robber slashing at Kang Runyue with a knife, Xu Yao threw a stone and knocked the knife out of the other person's hand.

The man took a few steps back and stared in the direction where the stone came from. Xu Yao ran over in the blink of an eye, and before the man could react, the dagger was already unsheathed and killed him.

There were other families being robbed on the street, and screams were heard one after another.

Kang Runyue looked at Xu Yao more nervously: "Sister."

Xu Yao sighed and asked her to bring the person into the house and stay indoors.

Then he picked up the knife on the ground and went towards the direction of the scream.

Kang Runyue was waiting anxiously in the room. There were so many guests in the room that no one dared to come out.

Everyone was in a panic, but Kang Runyue's mother found some clean cloth to bandage the groom.

Someone murmured, "This is a bad day. The groom saw blood right after he arrived. I'm afraid the bride has a tough life and is unlucky for her husband."

Kang Runyue's bandaged hand stiffened for a moment when she heard this, and she did not miss the somewhat uncomfortable look in the groom's eyes.

She paused and continued to bandage the other person. Not long after, the screaming stopped and there was a heavy knock on the door.

Kang Runyue's father shouted nervously: "Who...who is it?"

Xu Yao called out from outside the door, "Ayue."

Kang Runyue immediately left the groom to open the door, and was relieved to see Xu Yao return safely.

"Sister, why did you come down the mountain?"

Xu Yao didn't say anything. He walked to the side, grabbed someone and threw him on the ground.

The man's hands and feet were weak, and facing Xu Yao's terrified plea for mercy, the guests in the room recognized that he was the robber and nervously backed away, but were also curious and wanted to watch the fun.

Kang Runyue reacted quickly and asked her father to get a rope from the house and tie up the man.

Father Kang and elder brother Kang worked together to tie the man up.

Xu Yao didn't remember if there were any bandits around here. She was the king here, so how could she allow other bandits to be so arrogant in her territory?

If there were, those robbers would have been killed by her long ago.

Xu Yao asked them to find someone to report to the garrison commander and tell him what happened here. He also wanted him to interrogate the robber and find out who he was and where he came from.

In broad daylight, they dared to enter the city and kill people.

When they heard that the robbers outside were dead, everyone mustered up the courage to go out.

Someone volunteered to report it, and Kang Runyue considerately brought Xu Yao a bowl of water so that she could drink it to calm down.

Not long after, the garrison commander came with seven or eight yamen runners.

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