"So you are Liu Cheng!" Ye Haoxuan sneered, "I’ve been looking for you."

Liu Cheng froze for a moment, squinting his eyes to take a closer look. When he saw Ye Haoxuan’s face clearly, his eyes widened.

"You are Prince An!" Years ago when he studied in the Capital City, he had seen Ye Zi’an. Ye Haoxuan resembled Ye Zi’an closely, so he naturally recognized him.

This person should be at Heng River, how could he be here?

The other three people struggled more fiercely upon hearing these were Prince An’s men.

But except for that elderly man who was quite formidable, the other two were similarly captured.

The elderly man was quite clever, realizing he couldn’t oppose so many people, he fled outside.

"Xiaobai, peck at his eyes." Seeing this, Li Luru quickly instructed Xiaobai, who was watching the commotion from the side.

Xiaobai chirped and flew towards the elderly man.

The elderly man initially paid no heed to a flying bird.

But as the bird proceeded to grab hold of his neck and ears, he knew he had underestimated this creature.

It was no longer possible for him to continue dealing with it now; stepping back, he tried to run away but was lassoed around the neck by Si.

Seeing the group captured, the party descended the mountain.

Everyone was bound, and just as Si was about to throw them onto the horseback, Li Luru promptly stopped him.

"Do such beasts deserve to ride horses?" Li Luru told Si, "Isn’t your rope quite long? String them together, drag them with the horse. If they don’t die from the dragging, it’s their luck; if they die, it serves them right."

"Do as she says." Ye Haoxuan also agreed to this course of action.

Thus when the group returned to Jingzhou City, the townsfolk discovered that their usually high-and-mighty County Magistrate was being dragged by a horse, with tattered clothes and injuries all over his face and hands. The townsfolk murmured, wondering what crime County Magistrate Liu had committed.

Finally, the group halted in front of the county office.

"Order San to capture Liu’s entire family, not a single one should be absent."

"Yes!"

With the opening of the county office gates, Liu Cheng and others were forced to kneel in the center.

"Liu Cheng, you’re quite bold!" Ye Haoxuan kicked him down, stepping on his face, "Children go missing, the citizens report it to you for capture, and what happens?"

"Liu Cheng, I’ve heard you have a son." Ye Haoxuan laughed sinisterly, "Since you like this so much, why don’t you perform for the citizens, how about it?"

There were already many spectators gathered at the county office, among them people who had lost children. Upon hearing this, they anxiously squeezed inside.

"No, no, no!" The ominous look in Ye Haoxuan’s eyes told Liu Cheng that he might not meet a good end; mentioning his son, he hurriedly said, "Prince, Prince, I know my wrongs, the children are innocent, they are innocent!"

Hearing him shout like this, Ye Haoxuan grew more furious. Your child is innocent, but can the citizens’ children be killed at will?

He kicked Liu Cheng onto the case table inside the hall, making him fall again.

At this time, San came to report, "Master, Liu Cheng’s family has all been arrested."

"Excellent!" Ye Haoxuan nodded, "Commence the trial immediately, I will interrogate personally!"

"Yes!"

Soon the bailiffs stood in position, forming a line.

"Mighty..."

"Bang!" Ye Haoxuan stared at Liu Cheng, "Liu Cheng, confess honestly, why did you consume children’s brain marrow? How many have you consumed in total?"

"What?"

"This beast"

"..."

As Ye Haoxuan’s words spread, the crowd of onlookers stirred.