Upon hearing Li Huowang's disbelief, a trace of embarrassment flickered across the peddler's face.
"Well, that's what I heard from the village elders. They said a ghost wants to be reborn, so it's been stealing children under a year old. And since it was cooped up in the Underworld for so long, it's also started preying on virginal young women."
"So you're saying that children have gone missing in Cangshui County and that quite a few women have been defiled, is that right?"
"Yes, yes! Taoists are truly remarkable. One of your sentences is worth several of mine."
Li Huowang's brow furrowed. If it were just a matter of stolen children and defiled women, the local County Magistrate would have dispatched arrest officers to catch the perpetrator, not notified the Astrological Bureau. This peddler must be missing a crucial piece of the puzzle.
Li Huowang whipped the horse's rump, and the carriage immediately lurched forward.
