"Speak," Pei Shaoqing spat out a single, cold word.
The Li Zheng's eldest son cried and wailed, "Tian Erni serves a Fox Immortal! The Fox Immortal wants to eat human hearts! Over the past two years, she's tricked countless people into coming to the village. We helped kill them, helped bury the bodies, and in return, she'd regularly send silver to the village."
Upon hearing this, the Jing'an Guards were first stunned, but then became ecstatic, rubbing their hands together in anticipation.
"There's really a Fox Demon! I hear a demon's body is a treasure trove. If we catch it, we'll be rich!"
"Watch your mouth! It's our lord who will get rich!"
"Hey! You're the one who doesn't know how to talk. If our lord gets rich, doesn't that mean we get rich too? Honestly."
"It's over! It's over! It's all over!" the Li Zheng wailed, his face as white as a sheet as he broke down in tears.
Pei Shaoqing gave the order, "Stop everyone!"
