Specialized work had to be done by specialists.
The people on shore watched the old man retrieve corpses with curiosity. There was no need to search laboriously; once he found the right spot and dived down, he could bring up a body, as though he could converse with the dead.
The county paid villagers to row boats and drag the bodies ashore, while several coroners busied themselves examining them.
The stench of corpses filled the air, ruining any appetite. Bai Yujun casually flipped through the records and found several pages covered in complicated talismans drawn with a brush. The imitator knew nothing of cultivation and had drawn many parts incorrectly.
She beckoned, and Deputy County Magistrate Du once again reached her a step ahead of the county lieutenant with astonishing speed.
He wore a fawning yet composed smile, bowing low. Though his arm trembled from exhaustion as he fanned her, he refused to put down the fan. His flattery was so masterful that the county lieutenant could only stare after him in the dust.
"Your Highness, please ask whatever you wish. This humble official will tell you everything he knows, without holding back a word."
"How did you determine that a high-level cultivator was responsible?"
"Ah~ Your Highness's question is brilliant! You saw at a glance the most crucial issue. This humble official is utterly convinced!"
"..."
County Lieutenant Gao was so embarrassed that he simply looked away, out of sight and out of mind.
Bai Yujun suddenly found this fellow very pleasing to the eye. Look at him—he could conjure praise out of thin air and force it into existence. It seemed crude, yet it was actually a return to simplicity.
Deputy County Magistrate Du flipped the records back to the first few pages.
"The reason we dare conclude