It was no wonder Meng Zhao made such an association so easily. With all these coincidences converging in one place, they were no longer coincidences, but facts.
"This, Young Master... how was this vicious tiger killed? There isn't even the slightest trace of fighting around it. It's truly strange."
Ji Rushuang was indeed clever. Meng Zhao had known that from the first time he met her. Now, she also displayed remarkable powers of observation. With her insight and experience, noticing this was already no easy feat. After all, with such a colossal creature before one's eyes, it was difficult to pay attention to the surrounding environment.
"It's very simple. With heavy snow blanketing the land, not only are the people of Liang Prefecture suffering, but these vicious beasts living deep in the mountains must also be finding life difficult. If someone used blood-soaked food laced with a potent drug to lure this vicious tiger, its wild nature would overwhelm its reason, and it would naturally fall for the trap.
"Once the beast was drugged unconscious, any reasonably skilled martial artist wielding a sharp weapon could kill it with ease and take its heart and eyes to achieve their purpose.
"I suspect this vicious tiger is not an isolated case. Around the outskirts of Hu Mountain, many vicious beasts have likely fallen victim to foul hands."
Meng Zhao's speculation was bold, but it was very likely the truth.
Ji Rushuang froze. In truth, it was much the same principle as drugging a martial arts expert unconscious—then even a child could kill him with a blade.
But vicious beasts differed from humans. Their constitutions were unique, and ordinary drugs often could not bring them down. That meant the drug's effects had to be extremely potent.
Moreover, killing even one such vicious tiger