"Junior Brother Xuanzang, even if you've made this discovery, can we be sure it's reliable? What if we've made a mistake? We could end up wronging a great many people," said one monk.
Xuanzang smiled faintly. "We needn't worry too much about that. Their markings will always contain some kind of power. Once we capture these people, we can have cultivators identify them. If some prove difficult to distinguish, we can lock them up for the time being and take it slowly.
For now, we're merely detaining them so they won't have good opportunities to attack. That will also benefit our defense of Chang'an."
The monks all nodded, agreeing with Xuanzang's method.
Xuanzang and his group went to see the prefectural governor and told him about the matter.
Upon learning of it, the prefectural governor was pleasantly surprised. These monks from Gold Mountain Temple truly were no ordinary people.
"Good! Send men out at once and capture these demons!" the prefectural governor said with a smile.
Xuanzang and the others also assisted the men in capturing the hidden demons.
They had already thoroughly investigated the demons' hiding places and areas of activity. Once the prefectural governor had assembled the cultivators and soldiers, he gave the order for a simultaneous attack, preventing them from exchanging information in advance.
In a single night, the prefectural governor captured several thousand people, a startling number.
Xuanzang was also astonished. The demons they had previously discovered had numbered only a few hundred, yet this time the prefectural governor had captured so many. It was truly surprising.
The markings on these people were much the same as those Xuanzang had discovered. Naturally, some ordinary people were bound to be mixed in, but that was no matter. Once cultivators came to inspect them, they would be able