Gu Yuze frowned and then began to write, "The river spirit may not be cruel by nature, but it has already taken human lives. Once a Yao crosses that line, there's no turning back. If I hesitate now, it will learn that killing keeps its nest safe and the deaths won't stop.
I would strike it down swiftly, before its resentment deepens and its strength grows. Relocation is a false kindness: it spares the creature now but delays its awakening into a true monster, one that will claim more lives when it returns or when its spawn matures. The fishermen's families need certainty, not uneasy truces. To leave even one egg is to leave tomorrow's threat unsealed."
Gu Yuze moved on to the next question, 'During a village exorcism, you discover the source of a lingering malignant spirit is traced to its burial site. The coffin is identified as being crafted from locust wood. Why is this material choice critically significant to the case?"
