After the county magistrate finished explaining the situation, everyone began to eat. No one drank alcohol. After the meal, the three gentlemen each took three "official red seals" from the county magistrate. If they encountered danger within the range of Mi County, they could tear up the red seals, and the county magistrate would be alerted to come to their rescue. If someone tore two seals in a row, the county would directly report to the prefecture. If someone tore three seals in a row, it would be immediately reported to the state governor.

The county dispatched three experienced child scholars who knew the local environment well to serve as guides for the three groups. After bidding farewell to the county magistrate and others, the seven carriages headed to the place where monsters had recently appeared.

Lu Family Town is the intersection of three rivers in Mi County. The widest part of the river here can reach ten zhang, and the deepest part can reach two zhang. There are often water monsters attacking humans here, and Lu Family Town is backed by mountains and forests. The monsters here are like leeks, cut down again and again, and cannot be killed.

When they arrived at Lu Family Town, the three groups' carriages did not stop immediately but instead drove through the small town. Mr. Yu, who was in charge of the third group, sat in the carriage and used the treasure of literature, the "Detecting Monster Tiger-Headed Town Paper," to detect monsters, but he did not find any and returned safely.