Moonlight and wind

Chapter 296 Footprint Tracking

"The agreement between your third uncle and the Supreme Master is that he will naturally seek the antidote from the Supreme Master." Although Hua Zhiyi's conscious illusion was talking to Shan Zimo, her eyes were always fixed on Qu Xuanyue with affection.

Shan Zimo nodded, "I understand now. We should take the dagger with us to find the Supreme Sect Leader!"

Hua Zhiyi shook her head, "That dagger was made for the head of the sect, it belongs to Hua Nishang, why don't you..." Hua Zhiyi hesitated, "I don't want to get involved in these things, but it concerns Yue'er, you guys go back and wait, Hua Nishang will naturally go find you."

"Okay! I'll follow Madam Que's instructions!"

"Yue'er, you and I will meet again someday. This illusion of consciousness won't last too long. You must be extra careful in the Luohui Sect. However," Hua Zhiyi touched Xuanyue's cheek, "Hua Nishang and the Supreme Sect Leader Hua Zijin can be trusted. Don't trust others!"

Just as the mother and daughter were looking at each other affectionately, Shan Zimo suddenly popped up between them and looked at Hua Zhiyi curiously.

"What else does Master Shan need?"

"Is Hua Nishang your illegitimate daughter?"

Hua Zhiyi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook her head, "She is an orphan I picked up, how could she be my illegitimate daughter?" Then she turned to Qu Xuanyue, "In my whole life, I only gave birth to a daughter for Qu Yecheng, and that is my Yue'er! Over the years, mother owes you too much..."

The next second, the illusion collapsed, the two fell into darkness, and then woke up in front of a lonely grave.

Xuanyue jumped up excitedly and hugged Shan Zimo's neck, tears in her eyes, her joy was beyond words!

After Xuanyue calmed down, she let go of the arm that was hanging around Shan Zimo's neck. Her face turned red with shame, and she lowered her head without saying a word.

Shan Zimo smiled crookedly, grabbed her hand, and the two returned to the ancient temple. On the palm of the statue in the middle, there was indeed a small porcelain bottle! Shan Zimo did not delay, opened the porcelain bottle, and sprinkled the powder inside on his wound.

The corroded wound healed quickly at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if it had never been injured!

Shan Zimo was overjoyed, and immediately packed the porcelain bottle and put it in his arms, "Maybe Ling'er can use it!"

The two left the ancient temple, and a figure flashed from behind a big tree beside the temple and disappeared with them.

When they returned to Binyue Garden, Zi Ling'er had already fainted, lying on a couch at one side of the hall. Her lips were dark purple, her eyes were closed, and she looked in great pain.

Seeing this, Qu Xuanyue flashed to Zi Ling'er's side and asked, "What happened?"

Shan Zimo looked at Shan Boyu with a questioning look. Shan Boyu quickly shook his head, with helplessness written all over his face.

"Try this antidote!" Shan Zimo took out a porcelain bottle from his arms and sprinkled the powder on her wound, expecting the healing that had just happened to him to happen to Ling'er as well.

However, nothing happens!

"Sure enough, this Luohui sect has an antidote for each person!" Shan Zimo threw the porcelain bottle on the table, "The most urgent task is to find the murderer!"

"But this disciple of Luohui Sect is so mysterious. We have no idea who he is, let alone how many disciples there are in this sect!" Yijianhui wiped the sweat from his forehead. He was not only worried about Zi Ling'er, but also about the other people in the team. If someone else got a shot, they would probably lose their composure!

"I can only ask the Sect Leader Hua Nishang for help in this matter!" Shan Zimo glanced outside and saw that the sky in the distance was beginning to turn white. "I will talk to the Sect Leader as soon as the sun rises!"

Before Shan Zimo and the others could make any move, Hua Yuyan walked in from outside the door and said, "The Sect Master invites Young Master Shan and Miss Qu to move to the main hall of Qishe Palace!"

"We are so in sync!" Shan Zimo raised his leg and walked out. He knew he couldn't afford to delay as Zi Ling'er was still waiting for the antidote!

This time, Shan Boyu was very tactful and did not follow them, but stayed to take care of Zi Ling'er.

Shan Zimo and Qu Xuanyue followed Hua Yuyan to Qishe Palace. Hua Nishang sat in her position as the head of the sect, looking at the two with a faint smile on her face.

Before Shan Zimo could speak, Hua Nishang dismissed the people around her and said happily, "Thanks to you two, I was able to see my adoptive mother Hua Zhiyi! Although she is only conscious, it is enough! At least I can put my heart at ease after worrying about her for more than ten years."

After hearing this, Que Xuanyue tensed up all over. She wasn't sure whether Hua Nishang had confirmed her identity. She stood beside Shan Zimo without saying a word.

"This is the dagger that the Supreme Master commissioned my third uncle to ask Master Zhiye to make. Please sign for it, Master!" Shan Zimo took out the dagger from his sleeve and presented it to Hua Nishang with both hands.

However, Hua Nishang waved her hand, showing no intention of taking it. "Why not give it directly to the Supreme Sect Leader? That would be more appropriate!"

"Strange!" Shan Zimo was a little helpless and put the dagger away. "You are the ones who wanted it, and now it's sent to you, so you are not in a hurry! If you say it's important, you have been following and escorting it all the way. If you say it's not important, no one wants it when it arrives!"

"Escort?" Hua Nishang looked at Shan Zimo with interest, "How do you escort him?"

As soon as Shan Zimo heard this, he knew that the person who secretly escorted the dagger might be the Supreme Master's man. There was no point in saying more, and he had to meet Hua Zijin in person.

Seeing that Shan Zimo had no guardian, Hua Nishang stopped asking questions and said with a smile: "Why don't we first solve the matter my adoptive mother entrusted me with and find an antidote for you. Saving lives is the most important thing!"

"Very good!"

Everyone else gathered around the unconscious Zi Ling'er, looking anxious.

Li couldn't hold back his temper, so he simply went outside the attic and carefully checked the surroundings for any traces. After a while, he swaggered in, sat on a chair, grinned, and laughed!

"Brother Li, what's the good news? Why are you so happy?" Dao Sheng walked up to him and patted his shoulder.

"I roughly know who the murderer is!" Li was very confident. He crossed his legs and looked very proud!

"Don't joke around!" He would scold her, "Everyone is very anxious at this time, so don't play around, kid!"

"I'm serious, Master!" Li jumped up from the chair, walked among the crowd, put his hands behind his back, and shook his head.

"The murderer is about four and a half feet tall, a bit fat, and walks with his toes slightly turned inwards," Li touched his chin with one hand, raised his head and thought for a moment, "He is in his teens, about the same age as me!"

"Li, how did you come to these inferences?" Yu Wenlin opened his eyes wide. Not only him, but everyone present was shocked by Li's words!

"Is this difficult?" Li shrugged disapprovingly, "Just look at the footprints outside!"

As he spoke, he led everyone outside the attic and pointed at a very tiny mark on the stone slab. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't see anything.

"These are fresh footprints from last night. There are a few more here." Looking in the direction of Li's hand, everyone looked confused, because in their eyes, there was nothing!

Li helplessly put her hands on her hips and shook her head, "By identifying footprints and the distance between them, we can infer the person's height, weight, and even age!"

Li's eyes rolled around, "I call it the Footprint Tracking Technique!"

"Great!" Shan Zimo came back from outside and heard Li's brilliant inference, "I think I already know who the murderer is!"