The heavy rain had destroyed all the footprints on the ground and even though Mu Feng and his other teammates were experts at hunting, they had run out of ideas at that moment.
They had to work hard and expanded their search region which finally resulted in them catching the scent of the Lord's robe in a moat. They found the rock with the white robe wrapped on it...
Mu Lei and the other two teammates trembled as they stared at the wet robe!
Their Lord had a strange habit which was that all his belongings must be super clean and neat. When he did not want them anymore, it must be destroyed immediately and no one could touch it. They never expected that the robe he once wore would have been mishandled in such an insulting way...
Who was the stupid kid!? Such a naive one!
Three of them were stunned as a wind suddenly blew from behind them and they heard a very clear voice, "Have you found the kid?"
Three of them quickly knelt down before the Lord before Mu Lei said embarrassingly, "My Lord, we are very sorry. We only found your robe…"
The Lord appeared silently behind them and glanced at the disfigured wet robe even before Mu Lei had finished reporting...
He was wearing a ghost mask; hence, the three of them did not know what expression he had though they could feel that their surroundings were getting warmer again.
The Lord remained silent. He raised his hands and the wet robe flew in mid-air before it opened up and became dry and smooth. Unfortunately, a big piece of the bottom part was missing!
The Wind Eagle on Mu Lei’s shoulder quickly flew towards the robe.
Mu Lei asked, "Have you caught the scent of the person?" The eagle had undergone some special training and its sensitivity to smell was 10 times stronger than the hound’s. It was especially used to track people.
The eagle shook its head. The robe had been soaked in the water for a long time, hence, there was no more scent left on it.
The Lord frowned as his finger sliced through the air. The elegant robe immediately burnt into ashes and disappeared into thin air.
The Lord wondered what kind of kid they were dealing with. He or she could run more than 30 kilometres in less than an hour without any spiritual power. Furthermore, he or she did not even leave any trace of evidence behind that even his top killers could not find the kid...
Was it really a kid?
Perhaps it was a dwarf?
When he was sighing, Mu Feng who was investigating the cloths appeared and knelt in front of the Lord, "Reporting to my Lord. I've checked the entire Ning Wu Mountain… There is only a secret manor around the area which is the secret residence of Count Le Hua, a.k.a. Rong Yi. However, he had been attacked at around 3.45am just now and two of his warriors and female servants including himself are dead."
"The bunch of cloths which was given to my Lord was actually the bed curtains of Rong Yi. I’ve examined the wounds of Rong Yi as well as his servants and I realized that a jade hairpin, which had been accurately poked through their critical points, killed them. They did not even have the chance to struggle…"
"Count Le Hua? I heard that he had an intermediate level of talent and his spirit power had reached level four! How could he possibly have been murdered by a kid?" Mu Lei was shocked and his eyes opened widely.
People with level four spirit power were considered experts. Usually, even 10 people were not able to go close to them. So, how was it possible that a kid without any spirit power killed him?
Mu Feng and the three messengers were even more curious about the child.
The Lord had a glint in his eyes, "Four of you, go and investigate who are the girls that served Count Le Hua tonight." Through the clues that he possessed, he suspected that the person who killed Rong Yi could be the same one who had stolen his robe.
Mu Feng said, "My Lord, I have just checked that Count Le Hua had been practicing a type of martial arts that required Yin to supplement Yang. He needed to have sex with three girls every night in order to draw the Yin from the young girls. After having sex with them, the young girls would die. His subordinates had been kidnapping young girls for him all the while so that he could practice. Two young girls died tonight because of him and I have found their bodies…"
Mu Lei suddenly realized something and said, "Seems like that fellow had encountered bad luck and the third young girl could be the person that we are looking for! Mu Feng, have you figured out who the third girl is?"
Mu Feng replied, "I have checked but I found nothing about her. There were not many people in that house so no one had seen the third girl… "
The clue stopped here. Mu Feng and the others messengers looked at each other and finally shifted their attention towards their master, The Lord.
"Interesting! It was impressive that a twelve-year-old girl possessed such ability!"
The Lord’s black pupils flashed and he thought that it was funny. He gracefully played with his fingers and said, "Let’s call it a day. You all don’t have to investigate anymore." Nowadays, it was rare to meet such an interesting person and so it triggered his desire to play with her...
...
In the small courtyard, there were three little brick huts.
The yard was very clean without any grass. There were only a few wild flowers that swayed along with the wind at the corner of the wall.
The inside of the hut was decorated with very simple furnishings - which consisted of a bed, a table and a chair. On the table, there was an ordinary style vase and inside of it was a full bloom yellow wild flower similar to the ones that grew at the corner of the wall. It lightened up the atmosphere of the slightly dark hut.
This was the place where Gu Xijiu stayed. It was located at the very corner of the General's residence. It was a servant’s room, but in fact, a servant’s room would have been even nicer than this.
She did not even have any servants and took care of everything by herself. She washed the laundry, swept the floor, and cleaned the yard… Her life was exactly like the ancient version of ‘Cinderella’.
The sun had risen and a few streaks of sunlight shined through the window frames into the dark house. Gu Xijiu sat in front of the dressing table and she could finally see her body clearly.
Although she was mentally prepared, she was still slightly shocked when she saw her face. The mirror on the dressing table was the only furniture that was covered with dust. Apparently, the owner of this body did not like looking at the mirror in the past.
Gu Xijiu had to wipe it several times before she was able to see herself clearly. This generation was not exactly the real ancient generation, as the mirror was not made of bronze but glass. It was no different from a modern mirror and so it could reflect the exact reality.
A palm-sized face appeared in the mirror. Its cheeks were not chubby so it made the chin look sharper. If it was purely based on facial features alone, this face could be beautiful.
The facial features consisted of a straight nose, a beautifully arched mouth and big eyes. Unfortunately, there was a big area of red rash on its forehead that destroyed its beauty. When she looked at her hands, they were thin and pale and her palms were covered with cocoons.
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