Chapter 1590 - 812: A Heavenly Face (Part 2)

"Master Xiao holds a revered status, he would certainly only come into contact with the highest-grade Elixir of Immortality. As for ordinary herbal medicine like the Thin Net Grass, you definitely wouldn’t bother with it anymore. The clan elders and the First Elder are wholeheartedly dedicated to training and do not delve into medical knowledge, so naturally, they don’t have time to visit the infirmary. Therefore, you might not know that the scent of the Thin Net Grass is actually not a sweet fishy smell, but has a bitter taste. Does anyone among you know this, if you enter the infirmary and take a sniff... do you? Yet, Young Master Xiao and the First Elder both smelled a fishy odor, which leaves me puzzled. I wonder if anyone here can help explain this to me?"

Once these words were spoken, everyone’s expressions changed, becoming unparalleled, and on the other hand, Xiao Kuangyun, Xiao Yunhai, and Elder Xiao Li’s expressions immediately turned stiff... Although it was just for a moment, many people clearly saw the change. Meanwhile, the disciples who frequently entered the infirmary were familiar with the scent of the Thin Net Grass and suddenly stared...

The hearts of many people began to pound violently...

They started to emit an atmosphere different from before.

"Xiao Che! You still don’t want to shut up, you brat... You not only covered up for Xiao Lingxi in vain but also went to question the Grandmaster, and you dare to question Master Xiao! I see you deliberately playing with us and continue to spout nonsense!" Xiao Li’s face turned dark, revealing an ominous glint: "Young Master Xiao, Clan Master, stop listening to his nonsense! Since the truth of the stolen Deep Opening Powder has been revealed, there’s no need to waste any more time. Xiao Che, this brat, not only caused all this chaos, but he still tries to cover up for the culprit, and he offended the Grandmaster and Master Xiao. He should be punished!"

As long as one didn’t turn a deaf ear, Xiao Li’s words in his anger subtly contained a bit of humiliation. On the topic of "smelling wrong," he completely avoided the issue and didn’t even provide an explanation.

"Since Elder Xiao doesn’t want to hear my nonsense, I will pursue it. Regarding my last question, I want to ask this friend, Xiao Jiu from the Small Sect. This should be a very simple question, and I hope you can answer it. If you can answer, then I will admit that my Little Aunt did indeed steal the ’Deep Opening Powder’, and I won’t utter a word. Even if you want to punish my Little Aunt, and even punish me as well!"

Without waiting for a response from Xiao Yunhai and the others, Xiao Che’s gaze fell on Xiao Jiu’s corpse-like face. His expression was unremarkable, but his eyes became incredibly sharp, each word sounding like a small gong: "Xiao Jiu, you said the Deep Opening Powder was found under my Little Aunt’s pillow in her room. Then can you tell me whether the window in my Little Aunt’s room faces east or west? What color is the pillow? Is the pillow placed at the south or north end of the window?"

Xiao Jiu’s expression immediately turned stiff, while Xiao Kuangyun and Xiao Yunhai’s expressions suddenly turned extremely ugly.

"If you indeed entered my Little Aunt’s room and found the Deep Opening Powder under her pillow, then these questions should be very simple for you... Come, tell me your answers, you just need to say them, and I will immediately confess, without a word. Yes, I think you, Mr. Xiao, and all the clan elders here want to quickly resolve this case and start today’s main business, right? Then, you should quickly tell us. It’s not good to delay your master and everyone’s time here... right? Say... what? Why don’t you answer me, didn’t you clearly enter my Little Aunt’s room? Why can’t you even answer such a simple question?"

"Don’t tell me... you haven’t even entered my Little Aunt’s room at all? But you claimed to have found the Deep Opening Powder under my Little Aunt’s pillow... how did that happen? Do you perhaps know the legendary Thousand Mile Hawk Grabbing technique?"

(TL: "Mile" still refers to a Chinese mile, which is still half a kilometer.) Regardless of the size of the courtyards, the Small Sect has about 233 courtyards. The arrangement of the courtyards is irregular, and most appear almost exactly the same. Even if we don’t mention the Small Sect members who arrived yesterday and only talk about those who have been staying here for ten or even twenty days, they wouldn’t necessarily remember the positions of all the courtyards accurately. They and their masters couldn’t relate them accurately. This is why Xiao Che was sure Xiao Jiu had never even been to Xiao Lingxi’s courtyard. Even if he had deliberately gone there for inspection yesterday, he wouldn’t be able to find it again in such a short time.

Xiao Jiu’s silence and the drastic change of face color in Xiao Kuangyun and Xiao Yunhai made even a fool begin to understand what happened.

Xiao Yunhai perfectly answered Xiao Che’s first question, but he didn’t know it was just bait. The second question that followed trapped them into an abyss. As for the third question... it almost slapped them in the face.

When her vision became blurry, Xiao Lingxi buried her face in her hands. In her most helpless moment, everyone distanced themselves from her, doubting her, and aggrieving her for a period. Only he was the same as before. He fearlessly put his Divine Body in front of her to protect her. In front of people, even the Small Sect dared not provoke him.

This silhouette left a deep imprint at the bottom of her heart, a memory that could last a lifetime without disappearing or fading.