Chapter 115 The Only Clue

  The precipice is steep, with clouds and mist swirling around it. From the front, it's a boundless and profound abyss, a vast sea of smoke and fog. Looking out at it, I have no idea where the edge is or what lies beneath the cliff. Just one glance sends shivers down my spine.

  Qin Wushuang, however, descended as if walking on flat ground and quickly dropped by four or five hundred meters.

  Although it was only four or five hundred meters high, Qin Wushuang looked up and couldn't see the top at all. All he could see was a vast expanse of fog.

  According to Qin Wushuang's observation, the grass and trees on this cliff all showed obvious signs of being trampled. The person who fell should have been constantly grabbing with their hands, but didn't grab anything.

  But even so, it should also have alleviated the downward trend, otherwise, the devastated appearance should not be like this now.

  Another hundred or two hundred meters down, Qin Fan's eyes suddenly widened. In the tens of meters below, it seemed that a green pine tree was slanting, and on its branches, something was hanging.

  Take a closer look. It's actually just one person. Look at that figure. It seems to be Da Xi Ming indeed.

  Qin Wushuang was secretly shocked. Not daring to be careless, he carefully approached and took a look, and indeed it was Da Xue Ming. His body was pinned down by the branches, swaying back and forth, but it was unclear whether he was dead or alive.

  Qin Wushuang checked his breathing and found that he still had a faint breath. Overjoyed, she examined Da Xiyin's physical condition and discovered that the injury he sustained was not from the fall, but rather from being struck by an expert's internal energy. If Da Xiyin didn't have a strong foundation, his body would probably be stiff as a corpse by now.

  He was able to retain a wisp of his breath. It was clearly due to the powerful foundation of his True Martial Realm Fifth Stage.

  Although the bones were not dislocated, moving was no problem. Qin Wushuang picked up Da Xiyin and tied him to his back with their two belts, crawling upwards step by step.

  Dà Xī Míng was dizzy and unconscious. His hands hung down in front of him, following the slope of Qín Wú Shuāng's shoulders. Qín Wú Shuāng glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and saw that Dà Xī Míng was tightly clutching something in his hand.

  Qin Wushuang was curious, and with one hand, he pried open Daxi Ming's palm, revealing a piece of high-quality silk fabric. Qin Wushuang's heart skipped a beat: "The color and texture of this fabric... it's clearly not something a woman would wear. And it's completely different from the clothes on Daxi Ming's body. Could it be that this fabric was torn off someone else?"

  At this time, saving people is urgent, Qin Wushuang also can't afford to consider too much. He stuffed the fabric in and continued to climb up, carrying a person on his back. His movements were clearly affected.

  Fortunately, when climbing to 200-300 meters. The blurry shadow on top has already been seen, and the rope is quickly lowered vertically. Qin Wushuang borrowed a force, his footsteps were continuous, and he climbed up the cliff in two or three steps.

  He placed Da Xiu Ming on the ground, pressed his palm on the Dahui Ming's back, and a pure and correct "Yan Yang True Qi" slowly entered.

  He knew that Da Xi Ming's internal injury was very severe. He had to use his true energy to help him recover from the shock.

  Save one life.

  As expected. The true energy is everywhere. After a moment of silence, Yu Xuan suddenly woke up: "Sleeve sister! Sleeve sister was taken away!"

  "Da Xu big brother, calm down. Control your emotions." Qin Wu Xuan sent another stream of true energy over. Finally managed to calm down Da Xu's wildly fluctuating emotions.

  Da Xu Heng walked over anxiously: "Ming Er."

  "Master Da Xu, Big Brother Da Xu won't be in trouble. Father, after investigating for so many days, is there a specific route that the enemy took to escape?"

  "This person is extremely cunning. Along the way, we can't find any trace of him at all. We have searched all possible retreat routes with this area as the core, but to no avail."

  Qin Wushuang nodded: "Let everyone withdraw back to Qin Family Village, no need to investigate."

  "Nothing more?" Qin Lianshan and Da Xiheng were both shocked.

  "Since the enemy was able to knock Da Xu down the cliff, it would be easy for them to leave calmly. Moreover, after so many days have passed, any clues might have been messed up already. There's no need to investigate."

  "Unmatched, and what about your sister?" Qin Lianshan's love for his daughter was anxious. He was also extremely worried.

  If it were in Qinjiazhuang, he would have been confident and wouldn't let anyone abduct the woman. But this vast mountain stretches for thousands of miles. There are too many variables.

  "Father, you don't have to blame yourself. The opponent's strength is not ordinary. He will always have a chance to deal with sister, unless sister stays at home and never leaves the Qin family village."

  "Get up and let's all go down the mountain. There's nothing more to investigate here."

  Order to prepare a stretcher. Da Xi Ming will be carried down the mountain.

  Daxi's current symptoms are just internal injuries, coma and syncope. As long as the treatment is targeted at the symptoms and with proper care, he will recover in about ten days or half a month.

  "Dad, I have a question I'd like to ask."

  "What's wrong?"

  "Whose store provided the clothes for our Donglin Town nobles?"

  "It's Fang's family, Fang's tailor shop. It has always been very famous."

  "Alright!" Qin Wushuang nodded and said, "I'll go out for a trip."

  After finishing speaking, he left Qin's village and went to Fang's fabric store. Fang's fabric store was located on the busiest street in town.

  Upon seeing Qin Wushuang arrive, the young shop assistant hastily and warmly greeted him: "Young Master Qin, are you here to see our Young Master Fang?"

  "No, is your boss in?"

  "Welcome back, Master Qin. The boss is not here at the moment. Is there anything I can help you with?"

  "Good, take a look at this. Is this the fabric from our town?" Qin Wushuang handed over the piece of cloth that Da Xiyin was holding.

  The young shopkeeper took it, looked at it for a moment, and smiled: "No, no, this material is extremely particular. The materials in our Donglin Town are not so fine. I dare to guarantee that this material is absolutely not from our Donglin Town, nor from the entire Luojiang County."

  "Are you certain?" Qin Wushuang asked in a low voice.

  "It's definitely a small one. Small has been following the boss in this line for over a decade. This insight is still there. The material is exquisite. At least it's at the level of nobility in the provincial capital, and maybe even the imperial city."

  Heart two pairs of points occupy the head, no longer bother with the whispers of the little three, turned and floated away

  Daxiu's brother clutched the only clue to finding his sister in his hand, and now there was no time to delay even for a moment.

  Must investigate as soon as possible. The more delayed, the more dangerous sister's situation will be.

  Back to Qin's village. Da Xu Ming has already woken up. Obviously, he had told Da Xu Heng and Qin Lian Shan about the clothing material. Connecting it with Qin Wu Shuang's previous question about clothes, they had already guessed seven or eight out of ten.

  See him come back. Everyone asks: "How?"

  Qin Wushuang said: "It's not Donglintown."

  Da Xu Heng nodded: "It's impossible. Apart from your Qin family in Donglin Town, who else can hurt Ming Er?"

  "Father, Lord Daxi, I've decided to go to Nanyun Prefecture City to investigate."

  "Nan Yunzhou?" Qin Lianshan furrowed his brow. "Wu Shuang, are you suspecting Xi Men Da Kuan?"

  "Before the case is solved, everyone is a suspect. Ximen's family and Daqi have an old grudge, they can't escape suspicion either. But don't worry, Father. I will not wrong any innocent person, nor will I let the murderer go unpunished!"

  At this point, Qin Wushuang's face turned black with rage. With a vicious tone, he swore: "No matter who did this thing, I guarantee that they will regret it for the rest of their lives. They will pay a price ten times over. I won't show any mercy."

  Having said that, he turned his head and walked out.

  Out of the courtyard, the three teams trained by Qin Wushuang had already gathered in place.

  "You, give me your all and protect Qin Family Village well! Remember, within half a month. We, the Qins, will no longer be a wealthy family, but a royal family of a different surname! The 2,000 miles around Mount Tai will all be our fiefdom! In our territory, how can we let outsiders run amok?"

  "Yes!"

  Qin Wushuang waved his hand and jumped onto the horse's back, galloping quickly out of the Qin family village, heading straight for the main road.

  In the Ximen Dafu mansion. Ximen Yu was also gathering all the top experts in the family, discussing something.

  "I'll ask again. Is the disappearance of Miss Donglin Qin related to any of you present here?"

  "Governor, without your orders, how dare we take action on our own?"

  "Yes, Master Valve, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with us."

  The great guardian also spoke up: "Sect Master, since your meaning is so clear, I think the high-ranking masters of our sect should not be so brainless as to become enemies with the Qin family of Donglin."

  "Hmm, I'm only afraid that someone among you will be instigated by Yan'er and stir up trouble. Since this matter has nothing to do with the Ximen family, then it's good. Let's just wait and see what happens. I heard that Qin's son has already returned to Donglintown. When he finds out about this, there will definitely be a bloody storm. Let's just watch and see."

  "Gate Master, in your opinion, who could have done this?" The Great Protector suddenly asked.

  Ximen Yu sighed, "In the Redwood King's territory, in recent years, I don't know how many cases of missing girls there have been. In my opinion, this matter may just be a continuation of those missing cases."

  Just then, a trusted aide rushed into the hall in big strides and said, "Master, Qin's son is outside asking to see you."

  Ximen Yu's face changed, and he thought to himself: "He's arrived so quickly."

  He knew that after this matter came to light, the first person the Qin family would suspect would definitely be him, Ximen. This matter would require some effort to explain away. Regardless of whether Ximen was willing or not, he had to go and explain things if he didn't want trouble to cling to him.

  "I'll go meet him." Ximen's hand waved, signaling everyone to control their emotions and not show any hostility. If the family's experts rushed out at this time, it would only lead to unnecessary misunderstandings.

  Taking big strides out of the door, Qin Wushuang was already somewhat impatient.

  "Qin Xiaoge, lend me a step to talk." Ximen Yu walked out of the door and led Qin Wushuang straight forward.

  Arriving at the secluded place, Ximen Yu finally spoke up: "I know that Qin Xiaoge will definitely come to find me, Ximen Dazhen, but I only have one sentence to say here. The disappearance of your sister has absolutely nothing to do with me, Ximen Dazhen! I am willing to stake my life and family on it!"

  "Oh?" Qin Wu's eyebrows were not looking good. "Ximen Gate Master, are you trying to deceive me with your words?"

  "It's absolutely not, I've investigated already. In the family, there isn't a single expert who could harm Da Qi Ming Gongzi and has an alibi for the time of the crime. And my son Xi Men Qian is still reflecting on his mistakes in isolation, even more impossible to go cause trouble in Dong Lin Town!"

  "Alright. Since it's come to this, I'll trouble Ximen Qing to help me with something, how about it?"

  "Qin Xiaoge, no need to be polite, what's on your mind? Just say it. We're not strangers, what help do you need?"

  "Alright, Master Ximen is a straightforward person. I'd like to invite Master Ximen to summon all the owners of fabric shops in Nan Yun state city to come to the mansion as guests. Not one can be left out! Is that convenient for Master Ximen?"

  Ximen Yu was taken aback, but he didn't understand what trick Qin Wushuang had up his sleeve. However, he didn't show any intention of declining and nodded: "This is easy to handle, give me an hour's time, before noon. I can bring all the people here, guaranteed not a single one will be missing!"

  "Good!" Qin Wushuang nodded and said, "Then please let Master Ximen take charge of this matter."

  Alright. I, Lao Tien, admit that I'm old and muddled. The previous chapter acknowledged the mistake, but unexpectedly, the chapter number was still wrong, and I almost died from sweating. This time it's really correct. Old chapter, the first two are byo1 old chapters. It's all because I was momentarily confused. Previously, I made a mistake with an "o", which caused the chapter numbers to be constantly incorrect. Hehe. Fortunately, the content didn't have any mistakes. Lao Tien guarantees that there won't be such errors next time! Everyone can despise me now. Eh? Of course, if you use your monthly tickets to despise me, that would be even better, eh? Today's monthly ticket is very subtle. Has everyone already used up their guaranteed monthly tickets at this time? Or are they still hiding and hoarding them?