CHAPTER 410: CHAPTER 410: INVESTIGATING THE CASE OUTSIDE THE PALACE

Ji Youzhi quietly rubbed his nose, his thoughts turning to the scent Xiaosuisui had mentioned. He said, "Let me go get my niece. We’ll investigate the silk shop, and that should confirm everything."

With that, he walked away.

"Where is the Lord God Hunter going?" Eunuch Ling called after him.

"Out of the Palace to investigate!" Ji Youzhi waved his hand in response as he walked towards the palace exit.

「At the Ji Mansion.」

Xiaosuisui was gleefully playing with a toy her Sixth Uncle had given her.

"Xiaobai, balance yourself. Don’t drop it."

Xiaobai had an apple balanced on its back, standing shakily on the old locust tree. This was already the fourth apple. Its Master had already shot down three, and each time, it had narrowly dodged them. But now, the one raising the hidden weapon was Xie Pan’Er...

"Pretty Big Sister! Xiaobai is ready! Give it a try; you’ll learn this quickly!" Xiaosuisui stood to the side, cheering for Xie Pan’Er and instructing her, "Pretty Big Sister, aim a little lower, toward Xiaobai’s head. The opening for the hidden weapon on your bracelet should be tilted up a tiny bit..."

Xiaobai on the tree: ...

It wanted to run. Would its Master make it vanish on the spot, never to reappear?

Xie Pan’Er’s hand was still trembling, and she didn’t dare to shoot. Her hand was shaking uncontrollably.

"Pretty Big Sister, don’t tremble! Take a deep breath, steady yourself, and then shoot. It’s really simple!"

Ji Youzhi, who had just walked to the entrance of Qinxin Garden, heard this, and the corner of his mouth twitched. Who exactly is the adult here, and who’s the child?

"Greetings, Seventh Young Master!" Yunxiang saw Ji Youzhi and promptly greeted him.

Hearing Yunxiang call out "Seventh Young Master!" Xie Pan’Er became flustered. Her hand twitched, and the short needle from the hidden weapon shot out. Then, everyone heard a SNAP as the needle struck a branch of the old locust tree.

"Ah! Pretty Big Sister, you missed!" Xiaosuisui said, sounding a little vexed. "It’s my fault for not teaching Pretty Big Sister properly! Let’s try again! Xiaobai, don’t move! This time, Pretty Big Sister absolutely must hit the apple on your back!"

Xiaobai on the old locust tree, just as it was about to leap and flee: ...

Xiaosuisui grabbed Xie Pan’Er’s hand, wanting to try again.

Xie Pan’Er reminded her helplessly, "Princess, the Seventh Young Master is here."

Xiaosuisui, however, paid no mind to her Seventh Uncle. Her eyes were fixed intently on the apple on Xiaobai’s back in the old locust tree.

"Pretty Big Sister, shoot quickly!"

Xie Pan’Er calmed herself, took a deep breath, and said, "I’ll do it myself this time. You go play with your Seventh Uncle for a bit!"

"Okay! Pretty Big Sister, you practice by yourself for a bit then." Xiaosuisui let Xie Pan’Er practice on her own. Then, she turned to Xiaobai in the tree and said, "Xiaobai, don’t even think about running away! You have to wait for my Pretty Big Sister to learn how to use the hidden weapon in the bracelet!"

With that said, she ran to Ji Youzhi, tilted her head up, and stretched out her little hands, wanting him to pick her up.

Ji Youzhi picked her up and asked, "What are you all playing?"

Xiaosuisui, as if presenting a treasure, held up her small hand and said, "Seventh Uncle, look! This is my treasure. Sixth Uncle just gave it to me. This thing is so much fun! I can even shoot down birds flying in the sky with it!"

Ji Youzhi was surprised to hear this. "Your Sixth Uncle is back? Didn’t he say he wouldn’t return until the New Year?"

Xiaosuisui blinked. "Did Sixth Uncle say that? But he just came back. He’s in his Courtyard right now."

Ji Youzhi didn’t dwell on why Ji Youlin had returned early. Instead, he asked her, "Suisui, today you said that Xie Si and Princess Ata both have the exact same scent on them. Seventh Uncle wants to ask you, if we went somewhere else now, and that same scent was there too, would you still be able to recognize it?"