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A girl, around the same age as Guan Tianming, gazed at Mings, her eyes strikingly different from ordinary ones, a deep azure reminiscent of a profound pool of water.
The girl continued, "You still haven't answered my question."
Mings merely shook his head. The girl took another step forward, circling around Guan Tianming, and said indifferently, "Because the heart of the Azure Bird is not in the sky. When it flies up into the heavens, it signifies that it has betrayed its own heart."
"Who are you?" Mings asked.
The girl turned her gaze back to Mings and smiled faintly, her smile beautiful and captivating. "My name is Qing Die, the second young master's maid."
As Mings stepped out of Bamboo Cottage, Shao Wen and Xiao Ning, who had been waiting outside for quite some time, eagerly approached him.
Mings glanced back at Bamboo Cottage and said with a smile, "I didn't ask anything. For a child who can never leave the darkness in his life, there’s no need for me to inquire."
Shao Wen nodded in agreement. "That's true. He can't stand the light, so he certainly can't be involved in any murder case. However..."
Shao Wen lowered his voice mysteriously. "Captain, aren't you afraid that these words are just Guan Ao trying to deceive us? If what he said is a lie..."
"You’re the one who’s lying!"
Shao Wen suddenly felt a sharp pain in his backside; it was Miss Guan San, Guan Tianshe, standing behind him with an annoyed expression as she withdrew her small foot from his rear.
Guan Tianshe exclaimed angrily, "You bad person! Why do you always speak ill of my brother? You're the worst! A big bad egg!"
Rubbing his sore backside, Shao Wen stood there awkwardly.
Mings chuckled and said, "I'm sorry, Third Miss. When I return, I will definitely teach this bad person a lesson for you."
Only then did Guan Tianshe huff in annoyance. Mings noticed that she was holding an embroidered handkerchief and curiously asked, "Third Miss, have you started learning embroidery already?"
Guan Tianshe proudly displayed her handkerchief in front of everyone, exclaiming, "Look, this is my embroidery!"
Mings glanced over and saw a vibrant peony beautifully stitched on the handkerchief. A small dark needle pinned to it was even more exquisite, with the back end fanning out like a phoenix's tail.
"Third Miss, this embroidery needle is so delicate," Mings remarked.
Suddenly, the proud expression on Guan Tianshe's face darkened. Without saying a word, she turned and ran towards the other side of the flower path.
After Guan Tianshe left, Shao Wen finally released his pent-up frustration and exclaimed, "That little girl is infuriating and so rude. I bet when she grows up, no one will want her!"
"Alright, alright, why are you arguing with a child?" Xiao Ning found Shao Wen increasingly amusing.
"Ming Captain! Ming Captain! Something has happened!" A servant rushed in to report.
Mings followed the servant to a side hall next to the main hall, where a crowd had gathered. Guan Ao and Guan Tianfan were among them.
Seeing Mings arrive, Guan Ao stepped forward with a look of fear on his face and said, "Ming Captain, Yan Ying and Sun Miao... their bodies..."
Guan Ao gestured behind him. "For some reason, their corpses have suddenly turned into a puddle of foul water!"
Indeed, in the center of the side hall lay a puddle of yellow liquid emitting a strong stench.
Mings approached, with Shao Wen and Xiao Ning following closely behind.
Shao Wen pinched his nose and said, "How could they suddenly turn into stinking water?"
Mings stared at the yellow liquid and suddenly exclaimed, "There's something in there!"
He took a long sword from a nearby servant and hooked out an object hidden in the yellow water—a gray-black wooden glue bottle, though only the base remained.
Mings placed the gray wood glue on the ground and said, "They didn't suddenly turn into corpse water; rather, someone has used Dissolving Corpse Powder on them."
"Dissolving Corpse Powder? Could it be that the murderer is among us right now?"
Guan Ao's voice rose, echoing throughout the hall, his gaze like lightning sweeping across every face in the room.
Mings shook his head and replied, " hero Guan, the murderer is likely not one of the people present in this hall."
Pointing at the gray wood glue on the ground, Mings explained, "The murderer must have previously inserted a small vial containing Dissolving Corpse Powder into the victim's body. The wood glue acts as a barrier, preventing the Dissolving Corpse Powder from taking effect immediately. However, as the wood glue is gradually eroded by the acidic fluids in the victim's stomach, the Dissolving Corpse Powder will leak out, turning the victim into a pool of corpse water."
"Captain, look! There's something else!" Xiao Ning suddenly exclaimed.
Indeed, there were other objects floating in the yellow water, but their color was also a sickly yellow, making them hard to distinguish.
Mings used his sword to carefully hook out the yellowish objects and discovered two small clumps of earthy-colored grass.
After examining them closely, Mings remarked, "It's Wangliang Grass! It seems the murderer is quite knowledgeable. Among the over one hundred thousand plant species discovered so far, only Wangliang Grass is resistant to being eroded by acidic fluids in the human body! Likewise, it cannot be affected by Dissolving Corpse Powder."
Mings slowly separated the clumped Wangliang Grass with his sword and found that it was wrapped around two exquisite wooden dolls.
One doll wore a red cloak, with a face resembling a heavy jujube and a nose like an eagle's beak; while the other had only one eye. Guan Ao could no longer contain himself and exclaimed, "It's Yan Ying and... Sun Miao!"
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