"You ask how I noticed something was wrong? Haven't you already asked that? I smelled it... What? You don't believe me? Hey, my nose is just that sharp, what can I do? So I have a dog's nose, what's it to you!"
Watching the white-haired loli roll up her sleeves again, trying to stand up from her chair to point at his nose and scold him, the refined, bespectacled young man hurriedly apologized. "Sorry, sorry. It's just... it's really hard to believe. That concealment Formation was indeed low Rank, but it shouldn't have lacked the ability to block scents."
If Qian Lin had said she noticed something off about that corner while passing by, a sense of disharmony, the refined youth could have believed she had exceptional spiritual sensitivity. But smelling blood... that was a bit far-fetched.
The place where Qian Lin smelled blood was a short distance from the crime scene. With the concealment Formation blocking it, even senior students might not have noticed anything amiss, yet Qian Lin did.
It was truly difficult to explain with common sense.
"Well, that's for you guys to worry about. I'm just an innocent person who got dragged into this. By the way, how is that black-haired girl? She looked quite pale earlier. Shouldn't you go check on her?"
"Someone is naturally taking care of her. It's just... after seeing such a scene..." At this point, the refined youth looked at Qian Lin with suspicion again. The other Little Girl who was with her was now so scared she could barely speak coherently. Why did this girl look so accustomed to it?
You must understand, the crime scene they discovered could only be described as gruesome—the kind that would make you vomit everything you ate all day just from seeing it.
But this girl named Qian Lin showed no reaction at all, behaving completely unlike a teenage girl.
"Oh, right, one more question. Your little companion said you claimed to be the future Demon Path Supreme... What kind of nonsense is that? If you're going to lie, can't you at least make it sound plausible?" The young man asked halfway before he couldn't help but laugh. Could such a full-of-holes lie really fool anyone?
That Little Girl from Yaochi really was a bit too naive.
"It's all pretty much the same anyway. I could also claim to be an Immortal's Reincarnation, and I bet that silly girl would believe it too." Qian Lin curled her lip. Nowadays, no one even believed the truth. The world really was going downhill.
"Alright, alright. Sorry for wasting so much of your time." The young man closed the notebook in his hand. This was really just a formality.
The culprit definitely couldn't be these two girls, Qian Lin and Ye Qiuhan. Neither the timing nor their strength made it possible for them to have done it.
Not to mention, Ye Qiuhan was a Personal Disciple sent by Yaochi. There's no way anyone would suspect Ye Qiuhan, right?
"Done? Then I'll be going, I still want to see Fairy Chang Ye's concert."
"Go, go. Oh, and please don't mention what happened today for now."
"Got it, goodbye, Senior!"
The White-haired Loli skipped out of the room. The Elegant Youth watched Qian Lin leave, shook his head helplessly, and then asked the seemingly empty space beside him, "What do you think?"
"Can't see through her." As the air rippled, a young man in a black overcoat appeared next to the Elegant Youth. "Her personality is too erratic."
Indeed, this girl's personality was too erratic, making her words hard to take seriously.
But everything she said was true, including falsely claiming to be the Demon Path Supreme to swindle Spirit Stones from fellow Disciples, and finding the corpse by smelling blood. It was simply outrageous.
"The Young Miss of the Thousand Family of the Northern Territory... no wonder. I heard the Northern Territory specializes in producing lunatics. It seems to be a Family trait." The Elegant Youth flipped through Qian Lin's file, a look of understanding dawning on his face.
A person from the Northern Territory, no wonder she's like this.
They say even the dogs in the Northern Territory are crazier than those in the south, let alone the people from the Northern Territory.
"As of today, three fellow Disciples in the Academy have fallen victim. This matter has probably exceeded our handling capabilities. Let's request assistance from the Sect Seniors," the Man in Black mused for a moment, speaking in a low voice.
"This incident also involves that Junior Sister from Yaochi. The Seniors from Yaochi should have already intervened, so we don't need to speak up proactively."
"That's good."
...
Ignoring the whispered conversation on the other side for now, let's shift our perspective back to Qian Lin. What was our Demon Path Supreme Young Miss doing?
Oh, she saw Ye Qiuhan, who was sitting on a chair, hugging her knees and trembling.
Beside Ye Qiuhan stood a beautiful woman in a sea-blue long dress, leaning over and gently comforting Ye Qiuhan. She must be Ye Qiuhan's Senior Sister, right?
This little fellow actually has such good interpersonal skills, truly enviable.
Then looking at herself, this Demon Path Supreme, well, in both her past life and this life, she was a true noble single. There was never a beautiful girl by her side; even if there were, they were all there to kill her.
But since she saw them, she might as well say hello before leaving. Qian Lin bounced over to Ye Qiuhan and poked Ye Qiuhan's soft cheek with her finger.
The Woman in Blue Dress saw Qian Lin approaching and didn't stop the little fellow. Knowing the inside story, she knew this Little Girl was the first discoverer of the crime scene, and also had a small connection with Haner.
Speaking of which, the Woman in Blue Dress also felt a bit amused and exasperated. Haner was actually fooled by such a clumsy lie. It seemed her Senior Sister had protected Haner too well.
"What's wrong? Still scared?"
Hearing Qian Lin's voice, Ye Qiuhan looked up, revealing a pair of teary eyes. From her red eye sockets, it was clear that this little fellow had cried once already.
This was normal. For a ten-year-old little fellow, the scene just now was simply too impactful.
"Aren't you scared?" Ye Qiuhan wiped her eyes haphazardly with her sleeve and asked in a tearful voice, "That was... that was..." But it was such a terrifying scene!
"I am the future Demon Path Supreme, of course I'm not scared!" Qian Lin immediately puffed out her chest and said proudly.
You're really getting into the act, aren't you? Looking at the smug Qian Lin, the fear in Ye Qiuhan's heart was gradually replaced by another emotion called shame and indignation. Thinking of the five Spirit Stones she was swindled out of, she felt her fists clench.
"How dare you bring that up! Give me back my Spirit Stones!"
The Woman in Blue Dress watched Ye Qiuhan jump up from the chair and start chasing Qian Lin again, letting out a chuckle. These two little fellows might become good friends.