Brush, Ink, Paper, Inkstone

"We didn't. I just said that at the time. We didn't steal the Demon Wolf," Tian Ling'er shouted angrily.

"Didn't steal it? How did the Demon Wolf disappear? You must have stolen it, killed it, and put it in your Storage Bracelet," Tang Xiao You pointed at Tian Ling'er and shouted.

Hearing Tang Xiao You's words, Zhong Shan raised an eyebrow and immediately saw the whole picture. Just now he said Tian Ling'er released the Demon Wolf, and now he's saying she killed it? It seems the disappearance of the Demon Wolf wasn't due to an outsider stealing it, but is inextricably linked to this Tang Xiao You.

"I didn't, I didn't." Tian Ling'er was anxious, and she also took out her Red Silk, as if she wanted to beat Tang Xiao You to clear her name.

"See, see? As soon as I said something, you took out your magic treasure. If it's not you, who is it?" Tang Xiao You immediately shouted.

Originally, Zhao Suo Xiang hadn't suspected Tian Ling'er. He suspected the four people from Bright Sword Pavilion more. After all, after talking with Zhong Shan for a while, he felt that Zhong Shan wasn't the type to steal. However, when Tian Ling'er took out the Red Silk, Zhao Suo Xiang's heart wavered a bit. If it's not you, why are you so anxious?

"Hand it over! Hand over the Demon Wolf's corpse, and my Void Spirit Pearl! You, you actually cheated and tampered with the dice!" Tang Xiao You pointed at Tian Ling'er and Zhong Shan and said angrily.

"I didn't! We didn't steal it! Zhong Shan, say something!" Tian Ling'er immediately shouted at Zhong Shan. Although she took out the Red Silk, Tian Ling'er wouldn't necessarily start fighting just because of a disagreement.

"I know who stole it," Zhong Shan suddenly said.

As soon as Zhong Shan spoke, everyone paused noticeably and looked at him. A hint of surprise flashed in Zhao Suo Xiang's eyes. A hint of disbelief flashed in Tian Ling'er's eyes.

The four people from Bright Sword Pavilion opposite, except for Zhong Di, showed a hint of disbelief. As for Zhong Di, he swallowed hard at this moment, and a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.

If Zhong Shan said he knew, then he definitely knew. This was a habit Zhong Di had developed over many years. No, not a habit, but Zhong Shan definitely knew.

"You know? If you didn't steal it, how would you know? I think you stole it," Tang Xiao You sneered.

"Zhong Shan, do you really know?" Zhao Suo Xiang asked.

"Of course. As for who it is, you'll know in a moment," Zhong Shan said in a deep voice.

Seeing Zhong Shan so confident, everyone frowned.

"Bring me Brush, Ink, Paper, Inkstone. I'll tell you immediately who stole the Demon Wolf," Zhong Shan said in a deep voice.

"Brush, Ink, Paper, Inkstone? Hmph, can these things find the person who stole the Demon Wolf?" Tang Xiao You said coldly.

"Bring the Brush, Ink, Paper, Inkstone, and also bring a long table," Zhao Suo Xiang said to a Zhao Family servant on the other side.

"Yes," the servant immediately nodded.

Soon, a long desk was set up in front of Zhong Shan, with all four treasures of the study present.

Seeing this scene, Tian Ling'er's big eyes blinked. In Kaiyang Sect, her father also had a study, but he rarely used it. She knew what these four treasures of the study were for, but could these things find a thief?

Tian Ling'er didn't believe it, and neither did anyone else. For these things to find the culprit, unless there was a ghost.

Only Zhong Di, seeing Zhong Shan seriously setting up the items, started to feel uneasy in his heart, because Zhong Di believed Zhong Shan, a habit developed over decades.

In Zhong Di's eyes, it seemed there was nothing Zhong Shan couldn't do, except for cultivation.

"I'd like to see how you use these things to find the wolf thief," Tang Xiao You sneered.

Everyone watched Zhong Shan, but Zhong Shan ignored Tang Xiao You's mockery. Instead, he slowly ground the ink, the ink stick, on the inkstone.

Grinding ink? But there was no water. Didn't you need water to grind ink into ink liquid?

Zhong Shan ignored everyone's confusion and kept grinding. Without water, slowly, the ink stick was ground into fine powder, very fine. Zhong Shan pressed on it for a while, and finally, he ground half of the ink stick into powder. Fine powder.

Carefully, he poured the powder onto a piece of Xuan paper, dividing it into two parts.

Among the many brushes, he chose one with a finer, softer tip. Taking some of the ink powder, he walked to the glass cover.

Everyone watched what Zhong Shan did, their eyes filled with confusion. Tang Xiao You, however, sneered.

Zhong Shan dipped the brush in the ink powder and gently brushed it onto the glass cover.

Under everyone's astonished gaze, he gently brushed along the glass cover, as if trying to reach every corner.

At first, everyone was just curious. But suddenly, Tian Ling'er saw a dark, smudged area.

The glass cover was incredibly smooth and clean, like crystal. How could there suddenly be a dark, smudged area?

"What is this? Circles and circles." Tian Ling'er looked at the circular black patterns appearing on the glass cover with surprise.

"These are fingerprints." Zhao Suo Xiang immediately reacted, his face filled with pleasant surprise.

Fingerprints, they were really fingerprints. On it were circles of fingerprints.

Zhong Shan finished brushing with the ink he had. All the fingerprints on the glass cover were revealed.

"Let's see who touched this glass cover after the rain. Everyone, dip your hands in this ink powder and press them onto the rice paper," Zhong Shan said, tossing the brush aside.

"How could this be? What's going on? How are there fingerprints on this? It's you, you just drew them on!" Tang Xiao You immediately exclaimed in surprise.

"Draw? Hmph, you try drawing. As long as your hands aren't clean, you'll leave traces wherever you press, it's just that the naked eye can't see them. When the ink powder is sprinkled on those traces, the fingerprints are highlighted. There was heavy rain yesterday, so any previous fingerprints were definitely washed away by the rain. After the rain, whoever touched the glass cover left their fingerprints on it. Besides Tang Si feeding the Demon Wolf, whoever touched it is the thief. To clear your suspicions first, everyone, let's press our handprints," Zhong Shan said.

"Zhong Shan, you're too smart!" Tian Ling'er grabbed Zhong Shan's arm, saying excitedly.

She was sure she hadn't touched it, so there definitely wouldn't be any fingerprints.

Zhong Shan demonstrated first, dipping his ten fingers in the ink powder and leaving ten fingerprints on the rice paper.

Tian Ling'er immediately followed suit, and Zhao Suo Xiang also started doing it.

Tang Xiao You clearly didn't believe it, absolutely didn't believe it. He thought Zhong Shan was deliberately playing a trick to scare him into admitting it. He knew that last night, Tang Xiao You had washed up before acting, his body was incredibly clean, and his hands were also washed incredibly clean, so he wouldn't leave any traces.

Everyone, one after another, left their fingerprints on the rice paper.

Tian Ling'er immediately took the rice paper to compare.

"Found it, found it! It's Tang Xiao You, it's Tang Xiao You!" Tian Ling'er shouted excitedly, her face full of joy, as if she had solved the major case herself.

"Impossible, impossible," Tang Xiao You immediately said, disbelievingly.

Then, Tang Xiao You immediately ran to the glass cover and looked at the fingerprints. Tang Xiao You's face was full of disbelief.

"Impossible, you must have just drawn them on, you must have just drawn them on," Tang Xiao You said, his face full of disbelief, pointing at Zhong Shan and repeatedly saying Zhong Shan had drawn them on.

"Hmph, there's only your fingerprint on it, how could he have drawn it? Men, search every room here for me," Zhao Suo Xiang said, pointing his spear, his face full of anger.

"Impossible, impossible, I washed my hands clean, I washed them clean," Tang Xiao You shouted.

Looking at Tang Xiao You's disbelieving face, Zhong Shan sneered. Washed clean? Does washing clean mean no traces are left? These traces aren't from external dirt, but from secretions within your body. At the Innate Stage, the body cleanses internal impurities, and the secretions are even more and faster.

"Stop!" Liu Ming roared.

"Continue!" Zhao Suo Xiang roared.

After all, half of the guards here were from the Zhao Family, so they naturally immediately followed orders and rushed into the rooms.

"Bastard." Liu Ming immediately roared in anger, turning to intercept.

"Whoosh!" Zhao Suo Xiang pointed his long spear at Liu Ming.

"Brother Liu, could it be that this Demon Wolf was really stolen by you?" Zhao Suo Xiang said in a deep voice.

"Found it, found it." A servant suddenly ran out of a room holding a Demon Wolf.

"Liu Ming, I didn't expect it, it really was you. According to the rules, this Demon Wolf will no longer be shared with you." Zhao Suo Xiang narrowed his eyes, a hint of sigh flashing in them.

"It's all you, it's all you. Men, fire the arrows, shoot them dead, shoot them dead." Tang Xiao You shouted.

As Tang Xiao You shouted, a large number of Tang Family guards rushed over from the distant corridor.

Looking at Tang Xiao You before him, Zhong Shan didn't argue at all. He raised his large saber, Nightmare.

Heaven Splitting Strike!

He slashed down fiercely. Framing me? The enmity is already deep, so there's no need to say more. For cultivators, as their lifespan increases, grudges become even deeper. They won't disappear with the short passage of time or who lives or dies. This is also why many cultivators speak of karma. Isn't resolving karma just to erase the other party's future development? Kill!

CLANG~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Tang Xiao You reacted quickly, his long sword swiftly meeting Zhong Shan's attack. However, Zhong Shan's momentum was too fierce. With one slash, Tang Xiao You was sent flying back two meters, his foot stepping on the ground, causing the floor tiles beneath him to instantly turn to dust.

"Innate Third Stage? Hahaha." A sinister look appeared on Tang Xiao You's face as he thrust his sword towards Zhong Shan.

At this moment, Liu Ming and Wang Gui also drew their respective long swords.

Seeing Zhong Shan start fighting, Tian Ling'er naturally swung her Red Silk towards Wang Gui.

BOOM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Red Silk, carrying immense force, suddenly collided with Wang Gui's long sword. Wang Gui hadn't paid attention to Tian Ling'er's strength at first, but it wasn't until the Red Silk collided with his long sword that he realized he was in trouble. This woman's strength was actually not below his own. With one collision, his long sword was nearly knocked out of his hand.

"Liu Ming, get lost." Zhao Suo Xiang angrily pointed his long sword at Senior Brother Liu Ming.

CLANG, CLANG, CLANG……………… Zhong Shan and Tang Xiao You's sabers and swords clashed, producing loud sounds. The two continuously attacked. Tang Xiao You was at the Innate Fourth Stage, while Zhong Shan was only at the Innate Third Stage. However, Zhong Shan's saber technique was too fierce. Even with Third Stage strength, he was unleashing the power of the Innate Fourth Stage. At this moment, Zhong Shan hadn't even used the Heavenly Devil Body Tempering Great Technique yet.

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