Su Jiu's gaze now rested on just such a crevice.
Besides that, a claw mark happened to lie right beside the crevice.
One glance was enough for Su Jiu to judge roughly what had happened.
"From this claw mark, we can tell that the claw sank at least a little finger's depth into the trunk. In other words, that's as far as its fingertips could reach."
"But... how can you tell that it sank its claws all the way into the crevice, rather than holding back?" one of the Enforcement Hall Disciples asked.
When someone asked a question, someone naturally had to answer.
Su Jiu pointed to the crack beside the claw mark and said calmly, "Do you see this tiny tuft of down caught here? If I'm not mistaken, it was probably left by whatever clawed this tree."
And under what circumstances would the down get caught? Naturally, only after the claws had sunk all the way in would the down brush against the crack.
As she spoke, Su Jiu drew the tuft of down out of the crevice with her fingertips.
Just as she had expected, the down was far from ordinary. Despite having been separated from its owner for so long, it still held traces of demonic qi, exactly like what she had sensed in the scratches earlier.
At that thought, Su Jiu could not help knitting her brows slightly again.
Yun Huanling noticed and asked, "A Jiu? What's wrong?"
Su Jiu shook her head. "I just find it strange."
The moment she spoke, everyone's gaze settled on her again.
"What's strange?" Yun Huanling looked puzzled.
"There's fire spiritual qi on the claw marks, but not the slightest trace of it on this down..."
Her words startled more than just Yun Huanling. Even Chu Luohen took two