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Chapter 338 Whereabouts Unknown
"By the way, Xiaobao, Mr. Li, Miss Wu, there is something important I need to tell you."
He Xiaohui looked serious and took out an exquisite box from the inner room: "Xiaofeng is getting married. A few days ago, Tianji Manor sent out many wedding invitations, and in the past few days, we have received congratulatory gifts from friends from all sides."
"Among the many congratulatory gifts, I don't know who sent this gift box. When I saw that it was a brocade box with old-fashioned mechanisms from our Tianji Hall, it caught my attention."
He Xiaohui slowly explained: "After I opened it, I found a Luo Mo Tian Ice inside, which has the exact same pattern as the one you mentioned in your mother's room, Xiao Bao."
Fang Duobing immediately became agitated, because the pattern in his mother's room was Luo Motian Ice.
He exchanged a glance with Li Lianhua, then immediately opened the mechanism on the nine-piece brocade box to check its contents. However, upon opening it, he found it completely empty, with nothing inside, let alone any Luo Motian Ice.
He Xiaohui glanced at it and panicked: "How can it be empty? How is that possible? It was just here a moment ago."
"Master He, when did you see the borneol still there?" How could we let something that was about to be unexpectedly obtained get away?
"Half an hour ago, after I finished looking at the icing, I realized that the auspicious time had arrived, so I put the icing back into the brocade box and locked the mechanism. After that, I escorted the bride and groom to their bridal chamber after receiving the gifts, and then I disappeared in the blink of an eye."
"It seems the person who took the borneol had a very clear goal and came prepared."
“Li Lianhua is right. There is only one road leading to Tianji Manor. We didn’t see anyone coming down the mountain when we went up, so the person who stole the Heavenly Ice should still be in the manor, perhaps among the guests.”
With this guess in mind, He Xiaohui led the group to a secluded spot near the courtyard gate to observe the guests coming and going inside.
Dozens of guests were enjoying a lively banquet in the courtyard, chatting happily, and many people even went up to other people's tables to offer toasts.
After looking around, no one seemed out of the ordinary, so it was impossible to tell who had taken the borneol.
"With so many guests, it's hard to spot anyone who's doing something wrong just by staring at them."
Li Lianhua's mind raced, and she came up with another plan: "Master He, are there any entertainment programs at this banquet?"
"What do you mean?"
"Since someone's here specifically for Tian Bing, why not give him a surprise?"
"You mean... you also have borneol?"
"Oh, Li Lianhua, you want to use the ice shard we got earlier to lure the snake out?"
“You guessed right,” Li Lianhua agreed. “Not many people know about Tianbing. Even if we release it, those who know it and those who don’t will naturally react differently.”
"Isn't this too risky? What if someone else takes something and runs away with it again?"
"You brat, what do you think your home is? No matter who they are, they won't be able to step outside the Heavenly Mystery Hall so easily."
"You're overthinking it. We have specially made high-quality replicas of Luo Motian Ice. Let alone a layman, even people from Nan Yin would have a hard time distinguishing them unless they are experts in this field. You know that, don't you?"
Wu You took out a piece of paper from his pocket, waved it in front of Fang Duobing, and then stuffed it into He Xiaohui's hand.
"So good."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Master He."