Fang Yue thought for a moment and told her about Lin Ling's disappearance.

"Someone sent a bracelet, which is the only clue."

"Huh?"

You Sisi raised her eyebrows. Someone dared to provoke her ability to solve cases in her territory?

Very well, the team that kidnapped Captain Lin has successfully caught my attention!

Taking the bracelet fragment from Fang Yue's hand, she said, "I'll let Jue Lao from the Yan Gui Men study it. Since you said it's a strange object, let's start investigating from that angle."

"Okay."

You Sisi left with the fluorescent bracelet.

Fang Yue then summoned a group of black-clothed Qing Wei and grey-clothed Qing Wei, asking them to search for Lin Ling's whereabouts, and... Bai Xiaoya's whereabouts.

Having become a white-clothed Qing Wei, Fang Yue could officially use the power of the Qing Si, making many things more convenient.

In Qing Si County, the identity of a white-clothed Qing Wei was second only to the two Qing Yi, basically able to command most of the Qing Wei forces.

Previously, Fang Yue had already asked You Sisi and others to help investigate Bai Xiaoya's whereabouts.

However, Bai Xiaoya was too ordinary. In the game, without a special skill or outstanding strength, the records left in the files were only a few entries about entering the county. In other aspects, he needed to inquire one by one to uncover some information.

Even Jing Yan at that time had already helped him find out who had taken Bai Xiaoya away, but he couldn't find any further clues.

Now that he could take charge and had a large number of local Qing Wei to mobilize, he believed that finding Bai Xiaoya's whereabouts should not be a problem.

After instructing his Qing Wei subordinates to carry out their tasks, Fang Yue arrived at the Yan Gui Men of the Qing Si.

As soon as he entered, he was discovered by You Sisi.

"You've come at the right time, we've made some progress here."

There's news?

Fang Yue was overjoyed and rushed to You Sisi and an old man's side.

The old man was holding a fragment of the bracelet with two fingers, examining it carefully.

"This is Jue Lao, a first-grade Gui Wu Forgemaster. He's the most knowledgeable person in our Qing Si when it comes to researching strange objects."

Gui Wu Forgemaster!

Fang Yue's eyes lit up, and he respectfully bowed his head.

"Hello, Jue Lao!"

However, Jue Lao ignored Fang Yue and suddenly got up, walking into the dark room next door.

Fang Yue and You Sisi exchanged glances and followed him in.

In the dark room, the bracelet fragment emitted a faint glow.

"Jue Lao, have you seen..."

"Shhh!"

Jue Lao sternly hushed him, then placed the bracelet fragment in his palm. Qi flowed in his palm, faintly using some internal force, and he gently pressed down with his other palm.

Crack, crack!

The bracelet was instantly crushed into powder.

When he opened his palm, the powder strangely formed a snake-shaped symbol, slowly changing from a faint glow to a scorching red light.

"As expected!"

The serious Jue Lao suddenly let out a long breath.

Amidst Fang Yue and You Sisi's bewildered expressions, he scattered the powder forward and pointed his finger in the air.

All the powder seemed to be attracted by his finger, rotating clockwise in the air like a vast galaxy.

As the rotation became faster and faster, these powders moved towards the center of his finger, eventually condensing into a small, marble-like, fiery red ball.

Putting away the red bead, Jue Lao led the two outside, had the gray-clothed Qing Wei waiting nearby pour three cups of hot tea, and then slowly said.

"The material of this bracelet is Bianzu Jade. Bianzu Jade is a very special material with extremely strong concealment properties. When used directly, it can be said to be an extremely poor material, so bad that even some basic spells cannot be engraved into it."

"But if it is mixed with some special materials, it will be transformed into a high-quality strange object material with strong conductivity, high sealing, and medium stability."

"The bracelet you gave me was made by mixing two main materials with Bianzu Jade, along with auxiliary materials."

Fang Yue was excited as he listened to Jue Lao's detailed explanation.

Being able to see so much, he really knows his stuff.

"Then can Jue Lao tell where the material of this bracelet comes from, and who might have made it?"

"It's hard to say where the material comes from, because the sources are relatively widespread. But if you want to know who made it, I'm very confident that I can figure it out. After all, the Hei Qingshan Mountain range isn't big, and only a few people in this circle have mastered this kind of craftsmanship."

As he spoke, Jue Lao crushed the bracelet powder one by one, turning it into small, fiery red beads, and finally placed all the beads in his palm, crushed them forcefully, and gathered them together.

A small, fist-sized, translucent, fiery red bead appeared in Jue Lao's hand.

Inside the bead, there were intricate fluorescent silk patterns, which were barely visible in the room with sunlight shining in, unless you looked closely.

These patterns were all broken and fragmented, as if they had been completely destroyed. It was unknown whether Jue Lao could see anything.

After waiting patiently for a while, Jue Lao suddenly seemed to see something. His expression dimmed slightly, and he put away the fiery red bead.

"Jue Lao?"

"Ningguang Mountain."

"What?" Fang Yue was stunned.

You Sisi next to him frowned obviously when she heard the word.

Jue Lao hammered his old waist, coughed twice, and looked somewhat pained, as if he had exhausted his mind from studying the bracelet carefully just now.

After a while, he said, "This bracelet made of Bianzu material is the work of Ning Laotou from Ningguang Mountain. As for the other materials, I'll write a list later. If Master You wants to investigate, she should be able to find the records of incoming and outgoing goods in the various material shops in Qing Si County."

At this point, Jue Lao began to chase people away, saying that the list would be sent to You Sisi later.

Fang Yue was full of doubts and wanted to ask questions, but You Sisi pulled him out.

After leaving the Yan Gui Men for a good distance, You Sisi let go.

"Who is Ning Laotou?" Fang Yue immediately asked.

Since it concerned Lin Ling and Master Han, Fang Yue had to ask about the whole story.

"Ning Laotou used to be a friend of Jue Lao, but something happened later, they fell out, and they rarely interacted after that. This matter has always been a sore spot for Jue Lao, and no one will mention it in front of him."

Speaking of this, You Sisi also sighed, because at that time she had already joined the Qing Si of Qing Si County as a Qing Yi, and had witnessed Jue Lao becoming decadent and depressed.

Later, as time passed, he slowly recovered.

You Sisi had great respect for such a top talent who could be called the technical reserve of Qing Si County.

After a pause, seeing that Fang Yue still looked puzzled, she continued.

"Now that you know the bracelet is the work of Ning Laotou, it will be simple for you to investigate further. Just go to Ningguang Mountain, find Ning Laotou, and ask him when he made the fluorescent bracelet, and who he sold it to. Then you can find out who kidnapped Lin Ling.

As a white-clothed, you are qualified to use the Qing Si horses. You can take a Qing Si horse and use it first, and then complete the application process later. I'll approve it for you."