"As long as I find the Ancient Flame Jade, I will definitely clear my name, little friend Bai Ye, even if it means ruining my reputation."
"And when that time comes, I will double compensate you for the Ancient Flame Jade you deserve."
"Village Chief Lian, I believe in your character, but I want to say, even if you can find the thief, what if he has already used up the Ancient Flame Jade or sold it to others?" Bai Ye asked back.
In fact, her worry was not unnecessary. Since the thief was able to steal the treasure of Fen Gu Village without anyone noticing, he must be a thief with extraordinary abilities.
Bai Ye felt that even with the strength of the old village chief, even if he found the person, he might not be able to take back the lost treasure. In addition, if this thing was really in his father's hands, it didn't seem to matter whether he took it back or not.
"Then the deadline is one year. If I cannot return the Ancient Flame Jade within one year, I, Lian, will die as a token of my sin, and before I die, I will clear the reputation of young friend Bai Ye." The old village chief Lian swore.
Bai Ye's eyebrows jumped when she heard this, and she felt a little embarrassed, because she had a hunch that this old guy was a man of his words.
Thinking of this, Bai Ye subconsciously asked, "Old Village Chief, are you sure that the breath you collected is really the breath of the thief?"
"Yes, I'm sure of that!" said the old village chief.
Bai Ye felt even more guilty now, and hurriedly asked, "How much more aura do you need to collect before you can activate the anti-detection formation and lock on to the thief's location?"
"To be honest with my friend Bai Ye, I have only collected 10% of the aura now. I still need 90% to activate the anti-detection formation." The old village chief Lian said with a bitter look on his face.
"There's still so much to go?" Bai Ye was shocked and felt it was quite tricky. She had thought that if the thief was her father, she could still rely on the old village chief to find him.
But judging by the current situation, I am afraid that I won’t be able to find anyone even after a year, but…
"Old village chief, could you let me sense the aura you collected before to see if I recognize it? Although the hope is very slim." Bai Ye suggested guiltily.
"Of course." The old village chief Lian didn't think much about it. He took out a porcelain bottle and opened it. Then a faint breath came out of the porcelain bottle.
Bai Ye's heart trembled, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he released all his mental strength to sense this breath, feeling both nervous and a little excited.
However!
"This aura..." Bai Ye opened his eyes, and an expression of disappointment and shock appeared on his face.
"Young friend Bai Ye, could it be that you recognize the owner of this aura?" When the old village chief Lian saw Bai Ye's reaction, he was stunned at first, then he jumped in front of Bai Ye excitedly and asked.
"To be honest, I do feel this breath is somewhat familiar. It's very much like someone I know, but the breath is too faint and I can't be sure if it's that person." Bai Ye responded, now calm again.
"Is that so?" The old village chief looked quite disappointed, but he knew very well in his heart that Bai Ye had probably identified the owner of this breath, but just didn't want to tell him.
In fact, Bai Ye had indeed locked on to the target, and this person was not her beautiful father, but someone else. And this person was the culprit who killed Duanmu Yunchu and almost kidnapped her in Tianfu area before—Zhao Tiansheng!