After returning home, Chu Qingzhi tasked Chu Xuhua with caring for Chu Xujin while she herself retreated to her room to sketch a portrait of Ge Lihua. With the drawing in hand, she headed to Tianhe Peak.
Atop the peak, she used her beast taming skills to summon a multitude of birds, showing them Ge Lihua's portrait and instructing them to search.
Afterwards, Chu Qingzhi revisited the official road, summoning nearby birds to assist in the search.
Having done all this, she started to look for clues on the official road, using her heightened senses to detect any anomalies.
Expanding her divine sense to cover the surroundings in search of inconsistencies, she finally noticed a broken tree branch by the roadside.
She flew over and took the broken branch into her hand. The cut was fresh. She looked around. A little farther in, the grass on the ground showed signs of tilting. It looked like they'd left this way.
Following these traces…
