Father Niu Goes Missing

Lonemoon was almost done with his small talk. As if suddenly recalling something, he said, "Oh, that's right, Lady Chu. You're a local. I think you must be better informed than we are. We happen to have something we're unsure about and we would really appreciate if you could help us with it?"

"What's it about?" Chu Tao asked after pondering for a moment. "Sir Lonemoon, please don't worry. I am indebted to you. If there's anything I can do to help you, I will definitely do all that I can."

"It's nothing especially important or urgent either," Lonemoon answered politely, smiling. He paused to think about how to ask about the spirit seed in a way that would not sound suspicious.

That was when Shen Ying beside him suddenly pulled out the image that spirit seed left behind the last time. A colourful egg-shaped image bounced up. "We're looking for this. Have you seen it around?"