Chapter 401 – The Final Move (II) (1/2)

Chapter 401 The Final Move (II)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Mo Yu asked, ”Why do you need Wofu Zhexiu to open his mouth?”

Zhou Tong replied, ”Because no one believes that Chen Changsheng would work with the demons. Although the death of that Mount Li disciple could make people uncertain, it's not enough to shake their faith, unless Zhexiu admits that they had done something together.”

As the youngest Principal of the Orthodox Academy in history, in the view of many people, Chen Changsheng was highly likely to become the next master of the Li Palace, the next Pope—in this world, there was no more glorious future. It was simply impossible for the demons to provide anything better, so there was naturally no basis for him to betray humanity and collude with the demons.

Mo Yu silently pondered this, then asked, ”Do you believe it?”

Putting aside what sort of opinion the entire continent had of Zhou Tong, putting aside how cruel and terrifying Zhou Tong's methods were, everyone had to admit that in the field of interrogation, Zhou Tong was unrivaled.

”To believe or not has never been important. The most important thing is evidence.” Zhou Tong continued, ”So I will give that wolf youth another month of time. In truth, that month is also for me.”

Seeing his calm and serene eyes, Mo Yu asked, ”Even if the army is very interested in this matter?”

The corners of Zhou Tong's lips perked, which could be considered laughing for him. ”Do you think I care?”

Mo Yu said a little mockingly, ”I've always doubted whether, besides the Empress, you would actually care about anything else.”

Zhou Tong did not respond to these rather rude words. Changing the subject, he said, ”In fact, there are some very interesting people and concerns that I care quite a lot about. For example, that Mount Li disciple that died. If it weren't already confirmed that he really has died, I really would have liked to make him my successor.”

Mo Yu's expression was a little odd. ”Why?” she asked.

”It's very rare that I see someone so filled with self-loathing. If he hates himself so much, then presumably he really has no love for this world. And this, is precisely a pre-requisite to be my successor.”

It was only natural that Zhou Tong had no love for this world, not even a hint of compassion. ”Moreover, Liang Xiaoxiao's judgment of the big picture and his inferences on the situation were exceptionally precise. He clearly understood that not even his own death was enough to drag Chen Changsheng and Zhexiu into the abyss, hence the act he played outside the Garden of Zhou right before his death. He clearly divided Mount Li and the capital into two lines. His entrapment of Chen Changsheng and Zhexiu was just something he could easily do on the way, but his true target was Mount Li, it was Su Li. Of course, it was also that little girl called Qi Jian.”

Hearing Zhou Tong's words, Mo Yu suddenly felt somewhat cold. It turned out that Zhou Tong had known everything, understood everything. He knew Qi Jian was Su Li's daughter, knew of the enmity in Liang Xiaoxiao's heart, and knew that this had all been a plot.

“You've actually known all this the entire time...” She stared into Zhou Tong's eyes.

Zhou Tong paid her no attention and continued, ”Many people require that Chen Changsheng is colluding with the demons. Liang Xiaoxiao used the final move of the Mount Li Sword Style to kill himself. This truly is amazing.”

Mo Yu asked, ”Then what do you think? Didn't you say that you cared about evidence the most?”

Zhou Tong silently thought for a few moment, then suddenly said, ”Chen Changsheng's teacher is Daoist Ji. As for the relationship between Daoist Ji and Black Robe, no one knows, so why can't Chen Changsheng collude with the demons? In addition, Chen Changsheng is still alive. Since the Garden of Zhou is already no more and no one saw him come out the front gate despite all the people there, just how did he leave the Garden of Zhou? Some other door? Don't forget, only Black Robe knows where the Garden of Zhou's other door is.”

Mo Yu was silent for a very long time. Finally, she said, ”Originally, you really were suspecting him.”

Zhou Tong stood up and walked to the doorway of the main hall. Gazing out into the vast sky of stars in the night, he said, ”The accusation made with Liang Xiaoxiao's death is very powerful. By lucky coincidence, many people in the capital need Chen Changsheng to be colluding with the demons. By lucky coincidence, Chen Changsheng's ability to leave the Garden of Zhou indicates that he might be colluding with the demons. So it's only natural that I want to find out if he's really colluding with the demons or not.”