785 Emotions Were Formed (1/2)

Ling Yun Tower, which practised the Dao of Heartlessness, actually cared about whether Cang Yue lived or died. The only explanation for this was that Cang Yue remained very important to Ling Yun Tower.

Why though?

Was it because of her strength?

In terms of power, Cang Yue was very strong and her skill level was most probably at the Sage State. Her unorthodox and ruthless fighting style placed her up on the ranks along with the elders of the other four Sects in the Holy Region.

However, Fang Zhengzhi felt that Cang Yue's value in terms of skills did not call for the appearance of five more defenders.

It probably had something to do with her position and status. However, Cang Yue was not an elder of Ling Yun Tower.

A few months ago in the Heaven Dao Pavilion, Elder Gu Yuan of Fu Xi Valley as well as Wan Lei, the head disciple of Yin Yang Hall had introduced Cang Yue as the premier disciple of Ling Yun Tower.

Thus, Cang Yue did have a considerably high status, but she was not an apex figure.

Unless…

She had a special identity?

For example, could Cang Yue be Yu Er? Maybe the leader of Ling Yun Tower had taken a liking to Cang Yue and wanted to groom her as a successor?

It was entirely possible. Cang Yue had entered into the world practising the Dao of Heartlessness until she met Lin Mubai, with whom she fell in love with until she decided to cut him off.

Now, to backtrack some more…

When Ping Yang had broken her necklace while fighting with the Monster King Xieluo, Cang Yue was the first person to rush to her aid and had dragged Ping Yang into Ling Yun Tower. Although she did not reveal her identity, it did not change the fact that she was the first to appear by Ping Yang's side.

Although Cang Yue did not behave like Ping Yang's mother and had said that she wished for Ping Yuan to die, it was still very much possible.

However, Fang Zhengzhi did not press on with his hypothesis because there were several contradictions in the conversations between Lin Mubai and Cang Yue.

The greatest contradiction to his hypothesis was that Lin Mubai seemed to have known Cang Yue from a long time ago!

From the encounter in Flaming Capital City, it was clear that Lin Mubai and Cang Yue knew each other. Lin Mubai had even said that he was at least half a master to Cang Yue.

Although this was only a one-off statement by Lin Mubai, from another perspective, it was unlikely that Cang Yue and Yu Er were the same person.

Cang Yue had probably appeared somewhere together with Yu Er before.

Thus, it could be that Cang Yue was a servant to Yu Er and was with her the whole time she romanced Lin Mubai.

Of course, these were all guesses.

However, these guesses pointed Fang Zhengzhi towards a bold deduction. Firstly, Cang Yue was not the strongest nor highest ranking person in Ling Yun Tower, yet her status was special.

he had received solid protection.

This inevitably pointed towards another possibility.

Cang Yue was not the special one. It was Yu Er!

Yu Er?!

”The leader of Ling Yun Tower is Yu Er!” Fang Zhengzhi's eyes shone. It was a bold conjecture but it made sense too.

This would explain her heartlessness. Even as Lin Mubai lay dying and even though Ping Yang had stayed in Ling Yun tower for half a year, she rejected every opportunity to see them. The reason was now clear: she was the one who had decreed the heartless behaviour of Ling Yun Tower personnel.

How could she go against her own rules?

Also, Cang Yue's presumed appointment as Yu Er's personal aide would explain why she was being protected by high-level individuals.

However, if Fang Zhengzhi's guesses proved to be true, this trip to Ling Yun Tower would be an extremely challenging ordeal.

The leader of Ling Yun Tower, Yu Er…

The reconciliation of these two identities made it impossible for the acknowledgement of Yu Er's romance with Lin Mubai as well as her mother-daughter relationship with Ping Yang.

…

Holy Region, Nine Pinnacles Mountain.

The nine tripods which had once stood on the huge black rock were gone. All that was left were the marks on the ground as well as the cracks made by punches and kicks.

The smell of blood had dissipated and the war had long ended. The Nine Pinnacles Mountain had gone through a major revamp.

The houses made out of black stone had been torn down in some places and rebuilt in others. It was a strange sight.

A figure wearing white robes stood on the huge black rock. Her long flowing hair danced slightly in the wind.

She was devastatingly beautiful and her eyes gleamed.

It was Yun Qingwu.

A flying black figure approached her from the distance. In no time, it had appeared before Yun Qingwu. Its monstrous gaze was partially obscured by the hood it wore.

”Greetings to the Young Empress. After the Lady Empress heard about your conquest of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, she sent ten Monster Kings over as escorts of the Imperial Monster Decree. Should I bring them to you?” The black figure half-knelt behind Yun Qingwu respectfully and spoke up.

”Hmm, any news regarding Fang Zhengzhi?” Yun Qingwu kept a solemn gaze on the black stone houses.

”Ling Yun Tower is located away from the four other sects. All their disciples live in the Tower and rarely came out. Hence, there aren't any accurate information about them. However, our people stationed outside Ling Yun Tower have confirmed that Fang Zhengzhi has entered the Tower. Young Empress, did you ask about Fang Zhengzhi because you're planning to head towards Ling Yun Tower?”