799 The Life-or-Death Moment Between Spring and Winter (1/2)

There were so many questions, and Fang Zhengzhi knew that these questions were very likely the key to solving the mystery of Yu Er's disappearance.

There were so many questions in his mind that he furrowed his brows, but he could never obtain the answer to some of the questions.

For example, how did the Yan Cloud Cavalry fight the war at Ten Mile Lake? How did they die? How heavy were the Demon's and Monster's losses?

Was there anyone who knew the answers to these questions?

Without witnessing the war, no one could possibly know about these details. In that case, he could only identify the critical issues amongst all the questions and deduce the truth.

That made things much easier.

He could forget about the reason behind Leader Lan's retirement for the time being. After all, anyone would die from old age or illness. Even a Sage might die from severe injuries or even old age. He didn't need to know how Yu Er contested against Qian Ye and why did she fail either. As long as there was a competition, there were bound to be winners and losers. Fang Zhengzhi already understood the concept of ”Winner takes it all” very thoroughly, so he wasn't going to spend so much effort thinking about it.

In conclusion, the most important question was… Where was Yu Er imprisoned?

This was a very direct question, but it was also the toughest one, because Qian Ye wouldn't possibly answer the question.

Everything was back to square one, but after a round of brainstorming, there were much more information than before. For example, it was now certain that Yu Er and Qian Ye contested against each other for the leader's position, and Yu Er was imprisoned after she lost.

Moreover, there wouldn't be many people… Who knew where Yu Er was imprisoned!

Since Yu Er was capable of competing against Qian Ye for the leader's position, she must be a prominent figure in Ling Yun Tower. This meant that she definitely had a group of loyal supporters.

Following this train of thought, Fang Zhengzhi figured that apart from Qian Ye, only her most loyal followers knew where Yu Er was.

However, neither Qian Ye nor her loyal followers would possibly him where Yu Er was.

After all, given how cautious and emotionally-restrained Qian Ye was, she wouldn't leave behind many loose ends.

Wait a minute!

Speaking of loose ends…

Why did Qian Ye keep Cang Yue by her side? Furthermore, why did she care so much about her? Most importantly, from Cang Yue's expressions and what she had said… She probably knew about it too!

In other words, Cang Yue knew where Yu Er was!

It was really suspicious that someone as cautious as Qian Ye would keep her enemy's servant by her side. Furthermore, she even convinced the servant not to save her master!

Fang Zhengzhi couldn't figure out how that was possible. Was Qian Ye treating Cang Yue so nicely because she felt guilty about imprisoning Yu Er? Was she benevolent because she was impressed by Cang Yue's outstanding talent?

Neither of the two explanations seem plausible, especially given how Qian Ye had treated the disciples of Ling Yun Tower.

Fang Zhengzhi was extremely confused, and he couldn't wrap his head around this issue.

Therefore, he stopped thinking about it!

That had always been his style. Anyway, since Cang Yue was the key to solving the problem, he could find out where Yu Er as long as he could get Cang Yue to open up. He just needed to rescue Yu Er after that, and all the problems would be solved.

Meanwhile, Lin Mubai seemed to be devastated by Qian Ye's accusations. He was so upset and regretful about losing the 13 Heaven Dao Tablets.

Ping Yang, on the other hand, was in a daze. She seemed to be confused by the truth of the war at Ten Mile Lake, as well as the history between Lin Mubai and Yu Er.

The atmosphere turned a little weird.

Fang Zhengzhi glimpsed at Cang Yue and noticed that she wasn't looking at them. She was looking downwards at Qian Ye's back instead.

”Hmm?” Fang Zhengzhi squinted his eyes.

At this moment, Qian Ye became agitated and started scolding Lin Mubai for losing the 13 Heaven Dao Tablets. She seemed to be moving closer towards him intentionally too.

”Lin Mubai, do you know about the sacrifices Yu Er made so that you could keep the 13 Heaven Dao Tablets? Yet, you lost the tablets, and to make things worse, they were taken by the Demon Race. How could you be shameless enough to keep living, and even come looking for Yu Er?” As Qian Ye was speaking, she took a step forward. Her eyes were glowing with a chilling golden light.

”I… I…” Lin Mubai couldn't say a word against Qian Ye. He was trembling and completely unaware that Qian Ye was inching towards him.

”During that war, master put her life on the line to prevent the Demon and Monster race from winning. She was severely injured as a result, and she soon passed… Ai, how could you have the audacity to come to Ling Yun Tower?” Qian Ye continued.

”I've let Leader Lan down, but I feel…”

”Hmph, let her down? Do you think that's enough to repent for your sins? Do you know that you have not only let master down, but you also let mankind down? Do you know how important the Heaven Dao Tablets are? How could you allow them to be taken by the Demon Race? Do you want to witness mankind's extinction?

”Mankind's extinction…”

”That's right. You've personally witnessed the war between humans, demons, and monsters. Do you really think that the demons and monsters would let it go? If it wasn't because of you, the war wouldn't have taken place, and Yu Er wouldn't have to be punished!”

”Punished?! Was Yu Er punished because of that war? She was imprisoned because of that? Does that mean… I'm the cause of all her sufferings?” Lin Mubai trembled, unable to believe what he had just heard.

”What did you think was the cause?” Qian Ye moved closer towards Lin Mubai and continued in a chilling tone, ”When Yu Er returned to Ling Yun Tower a dozen years ago, she was already repenting her mistakes. Master did not intend to imprison her, and she even wanted to make her the next leader!”