120 Old He. Critical Wounds (1/2)
As he spoke, the crowd nodded in agreement.
”However, I still have one suspicion besidesthese easily available people.” The white-bearded elder stopped for a bit before saying softly ”I suspect that… this might be done bythe Nine Supremes.”
”The Nine Supremes?”
Everyone was stunned beyond belief.
The crown prince’s expression changed only slightly before he hurriedly asked, ”Why do you think so?”
The elder looked hesitant as he said, ”This… This old and useless one is only guessing, there is no hard evidence. I am merely speculating.”
The crown prince’s expression grew heavier, emotions danced in his orbs but the meaning behind them was too complex to be understood.
After some time, the crown prince suddenly said in a low voice, ”If the Nine Supremes really did get involved, why are they partaking in this? There should be a reason somehow. Besides, what kind of gain could they take from this?”
No one could answer the crown prince’s question.
If they went along the same line of thought, the consequences that followed would be too terrifying to face.
The final stage of this line of thought would only mean that the Nine Supremes were against the crown prince!
”Hold on to this thought first. After all, there’s no evidence or hints that could say that the Nine Supremes are really involved in this.” The crown prince murmured as if comforting himself.
The elder smiled while stroking his heard. ”It would be good to do so. Itis just this old and useless one’s feeling anyway. I don’t have any proof of it myself, so the Nine Supremes really are the least suspicious.”
However, the more he said so, the more the crown prince grew agitated.
Could it really have been the Nine Supremes?
The Nine Supremes had never seemed to act for personal gain so there was no significance in saying that they had the least suspicion!
…
Such secretive discussions happened almost every day at the princes’ residences.
Many wild guesses were thrown about, but it was hard to come to a conclusion. After all, there would be no truth without any hard evidence!
Yet, somehow, all forms of discussion and discussion would come to a crashing halt when they came to the Nine Supremes.
Silence filled the air.
A gust of autumn wind blew through the sky; Yun Yang had flown through all the corners of the ten targets but did not come across any clues.
He was, however, not one that was easily discouraged. Instead, he bent his will into a more focused searched.
It would have been even more suspicious if it had been so easy to unveil the intricate scheme of the Four Seasons Tower.
Patience was definitely a mandatory virtue when going against the Four Seasons Tower.
Just as he ended the day's search and was about to head back to the Residence of Yun, he suddenly felt an unusually strong tingling sense emanate from somewhere behind him,a sense that disappeared as quickly as it came.
Yun Yang noticed the oddity of the occurrence and instinctually headed towards the direction.
The autumn night was clear with hardly a cloud in the sky.
The autumn wind swept by; it was now late in the night. The meeting at the crown prince’s residence had ended; the silver-haired elder exited the place with clumsy steps.
Han Wufei followed him out. ”Do allow me to send Old He back as thanks for speaking on behalf of my brother andfor being generous tonight.”
Old He chuckled tiredly, his age apparent, ”I would trouble Sir Han then. This old and useless one is rather tired too. I could talk to Sir Han on the way, the atmosphere in the hall was too heavy anyway.”
Hearing their conversation, the crown prince canceled his orders to the guards to send them back and said, ”If so, have a safe trip back and a good rest tonight.”
The crown prince was exhausted as well; he had only pushed on to maintain the gentlemanly ways of a scholar. Seeing the crowd leaving, he yawned surreptitiously and went to rest.
Old He and Han Wufei walked out of the crown prince’s residence and made their way home through the quiet streets, the silence surrounding both of them.
Under the illuminating stars, the lines and wrinkles signifying old age were clear on Old He’s face. His legs seemed to be wobble as they walked.
It was obvious to anyone with eyes that this man had already seen a better part of life.
After some time, the duo came before Old He’s doors. It was then that Han Wufei finally lowered his voice and said, ”Old He, is it too early to dismiss the Nine Supremes as suspects?”
Old He’s gaze glinted mysteriously as he said softly, ”Han Wufei!”
The words were enunciated with distinct diction.
An overwhelmingly dangerous aura spilled out from the elder before quickly dissipating. Despite its brief flash of existence, the intimidating aura had Han Wufei breaking out in cold sweat and trembling.
It was the same aura that had surprised Yun Yang, high up in the air.
”Yes, it’s this subordinate’s mistake. But… this subordinate still feels that there’ll only be more harm than good to throw this out to the crown prince now. We don’t have proof after all…” Han Wufei was explaining himself nervously, ”If things go awry, we might cause undue panic instead…”
The autumn breeze blew past in the sky, gently, without a trace.