Novel Full Chapter 458 - 220 Clue_3
Chapter 458: Chapter 220 Clue_3
So, after a moment of contemplation, he inevitably turned his attention to Li Zhengyuan:
“The Grandmaster, after getting that imprint of the Snake Head Sword, did something happen?”
“Hahaha.”
Li Zhengyuan burst into laughter, gently tapping the tabletop with his palm:
“In all my life, I have never married nor had any descendants.
“As a youth, I once admired a female hero from Lengyue Palace, yet it was a love with no fruition.
“In the end, all I could do was look at each other across Tonglu Mountain.
“And your father… is the only disciple of this old man.
“To me, he is no different than my own child.
“As for your grandfather, due to your great grandfather’s intervention, he rarely stayed within the Ziyang Sect.
“Yet he was still my sworn brother.
“What’s more, your great grandfather rescued the Ziyang Sect from peril three times.
“Without his mediation, even if Ziyang were not destroyed, it could not have avoided becoming third-rate.
“Their disciples and descendants should receive the protection of my Ziyang!
“Now that they want to take action against you all, they must first ask whether my Ziyang Sect would agree!
“The owner of the Snake Head Sword, harms my brothers.
“The Three Extremes Sect wishes to kill my disciple.
“At that time, I was already the head of a division within the Ziyang Sect, how could I allow them to be so presumptuous?
“So…I indeed did something back then.
“Your father, along with Yang Yizhi, and another from my same lineage, entered the Ziyang Sect and elaborated on the intricacies.
“On one hand, I was pacifying your father and the others, letting them settle down within the sect.
“On the other hand, I was secretly setting up defenses outside the sect to see if anyone dared to covet my Ziyang Sect!
“And at that time… although I told your father otherwise, in truth, it was not the case!”
“There was someone?”
Su Mo’s expression slightly changed.
Back then, when Yang Yizhi and the others rescued Li Siyun, they openly went straight to the Ziyang Sect.
On one hand, they wanted to rely on the sect for support, and on the other, they wanted to check if there was any lingering trouble.
The result they got was that no one spied on them.
While Su Mo felt at the time that things were working out a little too smoothly, Yang Yizhi later said that the Three Extremes Sect had internal turmoil.
This caused them to be too preoccupied to pay attention to them.
With this, Su Mo’s doubts had been temporarily resolved.
But now, hearing what Li Zhengyuan said, Su Mo realized… it wasn’t that there were no lingering issues.
Instead, the lingering issues had been silently intercepted by Li Zhengyuan.
“Correct!”
Li Zhengyuan nodded:
“Indeed, there were people secretly spying…
“I was well aware of your father’s intentions, so I did not alert them.
“I needed to know how they viewed your father.
“Was it a confirmation that this matter was related to your father?
“Or was it just suspicion?
“According to the secret letters we intercepted, they only had suspicions towards your father, not confirmation.
“After that, I was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
“And then I began the investigation following this clue.
“However, this was a very difficult task to undertake.
“The people involved in this matter are extremely hidden, and those within are highly vigilant!”
“The old man must grasp the clues firmly on one hand, and on the other hand, cannot let them notice, otherwise, if they sense danger and flee, it would be a minor issue.
“But if this leads to renewed suspicions about your father, followed by a stealthy assassination attempt, wouldn’t that be counterproductive?
“Because of this, the investigation has been extremely difficult, with numerous instances where the trail has gone cold, only to be barely picked up again.
“However, it did allow us to discover the connection between the Three Extremes Sect and the Snake Head Sword.
“In the secret letter we intercepted, there was a mark of the Snake Head Sword, and they addressed themselves as the ’Jinglong Association.’
“Besides that name, there was only one more clue…”
“What clue?”
Su Mo quickly looked towards Li Zhengyuan.
“Chimei Forest.”
Li Zhengyuan sighed, “Just when the old man wanted to investigate the Chimei Forest, the Three Great Demon Sects from Dongcheng suddenly launched an attack, pressing towards Tianqu City.
“At that time, your father came to see me again, inquiring about this matter…
“If we talk about martial arts talent, within the Su Family, there are you and your great grandfather, both unique geniuses in the world.
“However, regarding wisdom, across the lands, there are few who could match your father.
“He had long figured out what the old man was thinking, just never openly discussed it.
“That time he came to the Ziyang Sect was due to new findings elsewhere, he directly asked me about the progress of my investigation.
“The old man knew he couldn’t hide it, so I honestly shared everything with him.
“After this, your father sneaked off to the Chimei Forest by himself.
“By the time the old man realized what was happening and thought of going there to help, your father had already returned.
“But by then, his expression was extremely grave.
“No matter how the old man asked him, he wouldn’t say anything…
“You asked me why in recent years, the Ziyang Sect had very few disciples leaving the mountain.
“That was your father’s request.
“After returning from the Chimei Forest, he must have discovered something.
“He only told me that he had a plan and needed the old man’s help.
“The task he asked for was simple, just to ensure at a specific time, the disciples of the Ziyang Sect would walk Jianghu less.
“To close off the mountain for self-improvement, nurturing talents.
“Unless it’s a major issue, do not leave the mountain gate without need!”
“…You agreed?”
To Su Mo, this request seemed excessive.
Even Su Tianyang, counting on Li Zhengyuan’s deep affection for him, how dare he make such a demand?
What’s more ridiculous is… Li Zhengyuan actually agreed!
“Mhm.”
Li Zhengyuan nodded: “Only, the old man never imagined that the ’specific time’ he referred to would actually… actually be after he died…”
Upon hearing this, Su Mo suddenly looked up at Li Zhengyuan.
However, the elder, possibly thinking of something, had already fallen into sorrow after saying these words, so he didn’t notice Su Mo’s gaze.
Su Mo gently closed his eyes, and upon opening them again, sighed softly:
“Grandmaster, don’t be so distressed…”
“Alas…”
Li Zhengyuan sighed and said, “After Tianyang passed away, a letter soon arrived, saying that if the younger disciples could not undertake the responsibility of guarding the Secret Message Box after his death, someone should go to the Ziyang Escort Agency to retrieve the item.
“After much hesitation, the old man finally sent Duan Song there, but never expected… that lowlife Yang Yizhi, he truly is detestable!”
Su Mo was momentarily speechless, Li Zhengyuan still harbored some resentment towards Yang Yizhi, it seemed.
But with the conversation reaching this point, he couldn’t help but glance at Li Zhengyuan:
“Grandmaster… regarding the Chimei Forest and the recent movements of the Dongcheng Demon Sect, I have some matters I wish to report to you in detail.”
Li Zhengyuan looked confusedly at Su Mo upon hearing this: “Hmm?”