Under a full-scale investigation, various pieces of information quickly landed on the desks of the major top forces.
At the Red Cloud Sect, when the Red Cloud Fairy heard this news, her long-silent heart stirred a bit since returning from the Western Territory.
Unlike others, the Red Cloud knew exactly who killed the Five Poison Sect Leader, but...
That person never revealed their true identity. Initially, the Red Cloud Fairy didn’t suspect anything, but later, she started to believe that the na "Chen Beixuan" given by the person...
Was likely also fake.
However, as the person didn’t want to be exposed, the Red Cloud Fairy didn’t investigate further at that ti to avoid upsetting Lu Ye.
Now, with natural news circulating outside, even though the truth was unknown, the Red Cloud’s curiosity was imdiately piqued.
As the information was sent to the Sect Hall, the Red Cloud Fairy erged from her cave residence and rushed into the hall at once.
"Sect Leader, we have almost gathered all the information. Please have a look."
Beside her, a cold woman wrapped entirely in black clothing said.
"Mm."
Nodding lightly, Red Cloud approached the long table.
She picked up so detailed reports at random, which were very thorough.
It started from the bonfire site outside Red Maple City to the appearance of Second Young Master Cai from the Cai Family, who openly disclosed that he had been captured by the Five Poison Demons...
Upon seeing a certain part of the report, Red Cloud Fairy’s eyes suddenly focused. The way they referred to the person suspected of killing the Five Poison Sect Leader... was also Fellow Daoist Lu?!
"Lu Xuan... Could his real last na be Lu, and not an alias? Is this person so honest?"
The report only ntioned Fellow Daoist Lu as called by Lin Yuan, without a full na.
Nonetheless, the Red Cloud Fairy’s heart was filled with even more intense curiosity.
After finishing the other two reports, they were rely different perspectives on the sa event, but...
There was always no full na of that person.
"By the way, Sect Leader, here we also have the mory Stone and the Sound Recording Jade from the previous scene. They have been heavily copied and sold out, said to be images of the Northern Territory’s secretive master who killed the Five Poison Sect Leader. I bought a set of each, but haven’t had ti to check them."
After a mont, the cold woman in black took out two items from her Storage Ring and handed them over.
"Let see..."
Taking the items, the Red Cloud Fairy injected a bit of Source Qi, and imdiately in front of her, appeared a slightly blurred image.
"Because they were so hot-selling, the ones I bought were already copies passed through several hands," explained the cold woman in black.
At this mont though, the Red Cloud Fairy didn’t hear a word from the woman in black. The instant the image appeared, she was...
Completely stunned!
Though the image was sowhat blurry, one could still make out a person’s general appearance.
In the displayed scene, one of the figures was very familiar to the Red Cloud Fairy!
"Lu... Ye?!"
The position from which the image was captured should not be too close; at least ten ters away.
Thus, in the image, besides Lu Ye and Jiang Lingyue, the Young Master of the Cai Family, as well as Lin Yuan and others, were all present.
Yet with one glance, the Red Cloud Fairy could tell, the central figure in the image was indeed Lu Ye!
The one she first t four years ago under the moonlit night in front of the Library Pavilion... the Servant Disciple!
The sa disciple she personally commanded to be sent to the Jiang Family in Cloud Leaf City for marriage... the Inner Sect Disciple!
"How could it be him? It’s impossible... Absolutely impossible!"
At this mont, the Red Cloud Fairy’s breathing was sowhat irregular, and she suddenly turned around.
With a slight, unnoticeable tremble in her voice, she said, "Are you sure this image from the mory Stone is from outside Red Maple City? The place where that mysterious master supposedly appeared?"
Noticing the Sect Leader’s faintly unusual expression, as if suppressing sothing, the woman in black nodded, puzzled, and said, "Sect Leader, indeed these two items are from Red Maple City. You should be able to see a lot of piled firewood inside, because tonight outside Red Maple City, there will be a bonfire gathering."
Bonfire gathering, outside Red Maple City?
The Red Cloud Fairy’s thoughts drifted; she suddenly rembered that once, when she encountered Lu Xuan, she finally had an opportunity to ask sothing. At that ti, he...
Seed to have said sothing!
She couldn’t help but recall what she did back then...
At that ti, after hearing it, the Red Cloud Fairy only felt a little confused, wondering what she had done, seemingly nothing worth recalling.
And if Lu Xuan was Lu Ye, the forr disciple...
Thinking of this, the Red Cloud Fairy’s body trembled slightly, and then, everything seed to make sense!
He repeatedly refused her invitations and rejected joining the Red Cloud Sect because... he was already a disciple of the Red Cloud Sect before!
He... had grievances at heart against her.
Yet realizing this, the Red Cloud Fairy felt an intense pang of distress.
The mysterious expert she had pursued over and over... was originally soone from her own sect?!
Suppressing the turmoil in her heart, the Red Cloud Fairy said, "I must go to Red Maple City; we will discuss this matter later."
...
At this mont, outside Red Maple City.
After the explosive news earlier, many cultivators who received the news rushed to this place.
The number of people exceeded initial estimates by two or three tis, with more continuously coming from farther afield.
However, this caused so trouble for Lu Ye and his companion.
Following the explosive news, Lu Ye’s appearance had already been intentionally rembered by many.
Alongside Jiang Lingyue who was naturally charming, they were easily morable at a glance.
So, attending the bonfire gathering quietly again was indeed challenging for the two of them.
But since they were already there, it was naturally impossible to leave empty-handed.
After thinking for a mont, Lu Ye simply went to Red Maple City and bought Jiang Lingyue a light mask.
After the two changed their outfits, Lu Ye donned his mask, and then they headed to the bonfire gathering spot.
"So many people now?" Seeing a space that had grown by over a thousand people compared to when he left, Lu Ye was a bit surprised.
"Isn’t it all thanks to you, brother-in-law? Such explosive news spread out; it’s probably all over now."
Jiang Lingyue whispered aside, "Who wouldn’t want to see what kind of person killed the Five Poison Sect Leader? That’s a true Mortal Realm Grandmaster First Layer!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Ye smiled lightly.
The world only thought of him as a Mortal Realm Grandmaster First Layer, which was already astonishing enough; a second layer was beyond imagination.
Once he fully utilized all the resources he had, he would at least reach the fourth or fifth layers of the Mortal Realm Grandmaster.
The two of them casually found a spot beside a large bonfire and sat down in an empty space.
There were originally seven or eight people there, all excitedly discussing the earlier events.
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