Inside the sixth level of the Divine Hall, Lian Qingyi asked around among quite a few fellow disciples from her sect, but found no news at all.
Fang Mo had come to the Divine Hall without a sound, while Ling Cangyan was elusive as a phantom and had not publicized the matter either. Very few people knew about it.
How could she possibly have learned anything?
Yet she received an even more shocking piece of news. It seemed that a powerful enemy had invaded the Ancient Realm; something had happened in the Red Rock Area, and Gu Lingfeng had fallen.
No wall was so tight that wind could not pass through it. Tianli Sect had dispatched a great number of people to the Ancient Realm. They could keep it hidden from Trial Takers of other worlds, but not from those within Tianli Sect itself. News still leaked out.
However, because Tianli Sect had sealed off the information and forbidden discussion of it, it spread only within a small circle. Still, given Lian Qingyi's status, she was able to obtain the news.
"Could it really be fake?"
Lian Qingyi frowned deeply. She was beginning to waver as well.
"Could he be an enemy?"
Suddenly, she was startled, and her eyes flickered.
It fit too well. He had killed Gu Lingfeng, then impersonated Ling Cangyan's disciple, unaware that Ling Cangyan had only one disciple. It was very likely a trap Gu Lingfeng had laid for him before his death, one the other party did not know about.
It was far too possible!
Yes, that had to be it!
The more she thought about it, the more convinced she became. Ao Kong had been right—she had used the wrong person!
If Ao Kong took people to kill Fang Mo and failed, or something