At dawn, Xiang Yang and Nan Fenglan emerged from a small inn in Lianchuan City. Things between them had returned to normal. Nan Fenglan still carried her bewitching charm, but the loneliness that occasionally flickered in her eyes could not be concealed.
Xiang Yang had set aside matters of the heart. He ordered some food with Nan Fenglan from a breakfast stall by the roadside and discussed their future plans with her.
"If A Mu did not lie, or if most of what he said was true, then the extermination of the Wen Family Fortress has already become clear. It was because the tomb discovered at Lingya Mountain was connected to Sikong Xuan that disaster was invited.
"The mastermind should have been the Bai family. Those who carried it out should have been Bai Tianxiong, Chu Qi, Xiang Dong, and a number of experts.
"I do not know about Xiang Dong, but the others, along with the Bai family, should originally have been under Zhou Tong's command. However, the Bai family developed treacherous intentions, betrayed Zhou Tong, and joined forces with Chu Qi and Xiang Dong to commit this massacre.
"As for why Xiang Dong helped the Bai family, that is unclear. But Chu Qi likely helped them because of Bai Tianxiong. This was a love forbidden by worldly convention, yet it was exceptionally pure, untainted by any benefit or calculation.
"Chu Qi should have been extremely loyal to Zhou Tong, and Zhou Tong must also have trusted him greatly. Thus, if Chu Qi helped Bai Tianxiong deceive Zhou Tong and lower his guard, it would have been entirely possible for them to succeed.
"After all, no matter how godlike Zhou Tong was, he likely could not have foreseen Chu Qi's special feelings for Bai Tianxiong."
Nan Fenglan strongly agreed