"You seemed convinced that Gu Shen would not die so easily... Why?"
"Some things need no reason."
Qinglong and the Empress had now laid everything bare.
After their recent exchange, there were no secrets left between them.
As for this "turmoil," both sides had simple objectives. Since each was determined to secure victory, this meeting only needed to stall the other side.
However, Qinglong differed from Lin Lei in one respect.
Through the Cloud Mirror, he was mentally connected to the Deep Sea.
The fragmented scenes from the depths of the Old World were continuously sent through the Sky Eye to the Deep Water Zone, then into his Mental Sea.
Thus, Qinglong had seen that upheaval with absolute clarity.
Qinglong smiled mockingly and shook his head. "Lin Lei, I watched you grow up. I know you far too well. You were never an obedient child, and you never liked telling the truth."
"All certainty in this world requires a reason."
"The reason you believed Gu Shen would not die so easily, and the reason you were willing to waste so much time with me in this attic, was simply because you knew... Gu Shen still had a trump card, one capable of dealing with the God of Light's Throne's pursuit."
Qinglong spoke each word distinctly, and Lin Lei's brow furrowed as she listened.
"That trump card... was the letter Gu Changzhi left behind, wasn't it?"
Qinglong's words froze the expression on the Empress's face.
She narrowed her eyes.
Clearly, Qinglong, who was confronting her within the Furnace Divine Domain, had another means of accessing the Old World's scenes. That fellow had most likely witnessed the manifestation of Gu Changzhi's letter.
Since he had seen the letter Gu Changzhi left behind—
Why was Qinglong still not the slightest bit flustered?
Lin