Another Spring Upon Returning to Nanshan

Zhou Mei was no ordinary person. Those in the assassin trade were calmer by nature. She frowned. "Is he Hidden Dragon?"

Lin Su did not answer. He lay on his back and gazed into the distant sky...

Zhou Mei added, "If he is Hidden Dragon, that would perfectly explain all of today's abnormalities..."

How did it perfectly explain them?

She laid out a whole string of reasons...

Lei Ruoxian had revealed a great deal of information, but upon close examination, most of it had been tailored to Lin Su's tastes...

For instance, he and Lin Su had taken the imperial examinations in the same year. Those who took the exams in the same year naturally shared a bond known as fellow examinees! The relationship between fellow examinees was much like that between classmates, the finest way for scholars to build connections.

Lei Ruoxian was from the Hanlin Academy of the Southeast Buddhist Kingdom. He disliked the affairs of court and was drunk on landscapes and rivers. Was that not precisely the sort of trait Lin Mouren liked? Lin Mouren himself was a rebel in officialdom, and rebels often had a common language with one another.

Lei Ruoxian's attainments in painting were profound, and he had progressed at astonishing speed. His genius was obvious, giving him yet another point in common with Lin Mouren.

Most crucially, he was also exceptionally fond of the Lin Family's wine...

With all those elements combined, how poorly could Lin Su think of him?

Once the two formed a deep friendship, he would have breached Lin Su's defenses and entered Lin Su's circle. Everyone knew that the most terrifying assassins were never Dark Night's killers, but the knife from behind wielded by an acquaintance. Thus, Zhou Mei reached her conclusion: this man was highly likely to