Deceiving Himself

Was Lin Yuanfang Yin Rong?

Upon hearing this, Luo Yan was utterly shocked.

"How is that possible?"

Yu Qiushui countered, "Why not?"

Luo Yan steadied himself and said solemnly, "When Black Butterfly and the others returned to the camp, they brought back news that you had been captured by Yin Rong."

"They also brought back Yin Rong's demand."

"Yin Rong wanted me to bring the Spring Feather Base's Base Diary here and exchange it for your freedom."

"When I decided to come, Lin Yuanfang tried to stop me. He said it was a trap."

"Besides, I have a secret technique that can sense whether someone's words are true or false."

"And at the time, the feeling Lin Yuanfang gave me was that he wasn't lying."

Yu Qiushui sighed. "That's precisely what makes him so formidable. Do you know why I was injured?"

"Last night, the Yellow Springs retaliated. Bai Egret and the others and I hid in this town. Seeing that the situation was untenable, I sent the girls away first."

"Although that exposed our target, my 'Moon in Water' was best at deceiving people. I originally still had a chance to escape."

"But when he made his move, Lin Yuanfang arrived. I saw him fight Yin Rong and four other cadres alone."

"I noticed that he seemed to be suffering from an old hidden injury and was struggling to keep up. I also heard him repeatedly say that he had come for my sake."

"He had even prepared to perish together with the Yellow Springs."

"Seeing how sincere he was, I developed a shared hatred toward our enemy."

"I revealed myself and fought alongside him. The Yellow Springs was defeated and fled, and just as I was about to pursue them with him—"

"That old bastard struck me from