Sha Rulai said, "Of course Misty Pavilion wouldn't consider it an accident. The people Misty Pavilion planted there met with trouble—how could there be such a coincidence? Someone dared target Misty Pavilion and possessed such vast abilities; how could Misty Pavilion not investigate? They had to see what divine being was stirring up trouble. Back then, the investigation was exceedingly thorough." At this point, he actually shook his head with a bitter smile.
Niu Youdao hurriedly asked, "Did you find anything?"
Sha Rulai said, "We did, and the result was somewhat inconceivable. Someone had actually been protecting Guan Fangyi in secret. I'm afraid you would never guess who this person was. Why don't you take a guess?"
Niu Youdao muttered inwardly. He believed he had already guessed it—it was probably the Demon Cult, because he had long known that the Demon Cult was secretly protecting Guan Fangyi. Yet the Demon Cult's heaven-reaching capabilities exceeded even his imagination. They had actually been able to pinpoint Misty Pavilion's planted spies so accurately. Their abilities truly were no small matter!
Although he had a suspicion, he still feigned ignorance and asked, "How could I possibly guess? Who was it?"
Sha Rulai raised his head and looked at the starry sky above the gorge. "The Emperor of Qi Kingdom, Hao Yuntu!"
"Hao Yuntu?" Niu Youdao's jaw nearly dropped in shock. Not the Demon Cult, but Hao Yuntu? He hurriedly asked, "Guan Fangyi's beauty was renowned far and wide, but would the dignified Emperor of Qi Kingdom really oppose Misty Pavilion for her... That seems impossible, doesn't it?"
Sha Rulai said, "Yet that was exactly how bizarre it was. To protect Guan Fangyi, that Hao Yuntu actually mobilized Qi Kingdom's enormous intelligence apparatus, using the power of Qi Kingdom's Office of School Affairs for her