Shao Sansheng had long known that Shao Pingbo had been pondering the shopkeeper's identity. Hearing this, he could not help asking, "Who is it?"
Shao Pingbo said, "He can freely enter and leave the Sacred Realm, obtain detailed information on Niu Youdao within the Sacred Realm, and drive Hong Yunfa, one of the three top-ranking chief stewards of the money houses, to his death. Outside, he is especially well-informed about the Western Three Kingdoms, while his ability to gather news from the east is clearly weaker. Also, judging by the timing of several exchanges of information, he should be somewhere around the Western Three Kingdoms. Based on the frequency of the messages, we can conclude that this person has been stationed in the Western Three Kingdoms for a long time."
"Taking all the circumstances and signs together, how many people do you think meet every condition?"
Shao Sansheng pondered it, then said suspiciously, "Shouldn't Misty Pavilion have many people who meet such conditions?"
Shao Pingbo said, "There may seem to be many, but there are actually few who meet every condition completely—who satisfy them all and make sense..." He turned back with a smile. "One test will tell!"
Shao Sansheng asked, "How?"
Shao Pingbo said, "No rush. We'll discuss it after I return tonight."
Within the Qin Kingdom's Imperial Palace, Zhuang Hong and her son looked at each other upon hearing news of Yu Cang's death.
"Dead..." Zhuang Hong slowly paced the hall, worry written across her face.
Xia Lingpei waved away all the servants, then stepped close and whispered into Zhuang Hong's ear, "Mother Empress, Dawn Moon Pavilion has no leader."
Zhuang Hong turned and coldly asked, "What do you want?"
Xia Lingpei said, "It is not a matter of what I want. I simply do not know