The sky stretched boundless as several large birds carried Cloud-Soaring Guest in pursuit of the setting sun.
The sunset's glow dyed Yuwen Yan's radiant golden body as he suddenly sighed. "Alas."
The Elder sharing the bird with him glanced at him and asked, "Sect Master, why do you sigh?"
Yuwen Yan shook his head faintly. "Nothing."
The Elder asked again, "Are we simply letting Kun Linshu's matter go without discussing it?"
He had wanted to ask long ago, but seeing Yuwen Yan lost in thought, he had refrained from disturbing him. Now that Yuwen Yan had come back to himself, he naturally wanted to clear up the doubts in his heart.
Yuwen Yan answered without addressing the question, then sighed again with his hands clasped behind his back. "The letter was most likely sent by Niu Youdao."
The Elder was puzzled. "Since you know he sent it, why is he still putting on an act? Why didn't you expose him, Sect Master? Could it be that you reached some agreement with him?"
"No." Yuwen Yan shook his head. "How would you expose him? Do you have evidence? On what grounds could you claim that Niu Youdao sent that letter? He would certainly never admit it. If we cannot produce evidence, Purple Gold Cave will inevitably suspect us of sowing discord. Looking back now, no wonder the messenger refused to reveal his identity. Young as he was, he was already old and crafty. Even if we exposed him, what would it change about the outcome of this trip?"
The Elder said, "At the very least, it would make things difficult for that Niu Youdao, so he would not think Skyfire Cult had no one and could be toyed with at his pleasure through all his ghostly tricks."
Yuwen Yan said, "Do