Back on the mountain, when Yu Nanfeng and Nangong Yao had analyzed Xie Wanzhi's purpose in leaving the mountain, it had only been speculation that he had designs on Meng Zhao.
Perhaps only the bloodline aptitude of an unparalleled genius like Meng Zhao, once drawn in through the Chaos Grinding Mill, could help mend the flaws in Xie Wanzhi's martial foundation.
If Xie Wanzhi harbored ill intent, if he had already made a move against Meng Zhao, then Meng Zhao's current display only pointed to one thing.
Either Meng Zhao's martial arts were so high that, even injured, he was beyond Xie Wanzhi's ability to handle, or he had not been injured at all, and the information that had spread like wildfire through the Jianghu Martial Arts World had merely been false news deliberately released by him.
Then what was Meng Zhao's purpose?
Yu Nanfeng vaguely glimpsed Meng Zhao's intentions. If he had not been injured and faced no external threat, there had been no need at all for him to invite Xie Wanzhi to Lingwu City. Yet he had done exactly that, which meant his target was precisely Xie Wanzhi.
This was a conclusion deduced backward from the result. Though startling, Yu Nanfeng believed she had still grasped the thread running through Meng Zhao's actions.
After pondering for a moment, she took the initiative and asked,
"Dragon King Meng, could it be that the target you invited Xie Wanzhi to Lingwu City for is him?"
Yu Nanfeng truly was a very intelligent woman. Yet no matter how clever she was, with the limited information she possessed, she could not possibly know Meng Zhao's true intentions.
Subduing Xie Wanzhi for his use and adding a Great Grandmaster to the Meng Family's strength was merely incidental. Meng Zhao's true aim was