That remark had been so ambiguous it was almost meaningless.
No matter how you interpreted it, it could be taken any way.
That was exactly why, no matter how Chen Changan looked at it now, he might not be right.
But whatever happened in the future, only one thing was certain: strength!
To forge iron, you first had to be strong yourself. Without overwhelming strength, what good was finding the truth?
"Uncle Su, what do you think of the Five Great Elders of the Emperor's Pavilion?"
Chen Changan suddenly brought up the Five Great Elders, making Su Jianli furrow his brows.
"Those five... were your father's trusted aides, and they were very powerful."
"In my opinion, anyone could betray your father, but those five wouldn't."
"But I've never understood why they left the Emperor's Pavilion not long after your parents disappeared."
"Few people in the True Realm may know about it, but it isn't a secret to everyone."
"Over the years, each of them has established a faction, but their whereabouts are uncertain. Even the factions they founded are well hidden; outsiders know nothing about them."
"My guess is that your father entrusted them with something before he disappeared. That's why they acted as they did."
"You should be able to trust them."
Though Su Jianli didn't understand what they were doing, in his eyes, those five were the people least likely to betray Chen Changan's father.
"People's hearts can change."
"Besides, they were loyal to my father, not to me."
"My father has been gone for so long. Are you sure they haven't changed?"
"You sound far too certain."
Hearing Chen Changan's words, Su Jianli smiled, unconcerned.
"You're a cautious one, aren't you?"
"But the relationship between those five and your father was different."
"They weren't brothers by blood,