Then Li Hanzhou turned around and looked at Lu Li and Chen Yan.
"That's how it is."
Chen Yan and Lu Li fell silent for a moment.
"I don't understand what that means."
Chen Yan said.
"More or less, it means this."
Li Hanzhou spoke slowly.
"Qian Xun knew everything he'd done. From speaking rudely to the Outer Court disciples to later getting physical, he was aware of all of it."
His explanation was still somewhat confusing.
"In other words, Qian Xun did everything without any reason. He didn't know why he said those things or why he did those things, but he did them anyway."
"That does sound strange."
Lu Li said thoughtfully.
"My guess—and for now, it's only a guess—is that Qian Xun wasn't in his right mind that day."
Li Hanzhou's expression was grave.
"That's why I asked you two to come here. I wanted to ask if you knew whom Qian Xun had come into contact with that day."
"You suspect someone tampered with Qian Xun's mind?"
Chen Yan asked.
"You could put it that way."
Li Hanzhou replied.
"I don't understand. What would someone's motive be for doing that?"
Lu Li said.
Qian Xun was just an ordinary Inner Sect disciple. He wasn't particularly talented; among the Inner Sect disciples, he was even somewhat mediocre.
His cultivation was currently only at the early stage of the Qi Condensation Realm.
If someone had tampered with Qian Xun's mind, what would their motive be?
And what could they accomplish by affecting the mind of a cultivator at the early stage of the Qi Condensation Realm?
"Rather than saying someone tampered with his mind..."
Chen Yan pondered for a moment, then said:
"It seems more like they amplified the emotions deep within him."
At this, Li Hanzhou fell