Yu Lord came to stand before Zhang Huizhi:
"Seeing Li Zhiyi fight Zhang Huizhi, I saw not a trace of killing intent in him. It was as if he'd known every move Zhang Huizhi would make from the very start. He completely suppressed him.
After that, I was ninety percent certain that you, Chen Yan, were Lord of Will!
Li Zhiyi and Zhang Huizhi are both your creations!"
Yu Lord's body trembled as he let out strange laughter, like metal clanging against metal.
"As for the last ten percent, it's because Zhang Huizhi somehow possesses every treasure from Ji Prefecture's treasury.
That means you launched a surprise attack on Ji Prefecture.
If Empress Ji had survived, Zhang Huizhi would certainly have been discovered.
If he'd waited any longer to steal the treasures, the bandits from the other prefectures would have found him.
The only explanation is that Zhang Huizhi stole from Ji Prefecture at the exact moment Chen Yan fell.
It's too perfect. It can only mean Zhang Huizhi was one part of your plan, Chen Yan!"
Yu Lord laid out every deduction. Words and data streamed across his scarlet eyes like a flood.
He seemed extremely pleased with his reasoning, and every so often, a smile crept across his face.
Zhang Huizhi, however, looked numb.
"Big brother, could you say something I can actually understand?"
Yu Lord froze.
"If I couldn't sense a connection between you and Chen Yan, I wouldn't have said all that."
Zhang Huizhi frowned.
"What exactly are you trying to do?"
"I'm going to die," Yu Lord said calmly.
Zhang Huizhi was at a loss for words.
But Yu Lord continued as if speaking to himself.
"My death is partly your doing, Chen Yan."
He let out a long sigh.
"At first, I only worried