Li Dayong's additional explanation only made Mousse even more curious, but Li Dayong himself did not actually know much about the martial art Sea King had used back then. He had merely heard people from the Zheng Family say:
Sea King had never passed that martial art down to his descendants. He had only left traces on Lotus Peak, waiting for someone destined to find them.
From Li Dayong's attitude when he spoke earlier, Mousse had suspected that he might be a potential opponent of the Flower Kingdom court. After he revealed so many forbidden secrets, Mousse dropped the word "potential."
And now that Li Dayong mentioned seeming quite familiar with people from the Zheng Family, Mousse became even more certain that this uncle was definitely one of the "rebels," and not a low-ranking one at that.
Hearing Mousse's blunt question, Li Dayong chuckled. "If you'd asked me that right from the start, I definitely wouldn't have told you."
The two appeared to be merely chatting as they walked, but without realizing it, they had already sounded out each other's positions and fully recognized the other's exceptional qualities.
Although Li Dayong still could not be certain whether Mousse was willing to lend a hand to the Flower Kingdom's revolution, he could at least confirm that Mousse sympathized with the Flower Kingdom's revolutionaries and would never betray him.
Thus, Li Dayong stopped being evasive. Following the overseas etiquette he knew, he generously extended a hand to Mousse. After they shook hands, he smiled and said:
"My status isn't as high as you think. I was merely fortunate enough to know the president of the Sun Moon Society, and he thought highly of me and specially allowed me into the forbidden grounds to read the books stored there."
"I also met members