The Poisoner Revealed

The owner Fan Chunfang's heavenly secrets appeared in Li Ye's mind.

Fan Chunfang, a native of Cangzhou.

Born into an official family.

Her father, Fan Yu, held the rank of General, and Cangzhou was King Cheng's fiefdom.

Decades ago, King Cheng rebelled, and the imperial court sent troops to suppress him. In just half a year, King Cheng was defeated and captured, and Fan Yu, as General, died in battle.

Afterward, none of his family members survived.

The men were beheaded, and the women were enslaved.

The young Fan Chunfang was eventually sent to the Imperial Brothel (an official brothel).

"Sigh!"

Li Ye sighed. What was happening to this Great Gan Dynasty? Decades ago, King Cheng rebelled, and now King Liang was rebelling.

He felt the nation's fortune was not optimistic.

This Fan Chunfang was also an unfortunate woman.

Li Ye could basically conclude that the person who poisoned him was Wei Bo.

However, the owner Fan Chunfang's heavenly secret deduction had not yet ended and was still continuing.

Suddenly, a scene caught Li Ye's attention.

In the scene, Fan Chunfang knelt before a man wearing a Flying Fish Robe, with white hair and a bloodless face.

The other party looked to be in his fifties, with a stern expression and eyes like a lake. He stood with his hands behind his back, and his powerful aura made Fan Chunfang tremble uncontrollably at his feet.

"Someone from the court, Fan Chunfang is problematic!"

Li Ye's expression sank as he guessed what was happening.

The Flying Fish Robe was the official attire of a special agency of the imperial court—the Imperial Guards.

And the Imperial Guards were a terrifying department, one of whose missions was to collect intelligence for the court throughout the land.

Therefore, the Imperial Guards were everywhere, penetrating every corner.

Li Ye didn't need to guess what would happen when Fan Chunfang, in the Imperial Brothel, caught the eye of someone from the Imperial Guards.

Fan Chunfang joined the Imperial Guards and became an inside agent.

To avoid suspicion, under her superior's instructions, she found an ordinary person to marry.

That person was Lu Fang, the owner of Golden Juice Beef House.

Owner Lu Fang was not problematic, but the owner was.

The couple were not of one mind.

Who would have thought that the outcome would be like this in the end.

Li Ye was so shocked he couldn't speak.

In his mind, the heavenly secrets concerning Fan Chunfang continued to emerge.

After Fan Chunfang married Lu Fang, she outwardly appeared to be a virtuous wife, but secretly provided intelligence to the Imperial Guards.

Since she was providing intelligence, there must be a contact person.

That is, Fan Chunfang's superior.

Li Ye quickly calculated this person and saw their appearance.

"It's him!"

Li Ye was surprised.

It was an acquaintance.

—Wei Bo!

At this point, the truth was revealed.

There were two people who poisoned him: the owner Fan Chunfang and the black-clothed academician Wei Bo.

The former was the one Li Ye thought least likely, while the latter had been repeatedly ruled out by Li Ye.

He never expected it to be both of them.

"So the court wants to kill me."

"Why?"

"Is it because the Holy Son's talent is too high, and they fear that after he succeeds the Divine Concealment Sect Leader position, he will further develop the Divine Concealment Sect and threaten the imperial court?"

Li Ye couldn't understand.

The imperial court had clearly granted the tax revenues of the surrounding ten cities to the Divine Concealment Sect, treating them with great respect.

The Divine Concealment Sect had been established for so many years, and had never done anything detrimental to the imperial court.

And now, in this generation, they were apprehensive?

"Or... it's a personal vendetta."

Li Ye mused.

He felt the possibility of the imperial court being suspicious of the Divine Concealment Sect was slim.

If it wasn't the imperial court targeting the Holy Son, then it must be someone within the court.

"Since this person can command the Imperial Guards, their status must be exceptionally noble."

"Who could it be?"

Li Ye's brows furrowed tightly.

A dark and windy night!

Li Ye donned the Shapeshifter Mask and descended the mountain.

Tonight, someone would die.

Licheng City, North District:

In a quiet room, candlelight flickered.

Beneath the candlelight was a cradle, and within it, a fair and tender infant.

He had long eyelashes, his large eyes were squinted into a smile, his delicate nose turned up slightly, and his small lips were moist, drooling.

Dong long dong long dong!

The infant had just woken up, his innocent, large eyes staring at the swaying rattle before him, a joyful expression on his face.

Extremely cute.

Perhaps he wasn't just happy because of the rattle, but also because of his loving father's affection.

The one shaking the rattle was the infant's biological father—Wei Bo.

This was a small nursery room. Because Wei Bo's wife had just given birth and hadn't recovered her strength, Wei Bo, doting on his wife, took it upon himself to entertain their son.

"You little rascal, you're really something."

"You were just born, yet you wake up two or three times a night."

"I've already been kept up by you for two days and two nights."

"Sleep, sleep, Zhi'er, be good!"

Wei Bo held his son's tender little hand and coaxed him softly.

Soon, the little fellow fell asleep.

Wei Bo let out a long sigh of relief.

Bang!

Suddenly, a gust of wind rattled the door violently, as if it had been blown open.

Wei Bo was greatly alarmed, thinking to himself how careless he had been for not locking the door.

Fortunately, it was the height of summer, and a little wind in the room wouldn't matter. If it were the dead of winter, his precious son would surely fall ill.

Wei Bo quickly turned around and found that the door had indeed been pushed open a crack.

So, he got up to close it.

When he returned, he found a young man in blue standing beside the cradle.

He was crouching there, smiling as he examined Wei Bo's precious son.

"So handsome."

"Your son doesn't look like you at all."

Before Wei Bo could speak, the young man said calmly.

Wei Bo's head buzzed, as if it had exploded: "Who... who are you!"

He questioned in a low voice, his entire body entering a state of unprecedented vigilance.

Even in this dangerous situation, Wei Bo did not forget to lower his voice, so as not to startle his son.

Suddenly, the young man picked up a bundle from the ground and threw it with a clatter in front of Wei Bo.

The bundle unfurled, revealing a set of clothes and a long saber.

"A Flying Fish Robe, a Spring Embroidered Saber."

"You're truly hiding your strength, Wei Bo!"

The young man sneered, a deep mockery etched on his lips.

He was none other than Li Ye, wearing the Shapeshifter Mask.

The moment Wei Bo saw this bundle, the shock in his heart was no less than the scene of Li Ye squatting by the cradle he'd witnessed moments before.

Because this bundle had been hidden under his wife's bed all along.

And now it appeared here.

This meant the other party had already been to his wife's room.

"What did you do to my wife?"

Wei Bo felt like his whole world was crumbling.

But he still suppressed his emotions, keeping his voice as low as possible to avoid frightening the little one in the cradle.

Men often valued their wives and children more than their own lives.

Yet, this person had first gone to his wife's room and then appeared beside his son's cradle.

Wei Bo felt like he was going insane.

"Don't worry, your wife is fine. I haven't touched a single hair on her head," Li Ye said.

Wei Bo let out a long sigh of relief and cupped his hands, saying, "Thank you."

"Just name your price. My life is yours."

With that, as if having made some important decision, he slowly unclenched his tightly gripped fist.

His entire body relaxed from its state of alert.

He looked as if he were ready to be slaughtered.

As an Imperial Guard, Wei Bo's mind was clear. He knew he wasn't going to survive.

Li Ye praised him, "You're a man."

"You might not be a good person, but you are a good man."

"I promise you, tonight's events will not bring harm to your wife and child."

Joy appeared on Wei Bo's face, and he thanked him again, "Thank you."

"But I don't remember seeing you, not even in the case files."

"Who exactly are you?"

"Let me die knowing the truth."

Li Ye slowly stood up, his gaze gradually sharpening.

Then, he took off the Shapeshifter Mask.

Wei Bo's eyes widen