Cuckoo Bird Tower

So that was how it was...

So that was what had really happened?

What happened back then... The misunderstanding from that time...

Fang Yue's thoughts grew tangled, and guilt welled up inside him.

But he quickly realized there was a problem.

Back then, he hadn't actually killed Miaofa. He had taken her back to Qingsi County and handed her over to Captain Wu for questioning.

If Miaofa hadn't done anything, if she was innocent, why had Captain Wu killed her?

Fang Yue furrowed his brows. He had asked Captain Wu about it before, but Captain Wu had always been vague and unwilling to discuss it.

Fang Yue had thought that Miaofa was already dead and the deed was done. Besides, he believed she was a traitor, so he hadn't pressed the matter.

Now, it seemed there might have been more to it?

"Captain Ye, are you satisfied with my answer?"

Though he couldn't see her, Ming heard Fang Yue's uneven breathing and smiled with a hint of satisfaction.

"So you're saying that An Dong'er being taken, all the survivors from Mo Village being killed, and every consequence that followed—all of it was your doing?"

"Captain Ye, if that's how you want to see it, I can't argue with you. But you should understand one thing: I have... never killed anyone! I don't know even the slightest bit of Martial Arts. I didn't force anyone to do anything or make any decisions for them. They chose to do it themselves. Do you understand?"

Fang Yue looked at her coldly. "You're truly disgusting."

"Likewise."

Ming shrugged, then flung a token from her waist onto the ground.

"This is the auxiliary token of Cuckoo Bird Tower's Twin Sheng Tokens. It can only truly work together with the main token in my possession. I'll