Lu Yin thought for a moment, his expression grave. "Do you think it's possible that Qu Zheng only pretended to defect?"
Master Cao wasn't surprised. "You mean Qu Wuli was betrayed, yet joining the Anti-Flowing Camp was all part of a charade he and his son put on?"
Lu Yin wasn't sure how to explain it. "It's just a baseless guess. Honestly, it sounds a little ridiculous, but throughout human history, people have done this sort of thing countless times. The feigned-betrayal ploy has been used again and again, and it keeps working. Ancestor Hui is one example."
"And you're another, Senior. You seem to be especially good at it."
Master Cao set the list aside. "The more unbelievable a baseless guess seems, the more likely it might be true. They aren't dealing with us, but with a Main Dao. The Main Dao's command of and understanding of the universe are beyond anything they can imagine. Nothing they do would be surprising."
Lu Yin looked at the name Qu Zheng.
It wasn't entirely baseless. At Withered Sea, the Blind Man had prepared countless hidden moves to kill the Main Dao powerhouses, yet he had never made a direct attempt on Qu Zheng. Of course, there was also Zhe Xin. It hadn't seemed significant at the time, but if Qu Zheng really was a member of the Anti-Flowing Camp Faction, then it both made sense and didn't.
It didn't make sense because Qu Zheng hadn't attacked him during the battle at Withered Sea. Xing Zhui had attacked, but Qu Zheng had held back. That didn't add up.
It did make sense because of the Blind Man's caution.
He had one hidden move after another. If Qu Zheng really had only pretended to defect, there was clearly no need to waste that