The few people in the hall looked at one another. After a while, Lichimei replied, "Reporting to the Great Khan, we have not seen the Water Moon Great Sect Master these past two days."
"Did no one see him during yesterday's pursuit either?" Temujin asked in a deep voice.
"Yesterday was too chaotic. Perhaps he was on another route and we did not see him. We can ask whether anyone encountered him," Lichimei answered.
"Song Qingshu secretly rescued Guo Jing last night, and the person's identity was exceptionally mysterious. Could it have been him?" The speaker was a plump Tantric monk. What stood out most was his extraordinarily flat crown. Normal people's heads had some curvature at the top, but his looked as though it had been struck flat by a frying pan.
He was Phags-pa's favored disciple. His cultivation had inherited the full essence of his master's teachings, and there were even rumors that his martial arts were no weaker than his master's.
The hall abruptly fell silent. Everyone frowned, considering the possibility. Jin Bingyun finally spoke in a faint voice, "What basis do you have for that judgment?"
Yang Lianzhen said, "Because of the Western Xia affair, he knew he could no longer be highly valued in the Mongol Empire. Later, he failed to provide adequate protection in the Gaochang Maze. Everyone knew his prospects had been cut off. It would be only natural for him to harbor rebellious thoughts. Moreover, his martial arts are formidable, which happens to fit the characteristics of the mysterious man who rescued people last night. That is why I suspected him."
"The Water Moon Great Sect Master is renowned for his saber techniques, but the person who rescued Song Qingshu last night used a sword," Jin Bingyun said. She had no friendship