"No, perhaps... there's still hope..." Qingpusi said.
Everyone turned their eyes toward Qingpusi.
After pondering for a moment, Qingpusi said, "I think that inexplicable fellow is extremely abnormal—everything he does is like that. No matter how you look at it, he doesn't seem like someone sent by Qingchao Zong."
After hearing this, First General Nabulapu also began to think. "Now that you mention it..."
Kong Yuanzun did not understand Qingchao Zong, so he asked, "Why do you say that?"
"Qingchao Zong has always acted like thunder and lightning [though this planet has no thunder], and everything is aboveboard." Qingpusi said, "If that inexplicable expert had been his subordinate, he would definitely have declared his identity and killed Mie Qianzun on the spot. Yet after injuring Mie Qianzun for no apparent reason, he simply left. And when I went to look afterward, although Mie Qianzun was seriously hurt, he had merely broken his chelicerae and injured his Baihui. His combat strength had suffered a great temporary loss, but his foundation was absolutely unharmed. As long as he recuperated for several waking-sleep cycles, he would recover completely. That isn't Qingchao Zong's style."
Fangye Zhao sneered, "Someone else showed mercy, while you, his own people, showed none at all."
Kong Yuanzun pressed, "But didn't he leave behind an accessory he wore as proof of his identity?"
No one believed that, in the midst of fierce battle while at a disadvantage, Mie Qianzun could just happen to tear off the most important accessory on his enemy's body—the one that proved his identity.
Although Qingpusi had not objected to that claim at the time, its loopholes became obvious upon careful thought.
The hill people wore all manner of accessories, each with its own significance. FuLa accessories, in particular, were worn on vital areas close to