Duke's Mansion.
After dinner, father and son Zeng Anmin and Zeng Shilin sat quietly in the study.
"How could a Second Rank Demon Lord cross the distance of ten thousand li and enter the capital territory of our Great Sage Dynasty?"
Zeng Anmin's voice was exceptionally low and distant.
"And do so without either Master Xu or you noticing."
"Master Xu is a First-rank Formation Master, and you are a Second-rank Confucian cultivator..."
"I believe this matter is far from as simple as the Illusory Demon Lord foreseeing it and taking precautions in advance."
What he could think of, Zeng Shilin could naturally think of as well.
But at this moment, Zeng Shilin remained expressionless.
After a long while, his eyelids lifted slightly.
"It is only natural for you to harbor such suspicions."
"You and I, father and son, will get nowhere merely speculating here. We must investigate."
"I would like to hear the details." Zeng Anmin's gaze turned serious.
Zeng Shilin slowly turned his eyes toward the night beyond the window.
"The reason we have no leads now is because we know too little about the Illusory Demon Lord."
"So first, we must determine every ability the Illusory Demon Lord possesses."
"If she truly has the ability to foresee danger and infiltrate an illusion array from ten thousand li away, then we can rule out external interference."
"If she does not..."
A sharp glint flashed through Zeng Shilin's eyes. "Then there are two possibilities."
"What possibilities?" Zeng Anmin asked instinctively.
Zeng Shilin said darkly, "Someone does not want your father to live well."
"With my Divine Soul Power and Master Xu's assistance, I deduced the scenes within the Myriad Demon Mountain Range. Using this spring examination, I intended to probe the Myriad Demon Mountain Range."
"In the world today,