"You're the one who's constipated!"
Zhang Yuanqing gave her a knuckle rap on the head, then pressed his earpiece before Sun Miaomiao could angrily retaliate.
"I think I know what's going on."
The Underground Palace team perked up, though none showed it on their faces. Some pretended to drink coffee, others pretended to admire the scenery, all waiting intently for Yuanshi Tianzun's explanation.
"I suspect the armored man tampered with the stone door."
Zhang Yuanqing laid out his theory, concealing his headache and only saying that he possessed an item capable of activating memories.
So that was it!
The Underground Palace team came to a sudden realization. All Under Heaven Returns to Fire felt slightly relieved. What he feared most was that the armored man possessed some incomprehensible, undetectable means of surveillance.
That would put them at a severe disadvantage.
"Based on Xia Chaoxue's death, we can infer that the armored man sneaked into Mermaid Lake to inspect the traces during the latter half of the night. During the day, he had classes and there were too many people around. The same went for the evening. Only after everyone had fallen asleep was it suitable to sneak into the lake. If it were me, I'd also choose the latter half of the night, when there was no chance of being discovered." All Under Heaven Returns to Fire lowered his head and sipped his coffee.
"Yuanshi entered the underground palace twice—once in the morning and once at night—perfectly avoiding that time." Sun Miaomiao pretended to stare blankly at the ceiling. "In that case, it's highly unlikely that the armored man is a Star Official. Starry Sky Observer and Yuan Ting aren't the armored man."
A Star Official had Spirit Servants and corpse puppets. They did not need to personally sneak into