Su Shi'er's thoughts turned, and he immediately understood what Mu Yingluo was thinking.
Yet though he saw through it, he did not expose her. Smiling, he asked, "Then what plans does Miss Mu have next?"
"Plans would be an overstatement. Isn't Fellow Daoist Su also secretly probing the Sacred Spirit Cult?"
Mu Yingluo's gaze fell on Su Shi'er. Their eyes met in the air, cunning glimmers flashing through both their gazes. They were, in truth, of one mind without needing to speak.
Su Shi'er understood Mu Yingluo's intentions, and likewise—
Even if Mu Yingluo did not know exactly what Su Shi'er was plotting, she could vaguely sense some of it.
He had answered her question so readily. If he had no other motive, Mu Yingluo would not believe it.
The man before her openly admitted that he was Su Shi'er. That meant the other man in black who had appeared in Sunset City alongside Su Shi'er years ago and impersonated Su Shi'er had not only been a fake, but must also have been connected to him.
That matter alone was enough to show that whether it was this Su Shi'er or that man in black from back then, both were thoroughly cunning people.
Before Su Shi'er could speak, Mu Yingluo continued.
"Besides asking about the Second Nascent Soul Cultivation Secret Technique, I came here this time to invite Fellow Daoist Su to join hands with me and investigate the Sacred Spirit Cult once more."
"First, to see what mystery they are truly up to. Second, to find a way to determine how that state of clarity between heaven and earth appeared before."
"Hope Fire may not necessarily be the key, but the clarity between heaven and earth that day was absolutely real."
"Since Fellow Daoist Su secretly warned us that