Everything Chen Mu had said earlier was crucial intelligence whose truth he could judge.
But when he had interrogated the Demoness about the identity of the person directing the Demon Sect, her mind had been muddled, and her words had come in broken fragments.
Even now, Chen Mu could barely piece together a single bit of information.
According to her, the important figure who had infiltrated the city and replaced the courtesan queen was actually a princess of the former dynasty, named Yaoji.
The moment Chen Mu heard that name, he recalled the stories Li Huanzhen had told him about the former dynasty.
Li Huanzhen had indeed mentioned Yaoji.
Yet according to him, this princess of Great Wei had been dead for centuries.
How could she have appeared in the city now?
Unable to determine whether it was true, Chen Mu relayed everything faithfully to Chen Yanzhao.
Chen Yanzhao's brows also knitted deeply upon hearing it.
"A princess of the former dynasty? Was that Demoness out of her mind and spouting nonsense?"
Chen Yanzhao found it hard to believe.
In present-day Great Yue, martial arts reigned supreme, while the Mystic Sect had long since declined.
Though martial artists possessed the power to overturn rivers and seas, they had no means of attaining longevity.
An ordinary martial artist who lived past fifty without dying in a fight could already count as a formidable figure in his region.
Even an Elixir Realm grandmaster had a lifespan of little more than a hundred years.
Perhaps only someone like the Sword Saint could contend with heaven for his life and gain a few extra years, but there was still no precedent for anyone living two or three centuries.
Chen Mu, however, considered more possibilities.
The fact that present-day martial artists lacked a means of