"Then... who leaked it?"
The quiet conference room fell still as someone softly brought the discussion back to the question that had everyone puzzled.
After a long pause, Zhu Meng gave a slight start. His pupils contracted as something seemed to occur to him, and he said to the others,
"We seem to have overlooked someone!"
Han Ji thought of it too. He turned to Zhu Meng in shock and asked,
"You mean... the other Red-robed Archbishop, Salang?!"
Everyone present looked startled, recalling what Nine Infants had said that day.
"Wait. That guy said Salang was hiding among our senior ranks. Could it be..."
The atmosphere in the conference room grew heavy, and silence settled over them.
If Nine Infants had been telling the truth, Salang was likely hiding among those who had not been there. No wonder they had found no trace of her...
"Enough. There's no need to discuss this yet. We don't even know if what Nine Infants said was true, let alone who Salang is."
At last, the gray-and-white-robed figure spoke, interrupting their thoughts. He continued,
"But thinking it over, Salang was most likely the one who leaked Mo Xie's innate talent. I just don't know how she found out."
Military Commander Lu Xu pondered for a moment. He looked around at everyone, confusion on his face, and asked,
"From what Nine Infants said, he seems to have a grudge against Salang. It sounded as though they were at odds during both the Bo City disaster and this Ancient Capital Cataclysm."
Chief of the Imperial Guard Lu Huan frowned. After a moment's thought, he shook his head and said,
"We don't know about that yet. But Nine Infants seemed genuinely furious to me."
"Who knows? The Black Vatican is cunning. He might have been putting on