Cheng Yu's suspicions about Ji Han had not arisen on a whim. They had built up over time.
First, she had accurately identified the problem with Yunyangzi's constitution.
Of course, her explanation had been flawless too. She had brushed the subject aside by saying Stillwater had mentioned it to her before.
Quite apart from the fact that Stillwater had been a man of few words in Yunyangzi's memories, the problem with Yunyangzi's constitution should have been a secret. Judging by the Stillwater Cheng Yu had seen in those memories, he would never have told anyone unless they were an extremely, extremely, extremely close friend.
And if Ji Han really was that close friend, Stillwater could not possibly have never mentioned her to Yunyangzi.
Even granting that Stillwater was a simple cultivator with a cold exterior and a warm heart, and had blurted out the problem with Yunyangzi's constitution to Ji Han without thinking, there were still questions.
Suspicious point number one: she had been far too enthusiastic toward him, nothing like the Ji Han in Yunyangzi's memories. After all, if Ji Han really was that friendly, why had she never behaved that way in his memories?
Now she was suddenly so enthusiastic. As the old saying went, unsolicited favors usually hid ulterior motives.
But none of these were major inconsistencies. They had merely made Cheng Yu suspicious, not certain.
Suspicious point number two.
Once again, it came down to Ji Han's attitude.
According to Ji Han, Stillwater and her two deputies had gone to the Demon Monster lair together and lost contact. All the affairs of the county town's Demon Suppression Bureau now rested on her shoulders.
If she was so busy she could not get away, why would she set aside her duties for a boy she had only