But if that were the case, Zheng Li would have had no reason to capture Qiao Zirong. Besides, what use would capturing him serve? Zheng Li barely knew them. How could he be certain they would break into the Zheng Residence a third time at night for Qiao Zirong's sake?
That was not Zheng Li's style. What he needed now was to silence witnesses, not capture people.
Besides, Qiao Zirong had disappeared before she returned, making it even less likely that Zheng Li was responsible.
That left only Zheng Eleventh and her brother.
Yet she still could not understand why they had captured Qiao Zirong alone. No matter how clever Su Jiu was, she could never have imagined the bizarre workings of Zheng Fourteenth's mind.
Su Jiu soon set that question aside, because she had now figured out exactly whom Yu Jin had meant when he said someone would soon have their hands too full to worry about anyone else.
In that case, Qiao Zirong was indeed in no danger for now. He was probably tied up and locked away somewhere.
Although countless thoughts had flashed through Su Jiu's mind, only a few short breaths had actually passed. Seeing understanding dawn in her eyes, Yu Jin's lips curved slightly. "It seems you've figured it out, Fellow Daoist Su."
Su Jiu's voice remained cool. "Mostly guesswork."
Yu Jin smiled. "Calling it guesswork is rather modest."
Then she heard him ask, "Do you know why the Zheng and Yu households have stood firm in Jade Sun City for ten thousand years, Fellow Daoist Su?"
When Su Jiu said nothing, Yu Jin did not mind. "This city has two layers of protection against demonic cultivators. The first is the city-guarding grand formation, and the second is the mechanisms controlled by our two households.