In the quiet inner hall, the two stories had ended, and they had finally savored the full flavor of the strong, fiery wine.
"Hahaha, that felt good." Fenglin set down his cup and laughed. "It's been so long. It really has been so long since I felt this good."
He picked up the wine jug himself and asked as he poured, "There's still something I'm unsure about. Even if you guessed that someone had fabricated a story and fooled everyone, how did you think of that person being the Mumu from back then?"
"Brother Yan going with you to burn the supply camp was bait I set. The fishing rod was at Tianma Lake outside Min Mountain." Ren Ye's expression was calm. "The twelve High Grade Supernatural Ability Users blocking your path were all people my master sent in. They entered through matching in the Southern Border, then traveled outside Juma Pass and waited there for a long time. Why use a ruler? Why seal off a space? To keep Great Qian's pursuers behind you from catching up, bringing the two sides face-to-face and exposing those twelve people's identities."
Fenglin smiled. "Heh, just as I thought. That Wang Chengfeng with the wooden ruler wasn't Wang Chengfeng."
"No, that senior really was named Wang Chengfeng. He just served under my master, rather than being a lackey of the Celestial Surveillance Bureau." Ren Ye spoke softly. "In Borderland Turmoil, I had a final chapter quest: uncover the true identities of the six Players in the Immortality Mountain Secret Realm. I'd made a guess before, but I was wrong. So those twelve people were originally meant to test you, force you to expose yourself and act early so I could confirm your identity. But I never expected...!"
"Expected what?" Fenglin asked.
"I never