In the dimly candlelit cell, Wang Anquan listened to Ren Ye's aggressive words and looked at his utterly certain expression. After that, he no longer had the strength to argue.
He lowered his head and sighed deeply, saying hoarsely, "You must have used the Soul-Confusing Immortal Incense to finally determine that I took that vast fortune in Star Source, right? Before you rescued Wenping, I was anxious and worried... so I gave you that incense without thinking, hoping it would help you bring my son back safely. I never imagined... it would expose me completely."
Ren Ye merely looked at him calmly, his expression neither confirming nor denying it.
Wang Anquan slowly raised his scar-covered face and ventured another guess. "I originally thought that, as a secret agent of Fulong Pavilion personally dispatched by the Second Prince, your willingness to take such a risk to find me and try to turn me again meant you were having trouble making headway in North Wind Town. Otherwise, if you had any other choice at all, you wouldn't have acted so recklessly. So I concluded that you knew very little about the many things happening in North Wind Town, and had even less idea where to begin uncovering the truth behind certain complicated incidents."
"I underestimated you. You must have already investigated the Monk Soldiers' Mutual Slaughter Case in the underground Treasury very thoroughly and obtained a crucial piece of evidence: someone used some kind of magic treasure or poison that amplified desire and clouded people's divine souls... That was why, after I gave you the Soul-Confusing Immortal Incense, you could pinpoint me so precisely."
"To be honest, the mutual slaughter in the underground Treasury was directly connected to Niu Dali. He certainly didn't want anyone investigating what happened there, so he must