Baili Yu was silent. What Heavenâs will? He had never believed in that. Since he got Cang Baicaoâs promise and had five dayâs time, he had to hurry and set out. Finding rootless grass wasnât an easy task.
The only thing he was worried about was, once he left, without a single strong person in Azure Water Valley, what if there was an intruderâ¦
Cang Baicao seemed to see his apprehensions since he laughed lightly while stroking his beard. âDonât worry, this valley of mine isnât open to just anyone. After all, if anyone could enter, wouldnât my doorstep already have been trampled flat?â
Baili Yu was still hesitant. If Azure Water Valley was capable of keeping out martial art experts, Xiao Ren and Xiao Yi wouldnât have died.
He had taken a look at the library earlier and seen those blade marks on the bookshelves. The person that killed Xiao Yi and Xiao Ren had martial arts comparable to his.
He would still win in a direct confrontation, but if he left, there wouldnât be anyone in Azure Water Valley that was a match for that person.
âYou donât trust me?â Cang Baicao had lived for a long time so he was able to see through what Baili Yu was thinking with one glance. His expression turned displeased and he asked again, âOh thatâs right, where did you put my Xiao Ren and Xiao Yi? I havenât seen them since I came back. The only reason you guys were able to come in and out of Azure Water Valley freely was because I didnât set up the traps. After you leave, Iâll have Xiao Ren and Xiao Yi set up all the traps. Even if the traps donât manage to keep the intruders out, thereâs still the poison smoke that I personally created. Thereâs not many people in the world that can stand up to that. Iâve already put things this way, are your worries at ease now?â
Baili Yu glanced at him. He was a lot less worried. Although those two things wouldnât be able to stop the intruder if he chose to come, it would hinder him for a couple days. He just had to find the rootless grass and come back as quickly as possible.
However, when Cang Baicao mentioned Xiao Yi and Xiao Ren, he hesitated for a while before finally telling Cang Baicao about their deaths.
Although he had been tactful about it, Cang Baicao was angered to the point that his face turned white. âWho, who did it!?â
Something flashed through Baili Yuâs eyes when he saw how astonished Cang Baicao was. âI donât know who did it. When I got back, it was my subordinates that found their memorial tablets in the library. Their graves are outside the valley. Based on how new they were, it was probably Doudou that buried them.â
âThe library?â Something seemed to occur to Cang Baicao because his face became even paler and he walked straight towards the library.
Baili Yu glanced at Tang Doudou, then at Cang Baicao. Even though he was still a little worried, he followed Cang Baicao.
Cang Baicao stumbled the entire way to the library. His wrinkled hand trembled uncontrollably as he slowly pushed open the door and walked with heavy steps inside.
Once he got to the place that had so many dried bloodstains that the original color of the ground couldnât be made out, he walked straight towards the hidden box and opened it. Upon seeing that it was empty, his pupils abruptly dilated and he vomited blood. He seemed to age ten years in that instant. Strength left his body and his body swayed dangerously. Baili Yu hastily walked up to support him.
âSenior Cang, youâ¦â
Cang Baicao abruptly started laughing loudly, almost insanely. âAfter playing as a hawk for an entire lifetime, in my old age, I was actually blinded by another hawk! I was blind, I was blind ah! Hahaha!!!â
Baili Yuâs expression stiffened. Cang Baicaoâs words were clearly saying that Bai Feiyun was the one that killed Xiao Yi abd Xiao Ren.
When he recalled how Cang Baicao had always taught Bai Feiyun everything he knew without holding anything back, he also felt very disappointed and frustrated. He helped Cang Baicao out of the library. As he glanced back one last time at the blade marks, confusion appeared in his eyes. When did Bai Feiyun start using a sword?
Bai Feiyunâs martial arts werenât that good, but this personâs martial arts were only a little inferior to his. Was it really Bai Feiyun?
Why would he do this?
He had already investigated Bai Feiyun thoroughly when he first made contact with Tang Doudou. He was, as everyone knew, completely unbiased towards anyone. Everyone including Cang Baicao who was in contact with him felt deep admiration for his talents and personality.
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Why would an elegant gentleman repeatedly do such immoral things?
What exactly was hidden in all of these events?