"Senior Brother Xuanfeng has been careless since he was young, and was often punished by the master for not practicing diligently enough."

"When he was five years old, he was attacked by gangsters. Although he managed to escape, he was poisoned. His skin was rotten due to the poisoning, and he had to wear a bamboo hat when he went out for two years. It was also from then on that his personality changed drastically, and he began to practice martial arts diligently."

"This incident was strange, and we initially suspected that he had been replaced by someone else. However, he answered all his questions fluently, and after he recovered, his face did not change. We put aside our suspicions."

The young boy spoke with a firm tone.

"Now that I think about it, you seem to have mastered many secret methods that are difficult for ordinary people to imagine. If you can force out all the memories of a person and then change the appearance of another person to be 80% similar to him, it shouldn't be that difficult."

The reason why Gu Yuancheng first became suspicious was because of Xuanfeng's incident.

It stands to reason that Xuanfeng, like Xuanling, is an orphan adopted by the master since childhood. Unless someone threatens them with their family members or lures them with money, status and benefits, it is unlikely that they will betray him.

However, no matter how hard his people investigated, they found no evidence in this regard.

That's very strange...

Seeing that the other party's pupils were obviously more surprised, the young boy's tone became more determined and continued:

"As for that poor master...his whereabouts are always uncertain, and he would go into seclusion for a few months from time to time to practice. If you want to replace him, it would be easier."

"Of course, the above are just speculations. The most powerful evidence is..."

The boy tore off the glove that was as thin as a cicada's wing and took out a bottle of medicine from his pocket and poured it on.

Soon, some lavender crystals appeared from the part that had touched the edge of the bed. The tiny lavender crystals emitted little starlight under the candlelight, looking both dangerous and charming.

"Your plans have failed one after another, so you can't wait and give me a deadly poison as soon as you meet me."

The boy spoke in a nonchalant tone, as if the person in front of him was not an old enemy, but an old friend with whom he was casually chatting.

"Look at this, this poison is really good-looking. Just like the poison used by the charlatans of the Xianyuan Sect, and the rare gold curse buried in your body, it is absolutely beautiful and deadly. It is also like the poison that Xiao Xier's grandmother and elder brother were poisoned with, which only exists in legends and is sought after by even the royal families of various countries."

"Don't you think this is a bit too much?"

“Hehehe…”

At this point, the middle-aged man who was originally leaning against the wall weakly suddenly sat up and laughed softly with admiration in his eyes.

"Hehehe... Xiao Cheng, you are worthy... worthy of being my good disciple... Master really did not choose the wrong person, hehehe..."

Scarlet blood foam continued to overflow from the corners of his mouth, but he seemed not to notice. He continued to laugh, and his face became redder.

"Really? But why do I feel that Master chose you for another reason?" Gu Yuancheng pulled the corner of his mouth with a fake smile.

"Over the years, you have changed your identity and traveled around the world. You helped He Huaiyuan deal with the eldest wife of the Sheng family, helped Queen Mother Beichen deal with Wang and the other brothers, and helped Prince Jingnan control the Nanzhao Kingdom..."

"On the surface, they appear to be helping each party consolidate its position in order to gain the other party's trust, but in fact they are secretly provoking a war between the two sides, thereby reaping the benefits."

"But apart from these, you seemed to have realized from the beginning that you were the most important. Not only did you go to great lengths to replace the people around you, you also spent a lot of effort to improve the rare gold curse, which ranks first among the great poisons, and implant it into your body."

Gu Yuancheng tapped his finger, as if thinking seriously before saying:

"Your attitude towards you is very strange. You seem to want you to complete some mission for you. On the one hand, you help you shock the Bai family with your thunderbolt, support your power in the martial arts world, and let you use the side effects of the rare gold spell to practice martial arts several times faster than ordinary people."

"On the one hand, you have already planted the seeds of disaster for you. Because when you support you, many people loyal to you will naturally be inserted into the various forces affiliated with you. And the rare gold curse is an ancient poison. It can make people's power soar in the short term, but it will end up exploding and dying in a few years."

"You play a big chess game, so big that it includes the whole world. But you seem to put it in the most important position."

"Master, you seem to know too much. It's like... you have awakened some ability that ordinary people shouldn't have."

As soon as these words came out, the room fell into eerie silence for a moment.

Then there was dull applause one after another.

The middle-aged man stood up slowly in a very good mood. With a flick of his hand, he pulled out a simulated leather pad from in front of him.

At this time, the leather pad had been cut open, and the blood bag inside was oozing out red liquid. Although there was also a large hole in his lower abdomen where the knife had stabbed him, it was blocked by the leather pad and did not cause much damage to him.

Gu Yuancheng seemed to have sensed the danger and took a few steps back in the blink of an eye, looking at the other party with a vigilant look on his face.

"Okay, okay, you are indeed a good disciple of mine. You are very smart. But based on my understanding of you, I'm afraid you are not that smart. The last guess was told to you by the master behind the Sheng family, right?"

The middle-aged man paused deliberately, trying to find some flaws on Gu Yuancheng's face.

However, this kid was always mature and did not show any fear even when facing a strong enemy. He could only purse his lips and continue:

"Let me guess again. The master behind the Sheng family seems to have awakened to abilities that ordinary people cannot possess? And... it's not like what He Huaiyuan and the others thought. It's not Sheng Yichen or one of his friends."

"It's the most harmless thing, the one that everyone thinks is impossible - that little baby!"