"If it's not a ghost, then who could it be? Only the three of us knew about going to the ghost market, so the mole must be one of us..."
Xie Yu's gaze swept between the two of them, finally settling on Su Yan, his implied meaning not too obvious.
Su Yan instantly understood Xie Yu's gaze and retorted, "Why are you looking at me like that... How could I possibly be a mole? I don't even know how I left the Ghost Market..."
"How could the Dark Moon Pavilion have known about our trip to the Ghost Market and even sent people to intercept us? Of the three of us, you're the only one who returned without anyone noticing. If there were no ghosts, who would believe it!"
After listening to Xie Yu's words, Su Yan finally understood what it meant to be too clever for one's own good.
"Dean Xie, please use your brain and think this through. What benefit would I gain from betraying you? Besides, I have a blood feud with the Dark Moon Pavilion. I would never be their lackey."
Although Xie Yu did not know what grudge Su Yan had against Dark Moon Pavilion, judging from Su Yan's appearance, she did not seem to be lying.
As for Shen Yao, although there was still a distance between them, Xie Yu never doubted Shen Yao's character.
If there is no mole among the three, then there is only one possibility: they have been secretly watched.
"Alright..." Shen Yao interrupted their speculation, "It's pointless to dwell on this now. I already know who the mastermind behind Ulem's death is..."
Shen Yao's words were like a bomb dropped into a pool of water.
The two men turned to look at Shen Yao simultaneously, their faces filled with astonishment. They exclaimed in unison, "Shen Yao (Lord Shen), you're not joking, are you?"
Shen Yao shook his head, looked at the two of them with a serious expression, and said in a deep voice, "Do you think I'm joking?"
Seeing how serious Shen Yao was, the two of them also stopped smiling.
"Lord Shen, who exactly is the mastermind?" Su Yan asked, her mind filled with curiosity.
A hint of melancholy flashed across Shen Yao's face as he slowly recounted his encounter with Ye Qingzhu and the news of Yu Liuli's death to the two.
Who would have thought that Ye Qingzhu was actually the deputy head of the Dark Moon Pavilion?
Su Yan and Xie Yu stared at each other in surprise, their eyes wide with astonishment.
"Did you understand?" Su Yan asked, looking completely bewildered, just like Xie Yu, who was equally confused.
Xie Yu shook the water out of his head, rubbing his temples with both hands, his brows furrowed so deeply they could trap a fly. "So much has happened overnight, I need to think this through..."
He remembered that after parting ways with Shen Yao and Su Yan, he was pursued by assassins and, with nowhere else to turn, jumped into the river.
I don't know how long I swam in the river, but I met Shen Yao, who was also crossing the river, and later I met Su Yan at the entrance of Dali Temple.
He originally thought that his visit to the ghost market would be fruitless, but now it seems that heaven rewards those who persevere.
"So you were trying to lure away the pursuers, then someone shot Yu Liuli, and then you chased after them and found out that the person was Ye Qingzhu. Where is she now?" Xie Yu pressed.
He knew Shen Yao's martial arts skills; it would be difficult for ordinary people to defeat him, and naturally, Ye Qingzhu couldn't either.
“He jumped off a cliff…” Shen Yao replied in a deep voice.
"…………"
Xie Yu was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.
Ye Qingzhu's fate is still unknown, but this case can no longer be delayed.
“Although it was Ye Qingzhu who orchestrated this, we don’t have any real evidence yet, and Yu Liuli is already dead. I estimate that the investigation will continue soon. What should we do next…” Su Yan pondered.
Su Yan was very worried about this situation. She knew that the Dark Moon Pavilion had been lurking in the shadows for many years, and now it was likely that they had alerted the enemy.
Trying to follow up on the clues is as difficult as ascending to heaven.
“The situation is beyond our control now. I think we should report to the dean instead,” Xie Yu suddenly suggested.
After some thought and careful consideration, Su Yan concluded that Xie Yu's choice was indeed the best solution.
Now that she had a solution, Su Yan made a decisive move without hesitation and turned to walk outside.
Shen Yao called out to her, "Su Yan, where are you going?"
"I need to find the dean..."
Shen Yao walked up to Su Yan, his expression suggesting he wanted to go with her, "I'll go with you..."
Seeing that Shen Yao's complexion had just improved, Su Yan thought that he should rest well, so she refused outright, "No need, Lord Shen, I'll go by myself. Do you think the Dean will eat me up?"
"The wound on your arm hasn't healed yet, and there's still some poison left in your body. My injury is nothing compared to that. I'll go with you..."
"Lord Shen, the injury on my arm is just a minor one and won't affect me at all. You can see for yourself."
After saying that, Su Yan stretched her injured arm a few times. Although she felt a slight pain in her arm, it was nothing to her.
"I……"
Shen Yao was still worried.
But before he could finish speaking, Xie Yu, who was standing to the side, interrupted him impatiently.
"Hey Shen Yao, what's wrong with you? Su Yan isn't paralyzed in bed, she's going to see the dean, not the King of Hell. Look at you, you'd love to keep Su Yan by your side." Xie Yu couldn't help but complain.
After saying that, Shen Yao cast an extremely mournful look at Xie Yu, while Su Yan laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight when she heard this.
With Xie Yu involved, Shen Yao wisely stopped pressing the matter.
Su Yan suppressed a smile, left the house, and walked towards the library.
Although Xie Yu didn't know what had happened between Shen Yao and Su Yan, he keenly sensed that something was wrong with Shen Yao.
Shen Yao is usually very cold to people and has very few close friends.
Since meeting Su Yan, he has witnessed Shen Yao's unusual enthusiasm for her on several occasions.
Filled with curiosity, Xie Yu couldn't contain himself any longer. He looked at Shen Yao with a sly smile, his eyes gleaming with cunning, and pressed closer to him step by step.
"Shen Yao, why don't you tell me the truth? What is your relationship with Su Yan? Are you hiding something from me...?"
Shen Yao looked at Xie Yu speechlessly, "Instead of wasting your time asking around, you might as well send someone to search for Ye Qingzhu at the bottom of the cliff."
He really wanted to crack open Xie Yu's head and see what was inside.
"I've already reported this matter to the Dali Temple, and they'll handle it naturally. Also, don't try to change the subject; I think there's something going on between you and Su Yan..."
Shen Yao forced a helpless smile. "What could possibly happen between two grown men?"
"How could there not be..." Xie Yu retorted loudly, "There's a strange atmosphere between the two of you..."
"Strange?" Shen Yao was puzzled.
Xie Yu nodded, "Even though you're both men, I always feel there's an ambiguous atmosphere between you two, and when Su Yan is with you, she acts like a girl..."
Before she could finish speaking, Xie Yu suddenly realized something and instinctively clutched her chest. "You wouldn't happen to be gay, would you?"
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