"No wonder.." Yang Qing said as he nodded his head in realization.
Fang Wen being a spirit beast definitely put her at an advantage over the rest as the next successor as the branch chief of the Deer Mountain Branch. While the information about the obsidian serpent couple being spared wouldn't be revealed to the Deer Mountain Kingdom, it was not a guarded secret within the walls of the Order.
Whoever took the mantle of the branch chief of the Deer Mountain Branch would definitely know that the couple was alive somewhere. Despite their innocence, it would be heavy for anyone who took up that post to understand it, despite the verdict being a reasonable one.
Yang Qing assumed that whoever took over would be affected just as he was. The reason he didn't like to walk around the branch and just settled in predetermined locations such as by the lotus platforms by the river to meditate was that his mind would wander to the two inquisitors who died.
