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"What?"
Lin Yue was taken aback at the words, his heart surging with waves of shock.
Daoist Tu in prison?
How could that be possible?
How could the old drunkard's deliberately hidden cultivation be discovered by the commander of the Northwest Pass?
He couldn't understand it.
Although Lin Yue was also unclear on how the cultivators of this world divided their realms of strength,
He knew that Daoist Tu's secret was at the Third Ring Level.
Even the chief of the Daoist Academy and the secrets related to first-class martial artists in the Jianghu were only at the First Ring Level.
A Second Ring Level secret already involved those at the martial cultivator's stage.
And those involved in a Third Ring Level secret were obviously at an even higher level!
Therefore, he had certain conjectures about the true cultivation of the old drunkard.
But—
It had only been one night, and yet Baili Fengzhi quietly captured the old drunkard?
This came as a great surprise to him.
He knew the old drunkard wouldn't resist, but he didn't expect him to be found so quickly.
No matter what.
As long as these people hadn't found Xia Lie, there was still a chance to salvage everything.
His thoughts only took a moment, Lin Yue took a deep breath and looked at the imposing Great Commander before him, saying, "What does the Lord mean by this?"
"You don't understand?" Baili Fengzhi narrowed her eyes slightly.
She's testing me, she's suspicious of me... stay calm, think carefully about how to remove suspicion... As Lin Yue's mind raced, he slowly furrowed his brows.
Then he took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "I understand, it seems the Lord is here for that young master Xia Lie, right?"
Baili Fengzhi didn't speak, just silently watched him.
"Heh, I knew it..."
Lin Yue let out a deliberately despairing chuckle, "That madman named Xia Lie must be the vengeful type, he wanted to cut my tendons back then, but was scared away by the old drunkard, now with Commander Baili as his backing, how could he not come back for reprisal?"
"Hmm?" Baili Fengzhi frowned slightly.
"What?"
Lin Yue said in a deep voice, "I have no enmity with the Lord, isn't it that after finding the esteemed young master Xia Lie, he asked you to come arrest me?"
As he spoke, he suddenly seemed to realize something, then mockingly said, "I get it, even young master Xia Lie must appear to abide by the law, right? What reason does the Lord plan to use to throw me into prison?"
"You think Xia Lie asked me to arrest you?"
Baili Fengzhi raised an eyebrow, not bothering to explain, just glanced at Deputy Commander Chu beside her.
Seeing this, Deputy Commander Chu immediately spoke, "Lin Yue, you're overthinking, we're not here because of young master Xia Lie, it's Daoist Tu who requested to see you."
"Daoist Tu?" Lin Yue feigned surprise.
"We haven't found anything on young master Xia Lie's whereabouts."
Deputy Commander Chu slowly shook his head and said, "But Daoist Tu said that after seeing you, he'd consider revealing everything he knows, so that's why we came to find you."
This was something he could utilize... Lin Yue's heart stirred, and he breathed a sigh of relief as if he had survived a great ordeal, "I thought Xia Lie had appeared and sent you to seek reprisal for me and the old man..."
Saying this, he suddenly seemed to realize something, his face turned pale, and he couldn't continue to speak.
Baili Fengzhi, however, watched him with interest, asking, "What's wrong?"
Lin Yue was silent for a moment, then with a somewhat bitter smile, said, "Commander, I want to know, when you captured Daoist Tu, did he resist?"
"He didn't resist, surrendered on the spot," Baili Fengzhi said plainly.
Lin Yue tried to make his face appear even paler, self-deprecatingly saying, "So he didn't expose his cultivation, but it was my foolishness that exposed him..."
Baili Fengzhi and Deputy Commander Chu exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with amusement.
It seemed Lin Yue not only knew nothing but also believed it was his words just now that exposed Daoist Tu's true cultivation.
Little did he know, the governor's mansion had long informed her of Daoist Tu's true identity.
Deputy Commander Chu shook his head and said, "Lin Yue, no need for further thought, even the Great Commander took action to arrest Daoist Tu, did you really think we hadn't verified his true identity beforehand?"
Of course, I knew...
Lin Yue secretly breathed a sigh of relief, outwardly looking like he had just realized this, momentarily speechless.
"Kid, no more nonsense."
Baili Fengzhi, losing interest in saying more, immediately said, "Daoist Tu wants to see you, you should come with us promptly."
Lin Yue hesitated for a moment and said, "Lord, could you wait a moment?"
"Hmm?" Baili Fengzhi slightly furrowed her brow.
"My wife hasn't taken her medicine today."
Lin Yue earnestly looked at Baili Fengzhi, pleading, "Could you allow me to feed her medicine before going to see Daoist Tu with you? Her condition has been bad and can't be delayed for too long."
Baili Fengzhi could indeed sense the presence of a very weak woman inside the house, presumably the woman named Su Ziqiu who was injured by Xia Lie.
She examined Lin Yue and nodded slightly, "To remain devoted to your unwed wife, you are indeed kind-hearted, go ahead."
"Thank you, Lord."
Lin Yue clasped his hands and bowed, then immediately turned and quickly walked towards the house.
Baili Fengzhi and Deputy Commander Chu watched Lin Yue's back as he entered the house, neither showing any intention to follow.
Let alone Baili Fengzhi being present, even Deputy Commander Chu could hear the breathing inside the house through the walls, so Lin Yue naturally couldn't escape.
"Lord, although this may be inappropriate, I feel that Lin Yue and his unwed wife indeed suffered misfortune through no fault of their own." Deputy Commander Chu sighed softly.
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