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Baili Fengzhi's phoenix eyes beneath the silver mask were indifferent, she simply spoke in a calm voice, "Daoist Tu has been silent, I am helpless, perhaps I will have to be a bit harsh. If Daoist Tu, unfortunately, dies as a result, no one can be blamed, please bear with it."
Daoist Tu sighed and shook his head, "I told you I do not know what you ask, Commander Baili is truly stubborn... Well, women are indeed all very stubborn."
Baili Fengzhi, indifferent to whether Daoist Tu was mocking or implying something else, turned to Lin Yue and said, "Lin Yue, if you have something to say, say it. I heard you went out of the city today, is your wife not doing well?"
"Yes, Commander."
Lin Yue bowed and sighed, "My humble wife won't hold on for long, she wanted to go out for a look, I agreed out of softheartedness. Unexpectedly, the autumn wind on the mountain was quite sharp, after climbing with me, she caught a fever on the way back, her health... I'm afraid..."
He sighed without continuing, only bowing, "After speaking with the old Daoist, if there is no other command from you, please allow me to return home, to accompany my wife's final journey."
Daoist Tu glanced at Lin Yue imperceptibly, a hint of contemplation in his eyes.
"No matter, you may return at any time," Baili Fengzhi said calmly.
"Thank you, Commander."
Lin Yue bowed again, then turned to the old Daoist, frowning slightly, "Old Daoist Tu, I truly did not wish to meet you again, whether you live or die is no longer of concern to me, but considering the relationship over the past year, I still came."
He paused and continued, "Today I came to advise you not to hold out stubbornly, I know you killed Xia Lie, and no one else but you has this suspicion, why not just admit it and spare yourself from torture, wouldn't it be better to have a swift end?"
Baili Fengzhi heard this, slightly furrowing her brows, turning her head slightly, unable to bear listening.
Lin Yue again, knowing nothing but insisting on concluding that the old Daoist killed Xia Lie, does he really think he's smart?
"Heh heh..."
The old Daoist merely chuckled coldly, "You came to the old Daoist just to say this? Truly a waste of words, better go home and accompany your wife, she's dying, and you have the mind to come see the old Daoist? Isn't it to curry favor with Commander Baili here?"
"How ungrateful!"
Lin Yue couldn't suppress his anger, "Ziqiu was harmed by you to this state wasn't she? I know you dislike her, but she might not last two days, yet you ridicule like this?"
Daoist Tu responded with a cold face.
The prison was silent for a moment.
Lin Yue took several deep breaths to calm himself.
Then he spoke coldly, "Perhaps this is the last time we meet, I said before, henceforth I have nothing to do with you, I don't need you to regard me as your child, no matter what happens in the future, you'll only stay in this dark dungeon, you can't interfere in my life anymore, do you understand?"
Daoist Tu was silent for a moment, then said indifferently, "So much wasted breath, what can you interfering with a mundane fool's life offer? Consider your own limited capabilities."
Lin Yue gave Daoist Tu one last look, then bowed to Baili Fengzhi before he turned and left the prison indifferently.
He had made himself very clear earlier.
With the old drunkard's wisdom, he'd surely understand the messages in his words.
Baili Fengzhi said nothing more, only gave Daoist Tu a look, before turning and walking out of the prison.
With a clanging sound, the cold, solid prison door closed once more.
In the dimness, Daoist Tu sat silently in the prison, recalling Lin Yue's words, murmuring in his heart, "Yue'er, what do you mean... Pretended Su Ziqiu is dying in two days, could she be Xia Lie? What are you trying to do, even risking to warn me not to act..."
At this moment, he suddenly felt regret in his heart, slowly lowering his head, tears faintly welled up in his aged eyes.
"Lu'er, father is sorry... but your father swore never to use Shenxiao Daoism again in this life... I intended to live as a common man, wanting Yue'er to stay away from disputes, living calmly, but..."
He sat with bowed head in the cold prison, resembling a frail and powerless old man, bitter with the self-imposed contradiction and longing of a prisoner, choking on his words.
"Yue'er... you cannot come to harm..."
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In the dark, long corridors of the prison.
"Lin Yue."
From behind suddenly came Baili Fengzhi's clear and calm voice. Lin Yue turned to see Baili Fengzhi approaching with Deputy General Chu.
He immediately bowed and asked, "Does the Commander have any orders?"
Baili Fengzhi glanced at him, then spoke calmly, "Nothing, just... it seemed like you said quite a lot to that old Daoist earlier?"
Having said so much, indeed she started suspecting me again, very good... Lin Yue felt a tingle in his heart.
Immediately, he sighed and said, "Yes, Old Daoist Tu, although he instigated Xia Lie to harm my humble wife, but in this past year, he treated me quite well, it is hard to forget kindness and hatred, I said a bit more in words."
Baili Fengzhi said nothing more, only suddenly asked, "If your guess were wrong, your wife's death not orchestrated by him, what would you do?"
"Not him?" Lin Yue was slightly startled, he asked, "Has the commander found the murderer?"
"Just a conjecture," Baili Fengzhi replied blandly.
"I see." Lin Yue was suddenly enlightened, promptly said, "But I feel the murderer must be that old Daoist, Commander can apply the utmost harshness, perhaps then the old Daoist will confess?"
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