Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 598 must be the truth.

Xu Lai remained silent, which was tantamount to acknowledging Master Wu's guess.

Master Wu paused for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "No wonder he sent my son to assassinate Elder Xie, it turns out it was to protect her secret. So, that imposter in the Xie family now... is actually the head of the family's daughter."

"There's no smoke without fire; the rumors circulating in the church are true."

A moment later, a glint flashed in his eyes: "Since she won't let me save my son, then I'll let her taste the same bitterness."

Xu Lai looked at Master Wu: "Have you thought it through?"

Master Wu said, "I should have made the decision when Lü Shi died."

Back then, the Holy Church was divided on whether or not to accept amnesty, and more than a decade later, the matter still raises suspicions.

Xu Lai said, "Then I'll tell you something else. There are many people in the sect who share your thoughts. If you take the lead, there should be people willing to follow you."

Master Wu's face lit up with joy; he knew that Xu Lai would one day prove invaluable.

Xu Lai sighed: "It's a pity that Lü Shi is gone. If Lü Shi were still alive, he could command at least a third of the followers on his own. The old Venerable One once gave Lü Shi a jade token, which allowed Lü Shi to act on behalf of the Venerable One. This was Lü Shi's status in the sect."

"It's a pity that the jade tablet disappeared after Lü Shi passed away, otherwise it could at least have commanded some of the followers of the old master."

This is also where people in the sect question the Venerable One: if Lü Shi passed away normally, why is there no jade tablet?

Master Wu said, "Logically speaking, the jade tablet shouldn't be lost. Even if Lü Shi doesn't hand it over to the leader, he will give it to someone in the sect who can inherit his position."

Both Mr. Wu and Xu Lai fell silent.

After a while, a voice rang out: "Could it be that Lü Shi guessed that the Venerable One wanted to harm him, and handed the jade tablet to someone close to him in advance so that he could send it out? So that when the time is right, someone will bring the jade tablet to plead his case?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Master Wu and Xu Lai looked in the direction of the voice and saw that Yang Kuan seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes lit up.

After spending several days together, Master Wu had figured out some of Yang Kuan's personality. He wasn't a rash person, so his interruption at this time must mean he had discovered something.

Xu Lai frowned slightly, and Master Wu reached out to comfort him before asking Yang Kuan, "Why do you say that? What's your basis for it?"

Yang Kuan was straightforward and never paid much attention to etiquette. He didn't feel embarrassed and said directly, "I remember what Wu Qian told me. When your Holy Sect ordered people to assassinate Lady Xie, they said... to search her room for a jade tablet."

"I don't know if the jade tablet they're looking for is the same one that Lu Shi mentioned. As for why they trusted Wu Qian so much... Wu Qian certainly doesn't know the inside story and won't think too much about it. Once the Holy Sect gets the jade tablet, they'll naturally find a reason to explain it to their followers."

Or perhaps no explanation is needed at all.

Master Wu stood up abruptly. Yang Kuan's reminder had now answered all his previous questions.

This may be a case of those involved being confused while bystanders see things clearly. Yang Kuan didn't know much, but he was able to connect everything together.

When news reached the cult that the real Xie Erniangzi was still alive, the leader ordered his men to go to Bianjing and have the cult members kill people again, and also to search for Lü Shi's jade tablet near her.

Qiao Si must be Lü Shi's man, and he knows the inside story. Therefore, he kept it from the leader, released Xie Erniangzi, and gave her Lü Shi's jade token.

Qiao Si knew that returning to the Holy Sect would mean certain death, and the jade token was his only hope. If things went smoothly, some followers might go looking for the real Xie Erniangzi.

Unexpectedly, before the Holy Sect could even make a move, Xie Erniangzi returned to Bianjing on her own. The leader was forced to deal with this matter once again. "Why Xie Erniangzi?" Master Wu asked again.

Xu Lai pondered for a moment and said, "Xie Yisong's wife was pregnant. After she died, her body was cut open and the baby was gone."

"You mean... Xie Erniang is Xie Yisong's child?" Master Wu said, his face showing excitement. "If that's the case, then that makes sense. Lu Shi said that Xie Yisong really helped the court to recruit the Holy Sect, and the so-called encirclement and suppression was a frame-up. He must have found out something to care about Xie Erniang."

Xu Lai said, "These things still need to be verified."

Master Wu shook his head and said, "No need, this must be the truth, and it must be the truth."

It has to be.

Only in this way could they win over more followers to help them oppose the leader. He could also find Madam Xie and protect Wu Qian and the others.

What a great opportunity this is!

“There’s no time to lose,” said Master Wu. “Let’s come up with a plan now and split up to make preparations.”

Xu Lai was clearly still somewhat undecided. Fearing he might change his mind, Master Wu reached out and grabbed his wrist: "You've seen what the Xu family has done to the Holy Sect over the past ten years. If she hadn't been so restless, would she have attracted the attention of the imperial court? If the imperial court were to besiege the Holy Sect, what we're doing is actually securing a way out for some members of the sect."

Xu Lai sighed, "As you wish." If he hadn't seen the Holy Church deviate from its original purpose, he wouldn't have become the Wu family's spy. Now that things have come to this, there's nothing to hesitate about.

Master Wu looked at Yang Kuan: "You still need to go to Bianjing to deliver a message to Madam Xie for me."

Yang Kuan's expression immediately changed, and he became extremely solemn: "My brother and Wu Qian were arrested together. Even if they don't implicate me, the court can still trace me through others. There might already be my portrait at the city gate. If I go there now, wouldn't I be walking into a trap?"

Master Wu was taken aback, then nodded: "That's right. Then I'll send someone else to Bianjing City. You can stay by my side and continue to protect me."

Yang Kuan stood up and bowed, saying, "I will follow Master Wu's arrangements."

Master Wu and Xu Lai continued talking, while Yang Kuan was led away by Xu Lai's men to rest.

Lying on the wooden bed, Yang Kuan closed his eyes. He had almost agreed to Master Wu's arrangement just now because he was so eager to take the opportunity to send a message back.

But his master had warned him that his temperament and actions must be consistent, otherwise he would give himself away. If his behavior in front of others collapsed, they would become suspicious.

If Master Wu becomes suspicious, he will immediately eliminate him, without giving him a chance to pass on information. Therefore, some things that seem like opportunities are actually traps.

He wasn't in a hurry; everything was going according to the young master and his wife's plan, and their path had been correct from the very beginning.

As long as internal strife breaks out within the demonic sect, they will have achieved their goal.

Yang Kuan was still quite at ease; two intelligent people together could deduce anything. Thinking of this, Yang Kuan turned over, preparing to rest.

One day his identity will be exposed, but at that time, Master Wu and the others will have no choice but to obey the orders of the young master and the eldest lady.

　My child is taking the high school entrance exam this month, and I'm worried about everything, so updates might be less frequent, but I'll still post something every day.

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