Chapter 295: Lu Xiaofeng Surprisingly Finds Su Shaoying's Words Reasonable
Chapter 295: Lu Xiaofeng Surprisingly Finds Su Shaoying's Words Reasonable
"How so?" Su Shaoying asked.
"They definitely aren't heading north. Otherwise, they wouldn't have boarded a boat and traveled downstream," Tang Tianyi said.
"Makes sense," Su Shaoying nodded.
"The place they abandoned the boat and went ashore is south of the Yangtze River, not the north," Tang Tianyi said, "The Yangtze River is a natural moat, and it's difficult for anyone to cross without leaving a trace."
"That's reasonable," Su Shaoying agreed.
"The area around the Chuan River is Tang Clan's territory. Bu Ju is Tang's son-in-law and has good intelligence in the Xiang River area. If they stayed in Xiang, they definitely wouldn't have escaped his notice," Tang Tianyi said.
That day, Tang Tianzong had accidentally revealed the relationship between the Tang Clan and Bu Ju, so Tang Tianyi saw no point in continuing to hide it.
"So, they most likely made their way to the south," Su Shaoying analyzed, following Tang Tianyi's train of thought.
"Or perhaps they went south to the Lingnan region," Tang Tianyi added suddenly.
Su Shaoying's eyes flickered, "Why do you say that?"
"Because they didn't necessarily need to go ashore so early," Tang Tianyi said, "I followed them all the way to the Yangtze River Delta and found that they indeed didn't change boats. They truly abandoned their ship and went ashore."
Su Shaoying turned to Tang Tianyi, surprised that his analysis made so much sense, and that he had already guessed the destination of the group of lamas.
As expected of the eldest young master of the Tang Clan, the future leader of the Tang Sect. He would have been impressive—if not for meeting Ye Gucheng.
"Your analysis is spot on, Brother Tang," Su Shaoying said.
Tang Tianyi couldn't help but feel proud. After all, being able to roughly pinpoint the lamas' destination based on such minor details was indeed something to boast about.
"Those people are also capable of helping Daxueshan Temple hide their tracks. They must have considerable influence," Tang Tianyi said casually.
"That's true," Su Shaoying reminded, "Such influence is not something many can boast of."
"Indeed, not many at all. One could even say there's only one such group," Tang Tianyi said with a cold smile.
Su Shaoying nodded, "Then it must be..."
"The Hainan Sword Sect!" Tang Tianyi's eyes turned cold.
Su Shaoying, "..."
"An ancestor of the Hainan Sword Sect, a famous swordsman, once tested his sword skills throughout the world. However, after challenging the Virgin Mary's Peak, he was seriously injured and eventually died in Daxueshan Temple, saved by the lamas of the Tibetan Border Secret Sect."
Tang Tianyi spoke in a low voice, "In recent years, the Hainan Sword Sect has been in a continuous state of decline. Even their signature sword technique, the 'Heavenly Incomplete Thirteen Styles,' suffered an accident thirty years ago, resulting in an incomplete inheritance."
Tang Tianyi's implication was clear. The Hainan Sword Sect's solemn invitation to the lamas of Daxueshan Temple was to obtain the inheritance of the 'Heavenly Incomplete Thirteen Styles' that they possessed. Moreover, it made logical sense and was reasonable.
As one of the Seven Great Sword Sects of the martial arts world, the Hainan Sword Sect indeed had no fear of the Tang Clan.
But why would the Tang Clan fear a declining Hainan Sword Sect? Especially since the Hainan Sword Sect was located in a remote area and had always been the most superficial of the Seven Great Sword Sects.
Su Shaoying glanced at Tang Tianyi's confident expression and didn't remind him of anything.
Tang Tianyi was extremely self-assured, confident that his guess was correct. Or perhaps, by sharing all this information with Su Shaoying, he intended to convey that their failure to find the lamas wasn't due to the Tang Clan's incompetence but rather the intervention of the Hainan Sword Sect.
The Tang Clan's arrogance ran deep in their bones.
However, this had nothing to do with Su Shaoying. He wasn't Tang Tianyi's father, so why should he remind him?
So Su Shaoying nodded, "Your reasoning is sound and makes perfect sense."
With that, the topic came to an end. Tang Tianyi had achieved his goal, so he didn't continue the conversation with Su Shaoying. After all, the Tang Clan's revenge was not yet complete, and those lamas were still alive. There was no need to dwell on the matter further.
...
After bidding farewell to Tang Tianyi, Su Shaoying enjoyed a free dinner at Ju Sheng Garden before renting a guest room and staying there for the night.
Su Shaoying couldn't help but marvel at how well-informed people were in this world. Sikong Zodiac clearly knew Lu Xiaofeng's whereabouts and had even disguised himself and arrived half an hour before Lu Xiaofeng.
He had even seen the boss, who had just walked by, smile obsequiously at him, indicating that Sikong Zodiac had bribed the boss to disguise himself as a waiter in the garden.
Lu Xiaofeng first settled Xue Bing in and then excused himself.
The fake waiter, Sikong Zodiac, immediately got up, strolled over to Xue Bing's table, and started a loud conversation with her, attracting her attention and chatting animatedly.
The guests in the garden were stunned.
A moment later, the waiter left, and Lu Xiaofeng returned, but his expression was less than pleasant.
Xue Bing's eyes sparkled, "There will be wine to drink soon, and you're still not happy?"
Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but ask, "When did you learn to flirt so openly with men in public?"
"What man?" Xue Bing asked.
"Wasn't that waiter a man?" Lu Xiaofeng said.
Xue Bing giggled, "You're such a fool. Now that I'm being affectionate with him, won't he give us a discount when it's time to pay the bill? Don't you understand this simple logic?"
Lu Xiaofeng didn't understand at all. Then, he heard a voice behind him, "She's just giving you a way out. If you were really smart, you'd pretend to be clueless now."
Lu Xiaofeng turned abruptly and saw Su Shaoying approaching.
"What are you doing here?" Lu Xiaofeng asked, wide-eyed.
"You told me to follow you," Su Shaoying said innocently. "Your light work is indeed impressive. I couldn't keep up, so I had to wait for you here."
Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but ask, "But this isn't the way I came."
Su Shaoying nodded, "I took a shortcut and was quite clever about it."
Lu Xiaofeng's eyes flickered, "You also guessed that I would head north?"
Su Shaoying nodded, "Because that satin fabric is from the capital."
Lu Xiaofeng exclaimed, "You even know that?"
Su Shaoying blinked, "Such fine and delicate satin with such a smooth texture could only come from the capital, isn't it obvious?"
Lu Xiaofeng was speechless, "But you didn't mention this on the day at Mount Jiuhua?"
Su Shaoying spread his hands, "You didn't ask."
Lu Xiaofeng felt like hitting someone, "Then what do you think I came to the Divine Needle Xue family for?"
Su Shaoying replied calmly, "Madam Xue should be able to identify the origin, right?"
Lu Xiaofeng paused, suddenly remembering that Madam Xue had indeed accurately determined the shop that produced and sold the satin and silk.
So he shifted his gaze and sighed theatrically, testing Su Shaoying, "That's true, but even if we know which shop these items came from, it's of no use."
"Because the murderer wouldn't have only bought these two things." Su Shaoying nodded, then changed the subject, "But if the shop keeps records, we can at least narrow down a general range and determine which ones are definitely not suspects and which ones are."
Lu Xiaofeng blinked, having just told Xue Bing that he wouldn't go to the capital, but now his resolve was wavering again. He actually felt that what Su Shaoying said seemed to make a little sense.
(End of Chapter)
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