Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 585 - 371: Deduction

Chapter 585: Chapter 371: Deduction

"Taishiran, you’re just inferring that this is the Pavilion Master’s will based on these two points?"

The middle-aged chubby man stared at Taishiran’s handsome and spirited face with skepticism shining in his small, squinting eyes, "You should know what it means for us to encircle and kill Xu Yinhè’s blood kin—such a matter, if not backed by certain information... I would never get involved."

Upon hearing this, the hunched old man gently tapped his cane:

"I, too, agree with Brother Zhou’s assertion."

The middle-aged beautiful woman at their side didn’t speak.

But the meaning in her eyes was quite clear,

Without solid evidence, she also wouldn’t heed the order.

Because the risk of this matter was too great.

If they were to assassinate a scion from an ordinary family, merely relying on the two points Taishiran just mentioned would naturally suffice.

But the problem was that the person they were now planning to kill was a direct blood relative of the current world’s number one family.

Although fundamentally, they all originated from Jiatiange and shared common interests, they were also independent entities, with each sect having its own stance.

Such a matter was hard to say whether it would be exposed or not.

If it were exposed...

Are they prepared to outright break with each other?

If not, then who should they push forward to take responsibility?

For a major issue like this, which could cause a chain reaction, if it were a direct order from the Pavilion Master, they would not refuse, nor could they refuse.

But if it were merely an inference of the first minister under the Pavilion Master... then the matter warranted further discussion.

Watching the three who were pressuring him, Taishiran chuckled, his voice soft and deep:

"My friends,

"With a great disaster looming and the Pavilion Master unable to divine the future, does this Heavenly Pavilion Mandate no longer have any effect on you?"

"...."

Where his gaze fell, the other three all averted their eyes.

Jiatiange had been lying low in the shadows to amass power since its decline ten thousand years ago.

The inherent limitations of developing from the shadows meant that Jiatiange couldn’t establish itself as a single sect with strong central authority over all its subordinate powers.

After all, if you make your influence too great, the Imperial Family might just come for you with knives ready.

Therefore,

To conceal themselves, and to avoid the suspicions of outsiders,

The power structure of Jiatiange was somewhat similar to the feudal system at the beginning of the dynasty ten thousand years ago,

Within these sects that were enfeoffed, the Sect Masters and Elders had absolute power, yet these high-ranking members of the sects privately took orders from the hidden Heaven’s Watchtower Master.

The Heavenly Pavilion Mandate was the token used by the Heaven’s Watchtower Master to mobilize the subordinate sects.

Due to the nature of the feudal system, there were many instances where the leaders of these subordinate sects thought about breaking away from Jiatiange and becoming their own masters, but these individuals all quickly learned why those sects attacked Jiatiange ten thousand years ago.

All their worst schemes were preemptively discovered by the all-seeing Heaven’s Watchtower Master.

Some received warnings, others were directly put on ice.

Through the evolution of time, these high-level figures of the sects enfeoffed by Jiatiange had essentially given up the idea of breaking away from Jiatiange.

Even now, as a great catastrophe approached, and the Pavilion Master was unable to divine the future, that millennia of indoctrination, along with the fear ingrained in their bones, only allowed them to dare to meddle in some trivial matters.

However, in the matter of assassinating the rightful heir of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, even with Taishiran invoking the Heavenly Pavilion Mandate to press the three, they still did not yield.

After a moment of silence,

The hunched elder with his head bowed spoke in a heavy tone:

"Respected Taishiran, this matter is of great importance, if you insist on acting alone, this old one begs you to allow us to contact the Pavilion Master for confirmation."

The form of address changed, his voice became official and resolute.

"Sigh..."

A soft sigh, Taishiran rubbed his temples, and spoke softly, "There are some matters the Pavilion Master doesn’t find convenient to address personally, since you insist, then I will reveal one more thing, Xu Yinhè’s blood relative is involved in this great calamity."

"A great calamity?!"

The middle-aged chubby man exclaimed in shock, his slit-like eyes opened wide as he stared at Taishiran, "Is this true?"

The others also looked towards Taishiran, even the lady in black robes surnamed Luo showed a hint of uncertainty in her eyes.

This was something she also hadn’t heard Taishiran mention before.

After ten thousand years, the Luo had already freed themselves from Jiatiange’s control, yet being one of the seven families of Jiatiange, they still retained many records related to the great catastrophe of the world.

Therefore, she was well aware of the horror of a great calamity.

If even the Luo, who had freed themselves from the control of Jiatiange, felt this way, let alone the other three who had always been under Jiatiange’s governance.

Their prolonged exposure to the notion had given them an almost PTSD-like reaction to the great catastrophe of the world.

Under everyone’s scrutiny, Taishiran chuckled:

"A drop of ink has blackened the whole world, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that that person is the start of the great catastrophe."

"...."

His words fell into silence, with only the golden remnants of the setting sun and the cold wind stirring around them.

After a while,

The middle-aged chubby man stroked his chin, "With that said, it does make sense."

He paused for a moment and then asked,

"Yet, with such a significant matter, why would the Pavilion Master hide his intent and hint for you, Brother Taishiran, to take action?"

Taishiran’s expression turned slightly helpless:

"The person is related to the Saintess. The Pavilion Master cannot conveniently make an appearance, naturally, I would be the one to play the villain."

Upon hearing this, each of the three wore a strange expression.

However, it quickly passed.

After all, given that person’s charm, it was only natural for the young Saintess to admire him.

The middle-aged chubby man smiled kindly:

"In that case, it seems we have wronged you, Brother Taishiran."

Following his conciliatory tone, the middle-aged beautiful woman and the hunched old man also nodded in agreement.