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Chapter 227 - 226 A Grand Game

Chapter 227: Chapter 226 A Grand Game

Pupils constricted, Lu Zixun looked at Ye Changming with an air of disbelief.

Crimson Land was supposed to present a united front to the outside world, so why would such an incident occur?

Lu Zixun’s first reaction was that Ye Changming was lying.

"Do you realize... what you’re talking about?"

The gaze turned colder as Wang Duli looked at Ye Changming expressionlessly.

If Ye Changming wasn’t lying, then the traitor to humanity was not him.

It was the Purple Mansion.

Without another word, Ye Changming rolled up his sleeve.

Covered in crisscrossed traces of Sword Qi, Lu Zixun almost thought they were the doings of Xiong Kang at first glance.

Grasping Ye Changming’s arm, Wang Duli examined it with an icy stare.

After confirming it was indeed Purple Mansion’s Sword Qi, he slowly let go of Ye Changming’s arm, "Why would the Purple Mansion do this, exiling an innocent from the Human Gathering Place, defying the rules of the Monitoring Association? Why didn’t you report this to the Inspector?"

"Leaving the Gathering Place was my own choice."

Emphasizing the word "voluntary," Ye Changming shook his head helplessly, "How could the Monitoring Association control an individual’s thoughts?"

To Lu Zixun, completely ignorant of the situation within Crimson Land, the conversation between the two sounded like gibberish.

He lay quietly beside them, listening in.

"It was merely because you discovered a thorny snake scale in the Purple Mansion that they acted in such a manner."

Pursing his lips, Wang Duli narrowed his eyes at Ye Changming, "Are you hiding something else?"

Ye Changming, about to defend himself, looked up into Wang Duli’s eyes, closed his mouth, and nodded.

"The scale—I found it at the residence of Nie Xingyuan’s son."

Having revealed the concealed matter, Ye Changming felt a sense of relief, "If it were up to me, I’d act the same as Nie Xingyuan."

At this point, Lu Zixun noticed something amiss.

No matter how the Insect Clan parasitized, their behavior and mannerisms differed from the original hosts.

Nie Xingyuan, of the Purple Mansion family, and his son lived together day and night, so he should have been the first to notice the parasitic infection in his son.

If there was intention to hide it, the timing of the thorny snake shedding its scales would not be unknown.

Why was it so coincidental that Ye Changming discovered the scale?

Thinking this, Lu Zixun’s mind suddenly became muddled, unable to comprehend.

The very concerns Lu Zixun had, Wang Duli had naturally thought of as well.

Before long, Wang Duli asked, "Why did you go looking for Nie Xingyuan’s son in the first place?"

"Nie Xingyuan claimed to have important matters to discuss, inviting me over," Ye Changming said with a sigh tinged with helplessness and sorrow, "I didn’t think much at the time, and I went to find him as soon as I found the scale. I didn’t expect to be treated that way."

The more Lu Zixun listened, the more he felt something was off—like the story didn’t add up.

Looking up at Wang Duli, seeing the thoughtful look in his eyes, he felt even more certain of his speculation.

The story told by Ye Changming might be part truth, part lies—perhaps seventy percent true, or maybe thirty percent.

Without a good understanding of the situation, it was really hard to judge.

Without asking any further details, Wang Duli patted Ye Changming on the shoulder, "Xiao Ye, you’ve been wronged."

Raising his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, Ye Changming shook his head, "It’s alright, Uncle Wang. I came today to ask for your help with something."

"What’s the matter?"

"Protect Yangming Mall."

Hearing this name, Wang Duli looked down and exchanged a glance with Lu Zixun.

He lifted his head to look at Tan Ye, "Why protect Yangming Mall, and why does Tan Ye want to make a move against it?"

"Um."

Ye Changming nodded slightly and spoke earnestly, "Regarding the matter at Qingniao University, Tan Ye has also been concealing his intentions from me. After my deductions, I can confirm that the next place Tan Ye will strike will definitely be Yangming Mall."

Just as Lu Zixun was about to ask something, Wang Duli raised his hand to press down on his head, signaling him to keep silent.

Wang Duli raised his hand to his chin, a contemplative look flashing in his eyes.

After a while, he finally said, "I understand, I will go to Yangming Mall."

"Thank you, Uncle Wang."

Seemingly moved by Wang Duli’s trusting words, a touch of emotion appeared in Ye Changming’s eyes.

He clenched his fists, "This time, we absolutely cannot let Tan Ye succeed."

Glancing at the time, it was already very late.

Seeing this, Ye Changming did not want to disturb Wang Duli’s rest any longer. After he left behind an elixir, which Lu Zixun didn’t recognize, he turned into a breeze and disappeared from the hospital room.

"Young friend."

Lu Zixun, who was watching TV, suddenly heard Wang Duli calling out to him and turned his head to look.

Wang Duli was leaning against the pillow, looking somewhat tired, "Do you think the story Ye Changming just told us is true?"

"..."

Lu Zixun silently put away his phone, a look of contemplation flashing in his eyes, and shook his head, "I’m not very clear either, but it doesn’t feel true."

"The best way to mix truth with lies is to hide three parts of falsehood within seven parts of truth. Ye Changming has done this well."

"One thing is for certain, it’s not that he fell for Tan Ye’s scheme, but that Tan Ye has fallen for his!"

As soon as Wang Duli’s words ended, Lu Zixun thought carefully and did not understand what Wang Duli meant.

So, he changed the subject, "So, has Ye Changming truly betrayed humanity?"

"Not at all."

Shaking his head, Wang Duli’s gaze was calm, "It’s just that he has no mercy for life outside of the Crimson Land. Through Tan Ye’s actions, he fabricated a story of uncertain truth, a grand strategy indeed."

Lying on the bed, with his brain working swiftly, Lu Zixun felt for the first time that he might not be as smart as he had thought.

After pondering worriedly for a while, Lu Zixun looked at Wang Duli with a troubled expression, "Elder Wang, please explain more clearly, I haven’t understood."

"Um..."

Wang Duli organized his thoughts before he started to explain, "I said earlier that what Ye Changming is doing is not betrayal, but independence."

"Inside the Crimson Land, the forerunners resisting the Insect Clan are from Purple Mansion. What’s the best way to break free from that and occupy a territory of one’s own?"

Lu Zixun, having some understanding, narrowed his eyes and said, "Of course, it’s when Purple Mansion is in decline and can no longer act as the vanguard. This is when new powers have the opportunity to rise."

"There’s also one more thing, the reason Ye Changming is in Purple Mansion is because I wanted Jiao’er to take good care of him."

With a sigh, a somewhat saddened Wang Duli lowered his voice, "If a new power emerges, what identity could attract more people to join than the nephew of the Sect Leader of Jade Emperor Mountain?"

"I have said before that the original abodes of the Three Great Sects in the Crimson Land act like Hu Lao Pass, resisting..."

"Knock, knock, knock."

Before Wang Duli could finish speaking, the sound of knocking on the door rang out.