66. The Old Scoundrel’s Cruelty
The next day, in an inconspicuous teahouse, Miss Gong looked at the man with the butterfly mask and stated her opinion.
“Young Master Yue, what a brilliant move.” She poured herself a cup of tea. “You were the one who told us everything, yet you’ve managed to put us in a difficult position.”
“Oh?” Yue Huasheng feigned ignorance. “I don’t know what you mean, miss.”
“Mr. Scoundrel, when Ah Leng and I returned yesterday, Mr. Mo seemed to know nothing about what had happened.” Gong Yiling sneered. “Yesterday’s events, from beginning to end, were all your doing. And now you’re trying to tell me you’re clueless?”
Yes, yesterday, when she and Leng Yuli cautiously returned to the inn, she was still worried that the Mo family had already received the news and set up a trap.
However, after her observation and some subtle probing, she found that they knew nothing.
And when she talked to Mo Yechong, his words showed no sign of anything amiss.
This meant the Mo family was indeed clueless.
“Eh—” Yue Huasheng smiled and picked up his teacup, saying nonchalantly, “His Majesty asked me to use the Taiqiong Heavenly Divination to find out who would be disadvantageous to him. And Miss Gong, you just happened to be one of them.”
“However, I couldn’t be sure if my divination was accurate. After all, the Taiqiong Heavenly Divination is often inconsistent. So, I could only…”
Gong Yiling stared at him, bewildered. “So you forced me to know this, betting I would stop them? This way, regardless of who else was involved, your divination would be correct?”
What the hell!?
Damn you!?
What kind of divination was that? Wasn’t this just a scam?
And she was the one being scammed. This was infuriating.
“You can’t say that.” Yue Huasheng shook his head. “The result and the cause are a circle, not two separate things. I divined that you are the one who will overturn everything. That is both the beginning and the end.”
“As the saying goes, the head and tail are connected, the beginning is also the end. That’s the principle.”
Wow, this guy’s other business skills were questionable, but his ability to bluff was impressive.
He was even spouting theories about the Möbius strip, debating the non-existence of beginnings and ends.
“Who cares about your nonsense?” Gong Yiling rolled her eyes. “All I know is that you not only scammed me once, but you also fabricated a handle for them to use against us. Shouldn’t you offer some compensation?”
“Isn’t that why I’m here today?”
Well, that was true.
Gong Yiling had been planning to find this scoundrel and settle the score, and also ask him to help find her father.
But the problem was, how to find him?
Who would have thought this old scoundrel would come to her himself, asking to speak with the “famous” her.
When Gong Yiling heard the news, her expression was…
Awkward. Like trying to poop in a squat toilet but only peeing—no, what a strange analogy.
In short, they were now sitting face to face.
“Then what I’m looking for today, did you divine that too?”
Yue Huasheng first nodded, then shook his head. “I only know that you’re looking for someone, but I don’t know who.”
“Since you know, then it’s simple.” Gong Yiling shrugged. “I’m looking for a man with a rusty sword. He appeared at the scene of the last massacre. What else do you need?”
“Eh—wait, hold on.” Yue Huasheng suddenly said, “I’m not a lost and found specialist. Using the Taiqiong Heavenly Divination to find a person is like using the Eight Desolations Wind and Cloud Sword to cut pig intestines.”
“Ah…” Gong Yiling’s expression immediately became strange.
For some reason, she felt this guy was very difficult to communicate with.
A genius whose words were just… difficult.
“Then why are you here today?” Miss Gong’s lips twitched. “Just to tell me this?”
“Not really.” Yue Huasheng stroked his chin and muttered, “Although I don’t know where that person is now, I have a way to predict where he will appear.”
“More divination…?”
After saying this, Gong Yiling suddenly realized something.
No… not divination.
This guy had a much more effective method.
“You… you want to cause another massacre?” Gong Yiling frowned. “If you mention divination again, the Baili royal family will surely annihilate another family. And when they act, that rusty sword man will likely appear to stop them.”
“You want me to go there and wait for him?”
“Miss Gong is a smart person.” Yue Huasheng nodded with a mysterious smile. “A simple way to find the person you’re looking for. Isn’t that good?”
“You…”
Although Gong Yiling was from a demonic sect, they were usually straightforward in their actions, not resorting to such strange methods. “To find one person, you’re willing to sacrifice a group of people?”
“Sacrifice?” Yue Huasheng shook his head and said calmly, “They have no connection to me. They are just a group of people who would have been targeted by the Baili royal family sooner or later. They would die anyway.”
“And Miss Gong, in case you don’t know, this is essentially no different from my usual duties.”
This guy…
Gong Yiling suddenly regretted cooperating with this scoundrel.
Although his business skills were not bad, he was a typical person who didn’t care about others’ lives.
So, if he was in charge, he would definitely use this method.
“Besides this method,” Gong Yiling looked at him seriously, “is there any other way?”
“What?”
“I don’t know what your situation is.” Gong Yiling said, “You want to help me, but you don’t want to give up what the Baili royal family has given you.”
“So you’re betting on both sides. To them, you’re a loyal servant. To me, you’re a friendly face. Both yesterday and today, you’re trying to help me in your own way.”
“Young Master Yue,” she shook her head. “I don’t consider myself a righteous person, but I won’t stand by and watch these people die. If you really do this, then our cooperation is over.”
Her words were clear. He would surely understand.
Simply put, I’m not playing with you anymore!
