Martial Arts Escort System: I Got A Maxed Level Divine Technique From The Beginning-Chapter 526 - 243: Unraveling the Cocoon

Su Mo’s words, for the most part, didn’t hold any surprises.

Wan Cangxin’s heart had long turned to ashes.

However, the last sentence fell upon his ears like a sudden clap of thunder.

Was Wan Yilan... truly his sister?

He turned abruptly to look at Su Mo:

"Su, the Chief of the Escort... Is there, might there be any deceit in this?"

His eyes held a desperate hope, wishing nothing more than for Su Mo to offer him a sliver of hope.

But Su Mo gently shook his head:

"At the moment, we dare not make any definitive claims, but we can take a closer look into this matter."

Wan Cangxin took a deep breath: "Please teach me, Su."

After a brief moment of contemplation and organizing his thoughts, Su Mo asked:

"Is the Night Lord, by chance, a good person?"

"..."

Wan Cangxin shook his head: "Although the Night Lord has treated me not unkindly, he is cunning and ruthless, stopping at nothing to achieve his goals.

"The myriad of Mystical Skills and peculiar teachings within Eternal Night Valley are particularly bloody.

"Human skin tricks, Shadow Magic, all fall within this category.

"While it is not as perverse as the Youquan Sect’s practice of using living people to cultivate their Skill,

"The cruelty involved is even greater.

"And since he is the Valley Master of Eternal Night Valley, he naturally can’t be a good person."

Su Mo nodded: "Then let me ask you another question: has he treated anyone else the same way he treated you?"

"This..."

Wan Cangxin shook his head: "I do not know, but I suppose it is unlikely."

"Why, then, is it only you?"

"Why... only me?"

Wan Cangxin repeated Su Mo’s question under his breath, a look of complete bewilderment across his face.

Then he looked towards Su Mo, with a hint of desperation, asking:

"Is it because... is it because I am the son of Wan Yutang?"

"That explanation is not entirely sufficient."

Su Mo slightly shook his head: "However, you must have some connection with Wusheng Hall that others do not understand, and the Night Lord knew this, hence he took you away so extraordinarily.

"Furthermore, he treated you very well, with the aim of ensuring your gratitude and indebtedness so that it would be more convenient for him to use you later on."

This point actually did not require further embellishment.

Observing Wan Cangxin’s various actions, if it was not for the Night Lord treating him extremely well, how could he have completely handed over the Heavenly Spring Heart Cleansing Sword?

Although due to the naivety of youth, there were seventeen flaws left in the swordsmanship,

Yet the flaws do not obscure the overall value; what the Night Lord obtained was the complete Heavenly Spring Heart Cleansing Sword.

Even after Wan Cangxin had been taught by Elder Tianquan and was no longer the impulsive young man who only understood gratitude and ignored the greater good and truth,

He was still wavering between the grace of the Night Lord and his own sense of right and wrong.

It shows the Night Lord truly treated him very well.

Therefore, after hearing Su Mo’s words, Wan Cangxin also nodded to signify his agreement.

Su Mo continued: "There is another key point I need to inquire with you about."

"Lord Su, just ask, at this moment, I shall withhold nothing and tell all!"

"Good."

Su Mo nodded slightly: "You said that Ren Xiongfei, after getting drunk, told you that Wan Yutang used the alias Wan Ren Mountain in his youth. After hearing this, have you ever investigated it?"

"I..."

Wan Cangxin paused for a moment: "At that time, I felt as though I had been struck by lightning; how could I have thought to investigate further?"

Su Mo looked at Wan Cangxin with a somewhat peculiar expression, momentarily at a loss for words.

Such an earth-shattering matter, how could one take it at face value?

Although given Wan Cangxin’s circumstances at the time, he indeed would not have suspected Ren Xiongfei of deceiving him.

But had it been Su Mo, he would have certainly sought multiple confirmations and tried various ways to subtly test Wan Yutang’s reaction to the matter.

Unless Wan Yutang himself personally confirmed that he was Wan Ren Mountain,

He would not blindly believe anyone else’s words.

However, looking again at Wan Cangxin’s current state, he could somewhat understand.

Since he was young, his father disappeared, his mother passed away early, and shortly after being with the Night Lord, he was sent to Elder Tianquan.

Since then, he had dedicated himself to practicing martial arts under Elder Tianquan, and although not naive, he had little experience in the Jianghu.

Not to mention the experience of romantic relationships.

Suddenly encountering a girl he admired, even if he possessed great wisdom, what he could utilize was probably less than a tenth.

Thinking of this, Su Mo shook his head with a smile:

"The identity of Ren Xiongfei is very problematic; his words cannot necessarily be trusted."

"Lord Su, you previously said that Ren Xiongfei incited people from the Western Border to go to the territory of the Luofeng Alliance and secretly engage in misdeeds.

"What is this about?"

Listening to Su Mo’s words, Wan Cangxin’s brain, which had ceased functioning, finally began to work once again.

Su Mo waved his hand:

"Let’s set this aside for now; I have another issue I need to ask you about..."

As he spoke, he hesitated slightly but then asked: "When did your mother pass away? And how long was it before you were left wandering the streets?"

"This..."

Wan Cangxin frowned slightly: "I was young at that time, and many things are now blurred in my memory. After my mother passed away, I was lost and didn’t know what to do, I stayed by her corpse for several months, until, until..."

Here he stopped, unable to continue, only saying: "After that, I must have been wandering the streets for about a year or two."

"A year or two."

Su Mo nodded, but his brows furrowed again:

"You were young at the time, and since your memory is vague, if he had already known about your connection with Wusheng Hall, he should have taken care of your mother’s post-mortem affairs single-handedly."

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