Chapter 770: Parting Ways
When Qi Xuansu returned to the Yuhuang Palace, it just so happened that Zhang Yuelu had just emerged from seclusion.
Qi Xuansu told her everything that had happened over the past few days, including the developments in Fenglin, Shi Bingyun’s analysis, and his standing in the Holy Xuan Cards Championship.
After hearing it all, Zhang Yuelu was not surprised that Fenglin’s situation had deteriorated to this point. The rebellion of these regional lords was not a spur-of-the-moment impulse but the result of long-planned secret collusion. There had been signs earlier on. As the Junior Tiangang Hall Master, Zhang Yuelu had come into contact with some intelligence reports from the Fenglin Daoist Mansion, so she had already anticipated this outcome.
What truly puzzled Zhang Yuelu was why Yao Pei would be in the Imperial Capital.
“You’re saying that Su Yi isn’t even in the capital?!” Qi Xuansu asked in surprise.
Zhang Yuelu replied, “Su Yi ran into some issues with her Great Witch bloodline. So after the incident at Wuxing Mountain, Spirit Guard Jia Chen escorted her to the Yinglong Warship, and she left with Great Sage Jiang to return to Jade Capital. After all, both the Earthly Preceptor and Sage Donghua are currently in Jade Capital.”
Qi Xuansu asked, “Why don’t I remember any of that?”
“You were still unconscious then,” Zhang Yuelu said.
Qi Xuansu thought back carefully. He vaguely remembered that a Yinglong Warship had indeed taken off while he and Zhang Yuelu were watching the fireworks.
If Yao Pei could not possibly be in the Imperial Capital, then who had he played against?
Ordinary people would not dare impersonate Yao Pei. This noble lady was extremely low-key, and very few had seen her in person, so it was unlikely to be some common charlatan. That left only one possibility—Madam Qi.