Yan Shouyi suddenly pointed out Zhang Wuma as a spy, which made Zhang Shanli turn pale with shock.
Zhang Shanli even rechecked if there was anyone outside the cell and if Guan Laosan was truly unconscious.
"Why do you say that?" Zhang Shanli finally confirmed with Yan Shouyi.
Zhang Wuma was the personal disciple of the Third Elder of Longhu Mountain. He had been cultivating on Longhu Mountain since childhood and was also a top figure among the younger generation. His status on Longhu Mountain was even equal to that of the elders in some cases.
Otherwise, how could he easily enter and exit the Longhu Mountain dungeon?
Yan Shouyi said in a deep voice, "Before I started suspecting Zhang Wuma, I had a good impression of him. At first, I was unwilling to believe this deduction, but now I feel more and more that Zhang Wuma has a problem... What first made me suspicious were some of Guan Laosan's abnormal actions today."
"Such as?" Zhang Shanli had not yet noticed anything strange about Guan Laosan.
"Great Uncle, you know about the Xin Xuan Mountain sect's assassination attempt on the Old Celestial Master, right?" Yan Shouyi asked.
Zhang Shanli hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded.
"Actually, I could tell even if you didn't say it. The Old Celestial Master's reaction was too abnormal. No matter how incompetent the Xin Xuan Mountain sect was, they shouldn't have been beneath the Old Celestial Master's notice. The other day, I told the Old Celestial Master about someone attempting to assassinate him, and his reaction was too indifferent. Now that I think about it, the Old Celestial Master probably knew about this long ago, but I found that the matter was far from that simple."
"Since the Xin Xuan Mountain sect intended to infiltrate Longhu Mountain and assassinate the Old Celestial Master, personnel should have been strictly controlled. The actor would not have allowed them to move around freely, let alone have someone like Guan Laosan kill people in broad daylight, and moreover, a disciple who had reached the top eight in the Luotian Grand Ceremony. This is too strange."
"After Guan Laosan was captured, he seemed very cooperative, but whenever it came to issues that might lead to leniency, he deliberately remained silent. I sensed this when I chatted with him. The guy doesn't want to leave the dungeon at all!"
"So I suspect that Guan Laosan intentionally killed someone and then pretended to be defeated and imprisoned in the dungeon. As for his motive – it's naturally to collude with the Xin Xuan Mountain sect!"
"On this basis, I am even more suspicious that the actor's true intention is not to kill the Old Celestial Master, but someone imprisoned in this dungeon!"
At this point, Zhang Shanli's expression changed slightly, and Yan Shouyi knew that his guess was correct.
Zhang Shanli came back to his senses and sighed, "You are explaining Guan Laosan's problem openly, but you are also killing two birds with one stone, extracting information from me."
Yan Shouyi chuckled, "I didn't mean to trick you, but the more I know, the better I can protect my friends in this storm."
"We'll talk about this later. First, tell me, what's going on with Zhang Wuma?" Zhang Shanli said.
Yan Shouyi said, "At first, I had no reason to suspect Zhang Wuma. Later, when I chatted with him, I found that his guesses about the Old Celestial Master's actions were too accurate and reasonable, as if they were true. Then Zhang Wuma mentioned that you didn't want to publicize the matter of the coffin-carrying poles, which made me feel even more that something was wrong."
"Finally, after asking you, I found out that he never mentioned this to you. This means he doesn't want people to know that there is a spy in Longhu Mountain. When I think about it again, the person most likely to have taken the coffin-carrying poles is Zhang Wuma!"
After listening to Yan Shouyi's analysis, Zhang Shanli stroked his chin and said, "Your analysis of Zhang Wuma is not unreasonable, but it still lacks crucial evidence. If you can find the coffin-carrying poles from him, that would be irrefutable proof."
"Evidence can be found slowly, but Zhang Wuma must be guarded against," Yan Shouyi said seriously.
"I understand."
Zhang Shanli nodded, "Although it seems incredible, we cannot be careless at this moment. I will send people to quietly keep an eye on Zhang Wuma."
Finally, Yan Shouyi asked:
"Great Uncle, I've told you everything you wanted to know. Can you also reveal who is imprisoned in this dungeon, making the actor go to such great lengths to rescue him?"
Zhang Shanli shook his head, "You are mistaken. The actor is not trying to save him, but to kill him."
"Kill him?"
Yan Shouyi was very surprised, after all, the people imprisoned in this dungeon were all demons and monsters; good people would not be imprisoned here.
Since the actor was a bad person, Yan Shouyi instinctively thought that the person imprisoned in the dungeon was also a bad person.
"The reason is very simple. In this world, only two inheritors of Nuo Gui Xi remain. One is the actor you mentioned who is in charge of the Xin Xuan Mountain sect, and the other is hiding in our Longhu Mountain dungeon! She is not a prisoner in the dungeon, but the person in charge of the dungeon!"
Zhang Shanli's explanation directly resolved many of Yan Shouyi's doubts.
In an instant, Yan Shouyi's thoughts became much clearer.
The actor issued orders, ostensibly requiring members of the Xin Xuan Mountain sect to attack Longhu Mountain, with the Old Celestial Master as the target, but in reality, using those people to divert Longhu Mountain's main forces, while he colluded with Guan Laosan from the inside to kill the other Nuo Gui Xi inheritor.
And the Old Celestial Master must have seen through the actor's plan long ago, but he didn't expose it. Instead, he waited for these people to come to him, then wiped them out, and finally destroyed the actor!
This was the confidence of Longhu Mountain as the leader of the Daoist traditions in the world.
However, even after figuring this out, Yan Shouyi was still worried. He had interacted with the Xin Xuan Mountain sect people several times and found that they were not easy to deal with.
If the Old Celestial Master had no other arrangements, this time they might be in great peril.
"Shouyi, although you couldn't get anything out of Guan Laosan, you at least raised suspicion about Zhang Wuma," Zhang Shanli said. "Leave the rest to me. If you have the opportunity, try to find more evidence to prove Zhang Wuma is a spy."
"Okay."
Yan Shouyi readily agreed.
"Next, it's time to create some commotion."
Zhang Shanli sneered and began to torture Guan Laosan.
Guan Laosan, who had been unconscious a moment ago, suddenly woke up screaming.
Yan Shouyi felt a chill just listening to it, and finally couldn't bear it any longer and walked out of the cell.
Zhang Wuma and the others saw Yan Shouyi escape and exchanged knowing glances with a smile.
"Brother Wuma, I was wrong!" Yan Shouyi ran over with a wry smile, "Great Uncle is too ruthless."
"Hall Master Shanli is a figure that disciples on Longhu Mountain fear greatly. How could I deceive you?" Zhang Wuma said with a smile.
"I can't stand being in this dungeon anymore. Let's go up quickly!" Yan Shouyi said, feigning disgust.
"Alright, I'll take you up."
Zhang Wuma didn't think much of it and led Yan Shouyi towards the exit of the dungeon.
Yan Shouyi kept an eye on the people in the dungeon all the way.
The one the actor wanted to kill was the Nuo Gui Xi inheritor in charge of the dungeon. Was that person male or female, and what did they look like?
Soon, at the dungeon exit, Yan Shouyi noticed an old woman in black.
The old woman was very old, her face was wrinkled like the bark of an old tree, and her entire body was hunched over, but there was an indescribable aura in her eyes and movements, as if she was performing a solo act even when sitting still.
Most importantly, the old woman held a set of dungeon keys in her hand.
She must be the actor's target!