Su Yang also smiled faintly with Li Yue and said, "After all, this is worth boasting about."
"You thought it through quite well before, but the matters involved are not as simple as you imagine."
Li Yue said, looking at Su Yang, "I am warning you again. I am telling you these things because I trust you. We are in a cooperative relationship now, so I hope you can keep this confidential. This is a top directive from Long Country."
Upon hearing Li Yue mention the top directive, Su Yang pursed his lips, "Is it that serious? Is there someone above Shangguan Zhongtang?"
If it were only Shangguan Zhongtang's matter, it would absolutely not have escalated to this point.
If the Supreme Being was alerted, there could only be one possibility: someone above Shangguan Zhongtang was involved.
Not just involved, but someone above was acting as Shangguan Zhongtang's protector.
Hearing Su Yang's guess, Li Yue smiled faintly, "You are quite intelligent."
"Someone above Shangguan Zhongtang? Who is it?"
Su Yang did not know much about this world.
He had only started to understand it recently. He could not imagine who the person above Shangguan Zhongtang was or how high their official position was.
"We are still investigating. You don't need to worry about this, and it's not the crux of the matter."
"Ah?" Su Yang was confused again, "This is still not the crux of the matter?"
As he spoke, Su Yang looked at Li Yue, stroked his chin, and said, "Indeed, if the crux of the matter were this protector, you should be investigating in Long Country now. But you came to Sang Country... to Sakata Chōng's mansion.
This matter is related to the transaction between Sakata Chōng and Shangguan Zhongtang."
Su Yang spoke with almost a tone of confirmation.
As soon as he said this, Li Yue's eyes truly lit up as she looked at Su Yang.
Li Yue had never expected that Su Yang would guess this matter so accurately.
Seeing Li Yue's expression, Su Yang confirmed his internal conjecture.
"Xie Feng."
With just two words, Li Yue once again shattered Su Yang's perception of her.
Looking at Su Yang, who was staring at her for confirmation, Li Yue nodded.
"You are truly brilliant, to have guessed all of this."
Hearing this, Su Yang pursed his lips and asked, "But I don't understand, why does the higher-up care so much about a dead person?"
Li Yue shook her head, "No, Xie Feng might still be alive. This is also why I came to Sang Country this time."
"Xie Feng is still alive?" Su Yang was somewhat shocked. This was quite a revelation.
At this moment, Li Yue looked at Su Yang and nodded.
"But this is just speculation. We cannot guarantee that Xie Feng is indeed alive. It is only based on information from over twenty years ago and the development of the Assassination Hall over the years that we speculate Xie Feng might still be alive."
Hearing this, Su Yang thought for a moment, still unable to fully comprehend.
"I don't quite understand. For someone who disappeared over twenty years ago, even if he is alive and living in Sang Country, what is the probability that he hasn't defected?"
This was also a question Li Yue had pondered before.
"Long Country values talent very highly, especially talents from previous eras. This should be the Supreme Being's words.
If Xie Feng had not disappeared back then, his status would be unimaginable. The Supreme Being's intention is that if Xie Feng is still alive, bring him back.
Regardless of whether he defected to the enemy country before, or if he had to defect for the sake of survival, none of that matters."
"That makes sense... In the face of survival, nothing else is important."
Su Yang still found it hard to believe that someone who had disappeared for over twenty years could truly be alive now.
"Your purpose for coming here is to find Xie Feng."
Li Yue nodded, "Yes, this is my primary mission for this trip. My secondary mission is to apprehend Shangguan Zhongtang."
As she spoke, Li Yue looked at Su Yang, "But because I am cooperating with you, I need to state my conditions."
"You say them."
"If you can help me find Xie Feng, then I will proceed according to your original plan, and perhaps even put in a good word for you later.
If Xie Feng is not found... then you should not get involved. After all, I have only two objectives for coming here: one is to find Xie Feng, and the other is to apprehend Shangguan Zhongtang.
If I fail to accomplish either of these, it will be difficult for me to report back."
Hearing Li Yue's words, Su Yang pursed his lips and said, "I will try my best. Because I truly still don't believe Xie Feng is alive, I advise you not to hold too much hope."
"I'm alright with it. This is just my mission. However, I hope Xie Feng is still alive. If Xie Feng is not alive, Shangguan Zhongtang can only be apprehended and taken back. At most, I won't mention your presence in Sang Country."
Li Yue said, looking at Su Yang.
Su Yang's heart sank with worry.
Actually, Su Yang would be satisfied if Shangguan Zhongtang's ultimate fate was death.
However, if his anger could not be vented during the process, it would leave him feeling somewhat displeased.
But what Su Yang worried about most was Shangguan Qianji's situation.
Shangguan Qianji's problem was far greater than Su Yang's.
Su Yang was only bothered by Shangguan Zhongtang for a while, but Shangguan Qianji's hatred for Shangguan Zhongtang was a matter of revenge for his mother's death, which had to be avenged.
Su Yang had promised Shangguan Qianji before that he would personally resolve Shangguan Zhongtang, allowing Shangguan Qianji to avenge himself.
If at this moment... Su Yang was truly worried.
"What kind of retribution will Shangguan Zhongtang receive later?"
Hearing this, Li Yue scoffed, "Do you think colluding with Sang Country people to assassinate Long Country talent will only cost a few heads?"
"In my opinion, just colluding with Sang Country people to bully Long Country people is not enough even with a hundred heads."
Su Yang spoke his true feelings.
Li Yue said, "Indeed, Shangguan Zhongtang will surely die. You can rest assured of that."
"There is one more question..."
Li Yue looked at Su Yang, "What other question do you have?"
"Can I kill Shangguan Zhongtang with my own hands?"
Li Yue had already answered this question before, although it was not directly stated by Su Yang.
Looking at Su Yang, Li Yue asked, "Why are you so insistent on killing Shangguan Zhongtang with your own hands?"
"Because Shangguan Zhongtang almost killed my master before. It took me great effort to save my master. Moreover, Shangguan Zhongtang has been pursuing me for so many days, and I haven't been home for a long time. He even sent people to assassinate and threaten my family."