Martial Arts Escort System: I Got A Maxed Level Divine Technique From The Beginning-Chapter 308 - 170: Clues and Traces_3

"The Seven Great Sects joined forces to defend Tianqu City.

"And Duan Song and those from Lengyue Palace were dealing with the Demon Path, as Evil People took this chance to invade Dongcheng and create chaos..."

Su Mo was startled upon hearing this; the more he listened, the more familiar it sounded.

Without thinking, he glanced at Yang Xiaoyun and found that she was also looking at him.

Then, the shadow of a person appeared in both of their minds... Chu Qiuyu!

That day, as they traveled down the river by the boat’s side, both Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun ended up sharing a surprisingly juicy piece of gossip.

A stunning talent from Lengyue Palace had fallen in love with a Hero of Jianghu.

But because this hero already had a wife at home, he could not reciprocate the affections of this beauty...

This, this...

At the time, Su Mo thought it was just a random piece of gossip, but could it be that this was about his own future father-in-law?

For a moment, Su Mo felt overwhelmed.

Out of nowhere, he found himself entangled in the drama of his own people.

This was surely a cause for bemused distress.

The Duan Song mentioned by Yang Yizhi was probably the expert from the Ziyang Sect at Haoran Academy.

One of the main characters of the story, who harbored a lifetime of admiration for that high-ranking member of Lengyue Palace.

No wonder the first time he laid eyes on Su Mo, his expression was so strange.

He shook his head, putting these thoughts aside for now.

After quietly listening to the rest of the story from Yang Yizhi, Su Mo felt somewhat helpless: "So, Uncle Yang, you also don’t know exactly what’s going on with Ziyang Sect?"

Yang Yizhi shook his head, "Knowing or not, it won’t help the situation. Moreover, at this point, should we really involve Ziyang Sect as well?"

"That’s true as well."

Su Mo thought for a moment and then said:

"There are two more things.

"First, the whereabouts of the last traitor from Li Siyun’s lineage!"

"That person..."

Yang Yizhi nodded slightly: "Their whereabouts are a mystery. Until his last breath, your father was still searching for this person.

"After your father passed away, I have been investigating both openly and in secret.

"It might be precisely because of this that Xu Ruoshen made his move.

"However, I never used the Yixuan Divine Skill or the Jinghong Fenguang hand.

"So, even if the people behind the scenes have their suspicions about me, they can’t link me with the events of the past.

"Unfortunately, even after so many years, I still haven’t found any trace of that traitor."

"Looking at it this way, the depth of this person’s patience is beyond expectation."

With a smile, Su Mo said: "Now I wonder, does this person really just want to break free from constraints and roam the Jianghu?"

"Hm?"

Yang Yizhi was taken aback, then suddenly realized:

"Mo’er, you make a good point!

"That’s a possibility that neither your father nor I have ever thought of.

"Given what happened back then, using the Yixuan Divine Skill and the Jinghong Fenguang hand would have been like Li Siyun’s lineage showing their hand.

"Anyone who used them would surely attract scrutiny.

"If they had betrayed their own lineage to make a name for themselves in the Jianghu, they would certainly have been targeted by the Three Extremes Sect.

"The Three Extremes Sect would never allow them to live.

"If they had not thought about this, they would not have betrayed the Three Extremes Sect.

"But if they did anticipate this, why would they conspire with outsiders and slaughter their own clan?"

"So, their—or perhaps his—true motive was never about making a name for themselves in the Jianghu after breaking free from their constraints."

Su Mo let out a sigh, "Their true goal was always Da Xuan’s Armory."

"But if that were truly the case, why go to the extent of slaughtering their own clan? They could have simply shone within the clan. With their talent for scheming and patience, it wouldn’t be hard to gain access to those things, would it?"

Yang Xiaoyun raised the question.

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Su Mo said:

"Perhaps they harbored evil intentions and had already shown certain signs, not enough to warrant punishment, but enough to be excluded from the core circles of power, forever barred from touching the things they guarded.

"Moreover, even if they had the ability to get close to those things and take them away,

"As long as their clan was not wiped out, they would be relentlessly pursued.

"Li Siyun’s lineage is secretive and would never leave a treacherous survivor.

"If this information was to reach their enemies, he would live forever under the pursuit of two forces, endlessly running for his life, how could he plot anything grand then?

"Instead of trying to please both sides and failing, it would be better to focus on one.

"The Yu Family’s coincidental appearance on that night also offered him a chance for escape.

"But now that I think about it... was it all just coincidence?"

Yang Yizhi had a grave expression: "If that’s the case, this person has probably been up to things in secret over the years. And his knowledge of the Three Extremes Sect and the people behind the scenes surely surpasses ours.

"If we could find this person, perhaps it would provide a significant breakthrough."

"If we can find this person, let’s hold our forces for now."

Su Mo said: "This person might be of great use."

"Oh?"

Yang Yizhi nodded slightly: "Let’s do as you suggest, but you mentioned there were two things, and now you’ve only spoken of one. What’s the other?"

"...Before my grandfather died, he entrusted something to my father."

Su Mo said: "I’m wondering what exactly that item was?"

Yang Yizhi had not elaborated on the details of this matter earlier.

Later on, Su Tianyang handed this thing over to the Ziyang Sect.

This matter seemed to end there.

But when Yang Yizhi spoke of this matter, he had said ’now that I think about it, I understand it to some extent’.

Yet what exactly did he understand?

Yang Yizhi sighed:

"It’s a seal...

"Now I think about it, it must be something your grandfather tore from someone during a fight."

"What kind of seal? Do you remember?"

"It was a Snake Head Sword."