Too Smart

Of course, Su Mo did not leave.

The situation was unclear. How could he leave?

Who knew what kind of storm he would bring back on this trip home?

He had met Wang Xianglin at the inn, and after handing the brocade box to him, he had indeed received a system notification that the mission was completed.

However… The situation was getting stranger!

The conversation between the two waiters in the inn told Su Mo that this was a strange place.

In the past few days, other than Su Mo, there were two other people who came to find Wang Xianglin.

A man and a woman.

Of those four people, only two were still alive. One was a man and the other was a woman.

Su Mo had no choice but to consider these two factors together.

He guessed that the reason why the remaining two people among the four did not scheme against him was because they had taken this time to look for Wang Xianglin.

But if this guess was right, there were even stranger things.

Su Mo did not know who Wang Xianglin was.

However, as the 'recipient' of this mission, other than himself, no one else knew about this person's situation.

Judging from the current situation, it was very likely that they knew!

Otherwise, why would they sacrifice themselves and come straight to Wang Xianglin?

But the problem was, why did they choose to sacrifice themselves to find Wang Xianglin after two people had died?

Why didn't they look for those two people before they died?

What was there to worry about?

And now, from the results, after they met Wang Xianglin, this Wang Xianglin was safe and sound.

The two of them were not sneaking around. They were meeting him openly.

Then what's the relationship between them?

Su Mo could not think any further.

Before he went upstairs to see Wang Xianglin to hand the box to him, Su Mo had considered a possibility.

Wang Xianglin might not be Wang Xianglin.

The cuckoo had occupied the nest of the magpie. Someone assumed the identity of the person in order to swindle the brocade box from him.

If this speculation was true, it could unravel the puzzle.

However, when the system indicated that the mission was completed, it meant that Wang Xianglin was indeed Wang Xianglin!

This was a messy and confusing situation to begin with, but it was even more confusing now.

As someone who had been dragged into a trap for no reason, how could he be willing to go home with so much confusion?

How much insight did he need to have?

Thus, after leaving the station, Su Mo carefully checked the area and made sure that no one was watching him before secretly returning.

Wang Xianglin's situation was worth looking into, so if he wanted to figure out the whole story and then free himself, he had to find out more about this person.

As expected, in the middle of the night, Wang Xianglin left his room and ran all the way here.

His Lightness Skill was extremely marvelous.

With the support of his internal energy, Su Mo did not stumble. Otherwise, he might not have been able to follow him.

However, Su Mo did not expect that Wang Xianglin would suddenly become a woman.

…

…

Under the night sky, the two of them looked at each other, speechless.

The confusion in Su Mo's eyes gradually turned into contemplation, and then regret.

Similarly, the woman opposite him sighed.

"I thought you're a smart person, but you're too smart."

A smart person would naturally know that he shouldn't be caught in a whirlpool. A gentleman shouldn't stand under a dangerous wall.

It was just that this extreme intelligence made Su Mo, who should have left safely, return to this mess.

Su Mo was indeed a smart person. He knew what she meant and sighed. "Is it too late for me to leave now?"

"I'm afraid it's too late…"

The woman sighed and looked around. "They're already here."

"For you?"

"Could it be that they are after you, an unknown escort master?"

"You lured them here on purpose, so you must be confident, right?"

"I did, but I'm not that confident now."

"Why?"

"… Naturally, it's because of you."

"Why don't you help me explain to them? I'm just a curious passerby. I don't intend to get involved in your troubles…"

"It's too late. Right now, you've already entered their line of sight. There's only one way to escape unscathed."

"What way?"

"Kill them all!"

The moment she finished speaking, a water pillar suddenly erupted from the lake behind her.

The water pillar rose up, and at the same time, the person in the water flew up.

As soon as the person attacked, a star light shot out like a meteor or a spark. In the blink of an eye, the star light arrived behind the woman.

The woman had already turned around.

With a twist of his hands, a sharp glint streaked across the sky. However, a 'ding' sound was heard. The sneak attack that should have been a sudden attack instantly disintegrated under the blade.

The person who attacked seemed to be unsurprised. With a flip of his palms, he arrived in the air. However, before he could reach her, the woman had already disappeared.

In the blink of an eye, he felt a chill on his neck. When he lowered his head, he saw the tip of a single saber emerging from his neck. It was stained with blood. Before it could drip down, he was kicked heavily on his back.

He flopped down by the shore and died instantly.

The woman landed and swept her gaze around. 10 people had arrived silently.

Nine of them were wearing black clothes, their eyes cold and solemn.

Only one of them was not dressed in black. His expression was solemn and there was joy mixed in it.

Su Mo also knew this person…

One of the four!

"Jade Soul Killing Technique! You are indeed a remnant of the Yu Family!!"

At this moment, he spoke with an excited tone and even a little bossy.

"Everyone, this surviving member of the Yu Family was lucky enough to survive. She did not know how to be grateful to the heavens and actually used the Mysterious Principles Clasp to lure us into her trap. I'm afraid that she is plotting something big. Whether that Mysterious Principles Clasp is real or fake is still unknown. I hope that everyone will act carefully and capture her alive."

"Well, you have a point."

The man in black who was closest to him nodded lightly. The single-handed saber in his hand shot out and its edge was unsheathed by half an inch.

"Thank you…"

That person cupped his fists. But as he spoke, a cold light flashed and the saber energy pierced through his neck!

He subconsciously reached out to cover his neck, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"For… for…"

Before he could ask why, he fell to the ground and died.

"Sin 1: I've raised you for so many years so that you can secretly investigate the location of the Mysterious Principles Clasp. Not only did you get nothing from the Mysterious Principles Clasp, but you also fell into her trap. What's the point of keeping you?"

"Sin 2: Being schemed against by someone, you think that you can claim credit and be rewarded. Foolish beyond belief, die!"

"Sin 3: Who are you to teach us how to do things?"

"Today, you are the one seeking death."

The black-clothed person's tone was solemn and cold as he turned to look at the woman. "You are Yu Lingxin?"