122 Just a Guess (1/2)

As for the person that Yun Bei Fen had just thought about finding, he had long made his way over to Elder Baili's study.

When he had knocked, Elder Baili hadn't put on any pretenses. Who would come to see him at this time if not Mei Chao Bing? Thus he merely asked him to come inside and looked up from the table where he had been pondering the clues they had received once again.

Seeing Mei Chao Bing, he tried to push the matter away and focus on the person in front of him but since it had always been Mei Chao Bing who informed them about everything, it was hard to do. ”Why aren't you spending your time with Fen'er and instead coming to see me? You wouldn't have noticed something else, would you?”

Mei Chao Bing lowered his gaze and wondered what to say to that. He had maybe figured something out but he wasn't sure about that. And it wasn't anything more than a guess right now.

Elder Baili sighed and waved for him to come over and sit down at the table. ”Whatever it is, you can just tell me slowly.”

Mei Chao Bing cupped his fists and bowed. ”Thank you, Elder.” He went forward and sat down opposite him, taking a look at Elder Baili's face. Despite what had happened with his Master, he did trust this person. Maybe it was because of what Yun Bei Fen had said: Contrary to his own Master, Elder Baili was much friendlier.

Maybe that made him unwittingly give his trust even though he should know better. Or maybe despite what he told Yun Bei Fen, he himself also wasn't willing to give up his trust in people.

Anyway, since that was the case, there was no reason to hold anything back. ”To make matters short: I believe my Master is involved in this. And I believe that we didn't find these clues just because of a coincidence. I think that he wanted us to find them.”

Elder Baili gave him a long look and then sighed once again. ”I guess that there's a chance this might be true. As for how likely it is … It's hard to say. What do you think he could gain from this?”

Mei Chao Bing pondered. In fact, this was the most difficult thing about this. If he could say for sure what it was that his Master was after, then he wouldn't be hesitating about this. But he wasn't. In fact, he didn't have any idea. ”The only thing I can imagine is that us investigating might play into his hands. As for how …” Mei Chao Bing shook his head. ”I don't know. I guess we will only find out when we know what they are actually after. I'm just afraid that it won't be a good surprise.”

Baili Chao nodded. ”Whatever it is, it can't be good. As for whether or not your Master is involved in this, it's hard to say. We don't know what his status in the demonic sects is. Considering his level, it shouldn't be low. But who can say for sure?” He hesitated for a moment but then still spoke up again. ”We send a message to the Sect Master Zhang. We also intend to inform the Jian Chu Sect of what we found. But for that, we'd like to wait until we have heard back from the Teng Yong Sect. Furthermore, even if we tell the Jian Chu Sect, I'd like to leave your name out of this.”

”That would be for the best.”