Chapter 177 Conspiracy

As Zhao Ci spoke, several wounds that looked like they had been cut by a knife appeared on his body, and blood flowed down his sleeves.

Zhao Ci's sleeves were stained red with blood, but he acted as if nothing had happened, and continued to meet my gaze calmly.

I said softly, "I wouldn't resent Zhao Yuezhu because of you. However, I want to know, why did you have to betray Liangjie Tang at the cost of ensuring Zhao Yuezhu's safety?"

"Are you afraid that the art of divination cannot cope with the Heavenly Tribulation?"

"Didn't you expect that after the Heavenly Tribulation, even the people from the Reincarnation Division would have their bodies occupied by Tian Hun (Heavenly Soul), turning them into someone else?"

Zhao Ci nodded and said, "Of course I know, but I have no choice."

"I can't be sure whether the art of divination will win or lose the tribulation, but I know that if I don't help the Reincarnation Division, Yuezhu won't even survive until the Heavenly Tribulation arrives."

"I can only take it one step at a time."

Zhao Ci sighed, "Parents helping their children, sometimes they know that what they are doing may not help them much, but they still want to do their best."

Before I could ask any further questions, Zhao Ci said, "You should know that Yuezhu is actually Yueying Dao (Moon Shadow Thief), right?"

I responded, "I've always had a question about Zhao Yuezhu being Yueying Dao."

"Back then, when dealing with the Skinning Case, I saw a little girl in a Daoist robe, that should be Zhao Yuezhu's predecessor."

"She's a Daoist nun, so how could she become Yueying Dao?"

Zhao Ci said, "Yueying Dao has always used the identity of Daoist nuns as a cover for stealing throughout the world. Moreover, that Daoist robe is the key to achieving Yueying Dao's fame."

"You understand what I mean, right?"

While we were talking, flesh and blood had grown on the faces of the four corpses hanging in the air.

The pain from the iron chains tightening around my limbs came in waves, and blood gradually seeped from my arms.

I just glanced at my arms and continued to ask, "I want to know, why did Zhao Yuezhu encounter danger?"

Zhao Ci slowly said, "The changes of time have buried too many truths. The disappearance of the Empress and the departure of the Emperor are the hidden truths of the art of divination."

"The only person in this world who knows where the Emperor's soul returns is Yueying Dao."

"The only one who can enter the land where the soul returns is also Yueying Dao."

"Today's art of divination regards the Emperor and the Three Stars as saviors. Everyone is looking for the Emperor, waiting for the Emperor's return."

"Although I relied on my intelligence network to erase many traces of Yueying Dao, and even poisoned my subordinates who had followed me for many years, I still couldn't hide it from the intelligence networks of Tianji She (Heaven's Secret Society) and Gui Yan (Ghost Eye). Sooner or later, they will find out that Yueying Dao is the key to the Emperor's soul returning."

"At that time, Yuezhu will become everyone's target."

"I can't sit idly by, so I reached an agreement with Zhu Zining. As long as I erase either the Emperor or Tan Lang (Greedy Wolf), the Reincarnation Division will do everything in its power to protect Yuezhu."

"There are too many elites of the art of divination gathered at the Emperor's place, and there are also Qu Zhi Guishen (Count Fingers Ghost God) and Shen Mou Guisuan (Divine Schemes Ghost Calculations), the two great strategists, guarding them, so it's not convenient for me to attack them. I can only choose to erase Tan Lang."

As Zhao Ci spoke, blood was dripping onto the ground from his trouser legs. I could even see the muscles on his face twitching uncontrollably, but his tone was still so calm, as if he was ready to face death.

Zhao Ci said, "Hall Master, I know you must be curious as to why I appeared in this prison. I might as well tell you everything!"

"This prison was originally the seven-story Zhenmo Ta (Demon Suppression Tower) built by Liu Shan Men (Six Doors). It's just a pity that it was not used to suppress demons in the end, but the so-called 'Chang Sheng Yao Ren (Longevity Demon People)'."

"Those so-called immortal demon people are Yang Jian Jie Ming Ren."

"The Liu Shan Men at that time, for some reason, believed that Jie Ming Ren used demon magic to extend their lives and were immortal. So, they began to arrest Jie Ming Ren and throw them into the Zhenmo Ta."

"At that time, no matter how the Jie Ming Ren explained, no one believed them. It even attracted the encirclement and suppression of the dynasty's army."

"The leader of the Jie Ming Ren always believed that someone would prove their innocence, so he led all the Jie Ming Ren to surrender and was imprisoned in the Zhenmo Ta."

"Unfortunately, the justice they had hoped for never came. It was not until the dynasty changed and the Liu Shan Men changed hands that the arrest of Jie Ming Ren stopped. This place was also abandoned."

"After many years, this place became a warlord's prison, and later became a national prison. However, none of them knew that this was the Zhenmo Ta, they just regarded it as a prison that could hold warlocks."

"However, this secret was still revealed. It can also be regarded as solving the mystery of the disappearance of the strongest batch of Jie Ming Ren."

"This news only flashed briefly in the art of divination, and was immediately suppressed. All those who knew about it were silenced."

"The person who took action was called Yu Wusheng."