Yuwen Luanfei appeared thoughtful, "It’s not impossible. I’ve heard that in the Itinerant World there’s something called Face-changing Technique, which can let a person disguise themselves completely as another."
Furthermore, the Royal Monastery hasn’t been around for long, and the Dowager Consort seldom leaves the palace. We are not very familiar with the Abbot, so it would be understandable if we cannot recognize him. However... what would they be masquerading as monks for?"
Everything fears scrutiny. When they carefully pondered and found it made sense, Yuwen Luanfei and Wenren Pingting couldn’t help but feel a chill down their spines.
Bai Junjun, indifferent to how they were digesting the information, continued, "The more we thought about it, the more wrong it seemed, so we took advantage of the night to explore Fahua Temple. Eventually, in the Scripture Pavilion, we found them tormenting the real Abbot Shan Ci. While no one was around, we secretly rescued the Abbot, and he told us a lot about the old affairs."
Bai Junjun and Li Wenli recounted everything the Abbot had divulged.
Including the situation with the Treasure Box and the identities and forces behind these people.
Yuwen Luanfei collapsed onto the small couch.
It turned out that the rebel force had actually stemmed from the Fifth Imperial Uncle’s hand!
He spoke in shock, "It’s actually... the Fifth Imperial Uncle!"
This completely overturned Yuwen Luanfei’s understanding of the entire war.
"If the Fifth Imperial Uncle is the mastermind behind the scenes, doesn’t it mean that the Third Imperial Uncle has been wronged?"
"You’ll have to investigate that yourself. What we’ve told you is everything we know."
Bai Junjun wasn’t in a hurry to prove it to Prince Heqing, after all, the truth would eventually come to light. All they could do was what was before them.
Various emotions roiled in Yuwen Luanfei’s heart.
If it was truly the Fifth Imperial Uncle, then he had hidden himself deep indeed.
No wonder it was difficult at the beginning to break in, but later it suddenly became easy!
It turned out the Fifth Imperial Uncle had withdrawn his elite forces as soon as he saw him coming!
He had buried his Elite Troop in Fahua Temple for over three years. Could he be planning to replay the scene from three years ago?
Thinking of this, Yuwen Luanfei felt his chest throb with unbearable discomfort.
Wenren Pingting noticed something was off about Yuwen Luanfei and skillfully retrieved a bottle of Heart-protection Pills from the drawer for him.
Yuwen Luanfei swallowed two bright red Medicinal Pills in succession, finally managing to catch his breath.
Bai Junjun couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, having not realized this man was ill.
Yuwen Luanfei, his face pale and sickly, said, "Sorry for the scene."
Recalling how the Former Emperor died of a heart disease, could it be that Yuwen Luanfei also inherited this illness?
"Don’t worry, I’m just overthinking. I’ll be fine after some rest."
Yuwen Luanfei didn’t want to waste more time on his own troubles, and Bai Junjun, neither confirming nor denying what he said, had recognized the smell of the pills; they were all heart-protection type.
It was clear that Yuwen Luanfei had congenital heart problems.
Nevertheless, Yuwen Luanfei didn’t linger on this matter, and once again began discussing with everyone.
"Were you discovered when you rescued Abbot Shan Ci?"
"Of course not. After all, we’ve been evading capture for three years; hiding our tracks is something we’re still capable of."
Bai Junjun answered candidly.
Yuwen Luanfei nodded and said in a subdued tone, "I have heard of that Ancient Treasure Box before."
"What?" Bai Junjun was taken aback, not expecting that Yuwen Luanfei would know anything about the Ancient Treasure Box.
An artist indeed; always curious, seeking the peculiar, delving into things uninteresting to the common folk.
"In fact, the Ancient Treasure Box originates from Witch Ancestor Mountain," Yuwen Luan declared calmly. "It is a Sacred Object of Witch Ancestor Mountain, but it was stolen over three thousand years ago. For years, Witch Ancestor Mountain has been in search of the Ancient Treasure Box."
"???" Bai Junjun and Li Wenli exchanged looks again.