There, he had found some clues—possibly a puzzle of some kind, but he was unable to solve it.
So Zhang Pei Shan had ordered the Zhang family to capture Wang Cang Hai, hoping that the so-called smartest man in the world and divine strategist could decipher the mystery.
However—
The previous failed ambush had already cost them dearly, and most of the Zhang family, led by Zhang Hai Wang and Zhang Hai Xing, refused to carry out the Vice Patriarch’s new orders.
Seeing their resistance, Zhang Pei Shan backed down and claimed that he would personally sneak into the Silver-Armored Soldiers’ camp to steal away Wang Cang Hai himself.
As Wang Cang Hai listened, his mind quietly pieced things together.
Zhang Pei Shan had killed Zhang Qi Ling.
Qilin didn't hear this because Zhang Pei Shan had already struck him into the Ghost Wife’s Cave by then.
That meant that right now, only I know the truth.
Zhang Pei Shan lied to the Zhang family about searching for Zhang Qi Ling.
The real objective had always been capturing me.
If Zhang Pei Shan really had traveled to Peng Lai and Wu County, it wasn’t to search for Zhang Qi Ling—
It was for something else.
And that something had to be a treasure.
When Wan San and Zhang Qi Ling disappeared together into the East Sea, they must have been chasing after the same thing.
And that treasure was likely even more precious than Wan San’s legendary Fortune Basin.
Zhang Pei Shan must have killed Zhang Qi Ling to seize the treasure’s clues for himself.
That would also explain why he was putting on such an act, pretending to search for Zhang Qi Ling.
So why did he insist on capturing me?
Previously, Zhang Pei Shan had told the Zhang family, "Wang Cang Hai carries a secret. We must interrogate him and kill him before others find out."
But today, Zhang Pei Shan had said something completely different—
"I’ve found a puzzle, and we need Wang Cang Hai to solve it."
These two statements completely contradicted each other.
His lies were beginning to show cracks.
Since Zhang Qi Ling and Wan San disappeared, Zhang Pei Shan had slowly severed all business ties between the Zhang family and Wan family.
He had never told Wan family what he discovered—
But he constantly sought information about what they had found.
And it was Zhang Pei Shan himself who had allowed Wan Bao (Wang Cang Hai) to be taken in by the Zhang family.
Wang Cang Hai’s thoughts grew sharper.
He had been pretending to have infinite wealth, spreading rumors that the Wang family’s convoy had access to boundless treasures.
This was all a trap—
A lure to expose the true culprit who coveted Wan San’s Fortune Basin.
Originally, the biggest suspect had been Zhang Qi Ling.
But now, with the new revelation that Zhang Qi Ling had been dead for half a year,
The biggest suspect behind Wan San’s disappearance could only be Zhang Pei Shan.
Wang Cang Hai had three objectives now:
- Find out whether Wan San was alive or dead and recover the Fortune Basin.
- Gather solid evidence and bring Zhang Pei Shan to justice.
- Uncover what treasure Zhang Qi Ling and Wan San found in the East Sea.
As Wang Cang Hai silently strategized, Qilin spoke again, directing a question at Zhang Hai Wang and Zhang Hai Xing—
“You two have been talking so much about Zhang Pei Shan this, Zhang Pei Shan that—”
“But none of you have actually explained why you all came down here in the first place.”
At this, Zhang Hai Wang visibly hesitated.
Wang Cang Hai immediately sensed danger—
The real Zhang Qi Ling would have already known what the Zhang family was doing at the bottom of Qing Ze Lake.
If Qilin didn’t know…
It could make them suspicious that he was an imposter.
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