71: Chapter 71 Defense

Lin Mengxue was startled: "The Black Ghost Market was created by... my father?"

Wang Yu nodded slightly: "That's right, though to be precise, he was only one of the founders! Although your father has passed away, many of his henchmen still remain in the Black Ghost Market today."

"Do you think my life would be spared if I brought you to the banquet to be auctioned off? Would your father's remaining subordinates let me go?"

"This..." Lin Mengxue was momentarily speechless.

Her understanding of her father was limited to the fact that he was a scumbag, his hands were stained with blood, and he almost never returned home.

He had also never cared about her.

However, she never expected that even a place like the Black Ghost Market was her father's masterpiece.

"Alright, Mengxue, this matter is indeed my fault, and I apologize to you."

"Although I had my own motives, I haven't treated you badly over these past three years, right? I haven't done anything inappropriate to you either, have I?"

"Now you have gained such powerful strength and have even established contracts with other Beast Tamers."

"Although I am indeed a bit unwilling, seeing the daughter of an old friend have a bright future, I can consider myself at ease."

Wang Yu said this while wearing a look of regret.

He looked as if he was truly reluctant, but in the end, he had no choice but to let go.

Lin Mengxue was kind-hearted and believed Wang Yu's explanation.

After all, for the past three years, Wang Yu had indeed treated her very well; this much could not be faked—even if he was a scumbag.

However, Chen Yi always felt that something was wrong.

Ever since he arrived here, he felt as if he had been led by the nose by Wang Yu the whole time.

Luo Shiyin also noticed something strange.

She had always been a person of action and had no patience for Wang Yu's long-winded speech.

She directly threw out two photos and questioned: "Stop with the blathering! I only want to ask you one thing: what did you and that guy Qin Shousheng talk about in the private room of the restaurant the day before the final exam?"

Seeing the photos Luo Shiyin threw out, cold sweat broke out on Wang Yu's back.

As expected, the Luo family had investigated this far, it was just unclear what the content of the conversation was.

However, this also confirmed to him that Qin Shousheng shouldn't have revealed anything.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be questioning him about this to his face.

Then, he could improvise!

Wang Yu took a deep breath, took out his phone, and scrolled to a very popular hot search.

[International News: The latest strengthening spiritual potion for spirit beasts developed by the Eagle Country Beast Tamer Association, after injection...]

"You should know about this news, right?"

Chen Yi narrowed his eyes slightly: "What are you trying to express?"

Wang Yu placed his phone on the table and started another long-winded speech: "That night, he invited me to the private room and showed me a vial of potion, saying he had obtained it from Eagle Country through illegal means. It's highly likely to be this thing mentioned in the news."

"I don't know what kind of conflict broke out between you and Qin Shousheng, but he seemed to have been investigating you during that period."

"When he confirmed that you didn't have much of a background, he thought about having your ex-girlfriend inject this thing to kill you, and wanted me to tamper with the Guard Team's surveillance so it wouldn't record their actions, ensuring nothing would go wrong."

"Regarding such a matter, I definitely refused."

"Not to mention whether Qin Shousheng could provide the reward I wanted, once such a thing is discovered, it would surely be punishable by capital punishment. The benefits and risks are not proportional at all; I have no reason to take this risk."

"Although the deal wasn't made, Qin Shousheng eventually used evidence of my collusion with the Black Ghost Market to threaten me, so I didn't say anything until the end."

"The next day, when I heard you had the strength to wipe out the insect tide, I was certain that Qin Shousheng was definitely no match for you. This matter would surely be traced back to me, and by then, I might even have all my black-market savings confiscated."

"So I slipped away in advance, just didn't expect you all to find your way to Han City..."

It must be said that Wang Yu's explanation was a mix of truth and lies, with almost no loopholes.

Especially for Chen Yi, he knew from Liu Ruyan's system interface at the time that she had been injected with something called beast spinal fluid. Could it be this spiritual potion mentioned in the news?

This actually matched Wang Yu's statement slightly.

However, considering Wang Yu's style of conduct, it was hard to say who really wanted to kill Chen Yi.

Of course, it wasn't as if Qin Shousheng didn't have a reason to want to kill Chen Yi.

After all, he had also pursued Lin Mengxue. Now seeing that Lin Mengxue possessed such strong strength, it wasn't impossible that he wanted to kill Chen Yi and take over.

In any case, neither of them were any good!

After thinking for a while, Chen Yi spoke: "So, you waited here just to clarify this matter?"

Now the most critical thing was to bid for the remains of spiritual light.

Before that, it was better to clear up all uncertain factors as much as possible.

Even though Wang Yu had too many suspicious points—

Wang Yu nodded and took out a pendant from his pocket.

"Mengxue, this is a keepsake from your biological mother. The reason I'm only giving it to you now is that I originally planned to give it to you after contracting you, but it seems there's no chance for that now..."

"My biological mother?"

"Yes! That's all I have to say. Now, you should go enjoy the Black Ghost Market banquet."

After speaking, Wang Yu left quite generously.

There was no sense of killing intent, nor was there any excessive nonsense.

It made Chen Yi wonder if he had misjudged.

He glanced at the gemstone on Lin Mengxue's pendant and activated his appraisal skill instantly.

[Icefall Stone: Nine Stars]

[Can absorb ice elemental energy from the air. After being crafted into an accessory, it can strengthen the wearer's ice-attribute attack power.]

From the system interface, no suspicious traces were found.

Chen Yi's brows knitted slightly, and he pondered to himself: "What exactly is this Wang Yu trying to do?"

"Brother Chen Yi, this pendant..."

"You should wear it. After all, it's a keepsake from your mother. It's good for you, no reason not to use it."

"Okay, I understand!"

Lin Mengxue still had doubts about Wang Yu's explanation.

But since Chen Yi said there was no problem with this pendant, it should be fine, right?

Seeing the atmosphere in the room gradually becoming heavy.

Chen Yi reached out and picked up the call device on the table, shook it slightly, and smiled: "It seems there are drinks available in these luxury private rooms too. Let's see if there's anything you'd like to drink!"

"Hmm!!!"

"I'll tell Grandpa about this information first and see what he thinks!"

Luo Shiyin said, then opened her phone.

She conveyed what happened here and Wang Yu's explanation to Luo Qinghe in as much detail as possible.