"At a time like this… you still dare to lie and deceive? Lu Tianming... there's no escaping now! Admit defeat!" A smug look crossed Sect Master Feng's face. "Didn't see it coming, did you? How do you like my trap?"

"Master... what's wrong? I, I'm not Lu Tianming!" Chu Mo looked aggrieved, nearly on the verge of tears in the eyes of Sect Master Feng.

Sect Master Feng eyed Chu Mo with frigid intent, thinking to himself: Could it be… is he Elder Zhou's illegitimate child? Have I wronged him?

But after a moment's consideration, if this person were indeed Zhou Qingyun, he would never have come here alone!

Earlier, Sect Master Feng had deduced that Lu Tianming was undoubtedly hiding within the influence of the Lingyue Sect. However, no matter how they searched, there was no trace to be found. From then on, Sect Master Feng started suspecting that Lu Tianming had highly advanced Disguise Technique.

Therefore, even if this person before him, whether in appearance or aura, completely resembled Elder Zhou's illegitimate child, Sect Master Feng still held onto the belief deep in his heart: he must be Lu Tianming!

"You say you're not Lu Tianming?" Sect Master Feng asked, glancing at Chu Mo with suspicion.

"Of course not. Master, you recognized who I am… I, I wouldn't dare lie to you…" Chu Mo replied with a bitter face, looking quite wronged.

"Then why aren't you kneeling after seeing me?" Sect Master Feng barked out angrily.

Chu Mo shivered, looking even more distressed as he stuttered, "Our Lingyue Sect… doesn't have such rules!"

Sect Master Feng looked at Chu Mo, his mind filled with uncertainty. He was puzzled because the person standing before him answered all his questions without revealing anything. If Chu Mo was really Lu Tianming, it would be unlikely that he would have picked up on the rules of the Lingyue Sect in just a few days.

"Then… if I am not mistaken, there were supposed to be three people delivering food, but why is it just you? And, where is the food?" Sect Master Feng said coldly while preparing himself for a possible fight.

About the matter of Lu Tianming, even if a thousand were mistakenly killed... he would not hesitate!

This was pertaining to whether he, Sect Master Feng, could successfully take that step!

"The two older brothers … they … they…" Chu Mo stumbled to get his words out, his expression reflecting discomfort.

"Speak!" Sect Master Feng's mood was aggravated, and he snapped coldly.

At heart, Chu Mo scoffed to himself, 'As expected, you are tricking me!' but showed increasing fear on his face. He carefully said, "My two older brother disciples … they found … they each found a girl… should be… they should still be resting right now!"

"Presumptuous!" Sect Master Feng retorted angrily, "You even dare to lie!"

"I… I really didn't lie…" Chu Mo lowered his head, saying innocently, "I might be… Elder Zhou's… but, my position isn't high. Even outside, I am still considered a thorn in some people's sides. If I cannot manage my relationships with my brother disciples well, I fear my circumstances would be even more pitiful."

Sect Master Feng had heard about some disputes within the sect before, but he didn't expect that someone would dare to be so blatant at this crucial moment. He became enraged and, with an icy gaze, told Chu Mo, "Assuming everything you said is true, didn't you say you were here to deliver food? So, where is the food?"

Chu Mo immediately lowered his head and replied, "On my way here, I passed by two cells. The prisoners were two frail old men who asked me for food… they looked so pitiful, so I gave them the food. Master, if you don't believe me, you can go and check to see if I'm telling the truth."

"You… you dare defy the rules! Before you entered, weren't you told that you're forbidden from interacting with anyone?" Sect Master Feng's eyes were filled with cold and murderous intent.

"I… I just pitied them and also… I thought, since this female criminal is a significant offender of our Lingyue Sect, she must have made a serious mistake. Missing one or two meals… won't lead to starvation… I, I just wanted to vent my anger on behalf of the master…" Chu Mo looked pitifully at Sect Master Feng.

"You fool!" Sect Master Feng glared at Chu Mo, then said, "Aside from begging you for food, did those two old men say anything else to you? Speak the truth!"

Chu Mo thought for a moment, then said, "They talked nonsense the whole time, claiming to be the former elders of the Lingyue Sect and even my master's peers… which is ridiculous. I didn't believe a word they said. If they were truly elders of the Lingyue Sect, why would they be locked up there?"

"What if they really are?" Sect Master Feng suddenly asked, glancing at Chu Mo.

"Then they must have made grave mistakes!" Chu Mo replied confidently.

Sect Master Feng sighed with relief. He had not detected any abnormality in Chu Mo's demeanor and was now fairly sure that Chu Mo was a disciple of the Lingyue Sect.

Even if Lu Tianming's Disguise Technique was highly advanced, he could not hide his aura. Zhou Qingyun was merely at the Foundation Establishment stage, while Lu Tianming was already at the Golden Core stage.

The auras of cultivators at the Golden Core stage and Foundation Establishment stage were distinctly different. In Sect Master Feng's understanding, this difference... this difference was impossible to hide.

However, Sect Master Feng remained unsatisfied. Originally, when he heard someone approaching, his heart surged with excitement, believing that Lu Tianming had finally made his appearance.

Who would've thought, it was a disciple from his own sect…and Elder Zhou's illegitimate child to boot. As Zhou was Feng's staunch supporter, Feng knew that despite Zhou's outward indifference towards this illegitimate child, he actually cared deeply about him. Therefore, Feng couldn't really give Zhou's illegitimate child a hard time.

"Alright, leave quickly! Don't linger here," Sect Master Feng said in a low voice. "Also, you are forbidden to mention what happened here today to anyone else! Otherwise, even if your birth father is Elder Zhou, I will not spare you. Understand?"

At this point, Sect Master Feng frowned slightly, took out his Sound Transmission Stone, and without bothering to leave Chu Mo out, activated it with his mental force. A cold voice came from inside, "Sect Master Feng, has that person been found?"

Sector Master Feng replied in a somber voice, "Fellow Daoist Liu, that man is as cunning as a fox; he will not be found so easily!"

While speaking, Sect Master Feng used his mental energy to lock onto all the energies on Chu Mo's body. He was highly suspicious by nature. Even though he already believed that this man was his own sect disciple, his suspicious nature made him want to probe Chu Mo's reactions again.

However, Sect Master Feng was bound to find nothing suspicious. Firstly, the Versatile Technique was too powerful, considered a high-level divine ability; secondly, Chu Mo's spirit was honed to a degree unimaginable to ordinary people through years of trials.

Such basic probing, even without the Versatile Technique, would fail to elicit a single crack in his demeanor.

Chu Mo's mind was anything but calm, however.

'Fellow Daoist Liu'? Someone who can converse with Sect Master Feng… last name Liu… could it be the Fourth Old Master from the Blood Demon Sect? Fourth Ancestor Liu Tianfeng?"

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