Versatile Mage

yue, you first,” Leng Qing said.

Tangyue nodded.
Even though she was reluctant to spill the beans, she had no choice but to do so.

“Mo Fan, aren’t you curious why I was a teacher at Bo City?” Tangyue said.

Mo Fan nodded.
Mo Fan had always wondered about it, but he later assumed Tangyue was sent to Bo City to track down the Black Vatican as a probationary member of the Enforcement Union.

“Are you thinking that Xinxia is too young to be Salan? The Calamity of Bo City was a conspiracy for over ten years.
Xinxia was only around seven back then.
There’s no way she was behind it,” Tangyue said.

“Obviously,” Mo Fan said.

“We’ve learned new information about Salan recently.
Salan is only a nickname, there’s actually the first Salan, second Salan, and third Salan.
Every Salan will choose a successor after they have inherited the name…” Tangyue said.

“I’m aware of that…”

“Therefore, let’s assume Xinxia is Salan.
She was only a successor back then, not the real Salan.
The members of the Black Vatican in Bo City were under the order of the previous Salan,” Tangyue said.

“But why is Xinxia a suspect?” Mo Fan said.

“You know how difficult it is for the members of the Black Vatican to verify the identity of their superiors.
Even the Gray Priests, Black Clergies, and Blue Deacons have never seen the true face of the Red Cardinals, nor would they know who they were.
In order to prove to the members who the Red Cardinals are, they refine Cardinal Blood Stones when someone becomes a Red Cardinal, or is chosen as a successor.

“These Cardinal Blood Stones are the only way to verify a Red Cardinal’s identity.
The Cardinal Blood Stones split in two when they are refined.
One is held by the Supreme Pontiff, and the other is given to Salan.
When a Red Cardinal wants to prove their identity to the members, they only need to put a drop of blood on the Cardinal Blood Stone.
If the Cardinal Blood Stone accepts the blood, it then proves the person is their Red Cardinal, Salan.”

Mo Fan listened carefully.
He had heard about the Cardinal Blood Stone before, but he was unsure how it actually worked.

“We were just like you, we didn’t believe Xinxia is Salan, but to our surprise, the Cardinal Blood Stone accepted Xinxia’s blood,” Tang Zhong said.

“Is the Cardinal Blood Stone reliable?” Mo Fan asked.

Lingling, who had been silent until now, spoke up, “The Cardinal Blood Stone is real.
There are only two pieces of Cardinal Blood Stones that can prove Salan’s identity.
One is in Salan’s hands, and the other is currently in the Holy Judgment Court’s hands when they acquired it from the Black Vatican’s Supreme Pontiff.
Grandpa hadn’t retired back then, and he was the person that appraised the Cardinal blood Stone.
It’s made of the same material as the Stone of Guilt.
It’s impossible to replicate, or modify after it is refined, so the Cardinal Blood Stone that was used to verify Salan’s identity was real.”

Mo Fan fell silent.

According to Lingling, Old Bao was once an authority of the Holy Judgment Court.
There was no way he would set Xinxia up either, meaning that the Cardinal Blood Stone was the only way to prove Salan’s identity.
The problem was, why would it accept Xinxia’s blood?

“It’s a piece of solid evidence, we can’t overturn it,” Tang Zhong said.

“Let’s not worry about the evidence for now.
Xinxia has grown up together with me, how could she possibly manage the members as Salan? Besides, aren’t you familiar with Xinxia’s personality, she’s the least possible person to be Salan,” Mo Fan said.

“There’s something you aren’t aware of yet…” Leng Qing said.

“What is it?” Mo Fan asked.

“I believe once you learned it, you will have to admit that Xinxia is actually Salan,” Leng Qing lowered her voice.

“Just say it.
Either way, I will never believe she’s Salan,” Mo Fan said firmly.

“Mo Fan, did you remember the Black Totem Snake sense an extremely dangerous aura in Hangzhou City? I told you that the big guy wasn’t afraid of you, but the person standing behind you.
It was Xinxia,” Tangyue said.

Mo Fan stayed quiet.
Tangyue did mention that before.

“We speculated that there must be something inside Xinxia’s body that the Black Totem Snake was scared of.
The truth is, it might be another soul inside Xinxia’s body.”

“Another soul?” Mo Fan was confused.

“Xinxia is innocent.
The Xinxia you know isn’t Salan, but there’s another soul in her body.
It was also the reason why her body is weak and her legs are feeble.
Her body is struggling to bear the heavy burden of having two souls in it.”

“And the other soul… is Salan!”

Mo Fan suddenly felt his brain buzzing, as if it was about to explode!

“How is that possible? That’s bullshit!” Mo Fan snapped.

“Mo Fan, calm down, I’ll tell you something else too.

“The reason why it’s impossible to have a traitor in the Enforcement Union is because every member has to swear an oath to the Tree of Souls.
The people that broke the oath would be rejected the next time they visit the Tree of Souls… but as a matter of fact, there’s actually a member of the Black Vatican in the Enforcement Union.
We weren’t able to figure out how they did it, until Han Ji came and told us something about the Amnesia Bug that the Black Vatican used at the Ancient Capital.
I finally came to a realization,” Tang Zhong told him.

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