#367 - The pot calling the kettle black

After Li Wutong left with a face full of doubt, Wei Changtian fell asleep, only vaguely opening his eyes when the sun was high in the sky.

Sleeping was sleeping, but he still needed to practice his sword.

Now Wei Changtian no longer practiced the Moon Picking Sword, but instead began practicing the "Falling Sky" that Old Zhang had just taught him a few days ago.

As a White Hall secret technique, the Falling Sky Sword was indeed worthy of its "Heavenly" level rating. Wei Changtian had practiced it for several nights and had only temporarily mastered three stances, far from all thirty-six stances.

What's more, there was still the final stance that the system rated as "Half-Immortal" level.

From Old Zhang's description, this move shouldn't have any problems.

He just didn't know if he could master it.

After a simple wash, a servant girl brought food to the room.

Wei Changtian called Chu Xianping over and asked about the latest situation while eating.

The result was as expected, with no surprises.

The Imperial Guards who went to hunt down Bai Youheng had not yet returned with news, indicating that they had not found him.

And Yu Pingjun had not yet spoken.

Alas, it seems I still need to think of a way.

"Brother Chu, what do you think a woman like Yu Pingjun would be afraid of?"

Wei Changtian asked casually, taking a mouthful of fragrant rice. "She's definitely not afraid of death. Do you think it would be useful to threaten her with the lives of the Yu family?"

"Young Master, I think it would be useless."

Without much hesitation, Chu Xianping quickly shook his head and replied, "There shouldn't be any entanglement between Bai Youheng and Yu Pingjun. The only plausible reason they are involved together is Ning Yongnian."

"And no matter what these three are plotting, it must be a major event that could turn the Great Feng upside down. Yu Pingjun would not dare to say anything about such a conspiracy, nor could she say anything."

"She may know that we will do everything we can to force her to speak, so she is showing this crazy appearance."

"..."

Chu Xianping's analysis continued, and Wei Changtian frowned as he listened, his chopsticks frozen in the air for a long time.

"Are you saying that Yu Pingjun is pretending to be crazy?"

You're the one who said we couldn't ask anything, and you're the one who said we could!

Can't you just say directly if you have a solution? Don't play the "twists and turns" game!

Or is it that people with high IQs like to talk like this?

After a burst of complaints in his heart, Wei Changtian resisted the urge to roll his eyes and asked softly:

"Brother Chu, what method do you have?"

"I don't have a method yet."

Chu Xianping replied calmly in Wei Changtian's surprised gaze: "But perhaps we can try a different direction."

"A different direction?"

Wei Changtian was stunned: "What do you mean by this?"

"Young Master, whether it is torture or threats, these are all acts of coercion."

Chu Xianping leaned forward slightly and said thoughtfully: "Since this path is not working, then we might as well let Yu Pingjun speak on her own."

"How can we make her speak on her own?" Wei Changtian asked in confusion.

"It's very simple. There must be a reason why she is doing these things."

Chu Xianping smiled: "And we only need to untie her knot."

"Hiss, do you mean-"

As if a finger had pierced the window paper, Wei Changtian suddenly felt enlightened: "Figure out why she wants to betray Li Qi, and then use this to pry open her mouth?"

"That's right."

Chu Xianping paused slightly: "However, I haven't thought of the reason yet. Perhaps I still need to ask Li Qi about it."

"Hmm..."

Nodding noncommittally, Wei Changtian's mind was also rapidly thinking about this question.

Why exactly would Yu Pingjun betray Li Qi? What deep hatred is there between the two that would make her not only cuckold the latter, but also seem to be trying to ruin the Li family's eternal foundation?

Is Li Qi lacking in that area?

That's too far-fetched.

Does Yu Pingjun want more power, want to be an empress?

That's a bit possible. After all, the current situation looks a lot like Yu Pingjun and Ning Yongnian are preparing to work together from the inside out to swallow the Great Feng Jiangshan.

But even if this matter really succeeds, Ning Yongnian would definitely not let Yu Pingjun be the empress. Her power may not be much greater than it is now.

Wouldn't she still be making a wedding dress for Ning Yongnian?

Yu Pingjun is not stupid, what's wrong with being a queen?

So... could it be something else?

Wait!

A woman holding a sachet shyly flashed through his mind, and at this moment, Wei Changtian suddenly thought of Li Wutong.

Could it be...

Li Qi has no sons, only two daughters.

The eldest daughter was born to a concubine, but she died very young.

The second daughter is Li Wutong.

And since Li Wutong was "born", no one in Li Qi's harem has ever been pregnant again.

You must know that this is a world of cultivation. There are countless aphrodisiacs like the "Wooden Butterfly". As long as you have money, there will definitely not be any problems in that area.

So the reason why Li Qi didn't have any more children is definitely not because he couldn't have them, but only because he didn't want to have them.

"..."

Li Wutong's identity as a deer demon.

Yu Pingjun, who clearly knew about this but was still willing to pretend to be her biological mother.

Li Qi, who was unwilling to have children.

When these seemingly unrelated clues were linked together, Wei Changtian suddenly had a bold guess, and he increasingly felt that this might be the truth.

Of course, this matter still needs to be confirmed with Li Qi for some details.

"Brother Chu, I seem to know why Yu Pingjun hates Li Qi."

"..."

After reaching a conclusion, Wei Changtian softly told Chu Xianping his guess.

However, after hearing this, the latter did not show the expression of "Young Master, you are really a genius", but instead gave a negative attitude after thinking for a while.

"Young Master, wouldn't such a reason be too... childish?"

Childish?

Wei Changtian instantly understood what Chu Xianping meant.

He obviously didn't believe that Yu Pingjun would do such an exaggerated act of revenge for such a trivial matter as "love between a man and a woman."

In fact, Chu Xianping's idea was not wrong.

After all, in a world with "one husband and multiple wives", Li Qi, as the emperor, already has countless concubines, and Yu Pingjun is probably not going to be jealous just because the latter had a child with another "woman".

Even if she is jealous, it is indeed unlikely that she would take revenge to this extent.

So if analyzed rationally, Chu Xianping's point of view seems to be more correct.

But...

"Brother Chu, in terms of strategy, I may not be as good as you."

Looking at the serious Chu Xianping, Wei Changtian smiled rather smugly:

"But if it comes to who understands women's minds better... hum hum."

"I think I am still slightly better than you!"