That Fair-Faced 'Sage' {Completed}

73. Moon cakes And Lanterns 2

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After releasing their lanterns, Shuǐ ChénLín and LanFen went around for a bit, then LanFen stopped suddenly, as the words of the lantern vendor came back to her.

"Shuǐ Chén. What did you think about that riddle I answered earlier?"

He was a bit surprised by the question, but Zhao LanFeng seemed too serious to be asking flippantly.

"It was the most complex riddle in the stand. It's simple, but not crude like the others. One has to be decently clever to decipher it. Why did you ask?"

She had turned to return to the Lantern stand and he followed. "My mother solved the riddle easily, but she was sad upon seeing it, and I never knew why. I just feel uneasy about this 'blind old man' the vendor mentioned."

Shuǐ ChénLín, "You don't think it's -..."

LanFen nodded.

It would be extremely strange if it was indeed Healer Wang.

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The vendor was already packing up to go, when they arrived. "Ah, you're back?" he bowed. "Indeed, no one managed to solve your riddles!"

LanFen, "Sorry. We're not here about that. The Blind old man who wrote the riddle I answered..."

Vendor, "Ah, yes. I was being truthful! He said he suddenly remembered the riddle from a long time ago!"

LanFen was even more suspicious. "And what did this old man look like?"

Vendor, "Nothing special. He went around with a cane and a small basket of herbs. Ah, yes yes!" He slapped his head.

"He also carried a white and beautiful jade flute swinging from his belt! I found that odd because it looked expensive."

LanFen bowed her thanks to the vendor and they left.

"Turns out it's Healer Wang." Shuǐ ChénLín said.

"Uhm." LanFen hadn't told Shuǐ ChénLín or Lu FengHo about the clearing in the forest, and she told him now.

She told him about her discovery that Elder Wang was from the Eastern region, and even her suspicion that he had been the mysterious person, who had revealed Kong Xiaoli's deeds, and then killed him...

Shuǐ ChénLín confirmed that Healer Wang had indeed been the mysterious person from Bronze City, who had killed Kong Xiaoli, but his eyes widened, when LanFen mentioned the colour of Elder Wang's aura.

"Did you say Healer Wang had bright purple flames?" He asked.

"Yes. It's probably from a unique bloodline." She observed. But she was also studying his expression...

Clan Leader Shuǐ had also reacted oddly, when she had mentioned Elder Wang's flame.

Could that be the reason he had decided to trust him?

"Elder brother, why are you so affected by the colour of Healer Wang's aura?"

Shuǐ ChénLín opened his mouth to talk, but closed it back.

The night Zhao LanFeng had performed 'Lantern of Strings' for him, he had been surrounded by a bright purple aura.

The 'Divine Piercing Eye', made Zhao LanFeng's pupils turn bright purple, and the 'Divine Lotus Fury', produced a bright purple lotus...

Shuǐ ChénLín had not really thought about it before now, but he had subconsciously wondered why Zhao LanFeng had two different aura colours.

And now, he had learned that Healer Wang's flames were bright purple as well?