The Human Emperor (200-400)

C263: King Sosurim! (2)

"Hahaha. Old Eagle, you're taking it too lightly."

Wang Chong burst into laughter. Did Old Eagle think that he had instructed him to send a nightingale to follow the old woodsman for fun?

"An operation consisting of a thousand Goguryeon elites. Just the preparation itself spanned over four months, and they even built a monastery in the middle of the mountain for it... Given how much effort was devoted into this matter, did you think that King Sosurim wouldn't supervise it personally? Since he isn't in the monastery, there's no doubt that he would be in the surroundings to view the entire operation!" Wang Chong explained confidently. This was no longer a deduction to him, he bore no doubts whatsoever that the old woodsman before him was the elusive King Sosurim.

Weng!

The old woodsman's heart jolted. He didn't expect the young fellow from the Wang Clan to be so sharp. He had always kept his whereabouts a mystery, such that not even his own subordinates were aware of them.

Yet, Wang Chong was able to deduce it from this angle.

"... Also, King Sosurim has always been known to be a wary person. He even swapped all of the monks within the monastery to be Goguryeons as well. Considering that they were planning to kill the influential officials in Great Tang, do you think that he would actually allow an old woodsman of unknown background to come into contact with the monastery?" Wang Chong sneered coldly.

Even the slightest opening can expose the greatest of secrets. Even though the old woodsman was only there for a few seconds each time, there was still a chance he could have seen something that would have made him doubtful, thus compelling him to report it. If that were to happen, their previous efforts would have been in vain.

After much thoughts, Wang Chong felt that the old woodsman who sent lumber to the monastery everyday was the most suspicious of all.

Weng!

Initially, everyone was still skeptical of Wang Chong's words. However, after hearing his explanation, they began to become doubtful of the old woodsman before them.

Indeed! It was an operation involving a thousand True Martial realm Goguryeon elites, how could King Sosurim possibly stay out of it?

Given that they had searched through the monastery and there were no traces of him, only one possibility remained—King Sosurim must be viewing the entire operation from afar.

Given King Sosurim's cautious nature, there was no doubt that this was what he would do.

Furthermore, how could a person as wary as him possibly be so careless as to allow an outsider to deliver lumber to them every day?

The more they thought about it, the more suspicious it felt.

"Who in the world are you?" Ma Yinlong reached for the saber by his waist as he stared at King Sosurim with a grim expression.

"Old masters, I'm just a woodsman. I really have no idea what you are all talking about..." the old woodsman waved his hands as he backed away with a frightened expression. "Gongzi, why must you do this to me? I'm just an ordinary person, I really don't know anything about what King Sosurim you speak of."

The fearful expression on the old woodsman made everyone hesitant once more... Were they really mistaken? Judging from how unstable his footsteps were, he did seem like an ordinary man.

"Hahaha! King Sosurim, I heard that you are quite a figure yourself, but you are looking rather pathetic now trying to deny it even when cornered. None of us are fools here. Why don't you change your shoes before talking about it?" From atop his horse, Wang Chong gazed down at the old woodsman and sneered.