It's not easy being a Master

4

Shen Zhixian seriously tried to recall the content of the book.

In the book, the relevant matters about the original "Shen Zhixian" was not written in detail. After all, he was only a cannon fodder that induced the protagonist to blacken. His biggest role was to torture Yan Jin and grind him into having a cold heart.

Where did the original heart ailment come from, and what exactly happened at that time?

...Not written.

Song Ming was not the most outstanding of their master's disciples. Why did he end up being the sect leader?

...Not written.

Even the death of their master, the former sect leader of Qingyun Sect, was a mystery. Shen Zhixian clearly remembered that the former sect leader was in excellent condition. Once he retired into seclusion, a promotion would have been a sure thing.

Think carefully.

When reading a book, it was easy to read quickly and not use one's brain. Now that he had transmigrated into a cannon fodder in the book, he wished he was the reincarnation of Sherlock Holmes.

Shen Zhixian pondered the matter and even slowed down for a moment.

Eh, it was still too hard to understand.

It was surely no coincidence that Yan Shan could become the original Shen Zhixian's disciple. This was probably the result of Song Ming's underhanded contributions. Nearly a year ago, it was Song Ming who mentioned a few words at the Sword Competition and convinced the original owner to receive Yan Shen on the spot.

After Yan Shen became Yan Jin's junior brother, he did not bully the latter outright.

Relying on the original own's acquiescence and his own carefully constructed image of a cheerful sunshine, he used the status of the original owner's most loved disciple to secretly pull many people to his side to create stumbling blocks for Yan Jin. 　　

This time, the plot with the Hidden Sword Pavillion was a deep one. One couldn't help but wonder whether Song Ming had a hand in this affair. 　　

Most likely, he did. If not, then he probably knew the hidden details of the plot. 　　

Shen Zhixian rubbed his eyebrows again, which was his usual action when thinking about difficult questions.

In the book, the original Shen Zhixian's attitude toward Song Ming was neither cold nor warm. However, after seeing Song Ming this afternoon, he felt slightly uncomfortable. The more he thought about it seriously, the more he realized how inconsistent this behavior was, considering the factors involved.

Obviously, when Shen Zhixian was reading the novel, he didn't pay much attention to this sect leader supporting role who was killed shortly after the original Shen Zhixian was strangled to death.　

Eh?

How did Song Ming die?

...It seemed that the author didn't write it.

The original owner had lost the position of sect leader due to his heart ailment, which gave Song Ming the opportunity to become the top person in power in the sect. Could it be that Song Ming was worried that he would one day heal his heart and take back the position, and so decided to guard against him secretly?

This wasn't without reason.

However, now that the original owner was no longer present, the current Shen Zhixian just wanted to treat Yan Jin well to avoid a miserable ending. He was not ambitious and had no intention of fighting for the sect leader position.