He didn't understand. The family's secret research into the abomination had always been extremely well-hidden. Aside from a very small number of high-ranking family members and the Wizards involved in the research, no one else knew. Even many Wizards within the family were unaware of the details. How could this have been leaked?
For some reason, a person suddenly flashed through Pei Lingjie's mind.
Pei Yonggao!
Back then, Pei Yonggao had said he was going to assassinate Pei Ze, but then he'd gone silent.
He had just assumed Pei Yonggao had failed and hadn't given it another thought.
'Thinking back now, that's most likely when the problem started.'
Pei Lingjie didn't care whether Pei Yonggao lived or died. He just recalled that Pei Zhanqing had also died around that time. The explanation given by Red Maple City was that he had died during a mission. Thinking back, it was highly probable that Pei Zhanqing had fallen into the hands of the elemental faction.
