168: Zhao Wei's Night Visit to Cangfeng Residence

Gu Yun rubbed his chin, his brow furrowing deeper and deeper.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind.

“If Cao Bu doesn't have the attributes of a thief cao, then did he take in these two women just to play with them, without any true feelings?”

He muttered to himself, then shook his head: “No, both these women were defiled by that fake Gu Yun. Why doesn't Cao Bu mind?”

“Unless... unless the person pretending to be me was Cao Bu himself!”

“Impossible! Absolutely impossible!” The moment the thought surfaced, Gu Yun dismissed it.

“Cao Bu is just a trash at the Heavenly Bridge Realm. Both Lin Rou and Gu Chuyan have higher cultivation than him. How could he possibly hide from their senses? Their cultivation levels aren't even on the same plane!”

His gaze became even more solemn: “Could someone be helping Cao Bu in the shadows? Helping him deceive everyone!”

Gu Yun paced back and forth outside the room, his expression gradually shifting from solemnity to excitement.

He felt he was getting closer and closer to the truth.

“Who exactly is helping Cao Bu?”

“Concubine Leng? Unlikely. She's so arrogant, why would she look at a piece of trash like Cao Bu who has no background or strength?”

“To her, Cao Bu has no utility value at all; even a dog would look down on him.”

“Concubine Su? Doesn't seem like her either.”

“Concubine Su isn't stupid. What does Cao Bu have that she would care about?”

“Besides these two powerful concubines, who else in the Gu Clan has the ability to let Cao Bu impersonate me without being discovered?”

His thoughts became increasingly chaotic when a ridiculous idea suddenly popped up.

“It... it couldn't be my own mother, could it?”

The thought made him shudder, and he quickly shook his head to clear it from his mind.

He really couldn't figure it out, so he returned to the outside of the room where Cao Bu was, hoping to hear more clues.

But after pressing himself against the wall for a long time, the only sounds coming from the room were Lin Rou's charming moans and Cao Bu's heavy breathing; there was no other useful information.

“Is this Cao Bu a monster?” Gu Yun cursed inwardly. “Normal people finish in fifteen or thirty minutes at most, but he's been at it for nearly two hours.”

Gu Yun gritted his teeth, a hint of jealousy flashing in his eyes. He was about to turn and leave to find clues elsewhere.

But as he took a step, another thought flashed through his mind, making his eyes light up: “Right! Ling Shuang was also victimized by that fake Gu Yun!”

“If I can find proof that Cao Bu and Ling Shuang are in cahoots, wouldn't that prove Cao Bu is the fake Gu Yun?”

But a second later, he frowned again: “No, this is just my speculation. Without substantial evidence, even if I say it, no one in the clan will believe me. Instead, they'll think I'm intentionally slandering Cao Bu.”

Gu Yun turned back and took a deep look at Cao Bu's door.

“Forget it, no need to rush to a conclusion.”

“For the next few days, I'll secretly monitor Cao Bu to see if he has any contact with Ling Shuang. I'll determine their relationship first.”

With that, he stopped lingering and left Cangfeng Residence quickly with light steps.

Not long after Gu Yun left, a graceful figure who still possessed great charm quietly slipped into Cangfeng Residence.

She had a slender figure, and her skirt swept lightly across the ground without making a sound, clearly having deliberately restrained her aura.

This figure had a clear goal, heading straight toward Cao Bu's study.

Before long, she arrived at the study door.

She first tilted her head to listen for any movement inside. Once she confirmed no one was there, she turned to scan the surroundings. Seeing that no one was paying attention, she pushed the door open softly and slipped inside.

Before closing the door, she didn't forget to poke her head out again and look left and right for a moment. Only after making sure she hadn't been spotted did she gently shut the door with relief.

After entering the study, she carefully flipped through the items on the desk.

A short while later.

Her gaze fell upon a book titled 'detailed explanation of the heavenly pride battle rules'.

She took a deep breath and, with an apprehensive and nervous heart, slowly opened the pages.

With just one glance, her pupils constricted sharply, and she subconsciously covered her red lips.

Her eyes were full of unbelievable shock, and her hands trembled slightly.

Finally, she weakly put down the book and slumped into the chair behind her, murmuring to herself with a dazed voice: “Cao Bu, I didn't expect it to really be you.”

The person who came was none other than Zhao Wei.

Not long ago, she had discovered the words 'Meng Xian' on a butterfly.

After careful recollection, she concluded that this incident most likely happened within the Gu Clan.

So, taking advantage of this Heavenly Pride Battle, she came to the Gu Clan to uncover the truth.

Initially, Gu Yun was her primary suspect. For this reason, she had even gone to Xiang Xiao Courtyard to compare Gu Yun's handwriting, but found it didn't match at all.

After that, she ran to several other places, finally coming to Cao Bu's place with a 'give it a try' attitude.

She hadn't expected that the person she suspected the least would actually be the true culprit.

“That despicable bastard!”

“It must have been that time when I was drunk that he made his move on me!”

“I was wondering why I had such a strange dream. It turns out it wasn't a dream at all, but something that actually happened!”

Zhao Wei clenched her fists, her nails almost digging into her palms, her chest heaving violently with anger.

She wanted to stand up and settle the score with Cao Bu immediately, but as soon as she left the chair, her footsteps faltered, and her gaze gradually became hesitant.

Involuntarily recalling the feeling from back then, a faint blush crept onto her cheeks, and even her breathing missed a beat.

“No, Zhao Wei, you aren't that kind of loose woman! You must lead by example and make Cao Bu pay the price!”

“I must expose his actions; I can't let him harm anyone else!”

“But if I expose it, will Xiaotian still accept me? He cares so much about reputation.”

“And Xiao Rou, if she finds out, will she call me unchaste and stop talking to me?”

“Dammit! This is infuriating! Now that I know the culprit, I can't do anything to him!”

While Zhao Wei was wavering, a faint, intermittent panting drifted into the study.

Zhao Wei frowned, and a thought instantly crossed her mind: “This Cao Bu... he couldn't be doing *that* right now, could he?”

“Perfect timing to go take a look!”

“If the duration of his performance is the same as in my dream, then it's definitely him!”

She kept her steps extremely light and left the study silently, tiptoeing toward the source of the sound.

Before long, Zhao Wei stopped outside a bedroom door.

She took a deep breath, pressed her ear gently against the cold wall, and held her breath.

After listening for a while, Zhao Wei's brow furrowed tighter and tighter, her heart full of doubt: “This voice, why does it sound a bit like Xiao Rou's?”

She really couldn't believe it.

After all, this was the first time she had heard Lin Rou make such a charming sound; it was both strange and familiar, making her heart flutter with panic.

Fifteen minutes.

Thirty minutes.

Two hours later.

Zhao Wei's ear, pressed against the wall, felt slightly hot, and she already had her answer in her heart.

She nodded secretly: “It is this bastard!”

But having confirmed the answer, she was faced with a dilemma.

What should she do now?

Burst in and expose them?

Or endure it for now?

“Go back first. Acting impulsively now is useless.”

Zhao Wei bit her lip and turned away helplessly, preparing to leave and plan further.

But just as she took a step, Cao Bu's voice came from the bedroom: “Rou'er, plant a sliver of your Primordial Spirit and Essence Blood into this map.”