A mocking glint appeared in Shen Bai's eyes. "Senior," he said, "don't you think all of this has gone a bit too smoothly for me?"
When he said this, the Ruo Shui City Lord remained silent.
Shen Bai continued, "If I had attacked the Courtesan back then, would I have destroyed the Ten Thousand Flowers Building, or everything else here?"
"Or even this Deceitful Object right in front of me."
The Ruo Shui City Lord's expression was calm. "Go on," she said.
Shen Bai said slowly, "You see, what if you were the one in the coffin, Senior? What if you were actually a subordinate of the mastermind, and that bead was the key to releasing your Seal? I would have been in a terrible predicament, wouldn't I?"
The Ruo Shui City Lord sighed. "How did you figure it out?"
"That's not for you to worry about, Senior," Shen Bai said, shaking his head.
'How did I figure it out?'
'If that Luminous Pearl was a Deceitful Object, my Golden Finger would have shown me its Information long ago.'
