The Grand Elder nodded slowly. "Correct."
Lin Mu had found that particular truth by comparing Zhenyu's memoir against old technique registration records. He had spent nearly a week studying precisely because he expected questions like these.
Then came one that Lin Mu did not recognize. "Who was the fourth person present during the Crimson Reed Incident?"
Lin Mu's mind went blank as there had been three people: Zhenyu, Elder Huan, and a disciple named Xiang Zhe.
He knew the event and that there was no fourth person. Lin Mu immediately realized the trick.
Zhenyu's eyes narrowed. "There wasn't one."
The Grand Elder remained calm. "Are you certain?"
"Unless you're counting the corpse."
The Grand Elder's eyebrow rose.
Zhenyu continued, "And if you're counting corpses as participants, there were fourteen."
The Grand Elder nodded. "Correct."
The Sword Peak Head glanced toward him. "You deliberately invented a person?"
"Of course."
