Although all of this was as Chu Qing had expected, when he heard Ye Feifan speak so boastfully, Chu Qing almost burst out laughing.

Ye Feifan was now pretending to be a passing expert, unfamiliar with the situation’s details, intending to confuse him and save his own life.

But how could anything be this convenient in this world?

Chu Qing let out a cold laugh:

"Oh? As you say, you are merely a servant of the Chen Family, your words hold little weight.

"How could Shen Juke, a renowned hero, need a mere servant like you to fabricate evidence for him?

"This story, do you find it believable?"

Ye Feifan hastily replied:

"Senior, you are unaware; this matter was purely coincidental.

"At that time, I was in a pile of corpses, discovered by the people of the Blazing Hall... Shen Juke was there with them, searching the Chen Family premises.

"When they found I was still alive, they intended to wait for me to wake up and ask who the attacker was.

"Afterward, the Blazing Hall people went elsewhere to investigate, and when I awoke, I happened to encounter Shen Juke who had returned.

"Upon seeing him, I wanted to expose him, but unfortunately, Shen Juke threatened me, saying if I dared to tell, he would kill me on the spot!

"Seeing me hesitate, he said that I, as a mere servant, would not be believed by the Blazing Hall people even if I spoke out.

"He could simply say that I was scared silly and making baseless accusations... assuming the Blazing Hall wouldn’t offend him over this affair."

He said this with a mournful expression:

"I was young back then and timid, so his threat frightened me into silence.

"But I was also scared that he would kill me afterward... so, I begged him to take me as his disciple, thinking that once I became skilled in martial arts, I would avenge the Chen Family.

"And if I became his disciple, he wouldn’t easily take my life..."

The story seemed reasonable on the surface, but there was much to delve into.

Chu Qing knew there were half-truths in his words, yet he did not probe further, simply asking:

"So, you became his disciple just like that? And it’s been ten years now?

"How is it that in these ten years, you remained unharmed, but tonight he suddenly wanted to kill you?"

"It wasn’t suddenly tonight... he has always wanted to kill me these past ten years."

Ye Feifan’s voice carried a bitter tone:

"Not daring to deceive you, Senior, I have lived cautiously every day in the Shen Family, afraid of making any mistake that Shen Juke could use as an excuse to kill me.

"In fact, if not for later discovering one of his secrets, I would probably have been dead long ago."

"What secret?"

Chu Qing raised an eyebrow.

Ye Feifan hesitated for a moment when asked by Chu Qing, but then, with determination, he said solemnly:

"Shen Juke secretly joined the Mirror of Sin and is now one of their assassins!"

"What?"

Chu Qing’s shock was well-timed.

Mainly because it carried a few elements of genuine emotion.

In fact, from the point when Liu Sanniang found the subdivision of the Mirror of Sin, Chu Qing already suspected a connection between Shen Juke and the Mirror of Sin might exist.

Yet never expected that the renowned hero Shen Juke would become part of the Mirror of Sin, taking on the role of an assassin?

What kind of people were hidden beneath the masks of the Mirror of Sin’s operatives...

"If Senior does not believe me, I have evidence."

Ye Feifan reached into his bosom and took out a few letters.

But these letters were incomplete, clearly snatched from a fire pit; the most intact one was a letter discussing an assassination plan between Shen Juke and his contact person.

After Chu Qing examined them one by one, he said in a deep voice:

"These letters are fragmented; they might not serve as convincing evidence."

"You are correct, Senior, but the handwriting can be compared, and it is indeed Shen Juke’s handwriting.

"I also have another letter here, one he wrote to Li Hanguang of the Piqiu Sword.

"They encountered each other in the martial world and had some private interactions. You may compare the handwriting, Senior."

Ye Feifan handed another letter to Chu Qing from his bosom.

Chu Qing compared the handwriting and found it identical.

Ye Feifan then said:

"For years, the reason I managed to survive was precisely because I held this evidence.

"I could rip off the mask of the so-called hero Jinge Lang!

"He dared not act rashly against me due to his fear of exposure... however, recently, a significant event occurred in the mansion.

"I suppose Shen Juke has finally lost his mind."

"What significant event?"

"The woman he was willing to annihilate the entire Chen Family ten years ago to obtain... has abandoned him."

Ye Feifan’s expression turned peculiar as he spoke:

"You couldn’t imagine, Senior, that Shen Juke, a renowned hero, committing such an atrocious act, was all for a woman.

"She is truly a femme fatale... It was the woman who Chen Sheng, the eldest son of the Chen Family, wanted to marry, yet became the main cause of the Chen Family’s annihilation.

"One wonders if the young master, had he known back then, would still have considered marrying her.

"For ten years, she crafted her actions to please Shen Juke while by his side.

"Yet, shortly past the decade, she threatened her own life as a bargaining chip to leave the Shen Family.

"Remarkably, Shen Juke was indeed deterred by her threat... but ever since she left, he seems to have gone mad, with unpredictable moods.

"Though I knew his apparent benevolence was a facade hiding true baseness, he had always worn his disguise well.

"But after she left, he no longer even pretended.

"Constantly venting his pent-up frustration, he killed several servants under dubious pretenses.