Adventure: My Skills Evolve Infinitely

Chapter 497: Chapter 241: The Mind-Blowing Truth

Bainlo was shocked as he looked at Lin Mo, who was clearly much younger than him.

"I have one more crucial question..."

Lin Mo frowned. "How did you know all that?"

’It would be one thing if he were just perceptive enough to notice something was off with his guards—that’s perfectly reasonable. But to know everything so clearly, even the entire backstory... wasn’t that a bit much?’

Bainlo grinned, a mysterious and audacious expression. "Because I slept with Duke Morin’s wife."

"???"

What the hell?

Lin Mo was stunned for a long moment before a look of solemn respect appeared on his face. He gave a thumbs-up. "Badass."

’In a way, that could be considered revenge on his father’s behalf...’

’If that was the case, then it wasn’t strange at all.’

Unlike men like Nathaniel Preston who earned their fame and rose through the ranks on their own merits, most marriages among the old nobility were political alliances. Duke Morin’s wife was the daughter of another powerful duke. It was one thing for her husband to take on concubines, but how could she be content knowing he was cheating on her?

So, driven by revenge, she sought out Bainlo and told him all of this.

"From the very beginning, before I even left the Royal Capital, I already knew their plan..."

"Then, I sought out Mr. Grim, an old acquaintance of my father’s, and asked for his help. Before that, as part of their scheme, they had deliberately taken me to dangerous places to ’train,’ forcing me to use up my Transfer Scroll. I managed to speak with Mr. Grim on one of the occasions I was transferred back. He spent a fortune to buy me another Scroll, and that’s how I was able to get away."

What happened after that was what you all just experienced.

"So, what are you going to do now? Go back and expose them?"

Deke asked.

Bainlo shook his head, his expression hardening. "I’m going to beat them at their own game!"

"Oh?"

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow. "Pretend you’re the fake and use that against the Morin Clan?"

"Precisely."

"Interesting..."

’So that was why he’d chosen to go out, even knowing it was a trap.’

Lin Mo had his own irreconcilable issues with the Morin Clan. If this could mess with Duke Sed Morin, or even bring down the Morin Clan entirely, he would be more than happy to see it.

"Then what about this impostor?"

Lin Mo gestured toward the carriage.

"Of course, we let him go. After all, from the perspective of the other guards, ’I’ went missing. If ’Bainlo’ is suddenly discovered out here, it will only increase the credibility of my story that I’m the fake."

As they spoke, a figure suddenly knocked over several of the Adventurers standing guard and hastily fled the scene.

"His power is around Level 8, close to Level 9? It seems Duke Morin was quite dedicated to raising this son of his!"

"And considering they’ve been altering the contents of his progress reports for the last two years, his power level more or less matches up. They really were thorough in their preparations."

Grim said, stroking his chin.

"But now, the more the fake seems real, the more the real one seems fake. From now on, as long as you only display that level of strength, no one will suspect you."

Lin Mo said this while looking over at the members of the merchant caravan and their leader, Glen.

Now, they were the only problem left.

"I imagine you are all aware..."

Bainlo said, "Even if I don’t kill you, if you return to the Royal Capital and tell them what happened, the Merchant Guild won’t let you off the hook."

"So now, if you want to live, you have only one choice... cooperate with me. I’ll guarantee your safety, and whatever happens next will have nothing to do with you."

Glen’s expression shifted several times, a look of conflict on his face.

Finally, he lowered his head in resignation...