Feng Ruoxing roughly estimated, "Yes! Six months ago, Li Po was almost on the verge of promotion. If Ye Yang hadn't killed Chang Jiuzhen's Earth Soul with a single sword, maybe they would have accumulated enough merit that time."

　　"Li Po and Ye Yang brought back the Earth Soul of the Bai family grandmaster from the Town Prison. Although it's a Xuan-level task, it was a secret order eliminated from the end of the Di-level. The Black and White Impermanence divine lords will not watch their disciples suffer losses and will definitely fight for more rewards."

　　"In this way, Li Po and Ye Yang will have the qualifications for promotion. It's reasonable for the underworld to send out a promotion mission. But..."

　　Feng Ruoxing looked at Lao Liu before saying, "Promotion missions are all underworld secrets. Even the Yang Jian Jie Ming Ren's direct superior doesn't know about them. How did you find out?"

　　"Besides, I feel like Xia Mengying doesn't know she's carrying a promotion mission."

　　Lao Liu laughed, "Xia Mengying is indeed a person in the game. The underworld chose a Confucian disciple to bring a promotion mission. It can be described as painstaking!"

　　"Although Confucian disciples are somewhat pedantic, they rarely lie. People full of nonsense must have impure Haoran Qi (righteous spirit). Because Xia Mengying herself didn't play tricks, she was just brought into the task by someone else, so the East Master will naturally not suspect that she has any problems? But..."

　　Lao Liu changed the subject, "However, the civil official faction has revealed its flaws."

　　"The civil official faction doesn't want to see the East Master promoted. Once the East Master succeeds in the promotion, he will become the youngest fourth-rank Yang Jian Jie Ming Ren, unprecedented. The prestige of the Yin commander faction will inevitably increase greatly. Therefore, they have to find a way to disrupt the lord's mission."

　　"The civil official faction cannot directly target the lord. However, the underworld can't control the infighting between Yang Jian Jie Ming Ren. They will have human spokespersons come to disrupt the lord's mission."

　　"When Xia Mengying came to ask the lord to take action, I was suspicious of this issue. In addition, Zhao Ci told me that the provincial capital had Taoist sects frequently contacting the outside world. Only then did I determine that a Yang Jian Jie Ming Ren had come to make trouble."

　　Feng Ruoxing was surprised, "You've been having Zhao Ci monitor the Taoist arts in the provincial capital?"

　　"That's right!" Lao Liu said with some resentment, "My lord! He's extremely shrewd about tasks and ghosts. However, he really doesn't have a sense of the overall Jianghu situation!"

　　"In the lord's mind, as long as no one comes to provoke him, he won't provoke others. Making money, earning lifespan, and living a good life is enough. After defeating the Taoist arts in the provincial capital, he threw everything aside. This is not the style of a Jianghu overlord!"

　　Just as Feng Ruoxing was about to retort, Lao Liu said again, "It's not that I have to force the lord onto the path of hegemony, but the Taoist arts struggle has already begun."

　　"Recently, I have been collecting news about Taoist arts. The underworld factions' spokespersons in the human world have appeared one after another, vying for the right to speak in Taoist arts. Even many reclusive Taoist sects have sent out elite disciples to participate in the Taoist arts hegemony."

　　"Although this Taoist arts struggle hasn't affected the Northeast yet, there will be a Taoist arts battle here sooner or later. No one can stay out of it."

　　"If the lord doesn't fight, he can only become someone else's target. I have to prepare early."

　　Feng Ruoxing was silent for a long time before nodding, "Your approach is right, but Li Po's side..."

　　Lao Liu cupped his hands, "Please, Feng Dangjia, don't tell the lord about this for the time being. The time is not yet ripe, and the lord is not aware of the danger of the Jianghu struggle."

　　"In addition, although the current strength of Liangjie Tang can dominate Liaodong, it is not enough to compete with the major Taoist arts sects. Liangjie Tang still needs a certain amount of accumulation."

　　Feng Ruoxing nodded, "I understand what you mean. I can keep it a secret for you. How do you plan to deal with this?"

　　The smile on the corner of Lao Liu's mouth remained the same, but his voice carried a hint of murderous intent, "This time, I must ensure that the lord is promoted smoothly."

　　"I can't interfere with the lord's mission, but I have to create an environment where the lord can complete the secret order with peace of mind."

　　"As for those Yang Jian Jie Ming Ren who came to make trouble, let's just leave them all behind! Hopefully, their corpses can make those with ulterior motives sober up."

　　As Lao Liu spoke, the convoy had approached the mountains. Lao Liu gently patted the car seat, and Yun Chang immediately turned off the headlights. The entire convoy drove silently into the mountains.

　　After twenty fully armed Meng family iron guards got out of the car, they stood in a neat row. Lao Liu was still sitting in the car, raising his wrist to check his watch, "Wait a little longer, until Wang Butcher and Xiao Chun are in position, then we can start."

　　Soon after, Lao Liu opened his mouth, "Feng Dangjia, these people are entrusted to you."

　　As Feng Ruoxing nodded, Lao Liu waved his hand slightly. The Meng family iron guards each put on a half-black and half-white pig iron mask. The mask was specially designed by Lao Liu. The white side was as cold as a knife, with a slight smile on its face. The black side was like dyed ink, with murderous intent overflowing from its eyebrows.

　　This iron guard hasn't been officially named yet, but Feng Ruoxing vaguely saw the aura of deterring Jianghu from them. She later told me that when she saw the iron guard, she even felt that this would be a force that would make Jianghu tremble.