I laughed heartily and said, "You're here not to seek justice for me, and I'm sitting here not to reason with you."

"I only want the truth!"

The old man's expression darkened: "Come with us, and we'll give you the truth. Otherwise, we'll execute you on the spot!"

I gently turned my teacup and said, "In that case, you can all stay here!"

"Hahaha..." The man standing at the village entrance looked up and laughed: "You think a mere Jianghu (martial world) trickster can stop us? You must be dreaming!"

The old man sitting across from me also sneered and reached out to grab me: "Come with me! I believe the sect will give you..."

Before the old man could finish speaking, his expression changed – his seizing hand was clearly aimed at my shoulder, but he grabbed empty air.

He hadn't expected that the person sitting across from him was just an illusion created by my array.

My shadow slightly raised its head and said, "I'll give you one more chance to consider, will you seek justice from the heavens, or will we fight to the death?"

"You dare threaten the sect?" The old man slammed the table and stood up.

"What if I do threaten you?" As soon as I said that, a figure suddenly fell from the top of the flagpole in the village. The figure had just reached mid-air when it was caught by the rope behind it, hanging in the air.

That person was Shen Zhengzhen, whom I had hidden on top of the flagpole with an Invisibility Talisman.

From the moment the investigation team entered, Qin Xin had been pulling Shen Zhengzhen to stand on top of the flagpole.

The investigation team didn't see the person and ghost on the flagpole, but the two of them had a clear view of everything in the courtyard from above.

With a gesture, Qin Xin immediately looped the rope around the other party's neck and pushed him down from above.

As Shen Zhengzhen fell, the rope around his neck suddenly tightened, and the sound of his neck bones breaking came from mid-air. Shen Zhengzhen's eyes bulged out of their sockets, and his unclosed eyes seemed to be staring fixedly at the people outside the courtyard gate.

Several experts were about to get up at the same time, but the old man whispered, "Be careful, it's a trap!"

The illusion I left in the courtyard sneered, "Actually, Shen Zhengzhen didn't have to die. He knows very well who killed him."

"You like to talk about reason and justice so much, go talk to him more!"

My illusion disappeared with a sneer, leaving all the sect experts in the village.

Before the sect's investigation team arrived, I had already turned the entire Qin Village into a deadly place full of killing intent. Since the Ao Xue (Proud Snow) Sect wanted to kill me, I would make sure they wouldn't return.

After my illusion disappeared from the village, I was standing in the room where Qin Xin had been nailed.

At this time, not only Ye Yang and Feng Ruoxing had rushed over, but even Lao Liu and Nie Xiaochun had appeared in Qin Village. I hadn't intended to mobilize them, but Lao Liu had quietly arrived at Qin Village without anyone notifying him.

I looked at Ye Yang and said, "How's the preparation going?"

Ye Yang nodded slightly: "We can start, but Lao Liu said he can handle things here himself."

Before I could speak, Lao Liu said, "Feng Ruoxing told me about the Suan Shi (Strategist), and I think it's quite interesting."

"Suan Shi! The highest realm of a strategist! It's something I've always yearned for!" Lao Liu suddenly changed his usual demeanor: "I can't reach the level of Suan Shi’s seamless calculations, but if you leave the traps here to me, I can show off my skills."

I frowned: "Lao Liu, are you sure you can do it?"

Lao Liu laughed: "You leave Yun girl, Xiaochun, Black Night Owl, and Qin Xin to me, and I guarantee those people won't leave Qin Village. You can go deal with other things."

Lao Liu's suggestion was good, but I was still worried: "Can you really handle things here?"

Lao Liu smiled: "You underestimate me, don't you? A Shiye (private secretary) is also a strategist. It's just that the Shiye of the Ming and Qing dynasties didn't have the opportunity to dominate the world."

Lao Liu waved his fan and said, "My lord, how about you let me taste the feeling of 'feather fan and silk scarf, laughing and talking while the enemy's ships are turned to ashes'?"

The more relaxed Lao Liu sounded, the more worried I became.

If Lao Liu really had the ability of a "Suan Shi," he wouldn't have been framed and trapped in the Little Yellow Springs.

In fact, at that time, I didn't know that a Suan Shi couldn't calculate everything, and they all had their own areas of expertise. Some Suan Shi were good at calculating the timing and location, while others were good at calculating people's hearts.

There were also many examples of Suan Shi dying from their own calculations, but the Suan Shi had been made too mythical, and they had become a myth of being infallible and invincible.

Before I could say anything, Ye Yang said, "Trust Lao Liu, the Ancestor wouldn't leave us a mortal."

"My lord, trust me!" Lao Liu cupped his fist.

A Shiye only serves his employer, and a strategist only serves his lord.

This "my lord" was equivalent to entrusting one's life to the other for a strategist.

I patted Lao Liu's shoulder: "Block them if you can, and retreat immediately if you can't. Liangjie Tang (Two Worlds Hall) is my responsibility. If someone has to die, it's not your turn first. That's an order!"

"Rest assured, my lord!" Lao Liu smiled and sent me out from behind.

What I didn't know was that after I left, Lao Liu looked at my hesitant back and said, "Li Po is so sentimental, how can he be a qualified lord?"

Nie Xiaochun said, "Li Po is more suitable as a friend, but sometimes, being sentimental is also the reason why people are willing to give their lives and have no regrets."