I stared gloomily at the notary. "What happened here is my business, and you have no right to interfere."

The other party sneered, "As a notary, I can supervise every aspect of your two families' competition. Now, I want to determine what exactly happened to the Wang family?"

I said coldly, "Three days later, you can come and verify the outcome. Not now!"

The notary was about to speak when the flames of the human-blood lantern suddenly flared up several feet, casting a crimson light that made the mountain path look like blood. A figure in red suddenly appeared in the middle of the path.

"Wang Butcher!" The notary laughed when he saw the silent, pale-faced figure. "Wang Butcher is dead! And you still dare to say the Wang family is fine? Get out of the way, or I will immediately declare you defeated!"

Before the notary could finish speaking, I had appeared before him like a ghost. The curved blade in my hand was pressed against his lips. I pushed the blade forward slightly, and blood immediately flowed from the corner of his mouth.

I stared coldly at the notary, whose legs were shaking uncontrollably. "Say that again. Let me hear it."

The surrounding sorcerers simultaneously drew their weapons and surrounded me. The curved blade in my left hand immediately left its sheath. "Anyone who doesn't want to die, get out of my way! Do you understand?"

The notary, with the knife still in his mouth, nodded repeatedly. I withdrew my blade, turned, and walked towards the gate. I had only taken three steps when the notary shouted from behind, "Li Po, you've already lost..."

Before he could finish speaking, my backhand slash swept across his neck. The severed head rolled down the mountain path into the bushes, and the headless corpse collapsed to the ground.

I raised the curved blade. "Did you think I was joking?"

The sorcerers on the mountain were all stunned, unsure of what to do. At that moment, Ma Yingji, who had hurried over, also ran to my side with his men. "Li Po, why did you kill the notary?"

I said coldly, "Why keep a notary who doesn't understand the meaning of fairness alive, embarrassing the world of sorcery?"

Ma Yingji's expression changed slightly. "Although Liang Chao was inappropriate, you shouldn't have killed him. This matter..."

I raised my hand, cutting him off before he could finish. "I'll say it one last time."

"Three days later, you will enter the Wang family to determine the outcome."

"If I lose, I'll pay for that Liang fellow with my life."

"If I don't lose, none of you who came to make trouble for me today will escape."

"If you notaries can't even manage this much fairness, I'll leave you all here right now. I won't play this game with you anymore."

"You..." Ma Yingji trembled with anger. "Very well... three days later, this old man will personally lead renowned figures of the sorcery world to the Wang family again, and the sorcery world will uphold justice."

"I'll be waiting!" I said, throwing down the words and walking towards the gate without looking back.

At the same time, Ma Yingji's voice also reached me, "Well done. If you have the chance, get rid of the other notary as well. I'll replace them with our people. Even if the Bai family wins, they'll lose."

I replied telepathically, "No need. I, Li Po, can afford to gamble on a single victory or defeat."

"Within three days, don't let any notaries bother me."

"I've already written the opening for you with Liang's head. Whether the rest of the article is brilliant or not depends on you."

"Rest assured, Hall Master!" Ma Yingji left with his men, flicking his sleeves.

I also hurried back to the Wang family mansion. When I entered, Feng Ruoxing had already laid Wei Junyong and Wang Butcher side by side on the heated brick bed. "Wei Junyong's soul hasn't returned, and Wang Butcher's soul seems to have dissipated by half. I'm stabilizing their remaining souls. If I can stabilize their remaining souls within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, we'll have a chance."

"That's for the best!" Hearing Feng Ruoxing say this, I finally felt a little relieved. I sat on the edge of the heated brick bed and lit a cigarette. "Where's the cat?"

Feng Ruoxing picked up the black cat. "Here it is!"

"Tie it up!" I watched as Feng Ruoxing hung the black cat from the beam of the house before saying slowly, "Where did Wang Butcher's soul go? I'll only give you one chance. If you don't tell me, I'll skin you."

"Meow!" The black cat cried out miserably, its eyes filled with fear as it looked at the curved blade in my hand.

I put the knife away. Before the black cat could relax, I took a knife from the wall of Wang Butcher's house. "This is a skinning knife. Don't worry, I'm a professional skinner. I guarantee I can peel your skin off completely."

Anyone who has done skinning work knows that you can't use a sharp knife for skinning. Sharp knives can easily cut through the hide. A knife with a slightly offset or curved blade is the tool specifically used for skinning.

I walked up to the black cat with the knife and put the blade against its forehead. "Tell me, where did Wang Butcher's soul go?"

The black cat was so scared that tears streamed down its face, but it could only meow and couldn't say a word.

Ye Yang opened the cat's eyelids and looked at it. "Its cultivation has dissipated, it can't speak human language anymore."