Qiao Old Man waved his hand and said, "I won't talk about the past. It's all old news, nothing worth mentioning."

I said, "Then you should at least tell me why you came to deal with me?"

Qiao Old Man said, "Because Xia Chuan, the head of the Xia family, promised that as long as I did three things for him, he would let me leave the Stele Forest."

Before I could ask any further questions, Qiao Old Man said, "Actually, you guessed right. He sent me here to force the Xia family girl to become an evil Confucian."

"We studied the Xia family girl's personality and created the Kong family story based on her character. In fact, the Kong family suffered a terrible disaster because Banxianzhuang took away the Demon Suppressing Stele."

"As long as the Xia family girl's mind wavers, we can use the jade pendant on her to stimulate her evil nature."

When I turned to look at Xia Mengying, she had already taken out a jade pendant from her body and held it tightly in her hand.

I asked in a deep voice, "What do you mean by giving me the coffin?"

Qiao Old Man said, "That was Xia Chuan's arrangement. He knows you very well. He was afraid that you would save the Xia family girl, so he asked me to prepare the third step."

"He said: Although you are not from the Coffin Gate, you have quite a bit of interaction with people from the Coffin Gate. My throwing out the Coffin Gate's token is enough to arouse your curiosity. My third story can directly hit Xia Mengying's heart."

"At that time, the evil energy on the jade pendant can take advantage of the situation, and you won't be able to save her even if you want to."

I said in a deep voice, "How much more do you know about Xia Mengying?"

Qiao Old Man smiled bitterly, "How much can a trapped ghost know?"

"The reason why I haven't dared to take the third step is that I don't want to die in your hands."

"What if I stir up the evil energy in Xia Mengying? With so many experts here, can I escape?"

"But, if my mission fails, I will die anyway, so I can only take a gamble like this."

I looked at Qiao Old Man and said, "As far as I know, the Banxianzhuang Stele Forest does not suppress someone like you."

"Why did Qiao Gongliang say that you were suppressed?"

Qiao Old Man said in a low voice, "I am not qualified to be suppressed. I don't even have the qualification to enter the Stele Forest."

"Banxianzhuang has always claimed that the Stele Forest is a place for suppressing demons. Outsiders don't know the reason, so they send some rebellious Confucians, evil Confucians, and even demons and ghosts to Banxianzhuang for suppression, with the Reincarnation Division sending the most."

"Banxianzhuang cannot explain the real reason for the Stele Forest's suppression of demons, so they can only imprison all these people on the periphery of the Stele Forest."

"Back then, the demon riot in the Stele Forest was the result of unfavorable suppression."

"If Banxianzhuang hadn't gathered a large number of sorcerers at that time, we would have been able to escape during that riot."

Qiao Old Man took a deep breath and said, "During that demon riot, I was one of the few ghosts who did not participate."

"Banxianzhuang spared our lives because we were considered relatively obedient."

"However, Banxianzhuang also listened to the suggestions of some sorcerers and re-imprisoned us in various traps, turning us into the guardian spirits of Banxianzhuang. They also promised to free us after we served Banxianzhuang for a hundred years."

I threw the drawings I got from Tiangongmen on the table, "Are you all hiding in these secret passages?"

Qiao Old Man looked at it carefully before saying, "This is the original drawing. Many places have been changed. If you go in according to this drawing, you can only go to the most dangerous places."

"If you trust me, I can redraw the drawing for you."

I took out a pen from my backpack, "Then thank you."

Qiao Old Man said while drawing, "I know that I will definitely not live long. Regardless of whether my mission is completed this time, Xia Chuan will not let me live."

"If there is anything else I can help you with, please feel free to ask!"

"The Qiao family is gone, and I have been imprisoned for hundreds of years, so I have no more thoughts. If it's convenient for you, please help me kill Xia Chuan."

"I don't hate Banxianzhuang. After all, I betrayed the Confucian school back then."

"However, I hate Xia Chuan."

"He is not worthy of being a Confucian disciple, let alone calling himself a gentleman."

Qiao Old Man stopped here, "Did my descendants tell you that I was framed?"

"Perhaps, saying that can make them feel better! However, if lies are told too many times, they become the truth."

"In the end, even they themselves believe that I was framed."

Qiao Old Man sighed, "Forget it, let's not talk about them."

Qiao Old Man handed the map to me, "Hall Master Li, take a look."

I took the map and said, "It seems like you've taken a detour!"

Qiao Old Man said, "My level is not high enough to understand the mechanism in the middle. I just marked the route that I can use to enter and exit Banxianzhuang."

"Hall Master Li, is there anything else I need to do?"

I put away the map and said, "You go! Go as far as possible. I will try my best to protect you before Xia Chuan makes a move."

But Qiao Old Man sat down at this time, "I'm not leaving! I'm tired of walking."

"Let me do one last thing for you!"

Qiao Old Man tore open a message talisman and threw it on the table in front of me.