Hua Lianqing's words made my heart sink.

Nine Gates Sealing Formation.

A Lifetime of Resentful Lovers!

Isn't that Gu Bei and Zhi Nan?

They were also pawns in the Greedy Wolf Game!

While I was inwardly shocked, Hua Lianqing spoke again, "This parting, I don't know when we'll meet again. Tell the Undead Jiang for me: the past grudges can't be let go, but they don't necessarily have to be resolved with life and death."

"If we meet again, I hope he can call me Hua Lianqing."

"Goodbye!"

Hua Lianqing left.

I clearly saw her wiping away tears as she went out.

I watched Hua Lianqing leave before releasing Xiao Ying's acupoints.

Xiao Ying followed us to the car in silence, but hesitated to get in.

I was about to speak, but Xiao Ying said first, "I don't want to go to Liangjie Tang anymore. You guys go!"

Lin Zhao was stunned, "Yingying, what's wrong with you?"

"I can't accept him letting Hua Lianqing go." Xiao Ying cried, "In the past, when Li Po fought with Jianghu people, when he plotted against the Reincarnation Department, I didn't think there was anything wrong!"

"Jianghu people are like that. From the day they enter the Jianghu, they have to be prepared to be killed. In a life-and-death struggle, whoever is more skilled will survive. It's your own fault for not being skilled enough if you lose and complain about your opponent's despicable methods."

"But what's going on with you letting Hua Lianqing go? She's killing innocent people indiscriminately!"

"How many people died in North Water Town? Are they all Jianghu people? Did they all deserve to die?"

"Hua Lianqing is your Shiniang (martial aunt), and I can understand that you don't want to send her to the underworld. But if you let her go, aren't you afraid that she'll kill even more people?"

I listened quietly to Xiao Ying's words before saying, "Are you finished?"

Seeing that my expression was not right, Lin Zhao quickly pulled Xiao Ying away. The two of them were talking in the distance for a long time.

I could see that Xiao Ying was a little emotional. Even Lin Zhao couldn't comfort her. The two of them seemed to have argued for a while before Lin Zhao reached out and hugged Xiao Ying, leaving her there and walking back.

Lin Zhao opened the car door and sat down, "Xiao Ying said she needs to think it over. I think she'll be back in a few days."

I shook my head and said, "People's hearts are like faces, different in a thousand ways. No one can control anyone else. She can't accept my way of doing things, and there's nothing I can do."

Lin Zhao wanted to say something, but the words didn't come out of her mouth.

I smiled and looked at Lin Zhao, "Do you also think I'm being biased?"

"A little bit, maybe!" Lin Zhao nodded and said, "But Hua Lianqing is your Shiniang (martial aunt), and you really can't do anything to her? Did your Shifu (martial arts master) Undead Jiang also promise to let her go?"

I said in a low voice, "Undead Jiang once promised his Shifu (martial arts master) that he wouldn't kill Hua Lianqing."

"Undead Jiang once said something like this to me: If Hua Lianqing wants to kill you, use all your strength to kill her, otherwise, you will die. Don't get yourself involved because of the grudges of the previous generation."

"If Hua Lianqing doesn't want to kill you, or you think Hua Lianqing doesn't pose a threat to you, I hope you can let her go."

I took a deep breath and said, "Xiao Ying thinks I'm being biased, and she's not wrong."

"In this world, there must be people who help reason and not relatives, and I admire such people very much. But I can't do it."

"Whenever there is a dispute, the first thing I think about is helping relatives."

"To put it bluntly, whether Hua Lianqing is good or evil is none of my business. I won't help her kill innocent people, but I never thought about acting on behalf of Heaven and eliminating relatives for the sake of justice."

"I can understand Xiao Ying's disapproval of my actions."

"But understanding doesn't mean I have to correct or change anything."

Lin Zhao nodded and said, "I understand what you mean. I'll try to persuade Yingying."

I waved my hand and said, "You don't need to persuade Xiao Ying. It's better if she doesn't come back. If possible, I don't want to increase the number of people in Liangjie Tang."

Lin Zhao became anxious, "Li Po, are you... are you being a little unreasonable? Yingying has helped us a lot in Liangjie Tang. It's not good to shut her out like this, is it?"

"That's not what I meant!" I replied, "You've seen it yourself, Liangjie Tang is now surrounded by dangers, and many people want to completely erase us."

"You guys have already been labeled as Liangjie Tang, and you can't leave even if you want to."

"While Xiao Ying isn't too deeply involved with Liangjie Tang, moving her out is for her own good."

I lit a cigarette and said, "Let me give you an inappropriate analogy! The heroes of Liangshan in *Water Margin* gathered together for various reasons, but the final result was that they were all wiped out."

"Do you think this is fate? I think it is."

Lin Zhao stopped talking when she heard this, and I leaned back in the car and fell asleep.

When I woke up, I found myself tied to a chair.

My first reaction was to exert force to break free from the rope, but before I could gather my strength, I felt something was wrong!

Wasn't I in Liangjie Tang?

Wang Butcher and the others were still sitting across from me. Why were they alright?

No! I was tied up by them.

"This..." I just said a word when I saw Old Liu suddenly slam the table, "Shut up! Now is the time for the three halls to jointly try and denounce the leader. You are not allowed to speak."