That executioner shouted, "The method of prolonging life is also the method of exchanging life. It's using my life to exchange for his!"

After the executioner shouted, his own head also fell to the ground.

The meaning of this legend is: in the art of术道 (shu dao, esoteric arts), there is no secret method to bring the dead back to life without paying a price. It's either a gamble or an exchange. Otherwise, the heavens will not let anyone off for no reason.

Ye Yang was covering my neck with his hand. Could it be that he wanted to use his own life to reattach my head?

Just as I was about to raise my hand to block Ye Yang, I saw the Reincarnation Division disciple who had swung his knife to cut off the clay figure's head. Blood spurted from his neck, and his head flew into the air, tumbling several times before rolling to the ground.

I was stunned, and Ye Yang also released his hands.

At that time, both the Reincarnation Division and our Liangjie Tang (Two Realms Hall) forces were silent. I could even hear my own and Ye Yang's hearts pounding wildly.

Having walked through the gates of hell, it would be a lie to say we weren't surprised or afraid, but we quickly calmed our emotions and looked at the Reincarnation Division again.

Han Liangzhe stood fifty meters away, facing me from afar, but I could feel the shock in his eyes!

Han Liangzhe finally spoke, "Did you release the clay figures?"

"No!" I replied in a deep voice. "There's a ghost-god scheme here. You're already in it."

Someone said sharply, "Hall Master, don't listen to him. Why would he be so kind as to tell us there's a ghost-god scheme here? Capturing them is better than anything!"

Han Liangzhe glared at the speaker. "Are you questioning me?"

That person simply closed his mouth, but showed no intention of apologizing to Han Liangzhe!

I waved my hand. "Let's go! To Shuangji Town!"

As we retreated, two angry roars came from behind us at the same time: "Chase!" "Stop!"

I could tell that the one who shouted "Chase" was the Reincarnation Division disciple who had contradicted Han Liangzhe, and the one who shouted "Stop" was Han Liangzhe.

I no longer had the mind to care about the Reincarnation Division's internal strife. Instead, I rushed down the mountain as quickly as possible to reach Shuangji Town on the mountainside.

Although Shuangji Town was called a "town," it wasn't actually very large. Relying on my memory of the dream, I found Hundred-Hand Zhang's courtyard.

It had been abandoned for many years, and cobwebs covered the inside and outside of the house.

In the dream, the tables and chairs where Hundred-Hand Zhang had his clients sit were set up in the courtyard.

I found a chair and sat down, constantly recalling everything that had happened in the dream. When the faces of Hundred-Hand Zhang's clients flashed before my eyes one by one, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck my mind: "Cang Tianji, did you also enter that dream? Are the people who came to find Hundred-Hand Zhang all about to die?"

"Yes!" Cang Tianji said. "Judging from their faces, those people are all nearing the end of their lives."

I took a deep breath. "I think I know how to break free from the fate of ghosts and gods. Wait and see! When the people from the Reincarnation Division arrive, our game can begin."

After I finished speaking, I simply closed my eyes and leaned back in the chair to rest.

Before long, the Reincarnation Division's large force arrived and surrounded the courtyard where I was.

I opened my eyes. "Hall Master Han, how about coming in for a chat?"

Before Han Liangzhe could speak, the Reincarnation Division disciple behind him said, "What right do you have to ask us to come in and talk? Get out here!"

I ignored him. "Hall Master Han has come with so many people, but we only have four. Surely, you're not afraid to come in and talk?"

Han Liangzhe stepped into the courtyard. The speaker hesitated for a moment, then followed him in.

I pointed to the opposite chair. "There's only one chair. Which of you will sit?"

I was asking them: who is really in charge?

Before Han Liangzhe could speak, the man beside him said, "I don't think anyone needs to sit. Han Liangzhe, capture them and let's go back quickly."

I asked calmly, "Who are you?"

"Reincarnation Division Law Enforcement Hall Inspector, Chen Tai..." The other party straightened his back as he spoke.

"Then you don't need to sit! Nor am I interested in knowing the name of a dead man." I took out a cigarette from my pocket and put it in my mouth. Just as I was about to reach for the lighter, Feng Ruoxing's Asura Swift Sword brought a cold light that pierced through the man's neck.

After Feng Ruoxing struck with his blade, he didn't immediately withdraw, but instead gripped the hilt of the Dragon Spine and hoisted the man into the air.

The other party stared fixedly at me and Han Liangzhe, but I nonchalantly took out a cigarette. "Want one?"

"Thank you!" Han Liangzhe took the cigarette. Only then did Feng Ruoxing violently retract his blade and let the man's corpse fall to the ground.

Han Liangzhe said, "Hall Master Li, what are your instructions for inviting me here?"

Han Liangzhe was the truly intelligent one. Such a person who disregarded the rules and dared to pursue profit was not easy to deal with, but he could be cooperated with.

Because he knew how to obtain the greatest benefits.

Even if it meant cooperating with the enemy in the short term.

Han Liangzhe's "thank you" was not for the cigarette, but for my killing of that supervisor.

As for how he would explain it when he returned?

At worst, he would just make the people who couldn't keep their mouths shut disappear in Shuangji Town. He believed that I could help him deal with these problems.

I laughed. "I wouldn't dare to instruct you. I just wanted to ask, what are your thoughts on those clay sculptures on the mountain?"

Han Liangzhe knew that I was testing his bottom line, but he couldn't avoid answering.