Chapter 49 Scheme

At this point, Lin Zhao had sorted through everything that had happened during the day.

Lin Zhao probed, "That's not right, Lao Liu, when you came forward, you could have suppressed the matter completely and prevented me from acting. But you were essentially adding fuel to the fire."

"Your actions during the day were in line with the style of Liangjie Tang, but not your usual style."

"You were scheming against Dao Men!" (Thieves' Sect)

Lao Liu clapped his hands and said, "You're right!"

"After the people from Dao Men deceived you, they deliberately provoked us with their words. Wasn't that also a test for us?"

Lao Liu explained without waiting for Lin Zhao to ask further, "The meaning behind Dao Men's move this time was actually to see if we, Liangjie Tang, had the ambition to subdue Dao Men."

"The Master doesn't think much of Dao Men, but Dao Men doesn't see it that way themselves. Therefore, they don't believe the Master's claim that he's here to capture the Earth Soul."

Lin Zhao scoffed, "Dao Men really thinks highly of themselves. Do they really think everyone wants a piece of them?"

Lao Liu said, "The Reincarnation Department is actually fanning the flames in this matter."

"If we really want to subdue Dao Men, we have to win over their hearts first. You did well today. No matter what our subsequent plans are, at least we've made our attitude clear. With that, someone within Dao Men will cooperate with us."

Lin Zhao retorted, "You still haven't said how you schemed against Dao Men."

Lao Liu explained his plan, "Over ninety percent of the people from Dao Men will definitely be led to the Yin Yang River and trapped inside, unable to get out."

"In order to subdue Dao Men, the Reincarnation Department will definitely try every means to save them. As long as they go in too, the obstacles in our path will be cleared."

Lin Zhao gasped, "You're using a legend to kill two birds with one stone! And you're making the Reincarnation Department suffer heavy losses. You said ninety percent of the people from Dao Men would go. What about the other ten percent?"

"Trifling skills, not worth mentioning!" Lao Liu said with a hint of smugness before continuing, "The person we're waiting for tonight is the last group that won't go. That is, the person who gave the Master the money back then. She was telling the Master that if there was no conflict between us, she would be willing to make friends. Didn't the Master respond to her as well?"

Lao Liu smiled and said, "Bring out the tea set I bought during the day! I want to make tea for our guest."

As soon as Lao Liu finished brewing the tea, he heard someone outside say, "Jiang Jiuyuan of the Dao Xian Men (Thief Immortal Sect) requests to see Master Liu."

"So it's our honored guest!" With a smile, Lao Liu gently waved his folding fan, and the door to the room opened on its own. "The tea is already brewed, please come in for a chat, Sect Leader Jiang."

Lin Zhao turned to look at the door and saw a girl wearing a tight leather outfit with swords strapped to her legs striding into the room. Her attire was indeed that of Dao Men, but the aura between her brows carried the demeanor of a sect leader.

Lao Liu pushed a teacup forward and said, "First of the five branches of Dao Men, the Dao Xian (Thief Immortal), I've heard much about you."

"Master is too kind! My skills are still not comparable to the Spirit-Devil Master," Jiang Jiuyuan said with a smile, "The five branches of Dao Men were on high alert in Yunyin Village, but I didn't expect Master to use just a single day to completely miscalculate the arrangements of the five branches. I can't help but admire you!"

Lao Liu said calmly, "Can Ninth Miss represent Dao Xian Men?"

Jiang Jiuyuan smiled again, "Since Master knows that I'm ranked ninth in Dao Xian Men, he should naturally know whether I can make decisions in Dao Xian Men."

Lao Liu nodded, "I want the people from the Reincarnation Department to stay in the Yin Yang River!"

Jiang Jiuyuan responded, "The Sect Leader has already rushed to the Yin Yang River and will take care of things there. However, we also hope that Master Liu can guarantee that no one other than Dao Xian Men will be able to leave the Secret Burial!"

"Deal!" Lao Liu raised his teacup and clinked it against Jiang Jiuyuan's. "Our people will find an opportunity to break through the Yin Yang Reception, causing the Yellow Springs to flood the Grass River. You just need to figure out how to escape."

The two people decided the life and death of four sects, plus a group of people from the Reincarnation Department, so casually.

Dao Men and Liangjie Tang actually had no life-or-death conflict. The reason why Lao Liu wanted to kill Dao Men was because he wanted to ensure that Dao Men would not suddenly return at a critical moment.

Only if Dao Men doesn't return can we ensure that our mission is foolproof.

What Lao Liu wanted was to protect the ten years of life for me and Ye Yang!

Jiang Jiuyuan said, "I wonder when Hall Master Li plans to go up the mountain?"

Lao Liu said, "The Master will be back soon. Let's discuss the details of entering the mountain first."

As Lao Liu spoke, he took out a map from his body and spread it out on the table. Lin Zhao was stunned. "Isn't this the fake map I bought this afternoon? The one in the trash can... You didn't buy a fake map too, did you!"

Lao Liu smiled, "This is the real map."

"Lao Zuanshan Bao (Old Drill Mountain Leopard) deliberately sold the real map as a fake map in order to protect the real secret."

"Back then, he released more than a hundred maps at once. Most people wouldn't believe it was a real map, and a small number of people were skeptical. Dao Men would naturally send people to test it."

"The cultivation of those who came to test it wouldn't be too high, and some people couldn't even understand the hidden marks on the map, so naturally, there would be heavy casualties. In that case, who would still believe it was a real map?"

"Lao Zuanshan Bao used this trick of 'using the real as the fake and hiding the real with the fake' to hide the real map under the noses of Dao Men."

"That's why Dao Men used all sorts of methods but still couldn't get any secrets out of Zuanshan Bao's mouth."

Not only was Lin Zhao stunned this time, but even Jiang Jiuyuan was stunned.