I shook my head. "Jie Yueling is probably not as simple as you think!"

The stupid son of a landlord is actually a false proposition. As long as his innate intelligence isn't lacking, a child will pick up some of his father's traits just by being around him, even if he can't learn everything.

The sons of officials and wealthy merchants may be naive, but they are definitely not as easily fooled as idiots.

I continued, "I've looked into Jie Yueling. She's a top graduate from the performing arts program. Although she hasn't been in any movies, she has a great talent for acting."

"When she forced Yun Shang to leave, who of you could tell she was acting?"

Lin Zhao asked in surprise, "Are you saying she was acting just now too? To protect our safety?"

I rolled my eyes like Ye Yang. "Don't overestimate your charm! People who think they're irresistibly charming are usually just suckers."

Lin Zhao subconsciously asked, "What about the uncommon cases?"

"Suckers who don't even get any benefits!" After I angered Lin Zhao until he rolled his eyes, I left the gasping Lin Zhao behind.

"Jie Yueling isn't stupid! She was holding back when she talked to us!"

"I think she probably knows Jie Sanbao's secret, but she's wary of us."

"I remember Yun Shang saying that Jie Sanbao's rise to power wasn't exactly clean. If Jie Sanbao used martial world methods, Jie Yueling might not be wary of us. But what if he used warlock methods?"

Lin Zhao was slightly stunned when he heard this. "If that's the case, it does involve martial world rules."

The martial world has always been a mix of black and white. Everyone in the martial world knows a little dirt about everyone else. If all of it were exposed, the martial world wouldn't exist.

Exposing someone's roots is a major taboo in the martial world. Anyone who breaks this rule will find it difficult to move an inch in the martial world, even if no one stands up to defend the rules.

However, the sorcerers' world has a completely opposite rule.

That is, warlocks who use secret arts to make money and harm others are to be jointly punished by all warlocks.

This rule isn't because warlocks are so righteous, but to protect the space for warlocks to survive.

Throughout history, warlocks have always been guarded against and even feared by the imperial court. Warlock methods are endless, and they act without restraint. Historically, there have even been cases of using witchcraft to harm powerful ministers and even emperors.

That's why the imperial court is so wary of warlocks. Once they discover that a warlock has crossed the court's bottom line, they will inevitably use thunderous means to exterminate them, in order to deter the world.

The imperial court can ignore the infighting between warlocks. In the eyes of the court, seeing warlocks fight each other is a good thing. The more warlocks die, the more peaceful the world will be. However, when warlocks attack ordinary people, they are crossing the court's bottom line.

If warlocks can kill people today, they can kill officials tomorrow, and maybe even assassinate the emperor the day after.

Once the imperial court discovers such a thing, they will definitely deal with it severely. If warlocks want to survive, they cannot touch the court's bottom line.

In order to avoid being implicated by a few individuals, the sorcerers' world established this rule.

Although this rule has not been explicitly written down, it has been恪守 (kè shǒu – adhered to) by the sorcerers' world to this day.

I said in a deep voice, "Whether Jie Sanbao has a problem or not depends on whether Jie Yueling looks for the Coffin Gate!"

"If Jie Yueling doesn't look for the Coffin Gate, it means that Jie Sanbao has a problem. If she does look for the Coffin Gate..." I paused and said, "I'll have a way to pull her back!"

Feng Ruoxing asked, "How will you pull her back?"

I glanced behind me. "Isn't Lin Zhao here? If it really comes down to it, we'll sell him. Trading a little milk dog for a beautiful woman is still a good deal!"

Lin Zhao's fists were clenched so tightly that they cracked, and he muttered, "Don't get angry, don't get angry... Getting angry is bad for your health!"

I ignored Lin Zhao's reaction and hid in a secret place near the Jie family's villa.

Not long after, I saw Jie Yueling drive out of the villa.

"Follow her!" I waved to Feng Ruoxing, who quietly drove after her.

Jie Yueling didn't notice that we were following her and drove the car all the way to the mountainous area in the suburbs.

The more Feng Ruoxing followed, the more he felt that something was wrong. "Where is Jie Yueling going?"

I tapped the dashboard lightly. "Has Zhao Ci's information arrived yet?"

"It's here!" Ye Yang said in a deep voice, "The direction Jie Yueling is going should be Gujing Temple (Old Well Temple). Moreover, Zhao Ci also said that the place where Jie Yueling disappeared back then and Gujing Temple are on the same mountain."

My face darkened slightly. "It seems that not only is Jie Yueling hiding something from us, but even Jie Sanbao didn't tell us the whole truth."

I said in a deep voice, "Lin Zhao, is there any movement from the Coffin Gate?"

Lin Zhao shook his head. "No, they haven't contacted me at all."

I turned my head and said, "Contact them and say that Jie Yueling is heading towards Gujing Temple. As for how to make up a lie, think for yourself. Make sure the Coffin Gate gets here before us."

"Feng Ruoxing, see if there's another road. Let's go around in front of her."

Feng Ruoxing hesitated for a moment before turning the car and driving into a fork in the road. At this time, Lin Zhao also connected to Tian Dan's phone.