Zhu Zining's expression shifted erratically. Lin Zhao, however, began to weep. "Can't you find another way? Why does the Sect Leader have to be sacrificed?"

I replied, "The Guiguan Sect (Coffin Gate Sect) has already been infiltrated by the Reincarnation Department. We can't deceive Zhu Zining any other way. Besides, Sect Leader Xue's days are numbered. He left letters for you and Lin Xian. You can ask Ling for them later."

I wasn't lying to Lin Zhao. Xue Shaoyuan had already been diagnosed with a terminal illness. He was already in the advanced stages. The reason he deliberately sent Lin Zhao away was to protect him.

Xue Shaoyuan had been reluctant to pass on his position, stubbornly holding on while his body was failing because he dared not step down.

When Ling found Xue Shaoyuan, he immediately proposed a plan where he would act as a mole to be sacrificed.

However, we had been keeping this plan from Lin Zhao.

I continued, "Zhu Zining, the last time you were able to beat me, it wasn't because your strategy was superior, but because you knew our movements in advance."

"Zhu Zining, you're not an outstanding strategist, let alone a top-notch general."

"When you don't know your opponent's moves, you don't dare to make a move."

"Therefore, Old Liu gave you a definition: you can only use schemes your whole life, not strategies. You can only rely on betrayal, not win with ingenuity."

"That's the extent of your accomplishments!"

"So, this time, when you want to plot against Lin Zhao, you'll repeat the same trick and try to steal our intelligence by any means possible."

"The Flying Ear Thief has already been killed by me!"

"If you want to get information about our movements again, you'll have to focus on Lin Zhao. The reason you haven't launched a plan against Lin Zhao is to control Lin Xian and use him to get information from Lin Zhao."

Although Zhu Zining didn't say a word, her face turned ashen with anger!

I deliberately said, "From the moment Xue Shaoyuan appeared to deliver the message to us, I explained everything in a reasonable way, not for Lin Zhao to hear, but for you to hear."

"You've been played by me!"

Although Zhu Zining didn't speak, her hands clenched into fists at her sides.

I continued, "Ling considered for a long time before deciding to wage war at the Dadu River."

"This isn't my territory, nor do I have any friends here. However, there are countless wronged souls here."

"With your personality, knowing that I can't mobilize any resources here, you'll feel safe enough to follow me in."

"You'll definitely come here one step ahead of me, buy off the ghosts here to use for your own purposes, and set up an ambush here for me!"

I laughed, "Zhu Zining, you're not me. You don't have a grand marshal ancestor in the underworld!"

"The condition I offered the Taiping Army here is to allow them to become Yin Soldiers (underworld soldiers). Can you do that?"

"For other warlocks, it's as difficult as ascending to heaven to turn the souls of soldiers into Yin Soldiers. However, for me, it's just a word from my two ancestors."

"When Ling came, he brought the clerks under the command of the ancestors. It didn't take a day to turn the Taiping Army into Yin Soldiers."

"Tell me, will they listen to you or will they listen to me?"

I laughed, "The conditions you offered them are also very strange!"

"Let them work for you?"

"What can you give them? You're just promising them empty cakes!"

"However, you forgot one thing. The Taiping Army who died here have long been afraid of empty promises. The bigger the cake you draw, the more they resent it."

I said faintly, "Alright! I've said everything I need to say. You can die knowing why now. Send the Holy Maiden on her way!"

With a wave of my hand, the Taiping Army launched another fierce attack.

When these Taiping soldiers were alive, they were brave and skilled soldiers who were not afraid of death. Although the previous round of attacks had cost them thousands of men, it had also stimulated their ferocity, and their attacks became even more violent.

Before long, the figures of Zhu Zining and the others were drowned in the sea of people!

From my perspective, I could no longer see Zhu Zining's figure, but her voice could still reach my ears, "Li Po, do you think you can kill me like this? Just you wait, there will be plenty of time in the future."

I laughed loudly, "Zhu Zining, Ling said that we can't keep you here this time. Next time, if you follow us again, you're dead."

"Mystifying!" Zhu Zining sneered, "Your master never made excuses for his failures!"

I raised my voice, "Whether it's mystifying or not, turn over the stone under your feet and see what's written on it. Then you'll know!"

After a few seconds of silence, Zhu Zining suddenly roared, "Bastard! I'm going to tear you to pieces!"

I laughed, "Zhu Zining, if you have an ounce of integrity, don't do what Ling wrote!"

As expected, Zhu Zining on the opposite side fell silent.

Lin Zhao asked curiously, "What's written under that stone?"

"It says: Zhu Zining uses the Nine-Headed Serpent Jade here!" I said, "The greatest shame for a strategist, no, a calculator, is not losing to the opponent, but having their every move calculated by the other side without error."

"It can only mean that: she's not worthy of being a calculator!"

"Am I right? Zhu Zining!"