I am a full-level celestial master, you let me enter the strange talk of rules?

Zhang Yangqing said, "The plan may need to be changed. Our previous idea was to dig up the grave, run away, and not care how they kill us afterward. As long as we got what we wanted, we could leave the Undying Mountain directly and avoid triggering the death rules."

After a pause, Zhang Yangqing continued, "Our idea is based on treating Xing Gutian as a disposable 'tool,' to be used and then discarded without considering the consequences."

“But the situation is different now. Xing Gutian has a good impression of us, not just superficial politeness, but genuine recognition. The things they send are not charity, but an investment. They really hope that we can continue to find flowers for them.”

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes lit up and said excitedly, "So, big brother, you mean we should make good use of this goodwill?"

Zhang Yangqing nodded: "Everyone knows that the Xinggu Tian clan is not united. We will find a way to incite them to fight amongst themselves. Fighting among themselves will result in casualties, and casualties will result in corpses. Aren't these fresh corpses better than digging up graves?"

He said that because he was considering long-term implications.

Zhang Yangqing might come to the Undying Mountain again in the future, so Xing Gu Tian Shi might be a fixed 'anchor' for him here. It can provide him with spatial power and also serve as a sanctuary for rest.

If this is taken into account, then the plan can be modified accordingly.

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes gave a thumbs up, her eyes shining like two stars, and said, "Brilliant! Brother is truly brilliant! No need to dig up graves, no need to take risks, and no need to worry about triggering the death rules. They fight each other, people die, and the bodies are left there for us to pick up. Even if we are discovered, it won't be our fault, since we didn't kill them."

She became more and more excited as she thought about it, pacing back and forth in the room, muttering to herself, "Besides, we're both morticians, so it's perfectly reasonable for us to be at a corpse scene. We can even take advantage of the chaos to make more money!"

Zhang Yangqing smiled at her excited expression and didn't interrupt her.

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes walked back and forth a few times, then suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at Zhang Yangqing, her expression becoming somewhat complicated: "Brother, do you think what we're doing is a bit unethical?"

Zhang Yangqing: "."

Damn it, you just realized that?

Pshaw, how can you say that!
This isn't just being unethical; it's clearly a strategy designed to beat the game.

Besides, even if it's immoral, it's my body that's immoral. I'll settle the score and leave. The cause and effect have nothing to do with me, so what am I afraid of?

Of course, Zhang Yangqing wouldn't say any of this. He just casually asked, "What's wrong? Your moral standards have started to rise sharply since you became a savior?"

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes immediately waved her hand: "Brother, that's not what I meant. You always taught me about cause and effect, right? I'm fine, but I'm afraid you have a lot of karma on you."

Zhang Yangqing smiled with relief and said, "Don't worry, I did some good deeds before I came, so it can make up for it."

Peach blossom eyes beauty: "."

Damn it, after all that, I've made a fool of myself.

So I've been doing bad things all along?

No, I killed a lot of veterinarians at the shelter, so I guess that counts as doing a good deed?
For the next few days, Zhang Yangqing and the beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes mingled in this branch of the Xing Gu Tian clan.

During the day, they would wander around the clan's territory, eating, drinking tea, chatting, getting close to the clansmen, and inquiring about news.

At night, after closing the door, Zhang Yangqing would draw diagrams on paper, analyze the relationships between the various branches of the Xinggu Tian clan, and ponder the entry point for sowing discord.

Following Zhang Yangqing's instructions, the beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes began to sow discord.

She first went out "by chance" and wandered around the nearby mountains, then returned "seriously injured".

Her clothes were torn, her hair was disheveled, and there were several bloodstains on her face.

Of course, it was the beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes who made the cut herself with a dagger. It wasn't deep, but it looked scary.

She limped into the gates of the Xinggu Tian clan, clutching a tattered cloth bundle tightly in her hand, a few flower petals spilling out from inside. Tianli rushed over upon hearing the news. Seeing the pitiful state of the peach-blossom-eyed beauty, he frowned slightly, a frown so quick it was almost imperceptible.

But his voice carried just the right amount of concern: "What happened? Who hurt you?"

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes bit her lip, her eyes red-rimmed, like a little girl who had suffered a great injustice.

She handed the tattered bundle to Tianli, her voice trembling: "Clan leader, I found another four-colored resurrection flower. Although it's not the same as last time and its quality is just average, I thought it was better than nothing, so I thought I'd bring it to you. But a group of people snatched it on the way!"

Tears streamed down her face; it wasn't an act, it was genuine pain. She had hit him a little too hard when she made the cut.

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes pointed to the few petals left in the tattered bag, her voice both angry and aggrieved: "These are the only petals left. Those people were wearing gray-white robes with bone badges pinned to their chests, exactly the same as the two uncles at our door. I asked them who they were, and they said something like 'Xing Gu Tian Shi, is it any of your business?' and then they started attacking."

Tianli's expression changed; it wasn't anger, but a suppressed, cold, deathly stillness, like the calm before a storm.

His fingers tightened slightly, gripping the tattered cloth bag in his hand.

The petals were crushed in his palm, and the juice seeped out, staining his fingers red.

Tianli's voice was very calm, unnaturally calm: "It's good that you're alright. Go back and rest. We'll talk about it after you've recovered."

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes lowered her head, wiped away her tears, and limped back to her room.

The moment she closed the door, the grievance on her face vanished instantly, replaced by a smug look of "mission accomplished."

In the courtyard, Tianli stood there for a long time.

The tattered bundle in his hand was crumpled into a ball, and the juice from the flower petals dripped from between his fingers, falling onto the bluestone pavement and leaving several dark marks.

He looked up at the distant mountains, his gaze as cold as ice.

"Someone come here." His voice wasn't loud, but every member of the Xinggu Tian clan in the courtyard heard it.

Two tribesmen dressed in greyish-white robes ran over quickly and bowed respectfully: "Chief."

Tianli tossed the tattered bundle in his hand to them, saying calmly, "Go investigate and see which branch did it."

He didn't say what would happen after he found out, but the two clansmen exchanged a glance and both saw a premonition in each other's eyes that "something big is going to happen this time."

The next day, Tianli arranged for an elder to accompany the beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes on an outing to "find the Resurrection Flower".

The elder's cultivation was at the peak of the semi-saint realm, making him one of the strongest fighters in this Xinggu Tian clan.

Tianli's reasons were valid: to protect the safety of the treasure-hunting rats and prevent a repeat of what happened last time.

The beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes declined a few times, saying things like "No need to go to so much trouble" and "I can manage on my own," but she was secretly overjoyed.

At the same time, Zhang Yangqing changed his identity and infiltrated the location of another branch of the Xing Gu Tian clan.

He "accidentally" encountered a member of the Xing Gu Tian clan and, pretending to be casual, revealed a piece of information: in a valley in the northwest, there is a four-colored resurrection flower.

That flower was of excellent quality, with four distinct colors, especially the black petals, which were so pure that they were without a trace of impurity.

He described it vividly, even specifying exactly which crack in the rock the flower grew in. (End of Chapter)