Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 232 Brother Bai, perhaps we can become friends?
Zhou Qing soon got such an opportunity.

Due to the tense relationship between the Cai and Li families, there have been frequent minor conflicts in the town recently, and business in the entire town has become much more sluggish.

Even more so, the conflict between the Cai and Li families seemed to create a turbulent atmosphere, causing the other families to become restless as well.

Seven families live on the same land, and there are always many frictions between them, but everyone is very restrained.

In today's turbulent atmosphere, there is an increasing trend of people acting without restraint.

All seven families were worried that if things continued this way, they would start fighting each other before even exploring the secret treasure.

Therefore, the most respected and powerful patriarch of the Hong family stepped forward and invited the heads of the seven families to meet to mediate between the Cai and Li families and persuade them to stop fighting.

That day, all seven families gathered at the Hong family's Liuxian Hall to reassure their respective families and prevent the situation from escalating further.

The matter was resolved satisfactorily, and the Hong family patriarch felt honored, so he invited several family heads to a banquet.

The banquet was only halfway through when a high-ranking member of the Yu family suddenly burst in, his face filled with panic, and said, "Master, Mr. Qi has been murdered!"

The head of the Yu family suddenly stood up, his face already ashen.

The Yu family was the least powerful of the seven families. The reason they were able to maintain a balance of power with the other six families was because they possessed a unique skill.

That is the earth fire tempering method.

A skill that can more efficiently refine stronger metals. Relying on this unique skill, the Yu family's weapon-refining level is second to none in the entire Lian Gu Mountain Range.

The cultivators in the Lian Gu Mountains are not highly skilled, and most of them do not have the resources to leave the valley to buy magical artifacts in the more prosperous immortal markets. Even if they could get there, they would not be able to afford most of the goods from those major sects.

Therefore, the Yu family became their first choice.

It was precisely because of this unique skill that the Yu family prospered in the Lian Gu Mountains.

This unique skill of the Yu family is now in the hands of Mr. Qi.

To protect Mr. Qi's safety, the head of the Yu family arranged his residence next to Mr. Qi's workshop so that he could provide close protection for him.

Today, because it was the Hong family patriarch who orchestrated the event and urged all families to cease fighting, he figured no one would dare to defy public opinion and attack Mr. Qi today, so he came with peace of mind.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Qi still fell victim to this heinous crime.

The head of the Yu family instantly turned red in the eyes. He glared at the other family heads present and shouted, "Who did this? Step forward!"

The Wang family and the Yu family have always been at odds. Upon hearing this, they said coldly, "Does Patriarch Yu treat us like prisoners?"

The head of the Yu family glared at him and said, "No one else is saying anything, but you're the one who's talking. It must have been you. You've been envious of the Yu family's weapon-refining skills for a long time."

Old Ancestor Hong frowned and said, "Patriarch Yu, please don't be angry. The truth still needs to be investigated. I invited you all here today, so I should take responsibility for this. Let's go to the Yu family now and investigate together. We must find out the truth."

"We will definitely give the Yu family justice when the time comes."

The head of the Yu family forced himself to suppress his anger and said, "In that case, we will trouble Ancestor Hong to uphold justice."

The heads of several families then arranged to come to the Yu family's residence.

They examined Mr. Qi's body together. The heads of the families all had strange expressions, while Old Ancestor Hong's face darkened.

They all noticed traces of the Hong family's unique water-based magic, a chilling force, on Mr. Qi's corpse.

This magic is a secret passed down within the Hong family; no other family could possibly use it.

The head of the Yu family immediately felt a chill run through his body.

He began to suspect that Hong Laozu's scheme might have been a conspiracy from the very beginning.

Although Master Hong tried his best to explain, the Yu family refused to believe him.

The heads of the families parted on bad terms.

From then on, the atmosphere in Lian Gu Town became even more tense. While the Yu family suspected the Hong family, they did not completely let go of their suspicions about other families.

The Hong family knew they were innocent, but since Mr. Qi had indeed died from the Bone-Piercing Cold, they began to suspect that another family had stolen their Bone-Piercing Cold, then killed Mr. Qi and framed them.

The other families, however, realized that the Hong family was the strongest among the seven, and he certainly didn't want the Yu family to rise rapidly through the weapon-refining business and challenge their position.

If the Hong family can treat the Yu family this way, they can certainly treat other families the same way.

For a time, all seven families lived in fear.

The hard-won peace has completely vanished.

The entire town seemed frozen in ice, but could be ignited at any moment by something trivial.

Bai Yujing was very pleased with the situation he had created.

When he arrived at the Li family, he lied and claimed that he only had the strength of the third level of Foundation Establishment.

From then on, he secretly stipulated that he could only use his strength below the third level of Foundation Establishment here.

If he can use this strength to instigate internal strife among various factions and cause their destruction, then his psychological warfare strategy will have achieved some success.

Now he is about to succeed.

He simply used his understanding of the seven families' mentality, without even needing to use his Foundation Establishment stage cultivation, to kill two people and bring the seven families to the brink of destruction.

This is the power of winning hearts and minds.

It allows people with weak abilities to achieve far more than they are capable of.

So, once he becomes powerful, how terrifyingly powerful will he be when he uses his psychological manipulation abilities?

Bai Yujing felt himself getting closer and closer to the image of Zhou Qing that he had imagined.

However, his pleasant mood was soon shattered by an uninvited guest.

Zhou Qing.

It wasn't the Zhou Qing he longed for, but the clown-like Zhou Qing.

But Zhou Qing, whom he looked down upon, surprised him with his very first words.

Zhou Qing crossed his arms and said in his usual arrogant manner, "You did all of this, didn't you?"

"Kill the women of the Cai family, kill Mr. Qi, and incite infighting among several families."

"Hmph, what a clever scheme, but unfortunately it can't fool my eyes at all."

A murderous glint flashed in Bai Yujing's eyes as he said, "What are you talking about? I don't understand."

Zhou Qing sneered, "Don't rush to deny it. I have my reasons for believing it's you."

“I’m a rough man, unlike you who are good at scheming, but I have my own intuition, which I’ve developed through countless battles.”

“My intuition tells me you’re no ordinary person, so I’ve been keeping a close eye on you since day one.”

“I noticed your movements when you followed Li Yiming out of the mansion that day. At the time, I didn’t know your intentions. Later, when the news of Miss Cai’s death came, I knew it was you. Now that Mr. Qi from the Yu family has died without cause, I am even more certain that it was your doing.”

At this point, Zhou Qing glanced at Bai Yujing's face and saw that his signature smile was gone, replaced by a murderous glint.

He laughed and said, "You don't need to think about silencing me. Even if you were at the seventh level of Foundation Establishment, I would still be confident of escaping from you, let alone the third level of Foundation Establishment."

"Don't treat me as an enemy; we might be able to become friends."

(End of this chapter)