I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

Qin Ge did notice the butler's subtle reaction, but he didn't deduce that there was something wrong with the pillar from the butler's reaction.

Rather, he noticed the pillar as soon as he arrived and secretly used his spiritual energy to examine it.

Qin Ge sensed that Butler Ding's aura was a bit strange, so he deliberately provoked him to determine whether the problem with the Han family's ancestral home was caused by Butler Ding!

"You're talking nonsense!" Butler Ding's expression changed slightly, but he forced himself to remain calm. "Old Master Han has been incredibly kind to me. I've followed him for many years, and although I'm willing to be his servant, I won't tolerate you slandering me like this!"

"Sir, this young man could not possibly know any mystical arts. I think he's just a fraudster. Please don't trust him!"

Qin Ge smiled knowingly, "It's just a pillar. Since there's no problem, why are you so nervous?"

"Whether there's a problem or not, we'll know once we open it up and take a look."

"Sir, is that what you mean too?" Butler Ding's expression became very calm as he looked directly at Han Chongli.

"I understand, I'll go get someone to help right away."

Before Butler Ding could finish speaking, the calm in his eyes vanished, replaced by a chilling aura, and a dagger appeared in his hand.

"Be careful!"

Qin Ge reacted extremely quickly. Just as the dagger was about to stab Han Chongli in the chest, he grabbed Han's arm with one hand and pulled him back, while at the same time sweeping out with a high kick.

With a muffled thud, Qin Ge's foot struck Ding Butler's wrist precisely, causing him to stagger two steps to the side, and Qin Ge's own leg went numb from the impact.

Both of them looked surprised.

"Butler Ding! What are you doing?!"

Han Chongli was pulled behind Qin Ge. When he saw the gleaming dagger in Butler Ding's hand and recalled what had just happened, he was furious.

After arriving at the ancestral home, his bodyguards stood guard outside the door, without following him closely.

Han Chongli was deeply moved as he watched Qin Ge's retreating figure. If Qin Ge hadn't risked his life to save him, he would have been seriously injured, if not dead.

Qin Ge stared intently at Butler Ding. "Mr. Han, isn't this obvious enough?"

"The one who wants to harm your Han family is your family's butler!"

"Han Chongli, I didn't mean to kill you just now, I just took you away!" Butler Ding's posture became much more upright, and the respect he used to show to Han Chongli disappeared completely.

He cracked his knuckles, his gaze fixed intently on Qin Ge. "Kid, you're definitely not simple!"

"I thought you were just a little bit skilled, but I didn't expect you to be this good!"

"It's truly remarkable to possess such skill at your age. Unfortunately, you meddle and ruined my plans; today, you have no choice but to die!"

As he spoke, he suddenly darted out like a cheetah, bypassing Qin Ge and heading straight for Han Chongli.

Han Chongli felt a chill and retreated repeatedly, but his speed was much slower than that of Butler Ding, and the distance between the two was getting closer and closer.

Qin Ge lunged to save the ball, but halfway through the movement, a strong sense of unease suddenly struck him, and he quickly steadied himself.

He had just taken a half step back when Steward Ding's dagger drew an arc in front of him.

"You old bastard! You're really insidious!" Qin Ge cursed. If he had reacted or moved any slower, Butler Ding's dagger might have slit his throat.

I still lack combat experience; I need to spar with Su Wenxi more often in the future.

Butler Ding had the upper hand and was armed, so his attack became even more ferocious when his first strike missed.

"Brother Qin, be careful!"

"What are these bodyguards doing? Why aren't they here yet?!"

Han Chongli watched the two figures darting about anxiously.

When Butler Ding suddenly turned around and attacked Qin Ge, he realized that what had just happened was a feint.

I owe Qin Ge a huge favor today!

Faced with Butler Ding's relentless onslaught, Qin Ge could only dodge repeatedly, feeling extremely frustrated.

He thought he should get a handy weapon to carry with him someday, otherwise he would be too passive in such situations.

What Qin Ge didn't know was that Butler Ding was even more frustrated than he was at that moment.

Butler Ding wielded his dagger with incredible skill, but he just couldn't hit Qin Ge!

The two exchanged dozens of blows before Han Chongli's bodyguards finally arrived, still dumbfounded at the sight before them.

Only after Han Chongli shouted and berated them did the bodyguards quickly surround him.

Seeing that things were not going well, Butler Ding immediately made a feint, then quickly exchanged palm strikes with Qin Ge, using the force of Qin Ge's palm strike to leap backward.

He landed on the roof and ran as fast as he could, quickly disappearing from Qin Ge and the others' sight.

"You bunch of useless trash! Why aren't you chasing them?!"

Han Chongli was so anxious when he saw Steward Ding run away that he jumped up and down in a panic.

"Stop chasing, you can't catch up!"

Qin Ge was also disappointed that Butler Ding had escaped, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Butler Ding is quite powerful. Only if he also has a weapon, or if his strength can be further improved, will it be possible to take him down.

"Brother Qin, we really owe you a lot just now. I never expected that Steward Ding was so well hidden, having been lurking in the Han family for so many years without leaving a trace."

Han Chongli thanked Qin Ge profusely, almost kneeling down to kowtow to him.

"Mr. Han, you don't need to be so polite." Qin Ge pointed to a pillar in the pavilion. "Don't you want to know what secrets are hidden inside that pillar?"

"Butler Ding has been lurking in the Han family for so many years, he must have had many opportunities to make a move against you Han family members."

"But he didn't do that. He only resorted to desperate measures after I discovered the secret of this pillar."

"It seems his infiltration of your Han family isn't just about harming you; he has other motives!"

Han Chongli's curiosity was piqued, so he immediately had his bodyguard find tools to dismantle the pillar. He then called his father, Han Qianyun, to report what had just happened.

The bodyguards removed the entire pillar and then used knives to dig it open bit by bit.

"Huh, there really is something?!"

"Sir, we found it! There really is something inside the pillar!"

"This looks like... glass?"

The bodyguards were puzzled. They had been wondering how there could be something inside a perfectly good pillar, but now that they had actually dug something out, they all became excited.

"Let me see!" Han Chongli stepped forward with curiosity, just as one of the bodyguards blew away the wood chips on the glass.

"What...what is this thing?!"

Han Chongli's expression changed drastically after seeing it clearly. His body froze on the spot as if struck by lightning, and cold sweat seeped out from his back.

The bodyguards crouching around the pillar were so frightened that they fell to the ground and tumbled backward.

Behind that glass was clearly a face with all the necessary features!

To be precise, it was a child's face, with a pair of small, jet-black eyes, and a sharp tooth protruding from each corner of its mouth, the corners of which were curved in a strange arc.

It looks extremely creepy!

Qin Ge glanced at it quickly, her expression calm.

Just as expected, it looks exactly like the Kumanthong in Hong Zhendong's office. It seems that Butler Ding is in cahoots with the people who plotted against Hong Zhendong!