Anti-fraud manual for the cultivation world

Chapter 96 Not a Witness, But Bait

The young woman raised her hands, but then slowly lowered them.

No!

Don't make a move!

Although I couldn't scan them with my divine sense, I could tell that they were quite confident. People with this level of confidence must be considered well-known experts in Jiangzhou.

If I were to kill them all silently, it would inevitably arouse suspicion.

The imperial court is searching for me throughout the land. The slightest clue will attract the attention of the Imperial Guards, who will pounce like sharks on blood. If a large group of experts were to be silently wiped out in Jiangzhou, the entire city would be swarmed by the Imperial Guards.

Once these guys get attached to me, forget about dating or anything like that.

The young woman thought to herself: Fine, I'll just follow them secretly and see how the Jiangzhou government plans to fight this battle. If they really can't hold on, then I'll consider taking action.

Fourth watch!

In the stillness of the night, the sound of a night watchman calling out the fourth watch could be heard from several streets away.

Hua Mingyuan, Mo Xuanye, and four Foundation Establishment stage disciples arrived together at the gate of Jiangzhou government office.

The surrounding houses had all turned off their lights, and the entire street was pitch black, but this was not a problem for cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage.

Hua Mingyuan merely stirred his thoughts slightly, and a small golden sword flew out from his sleeve, heading straight for the top of the prefectural government office's courtyard wall.

The small sword easily flew over the government office, circled once, and then flew back into his hand.

It's obvious that the defensive formation is gone, otherwise this small sword would have been bounced back long ago.

Hua Mingyuan smiled slightly: "The main character has been waiting for us for a long time."

The disciples were slightly taken aback, but they immediately understood. The main gate of the yamen was open, and a woman in official robes stood steadily in the doorway. She was none other than Hong Lin, the prefect of Jiangzhou.

Hong Lin didn't say anything like "What audacity!" She simply tossed out a fake array flag and said, "This is quite a nice thing. This fake array flag can actually maintain the defensive array for a while. By the time I realized the defensive array was gone, it was almost four in the morning, and there was no time to call for reinforcements. It seems the Demonic Sect has been preparing for this for a long time."

The fourth watch? Hua Mingyuan was slightly taken aback when he heard this word: Did she already know that we would launch an attack at the fourth watch? In other words, her statement earlier that "there was no time to call for reinforcements" was deliberately sarcastic.

However, he couldn't dwell on this issue now, because the other party had clearly mentioned the time on purpose, just to get him to ask.

If Hua Mingyuan were to press Sigeng now and try to get an answer, he would inevitably lose in terms of momentum. He could only pretend not to realize that the other party was prepared and smiled, "Heh! This was not done by the Demonic Sect. We have all withdrawn from the Demonic Sect. Today's actions were our own doing and have nothing to do with the Demonic Sect."

"Tch!" Hong Lin scoffed quickly. Her attempt to extract information had failed. If Hua Mingyuan had simply echoed Hong Lin's earlier statement, the court could have confirmed that the Demonic Sect was an evil cult with rebellious intentions. However, Hua Mingyuan was quite wary and didn't fall for it. He immediately distanced himself from the Demonic Sect.

The two exchanged words, but neither gained the upper hand.

Honglin had no choice but to use her second tactic: "Hua Mingyuan, there is someone I would like to introduce to you."

Hua Mingyuan laughed: "Isn't this a great time to make new friends?"

Honglin laughed and said, "You can't be friends with this person."

After speaking, she beckoned, and a person slowly walked out from the doorway behind her. It was a woman who looked to be about twenty-five years old, quiet and elegant, with a refined and otherworldly air.

Hua Mingyuan recognized him at a glance: "Bai Yan!"

At this moment, Hua Mingyuan's carefully maintained composure crumbled instantly, and he roared angrily, "How could it be you?"

Bai Yan laughed as soon as she opened her mouth: "Hehe! Master, I never thought that I could become the senior sister by being an undercover agent. I originally wanted to pretend to be an orphan and be adopted by you, then become a disciple of the Demonic Sect and collect some evidence. Who would have thought that you would take me to Flower Valley and make me your livestock? Moreover, the personnel turnover in Flower Valley is too fast. I, the undercover agent, was unknowingly pushed to the position of senior sister. I am really apprehensive and afraid that when I teach in place of Master, I will corrupt my junior brothers and sisters."

At the beginning of her speech, she maintained an elegant and aloof demeanor, but her expression and posture became increasingly inconsistent as she spoke. By the time she finished speaking, she had transformed into a charming and alluring woman.

Hua Mingyuan was furious, but after a few seconds of anger, he suddenly calmed down. He knew why the other party had called out Bai Dan at this time. It was simply to undermine his composure and disrupt his thinking. If he lost his composure when he made a move, he would definitely not be a match for Hong Lin.

He took a deep breath and regained his composure: "So what if you stole the [Common Path Demonic Codex]? We stole your [Love in the Mortal World Technique] back too, humph! When an organization grows to a certain size, it's impossible not to have infiltrators. Trying to sway me with something like this is too naive. It seems that the four livestock that went missing in Flower Valley were also caused by you, Ru Hongchen."

Bai Yan shook his head: "That wasn't our doing. Those four junior brothers and sisters escaped from Flower Valley on their own. I didn't even give them a hint or assistance. I just brought them to the Jiangzhou government office, where my senior sister protected them. Then I just watched as you became more and more erratic and violent in your pursuit of them, until you finally ended up like this."

Honglin chuckled, "More than a month ago, the day you chased me to Jiangzhou, wanting to rent the government notice board to find someone, four disciples who escaped from Flower Valley were watching you from behind the screen. Heh! Now that things have come to this, we don't need any evidence to take you down, right? Just the charge of raiding the government office at night is enough to bring you to justice."

It was only at this point that Hua Mingyuan finally sorted out the whole matter.

Damn!

It turns out that from that time on, entering the mortal world had already set a trap for me.

Meanwhile, Li Gu and Zhang Yi, who were secretly watching this scene from inside the yamen, couldn't help but exchange a glance, unsure of what to say. It turned out that Bai Dan had sent the four men to deliver the message, and Hong Lin had left them in the yamen, not to have them act as witnesses.

Instead, they're used as bait!

They were given the status of constables simply to make things easier for the imperial court later.

No matter the reason, as long as two constables are killed, the imperial court can make a big fuss about it.

It would be best if Li Gu and the other three were alive, but if they were dead, their deaths could become important evidence for the imperial court to convict the Demonic Sect.

Zhang Yi's expression became visibly unnatural.

Li Gu gently patted her shoulder and whispered, "Don't be angry. That's how small people are! In the eyes of either the good or the evil, we small people are just pawns on the chessboard. If we could exchange a pawn for the opponent's rook, any player would be willing to do so. If you and I were playing chess, we would do the same."

Zhang Yi took a deep breath, his emotions gradually calming down: "That's right, I'll change too."