Chapter 180 Bait

The strategist’s voice carried a hint of triumph, "When everyone thinks that searching the Liangjie Tang (Two Realms Hall) is righteous and proper, no one will care whether Li Po is wronged or not."

"As the master of a hall, watching his own territory being searched is as embarrassing as a woman being stripped naked in public. Li Po will never accept this humiliation. As long as he dares to kill someone, the Liangjie Tang is bound to be destroyed soon."

Just as the strategist began to sneer, Ye Yang stood up, his sword aimed straight at the ear in the wine bowl.

Later, I heard from the Bai family disciples present that the Bai family strategist only laughed twice before a sword qi burst from his brow.

The bloodstained sword qi, after piercing the strategist’s head, swelled to a meter in length, its tip stopping a foot away from Bai Hanfei’s throat. As the rolling blood dripped to the ground along the condensed sword qi, my voice, carried by the falling droplets, entered the ears of the Bai family members:

"Butchering Clan Bai? Heh… I see your Bai family’s abilities only amount to this."

"Tomorrow, Li Po and my sworn sister will await your esteemed presence at the Wang family estate."

"Whether it's overt or covert, I can accompany you."

"Whether you're stinking or foul, you better stay put. It's not that I can't handle you, but I can't stand being disgusted by you!"

As I spoke, I smashed the wine bowl in front of me. The Bai family strategist's corpse, which Ye Yang had impaled in the air, was dismembered on the spot by my secret spell. The splattering blood instantly drenched Bai Hanfei's face and body.

I swept away the broken porcelain shards from the table, "Sister, what's your name? I can't keep calling you Butcher Wang, can I?"

Butcher Wang laughed, "You really have to call me that. The Wang family rule is that whoever is in charge is called Butcher Wang. Now, I'm the only one left in the Wang family, so who else would I call by that unlucky name?"

"Alright!" I was rendered speechless by Butcher Wang and could only change the subject, "What are the rules of the Butchering Clan battle?"

Butcher Wang explained, "Actually, it's nothing much. In the beginning, it was just a competition between disciples of the Butchering Clan. Later, our two families used it to settle grudges."

"The Butchering Clan duel can be divided into three rounds: one is raising livestock. Ancient butchers didn't just slaughter pigs and sheep; they also raised livestock themselves. However, what we raise in the Butchering Clan are things like demonic beasts and spirits."

"There's no point in comparing this round because I'm destined to lose," Butcher Wang said. "I only raised two guardian spirit beasts and a useless cat. I have nothing to compare with others."

As Butcher Wang said this, her black cat cried out in infinite grievance, shrinking under the stool as if afraid to be seen.

Butcher Wang casually threw it a piece of meat before saying, "The second round is capturing demons. The Butchering Clan sometimes takes on business in the art world, doing things like exorcising evil and subduing demons."

"Capturing demons can either be unrestricted targets for both sides, with a set time limit, and whoever brings back the higher-level evil creature wins. Or, the two sides fight to snatch a target, and whoever snatches it is the winner."

Butcher Wang paused, "I estimate that the Bai family will choose the second type, and the mission target won't be too far from us. Otherwise, it will delay your later plans."

I nodded slightly, "What about the third round?"

Butcher Wang said as a matter of course, "Of course, it's a comparison of the Butchering Clan's old trade – how to slaughter demons. This depends on skill."

I thought for a moment and said, "Sister, you should be able to refuse this kind of challenge, right?"

Butcher Wang said, "Of course, I can refuse. The Wang and Bai families have been at odds for so many years. If I had to accept every challenge, I estimate you wouldn't have seen me long ago."

The Bai family's sudden arrival must mean that they have a grasp on something that forces Wang Tu to accept the deal.

The Bai family's trump card would only be revealed the next day.

The next morning, Bai Hanfei led his men to the Wang family estate. This time, they were indeed quite respectful.

With a touch of gentleness, Bai Hanfei walked a few steps in front of us, clasped his fist and bowed, "Bai Hanfei, head of the Bai family, greets Master Wang and Hall Master Li."

Before I could speak, he took out a head with a missing ear, "Yesterday, my subordinate was very offensive. Bai offers his sincere apologies to both of you."

"Someone, throw this head out to feed the dogs!" Bai Hanfei's actions were equivalent to kicking the strategist out of the Bai family. He died for the Bai family, but not only did he not receive any compensation, but his family would also be implicated.

I looked at Bai Hanfei, "What does the Bai family head mean by this? Is he trying to buy goodwill with a dead man?"

Bai Hanfei smiled, "Bai is accustomed to using schemes, but there is an essential difference between schemes and despicable means. Does Hall Master Li agree with my point of view?"

Schemes can be divided into conspiracies and stratagems.

Stratagems are like military formations, placing strategies in front of the opponent. The opponent knows it is a trap, but can only react accordingly.

Conspiracies, on the other hand, are carried out in secret, launching deadly attacks when the opponent is completely unaware, leaving them defenseless.

However, conspiracies do not mean despicable methods. A true master of conspiracy will make the opponent accept the defeat, rather than making them gnash their teeth and curse him as vile and despicable.

Bai Hanfei was using a head to issue a challenge to me.

Could I refuse it?