Bai Hanfei was essentially telling me that he would have more tricks up his sleeve, daring me to accept the challenge.

Before I could speak, Wang the Butcher interjected, "Did you come to the Wang family to talk to me, or to chat with my brother?"

Bai Hanfei smiled, "Of course, I'm here to discuss the unification of the Butcher's Gate with Grandmaster Wang."

"The Butcher's Gate has been divided for a century, the talents of the Bai and Wang families have withered, and the Butcher's Gate is not what it used to be. It's time to reunite."

Bai Hanfei said, "So, this Butcher's Gate competition is not just about determining the superiority of the Bai and Wang families, but also about gambling on who will become the master of the Butcher's Gate."

Wang the Butcher sneered, "Although only I am left in the Wang family, I am still living a good life. Why should I gamble with you?"

Bai Hanfei said, "To show our sincerity, the Bai family can return the remains of the five Wang family grandmasters!"

Wang the Butcher's expression changed slightly before returning to normal, "They are just a few bones. With your Bai family's filial piety and virtuous descendants serving them, I think the Wang family ancestors must be living comfortably under the nine springs. Why should I bring them back?"

Wang the Butcher threw down the sentence "Xiao Hei, see the guest out!" then turned and entered the house, tears streaming down her face as she leaned against the door.

I walked up to her, "Shijie (Senior martial sister), how did the Wang family ancestors' remains end up in the hands of the Bai family?"

Wang the Butcher wiped her tears and said, "The Wang and Bai families have fought many times. The victor would take away the loser's body."

"Our Wang family suffered a major defeat once. That time, we could only watch them take away the bodies of the Wang family grandmasters and hang them on the Bai family's flagpoles as a show of force."

"Because the Wang family no longer had a grandmaster to guard it, the later Wang family grandmasters were only grandmasters in name, not in strength."

"After that, the Wang family challenged them repeatedly to welcome back the grandmasters' remains, but they were defeated every time."

"The Wang family's five grandmasters were all left in the Bai family, and the Wang family also set a rule: do not challenge the Bai family without complete certainty, because the Wang family could no longer afford to lose."

I said in a deep voice, "I will help you bring back the remains of the Wang family grandmasters."

I spoke not only because Wang the Butcher was in a dilemma because of my affairs, but also because of the Undying Corpse.

Although I didn't know what the Undying Corpse owed the Wang family, the Undying Corpse repeatedly told me to take good care of the Wang family, indicating that his regret for the Wang family had reached a point where it could not be remedied in this life.

Although Wang the Butcher used a bowl of wine to resolve the Undying Corpse's favor.

But I couldn't turn a blind eye to the Wang family's difficulties. If I did, what face would I have to see my Shifu (master) in the future, and how would I explain it to the Undying Corpse?

Wang the Butcher smiled, "Little Shidi (junior martial brother), I appreciate your kindness. But, don't get involved in this matter. This is a conspiracy against you."

I understood what Wang the Butcher meant: once I intervened in the Wang family's affairs, the Bai family would drag me here. Even if it was only for a few days, other Yang Jian Jie Ming Ren could rush to find Bai Hongzhen's Earth Soul in advance and cut off my business.

I smiled faintly, "It's just a business deal, I don't care. At worst, I'll just find one less Earth Soul."

There was one more thing I didn't say, which was: at worst, I would intercept and kill the Jie Ming Ren halfway and snatch his Earth Soul.

The people of the Wenchen faction dared to do the first day of the lunar month, and I dared to do the fifteenth.

I added, "Even if I let go now, the Bai family won't easily let me leave here. It's better to help you bring back the remains of the Wang family grandmasters."

Ye Yang said in a deep voice, "We can slaughter the Bai family."

I quickly suppressed this impulse, "Don't attack the Bai family for now. I'll see if I can use the Bai family to teach a lesson to the people who are causing us trouble."

"Otherwise, the cost for those people to cause us trouble is too low, and they will keep causing us trouble. Let him feel the pain, so there will be less trouble."

My voice sank, "Shijie (senior martial sister), tomorrow you agree to their Butcher's Gate competition, I want to see what tricks the Bai family can play?"

Wang the Butcher nodded.

The next day, the Bai family didn't show up.

Wang the Butcher's expression became a little unsightly, "The Bai family is trying to drag us down. Shidi (junior martial brother), let's go. When we come back, I'll send a challenge letter to the Bai family."

I looked at my watch and said, "It's eight o'clock now. If the Bai family doesn't show up by ten o'clock, we'll go do business."

Before nine o'clock, Feng Ruoxing received news from Zhao Ci: "Li Po, the Bai family has made a move. They have invited three famous figures in the art of Dao as notaries. They also expressed their willingness to return the Wang family grandmasters' remains to show their sincerity, and invited the Wang family to compete."

"The message also mentioned Liangjie Tang (Two Realms Hall), roughly meaning: Li Po and Wang the Butcher are sworn siblings, and the Bai family invites them to battle, so Li Po has a responsibility to take action."

Feng Ruoxing chuckled as he spoke, "There is also news that Li Po and Wang the Butcher are not actually sworn siblings, but married."

Ye Yang's expression darkened, "We should slaughter the Bai family."

I tapped the table lightly and said, "The Bai family is pushing Shijie (senior martial sister) to the forefront, forcing her to accept the challenge."

"In the eyes of the art of Dao, no matter what the Wang family thinks, Shijie (senior martial sister)'s failure to welcome back the ancestors' corpses is a great act of impiety."

I got up and said, "Feng Ruoxing, send a message to the art of Dao, Liangjie Tang (Two Realms Hall) will respond to the challenge on behalf of the Wang family."

Wang the Butcher got up and said, "Wait a minute!"