While I was reviewing the documents, Old Liu strolled into the courtyard with his hands clasped behind his back, looking around here and there. He came back with his hands still behind him: "Master, I'm afraid this deal of yours won't be too peaceful!"

I closed the documents: "What makes you say that?"

Old Liu said, "Just now, I took a look at the aura of the Meng family. I discovered that the Meng family has signs of being overwhelmed by baleful energy. This shows that the Meng family itself has fallen into some kind of imperceptible crisis. Meng the Elder asking you to solve three problems may have another deeper meaning!"

I raised my eyebrows slightly: "Is there anything else? Continue!"

Old Liu said: "In addition, there are five killing intents aimed directly at our courtyard. This shows that at least five groups of people want to harm you, Master!"

I laughed: "Which five forces? Can you tell?"

Old Liu also laughed: "I can only guess at one or two. I want to make a bet with you, Master. You can guess where four of the killing intents come from, but you can't guess who the fifth one comes from?"

I became interested: "What do you want to bet?"

Old Liu said: "If I win, I want the exclusive authority to act as I see fit at the Meng family during this time. I don't need to report anything I do to you, Master."

"If I lose, I will never proactively mention expanding Liangjie Tang again. What do you think, Master?"

I looked at Old Liu with a smile that wasn't quite a smile: "Alright, tell me."

Old Liu said: "The first killing intent comes from the person who brought the crisis to the Meng family."

"Meng Haoyun, the head of the Meng family, suddenly went into seclusion and didn't show his face until the day before Meng Die's wedding. Plus, the fact that he spoke with insufficient *qi* shows that he has already suffered internal injuries. I think the person who injured the head of the Meng family is one of them."

"Because, the three problems that Meng the Elder gave you may be a delaying tactic by the Meng family, or it may be a method for the Meng family to break out of the situation. The person plotting against the Meng family will naturally attack you."

"The second killing intent carries the meaning of romance. I'm afraid it's Meng Die's suitors who want to harm you, Master!"

Old Liu preempted me before I could speak: "According to Meng Wanning, Meng Die is proud and arrogant, and she definitely looks down on someone who would marry into the family. But she herself has never come out to object. Either she knows you don't have long to live, or she wants to use you as a shield."

Old Liu's statement was quite credible.

Old Liu continued: "The third killing intent comes from the Meng family itself. Meng the Elder cares about you killing members of the family, but the people of the Meng family will not easily let go of this hatred. The younger generation of the Meng family, or even the *gongfeng*-level experts, will definitely take action."

"The fourth killing intent is connected to the Meng family, but doesn't belong to the Meng family. It should be from the Meng family's relatives on the maternal side. Madam Meng lost face and didn't dare to get angry with Meng the Elder, so she will burn this anger on you."

I nodded: "I saw that too. What about the fifth one?"

Old Liu said: "Didn't you guess who that person is, Master?"

I shook my head slightly: "I really didn't guess who it is."

Old Liu said in a deep voice: "The fifth killing intent carries the aura of women's powder, so it must be a young woman. However, this killing intent is also somewhat erratic."

"It can be said that the other party is hesitating between killing and not killing. In other words, the other party's curiosity about you outweighs the killing intent. But that's only the current situation."

"I think it won't be long before that killing intent erupts. And it will be extremely deadly."

Ye Yang said in a deep voice: "Are you talking about his nominal fiancée, Meng Die?"

"That's right!" Old Liu said: "Master, be careful of Meng Die!"

"Although the killing intent from Meng Die is very hidden, it is deeply intertwined with the other four parties. If she doesn't move, the four killing intents may not form a siege."

"Once Meng Die moves, the variables are endless!"

"Master, you must be careful."

Although I act arrogantly, I'm not so arrogant that I think I'm above everything.

Recklessness and stupidity can sometimes be linked together, but they are by no means the same concept.

I nodded: "I will be careful! Also, this time it's just me and Ye Yang going up the mountain. Everyone else will stay here with you. I only have one request, and that is to bring everyone back safely."

"Also, has Zhao Ci's information arrived yet? I don't quite trust the Meng family's information."

Old Liu cupped his fist slightly towards me: "Don't worry, Master, I will definitely handle things here properly. Zhao Ci's news will be here soon. Just wait a moment."

Old Liu quickly brought me the intelligence.

I tapped the table and said, "Zhao Ci's intelligence says that the three major puzzles each involve a reclusive *shushi*. Is it that the Meng family didn't find out about such important news, or are they deliberately not saying it?"

Old Liu pondered: "I think they didn't find out. Master, look. The reclusive *shushi* who were involved in the three major puzzles all died in the mountains within the last ten years."

"But the three major puzzles have existed for hundreds of years. Hundreds of *shushi* have died in the puzzles. As long as there is no definite news, who would care if one more or one less *shushi* died exploring the mountains?"

"Moreover, the Meng family... hehe..."

Old Liu sneered and said, "I don't think they have considered themselves *shushi* for a long time."

The Meng family, just like Old Liu said, really doesn't look like *shushi* at all. At least, I can't see too much *jianghu* spirit in them.

I waved my hand: "Let's not talk about these things for now. Let's discuss where to start?"