"Is the Beast Taming Sect that arrogant?" Xiao Man asked curiously, "Are all the people from the Beast Taming Sect very powerful?"
Jin Feng's mouth twitched for a moment, and he finally sighed, "Did you blow up the Patriarch's courtyard?"
"Yes."
"There's no friend of yours in the secret prison, is there?"
"Yes, the person imprisoned in the secret prison is my good friend. He has already been rescued," Xiao Man said truthfully. As for how he was rescued, that was confidential.
"What do you want to do next?"
"Take over the Jin family while Madam Jin and Jin Yao are away."
Although Jin Feng had anticipated this, hearing it directly still felt very impactful, "There are still three Nascent Soul cultivators in the mansion: the Great Elder, the Patriarch, and the Grand Elder."
"The Jin Patriarch and the Great Elder are not to be feared. The only trouble is the Grand Elder," Xiao Man sighed. "The first time I met the Grand Elder, his aura was very intimidating."
"It's good that you know to be afraid. Although the Grand Elder helped the Alchemy Hall, it doesn't mean he will allow you to run wild in the Jin family," Jin Feng said in a low voice. "While no one has noticed, I think you should put those thoughts aside."
Xiao Man just smiled, ignoring Jin Feng. Rebirth drank the tea in his cup and then said slowly, "It's too late to stop now."
"What do you mean?"
"Blowing up the Patriarch's main courtyard wasn't just to save someone, it was also a signal," Rebirth said slowly and firmly. "Junior Brother Jin Feng, to prevent any leaks, I'm afraid you'll have to bear with us for a few days."
"You... what are you going to do?"
"I am going to purge the Jin family!" Rebirth declared with conviction. "I will never allow the Jin family to become a lackey of the Heavenly Sword Sect, nor will I allow that woman to act recklessly in the Jin family. If the Jin family cannot be used by me, then I will destroy the Jin family!"
"Are you crazy?" Jin Feng was shocked. "What good will destroying the Jin family do for you?"
"If the Jin family is no longer used by that madwoman, then I won't have to live in constant fear, always worried someone will kill me," Rebirth looked at Jin Feng and asked with a smile, "Tell me, what's the benefit of keeping the Jin family if they can't be used by me and will end up trying to kill me?"
Jin Feng's mind was a mess. He wished the eldest young master would return, but if he did, he worried that the eldest young master would suffer the same fate. How could such a large Jin family be so easily taken down? And with just the two of them, it was a fool's dream!
"What can I do?"
"Just don't cause trouble, Junior Brother," Rebirth said unhurriedly. If Jin Feng didn't cause trouble, he should be extremely grateful.
"I should be able to help out a bit, right?" Jin Feng was unhappy. Since he didn't want to be a lackey of the Heavenly Sword Sect, he would fight alongside them. Even if they failed, he would have no regrets!
"What can you help with?" Xiao Man asked casually, "Can you defeat the Great Elder, or the Fifth Elder? Or perhaps you dare to deal with the Patriarch?"
Jin Feng choked for a moment, glared at Xiao Man, and gritted his teeth fiercely, "I can't beat these people, but I can surely deal with a few minor lackeys, right?"
"You can only deal with a few minor lackeys?" Xiao Man looked incredulous, leaving Jin Feng unsure how to respond.
Jin Feng looked at Rebirth, signaling him to say something. "Look at your junior brother, bullying me like this, and you're not saying anything?"
Rebirth rubbed his nose and turned his face away. He didn't dare to incur Xiao Man's wrath. If Xiao Man got angry, she would beat him to death. Moreover, she was skilled in poison, so even if his cultivation was higher than Xiao Man's, it wouldn't stop her from suppressing him in a fight!
Seeing that Rebirth remained silent, Jin Feng became dejected. "Being able to deal with a few minor lackeys can also reduce some pressure, you know. Even ants can bite an elephant to death."
Xiao Man nodded. "Then, we'll leave the disciples of the Martial Arts Hall to you."
"I was wrong. I can't even deal with a few minor lackeys," Jin Feng immediately conceded. "Do you have any good plans, Junior Brother?"
"Naturally, I do," Xiao Man said with a smile. "Tomorrow, at three-quarters past noon, will be the time of attack."
"The time is too short. I'm afraid there won't be enough time to contact our old allies in the mansion."
"I've already contacted the people I need to," Rebirth chimed in. "The Second Elder will also help."
"My grandfather knows?"
Rebirth nodded. "Otherwise, why do you think the Second Elder isn't out joining the fun?"
"My grandfather has always disliked joining in the fun. He never gets involved in anything the Great Elder participates in."
Rebirth retorted, "That's not right. In my memory, the Second Elder is the one who loves to join the fun the most. Wherever there's something happening, he's the fastest to get there, even if it's just the little widow next door arguing with someone, he could climb over the wall and listen for an hour or so."
Jin Feng's mind instantly flashed back to the Second Elder taking him and the eldest young master, when he was young, through a dog hole to watch the fun, and being chased all over the street by the little widow next door!
"Pretend I didn't say anything," Jin Feng immediately changed his tune. "But I can't do nothing. There must be something I can do."
"Tomorrow is the family banquet," Rebirth said slowly. "The Patriarch, in order to rectify the Jin family and find the person who blew up his courtyard, has invited all the elders and direct disciples to attend tomorrow's family banquet."
"You want me to take you to the family banquet," Jin Feng understood instantly. Although Jin Ling had returned to the Jin family, he was not a direct disciple and couldn't enter. Xiao Man couldn't either. Xiao Man was an outer disciple of the Alchemy Hall. Although she was favored by the Third Elder, she was not among the direct disciples.
"Tomorrow, the Third Elder will bring me to attend," Xiao Man said unhurriedly. "In order to formally present me to the Patriarch and take me as his final disciple."
"In that case, I only need to bring Senior Brother."
"At the family banquet, unfamiliar faces will be conspicuous. Although I am an outer disciple, I am well-known because of the Alchemy Hall. With the Third Elder bringing me, I won't attract attention. Rebirth is different. If he suddenly appears at the family banquet, it will attract others' scrutiny," Xiao Man looked at Jin Feng. "What you need to do is bring him into the main courtyard."
"That's not difficult. Getting into the main courtyard isn't hard. The difficult part is how to appear at the family banquet openly."
"As long as we can get into the main courtyard, everything else is not a problem," Xiao Man said slowly. "The Alchemy Hall has been too prominent recently. Bringing him in might attract attention, but the Internal Affairs Hall is different. The Internal Affairs Hall has a high turnover of staff, with people coming and going frequently. Even if there are new faces, they won't attract much attention."
"This is not a problem."
"There's one more thing I need Senior Brother's help with," a glint flashed in Xiao Man's eyes, and a friendly smile appeared on her face.
Jin Feng was startled by Xiao Man's smile. "You... what do you want me to do?"
"The Second Elder gave me a protective artifact. I want to give him a gift in return and ask you to deliver it for me," Xiao Man took out a box and handed it to Jin Feng.