I waved my hand and said, "Can you not mention those two to me?"

"They have their considerations, and I have my ideas!"

"If pushed too hard, we'll just break up! I'll take Liangjie Tang straight to the Reincarnation Department. We don't need the greedy wolf."

Shang Xingyan was also pushed to the edge by me: "Young Master—, I know, you care about the safety of Young Marshal Ye, and you care about Liangjie Tang. But, the overall situation of the art world does not allow me to act on personal grudges!"

"Bullshit!" I slammed the table right then and there: "Old Shang, you're supposed to be a top figure in the Embroidered Uniform Guard. You've utterly disappointed me."

"The Reincarnation Department is only able to grow stronger because they've seized on your reluctance to engage in internal strife."

"Think about it carefully. You don't want internal strife, but has the Reincarnation Department ever been soft? Even 'a gentleman can be deceived through righteousness' isn't enough to describe the relationship between you."

"'Heroes must die, while villains endure' is a more accurate portrayal of your relationship."

I said angrily, "Shang Xingyan, listen to me carefully!"

"I can respect your grand righteousness. But, in this world, no grand righteousness can make me sacrifice my own relatives and brothers."

"If you don't want me to die at the hands of the Reincarnation Department, completely forcing my old man to rebel, you'd better agree with my opinion!"

Shang Xingyan tapped his palm and said, "Young Master! Why are you so stubborn? Don't you understand the principle of 'pacifying the internal before resisting the external'?"

Old Liu, however, smiled at this moment and said, "Master Shang, I think what you said is very right! Pacify the internal before resisting the external."

Shang Xingyan knew Old Liu's weight in Liangjie Tang. His words could very well change my decision, but before he could feel happy, he heard Old Liu say, "But, have you distinguished who is internal and who is external?"

"You think the Heavenly Tribulation is external and the art world is internal?"

"You're only half right! The Heavenly Tribulation is external, and half of the art world is also external!"

Shang Xingyan obviously didn't understand Old Liu's meaning: "Sir, is this splitting the art world?"

Old Liu shook his fan and said, "Master Shang, you should know about the Yingtian Alliance, right?"

"Then let me ask you, do you think the Yingtian Alliance is hateful?"

Shang Xingyan couldn't help but gasp: "You mean?"

Old Liu said, "The Yingtian Alliance is only pitiable, not hateful."

"The Yingtian Alliance, to put it bluntly, is a group of people who have given up resisting and pinned their hopes on that one in ten thousand chance. In their view, no matter what great disaster or calamity occurs, some people will be lucky enough to escape."

"They think they are those lucky ones."

"What I want to say is that, in addition to the Yingtian Alliance, there must be people who want to sell out the art world in exchange for their own survival."

"Throughout history, within the universe, the one thing that is never lacking is traitors."

"The Reincarnation Department is the most likely group in the art world to become traitors."

Old Liu raised his hand and said, "Master Shang, don't be so quick to deny my claim."

"When the great war begins, the Reincarnation Department will definitely be the first to stand behind the scenes."

"If the art world wins, they can pursue the victory, eliminate the Coffin Sect, and become saviors."

"If the art world loses, they can wipe out the remaining forces of the art world in one fell swoop, and exchange the heads of art practitioners for their own benefit."

"Do you think, with the Reincarnation Department's style of doing things, they wouldn't be able to do such a thing?"

Shang Xingyan couldn't help but become momentarily speechless: "This..."

Old Liu said, "Master Shang, I think it's best if you think it over carefully."

Old Liu and I were originally just playing good cop and bad cop to pressure Shang Xingyan. Now that Shang Xingyan's attitude had softened, I naturally had to change my tune: "I'm saying, Old Shang, how about this? I won't make things difficult for you. You also know my purpose in going back to Miao territory!"

"The inescapable net that the Reincarnation Department has set up for me there, I must drill into it."

"However, I don't want the Reincarnation Department to add several more layers to this net from the outside after I drill in."

"Asking you to attack the headquarters of the Reincarnation Department and cause them some trouble, that's not too much to ask, right?"

Shang Xingyan seemed to have understood something and couldn't help but sigh, "Young Master, oh Young Master! You brought me here because you had already calculated the bottom line of the various forces in the underworld, right?"

"You know that there are plenty of giants who don't want the Reincarnation Department to be destroyed. It's impossible for me to agree to your request, so you forced me so hard, only to leave me a way out in the end."

"Since the Young Master has given the order, I will definitely send troops to assist."

"Good!" I put my arm around Shang Xingyan's shoulder and said, "That's right. Seven days later, I will arrive in Miao territory. The day I arrive in Miao territory will be the day you raise your troops to attack the Reincarnation Department."

Shang Xingyan cupped his fist and said, "I will go back and prepare immediately!"

Shang Xingyan's personality is such that before making a decision, he will argue with reason, but once he makes a decision, he will immediately execute it with all his strength.

When I gave Shang Xingyan this order, I didn't expect him to wipe out the Reincarnation Department in one battle.

I just wanted him to contain the other side and not cause me any trouble.

I didn't expect him to make such a big fuss.

In fact, Shang Xingyan's sudden attack was still due to Old Liu's words having an effect. He was hinting to Shang Xingyan at the time that there might be a mole in the Reincarnation Department.

Moreover, Shang Xingyan also needed a reason to attack the Reincarnation Department.

The two combined finally allowed Shang Xingyan to discover the top secret of the Reincarnation Department. This time, he unhesitatingly surrounded the headquarters of the Reincarnation Department.