"I...I can't remember," Pi's face was a blank slate of confusion.

Old Liu's expression grew heavier. "All four of you, come out here."

The four ghost gods hidden in Old Liu's fan appeared before him simultaneously. Tigu and the others clearly hadn't gotten over their anger, but Pi looked exceptionally wretched, as if he'd been through quite the ordeal at the hands of the three ghost gods.

Old Liu completely ignored Pi's miserable state and slightly closed his fan. "Dig this place up for me. No matter how deep, keep digging until you find something."

Although the four ghost gods didn't know what Old Liu wanted to do, they didn't dare to ask too many questions. Together, they began to excavate the floor of the earth temple.

Chen Shuyun whispered, "Shiye, have you discovered something?"

"Righteousness is not always right, and evil is not always evil. Who can truly distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil in the martial world?" Old Liu said, "What was the real reason Tie Wa Temple was besieged by the art world back then?"

"That..." Chen Shuyun said, "The reason given at the time was that they practiced demonic arts and harmed the innocent."

"And the evidence?" Old Liu countered. "When the martial world is determined to destroy a person or a sect, they'll be labeled as demonic, even if they aren't."

"Most people won't, and don't want to, understand the truth. They only care about whether they can become heroes who vanquish demons."

"Whether they can seize the other party's wealth, how much fame they can gain by slaying demons, and how much they can elevate their status."

"What if they find out afterward that the other party was innocent? Back then, everyone said they were guilty, so they were guilty. Once a case is set in the martial world, there's no such thing as overturning it."

"Anyone who wants to bring up the grievances of the dead is a demon."

"No one who participated in the siege of the demonic path wants to uncover the truth of that year. If they do, they'll go from being demon-slaying heroes to villains who can't distinguish right from wrong and kill indiscriminately."

"Would they agree to that?"

Chen Shuyun suddenly shuddered. "Then the Hall Master is..."

Old Liu shook his head. "This is the biggest killing move of the person who plotted against Tie Wa Temple!"

"The heroes of the martial world who attacked Tie Wa Temple back then are now mostly influential figures in the jianghu."

"Those who died were also revered as heroes by their descendants."

"No one wants to uncover the secrets of that year. That's why, even though the martial world knows that the battle at Tie Wa Temple failed to eliminate the roots and that there are still lingering spirits in Taiqu Mountain, they turn a blind eye and a deaf ear."

"They're afraid that attacking Tie Wa Temple again will reveal the secrets of that year."

"But the Lord just had to enter Tie Wa Temple."

"After the Lord leaves Tie Wa Temple, someone will come knocking, forcing him to reveal the inside story of Tie Wa Temple."

Chen Shuyun said in a trembling voice, "Would it be better if Li Po didn't admit it?"

Old Liu shook his head. "They won't care whether the Lord admits it or not. They have a guilty conscience, so they don't dare to gamble on the truth."

"The tragedy of Tie Wa Temple may be replayed in Liangjie Tang."

"I won't let that happen!" Chen Shuyun's eyes flashed with killing intent as she spoke.

Old Liu said, "That's exactly the result the plotter wants."

"Liangjie Tang doesn't have many members, but the forces behind it extend beyond the scope of a sect."

"Once the art world puts strong pressure on Liangjie Tang, the Guiguan Sect, the Xiao family, the Baiteng Sect, the Guancai Sect, the Feng family, Nan Weiyang, Dong Afang, and even the Embroidered Uniform Guard behind you may join the battle."

"The great chaos of the art world is right before our eyes!"

Cold sweat trickled down Chen Shuyun's forehead. "If we want to prevent chaos in the art world, Liangjie Tang has to make sacrifices, right?"

"That's right!" Old Liu said with a solemn expression. "At that time, they may even use righteousness to pressure those sects I mentioned, forcing them to come forward and deal with everyone."

"Not every sect leader is like the Lord, willing to let the entire sect die rather than sacrifice the innocent."

"They consider the big picture, the continuation of the sect, and the interests of the sect."

"If that's the case, the Lord will be in a dilemma!"

Old Liu worried, "If the Guiguan Sect compromises with the art world and wants to execute Lin Zhao, how should the Lord deal with it?"

"The Lord won't stand by and watch Lin Zhao be killed, but what about starting a war? Those who died at his hands are Lin Zhao's elders and even her closest friends."

"Even if the Lord saves Lin Zhao, he'll become her enemy."

"And Wang Xiaohuan, and Jiang Junci."

"This is forcing the Lord to become a demon!"

Chen Shuyun couldn't help but shudder. "I'll go find Li Po and stop him from entering Tie Wa Temple."

Old Liu shook his head. "It's too late!"

Chen Shuyun was muddled with worry. By now, the news of my entry into Tie Wa Temple was already spreading like wildfire in the art world.

The art world hadn't come to Tie Wa Temple only because they had been attracted and diverted by Zero's layout. However, Zero's arrangement was likely to increase the art world's suspicion of me.

After Chen Shuyun calmed down, she suddenly said, "Shiye, aren't we overlooking a problem? Back then, Guanzhu and Qu Mo also entered Tie Wa Temple, didn't they?"

"Why wouldn't the people in the art world think that the Hall Master could also keep secrets?"

Old Liu's expression became even more solemn. "This time, the layout is aimed at people's hearts. Only the Old Boss and Qu Mo entered Tie Wa Temple back then. No one knows what happened inside Tie Wa Temple."

"Just this one thing is enough to make the whole thing ferment."

"I hope my prediction is wrong!"