I had barely spoken when Cheng Yuankai froze, and even Wang Tufu and the others looked at me, puzzled.

Only Lao Liu smiled knowingly.

After a few seconds of stunned silence, Cheng Yuankai said angrily, "Is Hall Master Li mocking me?"

"You're wrong about that!" I waved my hand. "Although I, Li Po, am a nobody in the martial world, I'm not someone to be trifled with."

I looked directly at Cheng Yuankai and said, "I came to Banxian Village without fanfare and without notifying anyone beforehand. How did you all know I was on the outskirts of Banxian Village, and how did you know my purpose?"

Before he could speak, I looked at Xia Mengying. "I think this has something to do with Xia Mengying."

Xia Mengying's face was pale as she said, "Li Po, are you suspecting me?"

"If I suspected you, I wouldn't have asked you to meet me in the first place."

I recounted my meeting with Xia Mengying in detail. "Village Master Cheng, I'm not saying this to show that I'm afraid of your Banxian Village, but to explain my initial attitude towards Banxian Village."

Hearing this, Cheng Yuankai frowned slightly and softened his tone a lot. "Hall Master Li, please continue."

I continued, "At the time, I told Xia Mengying that I would wait for her news. What I received was an ultimatum from Banxian Village demanding that I kneel and enter the sect."

"I really want to know, after Xia Mengying returned, who did she mention my purpose for this trip to?"

"How did you all determine that I was coming to acknowledge relatives?"

Everyone turned to Xia Mengying, who said solemnly, "I can swear, I only mentioned Li Po's purpose to the head of the family."

Xia Chuan was stunned. "When did you tell me?"

As Xia Mengying looked at Xia Chuan in disbelief, the latter seemed to remember something. "Don't be afraid! Tell me everything about your meeting with me."

Xia Mengying said, "I met Li Po on the afternoon of the third of this month. That night, around seven o'clock, I met you in the main family's reception hall."

Hearing this, Xia Chuan couldn't help but be shocked. "What are you saying? Meeting me at seven o'clock in the reception hall? At that time, I was playing chess with Yan Lao!"

Yan Xing was stunned. "That night, I was discussing Dao with Brother Cheng. When did I play chess with you?"

Xia Chuan suddenly shuddered. "That night, weren't we playing chess in Listening Rain Pavilion? Your disciple, Yan Bing, was also watching!"

At this time, a middle-aged scholar also stood up. "Teacher Xia, you were the only one playing chess in Listening Rain Pavilion at the time."

"I originally made an appointment with Scholar Xia to go to Listening Rain Pavilion to play chess. Seeing that you were alone in Listening Rain Pavilion, we didn't dare to disturb your elegant mood, so we retreated."

Another scholar also stood up. "That's right."

Xia Chuan's face turned slightly pale. "Who was the person playing chess with me until dawn that night? Who was the one serving me by my side?"

At this time, someone said, "On the night of the third, I saw Junior Sister Mengying sitting alone in the reception hall, as if waiting for someone. She sat alone for a while and then left."

Xia Mengying's face also changed. "I didn't see the head of the family that day?"

Lao Liu looked at Cheng Yuankai and said, "Village Master Cheng, who did you hear the news from that Li Po was coming to acknowledge relatives?"

Cheng Yuankai turned his head and said, "Cheng Li, you were the one who reported to me that Li Po was coming to acknowledge relatives. Where did you get the news?"

Cheng Li also looked blank. "Where did I get the news? That's right! Who told me Li Po was coming to acknowledge relatives?"

"I... I can't remember?"

Yan Xing suddenly stood up. "Quick, come with me!"

Yan Xing didn't even bother to greet Lao Liu and left in a hurry with several experts.

Lao Liu said in a deep voice, "Everyone, think carefully. Who told you the news about Li Po?"

The several people in charge present either couldn't remember where they heard the news, or saw people who shouldn't have appeared at all.

The more they talked, the more chaotic the scene became. Several elders of the Confucian school came forward to suppress the situation before they could control it.

Ye Yang and I looked at each other. The latter shook his head slightly at me, signaling me not to act rashly again.

I originally thought that the Xia family was deliberately making things difficult for me, wanting me to clash with the Cheng family so that they could take the opportunity to overthrow the Cheng family. Now it seems that things are far more complicated than I thought.

Before long, Yan Xing returned to the reception hall with his men, and said with a solemn expression, "Hall Master Li, Banxian Village has some matters to attend to today. Please return first and wait for news."

"We will give Hall Master a reply as soon as possible."

I stood up and said, "Then I'll take my leave first. I hope you can give me a reply soon."

I had not yet walked out of the gate when I heard Xia Chuan say, "Mengying, during this period, you will be responsible for receiving Hall Master Li! Don't come back for the time being."

Xia Mengying wanted to say something, but Xia Chuan stopped her with a look. She could only follow me out of Banxian Village.

I stood outside the gate and looked at the gate of Banxian Village and said, "What's going on?"

Xia Mengying shook her head and said, "I don't know either! Li Po, can you not ask me for now? I'm very confused right now. I don't know how to answer you."

I gave Wang Tufu a look, and the latter secretly contacted Chen Shuyu.