The youth with the Miao blade slung across his back said calmly, "What else? Continue."

Wang Peng said smugly, "The second killing move is after Li Po luckily enters the gate of Erlin Town."

"That place is a land of ghosts and gods, isolated from the world, where the secrets of heaven are in chaos. Once Li Po enters, no one will know if he's dead or alive. If the two core members of Liangjie Tang disappear during a mission, and I spread the news that they died in Erlin Town, Liangjie Tang will surely be thrown into chaos."

"At that time, Feng Ruoxing will definitely rush to Erlin Town to find Li Po, and we'll have the opportunity to capture Feng Ruoxing as well."

"With all of Liangjie Tang's high-end combat power gone, they'll be at our mercy. My subordinates have already made arrangements, just waiting to take down Liangjie Tang in one fell swoop."

The man nodded and said, "Anything else?"

The man only said three words lightly, but Wang Peng acted as if he had received an award and eagerly said, "To ensure nothing goes wrong, I've arranged a third backup plan. Even if the first two killing moves fail, Li Po won't escape the third force."

Wang Peng said, "My third move can be called the Five-Way Absolute Kill."

"The first force comes from Dong Apang. Li Po's close relationship with Zero is no secret within the Three Palaces. The reason Zang Tianji can trade with Li Po is because of her unique vision."

"However, Dong Apang has a fatal flaw. That is, Dong Apang only has Zang Tianji. Apart from her, Dong Apang's subordinates are either short-sighted or pale-faced scholars, incapable of great things."

"Now that Zang Tianji is in seclusion deducing the heavenly numbers, as long as someone provokes them a little, Dong Apang can tear up the contract and forcibly seize the drought demon. Among Dong Apang's offerings, there are even experts above the Tuifan (Mortal Shedding) realm. Feng Ruoxing can't stop them."

Wang Peng paused slightly: "The second force is the Coffin Gate. As far as I know, the Coffin Gate also desires the drought demon. Jiang Junci also wants to trade with Liangjie Tang, but hasn't made a move yet."

"We can use the Coffin Gate's target, Wang Butcher. Wang Butcher is about to break through, as long as someone can interfere with her Tuifan, she will inevitably suffer a qi deviation. Once the beast blood in the Wang family erupts, not only will their combat power increase wildly, but they'll kill anyone they see. No one in Liangjie Tang is a match for Wang Butcher."

"The third force is Wen Yile. Wen Yile's weakness lies in the obsession in his heart, and this obsession will force him to fight Liangjie Tang to the death. We happen to have someone here who can stir up Wen Yile's obsession."

"The fourth force is targeting Zhao Yuezhu. Although Zhao Yuezhu's origins are unknown, we've already found some clues. With a little manipulation, someone will naturally take Zhao Yuezhu away for investigation. Liangjie Tang won't allow such a thing to happen, so won't they fight desperately?"

Wang Peng said with a beaming face, "Most importantly, Liangjie Tang won't think that the fifth killing move is inside Liangjie Tang itself."

"Strictly speaking, Hei Ye Xiao's wife died at the hands of Nan Weiyang. Zero wasn't the one who set up the situation in the Jianghu back then. But who knows if Zero didn't participate in the snatching of secret techniques?"

"As long as we send Hei Ye Xiao something, it won't be difficult for him to betray them. Hei Ye Xiao is originally from the evil path, and is extremely vindictive. If he launches a fatal blow from within Liangjie Tang…"

Wang Peng's voice was cold: "I don't believe Liangjie Tang won't be destroyed with these five forces!"

The man said calmly, "Can you accomplish this third move yourself?"

Only then did Wang Peng humbly say, "Of course, this subordinate doesn't have that ability. After all, there are too many hidden pieces that need to be activated for the third move. This subordinate doesn't have that much authority yet. However…"

Wang Peng quickly added, "This subordinate has already written these things into a document and sent them to the superiors, signed of course by the Commander."

The man smiled and said, "You are indeed a capable subordinate."

"Serving the Commander is this subordinate's…" Before Wang Peng could finish his words, the Miao blade in the man's hand had been unsheathed by half an inch, and then returned to its sheath. Wang Peng's head, however, rolled to the ground with a string of blood. The bloody head only stopped rolling near Lin Zhao.

After Wang Peng's ghost escaped from his body, he stared blankly at his headless corpse for a long time before shouting sternly, "Jun Jixue, why did you kill me?"

Daojun (Blade Lord), Jun Jixue!

Lin Zhao's eyes narrowed suddenly. Wang Xiaohuan had said in Liangjie Tang, "Xue Yu Ling Xiao Bei Yan Gui, Liangjie Tang Qian Wu Ren Hui (Snow Rain Soars, North Goose Returns, No One Returns Before Liangjie Tang)," representing the rising stars of the術道 (Shu Dao, Dao of Arts).

Xue (Snow), is Jun Jixue!

Jun Jixue said lightly, "I said, you are a good subordinate. If the subordinate is outstanding, I must give some reward. This blade is my gracious reward to you."

"You…" Wang Peng had just said one word when he thought of something, and immediately knelt on the ground: "Commander, this subordinate was momentarily eager to make contributions and made a mistake. Please spare my life, Commander!"

Wang Peng's begging was met with the light sound of a long blade being drawn. Wang Peng's soul, kneeling on the ground, split into two and fell to both sides.

The phosphorus fire of the disintegrating ghost was still flickering on the ground, and Jun Jixue had already spoken, "Friends of Liangjie Tang, please come out and meet."

Lin Zhao stepped out: "Liangjie Tang, Lin Zhao."

"Difu Jiancha Si (Netherworld Inspection Department) Yang Jian Jie Ming Ren (Human Realm Walker), Jun Jixue."

The two exchanged names, and their gazes collided.