Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Actually, my purpose is very simple: I want you to win."

"Only by completely offending Coffin Gate can I cut off the possibility of the Evil Coffin lineage returning to Coffin Gate, and only then can I preserve the interests of the Evil Coffin lineage to the greatest extent."

"Of course, I also need to protect myself. The most direct way I can think of right now is to join Liangjie Tang (Two Realms Hall). If I don't join Liangjie Tang, I will definitely be hunted down by Coffin Gate."

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "In a sense, I'm here to sign a contract to sell myself to you."

I looked at him with a half-smile. "I can win even if I don't accept you. Why go to all this trouble?"

Lin Zhao smiled. "Hall Master Li doesn't believe me. In fact, your bloodless victory is just a pseudo-proposition. The key to whether you can win without a fight doesn't lie with either of us, but with Xie Sanbao."

"At that time, you were robbed of your business by me. Apart from the few people present, no one could prove what happened at the time. As long as Coffin Gate puts pressure on Xie Sanbao, the final result will be Xie Sanbao turning around and saying that you voluntarily gave up the business."

"In that case, you will have lost without a fight."

Lin Zhao's words were within my expectations. When Lao Liu and I came back, we thought of this problem. Before Lin Zhao came, we were still discussing how to join the business if Coffin Gate didn't come to compromise.

Lin Zhao's appearance was very timely.

I smiled. "Since you're so confident, why did you come to give me benefits?"

Lin Zhao covered his forehead and said with a bit of grievance, "There's no way! To become someone's sworn brother, you have to offer a certificate of allegiance!"

I couldn't help but frown. Is Lin Zhao being coy?

Ye Yang sent a telepathic message: More girly than a girl.

We instantly reached an agreement.

I asked calmly, "Then why don't you just admit defeat?"

Lin Zhao shook his head. "If I take the initiative to admit defeat now, Coffin Gate will still find someone to replace me. Therefore, only by admitting defeat after the mission is over can Coffin Gate have no way to retreat. Only then can I become a traitor in a legitimate way. What do you think?"

Seeing that I didn't speak, Lin Zhao continued, "Of course, Hall Master Li can also treat me as a suicide operative who sacrifices himself to drag Liangjie Tang down. It's up to Hall Master Li to decide."

I looked at Lin Zhao calmly and said, "I want to know why you don't want to rely on Coffin Gate. Is it just because of Tian Dan?"

"Tian Dan is just one of the reasons." Lin Zhao said, "Tian Dan let me see the injustice of Coffin Gate."

"The direct disciples can do whatever they want, and the sect has no restrictions. We, the branch disciples, can only become sacrifices when we go to Coffin Gate. No one in this world wants to be a sacrifice. And..."

Lin Zhao hesitated for a moment before saying, "When Tian Dan was feasting with the elders of the sect, she once said a sentence. She said her master had a saying: As long as the goal is justice, any despicable means will be forgiven."

"I grew up listening to the legends of Coffin Gate since I was a child. I believe that neither of the two Grand Coffin Bearers would say such a thing. Although the two Grand Coffin Bearers are full of evil, they also have their own bottom line."

"Even if the Coffin Bearer said this sentence, it should be the result of someone taking it out of context under certain specific linguistic circumstances."

"However, if the second-generation disciples of Coffin Gate regard this sentence as a classic, then Coffin Gate is not worth following."

"Any sect without a bottom line is not worth following. They can sacrifice the interests of others at any time to fulfill themselves. I don't think anyone wants to be cannon fodder."

Lin Zhao stopped here. I looked at Lin Zhao with a half-smile. "What about Liangjie Tang? Aren't you afraid that I'll eat you up too?"

"No! You have a bottom line." Lin Zhao smiled and said, "If you didn't have a bottom line, I would have died at the charity ball. This is why I decided to rely on Liangjie Tang."

"Of course, my actions are equivalent to using Liangjie Tang, but I will repay Liangjie Tang with equal value because I like fairness."

After I stared at Lin Zhao for a few seconds, I raised a thumb. "You successfully persuaded me! Liangjie Tang welcomes you."

"Greetings, Hall Master!" Lin Zhao obviously didn't know much about the way we get along in Liangjie Tang. He came up and gave me a subordinate's salute.

I accepted it calmly. After all, I didn't completely trust Lin Zhao yet.

As for whether I suspected that Lin Zhao was a suicide operative?

Of course, I suspected it.

There are all kinds of tricks in the martial world. It's right to be careful, but being too careful can also lead to missed opportunities.

Moreover, I have Lao Liu by my side. He didn't raise any other opinions, which means he has a way to keep an eye on Lin Zhao. Even if he is a suicide operative, he will be used by me in the future.

Sure enough, Lao Liu stood up with a smile. "Come, come... let's sign a contract first."

The blood contract used by Lao Liu is the real certificate of allegiance. As long as Lin Zhao signs it, he will be a member of our Liangjie Tang.

That is not only evidence of his rebellion against Coffin Gate, but also equivalent to a blood oath. As long as Lin Zhao betrays Liangjie Tang, his only end will be death.

After Lin Zhao signed the blood contract, I picked up Zi Wan'er's box. "What is this thing?"