Cai Wenyan's smile concealed a dagger, but his men were wielding real ones.

As soon as Cai Wenyan finished speaking, more than a dozen experts from the Reincarnation Division drew their blades. The cold light glinting from the edges formed a line in the darkness, like a silver-scaled serpent flicking its tongue, encircling the three of us.

I didn't even have the slightest intention of moving: "Cai, if you want to fight, I'll indulge you."

"However, there's something I need to make clear."

"We're all in the same boat now. If we jump together, there might be a chance of survival. But if you want to settle scores first, I guarantee you'll be the first to die."

Cai Wenyan frowned, just about to speak, when the old man, who hadn't said a word until then, spoke with a somewhat condescending tone: "What do you want in Qingyan Village?"

I looked up at him: "Shouldn't you introduce yourself before asking me questions?"

Cai Wenyan spoke before the old man could: "This is Elder Du Song, one of the Twelve Guardians of the Reincarnation Division."

"Elder Du is asking a question, and I expect you to answer truthfully!"

I said calmly: "I'm here to find the cursed weapon, the Ding Tian Zhen (Heaven Stabilizing Needle)."

The Ding Tian Zhen ranks eighth among the Ten Cursed Weapons. However, very few people have ever seen this weapon, and there are varying accounts of what it actually looks like. Some say it's a thin sword, others a long needle, and still others claim it's a long nail held in a human hand.

However, one thing is certain: the Ding Tian Zhen is not a weapon for direct combat, but rather a witch's implement specifically used to cast curses.

Legend has it that the Ding Tian Zhen is different from other cursed weapons. It is saturated with the blood of curse casters and has been used to curse and kill countless experts and heroes.

The place where the Ding Tian Zhen is located is a land of curses.

Cai Wenyan's eyes flashed coldly: "Li Po, you'd better stop your tricks. The Reincarnation Division isn't a three-year-old child that can be fooled by any story you make up."

I said calmly: "Didn't you see Qingyan Village bleeding and the gods warning you when you came in?"

"Didn't that old man tell you anything?"

Cai Wenyan roared: "Shut your mouth! You, go and capture him."

"Stop!" Du Song suddenly stopped the experts from the Reincarnation Division: "Li Po, have you located the Ding Tian Zhen?"

Cai Wenyan looked at Du Song in surprise: "Elder, do you believe Li Po's nonsense?"

"He's not lying!" Du Song said: "There is a power of curse here, a very powerful power of curse. Moreover, Li Po is not lying."

Du Song's words surprised me.

Although I arrived in Qingyan Village earlier than the Reincarnation Division, I couldn't set up traps in a place full of dangers.

If I didn't want to fight them directly, I had to drag the Reincarnation Division into touching the secrets of Qingyan Village.

I made up the lie that the Ding Tian Zhen was hidden in Qingyan Village because the situation in Qingyan Village had many similarities with the legends of the Ding Tian Zhen.

Approaching the Ding Tian Zhen will inevitably bring a curse, and the Ding Tian Zhen also has a characteristic, that is, no blood can be seen within a hundred zhang (a Chinese unit of measurement) of the Ding Tian Zhen, otherwise, the curse will double.

These two points are just the basis for me to deceive the Reincarnation Division into touching the secrets of Qingyan.

If I wanted them to take the bait, I had to have a follow-up operation.

But before I could say the rest of my words, Du Song believed my statement first. This seemed a little unreal, didn't it?

Although I was secretly shocked in my heart, I still said calmly on the surface: "If I could locate the Ding Tian Zhen, I wouldn't be sitting here. I..."

Before I could finish speaking, I heard the sound of a wooden staff hitting the ground outside the courtyard.

As the Reincarnation Division members turned their heads vigilantly, the sound of the wooden staff hitting the ground grew closer and closer. The person walked straight towards the courtyard. The Reincarnation Division disciples guarding outside all sheathed their swords, bowed, and saluted towards the door.

When I looked towards the door, I saw Cang Tianji walking slowly alone.

Cang Tianji walked straight to me: "From now on, Li Po, Ye Yang, and Feng Ruoxing are my personal guards."

"This..." Cai Wenyan looked at Du Song with a troubled expression.

The latter nodded: "I respect the wishes of the Tianji (Heaven's Secrets) Supplicant. However, Li Po and Ye Yang must return to the Reincarnation Division with us for trial. This is the bottom line of the Reincarnation Division."

Cang Tianji nodded: "Okay! My karma with Li Po and Ye Yang is in this Qingyan Village. Once we leave Qingyan Village, my karma with the Two Worlds Hall will be over."

"Qingyan Village is not a good place. The third watch tonight is the opportunity to leave Qingyan Village. You should all prepare!"

Du Song said with a gloomy face: "Everyone, withdraw and wait for the third watch."

After Du Song led his men out of the courtyard, they didn't go far, but settled down in several nearby courtyards. The closest team to us was only a wall away from me.

I looked at Cang Tianji: "Why are you here?"

Cang Tianji picked up the water bottle I had placed on the table with a gloomy expression, and poured the water on the stone table: "Look for yourself."

The faces of Du Song and the others were quickly reflected in the puddle of clear water.

Cang Tianji said calmly: "You don't have to worry about anything. Where I am, no one dares to peep, except for a few people. Just listen carefully to what they say."