Chapter 1756: Being too smart is not a good thing

Xie Wanyi did not answer, but instead posed a question: "Is your uncle not investigating who holds an old grudge against your Li Family? Among them, could there be someone surnamed Li?"

"Li..."

Li Xingyan's eyes shifted, and he asked in a deep voice: "Are you suspecting that the one controlling everything is the former Hall Master of Wuyou Hall?"

Xie Wanyi had not expected Li Xingyan to guess it so quickly, and suddenly felt a bit helpless.

Being too smart is also a trouble.

Things he wants to hide cannot be hidden.

Xie Wanyi sighed melancholically.

And as soon as Li Xingyan saw him like this, he knew he had guessed correctly.

But Li Xingyan felt no joy in guessing the answer; instead, his expression darkened, feeling that the matter was about to become thorny.

Li Xingyan's brows furrowed and then relaxed.

Afterwards, he demanded: "Give me some specific information about Hall Master Li, so that when we investigate, we can have a target."

Xie Wanyi felt this request was reasonable, so he gave a rough description of Li Shu's characteristics.

Once he finished speaking, he cautioned: "If you find that Li Shu truly has an old grudge with the Li Family, I hope you will not act rashly."

"Why?"

"Everything now is just an inference; we must find Li Shu and confront him face-to-face for the truth to surface."

Li Xingyan crossed his arms, his expression indifferent: "But I prefer to use evidence to prove the truth."

"But evidence can also be faked."

"Hmph, if you say it like that, then there is nothing worth believing."

"Truth and falsehood are inherently difficult to distinguish, but I will help you discern them."

Xie Wanyi is a member of Wuyou Hall and has been by Li Shu's side for many years.

Having him discern the truth from falsehood is most appropriate.

However...

Li Xingyan did not believe a word he said.

He even directly exposed Xie Wanyi's little scheme: "I'm afraid helping is just a front; in reality, you want to tamper with things!"

Xie Wanyi frowned slightly and retorted: "What do you mean?"

"What do I mean? You know very well in your heart!"

"I don't know, please speak clearly!"

"Still playing dumb? Fine, then I'll say it straight! Between the Li Family and Wuyou Hall, you will definitely choose Wuyou Hall!"

Li Xingyan placed the sharpest question directly out in the open.

He left Xie Wanyi with nowhere to hide!

Xie Wanyi's expression remained normal; he gave a light huff and said: "So you've made the decision for me?"

"Otherwise? How else would you choose?"

Xie Wanyi didn't even think about it and replied calmly: "I will turn hostility into friendship."

"Ha, wishful thinking! How could years of grievances be wiped away by your few words!"

Li Xingyan felt that Xie Wanyi was just muddling through.

And muddling through is also a type of attitude.

An irresponsible attitude!

Xie Wanyi listened to Li Xingyan's words and was silent for a while.

Then he spoke: "Li Shu has the grace of a second birth toward me; I will do anything for him. Except... targeting the Li Family."

"But what if the old Hall Master insists on you going against us?"

"What I do not want to do, no one can force me."

"Heh, your confidence is quite firm, but that is far from enough. I need you to find out Li Shu's secrets, and then help us counterattack!"

Li Xingyan also had his own agenda.

He was testing Xie Wanyi first, and then trying to win him over.

But was Xie Wanyi someone so easily manipulated?

He gave no response.

This made Li Xingyan raise his brows slightly, and then he threatened: "If you can't do it, break up with Tiantian as soon as possible!"

Hearing this, Xie Wanyi sneered: "You want me to break up with Tiantian based solely on an assumption?"

"It's just asking you to say a word and give a promise; if you can't even do that, then why not break up?"

"A promise is heavy; it is not just a light, airy sentence!"

"Don't look for excuses for yourself; right now, you are just indecisive! Muddling through!!"

"I have already told you my decision, don't go splashing dirty water on me just because your manipulation failed!"

These two, back and forth, neither would yield to the other.

There was a strong sense of being at loggerheads.

But continuing to argue would do neither of them any good; it was just a waste of time.

Therefore, taking advantage of Li Xingyan's silence, Xie Wanyi first clearly expressed his stance: "My identity is indeed sensitive, but my heart for Tiantian is witnessed by heaven and earth. Don't always think about using me; after all, I am not made of mud."

Xie Wanyi was indeed not made of mud; his temper was not small either.

But Li Xingyan's temper was even bigger!

He let out a cold laugh and questioned: "May I ask who it was that just used me to help eliminate wrong answers?"

"If one cannot determine the correct answer, one must eliminate the wrong options; what is the problem with that?"

"Your methods are fine, but you shouldn't have kept it from me!"

"But regardless, you already know what you wanted to know, and that is enough."

Listening to what Xie Wanyi meant, was he trying to turn the page on this matter?

Hmph, wishful thinking!

Li Xingyan coldly snorted: "Xie Wanyi, I am keeping track of all these debts for you one by one!"

Just as his voice fell, his cell phone rang.

After answering it, Li Xingyan took a deep look at Xie Wanyi, then turned and left.

With the big trouble gone, Xie Wanyi let out a long sigh.

But then, his brows could not help but furrow.

Before this, Xie Wanyi had also pondered how to balance the issues between the Li Family and Li Shu.

And the result after pondering was...

It was impossible to balance.

If it were two months ago, Xie Wanyi would not have been this conflicted at all, because he definitely would have stood on Li Shu's side.

After all, he was Li Shu's trusted aide, having experienced mountains of blades and seas of fire with Li Shu.

Li Shu had even entrusted him to handle something like leaving the Organization.

But looking back now...

Did Li Shu truly want to leave the Organization?

And was he himself truly Li Shu's trusted aide?

Also, the "chess piece" that the West Hall Master once mentioned...

Xie Wanyi lowered his eyes, feeling a mass of Qi rampaging in his chest.

That mass of Qi made it impossible for him to be calm.

At the same time, Xie Wanyi's cell phone was vibrating non-stop.

As soon as he answered, Ling Yu's face, full of resentment, appeared on the phone.

Back then, the two of them had come to this city together to carry out a mission.

After the mission failed, Xie Wanyi bore all the responsibility alone.

Ling Yu, on the other hand, was safe and sound.

After leaving Wuyou Hall, he began traveling around the world.

Occasionally, he would take on small, legal tasks.

His life was very carefree.

But at this moment, Ling Yu's expression was very ugly, and his lips were tightly pursed, as if he were trying his best to endure something.

Seeing this, Xie Wanyi hurriedly asked: "Are you... sick?"

"I would rather be sick; that way, I wouldn't have to carry out that bizarre mission!"

Ling Yu took a deep breath and began to complain: "Do you know what Ping Ge asked me to do? He actually wants me to go help the West Hall Master!!"

This decision caught Xie Wanyi very much by surprise.

And after the surprise, Xie Wanyi knew that Ping Ge was trying his best to protect the West Hall Master.

Jiang Baobao looked at the man in front of her, her heart feeling as if it had been pricked by a needle.