Chapter 391: Are You the Mastermind Behind the Plot to Harm Your Own Family?

How could it be him?

Yu Die's pupils contracted sharply, because she discovered that in front of Hu Jiushisan, a figure appeared—more precisely, a paper person wielding a long sword.

Paper person.

Most of them are identical, with few differences, yet she could still clearly discern that the paper person before her who saved Hu Jiushisan was very likely the same paper person who, not long ago in Shizi Ling, saved her life and slew Tiger Radiance.

This is her intuition!

Later.

Yu Die subconsciously glanced, and within the ghost-wall, the Du Family father and son, covered in scars, collapsed like two pools of sludge, gasping heavily, were very likely also manipulated by the paper person; however, she could not understand why the paper person would intervene to save Hu Jiushisan.

Originally.

When Wang Ping'an rescued her, slew Tiger Radiance, and handed her the Mountain God Token that Tiger Radiance had seized, she guessed whether Wang Ping'an was just passing by or had come intentionally; upon seeing the Du Family father and son trapped in the ghost-wall, she instantly realized that Wang Ping'an was certainly not there by coincidence but had come on purpose.

Even though she did not witness it with her own eyes, Wang Ping'an used the ghost-wall technique on the Du Family father and son, and upon seeing the ghost-wall technique, she immediately thought of Wang Ping'an.

It was not until Wang Ping'an appeared that she realized her conjecture was not unfounded—no, she could not say it was false, only that there were many things she had not considered, or had misinterpreted.

Is this cultivator truly targeting Zhang Deben specifically?

Yu Die's brows twitched slightly, a myriad of tangled thoughts surfacing in her mind; subconsciously she turned to look at Wang Ping'an in Liu Dongzhu's arms and asked in startled doubt:

Or perhaps this cultivator is after this child; since Zhang Deben is the child's relative, the cultivator would set aside past grievances, rescue me from the Tiger Demon, slay the Tiger Demon, and then deliver the Lion Ridge Mountain God Token that the Tiger Demon had seized, through me, to Zhang Deben?

Indeed, Wei County Magistrate, what I said is not false; this Fox Demon is not of the Nine-headed Mountain Fox Clan, but is masquerading under that name, a fox demon that appeared from who knows where!

Tang Anzhi let out a cold shout, and looking at Wang Ping'an who had suddenly appeared before Hu Jiushisan, showed not the slightest sign of panic; instead his face was full of excitement as he exclaimed eagerly:

This Evil Cultivator is probably the mastermind behind this Fox Demon, directing it to stalk the families of the top scholar, intending to bring disaster upon them!

This Evil Cultivator is probably the mastermind behind this Fox Demon, directing the Fox Demon to stalk the Top Scholar's family, intending to harm the Top Scholar's family.

Wei Yuan shook his head, seeing Tang Anzhi's face full of incomprehension, looked at him puzzled as if not understanding why he was being contradictory, and said seriously:

This person not only intends to bring disaster to the top scholar's family, but also seeks to kidnap the top scholar's relatives, intending to use the scholar's family members to threaten the top scholar!

This person not only intends to harm the Top Scholar's family, but intends to kidnap the Top Scholar's family, intending to use the Top Scholar's family to threaten the Top Scholar.

Mother, younger aunt, aunt's husband, Dongzhu, and all the uncles, aunts and cousins, let's hide quickly!

Mom, young aunt, young aunt's husband, Dongzhu, and all the uncles and aunts, we'd better hide quickly.

The others nodded; they were not blind, so how could they fail to see it? In a moment, ten or nine out of ten chances there would be a dragon‑versus‑tiger clash. They liked spectacle, but they certainly did not want to become someone else's spectacle.

Who knows whether the upcoming battle will affect them; they are ordinary people with no abilities, and if the fight reaches them, even a barely noticeable ripple could possibly take their lives.

Zhang Chengze looked at Zhang Guilian, who was still standing in place, and frowned, "Second aunt, aren't you leaving quickly?"

All these years, whether toward the Du Family father and son or toward his second aunt, he harbored a bellyful of anger.

Now the Du father and son have committed acts even more despicable than beasts; he wishes them dead and vents his fury onto Zhang Guilian, hoping she will be caught in the battle's aftershocks.

Nevertheless, Zhang Guilian is his second aunt, his father's younger sister, and he simply cannot watch her die with his own eyes.

"Du Guan still has the propaganda there..."

Zhang Guilian's words were cut off by Zhang Chengze, who retorted disdainfully, "Enough, second aunt, if you're not afraid of death, stay here!"

He did not want to watch Zhang Guilian die, but her remark clearly was meant to urge him to rescue the Du father and son.

Not that he lacks confidence, but rescuing the Du father and son from the ghost-wall technique might lead him, if he enters the ghost-wall, to sink just as they did.

Even if he were capable of pulling the Du father and son out of the ghost-wall, given the pig‑and‑dog‑like deeds they committed, he would not rescue those despicable father and son.

"Chengze, you cannot watch your second aunt's husband and your cousin die with your eyes open!"

Zhang Guilian said resentfully.

Zhang Chengze let out a cold snort, never having expected Zhang Guilian to have the audacity to speak such words; he didn't even bother to reply, turned and left.

Zhang Chengze let out a cold snort, never expecting that Zhang Guilian would have the nerve to say such a thing; he didn't even want to reply to Zhang Guilian, turned and walked away.

This novel you...

Zhang Guilian hurriedly chased after, shouting as she ran.

Zhang Guihua sneered, "Second sister, since you care so much about your son and your child, why don't you go inside and rescue them?"

Zhang Guihua sneered: "Second Sister, since you care so much about your son and your child, why don't you go inside and rescue them?"

Originally a pool of sludge collapsed on the ground, Hu Jiushisan, whose pleading expression had turned entirely to resentment when Tang Anzhi suddenly struck, closed his eyes to await death. After a long while, feeling no pain of death, he instinctively opened his eyes and immediately noticed the paper person before him, exclaiming ecstatically:

Originally like a pool of mud, collapsed on the ground, seeing Tang Anzhi suddenly strike, Hu Jiushisan's pleading expression turned entirely into resentment; he closed his eyes awaiting death, waited a long time, yet felt no pain from death, subconsciously opened his eyes, and immediately noticed the Paper Person before him, exclaiming in delight:

At this moment, barely regaining some of their strength, their whole body remained as heavy as poured lead, difficult to move, yet they had recovered the ability to speak.

"Tang Imperial Attendant, you are correct; this monster knows the Evil Cultivator, and the Evil Cultivator is definitely the mastermind behind this monster!"

Wei Yuan let out a cold snort, his face brimming with uncontainable exhilaration, and said impatiently, "Tang Imperial Attendant, act quickly, eliminate this Evil Cultivator, seize this monster, force it to reveal the Evil Cultivator's origins, and then I will personally go before the top scholar to claim credit for you!"

He was not afraid that many cultivators would be involved; he even hoped the more, the better, for the greater the false heroics, the greater the credit, even if Wang Ruhai knew he was committing false heroics, he would still have to keep employing him.

He believed Wang Ruhai would understand the principle of spending a fortune to buy a horse's bone.

Even if Wang Ruhai didn't get it, his newly married daughter-in-law, backed by his powerful patron—the Prime Minister's Residence—would make him understand this principle.

Tang Anzhi wanted to say that he would handle the credit‑seeking himself, without Wei Yuan's involvement; once Wei Yuan went before Wang Ruhai to claim credit, who knows for whom he would be claiming? However, this was not the time to worry about that; first they needed to deal with the suddenly appearing paper person and see if they could dig up its origins from Hu Jiushisan.

Tang Anzhi really wanted to say that he would handle asking for credit himself, no need for Wei Yuan to intervene; once Wei Yuan went before Wang Ruhai to ask for credit, who knows whose credit he'd be asking for, but now is not the time to worry about that; first we need to deal with the Paper Person that suddenly appeared, see if we can dig up the Paper Person's origin from Hu Jiushisan.

Let his achievements grow greater and greater!

Tang Anzhi cast a spell, intending to probe Wang Ping'an's background, when suddenly a sword apparatus flew in, disrupting his spell; turning his head, he saw that the one who acted was Yu Die, who said in an unfriendly tone:

Tang Anzhi employed a technique, preparing to first test Wang Ping'an's background, when suddenly a Sword Apparatus flew over, destroying the technique he had employed; he turned his head to look, only to see that the person who struck was actually Yu Die, speaking in an unfriendly tone:

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