Once I enter the pass, great Confucian scholars will surely debate the classics for me.

To anonymously hand over the evidence to the city lord's mansion at this time would be nothing short of burying one's head in the sand.

Just as Zhou Qingfeng had investigated the relatives of Feng and Yun, the latter's evidence of their crimes came to light.

This was clearly a way of telling the city lord that he was not cooperating and that his confidants were fighting amongst themselves with Zhou Qingfeng and his group.

In this way, although the evidence was used to drive away Zhou Qingfeng and his group, it was a case of penny-wise and pound-foolish. It made the city lord even more suspicious of him, ruined the whole plan, and was completely meaningless.

Because Zhou Qingfeng is gone, Li Qingfeng, Zhao Qingfeng, and Wu Qingfeng will come along, continuing to divide power and sideline him. The situation will not improve at all; on the contrary, it will become worse.

"A small act of impatience can ruin a great plan." Lu Sifu stood expressionlessly in the pavilion, grabbed a handful of millet and scattered it into the fishpond, casually saying, "Old Feng and Old Yun, don't blame me for being ruthless. I gave you chances, but you didn't cherish them. Go, keep an eye on them."

"If we successfully send them out of the city, we will ambush them on the way, pretending it was done by demons or monsters."

"If you fail to get the person out of the city, find an opportunity to kill them and then pretend to commit suicide out of guilt."

Two paper figures flew out from the sleeves of the Lu Si Mansion, lifelike and clasped their hands in response: "Yes, Master."

Then the paper figures spun around in mid-air and flew off in different directions.

"Sigh... They've killed their relatives, so they can't be used anymore. We should think about how to send them off." Lu Sifu scattered a handful of millet, his expression unchanged, but his eyes were incredibly deep, like a pool of dark spring, unfathomable.

He knew his two confidants better than anyone; they were people who valued their families above all else, and their families always came first. Such people were easy to control and use, and he trusted them the most to command as subordinates.

But conversely, if anyone harms their family members, it will be a fight to the death.

Since they are being cunning and refusing to kill their relatives to silence them, I have no choice but to secretly eliminate the threat.

Then we need to deal with them to ensure everything is foolproof.

……

The next day, Jin Weite came to visit. Zhou Qingfeng knew his purpose and let him into the room directly. He gestured for him to close the door, then turned around to boil a pot of tea and poured a cup of tea for Jin Weite.

"sit."

"Commander, I have specially purchased two bottles of pills, which will greatly benefit the increase of magical power." Jin Wei took out a storage bag from his pocket and respectfully placed it on the table.

Zhou Qingfeng reached out and picked up the storage bag. After examining it for a few moments, he knew it was quite expensive. He had specifically looked into the prices in Sword Tower City, and a low-grade storage bag cost 80,000 coins.

A disaster-level storage bag costs nearly 200,000 coins, but my cultivation level isn't high enough to use it.

If it's something nice like a belt, bracelet, or ring, the price won't be less than 300,000 yuan.

If you took this thing and hung it on your waist, it would be too conspicuous.

"Leave the pills, but take the storage bag."

"Commander, this is a second-hand storage bag, worth 30,000 coins."

Zhou Qingfeng raised an eyebrow, glanced at Jin Wei, and was very satisfied that Jin Wei was so sensible, having thought in advance that it would be inconvenient for him to use the expensive storage bag: "In that case, I will accept it."

"Commander, unless otherwise instructed, I will not disturb your cultivation." Jin Wei stood up, bowed, and clasped his hands in greeting.

Zhou Qingfeng said, "Hmm... Keep a close eye on things at the prison these next few days. If Xilaid speaks up, notify me immediately. Also, has the investigation warrant I asked you to apply for secretly been issued yet?"

Jin Wei cupped his hands and said, "Commander, it's been approved. It went very smoothly. As soon as the City Lord's Mansion heard that it was your request for assistance, Commander, they immediately approved it. Right now, the city defense troops have secretly sealed off the city gates and the docks."

"Now it's easy to get into Sword Tower City, but difficult to get out. The city's defense forces are strictly checking all passersby. If they find anyone suspicious, they will be secretly arrested and interrogated on the spot. Only after confirming that there are no problems will they be allowed to leave."

Zhou Qingfeng said calmly, "Did you gain anything?"

Jin Wei shook his head and said, "No, it's very quiet. Commander, you seem to have guessed wrong. Commander Lu and Commanders Fengyun show no signs of fleeing."

Zhou Qingfeng smiled faintly: "It doesn't matter. The entire Sword Tower City is now a fortified city. If you try to escape, a net of heaven and earth awaits you. If you don't escape, then you can only wait to die. It's only a matter of time before Xilaid speaks out."

Jin Wei lowered his head slightly, his face showing awe: "Commander-in-Chief, your wisdom and foresight are admirable."

Zhou Qingfeng waved his hand: "Go down."

Jin Wei took a few steps back, turned around and went out, closing the door behind him.

Zhou Qingfeng held the storage bag, his face expressionless, but his mind was incredibly deep. Ever since he began to suspect the two captains, Lu Sifu and Fengyun, the charge had already been established. All that remained was to solidify the evidence.

To prevent them from escaping prematurely and ruining our great achievement, we still need to take the necessary precautions.

As for what to do if it turns out to be a huge blunder, what can be done? Apologize when necessary, make amends when necessary. They are the first family, so how could the Lu Si Mansion dare to break ties with them?

Since he had been demoted to the Night Patrol Division, his very existence was a crime in the eyes of the Road Division. Regardless of whether he offended them or not, his very existence was already an offense, so what was there to be afraid of?

Zhou Qingfeng banished these distracting thoughts and focused his consciousness into the storage bag. He saw a safe-sized space inside, containing two bottles of the same type of pills. With a thought, he took out the pills.

[The Heart-Nourishing Pill increases one qian of magical power with each pill consumed. A bottle contains thirty pills and is worth thirty thousand coins.]

Zhou Qingfeng stared at the small print on the paper label on the medicine bottle, secretly amazed. Cultivating with pills was really too expensive; just two bottles of low-grade pills needed for the Food Turbidity Realm cost a total of 60,000 coins.

"Tsk, luckily I got myself a money bag, otherwise how could an ordinary cultivator afford medicine?"

……

The Turbid Realm is a stage for accumulating magical power. The deeper one's magical power, the higher the chance of success when leaping through realms and ascending to new levels. Conversely, the lower one's magical power, the lower the chance of success.

Generally speaking, one hundred coins of magic power is enough to start preparing for leaping through realms.

According to the "Unofficial History and Secret Records", there was once a prodigy who spent ten years accumulating his strength and actually built up his magical power to a terrifying level of 100,000 coins. After ascending to the next level, he was invincible among his peers!

However, it was all in vain. In ten years, the person who was once weaker than the prodigy had already reached the Devouring Fiend Realm, advancing triumphantly all the way to a height that he could never reach, while he remained forever stuck in the Devouring Calamity Realm.

The cause of death was simply that a passing cultivator at the Food Fiend Realm casually crushed him and turned him into a large intestine rice roll.

Things in the world are impermanent, and the large intestine wraps around the small intestine.

Living in this turbid and evil world, people are like mayflies, and no one knows what will happen next.

The days of accumulating strength and making a late bloomer are over.

Because this is a cruel era; it is not gentle.

All you can do is seize every opportunity in front of you and grow quickly.

Otherwise, they will only be torn into a pile of rotten flesh by the five turbidities of this evil world.

When Zhou Qingfeng recalled this passage, he felt that the author of the anecdotes and strange tales was a genius. His unique views were somewhat unorthodox and deviated from the deeply rooted mainstream views, yet they contained a kind of wisdom.

According to his philosophy, he may not reach the pinnacle, but he will definitely achieve extraordinary success.

So there are two paths ahead of us.

One path, with a one-year limit. Use all resources to accumulate mana thickness, and accumulate as high as possible within a year, then prepare to leapfrog to the next level.

One path, a path of gradual accumulation, gathering magical power, a three-year period, after which one prepares to leap to a higher realm.

This is a fork in the road of cultivation; one mistake will lead to a series of wrong steps.

Thinking of this, Zhou Qingfeng shook his head: "It's a bit too early to think about these things now."