The villain, Xiao Nanliang, caused the female lead excruciating pain.

As one of the key figures in the massacre of the Bai family, Su Qi remained completely unmoved, even somewhat pleased.

He is the villain of this world.

They should do something to live up to their villainous identity, shouldn't they?

Moreover, in her previous life, Bai Ling's Bai Clan Chamber of Commerce did not hesitate to impose economic sanctions on the Women's Kingdom.

After settling his bill and leaving the inn, Su Qi made a detour to the Bai family's residence.

At this time, the Bai family had been surrounded by people from the city lord's mansion, and many people gathered at the entrance of the Bai family to watch the commotion.

Su Qi immediately spotted a conspicuous pillar of luck in the crowd.

Hehe, isn't this Miss Bai Ling?

At this moment, the eldest daughter of the Bai family had lost all her former air of nobility. Dressed in simple, tattered clothes and disheveled, she blended into the crowd.

Those once clear eyes were now filled with hatred, her rosy lips pressed into a cold line, and her breathing was somewhat rapid, as if she was forcibly suppressing some kind of impulse.

"Fellow villagers, I am the director of the City Guard. I believe you all know what happened. The Bai family was wiped out overnight. This is an extremely heinous crime."

Among the people in uniform, one stepped forward. Although he had a knife at his waist, his large belly revealed that the knife was merely decorative.

His tone of voice also carried an official air.

"The city lord was furious when he learned that such a terrible tragedy had occurred in his territory, and ordered me to capture the murderer who wiped out the Bai family. As expected, we arrived in time, before the murderer had a chance to destroy the evidence."

When he said those words, Su Qi clearly saw that Bai Ling had bitten her lip until it bled.

Su Qi could understand her anger.

After all, the Bai family was wiped out last night, but the city guards only arrived late this morning.

And yet, he still dared to say that he arrived just in time.

"Based on the slightest clues, we quickly caught the murderer."

With a pat on the shoulder, the enforcement team escorted ten people whose names were covered by black cloth as they walked up.

"These ten people are the murderers who wiped out the Bai family. According to our interrogation, we learned the reason why they committed such a heinous crime. They are all Ji Feng's brothers. They learned that Ji Feng's death not long ago was actually caused by Ye Feng, the son-in-law of the Bai family."

"Ji Feng? Is that the young master of the Tianqing Gang who was recently found dead in the street?" someone whispered among themselves.

"Yes, that's the bully."

"Hiss, he was actually killed by the Bai family's good-for-nothing son-in-law? Does that good-for-nothing have such ability?"

The speaker gestured for everyone to quiet down before continuing.

"The ten of them were like brothers to Ji Feng. In order to avenge Ji Feng, they impulsively wiped out the entire Bai family. That's what happened. The murderer has been brought to justice, so all of you can rest assured."

After he finished speaking, he led the applause.

A few scattered claps broke out from the crowd, not enthusiastic applause.

Anyone with eyes can see that the Tianqing Gang was the one that wiped out the Bai family.

These ten people are just scapegoats pushed out to die.

Brothers with a deep bond, as close as siblings?

For his brother, he was willing to pay the price of his life to wipe out the entire Bai family?

What about the liar?

"I heard that Ye Feng and Bai Luo went to the capital yesterday, right?"

"Yes, he's the one who caused this trouble, but he managed to escape unscathed. The rest of the Bai family are in for a rough time."

"The Tianqing Gang is unreasonable. There's a cause for every wrong, and a debtor for every crime. If you want revenge, go find Ye Feng. Why did you wipe out the entire Bai family?"

"Yes, and Bai Ling has already divorced Ye Feng, her son-in-law, and declared that she will have nothing to do with him anymore. Yet he still..."

"The day after the divorce, Ye Feng ran away. How could things be so coincidental? My intuition tells me that things aren't that simple. I think the Bai family actually knew all along that the Tianqing Gang would retaliate, so they deliberately staged that divorce drama at Tianxiang Pavilion. The purpose was to tell the Tianqing Gang that the grievances have their source and the debts have their debtors, that we have already severed ties with Ye Feng, and that if they want revenge, they should go after him. Making Ye Feng leave Tianfu Ancient Capital was to divert the Tianqing Gang's hatred. The Bai family thought that this would solve everything, but they didn't expect that the Tianqing Gang wouldn't fall for it at all."

"Hiss... Brother, what you say makes sense. I guess Ji Shan thinks the same way, which is why he doesn't let the Bai family go."

Listening to the whispers around her, Bai Ling felt like she was about to grind her teeth to dust.

It's all because of Ye Feng. If he hadn't killed Ji Feng, the Bai family wouldn't have been wiped out by the Tianqing Gang.

He, on the other hand, simply walked away.

Poor Bai family...

Ye Feng... and the Tianqing Gang... I, Bai Ling, swear I will not rest until I avenge this!

Tears welled up in her eyes, and Bai Ling's gaze was filled with hatred.

The crowd quickly dispersed under the enforcement team's drive, and Su Qi watched Bai Ling leave without interfering further.

Even now, Su Qi doesn't believe that Bai Ling, the female lead, will end up with Ye Feng, the chosen one.

Wouldn't that be considered betraying one's destiny?

Su Qi wanted to find a secluded corner to ask the questionnaire. Would this count as completing the task?

Before he had even taken two steps, he felt a surge of energy flowing into his body, nourishing his entire being.

A tingling, numb sensation travels along the nerve endings straight to the brain.

"Hmm~"

Su Qi let out a soft groan, his body went limp and he almost collapsed.

"Girl, what's wrong?" The person next to her looked surprised and wanted to come over to help her up.

"No...it's okay..."

Steadying himself in time, Su Qi suppressed the strange feeling and, without bothering to hide it, quickly found a secluded spot and sat down cross-legged.

He controlled his body to begin absorbing the incoming power, and his cultivation level began to improve.

He progressed from the early stage of the Golden Core stage to the middle stage, then to the late stage, until he finally broke through to the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage.

Feeling the immense spiritual power within him, Su Qi was not pleased; instead, he angrily pulled out the scroll.

"Could you please let me know in advance next time you come?"

He felt ashamed when he thought back to his reaction.

"Stop playing dead..."

No matter what Su Qi said, the scroll did not react at all.

I had no choice but to give up.

Suddenly he thought of something.

With a flash, he chased after the direction where Bai Ling had disappeared, and after searching around, he quickly found his target.

Bai Ling was still dressed as before, but the aura surrounding her was no longer the pillar of good fortune she had before; instead, it was black mist.

Seeing this, Su Qi fell into deep thought.

What does the black aura on Bai Ling's body represent?

He seems to have a general understanding of the rules of the game.

The female lead is a kind of resource; the bigwigs behind the scroll and the people behind Ye Feng both need her.

He and Ye Feng were merely tools used by the two powerful figures to plunder the female lead.

This... is really cruel.

Su Qi suddenly understood what it meant to say that all living beings are like ants.

For those powerful beings who can reverse life and death at will, aren't ordinary people just ants?

From this perspective, he, Ye Feng, and the female leads are lucky, because they are not ants, but pawns.