After her transformation and rebirth, she manipulates the innocent and ruthless to overthrow the wor

That night.

A gentle evening breeze stirred, the bamboo shadows and bright moonlight swaying the mountain mists. Several people walked together on the mountain path, among them an elder with peculiar attire who looked particularly mysterious, yet walked with a hesitant gait.

That man was the leader. He stepped over a rock with some hesitation, feeling uneasy. In the end, he couldn't let go of his thoughts and grabbed the girl in front of him, saying, "Miss Xiao, is this really going to work?"

Xiao Ran didn't turn her head, but only looked at the road ahead, and said, "The First Boss should know the Third Boss better than I do."

Duanli is silently paving the way ahead.

The head of the gang didn't press the matter further. In fact, he understood that his third brother was always a meticulous person, and he would become suspicious at the slightest sign of trouble.

He will definitely come, even if he wasn't invited by the person behind him.

Because of suspicion.

Soon, they arrived at the cave where Xiao Ran had fallen. The body inside had disappeared; it must have been someone sent by the Third Master to deal with it.

Xiao Ran found an open space and started a fire. The firelight flickered, adding to the mystery of the leader, who was dressed in a black robe.

She turned to the chief and said, "Chief, Duanli and I will be hiding inside the cave. You can just ask whatever you want to know."

It means there is no need to worry about one's own safety.

“When he arrives, he should take that pill, but…” Xiao Ran suddenly leaned forward and whispered a few words to the leader.

The leader was taken aback. "...Is it really feasible?"

"The decision will be made by the head of the household." After saying this, Xiao Ran and Duan Li disappeared into the shadows.

……

Soon, a man dressed in a black robe walked slowly in, followed by some subordinates. After entering the cave, he instructed his men to wait outside.

The third leader entered and found that the person inside the cave was carrying him on their back. He tentatively called out, "Brother Yuan?"

But the man didn't answer, so the third leader hesitated, rubbing his hands together and said, "...I wonder what brings Brother Yuan here in person?"

"The letter has already made it very clear." The leader knew that the third leader was testing him, so he spoke in a deep voice, but the words that came out of his mouth startled him.

It's a fake voice that people in the martial arts world are used to.

As the third leader was pondering how to respond, he heard the person in front of him say again, "I am very disappointed."

"This..." The third leader rolled his eyes, then suddenly knelt down and said, "...It's all my sixth brother's fault for being incompetent! That's why your plan was ruined!"

The leader's face darkened, and he said with an imposing air, "There has been some damage?"

The third leader crawled forward on his knees, excitedly saying, "No... as long as you give me a little more time, I will definitely be able to implement the plan again!"

"Do you know that the Emperor will be returning to the capital soon?" the chief asked, voicing the question Xiao Ran had given him.

"This..." The third leader knelt and stared at the retreating figure, speechless for a long time. Finally, as if he had made up his mind, he said firmly, "Brother Yuan, I promise I won't delay your plans!"

"What do you plan to do?" the leader asked.

“I can persuade the chief to obey, and…” The third chief hesitated for a moment, but quickly said, “Even if he doesn’t obey, I can secretly deal with him! Then I can frame the higher-ups, which will cause a lot of resentment among the villagers, and then I can make the decision…”

"I certainly won't delay your plans!"

After hearing this, the leader remained silent for a long time, and the atmosphere began to become awkward.

After a long while, the third leader began to doubt his plan, but fearing that the master would be angry, he tentatively asked, "...Brother Yuan? Is there anything wrong with it?"

The leader still ignored him, finally sighed deeply, and turned to slowly lift the black robe covering his face.

The third leader looked up and stared wide-eyed, completely stunned.

The leader's face was extremely grim. He said gravely, "Has my Liuyun Village wronged you in any way? Why did you do this?"

"No... Brother, that's not how it is..." The third leader shook his head and blurted out his defense.

But the leader could only glance sideways and sigh deeply upon hearing this.

The third leader saw that the first leader's face was extremely ugly. Having been with the first leader for so long, he knew that there was no way to salvage the situation now.

He stopped kneeling, stood up, and shouted to the people guarding the cave entrance, "Someone come here!"

Those people quickly ran in.

Several of them were the same burly men Xiao Ran had seen at the entrance of the Third Master's courtyard.

The leader frowned and stared at him, then said sternly, "What are you trying to do?"

"What am I supposed to do?" he said, then burst into laughter. "Big brother, now that fifth and sixth brothers have gone to the underworld, as the eldest brother, it's time for you to go down and keep them company."

"Don't worry about Liuyun Village, I will take good care of it for you. I also have to thank you for your reminder, otherwise I wouldn't have thought of this."

That is, to kill the leader and change the ownership of Liuyun Village.

When the leader heard the third leader's outrageous remarks, he felt a pang of unease and could not utter a single word.

In that moment of hesitation, the burly men charged forward menacingly, intent on taking the leader's life.

But as they approached, a gust of cold wind from inside the cave struck them, causing them to involuntarily take a few steps back.

The coldness was felt because the sleeves were torn.

If they had taken just a few more steps forward... the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Duan Li wielded his sword and stepped forward, coldly saying, "Take another step forward, and you will die."

The third leader was taken aback when he saw the young man in front of him, then looked reproachfully at the group of burly men, "You...you didn't say he was dead! You lied to me?"

One of the burly men quickly replied, "This...that's not right. He was so badly injured, and the wound was poisoned. How could he possibly have survived?"

"Screw you! We can't worry about that now. Besides, you guys outnumber two people? Kill them all!" the third leader ordered.

In truth, everyone was hesitant, after all, this young man had once killed more than a dozen of them single-handedly.

But the burly man encouraged them, saying, "Don't panic, everyone. This boy is so badly injured, he can't possibly recover so quickly. We just need to work together to treat his wounds!"

"Okay!" everyone responded.

Upon hearing the answer, the big man was overjoyed. If he succeeded this time, the third leader would surely give him a generous reward.

For example, after it's done, he might become the head of the household.

Thinking of this, he grabbed the blade and led everyone forward.

But Duan Li was no pushover. He wielded his sword with fluid grace, sliding the throats of several of them in a few swift movements.

However, he hadn't fully recovered from his injury, and the opposing team was taking turns playing, so he was starting to struggle against everyone on his own.

Seeing this, the burly man became even more excited. Although several of his brothers had already fallen to the ground, he was still bloodthirsty and shouted, "He's almost dead, let's kill him!"

Suddenly everyone attacked together. Although the separation was difficult, they didn't let them get any closer to this side.

However, he gradually became bruised, and blood slowly flowed down his clothes and onto the ground.

Suddenly, the leader exclaimed in surprise, "You're injured?"

Because behind Duan Li, he clearly saw that no one could get close enough to hurt him; at most, they would only have their clothes cut by sharp blades and suffer some minor cuts.

But seeing the color on the ground getting darker and darker, he quickly supported Duanli's trembling body.

How could there be so much bleeding from a mere flesh wound?

"It's alright." Duan Li's voice was a little soft.

The big man was overjoyed at the sight, knowing that this was an excellent opportunity. He had been just putting on an act, letting a few fools go up and die first. Now he finally drew his sword himself, ran quickly, and slashed at the boy.

Such a great opportunity, and the third leader is watching from behind, wouldn't that be... hehe!

Duan Li tried to block with his sword, but due to excessive blood loss, his vision began to darken...

The leader immediately snatched the sword from his hand, carefully placed the boy on the ground, and then stepped forward to block the murderous man.

But how could he possibly be a match for those burly men?

Just when things were at their most critical, a loud shout suddenly came from behind.

That was the voice of the third leader.

The burly man immediately turned around and saw a veiled girl holding a short sword to the third leader's neck. When he wasn't paying attention, she fed him something.

"What did you feed me?" the third leader roared, but he dared not move, for if he did, the girl might kill him.

He was just admiring the battle, and it looked like he was about to win, but he was so engrossed that he didn't even notice someone approaching him.

"Hmm..." Xiao Ran pretended to think for a moment, then said, "It seems to be a drug that makes people weak all over, makes their heads hot, and finally causes them to explode and die..."

The third leader was furious. This girl was still so uncertain, as if she was toying with him!

But it seems he really is getting a little carried away...

He had only been thinking for a little too long when Xiao Ran's sword began to cut the skin on his neck. He heard her say, "Third Master, don't you feel it?"

"...Yes! Yes! Please spare my life, heroine!" the third leader cried, on the verge of tears.

"Release the Third Master right now! Otherwise, you won't get out of here alive!" the burly man said angrily. After all, he had almost managed to show off in front of the Third Master, but this unexpected incident happened.

The third leader gave the burly man a sharp wink. He really doesn't think before he speaks; if he angers this unexpected young girl, she probably doesn't want him to leave alive!

The big man immediately shut his mouth.

But as the big man stopped talking, the scene fell silent. Now there were only a few big men left, Duan Li lying helplessly on the ground, the leader of the gang anxiously checking Duan Li's wounds, the third leader who was being held hostage by Xiao Ran, and Xiao Ran who had witnessed everything.

As a drop of water from the stone cone fell into the puddle, making a dripping sound, the atmosphere became eerily quiet.

But Xiao Ran quickly broke the atmosphere, saying jokingly, "Third Master, I remember there are only two prison cells in the stronghold. With so many people now, how about..."

"Choose one to keep you company."