I have the face of a great demon.

After agreeing on a grand plan to deal with Tie Zhu, the group was preparing to leave and split up.

At this moment, Zhou Tianyi's eyebrows suddenly twitched. He had received a message on a jade slip. He scanned it lightly with his spiritual power and a strange smile appeared on his face.

"I never expected that Niu Wei and his gang were also after Liu Xingchen, wanting to use him to get revenge on Tie Zhu."

After reading the message from the informant he had placed next to Niu Wei, Zhou Tianyi shook his head, seemingly somewhat disdainful of Niu Wei's plan.

Upon hearing this, everyone curiously gathered around: "What brilliant idea did they come up with?"

Zhou Tianyi chuckled and handed the jade slip to his underlings beside him: "You can see for yourselves, they're still worried about how to avoid Tie Zhu's retaliation."

The underlings passed the jade slip around, and as they read it, they couldn't help but laugh: "Haha, that's because they don't have Old Lu as their strategist."

A cunning glint flashed in Lao Lu's eyes; his plans were always unexpected.

He stroked his goatee, a smug smile spreading across his face: "Since Niu Wei and his gang are also after Liu Xingchen, why don't we change our plans and kill two birds with one stone?"

Everyone eagerly asked, "What do you mean by killing two birds with one stone?"

"Find someone to tell Niu Wei how to carry out the attack in the bathhouse."

"Oh, then we won't be able to play?"

"Don't worry, as long as we ensure that the people responsible for tipping us off are our people, we'll have a good time."

Old Lu smiled sinisterly and said confidently:

"We're trying to get Tiezhu away, so let's get him to Niu Wei, and then tell Niu Wei that this is Liu Xingchen. Let Niu Wei do the dirty work and prepare to take Tiezhu's punches."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, and they burst into a satisfied laugh: "Hahahaha..."

It was indeed a two-birds-with-one-stone plan, settling the score between Tie Zhu and Niu Wei in one go.

As the leader, Zhou Tianyi finally made the decision: "It's settled then. We'll split up and make sure every detail of this plan is perfect."

The crowd responded in unison, then dispersed to prepare for their revenge.

Soon, the mole Zhou Tianyi had planted in Niu Wei's camp found Niu Wei and told him the whole plan to deal with Liu Xingchen.

As Niu Wei listened, the worry on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by uncontrollable elation.

"Haha, this is truly a stroke of luck!"

Niu Wei slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

"Making a move on Liu Xingchen in the bathhouse is a brilliant idea! That guy Tiezhu will never expect us to do it there."

He paced back and forth, increasingly convinced that the plan was feasible: "Besides, even if Tiezhu wanted to cause trouble, he wouldn't have an excuse. After all, why did he insist on going to the servants' quarters' public bathhouse?"

Seeing Niu Wei's happy expression, the younger brother also said smugly, "Brother Niu, what do you think of my plan? I guarantee that Tie Zhu and Liu Xingchen will be in deep trouble."

Niu Wei patted his underling on the shoulder and said approvingly, "Good, very good! If you succeed this time, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."

He was in a great mood, as if he could already see Tie Zhu and Liu Xingchen's bad luck.

Niu Wei couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Hmph, Tie Zhu, aren't you so great? Let's see how you protect your brothers this time!"

Unbeknownst to Tie Zhu, a conspiracy was brewing against him and Liu Xingchen. He was diligently studying the jade slip in the Scripture Pavilion, intending to memorize its contents and pass them on to Liu Xingchen.

Tie Zhu's image within the sect is like a solitary peak, towering and independent.

His martial prowess inspired awe, and many sect disciples kept their distance from him.

Inside the library, no one dared to approach him. At the huge table, only Tie Zhu sat alone.

Tie Zhu was intently looking at the jade slip when he sensed someone approaching him.

He looked up and saw a female cultivator whose figure appeared exceptionally gentle in the sunlight streaming through the window.

Ye Sisi?

Although Tie Zhu didn't recognize every disciple in the sect, he did know that one of the four strongest disciples in the inner sect was Tie Zhu.

I heard that this female cultivator is very reclusive and rarely talks to people. I don't know what her purpose is in seeking me out.

"May I sit here?" Ye Sisi's soft and melodious voice broke the surrounding silence.

Tie Zhu nodded, and Ye Sisi gracefully sat down in the chair next to him.

Ye Sisi sat opposite Tie Zhu, with an antique wooden table between them, on which were scattered several jade slips that emitted a faint light.

The library was so quiet that only the sound of turning pages and occasional whispers could be heard from afar.

Tie Zhu frowned, intently reading the contents of the jade slip, while Ye Sisi seemed somewhat distracted.

Her gaze kept shifting between the iron pillar and the jade slip, as if she was looking for the right moment to speak.

Ye Sisi tapped her fingers lightly on the table, as if she was gathering her emotions.

Finally, Ye Sisi couldn't hold back any longer. She coughed softly, trying to get Tie Zhu's attention.

Tie Zhu raised his head and looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Ye Sisi cleared her throat, breaking the silence: "Tiezhu, I...I have a question I want to ask you."

Tie Zhu put down the jade slip in his hand, revealing a slightly surprised expression: "Senior Sister Ye, please feel free to ask me any questions."

"You previously said that your master is the leader of the Wuhua Sect. Do you know the origins of the Wuhua Sect?"

Originally, when Ye Sisi heard this news, she thought that this Wuhua Gate was not the Wuhua Gate from a thousand years ago, but just had the same name.

But she always held a sliver of hope that this Wuhua Gate might be the legacy of her sect from a thousand years ago.

So after hesitating for a long time, I finally asked the question.

Tie Zhu looked surprised: "You also know about the Wuhua Sect?"

He had only been at the Tianhe Sect for a short time and had not yet heard of Ye Sisi's story. He only knew that she was one of the four strongest disciples in the inner sect, and Liu Xingchen had not yet told him about Ye Sisi's relationship with the Wuhua Sect.

In his view, the Wuhua Sect, a sect from a thousand years ago, was probably only mentioned by his master, Hua Wufeng. He had never heard the name Wuhua Sect from anyone else.

Ye Sisi also understood what Tie Zhu meant. The Wuhua Sect he mentioned might be her own Wuhua Sect, otherwise he wouldn't have said that.

In order to gain Tie Zhu's trust, Ye Sisi decided to first tell him everything about herself.

"To tell you the truth, Tiezhu, I am the daughter of Wuhuazi, the sect leader of Wuhua Sect. I am from a thousand years ago. Our Wuhua Sect was destroyed by a great demon 1000 years ago. Everyone in the sect is gone, except for me."

"I just don't know if this Wuhua Gate is the same one you're talking about?"

After speaking, Ye Sisi stared at Tie Zhu expectantly, hoping to get a positive answer from him.