As soon as Bai Zhi spoke, a glint flashed across Goh Wen’s eyes and quickly disappeared, signifying a rage fueled by slander.
"What nonsense are you talking about? He is my son. If he weren’t my son, why would I treat him well? I dote on Goh You as if I want nothing more than to hold him in the palm of my hand."
The extent to which Goh Wen doted on Goh You was well-known, not just among the villagers but by Goh You himself too.
"Right, why are you so good to him? There must be a reason, and now you need to cooperate and tell me. Right now, in this room, just the few of us, do you think you can escape?"
Bai Zhi looked at the three of them; today, there was no escaping for them.
"You might have that backward. Isn’t it you who has no options now?"
Anran scoffed coldly, still unable to believe this girl’s stubborn delusions.
Bai Zhi laughed as well, her smile faint.
At that moment, Wu Wa and Bai Zhi stepped forward, swiftly took down Goh Wen by knocking him out, and did the same to Goh Fan and Anran.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye; they had almost no idea what was happening before they were down.
Goh You wanted to open his mouth but ended up covering it, unable to utter a word.
Bai Zhi looked at Goh You and spoke very seriously, "Do you know how villains die?"
He was still in shock and shook his head blankly.
"I’ll tell you, villains die because they talk too much. Don’t talk unless necessary. Understand?"
Then, darkness also overtook Goh You. Bai Zhi and Wu Wa looked around the room and eventually found the mechanism.
By the time they left, it was already dark. There really were no other exits; they had to leave the way they had come.
But now it was dark, and they no longer knew the way out.
Bai Zhi and Xiao Qi tied everyone up, leaving the issue of preparing dinner to some girls. Bai Zhi, Xiao Qi, and Zhang Yu discussed what needed to be done next.
"Let’s break the Formation with Wu Wa tomorrow, and then, brother, you can find someone to take over this place."
Someone would definitely take over this place.
"Also, focus on investigating that blood issue, and I always feel there might be a connection with Goh You."
The girls were very vigilant and didn’t want anyone near them, not even Bai Zhi.
She had also been out too long and needed to return.
"Xingxing, this matter has troubled you. Don’t worry, I’m here now. I’ll be careful, and we can contact each other anytime."
Xiao Qi was genuinely grateful to Bai Zhi; if it weren’t for her and Wu Wa, things wouldn’t have gone so smoothly.
At night, unable to sleep, Bai Zhi sat at the doorway to keep watch, and Xiao Qi did as well.
They saw the girls looking fearfully at the moonlight, huddling together until finally Bai Zhi had to take out a Golden Needle to stabilize their emotions.
One girl suddenly grabbed Bai Zhi’s hand.
"They are breaking the Formation using the Ultimate Yin Method."
After saying this, she too fainted, leaving Bai Zhi and Xiao Qi perplexed.
"Xingxing, I think I might need to ask my grandfather. I remember that place now. It’s rumored that at the peak of Qishan, there is an Ancient Array hiding a secret about Nan Country. For centuries, people have been trying to break the Array, but it’s just a legend."
Xiao Qi knew about this only because of his grandfather; otherwise, he wouldn’t have known.