"How dare you, cough cough cough, the Lin Family's century-old foundation will not be destroyed in the hands of you rats!"
Violent coughing resounded from the Pill Room as Lin Huan suddenly grew furious, casting aside his Sect Master status to sharply rebuke Su Qiang outside the door.
Su Qiang covered her mouth and let out a light laugh, "Tsk tsk, still acting the Sect Master when you can't even accept reality. Let's make a deal, Lin Huan."
"Father, don't bother with her. With her despicable pride, she'll only take the opportunity to humiliate you. Let me handle it for you." My mother pleaded loyally to Lin Huan.
"Out of my way! Don't meddle in affairs that don't concern you." Lin Huan's authority was unshakable as he refused.
"Yes, Father." My mother's voice grew much weaker.
Lin Huan spoke gravely to Su Qiang, "Let's hear it, what's this deal you propose?"
"If you agree to summon Su Wan and Snake Lord here, I'll leave you with an intact corpse. Everyone else in the Pill Room will have their roots destroyed but their lives spared," Su Qiang arrogantly declared with a sense of superiority.
Lin Huan spat furiously, "You just want me to trick Su Wan into coming here so you scum can bully her."
"Wrong, we do not intend to bully Su Wan," Su Qiang's eyes grew sharp and cold.
Lin Huan looked shocked, "Then what do you want?"
Amidst these words, the Pill Room buzzed with murmurs of disquiet.
Underneath Su Qiang's feet were four or five foxes vying for her attention, their paws carrying a tray.
The tray was laden with a variety of pastries and fruits.
Su Qiang picked up a segment of orange, popping it into her mouth, "We want Su Wan to serve as the Cauldron Furnace for the Ancestral Fox Lady. Lin Huan, you have a fine granddaughter, don't you?"
"Scoundrel!! Scoundrel!! My granddaughter, how could... how could... huff huff huff... let you.... huff huff huff..." Lin Huan choked with rage, breathing with difficulty and speaking in gasps.
Listening to the breathing inside, my heart clenched.
We must quickly find a way to rescue the people in the Pill Room.
Su Qiang scoffed disdainfully, "Can't tolerate it already? You can keep resisting stubbornly, but do all the sect members by your side wish to die with you? Lin Huan, you may find yourself abandoned by everyone today."
I broke out in cold sweat. Su Qiang was actually trying to incite the Lin Family Disciples inside the Pill Room to betray us.
Anyone could falter, and at this moment, my mother and Lin Huan were likely caught between internal strife and external threats.
My insides were burning with agitation.
I deeply regretted not having killed Su Qiang last time.
Now, allowing her to swagger through the Lin Family, humiliating my grandfather.
"Wanwan, what's there to worry about when I'm here?"
The crisp voice of Yu Longting reached my ears, and my chin was seized by him, turning my face toward him, "Two paths lie before us—one is a direct assault, the other a subtle, coordinated one."
"A direct assault is definitely not advisable. Su Qiang may be a mortal, but she controls the fox and rat clans." I felt slightly calmer, "I've checked; the area outside the Pill Room is covered with complex Formations and seals, which is also why Lin Huan and the others chose to retreat to the Pill Room. What do you mean by a 'subtle, coordinated approach?'"
The Lin Family's most formidable trap Formation, the String Killing Formation, had been broken already.
However, that woman in the attic had a meticulous mind and was now in cahoots with Xuanjing.
They had also set an intricate web around the Pill Room...
Though not as fierce as the String Killing Formation, it was extremely perilous nonetheless. Newest update provided by novel•fire.net
"I'll take care of breaking the trap Formation outside the Pill Room. You'll wait for the opportunity to sneak inside and act according to the situation," Yu Longting declared.
He slapped a piece of talisman paper onto my hand.
I had never encountered such a heavy talisman paper; it seemed thin, but it was heavier than metal. "What is this thing?"
"A key," Yu Longting said with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.