Rosefinch was originally watching Zhao Changhe's performance with a smile on his face, but in the latter half, he became very cold.

Zhao Changhe was all over the place, sometimes catching someone cheating, sometimes confirming who was colluding with the barbarians, and leading people astray with a mix of truth and lies. It seemed like it didn't matter who the real culprit was, even Yan Lianping involuntarily relaxed a bit, feeling that it didn't matter if someone found out he was the real culprit.

However, everyone forgot that Zhao Changhe's real purpose was to find out who spread the rumors.

Determining the real culprit was only because, whoever the real culprit was, was most likely the one spreading the rumors.

Yan Lianping's failure to firmly deny being led astray undoubtedly confirmed to Zhao Changhe that he was the rumor spreader.

The rumor that Zhao Changhe was a barbarian was to make his future legal principles more turbulent. The Wang family was most likely to do such a thing. The city of Jianhu was not far from Langya, so it should have been when Zhao Changhe clearly stated his non-cooperation with the Wang family during the Langya Conference that the Wang family began to plan to erase Zhao Changhe's "prince" identity and started spreading rumors.

Whoever spreads rumors is a member of the Wang family.

The Four Elephant Sect had just "allied" with the Wang family, and the news of the alliance had not yet reached the sect members. So if the rumors were spread by Yan Lianping, it was not because of the alliance with the Wang family, but because he was following the Wang family's orders.

It was logical to conclude that Yan Lianping was a traitor.

Rosefinch understood all this, but found it a bit amusing.

Before this, she had never thought that this matter would have any impact on her Yihuo Snake. The struggle between the guilds was very low-level from her perspective, and whoever spread the rumors about Zhao Changhe had nothing to do with the Four Elephant Sect. It was all very confusing and had nothing to do with her. Even if Yan Lianping was a traitor, there was no need for him to take action against her Yihuo Snake. It was just stirring up trouble for no reason. It could have been resolved in a couple of days, so what was the big deal?

So she didn't even bother to think about it and just watched how Zhao Changhe would perform.

But at this moment, she found that she might actually be in trouble.

She was only in trouble because Zhao Changhe had uncovered the situation, and Yan Lianping's betrayal to the Wang family was exposed in front of her. He was afraid that the venerable Rosefinch would find out, so of course he had to silence her Yihuo Snake!

The Yihuo Snake was indeed in danger!

Thinking of this, Rosefinch was at a loss.

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Just as she was thinking this, a sword light pierced through the air outside the building and instantly reached Zhao Changhe's throat.

Rosefinch suddenly reached out, and the assassin's surefire strike was lightly deflected by her finger, causing the sword to veer off course and narrowly miss Zhao Changhe.

The assassin was horrified.

He, Qin Ruhui, was ranked seventy-one on the Human List! He was almost unable to hold the sword after being deflected by a mere finger! What kind of strength did the Yihuo Snake possess?

Rosefinch thought to herself that it was a bit difficult to control her strength, otherwise he would have been dead.

Just as she was thinking this, a sharp wind attacked her waist. It was Yan Lianping wielding a short blade, silently launching a surprise attack on her ribs. "You are indeed involved with Zhao Changhe. I will capture you and hand you over to the venerable for punishment!"

"Still pretending!" On the other side, Zhao Changhe drew his sword and slashed at Qin Ruhui, sneering, "The little snake was sent by the venerable Rosefinch to get involved with me. What do you know, you traitor?"

"Clang!" Qin Ruhui's sword deflected Zhao Changhe's blade, and left and right sword lights flashed, as two old men suddenly made their move under the guidance of Sha Qi.

Qin Ruhui didn't have time to pursue Zhao Changhe, and quickly parried the two swords, sternly saying, "Sha Qi, do you really want to interfere in the Wang family's affairs? Even if Wang Daoning himself comes, Lord Wu will accept it!"

Sha Qi, hiding behind the old men, smiled and said, "Lord Wu wants Jianhu City, he wants the Ancient Sword Space. With this deal, even if you, Qin Ruhui, are a lackey, Lord Wu will accept it!"

Qin Ruhui was about to say something when a flash of sword light came from the side, and Zhao Changhe's sword momentum swept over.

Qin Ruhui recognized this move, and Fa Qing had just died under the combined force of this move.

Minghe Wave!

He didn't have time to talk nonsense and focused on dealing with it.

On the other side, Yan Lianping was in the most difficult nightmare of his life.

He had launched a sneak attack on the "Yihuo Snake's" ribs, and it seemed that the Yihuo Snake was a bit embarrassed by the sneak attack, twisting its waist to dodge, and at the same time, striking like lightning, aiming for his eyes.

The strength was indeed impressive, exceeding Yan Lianping's estimate. But Yan Lianping was confident in his Human List strength, and he had the upper hand with a surprise attack. However, as the fight went on, he found that the opponent didn't have any particularly special moves or particularly strong power, but inexplicably became more and more difficult, not knowing how this situation had come about.

The eerie snake face at this moment was full of mockery and ridicule.

A sense of extreme foreboding rose in Yan Lianping's heart, and he suddenly shouted in anger, "What are you all standing there for! Attack!"

The group of bewildered Pinghu Guild members were suddenly awakened by the unexpected turn of events and were about to rush forward.

But Zhao Changhe, while slashing his sword, sighed, "I want to apologize to everyone, especially to the late leader of the Ji Guild."

The onlookers, who were used to watching the show, subconsciously stopped and looked at Zhao Changhe."Before, I deliberately said that the leader of the Ji family was a lackey of the Hu people, just to make Yan Hui relax his vigilance and not conceal his true identity as the real culprit. In fact, the leader of the Ji family did not collude with the Hu people."

Even the onlooker, Sha Qi, widened his eyes: "That was said by the steward of the Ji family."

"Yes, the leader of the Ji family did indeed trade with the Hu people before. The industries on Taiping Street all came from the grasslands. However, since the Hu people came knocking, the leader of the Ji family wanted to cut off this trade. When He Lei was injured and came here, the leader of the Ji family refused to take him in, so He Lei found another collaborator. It was because of this that He Lei harbored resentment and instructed this collaborator to kill the leader of the Ji family," Zhao Changhe said slowly. "This is the truth of the case. The talk of swallowing up the Xingyi Gang is just a side issue."

Yan Lianping was furious. "You're talking nonsense!"

Zhao Changhe said calmly, "The information about He Lei staying at your place was provided by the Demon Suppression Division, not made up by me."

Not to mention that the Demon Suppression Division had backed Zhao Changhe's words. At this moment, Zhao Changhe's words were highly trusted by others, and no one believed Yan Lianping anymore.

The former members of the Xingyi Gang rose up in anger, and in an instant, they clashed with the members of the Pinghu Association. "Thieves! Give us back our leader's life!"

Yan Lianping had planned to take advantage of the situation, even though the Pinghu Association was stronger than the Xingyi Gang. But with one side lacking in momentum and the other side burning with rage, it was hard to say what the outcome would be.

Yan Lianping couldn't understand how things had turned out like this. Zhao Changhe's words were clearly nonsense, but no one questioned them. What was even more incomprehensible was that He Lei had actually appeared!

A grassland lion, still not fully recovered from his injuries, should not have appeared under any circumstances. It was as if he had appeared just to confirm that Yan Lianping had colluded with the Hu people, and after being exposed, there was no need to hide anymore.

Taking advantage of the current stalemate, the broadsword rose and struck... the Winged Fire Serpent.

Even Rosefinch was momentarily stunned, but then he understood the reason why He Lei wanted to kill the "Winged Fire Serpent."

With the atmosphere being what it was, as long as the "Winged Fire Serpent" was really killed, Yan Lianping would have no way to defend himself and would have to go along with them. The benefits to the Hu people of gaining a core member of the Four Elephant Sect were self-evident. At this moment, with all sides in a stalemate, there was no one who had the energy to stop He Lei.

Rosefinch was in a dilemma.

If he was willing to reveal his true strength, He Lei would be coming to his death... but could he reveal it?

Before he could make a decision, just as he turned around to fend off He Lei's attack, a flash of sword light appeared, and the calm voice of Han Wubing came: "I said earlier that the mad lion He Lei has come to die."

The onlookers were dumbfounded. Wasn't Han Wubing the one who had kidnapped Mrs. Ji from the Ji family? How had he ended up here?

It meant that Han Wubing had never been at the Ji family at all. The one who had just sent the message was just an actor sent to report false information? Then who was it?

People's eyes fell on the messenger, who had been completely ignored, but then the messenger suddenly made a move, revealing a strength even greater than Han Wubing's, and joined forces with Han Wubing to attack He Lei. "The Demon Suppression Division's Wei Zicai is here. Hu people, prepare to die!"

As the voice fell, countless powerful bows and crossbows appeared out of nowhere, pointing at He Lei in mid-air.

He Lei: "..."

The crowd: "..."

The Earth Ranking was the Earth Ranking, and even with injuries, it was not something that could be killed by such an ambush. He Lei swept out with a single blow, and a thick and powerful wall of energy surged out, causing the arrows to fly wildly in all directions. Then he struck the sword of Wei Zicai and fled.

Finally, he couldn't defend against another attack from Han Wubing, and was pierced through the back, blood soaking through his clothes. After nursing his injuries for so many days, not only were they all back, but they were even worse.

From a distance in the sky came his roar: "People from the Central Plains are truly treacherous! Zhao Changhe, I'll remember you!"

Taking advantage of He Lei's disturbance, Qin Ruhui also made a swift retreat. If there was no one to stop him, he really would die here! And inexplicably, he had been splashed with dirt. Yan Lianping had been planning to use this to prove his connection to the Hu people, but then what about his own Wang family?

How had things turned out like this? Qin Ruhui couldn't understand.

Even more incomprehensible was Yan Lianping himself. He wanted to retreat, but who was his opponent?

How could he retreat?

At the same time as Qin Ruhui retreated, Rosefinch's hand had already grabbed Yan Lianping by the neck, her voice as cold as if it had been ground out from between her teeth: "Thanks to you, I really do need his help even more now."

Yan Lianping didn't know what she was talking about, feeling as if the world had lost all its color, murmuring to himself, "I didn't collude with the Hu people...""I know." Zhao Changhe didn't chase after Qin Ruhui but instead slowly approached Yan Lianping and lowered his voice, "That last part I said was pure nonsense. How would I know if Ji Yinan traded with the barbarians before and now refuses to do so? I've never interviewed him. I said that purely to get the Xingyi Gang to side with us, and it was an unexpected bonus that He Lei revealed himself."

Yan Lianping: "..."

Zhao Changhe slowly turned around, facing Wei Zicai: "So, Mr. Wei, could you tell me why, knowing full well that He Lei is staying with the Ji family, you told me he was at Pinghu Club?"

Wei Zicai offered a sheepish smile: "Of course, it was merely to remind you to pay more attention to Yan Lianping. The matters concerning Yan Lianping are of greater significance. After all, Ji Yinan is already dead, and dwelling on whether he colluded with He Lei is pointless now."

"In essence, you were just trying to help Sha Qiyi fight against Pinghu Club. From the moment I asked you about the backer of the Kang Le Casino and you hemmed and hawed, I understood. You've betrayed the leader and are now a man of Ying Wu." Zhao Changhe sighed, "The smaller the temple, the wilder the demons; the shallower the pond, the more toads. In this broken Sword Lake City, not a single good person can be found."

Rosefinch suddenly remembered something Zhao Changhe had said before: they were all lying.

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