Goddess Painting

Wang Tianyi was stunned by the sudden praise as soon as he entered the door.

"what?"

He paused for a moment, then didn't respond.

Lin Zhengnan assumed he couldn't say it in front of the servants, so he quickly waved them away:

"You may all leave! Brew that pot of treasured 'Longjing' tea for Elder Wang!"

After everyone left, Lin Zhengnan personally poured Wang Tianyi a cup of tea, his face beaming with smiles.

"Come, Elder Wang, let me offer you a cup of tea instead of wine!"

"That move was absolutely brilliant! It completely severed Qin Feng's foundation!"

Wang Tianyi slowly sat down, but his brows furrowed more and more tightly.

He looked at Lin Zhengnan, who was beaming with excitement, but instead of picking up his teacup, he said in a deep voice:

"Patriarch Lin..."

"This matter... was not done by me."

"What?!"

Lin Zhengnan's hand holding the teacup froze in mid-air, and the smile on his face instantly vanished.

"You didn't do it?"

Wang Tianyi shook his head, his expression grave:

"That's definitely not the case."

"I just sent out three groups of people yesterday to go to the hometowns of those disciples to 'do work' on them."

"According to the schedule, the fastest route will not arrive until noon today."

"It will take at least half a month to set up a plan and apply pressure to force these disciples to retreat."

"How could it all be done overnight?"

Lin Zhengnan was completely dumbfounded.

It wasn't Wang Tianyi who did it?

Then...who did it?

Wang Tianyi pondered for a moment, then continued:

"I specifically inquired about it before I came."

"The reasons these disciples gave for leaving were remarkably consistent—they all claimed that they lacked the necessary talent and feared they would drag down Tian Shu Peak, so they voluntarily withdrew."

"And they left in tears, clearly forced into it."

A deathly silence fell over the main hall.

Lin Zhengnan slowly put down his teacup, the excitement on his face vanished, replaced by deep surprise and unease.

"If it wasn't you... then who could it be?"

"To be able to force twenty people to retreat overnight, that's... incredible!"

The two exchanged a glance and both saw the seriousness in each other's eyes.

"Could it be... a new enemy Qin Feng has made?" Lin Zhengnan guessed.

Wang Tianyi thought for a moment and shook his head:

"Possibly."

"Qin Feng has risen too quickly and is arrogant and domineering. Besides us, there may be other people who don't like him."

"Or perhaps Qin Xiaotian's old enemies from back then?"

"Could it be the peak master of another mountain?" Lin Zhengnan asked again. "After all, if Tian Shu Peak rises, it will also take away their resources."

Wang Tianyi analyzed:

"Unlikely."

"Even if a peak master has a falling out with Qin Feng, there's no need to harm these ordinary disciples; it would be beneath them."

"Besides, Qin Feng just defeated Chu Kuang and is riding high on his success. Who would want to make a fool of themselves at this time?"

The two guessed and guessed, eliminating all the people they could think of, but still had no clue.

This unknown fear made Lin Zhengnan feel a sense of unease.

"If you don't know who the other person is, you can't tell if they're friend or foe!"

"What if Master Feng Qin intervenes again and replenishes the disciples of Tian Shu Peak?"

"fine!"

Wang Tianyi suddenly sneered, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes:

"Patriarch Lin, try to think about it from a different perspective."

"Regardless of who this person is, whether they are friend or foe, hasn't this outcome already done us a huge favor?"

Lin Zhengnan was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

"Qin Feng is now all alone, and the plan to restart Tian Shu Peak has suffered a major setback!"

"This is the perfect opportunity for us to kick someone when they're down!"

Wang Tianyi said in a sinister tone:

"What we need to do now is prevent Qin Feng from recruiting new disciples!"

"If he can't gather enough participants within a month, the reopening of Tian Shu Peak... will be a joke!"

Lin Zhengnan suddenly realized, and slapped his thigh:

"yes!"

"If he can't recruit enough people, he's doomed!"

"So... shall we proceed as originally planned?"

Wang Tianyi shook his head, a more sinister smile appearing on his face:

"No, we need to add more fuel to the fire!"

"A two-pronged approach!"

"First, continue to block Tian Shu Peak's recruitment channels! Use both threats and inducements to let everyone know that anyone who dares to join Tian Shu Peak is opposing us!"

"second……"

Wang Tian paused, lowering his voice slightly:

"We need to send our own people in!"

"An undercover agent?" Lin Zhengnan asked in astonishment.

"Not just an undercover agent!"

Wang Tianyi's eyes were ruthless:

"Select twenty absolutely reliable disciples; mid-grade aptitude is sufficient!"

"Have them pretend to be admirers of Qin Feng, or desperate rogue cultivators, and voluntarily join Tian Shu Peak!"

"Let's reserve this spot first!"

"As the crucial moment approaches the end of January..."

"Make them all withdraw at the same time! Catch Qin Feng off guard!"

"Wonderful!!"

Lin Zhengnan's eyes lit up as he listened, and he couldn't help but slap the table in admiration:

"That's such a cunning move! Absolutely brilliant!"

"Even if Qin Feng possesses extraordinary abilities, he won't be able to gather twenty more mid-grade disciples in such a short time!"

"The reopening of Tian Shu Peak... is doomed to failure!"

But then he became somewhat worried:

"But... Qin Feng isn't stupid either."

"With twenty people suddenly appearing to join him, how could he not be suspicious?"

Wang Tianyi was clearly prepared, and said confidently:

"Therefore, these people must be clean!"

"My background is clean! I have ample reason to pledge allegiance!"

"It could be a poor servant desperately needing spirit stones, or a passionate young man who idolizes Qin Feng's arena achievements!"

"We'll write a perfect script for everyone!"

"And so what if we get caught?"

Wang Tianyi sneered:

"Without solid evidence, would Qin Feng dare to expel his disciple without cause?"

"If word gets out, it'll make him look like Peak Master Qin is narrow-minded and intolerant! His reputation will be even worse then, and who would dare to come?"

"and……"

Wang Tianyi pulled a jade bottle from his pocket, a cruel glint in his eyes:

"I will make these twenty people take the 'Soul-Locking Pill'!"

"Their lives are in our hands; they would never dare to betray us!"

"A Soul-Locking Pill?!"

Lin Zhengnan gasped.

This is a legendary banned drug!

After taking it, you must take the antidote every ten days, otherwise your soul will be eaten away by the medicinal insects in the pill, causing you unbearable pain!

Without an antidote, he will eventually explode and die!

"this……"

Lin Zhengnan hesitated, after all, this method was too ruthless, and if it were exposed, it would be difficult to explain to the sect.

But he quickly gritted his teeth, a resolute glint in his eyes:

Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles!

"That's what we'll do!"

"Whatever resources are needed, the Lin family will provide full support!"

Wang Tian nodded:

"Patriarch Lin only needs to prepare 50,000 low-grade spirit stones."

"I'll arrange for some 'creditor' or similar characters to act out the scene, making sure it's as convincing as possible so Qin Feng won't notice anything amiss!"

"good!"

Without saying a word, Lin Zhengnan threw out a heavy storage bag:

"Here's 60,000! The extra 10,000 is a reward for the brothers' hard work!"

"Act now! I'll make sure Qin Feng... never has a chance to recover!!"