I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"Master, all the spies we placed around the Zhao family's perimeter have just gone missing!"

Jiang Yi's expression was solemn. "Not long ago, they sent back a message saying that the target had appeared, and the people from Shadow Martial Hall had also noticed it."

"I told them to keep an eye on things and let the Shadow Martial Hall handle it. They should report any developments immediately."

"I waited for a long time but received no feedback, and then I realized I couldn't contact them at all!"

"Patriarch, we are now completely blind. We don't know if we've lost track of our target, or if he/she has been captured by the Shadow Martial Hall."

"Should we send more people out to scout the situation?"

After pondering for a long time, Jiang Xianjue asked, "Where is Qin Ge now?"

"Qin Ge?" Jiang Yi was surprised that Jiang Xianjue suddenly mentioned Qin Ge, and paused for a moment. "Isn't he at Yunqi Residence?"

Jiang Xianjue nodded, completely ignoring what Jiang Yi was saying. "Tell Qin Ge about the situation; it's time for him to lend a hand."

"Send more men out to gather information and report everything to Qin Ge. Since this is supposed to be a collaboration, we can't always be the ones doing the work. Go!"

"yes!"

Just as Jiang Yi was about to leave, a man named Jiang He rushed in, his expression panicked and his eyes filled with fear. "Master, Mr. Yi, something has happened!"

"Someone broke in, killing anyone they saw, like a ghost. We couldn't stop them at all!"

"He specifically asked to see you, Patriarch. He's in the main hall now, and he said that if you don't show up within a minute, he'll kill one person; if you don't show up within ten minutes, he'll kill the entire Jiang family!"

"Who dares to be so bold?" Jiang Yi was both surprised and angry, but seeing Jiang He's expression, he knew that the person who came was definitely not simple, so he dared not be careless.

"Master, perhaps I should go and see what's going on, to buy some time. You go first..."

"There's no need!" Jiang Xianjue understood Jiang Yi's meaning. "You can't hide from it; you still have to face it."

"Besides, you're still young, with a bright future ahead of you. If anyone should be leaving, it should be you. How can I let you die in place of this old man?"

"Do you really think I'm so spineless, so afraid of death?"

He sighed softly, "Jiang Yi, if I die, take Chao Ning to find Qin Ge!"

"Talk to him properly and ask him to spare your lives. You should know what to do."

"Jiang He, come on, take me to meet the guests!"

The main hall of the Jiang family.

The crowd knelt on the ground, silent and trembling. In front of them sat a gaunt man, his face pale and bloodless.

Yu Jinxiao.

Corpses were everywhere, each with the look of terror on their face, and blood staining the floor beneath them.

"What kind of monster dares to come to my Jiang family to kill people?!"

Accompanied by Jiang Yi and Jiang He, Jiang Xianjue strode over, his back ramrod straight.

Jiang Yi refused to leave and insisted on following, so there was nothing he could do.

Jiang Xianjue's gaze swept across the hall, lingering for a moment on the corpse on the ground, his expression becoming even more solemn.

Among the Jiang family's retainers are two experts at the Heavenly Realm level, who are prominently featured.

Even the two experts, who were the Jiang family's greatest asset and had protected the safety of the Jiang family members for many years, died at the hands of the newcomers, which means that the Jiang family can no longer resist by force today.

The only way to survive is through negotiation or stalling for time while waiting for rescue to arrive.

It wasn't that the Jiang family couldn't afford more experts, but rather that Jiang Xianjue knew that two Heavenly Realm experts plus the other guards were enough, and having more wouldn't make much sense.

These people couldn't stop the experts, and even if there were more, they still wouldn't be able to stop them, unless they invited an expert above the Heavenly Realm, and the Jiang family certainly couldn't invite such an expert.

Moreover, the Jiang family has never relied on force to save their lives; they rely on the information they hold, which is their leverage!

If you want to take action against the Jiang family, you have to make sure that the Jiang family doesn't know it was you who did it. Otherwise, even if you can kill the entire Jiang family, you can't guarantee that some of your shady secrets will be exposed by the Jiang family.

This is a lose-lose situation; fighting to the death with the Jiang family won't bring any benefits.

Moreover, this is Beidu, the headquarters of the Shadow Martial Hall, and the Xuan'an Bureau. It is not an easy task to kill all the Jiang family members and then leave unscathed without leaving a trace.

But Yu Jinxiao arrived.

"Jiang Xianjue, let me introduce myself. My name is Yu Jinxiao!"

Yu Jinxiao still looked half-dead. "I've heard that the Jiang family of Beidu is not to be trifled with. No matter which powerful or noble family you encounter, you have to give the Jiang family some face. Is that true?"

"I've killed so many members of the Jiang family, what can you do to me now?"

"It's you?" Jiang Xianjue recognized Yu Jinxiao as the mysterious person who appeared in the haunted house at the amusement park, and the prime suspect in the murder of Guan Ling and other Jiang family spies!

"You also killed our spies stationed near the Zhao family's residence?"

"What about the Shadow Martial Arts Hall?"

"How did you get rid of them? Did you kill them too?"

Hearing the answer from Yu Jinxiao's expression, Jiang Xianjue's heart skipped a beat. "You really are a madman!"

He calmed his inner turmoil and composed himself. "You didn't kill us all directly, that's the Zhao family's idea, isn't it?"

"Zhao Yu?"

"What does he want?"

"That's right, as expected of a professional intelligence officer, even your guesses are so accurate!" Yu Jinxiao chuckled mockingly. "Even a madman is still a human being, right? Do I look like one to you?"

"Jiang Xianjue, don't try anything funny with me!"

"If I don't take action against the Shadow Martial Hall members and make a scene, drawing the attention of the Shadow Martial Hall and the Xuan'an Bureau, will it be easier for me to conduct business at the Jiang family?"

"Even so, I know I don't have much time left. You'd better cooperate obediently and don't try to stall for time. If I can't get things done, you'll all die!"

Jiang Xianjue calmly sat down opposite Yu Jinxiao. "You're the one wasting time talking nonsense!"

"So you're stating your conditions to make the Jiang family pledge allegiance to the Zhao family?"

Yu Jinxiao was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter, "You know what's good for you!"

"But you're wrong this time. Mr. Zhao did want your Jiang family to pledge allegiance to him before, and he gave you many chances, but unfortunately you didn't cherish them!"

"Let me be frank, Mr. Zhao doesn't want your loyalty; he wants to control all of the Jiang family's resources for himself!"

"Hand over the Jiang family's intelligence network, including intelligence hubs, communication channels, and overt and covert spies. I want the entire complete intelligence network!"

"Furthermore, and most importantly, there's the Jiang family's database!"

"I know your Jiang family has collected a lot of secrets from various families over the years, some that can be brought to light, and some that can't, right?"

"This is also the biggest reason why everyone is wary of your Jiang family!"

"The fact that I'm sitting here is enough to show that your Jiang family can't control these things. So just be straightforward and hand them all over!"