The sage was determined to die.

The girl waited quietly for a while, seemingly without feeling any pain, calmly watching her hands until the cracks in her hands were severely repaired, and the gaps were gradually closed up by the skin and flesh.

Only after her hands returned to normal did the girl shake them off.

She looked at her ten fingers and suddenly blurted out, "It seems the punishment for murder is nothing more than this."

Although that's what they say on the surface, they know perfectly well in their hearts that they've taken advantage of a loophole.

At the same time, it's inevitable that I'll think of that annoying man.

"He didn't even get punished at all."

The girl slowly curled the corners of her lips, obscuring her facial expression.

"That's really something to be jealous of."

……

"Achoo!"

Ji Bai sneezed softly. At the same time, the man in front of him asked with great concern, "Brother Yan, have you caught a cold? Are you alright?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Bai simply shook his head slightly.

"It's alright, it's okay."

Ji Bai looked at the man in front of him. He saw that the man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, a tall and strong build, and a very robust appearance, but he looked kind and honest.

Ji Bai naturally didn't recognize this lucky person he randomly selected.

Fortunately, the other party did not recognize him.

"Brother Yan comes from a great country, I never expected that he would take a fancy to a scholar from a small country like ours."

The tall man scratched the back of his head somewhat shyly, looking a little embarrassed, and said, "I really don't know how to thank you for sharing such a valuable method with me."

Ji Bai waved his hand, acting as if he, a scion of a wealthy family, was oblivious to the cost of daily necessities.

"It's alright," he said. "Why would scions of prominent families like ours care about this?"

The tall man felt ashamed upon hearing this and looked at Ji Bai with eyes full of admiration.

However, he couldn't help but ask, "But Brother Yan said I could tell others about this method. Is that really a good idea?"

Ji Bai nodded.

"Okay." After saying that, he narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a subtle emotion. "Do you think keeping things to yourself is always a good thing?"

The tall man was completely confused.

Ji Bai stood with his hands behind his back, looking disheveled yet incredibly profound.

Do you know why birds eat fish?

The tall man opened his mouth, but remained silent for a long time.

Ji Bai drew a circle with his finger, then made a tiny dot with his finger.

"A cormorant can open its mouth and eat a small fish, but it is difficult to eat several large fish in one go. If all the small fish could grow into big fish, it would be overfed and die."

Upon hearing this, the tall man's eyes lit up, a look of understanding mixed with confusion.

"Thank you, Brother Yan. I think I understand now."

He bowed very solemnly to Ji Bai, but the other party only gave him a very mysterious smile.

After several attempts, Ji Bai also learned some lessons.

That is, a person wants to do something, and although they can do it, the efficiency is just too slow.

It's better to just trick people into doing it for him; look, they even thank him.

Just as Ji Bai was thinking this, the other party, who had just left, suddenly returned.

A slight look of confusion crossed the other man's tall frame. He said, "Brother Yan, I admire your righteousness, but what if the other party doesn't believe me?"

"Don't you believe me?" Ji Bai thought to himself that he would persuade him with reason, but on the surface he put on a kind attitude. "Then let's try to win him over."