Excessive ferocity due to caution

Qin Qiu went to the manor where Qin Zheng was staying.

The latter is feeding the fish in the pond.

"Master, are you really sure?"

"Does Elder Qiu also think I'm crazy?"

"I am indeed worried about the future of the Qin family."

Qin Zheng sighed.

"Things have come to this point, and there's no turning back for me."

"Actually, I'm very confused."

Qin Qiu was silent for a while:

Did you tell Zhao Yi?

Qin Zheng replied:

"not yet."

He held up his communicator with one hand, but hesitated to press the button.

"I find it hard to imagine what he could do in this situation."

"The Lü family is determined to kill him this time, and there is almost no room for him to survive."

Qin Qiu stared at Qin Zheng and let out a long sigh.

He could tell that the young man in front of him really wanted to save his family.

But he couldn't find a way.

Like a bird with a broken wing trapped on a deserted island, it can only watch helplessly as the tide rises and drowns it.

Qin Zheng didn't want to call Zhao Yi, and even less dared to.

Qin Qiu knew that the young man in front of him, who was about to be buried, was afraid to hear Zhao Yi say that he had no choice but to accept it.

"I think you should ask that."

"The situation has developed to this point, and neither you nor he have any way out."

"From the moment you make that decision, you should accept whatever tragic outcome may be."

"Because this is the path you chose to take."

Upon hearing this, Qin Zheng smiled wryly:

"Elder Qiu is right... I am too weak."

"When faced with huge waves, one will always feel hesitant and uncertain."

Qin Qiu smiled, and the wrinkles on his face smoothed out considerably:

"On the contrary."

"I believe you are the bravest of all the heads of the family throughout history."

"You're just a bit young."

With Qin Qiu's encouragement, Qin Zheng's inner turmoil subsided, and he called Zhao Yi.

He explained the whole situation to Zhao Yi.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yi on the other end of the phone told him that he already knew about the Li family and the Lü family's affairs.

"You...know?"

Qin Zheng was quite surprised.

Zhao Yi:

"certainly."

"I have a great partner when it comes to intelligence."

As Qin Zheng listened to Zhao Yi's calm tone, his fluctuating emotions gradually calmed down.

Do you have any good ideas?

Zhao Yi smiled and said:

Are you scared?

Qin Zheng thought about it carefully for a moment and said:

"right."

"I am not afraid of death."

"But I don't want to lose."

"I have to win... I absolutely must win!"

Zhao Yi:

"Theoretically speaking, the current situation is indeed an insurmountable deadlock for me."

"Under the oppression of absolute power, any wisdom is nothing but a castle in the air."

"But the truth is, our victory is not small."

Qin Zheng's heart began to pound violently:

"How so?"

Zhao Yi sat down in his chair and calmly said:

"There are only three parties who truly want to take action against me: the Li family, the Lü family, and the Skull Church."

"These three parties combined have at most eight to nine rulers."

Qin Zheng chuckled:

"You look down on them?"

"Do you know that these eight or nine rulers can turn the capital upside down?"

Zhao Yi neither confirmed nor denied:

"The premise is... that they have no rivals."

Qin Zheng understood Zhao Yi's implied meaning and said:

"Can you deal with the Overlord?"

Zhao Yi did not give Qin Zheng a direct answer, only saying:

"I need to talk to the Jiang family first."

Qin Zheng was stunned upon hearing this, then smiled wryly:

"Based on my understanding of them, I'm afraid it would be very difficult to get them to go to great lengths to help you."

Zhao Yi said calmly:

"I have a connection with Grandpa Mu Ming, and I'm giving the Jiang family a chance."

"If they don't want it, that's their business."

Qin Zheng remained silent for a moment.

"I'll contact Jiang Yang for you."

"He is now the person in charge of the Jiang family."

Zhao Yi:

"I'll tell you what to do next after we've finished discussing things with the Jiang family."

Qin Zheng responded and hung up the phone.

Soon, with his help, Zhao Yi contacted Jiang Yang.

"Long time no see, Zhao Yi."

Jiang Yang remained the same as before, his voice carrying a neutral tone that seemed to detach him from everyone else.

"The last time we met was at Sky Plaza..."

Zhao Yi asked with a smile:

"Has the old man passed away?"

Jiang Yang sighed:

He has passed away.

Zhao Yi:

"Actually, I don't owe him anything."

"But I like the old man's character, so I called you."

"Originally, the Jiang family wasn't involved in this whole affair."

Jiang Yang frowned:

"What do you mean?"

Zhao Yi slowly said:

"Stop pretending, Jiang Yang."

"I knew about the Li and Lü families' plot to kill me... even before you did."

Jiang Yang was taken aback upon hearing this.

"you……"

Zhao Yi, with his legs crossed on the table, tossed the cigarette butt into the ashtray.

"I have spies in both the Lü and Li families."

Jiang Yang suddenly stood up from his seat in the family:

"impossible!!"

Zhao Yi smiled and said:

"Nothing is impossible."

"I was initially able to get involved in the capital city because a very special force helped me."

"Do you want to guess why those old fogies at Tianhai Pass have completely ignored the capital all these years?"

"Are they really not worried?"

"Or is it because they've always known what the people in the capital are doing?"

Jiang Yang's eyelids twitched involuntarily, and his heart rate increased significantly.

"Zhao Yi, stop playing these 'scary thoughts' games with me!"

"Without concrete evidence, I won't believe a single word you say!"

Zhao Yi said calmly and unhurriedly:

"I don't need evidence. I just need to say one more thing, and you'll naturally become afraid."

Jiang Yang scoffed:

"Fear?"

"What could you possibly have to scare me?"

Zhao Yi slowly began to speak, succinctly stating a fact.

The disdainful smile on Jiang Yang's face disappeared.

Instead, fear took its place.

PS: Third update.

That's three o'clock today.

Sorry, I've been coughing a lot and my lungs hurt.

I'll wait until the 9th, then go to the hospital for a thorough checkup.