Chapter 1775

The masked man remained silent, but the aura radiating from him clearly showed his curiosity.

"I won't tell you. I want to see you suffer in silence," Zhu Yanyi said with childish stubbornness.

The silver fox nearby burst into laughter. He looked at Yan Aohan and said, "Lord Yanluo, it seems your wife has a talent for pranks."

"As long as my wife likes it, everything is fine," Yan Aohan said, looking completely satisfied. This made the silver fox smile helplessly.

Yan Aohan glanced at the silver fox with an expression that said, You don't understand because you don't have a wife yet. The silver fox could only laugh and cry at the same time.

The masked man felt equally helpless. He had been hiding invisibly in the air, but Yan Aohan had exposed him. Worse, Zhu Yanyi had recognized him. He felt panicked.

"Do you think I won't know if you don't tell me? Since that old camphor tree caused trouble, I’ll just chop it down," the masked man said, watching Zhu Yanyi’s expression closely.

"Living things cannot be harmed. Doing so creates karma. Since you practice Buddhism, surely you know how important karma is?" Zhu Yanyi looked at her as if she were a fool.

"You know I am a Buddhist cultivator?" The masked man panicked again. He wore the mask to hide his identity. Had the Godfather leaked it? He looked at the Godfather.

Zhu Yanyi shook her head calmly. "For a Buddhist cultivator, sincerity and devotion are most important. You can’t even trust others. But this is good for me. I don’t need to explain much."

"Explain what?" The masked man didn’t understand.

"You really don’t get it? I wanted to watch you fight each other first. Then I would deal with the last person. You know the story of the snipe and the clam fighting, while the fisherman profits? That’s what I meant."

Zhu Yanyi sighed. "Honestly, I wanted to be the fisherman. But seeing such stupid snipes and clams, I think I should explain early. Otherwise, I’m afraid my intelligence will drop too."

She was indirectly calling the masked man brainless.

The masked man understood. She looked at Zhu Yanyi for a long time before speaking. "I admit it. I incited the Zhu family in Zhu City to oppose you." At this point, there was no need to hide. Hiding only works against those who don’t know the truth. Facing someone who knows, one must be honest.

Zhu Yanyi found a flat spot and sat down. She called out, "Come, let’s sit and talk. We’ll fight after we finish talking. This is called courtesy before force."

The masked man hesitated. He didn’t want to talk; he wanted to attack directly. But when he tried to move, he found he couldn’t. He could only sit down as Zhu Yanyi wished. This immobility was caused by Yan Aohan.

He looked at Yan Aohan in shock. Who was this man? Why was he so powerful? He wanted to resist, but he had no strength to do so.

She sat down and secretly observed Zhu Yanyi, wondering what would happen next.

Zhu Yanyi took out several bags of nuts from her backpack. "These walnuts are good. They are paper-shell walnuts. Eating them helps your brain." Even with snacks, Zhu Yanyi didn’t forget to provoke the masked man.

She handed a bag of walnuts to the masked man. It was another way of saying she had no brain.

The masked man was furious but dared not speak. He feared that if he said anything, Yan Aohan would beat him up while holding him down. So, he took the paper-shell walnuts, opened them, and started eating. He didn’t care if they tasted good or bad. His only thought was: Who is Yan Aohan? Why is he stronger than a cultivator like me?

Yan Aohan took another bag of walnuts. He gently squeezed one, picked out the meat, and handed it to Zhu Yanyi to eat.

Zhu Yanyi ate and said, "I remember our family didn’t offend you. Why did you target us with so many schemes?"

"The strong rule," the masked man said directly. "I can use methods against you, which means I am strong. You are ants." He didn’t want to say this, but under Yan Aohan’s gaze, he dared not stay silent.

Zhu Yanyi looked understanding. "So now, I am the strong one. I will deal with you. You are my ant. Is that the logic?"

The masked man didn’t like this logic. She didn’t want to be an ant, nor did she admit it. She looked at Zhu Yanyi, thinking she was doing this on purpose. She wanted to refute her but didn’t know how.

Zhu Yanyi smiled faintly. "Why are you silent? Did I say something wrong? I shouldn’t have. Ants are easy to find, especially for me."

The masked man swallowed hard. "How can I be an ant? I am a Buddhist cultivator."

"To me, your cultivation doesn’t matter. What matters is that you are my enemy. Since you are my enemy, I must deal with you. To deal with you, I must be stronger than you. If I am stronger, you are just my ant. This logic is flawless." Zhu Yanyi looked at the mask. Her eyes were clear but carried pressure. "The strong rule. You said it. Why are you afraid to face it?"

She only wanted to be the strong one. She didn’t want others to be stronger than her. This was a blow she couldn’t handle. She looked at Zhu Yanyi, afraid to refute her.

Zhu Yanyi looked peaceful. "I never liked schemes. Since you said the strong rule, I will use strength." She looked at the masked man. "But I am a doctor. A doctor’s strength is in medical skills, right?"

Hearing Zhu Yanyi’s gentle words, the masked man felt a bad premonition. Indeed, Zhu Yanyi continued, "But a real doctor must know how to use medicine and poison. I think using poison is quite simple."

The masked man almost fell to the ground. Zhu Yanyi could say anything. She even mentioned poison.

Zhu Yanyi smiled at the masked man. "Tell me, why were you hiding in the air?"

How could he say that? "I wanted to sneak attack Yan Aohan when he wasn’t paying attention, then lure him away."

As soon as he said it, he wanted to cover his mouth. But it seemed useless.