Source of information? Yue Buqun is moved.

On this side, Su Chen was busy recharging and cultivating.

On the other side, after Liu Zhengfeng left the detached courtyard, he prepared to go out and find a buyer, intending to sell some of his properties to raise silver taels, so that he could hand over the other 100,000 taels of silver to Su Chen as soon as possible.

However, as soon as he arrived at the front yard, he was intercepted by Yue Buqun and the others who had been waiting for a long time.

Yue Buqun and the others were filled with a thousand doubts and were eager to get a clear explanation from Liu Zhengfeng.

"Senior Brother Yue, what is this?" Liu Zhengfeng was stopped and looked confused.

"Junior Brother Liu, we have some matters we wish to inquire about with you," Yue Buqun explained.

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhengfeng immediately understood that Yue Buqun and the others must want to ask about Su Chen.

"Senior Brother Yue, you want to ask about Lord Su, right?"

"Precisely. If it is convenient, please enlighten us, Junior Brother Liu."

Liu Zhengfeng gave a wry smile. "Actually, I don't know much."

After that, he recounted everything that had happened with Su Chen today to Yue Buqun and the others.

Listening to Liu Zhengfeng's account, Yue Buqun, Abbess Dingyi, and Daoist Tianmen were deeply shocked.

"Junior Brother Liu, you mean that Lord Su already knew that Zuo Lengchan was going to send people to deal with you?" Yue Buqun asked with surprise.

Without waiting for Liu Zhengfeng's answer, Yue Buqun continued, "But how secretive was the Mount Song Sect's action this time? If they hadn't launched it today, we would still have been kept in the dark. Where did that Lord Su learn about it?"

Abbess Dingyi and Daoist Tianmen also had thoughtful expressions.

Liu Zhengfeng shook his head and said, "I'm not sure about that. Perhaps Lord Su learned about this through official channels."

However, Liu Zhengfeng himself could not fully believe this explanation.

After all, he had already spent money to donate for the position of Brigadier General and had some connections in the officialdom.

Logically speaking, if the imperial court knew about this matter, someone should have sent him a message in advance.

Unfortunately, he had not received any message.

In that case, wouldn't it mean that the imperial court was also unaware of this matter?

Of course, Liu Zhengfeng only thought about these words in his heart and did not explain them to Yue Buqun and the others.

After hearing Liu Zhengfeng's explanation, Yue Buqun and the others merely nodded.

"It seems that the power of the imperial court is far beyond our imagination, as they can even find out about such secret matters," Yue Buqun sighed.

Abbess Dingyi, however, suddenly said, "Compared to the source of the information, I am more curious as to why that Lord Su initially only asked for 30,000 taels of silver..."

As soon as she said this, Yue Buqun and Daoist Tianmen also came back to their senses.

That's right, they had only been thinking about Su Chen's source of information just now.

They had overlooked the matter of the 30,000 taels of silver.

At this moment, reminded by Abbess Dingyi, they suddenly realized.

It turned out that Lord Su had only intended to ask Liu Zhengfeng for 30,000 taels of silver at first.

A mere 30,000 taels of silver could actually make such a master deal with Ding Mian and the other two.

This sounded truly unbelievable.

The wry smile on Liu Zhengfeng's face grew stronger, and he couldn't help but sigh.

"This kind of thing is truly hard to believe. If I had believed it back then, how could it have escalated to this situation..."

Listening to Liu Zhengfeng's sigh, Yue Buqun and the others could feel his bitterness and regret.

What was originally a matter that could have been easily resolved with 30,000 taels of silver.

Now, it had cost 200,000 taels of silver.

Moreover, a perfectly good Golden Basin Hand-Washing Ceremony had been ruined.

His family members were almost killed by the butchers of Mount Song.

Such a huge drop, anyone would find it difficult to accept for a moment.

"Senior Brother Liu, there's no need to be like this," Abbess Dingyi suddenly said to comfort him. "Think on the bright side. At the very least, your family is safe and sound now. Isn't that the best outcome?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhengfeng's expression improved slightly.

"Junior Sister Dingyi is right. I should indeed feel fortunate. Being able to protect the lives of my family is already the best outcome."

It was at this moment that Daoist Tianmen, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.

"Senior Brother Liu, how do you plan to deal with this next?"

"Zuo Lengchan was already displeased with you associating with Demonic Cult Cultists."

"Now, three of his junior brothers and dozens of his disciples have perished in your residence."

"It is conceivable that Zuo Lengchan will not let this matter rest."

"If he sends more people, or even comes himself, you..."

At this point, Daoist Tianmen said no more.

But Liu Zhengfeng, Yue Buqun, and the others knew what he was going to say next.

If Zuo Lengchan were to send people to attack again, Liu Zhengfeng would likely still be unable to escape the fate of his sect being destroyed.

In an instant, Liu Zhengfeng's complexion, which had just begun to improve, turned dark again.

Yue Buqun and Abbess Dingyi's mouths twitched slightly, and they couldn't help but glance at Daoist Tianmen a few times.

They all said that Daoist Tianmen had a strong and unyielding personality, unwilling to compromise. Even within the Mount Tai Sect, he often spoke astonishingly, causing many elders and disciples to have complaints.

Seeing him today, it was truly as rumored.

Just as Liu Zhengfeng's mood had begun to improve, you immediately doused him with a bucket of cold water.

Fortunately, their relationship was still quite good. If it were someone else, given the volatile tempers of martial artists, they might have already started fighting.

It was just a pity that Daoist Tianmen had not yet realized the inappropriateness of his words.

He continued to speak to himself, "It's a pity my strength is low and I can't help much."

"How about this, Senior Brother Liu, you first sever ties with those Demonic Cult Cultists, then apologize to Senior Brother Zuo, and then we'll take things slowly..."

"I have my own ways of dealing with this matter, so Junior Brother need not worry," Liu Zhengfeng said, waving his sleeve and interrupting Daoist Tianmen.

Then, with a cold face, he said, "I have other matters to attend to, so I must excuse myself for now."

With that, Liu Zhengfeng left without looking back.

Only a bewildered Daoist Tianmen was left behind.

"This... did I say something wrong?" Daoist Tianmen realized belatedly.

"I was just worried that Senior Brother Liu's family would suffer misfortune again. I really didn't mean anything else."

Daoist Tianmen explained with a wry smile to Yue Buqun and Abbess Dingyi.

"Junior Brother Tianmen, you should speak less in the future," Yue Buqun advised.

Abbess Dingyi also said, "You don't need to worry about how Senior Brother Liu will deal with the Mount Song Sect. That Lord Su is still at the mansion. At worst, Senior Brother Liu can spend more money to buy peace."

Hearing this, Daoist Tianmen also reacted and said no more.

However, a strange glint flashed in Yue Buqun's eyes. He turned to look at the separate courtyard where Su Chen was staying, and ripples spread through his heart.

"That Lord Su has successively killed three of Zuo Lengchan's top aides, and has already formed a deep enmity with him."

"Zuo Lengchan will definitely make a move against him."

"And his martial arts skill and strength are likely not inferior to Zuo Lengchan's."

"When the two clash, the outcome is yet to be known."

"If I can seize this opportunity to make some arrangements, perhaps I can buy more time for my Mount Hua Sect, or even, it's not impossible to take down the Mount Song Sect in one fell swoop..."