"Did Master receive any news? Have you managed to win Shang Jun over?" I hurriedly asked.
Li Tianjing's voice was brimming with excitement. "Just as I expected, Shang Jun was indeed dissatisfied with his younger brother monopolizing everything. That day, I brought gifts and personally went to the Twelve Immortal Sects. Yin Huayi had already gone into confinement, so I met Shang Jun alone. That boy—hehe—at first, no matter how I probed him indirectly, he refused to speak the truth. But I threw caution to the wind and explained why I had no choice but to fight Yin Huayi to the death. The boy finally began to waver."
"Oh? And then he agreed to join Master in wiping out Yin Huayi?" I asked bluntly, sounding all the more young, hot-blooded, and slightly impetuous.
"That's why I say you have no experience—you have no experience. Still, you're young. When it comes to adults' affairs, you'll need to ponder them carefully in the future. Shang Jun is far more sinister than you imagine. I almost got led around by the nose. Fortunately, I'm not stupid, and it was lucky that I went there personally. Otherwise, no one else could have handled this matter." Li Tianjing spoke as though he alone could grasp the secrets of Heaven.
I smiled and said, "Then, Master, how should we set things up to bury Yin Huayi? Have you thought about it?"
Li Tianjing fell silent at my question. After a long while, he stammered, "Of course... of course I have. It's just that Shang Jun and I only recently established our cooperation, and we've begun exchanging information. Opportunities aren't easy to find at short notice, though. I'll have to think it over some more. In fact, Shang Jun is in an even more difficult position than