The Guo Family elders and the Guo Family Patriarch stood around the round table, staring at the talismanic characters hovering in midair at its center.
After hearing the conversation between Lin Bai, Si Rou, and Si Qian, the Guo Family Patriarch's expression had become uglier than ever before.
"I gave you money, but you didn't want it."
"I gave you resources, but you didn't want them."
"I gave you women, but you didn't want them either."
"Then what do you want? So you want our lives!"
After a brief moment of stunned realization, the Guo Family Patriarch's eyes gleamed with the ferocity of a jackal.
He glanced at the several elders beside him and suddenly asked in a low voice brimming with killing intent,
"Are you ready?"
The other elders nodded solemnly and answered gravely,
"Everything is ready."
"When Si Rou and Si Qian went to deliver the water this afternoon, they had already quietly set up the formation in the main house."
"Moreover, that small courtyard was carefully selected by us. We prepared numerous measures in advance."
The other elders reported one after another,
"We had already arranged an 'Isolation Formation' in that small courtyard. The several small houses looked as though they were connected, and they were all wooden structures. They seemed unable to block sound, so any unusual movement should have immediately been sensed by the martial artists in the other rooms."
"But in reality, the formation we arranged can simulate the aura of martial artists inside the house the instant it activates, making it impossible for the other rooms to detect anything!"
The small courtyard where Lin Bai, Old Wen, and Elder Shen Yuan had settled was something the Guo Family had prepared beforehand.
Using secret methods, they had refined the structure of the courtyard, ensuring