Everything had already proceeded in the direction Lin Heng had anticipated; those three families were indeed going to make a move against the other two.
To prevent them from playing petty tricks halfway through, Mu Liuxi and Martial Man also began preparing according to the original plan.
However, there was a conflict within this: Li Ming wanted to shirk responsibility, but they needed to act under the banner of the Literary Path.
Therefore, they had no choice but to pin the "groundless" charges on the Literary Path and the Dong and Bian families.
When the time came, the ones offending people would not be just them.
After Li Ming returned, he recounted the results of his discussion with Lin Heng.
"He agreed just like that?" Han Family Head asked curiously.
"Mm, more easily than we imagined."
"Could there be a trap in this?"
"Not sure. Maybe those three are simply greedy for money. The accumulated foundation of two great families over a lifetime—calling it a fat slab of meat would be no exaggeration," Li Ming said in a cold tone.
"Hah! This kind of thankless job that offends people gives us no benefit at all. To be honest... I don't want to be used as someone else's spear in the slightest!" The now-calm He Family Head grew angrier the more he thought about it.
At this, however, Li Ming gave a mysterious smile and said, "All right, you two. Have you both forgotten there's still the Zheng Family?"
"The Zheng Family!? You mean..."
"Those three only want the Dong and Bian families ruined and destroyed. They never said anything about what happens to the Zheng Family. Now that Family Head Zheng is dead, this is precisely the moment when the dragons have no head. If our three families divide it