This makes it clear that the true mastermind behind the Dark Star Hall must be in Tian County.
The only ones who can make a Grandmaster bow down are either Peak Grandmaster or the Great Qian Imperial Family.
Among the Peak Grandmaster in Tian County, there are only the Imperial Dao Fan Shangren and the Commander of the Martial Prohibition Hall, Lu Tianheng.
So who exactly is it? Jiang Liu couldn't guess. Perhaps neither of them is right? Is the Great Qian Imperial Family the true master of this Dark Star Hall?
But that's all for the future. Let's deal with these people first! However, in order to lure Yue Buqun back, Jiang Liu decided to spare their lives for the time being.
"Alright, Cong Buqi, tell me Cheng Buyou's location," Jiang Liu said to Cong Buqi, then casually released his pressure points.
Cong Buqi excitedly led Jiang Liu of the room, pointed towards the room with the candlelight, and didn't say anything, because he was afraid of scaring Cheng Buyou away.
Jiang Liu flashed forward, using his Nebula Shrunken Earth to dash towards the room with the candlelight. This time, he didn't need to be so careful.
Because in the entire mansion, apart from some servants in the front yard, the only people with the highest strength were three Minor Grandmaster: Ning Zhongze, Cong Buqi, and Cheng Buyou.
When Jiang Liu arrived at the room where candlelight was shining, he released his Divine Sense to envelop the entire room and discovered that there was only one person inside.
As soon as Jiang Liu's Divine Sense approached the room, someone inside shouted, "Who is it?"
Jiang Liu burst through the window, knocked Cheng Buyou with a single palm strike, severed his dantian energy, and then lifted him out, handing him to Cong Buqi who had followed behind.
Cong Buqi excitedly took Cheng Buyou, thinking to himself, "This bastard is finally in my hands. Let's see how he escapes this time."
Cong Buqi, beaming with Cheng Buyou, carried Cheng Buyou toward his room, then took out the handcuffs and shackles he had prepared beforehand and put them on Cheng Buyou one by one.
Cong Buqi looked at Cheng Buyou, who was bound in a ball, and was extremely satisfied. This was his wish for many years, and now it had finally come true. It seemed that he had to cling to that person's coattails.
It turns out that Cong Buqi had always had a conflict with Cheng Buyou was highly valued by Yue Buqun because he was in charge of the Assassination List.
Moreover, Cheng Buyou's strength was comparable to Cong Buqi's, so he had always been at odds with Cong Buqi.
Yue Buqun has always turned a blind eye to the conflicts between them, perhaps harboring the intention of letting them fight amongst themselves.
Cong Buqi had always been helping Yue Buqun with miscellaneous tasks at the Dark Star Hall, and was thus highly valued by Yue Buqun, which led to the deepening conflict between the two.
Cong Buqi had always been unwilling to remain subordinate to Yue Buqun, so he plotted to collude with Ning Zhongze to usurp her position. Now, he finally got his chance.
That's why he's now so eager to cooperate with Jiang Liu's actions after seeing an opportunity.
After dealing with Cheng Buyou, Cong Buqi rushed to Jiang Liu and said obsequiously, "My lord, it's all taken care of."
Jiang Liu nodded, then gestured towards Ning Zhongze's room and said, "Can you handle her?"
Cong Buqi asked hesitantly, "What does Your Excellency intend to do?" Although he was also very reluctant to part with the beautiful Ning Zhongze, he decided to sacrifice Ning Zhongze for his own important cause.
Jiang Liu frowned and said, "What are you thinking? I mean, can you persuade her to cooperate and temporarily restore this place to its original state until Yue Buqun returns?"
Upon hearing this, Cong Buqi looked at Jiang Liu with delight and said, "Does Your Excellency intend to lure Yue Buqun back and then capture him?"
Jiang Liu nodded, Cong Buqi, seeing Jiang Liu nod, immediately said happily, "My lord, I will definitely persuade her."
"Okay! Go ahead then! I'll wait for your good news." After saying that, Jiang Liu flashed into the main hall of the house.
Cong Buqi happily headed towards Ning Zhongze's room, and soon after, a rhythmic sound rang out again from inside.
After more than half an hour, Cong Buqi finally came out of the room and headed towards the main hall.
"My lord, I have successfully persuaded her, and she has agreed to cooperate," Cong Buqi reported to Jiang Liu as soon as he entered the hall.
Jiang Liu nodded, indicating that he understood. Then, in a flash, he left the hall and disappeared into the darkness.
What followed was much simpler. The entire Dark Star Hall stronghold remained the same as before, seemingly as if nothing had happened.
However, Cheng Buyou never showed his face again after that. But the servants didn't dare to ask any more questions, since they didn't dare to interfere in the affairs of these adults.
Cheng Buyou had been secretly trapped in another place by Cong Buqi, while the public was told that he had gone out on business.
Jiang Liu rented a house next to the Dark Star Hall stronghold and settled down there, while also monitoring the movements of all the people in the Dark Star Hall.
About half a month passed peacefully like this, and Yue Buqun still hadn't returned, but Jiang Liu wasn't in a hurry.
Because traveling from here to Tian County takes half a month, which is the speed of a typical Grandmaster, and that's only possible by traveling day and night.
Of course, if it were Fire-Winged Monkey, it would definitely be much faster.
During this period, Cong Buqi came to report to Jiang Liu almost every day about things related to the Dark Star Hall and the Assassination List, probably hoping to curry favor with Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu had been giving Cong Buqi the runaround, but as he observed him, Jiang Liu realized that although Cong Buqi was a petty person, he was actually a talented manager.
He managed the Dark Star Hall so well that it's no wonder Yue Buqun valued him highly. However, it was precisely because of this that his ambition swelled.
In the end, he betrayed Yue Buqun and even got involved with his woman, which is quite ironic.
During this time, Jiang Liu also asked Cong Buqi why Yue Buqun did not make him swear allegiance.
Cong Buqi gave Jiang Liu a strange look, then turned and left. Then, Cong Buqi took a small booklet from the Dark Star Hall's archives and handed it to Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu took it and looked through it. It contained a detailed introduction to the oath system of this world, the consequences of making an oath, and, more importantly, the consequences of backlash on both sides.
Jiang Liu then realized that this oath of loyalty was not something that ordinary people could bear. Unless the person bearing it had a much higher level of mental strength, they simply could not withstand the karmic consequences and backlash of the Heavenly Dao.
Because unless the person bearing the oath consistently possesses a higher spiritual strength than the person making the oath, the Heavenly Dao will turn against them. If one cannot withstand the backlash from the Heavenly Dao, they will at best become an idiot, and at worst become a vegetable.
No wonder that although there are oaths to bind people in this world, people are generally not allowed to swear allegiance, for fear that they will not be able to bear the burden.
Thinking of this, Jiang Liu frowned. If he accepted the loyalty of Qin Bailian and Yi Yue, how great would the Heavenly Dao and karmic consequences be?
As for having higher mental strength than the two of them, I'm not afraid of that, because my mental strength cultivation has always been very fast.
However, Jiang Liu couldn't fathom the cause and effect, nor did he know what cause and effect was, because Jiang Liu hadn't yet reached that level.
Jiang Liu thought to himself, "It seems I really can't make others swear allegiance so easily anymore."
Then Jiang Liu thought of the oath he had taken in Cloud Sun City. It seemed that the Pan Family brothers at that time must have had ulterior motives!
Fortunately, the Pan Family brothers hadn't Entry Grade yet, and their Divine Sense seas hadn't even been opened up, so they didn't get themselves into trouble.
Thinking of the Pan Family brothers, Jiang Liu couldn't help but think of Wang Zhuang. So much time had passed, and he still hadn't heard a word about Wang Zhuang.
It seems I need to investigate this thoroughly when I have time. Since the Pan Family brothers harbored intentions to harm me back then, I can only find them and eliminate them to put my mind at ease.