Pei Yonglin deserved ten thousand deaths.
He had done so much for Bright Moon Tower and the Jizhou Trading Company, killed so many people, that his death would be no loss.
But if all of this were exposed, not only would Pei Yonglin have to die, the entire Mountain Tribe would be implicated.
Pei Guanli, Pei Qian, Pei Ze, even Granny Shan, and many, many others.
That would, in turn, affect the Xiao Family.
At the very least, it would cost the Xiao Family a crucial ally.
That was why Chen Yi wanted to save Pei Yonglin.
Not for Pei Guanli, but with his eyes on the "bigger picture."
It was like a game of chess: some hidden pieces were tasked with turning the game around, while other "sacrificial pieces" were destined to be handed to the opponent.
And on the chessboard of Shuzhou, Chen Yi had assigned Pei Yonglin the role of a "visible piece"-one meant to draw the opponent's attention.
Pei Yonglin was only one man. If he died, he died. It would take no more than a flick of a finger.
But even if he ultimately had to die, they could not let the Jizhou Trading Company have its way, much less bring disaster upon the Mountain Tribe.
That was why Chen Yi had sought out the White Tiger Guard.
"-You mean to say, Lord Dragon Tiger, that Pei Yonglin belongs to the Jizhou Trading Company, and that the company was behind his murders of Ma Shuhan's family and the Little Daoist Lord?"
After hearing Chen Yi out, General Star's expression grew somewhat grave.
He spoke of the "Jizhou Trading Company," but what he was thinking of was the "Qinghe Cui Family."
Chen Yi had already told him about Song Jin Jian and some of the Jizhou