Lao Tao glanced at Lu Yin and quietly suggested, "The Si Ma Merchant Association may be hard to deal with, but Da Yu Mountain Villa is even harder to deal with. We dared to carve words into Extreme Palace, so what would the Master be afraid of? Besides, the two battles in Jian Yuan and South Travel Realm made the Master's name resound far and wide. No matter how powerful the Si Ma Merchant Association is, do you really think Yu Sang Tian would personally protect them?"
"So I'm guessing the Si Ma Merchant Association wouldn't dare face the Master either. We'll do what we did before and go there openly. The whole Spiritualized Universe knows we're going to cause trouble for them, so the Si Ma Merchant Association will definitely have to find a way to deal with us. They can fight us, but they certainly can't beat us. Their only option is to help us find the culprit who killed Ba Liu and Yi Yao."
"That'll save us the trouble."
Ru Mu asked, puzzled, "What if the Si Ma Merchant Association really did it?"
Lao Tao said fiercely, "Then there's nothing more to say. We take them down."
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes. "Are you that worried about clashing with the Si Ma Merchant Association?"
Lao Tao blinked. "No. Wouldn't this just save us some trouble?"
Ru Mu smiled faintly. "By your logic, there are only two possible outcomes. One, the Si Ma Merchant Association escapes. Two, they find a scapegoat—one that even we find completely convincing."
"Either way, we won't have to clash with them directly. Senior Lao Tao, am I right?"
Lao Tao grew solemn. "You're underestimating the Si Ma Merchant Association. They can absolutely help us find the culprit. Even if they can't, Beyond Heaven