The plan Pei Buchong and Li Yan had devised to lure Tian Xingwen out had, at best, a fifty-fifty chance of working. In the end, Pei Buchong decided they should not try to lure him while Su Nanzi's death had yet to arouse suspicion.
Whatever method they used, they would have to make contact with Tian Xingwen. Even releasing news to draw him out would be a form of indirect contact, and that would give him something to think about.
Worse, once Tian Xingwen heard the news, he might try to contact Su Nanzi. That would only bring Su Nanzi's death to light sooner.
Under those circumstances, the three of them were better off infiltrating Qianyu Sect before Su Nanzi's death was discovered. With their abilities, that would be relatively easy.
If they waited until the sect learned of his death and activated the Sect Protection Array at full strength, a frontal assault might be their only option. Everything would become far more troublesome.
Once inside, they could not attack at once. If they alerted Tian Xingwen, he would immediately turn the array against them, and the three would be fish swimming straight into the net!
They had to concentrate all their strength on a single killing blow. They could quietly capture Heng Qing or another Void Refinement Realm elder, then use that person to get close to Tian Xingwen.
If they could approach him while his guard was down, they could launch an assassination at close range. With all three prepared and their target unaware, they stood an excellent chance of killing him.
At the very least, they could gravely wound him so he could no longer control the array. Even if he could still operate it, its power would be greatly diminished...
Pei Buchong's plan was risky, but