The group exploded again after Gu Hong exposed the identities of Yan Shouyi and his companions. Even the long-silent members crawled out to curse.
Blood Droplet: What?! They've been lurking in the group all along?!
Wang Ba: So all this time Ning Jing Zhi Yuan and I have been waiting in Bing Province was for nothing?!
Ning Jing Zhi Yuan: I'm going to personally kill my way to Rong City and take their lives!!
Feng Guo Wu Hen: I've been utterly screwed!
While they were plotting how to deal with Yan Chou and Yan Shouyi in the group, little did they know that Yan Shouyi was hiding in the group, not only fully aware of their plans but also manipulating them like fools.
It was an absolute disgrace!!!
Many in the group were so enraged that they immediately kicked Long Feicheng and Xue Kai out of the group.
Long Feicheng said dejectedly, "It's over, we're done for. They kicked us out of the group."
Yan Shouyi said, holding his phone, "I think I'm still in the group."
"No way, why would they kick us but not you?" Long Feicheng asked, puzzled.
Yan Shouyi gave a wry smile, "That Blood Droplet is currently spewing threats at me, saying he'll take my life within half a month."
"Then shouldn't we fight back?" Long Feicheng exclaimed. "I have some not-very-damaging but extremely insulting sticker packs, I'll send them to you!"
"No need."
Yan Shouyi typed a message into the chat group with his phone.
"Everyone, I am Yan Shouyi. Everyone in the group wants to kill me, but I only have one life. Who should I entrust it to? How about you all take turns, starting with the Zhao family!
A week from now, I will host a banquet at the West Lake in Rong City, inviting the Zhao family. If the Zhao family dares, they should come. As for the others, don't bother. After I deal with the Zhao family, I will call out names in the group. Whoever is called will come. We will settle all our grudges face-to-face!
Everyone, please abide by the rules, no need to compete or fight. Everyone will have a chance. Whoever kills me will profit. What do you all think?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the group fell into a silence of about ten seconds. Then, Blood Droplet finally spoke, but he only sent one word – Fine!
Others eagerly started signing up:
"After the Zhao family, it's me! No one try to snatch it!"
"Alright, you're second, I'm third. Let's get the order straight!"
"Wait, if we start lining up now, aren't we jinxing the Zhao family and preventing them from killing Yan Shouyi?"
"Something seems a bit off... but who cares! Yan Shouyi is right, killing him is a profit! I'm fourth!"
"Damn it, I spoke first earlier, I should be fourth!"
Because of Yan Shouyi's words, the chat group became livelier than ever.
It gave everyone the illusion, was this group meant for killing Yan family members, or for supporting them?
Within minutes of Yan Shouyi speaking, he was also kicked out of the group by the group owner.
This was, of course, within Yan Shouyi's expectations, as these people still needed to plot how to kill him in the group.
Long Feicheng gave Yan Shouyi a thumbs-up:
"Brother Yan, what a brilliant plan! Luring the entire Zhao family to Rong City, and then we can escape, playing another trick on them. This is great!"
Yan Shouyi smiled and shook his head, "Your idea is good, but you're wrong this time. I don't plan to trick them anymore."
"You mean you're really going to invite the Zhao family for a meal?" Lin Zitong asked doubtfully.
"Yes, it's destiny. If it's meant to happen, it cannot be avoided. Even if we can leave this time, can your relatives leave? If the Zhao family is determined, they can find anyone connected to us and take revenge. So hiding is not an option," Yan Shouyi said. "Moreover, once the Zhao family arrives in Rong City, we'll be in the open, and they'll be in the dark. We might be ambushed, which would be even more disadvantageous for us. It's better to host a banquet and get all the Zhao family members to the table. We can discuss all our grievances openly. If the talks go well, everyone will be happy. If they break down..."
"What if they break down?" Long Feicheng gulped.
Yan Shouyi smiled, "If the talks break down, then we'll have a full-blown confrontation. So we need to gather our people as soon as possible, starting with Luo Ning and A Gong."
"Are you serious, Brother Yan? With just us few youngsters, we have to face an entire Zhao family?" Long Feicheng was extremely unconfident. "That Chu Liang appearing last time really made me lose some confidence."
Lin Zitong also said, "I also think this is too risky, unless we get the Lushan Sect to back us."
"The Lushan Sect is certainly trustworthy, but we can't just bring them trouble, can we?" Yan Shouyi said. "Don't worry, my dad still has many friends. If we contact them, some uncles and aunts will surely have time to come and support us."
"You mean the members of the Old Xuan Mountain Sect?" Lin Zitong's eyes lit up considerably. "If they come forward, then there will be no problem!"
Long Feicheng also laughed, "Hahahaha, how could I have forgotten about this! Brother Yan, with your words, I instantly feel confident. I think the mere Zhao family isn't enough now. It would be best if Zhao, Qian, Sun, and Li all came, otherwise, it won't be enough for us to handle!"
"You're getting too carried away!" Yan Shouyi said speechlessly.
"Hehehe."
Long Feicheng grinned slyly and finally went upstairs.
Lin Zitong kissed Yan Shouyi on the cheek and said, "I'm going to take a bath."
"Go ahead, I'll be up in a bit."
Yan Shouyi lazily sat down on the sofa and glanced at the Zankoku-ken on the shelf next to the sofa. Just as he was about to contact Yan Chou, his phone vibrated again.
Opening it, he saw an account named "Past Like Smoke" requesting to add him as a friend.
He thought about it and remembered, this guy seemed to be the group owner of the Anti-Yan Chou Alliance group!
Why would this guy add him as a friend? He must have bad intentions!
Although he suspected it in his heart, Yan Shouyi still passed the friend request without hesitation.
To figure out a way to deal with them, he at least needed to know what moves they were going to make.
As soon as the friend request was accepted, the other party sent a smiling-face emoticon with a forced smile, accompanied by some text: "You brat, you've fooled everyone so badly. Your cunning is on par with your dad back in the day!"
Yan Shouyi chuckled. In fact, it was mostly Long Feicheng who was fooling them; he didn't have that much free time.
The other party then said, "After everyone kicked you out of the group, they realized that if you weren't in the group, there would be no way to call out names for revenge later. So I specifically came to add you as a friend. If the Zhao family fails to kill you, you can let me notify the group members when you host your banquet."
Yan Shouyi looked at the other party's confusing words and felt that the person was a bit strange.
It seemed... this person didn't really hate the Yan family, but was simply watching the show unfold, or intentionally watching a group of people chase after the Yan family.
What kind of pervert was this!
After thinking for a long time, Yan Shouyi finally replied with an "ok" emoticon, because he really couldn't think of anything to say to an enemy.
The other party didn't reply anymore, finally ending the awkward conversation.
However, Yan Shouyi was still very curious about this person, as he didn't know if this revenge group owner was male or female, old or young, and what kind of feud he had with his father to have formed such a chat group.
Curiosity made Yan Shouyi unable to resist clicking on the person's Moments.
To his surprise, the person's Moments hadn't blocked him, nor had they set any restrictions. The content included pictures, text, and even short videos, making it incredibly rich!
Clicking on the first short video, he saw a shot of a lush mountaintop. Several Taoist temples were faintly visible in the mountains, and white cranes danced in the mist.
The accompanying text read: "This winter on Longhu Mountain, there is no snow."
Yan Shouyi, in front of the phone screen, couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
This guy was from Longhu Mountain?!
Then, wasn't he walking into a trap by going to Longhu Mountain after the Qingming Festival to participate in the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony?
Yan Shouyi continued to scroll down, his expression becoming increasingly strange. He never expected that this group owner's Moments would be so spectacular...