48: Chapter 48 Luring allies to kill enemies, without exerting one's own strength.

Watching Sun Liancheng's excited expression, the corners of Lin Shen's mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

He stopped speaking.

He merely silently took a light sip of the spiritual wine in his cup.

Since childhood, he had received his father's nurturing, and as someone regarded as the future successor of the Lin Family, he had naturally thoroughly read all kinds of military books.

This move was simply killing with a borrowed knife.

When ordinary people used this move, it was nothing more than sowing discord and creating conflicts.

But in reality, that was a huge mistake.

This was merely the most basic and superficial way of using it.

If Luck was good, it could succeed.

Once Luck was bad, it would instead easily bring trouble upon oneself.

The true essence of killing with a borrowed knife was that the true mastermind behind the scenes never acted themselves, but instead borrowed the hands of others to add fuel to the fire, making the person operating the matter feel that it was profitable, thereby completing the most precise and fatal blow.

After all, in killing with a borrowed knife, the true core was not killing, but borrowing the knife!

Sun Liancheng was this very knife.

First, with a single remark, he awakened Sun Liancheng, making him feel that reporting Li Yifan would be profitable, and thus proactively exposing Li Yifan's current encounters of miraculous opportunities to the upper echelons of the Qin Family.

In the future, regardless of the outcome, Sun Liancheng would not have any suspicion of him; on the contrary, he would feel grateful for the unintentional reminder in his words.

Lin Shen had pushed the essence of this move to the extreme, not only utilizing Sun Liancheng, but also making Sun Liancheng feel that he himself was the greatest beneficiary of this matter.

The enemy was clear, the allies were undecided, luring allies to kill the enemy without exerting oneself—this was precisely what it meant.

"Many thanks to Brother Lin for the grace of your guidance. Brother Lin, rest assured, after I expose Li Yifan to the Qin Family, if there are any gains, Brother Lin's benefits will definitely not be lacking!"

Sun Liancheng, whose mind had snapped back to reality, felt quite pleased inside and was extremely grateful to the Lin Shen before him.

If it weren't for his unintentional reminder in his words, he might not have thought of this crucial point and might have vainly missed an opportunity to harvest connections and resources.

"There is no need for this!"

Lin Shen shook his head and feigned a sigh, saying, "Actually, it was just an unintentional remark of mine; Fellow Daoist Sun doesn't need to take it to heart."

Naturally, in his heart, Lin Shen wanted to use Sun Liancheng's knife to expose Li Yifan's existence, so that he could completely conceal all his movements and reap the fisherman's profits.

However, on the surface, Lin Shen certainly wouldn't show it. After all, he still didn't know what kind of fortuitous encounters Li Yifan had obtained; what if the Qin Family grew careless?

Once the Qin Family found Li Yifan but failed to dispatch absolute powerhouses, allowing Li Yifan to escape once again, the retaliation in the dark afterwards would probably become even more fierce.

As for Sun Liancheng, the whistleblower, he would probably also be reduced to a thorn in Li Yifan's side, a bone in his throat.

"Hahaha, those present get a share!"

Sun Liancheng let out a loud laugh, directly drained the spiritual wine in his cup in one gulp, and could no longer bother to communicate too much with Lin Shen.

He hurried to stand up, cupped his fists toward Lin Shen, and said, "Fellow Daoist Lin, I won't disturb you any further. To avoid any prolonged nights leading to dreams, I think it's better to inform the Qin Family about this matter as soon as possible, and let them completely eradicate this future unknown hidden danger!"

As he spoke, without waiting for Lin Shen to reply, Sun Liancheng hurriedly walked out of the courtyard gates.

He quickly headed in the direction of the Qin Family's interior.

This matter did not allow him to not be in a hurry.

What if someone else also discovered Li Yifan's whereabouts and the deeds of his sudden rise?

If he went to report it like that, he wouldn't get any rewards or friendship at all.

As long as he was the first to report this matter up, the friendship and reward of a dignified Golden Core Realm Family would be enough to be called the greatest harvest of his travels outside this time.

"Luring allies to kill the enemy without exerting oneself…"

Watching Sun Liancheng's hurried retreating figure, Lin Shen smiled slightly at the corners of his mouth, shook his head, and in a rather good mood, drained the spiritual wine in his cup in one gulp.

Just as the saying goes, man proposes, heaven disposes.

Now, he had already done everything that should be done, and was just waiting for the Qin Family's actions after learning of Li Yifan's sudden rise in a short period of time.

Lin Shen believed that as long as the Qin Family wasn't stupid, they certainly wouldn't let Li Yifan run wild and grow outside.

Within the Immortal Cultivation World, numerous fortuitous encounters were hidden outside; no one dared to guarantee whether a nobody of today would soar into the sky one day in the future due to obtaining a single opportunity.

Therefore, the safest and most correct course of action for the Qin Family was to nip all hidden dangers in the bud.

Even the Li Family in Qingfeng County nowadays similarly could not be allowed to remain.

And by that time, he could follow the Qin Family's thread to track down Li Yifan's whereabouts.

As for the Qin Family, they didn't care who killed Li Yifan; the result they wanted was simply for Li Yifan to die.

Under such circumstances, there was no conflict of interest between the two sides. Ensuring that there was a high degree of certainty, Lin Shen could completely play the role of the person who delivered the final blow and seize Li Yifan's Luck.

Secretly calculating his subsequent plans in his heart, Lin Shen returned to his room with satisfaction.

He still had to make one final preparation.

Wasn't that Li Yifan's fiancée accepted under the sect of a Golden Core Immortal Master of the Shuiyue Sect?

Then he would find a way to let everyone know about this layer of relationship, make the Qin Family furious with embarrassment, step up their efforts, and make the so-called suitors of Li Yifan's fiancée also throw themselves into this operation.

As such, Lin Shen wanted to see just how thick Li Yifan's Luck truly was, and he wanted to see how he could dodge this inescapable net of lethal moves.

…

Qin Family, Main Hall.

Led by an Elder of the Qin Family, Sun Liancheng arrived all the way into the Qin Family's main hall and was received by Qin Tieying, the current head of the Qin Family.

This Qin Tieying was the third son of the Qin Family Ancestor, Qin Yuanming. Due to his outstanding talent, he was currently only around a hundred years old yet had already reached the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, directly overwhelming his two older brothers. After Qin Yuanming broke through to the Golden Core Realm and retreated behind the scenes to diligently Cultivate, he became the head of the Qin Family.

Hearing that a True Disciple of the Lihuo Sect had a major matter concerning the future of the Qin Family to report, Qin Tieying did not dare to be careless either, hastily putting aside his current affairs and coming to the main hall to receive Sun Liancheng.

"Sun Liancheng, a True Disciple of the Lihuo Sect, greets Family Head Qin!"

Entering the main hall and seeing Qin Tieying, Sun Liancheng cupped his fists neither servile nor overbearing.

Although his cultivation was inferior to Qin Tieying's, he had the entire Lihuo Sect as his backing behind him.

Cultivation like Qin Tieying's was at most an Inner Sect Elder with a sinecure position in his Lihuo Sect.

The difference in status between the two was not too great, and Sun Liancheng represented the face of the Lihuo Sect when outside, so naturally he didn't need to bow too humbly.

Qin Tieying nodded faintly. His gaze turned toward Sun Liancheng, and he asked, "Earlier I heard a servant come to report that you have a major matter concerning the future of my Qin Family to inform us of. I wonder what important matter it is?"

Listening to Qin Tieying's inquiry, Sun Liancheng spoke with a smile on his face, "Does Family Head Qin still remember that Li Yifan whose engagement your Family broke off three years ago?"