196: Those who play tactics have dirty hearts!

Watching two Cultivators above the Soul Transformation Rank immediately submit at his feet, Sun Ran felt incredibly pleased.

Outside, he was constantly bowing and scraping, getting cursed at by those important figures!

Now, it was finally his turn to turn the tables!

Jiang Lin, with a fawning smile on his face, asked, "May I ask which Sun Family Your Excellency belongs to, so we may broaden our horizons?"

Sun Ran said arrogantly, "The Sun Family of Xuan Dong Province!"

Jiang Lin frowned, "Another person from the Ancient Hundred Schools!"

Ever since they dealt with the Han Family, the Qiao Family, the Sun Family, they all started coming.

Do these things come in clusters too?

Jiang Lin asked doubtfully, "Does Your Excellency also thoroughly read military texts?"

Sun Ran raised his head, saying with extreme arrogance, "I read 'The Art of War' at three and memorized 'The Military Classics' at seven!"

Jiang Lin's brows furrowed even tighter, "Then Your Excellency should have a high Rank in the Sun Family, shouldn't he?"

"Why would he Cultivate Soul Refining, cutting off his own Great Dao Opportunity?"

Sun Ran snorted coldly, "Such matters are none of your concern!"

Jiang Lin smiled, "Indeed. In that case, please recite 'The Art of War' and 'The Military Classics' for me!"

Sun Ran froze for a second, then angrily said, "Brat, do you know what the situation is right now?"

"This team I brought out are all experts among Soul Cultivators; with just one skill, you'll be Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering!"

Jiang Lin waved his hand, and red flames flew directly towards everyone behind him.

"It's useless; here, there's only soul..."

Before Sun Ran could finish speaking, he heard heart-wrenching screams from behind him.

In just an instant, everyone Sun Ran brought fell to the ground, in excruciating pain!

Jiang Lin's smile remained gentle as he said, "I believe, Mr. Sun, you've surely recalled the contents of those two military texts now!"

Sun Ran's body trembled. He picked up the paper and pen in front of him and began to write furiously.

A quarter of an hour later, Sun Ran tremblingly handed the two Cultivation Techniques to Jiang Lin.

Looking at Sun Ran's trembling hands, Jiang Lin did not take them.

He just smiled and said, "Do you think I would trust you?"

Sun Ran was startled and quickly said, "I absolutely did not lie to you, really, these are real Cultivation Techniques!"

Jiang Lin waved his hand.

Sun Ran shattered like a bubble.

From beginning to end, Jiang Lin didn't even glance at those two books.

Liu Yaner asked doubtfully, "Jiang Lin, you didn't even look. Are you so sure what he wrote was fake?"

"What if it was real..."

Jiang Lin smiled, "How could someone who abandons the Great Dao for the sake of their Family's grand plan be weak-minded?"

"Many people and many things are not what you imagine them to be!"

"Looking at his arrogant personality, do you think that's truly him?"

Liu Yaner was stunned, "Isn't it?"

A black and white folding fan appeared in Jiang Lin's hand. With a wave of his arm, everyone on the ground was drawn into the black fan blade.

"Hahaha, silly girl, the first lesson in learning the military Dao is to learn how to disguise!"

"The first layer of disguise is to outwardly appear like the target!"

"The second layer of disguise is to match the target's personality. At this point, most people can't tell!"

"The third layer of disguise is when even you yourself believe you are like the target!"

"At that time, neither human nor ghost, true and false, no one can distinguish!"

Liu Yaner said in surprise, "You mean that person had reached the third layer?"

Jiang Lin glanced at the two books on the ground, then turned and walked towards the center of Cloud Marsh.

"No, the fourth layer!"

"He truly became like the target!"

Liu Yaner scratched her head, caught up to Jiang Lin, and asked, confused, "I don't understand, what does that mean?"

Jiang Lin said softly, "Let's go. All those who Cultivate the Soul Dao are madmen!"

"We will see this Sun Ran again!"

Liu Yaner exclaimed, "He's not dead?"

Jiang Lin shook his head, "The Soul Dao, an existence that even the Great Dao finds troublesome, do you think it's that simple?"

"The Sun Family is one of the renowned Ancient Hundred Schools; there won't be any fools or useless people in the military Dao!"

"Especially not a genius who abandons the Great Dao and willingly lies in wait like this!"

Liu Yaner asked doubtfully, "But he really didn't look very smart!"

Jiang Lin said, "Throughout history, those who dared to feign foolishness and self-deprecate were all people of extraordinary intellect with grand schemes!"

"Do you think the Sun Family would send a fool to seize the immortal venerable bone?"

"Or do you think the core figures of the Sun Family wouldn't recognize the Young Master of the Jiang Family and the renowned Young General?"

"Silly girl, you still have so much to learn!"

"Spending all your time on the Reincarnation Battlefield with those blundering soldiers has made your brain dull!"

"Here, these two military texts are for you. Read them often when you have time!"

With that, Jiang Lin handed over two brand new books!

The engravings on them still retained a slight warmth.

One was titled 'The Art of War', and the other, 'The Military Classics'!

Liu Yaner's mind was somewhat unresponsive!

"You said you didn't look at what he wrote? How do you have these two military texts?"

Jiang Lin fanned himself, saying leisurely, "He played dumb with me, so I created a diversion!"

"When you're digging a pit for someone, you'll desperately think about the details!"

Liu Yaner exclaimed, "When he was writing, you were stealing his thoughts?"

Jiang Lin smiled, "Just a trivial trick, nothing worth mentioning!"

Liu Yaner pouted, "I hate you strategists the most; you're incredibly cunning!"

"Don't think that your strength is greater than mine now!"

"Just wait, don't let me surpass you!"

"When I have time, I'll definitely give you a beating!"

"Ever since I came back and saw you, I've wanted to beat you!"

The deep mist gradually swallowed their figures, disappearing into the unfathomable unknown.

But from afar, a faint red glow emanated from the man's body, dispelling the mist around them.

...

Half an hour after Jiang Lin and Liu Yaner left,

a group of people in white appeared at that spot.

The leader was exactly like the Sun Ran from before.

The people behind him were also the same as before.

Sun Ran's face was ferocious as he cursed, "Truly useless! They didn't even leave a single piece of information. What's the point of them?"

"It seems we'll have to rely on ourselves to pry open that guy's mouth!"

The guard on his left said, "My lord, they did have something!"

"At the very least, they found that guy before us!"

Sun Ran said unhappily, "Are you reminding me that I'm not doing well?"

Saying that, he kicked the guard.

"Hiss, hiss, damn it, who told you to wear armor?"

The guard said aggrievedly, "It's because my lord doesn't know his own strength!"

Sun Ran snorted coldly, "Speak, what information?"

The guard's expression became serious, and he said very earnestly, "Two people, hiding from enemies!"

"Their Soul Dao methods are unknown, but their ability to destroy bodies and erase traces is extremely strong!"

"That Jiang Lin doesn't have the aura of a Venerable; he should also be here to find the immortal venerable bone!"

"But it's also possible he's just here to avoid his enemies!"

Sun Ran frowned, leaned closer to the guard, staring at him as if he were a monkey.

"Are you kidding me?"

"Is there any difference between what you said and saying nothing at all?"

The guard shrugged, "But those people died as if they hadn't died at all!"