This Nangong Changhe truly is ambitious and deceitful, actually coming up with such a treacherous technique. Once the opportunity arises, he must not be allowed to live well.

When he saw the man raise the knife, ready to act, Ling Zhenfei wanted to rush in, but then suddenly realized something. The only ones speaking were the man with the knife and Song Jiahui.

The middle-aged couple beside Song Jiahui remained silent. Reasonably, they should also be afraid and beg for mercy at this point, but these two were expressionless.

In fact, they even had the look of watching a show, which made Ling Zhenfei pause, suddenly feeling a chill down his spine.

Suppressing the impulse to rush in, he remembered Chen Qian's words, wondering if behind that door was another trap set by Nangong Changhe.

The man's knife was raised and brought down but missed hitting Song Jiahui, slicing through nothing.

At this moment, Number One spoke.

"Not bad, not bad, your performances earlier were good."

From outside, Ling Zhenfei listened confusedly, not understanding, but vaguely felt that this was another malicious scheme.

Then Number One said, "Today, when Ling Zhenfei was released, Master Nangong accurately predicted he would come back searching for clues. So, if he saw the scene just now, he would definitely try to rescue someone.

As long as Ling Zhenfei dared to rush in, then our plan would succeed."

Ling Zhenfei was taken aback. This indeed was another plan to lure him. Everything just now was their rehearsal, laying in wait for Ling Zhenfei to take the bait.

"Leader, how could we know if Ling Zhenfei would come or not?" Song Jiahui asked.

Number One replied, "It's very simple. If Ling Zhenfei comes, he'll definitely use his Divine Sense to probe. As soon as his Divine Sense comes in, I'll know. Then, I'll set you all up and you'll act well. Once it's done, there will be rewards for you."

"Thank you, Leader!"

"Thank you, Leader!"

Ling Zhenfei listened in shock, originally thinking they wanted him in jail this way. Realizing it was just a lure, he was unsure of their ultimate scheme but assumed it would be even more insidious and cruel.

Ling Zhenfei's heart raced. With his previous temperament, he would have rushed in after witnessing that scene, falling into their trap.

Ling Zhenfei hid in a tree outside, with his Soul Out of Body in the room, wanting to hear their plan, but they hadn't disclosed it.

Ling Zhenfei was very curious; he felt he couldn't proceed without hearing the plan, but after waiting for an hour, those inside were exhausted.

"Boss, isn't it possible Master Nangong was wrong, and the kid isn't showing up tonight?"

"Yeah, could it be the kid went to the wrong place?"

Number One said, "Impossible; Master Nangong's predictions are never wrong. Stay alert. Once any Northern Spiritual Energy is sensed coming in, I'll knock on the table to signal you, and you will begin acting."

"Understood, Leader!"

"Understood, Boss!"

Ling Zhenfei remained curious, but since he didn't understand the subsequent plan, he dared not act rashly.

Actually, Ling Zhenfei could have left at this point, but curiosity about Master Nangong's plan kept him from wanting to go.

After a short pause, Ling Zhenfei decided to take a risk to probe, hoping to reveal their plan.

Thinking of this, Ling Zhenfei released a trace of Divine Sense, intentionally entering the room. The room's doors and windows were under Number One's Divine Sense. As Ling Zhenfei's Divine Sense passed through, it immediately caught Number One's attention.

Number One tapped lightly on the table, sending a signal. The signal came suddenly, causing some panic among the actors, but having rehearsed many times, they began performing.

The actors' performances were excellent, even the middle-aged couple playing husband and wife were deeply engrossed and very convincing, but to Ling Zhenfei, it was merely laughable.

They started the performance in the room to attract Ling Zhenfei, but Ling Zhenfei was simply there to watch the show.

The dialogue remained the same as before, the plot unchanged, but this time their expressions were more convincing, especially the ones nearby.

Earlier, they acted with emotionless expressions, but now they were fully in character; their expressions were spot-on. Fortunately, Ling Zhenfei knew they were acting, or he'd have been fooled.

Their performance aimed to lure Ling Zhenfei inside, much to his curiosity regarding their intentions once he entered.

As they reached the climax, the man raised his knife towards Song Jiahui, saying, "Sorry, only by doing this can we send Ling Zhenfei to jail."

"Don't kill me, don't kill me," Song Jiahui expressed in terror.

Song Jiahui's parents beside her were also pleading tearfully. If Ling Zhenfei hadn't known it was acting, he would have rushed in now, but he was content watching.

The man with the knife hesitated to strike, as Ling Zhenfei wasn't entering, if the knife fell, Song Jiahui would die.

Ling Zhenfei almost laughed; their purpose was to lure him inside, but Ling Zhenfei remained outside, making it awkward.

The man with the knife contemplated before speaking several lines, but Ling Zhenfei didn't act, leaving the man somewhat frustrated. He glanced at Number One and asked, "Leader, are you sure?"

Number One also felt awkward. He had sensed Divine Sense breaching his earlier; was he mistaken?

He said to the man, "Just wait a moment."

Then, Number One released his own Divine Sense, quickly covering the entire community, appearing ready to thoroughly search for Ling Zhenfei's presence.

His Divine Sense swept over Ling Zhenfei without detection, as the Concealment Pill's effects on Ling Zhenfei hid his aura from others' Divine Sense.

Unless someone was far more powerful, finding Ling Zhenfei was difficult.

Ling Zhenfei's strength was slightly higher than Number One's, making detection a challenging task.

Having searched around, Number One was astonished, not having found any cultivators' presence in the community.

"I was just testing your reaction earlier, in case Ling Zhenfei really came and you weren't prepared. You did well overall."

Number One's words extinguished their anger instantly, simmering silently, feeling they had been toyed with, despite their good performance.

"Boss, this isn't fair; we acted well, and if Ling Zhenfei came, he would've rushed in, ensuring he couldn't escape."

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