Oh no! I, the weakling, have become the villain!

Chapter 368 Deception

Seeing Jiang Xin's excitement, Xu Yao realized that Jiang Xin had been bewitched by him.

Xu Yao chuckled and said, "Alright, since things are as they are now, then Xu Yao will respectfully comply."

After saying that, Xu Yao took Han Yi directly to the side room.

After entering the side room, Xia He said to Xu Yao, "We have now entered the Jiang family's residence."

"But what if Jiang Xin asks us about this? What should we say?"

Xu Yao laughed and said, "Hey, Pavilion Master Han, you're supposed to be a member of the Assassin's Guild, how come you've come for something so trivial?"

"Such a small matter, can't it be handled? No matter what, we'll just follow the Jiang family's line of thinking."

"They could fool you in a heartbeat," Xu Yao said with a chuckle.

Upon hearing Xu Yao's words, Han Yi nodded in agreement; that was indeed the case.

If they could completely deceive the Jiang family, things would be much easier. In any case, the two of them risked entering the Jiang family's residence this time.

The whole thing was for this one thing; if we can't resolve it, then the consequences will be unpredictable.

Therefore, Han Yi also agreed with Xu Yao's method.

At the same time, Jiang Yue also heard the news that Xu Yao and Han Yi had arrived at the Jiang family.

Jiang Yue couldn't sit still any longer and went straight to find her father, Jiang Xin.

Upon seeing Jiang Xin, Jiang Yue said, "Father, it's obvious that Xu Yao and Han Yi are spies for the Qian family."

"Why is the father treating these two as honored guests instead of arresting them?" Jiang Yue asked.

Jiang Xin then said, "You brat, what do you know? Things are still unclear. You can't just make things get out of control."

"And you should know that we all know this now, and we can see the strength of Xu Yao and Han Yi."

"If we act rashly now, Xu Yao and Han Yi are people we can win over. Wouldn't that be the best outcome?"

"In that case, wouldn't this matter be beneficial to us? Xu Yao and Han Yi's cultivation levels are extraordinary; they are such remarkable individuals."

“If they can be used by me, would I even care about the mere Qian family?” Jiang Xin said.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yue asked, "Father, are you confident about this?"

"Whether we're confident or not, we'll find out at dinner tonight. In short, we know these things ourselves."

"You don't need to worry about anything. Now, as long as we figure things out, everything else can be taken care of."

Seeing her father say this, Jiang Yue nodded and said, "Alright, then we'll do it according to Father's wishes."

Therefore, Jiang Xin told his child to go back first and not to make any rash moves.

In the evening, Jiang Xin specifically instructed the kitchen to arrange a banquet, and then he personally went to find Xu Yao and Han Yi.

Upon seeing Jiang Xin, Xu Yao asked, "Patriarch Jiang, is there something you need?"

Jiang Xin then said, "I came here because I wanted to invite you two to the dinner party. It would be a pleasure to get to know you both."

“It would be my honor, Jiang Xin, so I would like to invite you both to dinner,” Jiang Xin said.

Xu Yao nodded and said, "Alright, since it's the patriarch's invitation, we will naturally go. Let's do it that way."

“Please!” Jiang Xin said.

At this moment, Xu Yao, along with Han Yi and Jiang Xin, went to the living room.

Once they arrived in the living room, the three of them sat down as host and guest.

Then Jiang Xin poured wine for the two of them and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you two this time."

"It's also my good fortune, Jiang Xin. To be honest, I originally thought the two of them were forced helpers."

"To be honest, my Jiang family and the Qian family have some unpleasantness. I originally thought you two were here to help the Qian family cause trouble for my Jiang family." Jiang Xin chuckled as he poured wine for the two of them.

At this moment, Xu Yaocai smiled and said, "Patriarch Jiang is overthinking this matter."

"To be honest, we only met Qian Zong by chance, and we didn't know each other before."

"We just happened to be passing by and saw other families bullying the weak with numbers. We couldn't stand it anymore, so we stepped in to help."

“Why would they suddenly stand up for the Qian family?” Xu Yao said.

Jiang Xin laughed and said, "That's right, but you two have also been deceived."

Upon hearing Jiang Xin's words, Xu Yao and Han Yi exchanged a glance, both knowing that Jiang Xin was about to begin his performance.

So Xu Yao feigned surprise and asked, "What makes you say that?"

At this moment, Jiang Xin directly said, "This is how it is."

As Jiang Xin poured wine for the two men, he said, "Everyone in the martial arts world knows that the Qian family is utterly wicked."

"But because there was no evidence, no one did anything or said anything."

"But later we discovered that Qian Zong was doing bad things, and that's how things ended."

"Our original intention was to let Qian Zong commit suicide as well, so that we would let the Qian family go."

"We didn't pursue these matters, but we never expected that Qian Zong was not only a liar who indiscriminately killed innocent people but was also a habitual liar."

"They deceived the people of the world, so the other families were also outraged and decided to rid the people of this scourge."

"I only heard about your situation suddenly this time, so at first I was curious why you two would help the wicked."

"Now I understand. You two were deceived by this Qian Zong guy, so there's no need to discuss this matter further."

"Anyway, that's the situation now. There was nothing we could do if we didn't know before, but now we do."

“Then it’s the perfect time for Xu Yao and Han Yi to turn back before things go wrong,” Jiang Xin said.

Upon hearing Jiang Xin's words, Xu Yao feigned surprise and said, "So this Qian Zong is such a despicable and shameless scoundrel."

"We trusted him so much, saying he was just unlucky in love, but we never expected things to turn out like this."

Han Yi, who was standing to the side, suppressed a laugh and echoed Xu Yao's words: "Yes, yes, so that's how it is."

"It was all our carelessness that led us to be deceived by Qian Zong. We are very grateful to Patriarch Jiang this time."

"If it weren't for Patriarch Jiang, we would probably have been deceived by Qian Zong for the rest of our lives and never be able to explain ourselves."