"Holy crap?" Chi Tu, being a member of the evil path, immediately realized that the person in front of him was not Zhao Zhi.

He was both shocked and furious: "You actually dared to impersonate the Prince of Qi! If the Prince of Qi finds out, he will definitely not let you off the hook."

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Zu An smiled and said, "Anyway, I've offended King Qi a lot, so one more won't make a difference."

Seeing that even King Qi was not afraid, Chi Tu was stunned for a moment, then immediately said, "You made a vow to Heaven, and Heaven cannot be deceived. If you break your promise, you will be punished."

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Zuan sighed: "How can someone like you, who's involved in evil ways, be so naive and innocent? Don't you know that these kinds of oaths can be tampered with?"

Seeing that he had drained enough of the anger points, Zuan casually knocked him unconscious.

"Damn it, which of us is the evil one?!" These were Chi Tu's last thoughts before he fell into a coma.

Carrying the demon, Sang Qian hesitated on the way back. Zu An noticed this and couldn't help but laugh, "Xiao Qian, what do you want to say?"

Sang Qian then spoke up, "Actually, what Chi Tu said earlier makes sense. Heaven's will cannot be deceived. Making an oath to Heaven is an extremely serious matter. Someone like you who deliberately finds loopholes to make an oath is likely to be rejected by Heaven. If you accidentally bring retribution upon yourself, that would be troublesome."

Zuan laughed: "Xiaoqian, I didn't expect you to be thinking about me now."

"Pah, I don't care if you die or not." Sang Qian spat, her face flushed.

Zu'an then said, "Perhaps in your eyes, the Heavenly Dao is an impartial and all-seeing entity, but I don't think so. As the saying goes, Heaven and Earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs. In the eyes of Heaven and Earth, the good and evil of the human world have nothing to do with it. It simply operates according to the established laws. It will not favor you more because you are a good person who follows the rules, nor will it punish you because you are a cunning and wicked person."

"Heaven and earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs..." Sang Qian and Zheng Dan were shocked, pondering the words. They felt as if they had touched something, but the feeling disappeared the next moment.

“What you just said seems mysterious and profound, but there is one point I disagree with,” Sang Qian was always smart, and she quickly realized, “Doing good deeds and accumulating virtue in this world usually brings good fortune, while those who commit heinous crimes never have a good ending.”

Zuan smiled and explained, "Those are just some long-standing rules in the human world, not the will of heaven and earth itself."

Sang Qian was taken aback, and was about to refute when she suddenly realized that there was indeed some truth to it.

Zuan said, “Although the oath of Heaven is sacred, it only punishes those who break the explicit oath. You have fallen into a misconception. You worship and revere Heaven too much, and you have never thought that there are many loopholes to exploit. I have encountered many bad people and have encountered this kind of thing too many times. Over time, I have also learned some tricks myself.”

At first, when he learned this, he even thought that the oath of Heaven was rather useless. But then he thought that if a legal professional were to travel through time, he would probably be able to make the most of the oath of Heaven.

In the previous life, we also lived in a contract-based society. However, when signing a contract, many people would think about how to breach it, while legal professionals would think about how to plug all the loopholes.

Zuan knew that if he encountered such a professional, he would never dare to lie about the oath of Heaven.

At this moment, Zheng Dan spoke up: "Aunt, although what you said makes some sense, no one knows what the will of Heaven really is. As the saying goes, if you walk by the river long enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet. If one day you are careless and cause the punishment of Heaven, it will be too late to regret it. You should know that there are many people in this world who care about your safety."

Zuan was taken aback, only then realizing that his mindset had indeed become a bit too optimistic, after all, nothing in this world is 100% certain.

Thinking of this, he broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly thanked Zheng Dan: "Thank you for reminding me, otherwise I might have suffered a great loss in the future."

Zheng Dan was initially worried that he would insist on his own opinion, but when he agreed, a bright smile immediately appeared on his face.

Sang Qian rolled her eyes. These two scoundrels are really something else. When I said something similar earlier, Zu didn't take it seriously at all, but now that his sister-in-law said it, he immediately agreed. Are they deliberately trying to provoke me?

Upon returning to the Sang residence, Sang Hong rushed over after hearing the news. Seeing the unconscious man in black robes in their arms, he asked in surprise, "What happened?"

Sang Qian recounted what had just happened, and Sang Hong's face turned ashen: "The Hu Family Trading Company has gone too far! They're taking advantage of the fact that my Sang family has no one to rely on!"

Zu An knew that his posture was half genuine anger and half an act to show Zheng Dan and the Zheng family behind her. Of course, he wouldn't expose him: "Uncle, I'm afraid we'll have to trouble you with the Hu family's affairs next."

“That’s natural. During this period, I’ve kept a low profile, which has made many people forget my methods,” Sang Hong said in a cold voice.

Zu An had witnessed how easily he could manipulate a local warlord like the Chu family, so he wasn't worried about the mere Hu family: "However, there's another troublesome matter now, which is the intelligence this person mentioned about the younger brother of the Duke of Yunzhong plotting to murder his elder brother. How can we report this to the emperor in the most cost-effective way?"

Sang Hong pondered for a long time: "In my opinion, it would be better not to report it."

"Why?" Zuan actually had the same idea, but hadn't made up his mind yet.

Sang Hong said in a deep voice, "Do you think His Majesty sent people to investigate the disappearance of the Duke of Yunzhong this time because he wanted to find out the truth?"

Zuan shook his head: "He just wants to use this as an excuse to completely destroy the Yun Zhongyu family."

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