The entire room fell silent.
Despite the immense pressure, Lin Yusheng calmly said, "Lu Zhengye hates me to the bone. He'd rather I be dead. He would never risk his life to save me. Lu Jing sent me here just to trick you into helping him get rid of Lu Zhengye. You can think about it: does Lu Zhengye seem like the kind of person who would lose his composure over a woman?"
Cao Da narrowed his eyes slightly and didn't speak, but his expression showed that he was thinking about Lin Yusheng's words.
One of his henchmen said, "Boss, this little girl has a point. That Yama Lu Zhengye doesn't seem like the kind of person he is..."
"Shut up," Cao Da warned with his eyes.
Cao Da's carefree smile vanished, replaced by a ruthless edge. "You're quite clever. That explanation is certainly convincing, but how do I know you're not the one lying?"
"Also, you were brought to us all tied up, and you still managed to stay calm. You're quite shrewd."
Lin Yusheng: "It's not that I'm not afraid, I just know that only by staying calm can I have a chance to negotiate with you."
“If Lu Zhengye didn’t care about you, he wouldn’t have gone back to the Island of the Dead. The truth will come out then.” Cao Da’s thinking was clear.
Lin Yusheng said solemnly, "Whether I am here or not, he will come back, because Wangnu Island is a place he wants to protect, and he will not let you take it away. As for Lu Jing's purpose in supporting you, it is not to get rid of Lu Zhengye, because that is impossible. He just wants you to help him hold Lu Zhengye back."
Lin Yusheng's mind raced, and she told a string of lies to sow discord between Lu Jing and Cao Da.
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