After paying homage to the Immortal Lord, Su Xu reacted quickly and thought about his next steps.

He took a step forward, bowed, and said in a tone full of surprise, "I am so happy to see that the Lord Jijiu has recovered from his illness. I don't know how to congratulate him... It is really a great blessing for Kunlun!"

"Thank you, Master Su." Li Yuebai replied with a smile, "Master Su, you have worked hard these days."

"It's not a big deal. I thought the doctors in my Miaoyan Pavilion were very skilled and would be able to cure Lord Jijiu. I didn't expect that I still couldn't help. I feel really guilty." Su Xu said.

He knew that he had been too reckless in playing political games these days, and he had also disciplined many people by taking the opportunity of disciplining the Ji family. If he talked about it in detail, he would definitely be blamed by the other party. So when the other party said that he was "working hard", it was very likely to be a censorship. Therefore, he had to avoid the topic and change the subject to treatment.

"The Immortal Master has already informed me that Miaoyan Pavilion sent a doctor to diagnose my pulse." Li Yuebai smiled and said, "Although he didn't cure me, he did his best. There's no need for Master Su to feel guilty."

"Wait." Yu Tianji had been sitting on the Immortal Lord's seat with his face in his hands without saying anything. Now he suddenly asked, "Master Su, are the doctors under your command reliable? Did they do something to Master Jijiu when they were diagnosing him?"

"..."Su Xu was stunned.

What does the Immortal Lord mean by this? Why is he suddenly slandering me for no reason?

However, slander by others is called slander, but slander by the Immortal Lord cannot be called slander.

"My Lord, please be wise. My doctor examined the pulse of the Lord Jijiu that day, and you were also present. There is absolutely no possibility that you tampered with anything!" Su Xu hurriedly proved his innocence.

"Oh, I was just joking, Master Su, don't mind it." Yu Tianji said with a smile: "Master Su will certainly not harm the Master of the Imperial Court."

"Master Jijiu has made great contributions to Kunlun. How dare I do such a dirty thing!" Su Xu said sternly and righteously.

Yu Tianji's unconventional remarks led the conversation into a strange direction.

"Then I guess Master Su is also looking forward to the return of Lord Jijiu after his illness so that he can handle Kunlun affairs for me again, right?" Yu Tianji said.

"Of course."

"Master Su has been working diligently these days and has been very tired. He has relieved me of a lot of worries." Yu Tianji said with a smile: "Now, you can return the token to the Lord Jijiu."

He once gave Su Xu a token, which allowed him to command everyone below the Immortal Lord in Kunlun. It was because of the token that Su Xu was able to overthrow the Ji family.

"Your Excellency has just recovered from an illness, so he shouldn't overwork himself..." Su Xu mustered up the courage to make one last struggle.

"Hmm?" Yu Tianji frowned, his eyes full of suspicion.

Although no words were spoken, the meaning was very clear - if you refuse to hand over the token, it may mean that you are greedy for power and have bad intentions towards the Lord Jijiu.

Su Xu felt a chill on his back, and quickly took off the token, and handed it over with both hands, saying: "I just want to share the worries of the Immortal Lord, and I have absolutely no other intentions!"

Yu Tianji asked a few questions one after another, and after all this, Su Xu had no chance to cheat.

"If the Immortal Lord has no other instructions, I will take my leave now." After handing over the token, Su Xu breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly took his leave.

Forget it, it's not so easy to sit firmly in a position above everyone else. If it doesn't work this time, there will be next time. As long as you protect yourself, there will definitely be another chance in the future.

"Wait a minute." Li Yuebai flipped through the case files and said, "I have a few things I would like to ask Master Su."

"..." Su Xu felt cold sweat running down his back. He thought to himself that something was wrong, but he still had to keep calm for the sake of appearance. He replied calmly, "If there is anything you want to know, you can ask me at will. Why bother using the word 'ask for advice'?"

"Then I will ask directly." Li Yuebai read the words on the case file carefully and said, "Master Su arrested a group of people the day before yesterday, but is the evidence of guilt conclusive?"

"Those monks have close ties with the Ji family, and the evidence is solid!" Su Xu gritted his teeth.

He did not forget to fabricate evidence, which would be conclusive evidence at first glance as long as the other party did not examine it carefully.

"Some things cannot be discovered without careful investigation." Li Yuebai said, "May I ask, Master Su, is there any conclusive evidence against the following people?"

Then, Li Yuebai read out several names.

Every time he heard a name, Su Xu's face became uglier.

In order to cover up his tracks, he indeed mixed up the arrests, mixing a few innocent people among a group of truly guilty people, making it impossible to distinguish them. And the best thing is, no one knew who he had a grudge against, not even the Immortal Lord and the Chief Priest. If they really had to check them one by one, it would probably take years to finish.

However, the names that the chief priest read out now were exactly the same, and they were all innocent people who were framed.

How is this possible? The chief priest had just recovered from a serious illness and there had been no previous investigations. How could he know everything?

Li Yuebai carefully observed his expression and said, "Master Su, fabricating evidence may deceive people for a while, but it won't stand up to scrutiny. As long as I do a little investigation, the truth will be revealed."

Previously, the system played him the original plot video. Although it did not emphasize it, it hinted at who Su Xu hated, and Li Yuebai remembered them all.

Now, if we look at the list of criminals again, we can clearly recognize those names.

For time travelers, this is a very simple thing.

"Master Jijiu, why do you suspect Master Su for no reason?" Yu Tianji pretended to be angry.

"If the Immortal Lord doesn't believe it, I can check the evidence and question the witnesses." Li Yuebai said.

"Lord Su has signed a military warrant to work for me. If there is any deception, it will be a capital crime." Yu Tianji said, "Therefore, I have always believed in Lord Su."

He was quite happy talking nonsense, but when Su Xu heard the word "death penalty", he was even more panicked.

Li Yuebai ignored it and directly sent people to summon the evidence and the criminal to the Auspicious Hall for detailed investigation.

Two hours later, as the sun was setting, the facts of the case had become clear - Su Xu had fabricated evidence, framed others, and nearly put them to death.

Yu Tianji put on an expression of disbelief and flew into a rage. He immediately ordered his men to put Su Xu in jail.

"Master Mu, I trust Master Su so much, why would he secretly bend the law behind my back?" Yu Tianji pulled Li Yuebai's sleeve and cried, stretching out her voice: "How could this be? I, as an immortal master, have failed in my duty. Sigh... I thought that as long as I was tolerant and kind, I could be a good immortal master. I didn't expect that I was too tolerant and kind, and instead allowed my subordinates to do evil. Wuwuwu."

Li Yuebai was pulled so hard that he couldn't move, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

"The Immortal Lord has done nothing wrong, but this villain is insidious and we need to be more careful." He was the only answer he could give.

"If Master Mu hadn't returned after recovering from his illness, I don't know how long I would have been deceived by this despicable villain!" Yu Tianji rubbed his face with Li Yuebai's sleeve: "Kunlun can't leave Master Mu for even a day..."

"What on earth are you playing?" Li Yuebai helplessly sent a message to Yu Tianji through the system.

"Isn't it good to help Miss Mu establish your prestige?"

"...Nonsense." Li Yuebai had read textbooks for so many years, but he didn't know there was such a way to establish prestige. The lord cried and weakened himself and flattered his subordinates... Even Liu Bei had never done this.

Fortunately, the subordinates were already accustomed to their master's misbehavior and did not react too much. They were just secretly shocked that Su Xu turned out to be such a villain.

After Yu Tianji had had enough fun and made enough noise, Li Yuebai was finally able to leave.

He walked out of the Auspicious Hall alone and went in the direction where the guards had just escorted Su Xu.

He wanted to visit Su Xu in the prison.

"Host, why do you want to meet Su Xu? Don't you plan to kill him directly?" asked the system.

"Not yet." Li Yuebai bit his lip: "He is still useful."

"Do you know how many villain bosses have said this..."

"What's going on? System, you've learned to complain?" Li Yuebai laughed.

Indeed, in many movies and TV shows, after capturing the protagonist, the villain never kills him outright, but instead tries to use the protagonist to achieve a longer-term goal. The result is always digging their own grave, leaving the audience slamming their heads and lamenting: Why not just kill him outright?

Why not just kill him?

"System, as of now, can you think of a reliable way to deal with Yu Tianliu?" Li Yuebai asked back.

"I don't know of any other solution besides direct combat," the system replied.

"Yu Tianliu is our biggest threat. I kept Su Xu because I wanted to use him to deal with Yu Tianliu." Li Yuebai sighed.

"It's too dangerous. What if something goes wrong?" the system worried.

After a while, the system came up with a lot of popular words.

"The possibility of him getting away with it is very small." Li Yuebai smiled: "Su Xu, I have said it before, he is a typical amateur in external wars but an expert in internal wars. Even if he escapes from prison and flees to Yu Tianliu's side, it will not help Yu Tianliu's attack."

"So how does the host plan to use him?"

"System, have you heard of the story of Jiang Gan stealing books?" Li Yuebai said lightly: "To sum it up in one sentence, he used Su Xu to pass false information to Yu Tianliu."

"Su Xu is not a fool. Will he believe the information you tell him?"

"Of course he won't believe it if I tell him directly, but if I let him figure it out himself..." Li Yuebai pondered for a moment: "Forget it, don't be impatient, think about it slowly."

There is a cave in the middle of Kunlun Mountain, which was later expanded into a prison.

The prison was damp and dark, with magical barriers everywhere. The iron bars were shining with blue light, and monks were strictly guarding the entrance and exit, making it almost impossible to escape.

"Master Jijiu?" When the monks on guard saw Li Yuebai, they were stunned: "Why did you come here...?"

"Come to visit Master Su." Li Yuebai said with a smile.

"Wasn't Master Su just locked up by you?" The monks looked at each other.

"Yes, so I wanted to say a few words to persuade him." Li Yuebai sighed with deep sorrow.

Su Xu had just been imprisoned, and his emotions were still extremely unstable. He was locked in a solitary cell, and was now gritting his teeth thinking about how to escape. When he saw Li Yuebai's figure appear outside the iron bars, he was stunned for a moment, and then immediately rushed up without dignity.

"Master Jijiu, please forgive me this time!" Su Xu fell on the floor of the cell with a face full of regret, and said in an extremely humble and submissive manner: "I am not a malicious person, I was just bewildered for a moment... Fortunately, Master Jijiu gave me a wake-up call in time, so I didn't make a big mistake. If Master Jijiu is willing to forgive me this time, I will listen to you and do whatever you say, and go through fire and water for you..."

Li Yuebai stood there expressionlessly, listening to him quietly, and then said, "What's the point of asking me for help? Everything depends on the will of the Immortal Lord."

"Immortal Lord?" Su Xu rolled his eyes and lowered his voice, saying, "Immortal Lord, don't you still have to listen to the Master of the Imperial Court?"

"You don't know what life and death is!" Li Yuebai frowned and shouted angrily, "Su Xu, do you think you can talk nonsense now that you are about to die? The Immortal Lord is the Immortal Lord of Kunlun. Everything I do is just to assist the Immortal Lord."

"Hahahahaha..." Su Xu laughed, "Master Jijiu, are you really convinced? The Immortal Lord is just a child who hasn't grown up yet. Maybe he will never grow up. Are you willing to be dragged down by him for the rest of your life?"

During the period when Li Yuebai was "seriously ill", Su Xu was entrusted with important tasks by Yu Tianji and had frequent contact with Yu Tianji. During this time, Su Xu became more and more convinced of a "fact" - Yu Tianji had no opinions of his own and no ambitions. He was able to successfully ascend to the position of Immortal Lord and successfully repel the Demon Cult because of the strategy of the chief priest. As long as he left the help of the chief priest, Yu Tianji would immediately turn back into the dissolute and incompetent dandy.

Su Xu believed that if this was the case, Jijiu could not be loyal to Yu Tianji and would definitely wait for an opportunity to murder Yu Tianji and establish himself as the emperor.

As long as you make your position clear in time, you may be able to gain a chance of survival.

"Master Jijiu, as long as you give the order, I will do my best to help you succeed." Su Xu's voice became more and more seductive: "Although Kunlun has been in the hands of the Yu family for thousands of years, it is not unchangeable... The era of the Yu family can end in your hands."

Li Yuebai stood there motionless, with a complex light flashing in his eyes.

Su Xu keenly caught the flash of ambition in his eyes.

After a long while, Li Yuebai sighed, "Su Xu, you think too highly of yourself."

"Could it be that the Lord Chief Liquor does not think highly of my ability?" Su Xu panicked: "Although I am not talented, I am capable of relieving the Lord Chief Liquor's worries..."

"No, it's not that I look down on your ability, but I don't believe in your loyalty." Li Yuebai sneered: "I didn't come here to discuss any big things with you - you are not worthy."

Su Xu's face turned pale.

"I came here." Li Yuebai took a step forward and smiled gently: "I just want to appreciate your despair before death."