CHAPTER 2127: CHAPTER 2125: BECOMING THE BAIT

Actually, Bai Zepei’s plan wasn’t to let Bai Ruozhu pretend to be the murderer; how could he bear to let his sister take such a risk?

Initially, he planned to pretend that he was framed and caught by the clan.

Judging from the perpetrator’s method, the murderer needed someone with strong abilities, including the experts in Wei Hall. It’s likely they want to strengthen themselves through these individuals, and Bai Zepei just happened to have recently passed the Enlightenment Tablet, revealing a glow of red tinged with purple. He has become a famous figure in the clan, which will inevitably attract the perpetrator’s attention.

Besides, he personally has no martial arts or inner strength, which makes him an easier target.

Furthermore, if the person has been long harming or retaliating against clan members, seeing Bai Zepei caught wouldn’t make them stop committing crimes, nor would they cease raising hell. Instead, they’d prefer to see the wrongfully accused die in the Confinement Room, causing a greater turmoil within the clan.

Therefore, Bai Zepei believed that if he faked being framed and locked up, the murderer would definitely come to attack him. Additionally, now that he has some self-defense capabilities, as long as he makes adequate preparations, he can successfully capture the murderer.

Bai Ruozhu initially agreed with this idea since she could protect her brother. But after talking to Feng Cheng, he suspected the murderer might be a monster sealed within the Barrier, leading her to regret agreeing to let her brother be the bait.

It was too dangerous!

She couldn’t allow her brother to take this risk anymore. Of course, she didn’t directly inform her brother about this because she knew if she revealed the truth, he absolutely wouldn’t agree to let her take the risk.

So she temporarily persuaded her brother, claiming that someone in the clan framed her for poisoning, leading to her being falsely accused as the murderer and locked up, making more sense, didn’t it?

Privately, she mentioned to the clan leader and the third elder about this matter, saying the Guardian Spirit suspected it might very well be a monster that escaped. The clan leader and the third elder were greatly shocked, unwilling to let her take risks.

"I can resist his black fog; there’s not much danger. But if this drags on, more people will die. Once he gains strength, he truly will be unstoppable. And the monster likely hates me for being able to resist its black fog. If it hears I’m caught, it will certainly try to find a way to kill me. If I die, it will have an easier time harming others. So it’s most suitable for me to be the bait." Bai Ruozhu explained.

Seeing the clan leader and the third elder still hesitate, she had to say: "If he becomes stronger, the first person he will want to kill is me. I’m doing this for my future safety. And maybe it’s just our overthinking; it could be just the former trusted aide of the second elder, then with my strength, I needn’t worry."

Due to her insistence and the urgency of the matter, the third elder and the clan leader had no choice but to agree in the end.

Everything proceeded according to the plan, with the third elder and clan leader acting unusually, giving the clansmen much room for speculation.

Just as Bai Ruozhu idly stayed in the confinement room for two days, major news finally broke within the clan.

Some said the clan leader wasn’t revealing the murderer because the murderer is closely related to the clan leader, making it very difficult for him.

Others asked, "Haven’t you seen Bai Ruozhu in these past few days?" Immediately pointing fingers at the Bai family.

Some even went to Bai Zepei to ask: "Did your sister do it? You outsiders, what are your real intentions?"

At this moment, Bai Zepei would glare fiercely at them and say: "My sister was framed. If you dare to make baseless accusations again, don’t blame me for being rude!"

This made everyone more certain that the captured murderer was Bai Ruozhu.

In the subsequent two days, some people went to Jiao Yunyun’s Diaojiao Building to comfort them, saying Bai Ruozhu couldn’t have done such a thing; it must be a misunderstanding. They believed in Bai Ruozhu’s character.

Others, however, watched the drama unfold from behind, mocking them, even attacking them verbally.

The families of the few victims were emotionally charged, causing a scene outside the Diaojiao Building, demanding they get out of the Jiuli Clan. Luckily, Bai Zepei and the third elder were present, so they could only stir trouble outside, unable to storm inside.

The young children were unaffected, but now Dengdeng understood some things. Not seeing her mother for days and hearing people outside cursing her mother made her both angry and aggrieved. Several times, she almost rushed downstairs to confront them, but Bai Zepei advised her: "Dengdeng, Second Uncle will teach you an idiom: ’Endure humiliation for the greater good.’"

Dengdeng was momentarily dazed; she was too young to fully grasp what "endure humiliation for the greater good" meant. However, Dengdeng always remembered what her mother told her a few days ago, to take good care of her younger brother and not worry about other matters, promising she would soon return to accompany them.

Thus, Dengdeng learned to endure, experiencing for the first time the lesson of enduring humiliation for the greater good.

The affair caused a huge stir, but there were still those observing within the clan.

A few young people from the Disciplinary Hall sat together talking, and Sun Xu said with a smile: "Do you guys think Bai Ruozhu really harmed anyone?"

"I don’t think it’s possible. She helped everyone before, rescued many clansmen for us. If she wanted to harm anyone, she could have just done it quietly. Why go through so much trouble?" one young man stated.

"Perhaps she wants to gain a good reputation first, and then take out a few who previously spoke rudely to her. Haven’t you heard the saying ’the most venomous woman’s heart’?" someone else suggested.

Another chimed in: "Come on, we shouldn’t guess anymore. The Bai family has recently been seeking evidence, saying Bai Ruozhu was framed. Once evidence is found, the clan leader will surely release her."

Sun Xu squinted, "Finding evidence seems hard; otherwise, they wouldn’t have locked her up."

"Yeah, I’ve heard all the evidence is against Bai Ruozhu, so the clan leader had no choice but to lock her up initially without telling the victims’ families, fearing they would confront the Bai family, but it still got out to the whole clan."

"I see Bai Zepei is quite capable; maybe he’ll find evidence soon and release his sister."

Sun Xu grinned, a flicker of something passing through his eyes.

So what if evidence is found? Bai Ruozhu won’t be getting out in this lifetime.

Hearing that Bai Ruozhu would be released made Sun Xu restless. It would be easier to ambush Bai Ruozhu alone. If she returned home, surrounded by the third elder and Bai Zepei, it would be much harder for him.

At night, a shadow quietly approached the clan’s confinement room.

Bai Ruozhu was sitting in the confinement room cultivating essence when she suddenly sensed a dangerous aura approaching. She quickly heightened her awareness and pressed the pre-arranged button.

This button utilized the Mechanical Technique’s principles: as soon as she pushed it, the clan leader and elders would receive a signal to come and protect her.

Soon, the door was slowly pushed open, and a figure stepped inside.