Actually, what he said wasn't entirely false. Aside from a few things he couldn't fully disclose, everything else was pretty much true.
Because he knew very well that someone like Li Hongjiu was hard to deceive, so he needed to go with a bit of truth to make it work.
So he even mentioned the Death Refusing Incense, and he genuinely wanted to give it to Li Hongjiu, or rather, he truly wanted to offer benefits to Li Hongjiu. As long as Li Hongjiu wanted, he'd even consider rebelling with him because this brotherhood was something he was sincerely committed to, and no one could stop that.
Even if Li Hongjiu hit him or scolded him, it wouldn't sever their brotherly bond. Come hell or high water, he'd shamelessly stick to him.
"Just go through the motions and reap the benefits?" Li Hongjiu couldn't help but laugh at his own words and retorted, "Is there really such a good deal in this world? Brother, do you really see me as that foolish?"
