Super God Grandmaster
Chapter 1120 - 1120 1106 Key Box

Chapter 1120: Chapter 1106: Key Box Chapter 1120: Chapter 1106: Key Box Ye Chen had no idea how long he had been chasing, but he knew that if he couldn’t find that girl, he would be doomed. That was the Key Box, and without the Key Box, he wouldn’t be able to harness the energy of the Sacred Spirit Stone. How would he then redeem himself?

But his urgency was of no use. He didn’t know how long he had been running when he entered a thick forest. A few wisps of black smoke and several monsters appeared, and Ye Chen exterminated those monsters. Moving forward, the people ahead were nowhere to be found.

Ye Chen became desperately anxious. What should he do? Pan Jianglong and his men were retreating, passing by this area. Ye Chen, being alone, quickly climbed to the top of a tree, avoiding those people, who soon disappeared ahead.

Ye Chen climbed down from the tree, looked in the direction in which those people had vanished, and knew they must have returned to their hideout. He hurried to follow them.

The Black Demonic Spirit emerged and said, “You’re not planning to follow them back, are you?”

“Yes, how can you harness the power of the Sacred Spirit Stone without rescuing that girl?”

To his surprise, the Black Demonic Spirit said, “I got the Key Box. It’s on Li Mo. What that girl was carrying in her bundle was a fake.”

Ye Chen couldn’t believe what he heard.

The Black Demonic Spirit said, “I’m telling the truth. I stole it just this morning. The Red Demonic Spirit is aware of it too.”

Ye Chen glared at the Black Demonic Spirit.

The Black Demonic Spirit quickly added, “I know I did wrong. I was going to return it, but then a fight broke out, and I haven’t had the chance to return it yet.”

Ye Chen said, “He’s telling the truth.”

The Red Demonic Spirit hastily said, “It’s all true, but I didn’t know about it at first. The Black Demonic Spirit did it all by himself. If you must punish someone, punish him.”

The Black Demonic Spirit, aware of Ye Chen’s anger, said, “I think you should be thanking me. If I hadn’t stolen the Key Box, it would be in Pan Jianglong’s hands by now, instead of you blaming me.”

The theft of the Key Box had been averted, which was certainly a relief, but the girl had been captured and he couldn’t just abandon her. Ye Chen quickly continued his stealthy pursuit.

“Hey, what are you doing? You can’t possibly expect to rescue Ouyang Yue from their group. It’s impossible. We better get out of here fast. If we get discovered, we’ll all be caught.”

Ye Chen ignored him, continuing to follow the group ahead.

“You can’t rescue that girl on your own, Monkey.”

“Can you just shut your mouth and keep quiet?” Ye Chen decided to keep following the group ahead.

“Don’t be impulsive, okay? I want to rescue that girl too, but we are limited in what we can do. We might get captured as well. Last time we killed over four hundred of their big guys. If they find out the Key Box isn’t with the girl, they’ll make her life a living hell. Can’t you be rational and calm down a bit?”

Ye Chen followed the group behind him, crossing ridges and rivers until dusk was approaching, when a large stronghold appeared ahead.

That must be their lair, built against a cliff.

The Black Demonic Spirit started to complain, “Don’t be rash. We should go back for reinforcements. Now’s not the time to play hero.”

Still, Ye Chen ignored him.

What to do? Ye Chen’s mind was filled with questions. He couldn’t just abandon that girl; she would go mad.

Silver Fox snatched the bundle away. Nangong Yan tried to retrieve it, but with a slap, she hit the ground.

Pan Jianglong had also returned. Silver Fox threw the bundle to Yin Qi, who caught it and swiftly opened it, expecting the Key Box to be inside. But when he opened it, he was dumbfounded. Sure enough, there was a box inside the bundle, but it wasn’t the Key Box they were after.

Silver Fox was greatly surprised and stunned. At that moment, Ouyang Yue was also dumbfounded. How had the Key Box turned into a fake?

“You damn girl, where’s the real Key Box?” Silver Fox shouted.

“I don’t know.”

“How dare you deceive me with a fake?” Another slap came, leaving red marks from five fingers.

“I really don’t know. It was supposed to be in the bundle. I don’t know when it got switched.”

“Do you think I’m a joke, playing tricks on me?” Silver Fox was angry.

Pan Jianglong was furious and asked, “Wasn’t the Key Box in your hands?”

“It was there yesterday. I don’t know when it got switched out,” Ouyang Yue, not wanting to be slapped again, told the truth.

Yin Qi said, “It must have been someone tampering with the package.”

“Who switched the package?” Silver Fox said with a puzzled expression. He had killed for an entire day, and the girl had been captured, yet the Key Box had been swapped out by someone else. It was the ultimate bad luck.

As Ouyang Yue wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, another unfounded handprint appeared on her face. She was completely bewildered and didn’t dare to stand up for fear that Silver Fox would slap her again. Lying on the ground, she didn’t dare to move.

To Pan Jianglong’s surprise, all he could say was, “Let’s lock up this girl first.” He had been fighting all day but ended up losing, feeling very disheartened.”

Soon, Ouyang Yue was taken away.

Yin Qi said, “I don’t think that girl knows that the Key Box is missing.”

“Maybe the girl swapped it herself,” a subordinate suggested.

Gnawing on a roasted chicken leg, Silver Fox countered, “Impossible. I was watching her the whole time; she couldn’t have swapped out the Key Box.”

Pondering, Yin Qi added, “I don’t think Shao Hengjiang’s people know the Key Box has been swapped out either.”

“It must have been done by someone on the inside,” Silver Fox conjectured, initially thinking the turn of events would delight him, but now it had completely lost all appeal.

“If they mistakenly believe the Key Box is with that girl and we’ve captured her, they might very well attack us,” Yin Qi speculated.

“Let them dare, I will kill that girl right away,” Silver Fox said with fierce determination.

Yet Yin Qi remained calm, pondering for a moment before saying, “They will be here tomorrow, and they might very well attack us then. The girl is Ke Yizhu’s goddaughter, we can keep her for now. Who knows when she might be of use.”

After hearing this, Silver Fox coldly sneered, “Hmm, afraid of them, are you? I’m certainly not.”

“That’s not what I’m saying. What I mean is, we don’t know who has the Key Box right now, and neither does Shao Hengjiang’s group. They might think it’s with that girl, and since we’ve captured her, they might fear we’d use the Key Box to find the Sacred Spirit Stone. It’s very likely they’ll make a move against us. We should keep the girl.”

Pan Jianglong fell silent for a while. The situation was so different from what he had envisioned, but now he had to be ready.

Ouyang Yue was absolutely stunned; she was taken to a dungeon. Unexpectedly, in that dungeon, there were other people. It turned out that although Xiyue Island belonged to Pan Jianglong, he didn’t have complete control over it. Inside the island were a group of people opposing Pan Jianglong, and some of them were right there in the dungeon.

Ouyang Yue wondered when and who had swapped the Key Box. She hadn’t noticed anything unusual at all. It couldn’t be Nangong Yan, for Nangong Yan wouldn’t do such a thing. Then it occurred to her; Nangong Yan had the Black Demonic Spirit with her, allowing her to get close enough to possibly have done it.

What now? Could the Key Box have ended up in the hands of someone arranged by Qiandu Xiang? That would be terrible. Now Nangong Yao and his peers were still clueless, most likely assuming the Key Box was in Pan Jianglong’s hands.

The surroundings were damp and eerie. What should she do? Was she going to die here?

She was frightened and saw several people across from her, dressed in shabby clothes and clearly having spent a long time there. They lay among the dry straw while the sound of rats echoed in the background; only a small barred window allowed a glimpse of the sky outside, but it had already turned dark.

There were about a dozen cells, most with occupants, but hers was an exception, being a single room.

They wouldn’t just give up on her, would they? Please, no.

She grew anxious but then thought that Nangong Yao and the others must have mistook the Key Box for being stolen; surely, they would come looking for Pan Jianglong. They would probably think of a way to eliminate Pan Jianglong and recover the Key Box.

Nangong Yan didn’t know whether Ye Chen had managed to rescue Ouyang Yue, but she knew the chances were slim. If he had truly rescued her, she would have been brought back by now. Nangong Yan’s greater worry was that the Sacred Spirit Stone might fall into the hands of Pan Jianglong, which would be a grave matter.

Nangong Yao and Shao Hengjiang were discussing, and it was nearly certain that Ouyang Yue had not been rescued.

No one dared to speak; everyone was unsure of what to do next. None of them had anticipated such a situation would arise.

Guan Xun said, “Tomorrow we will storm their stronghold and must retrieve the Key Box.”

A disciple behind him remarked, “I just fear they might escape tonight in search of the Sacred Spirit Stone.”

As they were at a loss for what to do, a figure walked in; it was Li Mo. He announced, “The Key Box is with me.”

Everyone was stunned, hardly believing it was true, until Li Mo brought out the Key Box. Only then did they believe it was real, and he handed the Key Box over to Nangong Yao.

Nangong Yao, puzzled, asked, “How did the Key Box end up with you?”

Nangong Yan, equally bewildered, looked at Li Mo.

Li Mo explained, “The Black Demonic Spirit stole it out.”

Nangong Yan was shocked and inquired, “When did this happen?”

“This morning. I have no idea what got into the Black Demonic Spirit; it just sneaked it out. Later, after being scolded by the Red Demonic Spirit, it planned to return the Key Box. But before it could, a fight broke out. So the Black Demonic Spirit gave me the Key Box to keep safe.”

Nangong Yan was furious, but amidst her anger, she felt lucky. If not for the Black Demonic Spirit’s theft, the Key Box would have been taken.