Super God Grandmaster
Chapter 1182 - 1182 1168 Rooting Out the Mole

Chapter 1182: Chapter 1168: Rooting Out the Mole Chapter 1182: Chapter 1168: Rooting Out the Mole Nangong Yan nodded slightly but still seemed worried as she said, “But the monkey possesses magic power, and he has experienced ‘going berserk’ before; isn’t he afraid of accidents happening?”

“Of course, they’ve also seriously considered this matter. However, they all thought it through – Ye Chen won’t lose control for the time being. His skill is excellent, and if it could be adjusted properly, it shouldn’t be so severe. Right now, the most important thing is to defeat Qiandu Xiang. No one wants to delay any longer. After much thought, they feel that Ye Chen is the most suitable.”

Ouyang Yue continued, “He also carries the Wolf King’s Ring, which he can use to control the Sacred Spirit Stone.”

Nangong Yan was at a loss for words, yet a part of her was still worried.

Seeing her concern, Ouyang Yue reassured, “Oh, don’t worry, nothing will go wrong. Uncle Nangong is assisting him, what could possibly happen? You don’t need to worry about him.”

“It’s a pity that we let Qiandu Xiang escape tonight. Otherwise, everything would’ve been finished, and there wouldn’t be all these troubles.”

Ouyang Yue angrily said, “It’s all Black Demonic Spirit’s fault. That damned thing won’t even admit its mistakes, really!”

“Well, you don’t need to be so anxious. Let Qiandu Xiang live a few more days; he doesn’t have much time left anyway.”

“I just hope we can catch the culprit tonight. I don’t want to waste time dealing with this traitor anymore,” Ouyang Yue sighed deeply.

“Mhm, we will definitely catch the traitor.”

“You should rest early too,” Ouyang Yue said with a start as she closed her eyes, while Ye Chen on the other side started to snore in surprise.

During the third watch of the night, everything was peaceful.

Unexpectedly, the stable in the backyard caught fire, alerting the people of the inn.

There were plenty of weeds in the stable, and in such dry weather, just a spark was enough to set it ablaze instantly, engulfing the whole area in flames – of course, all this was arranged by Duan Chenfeng for them.

Of course, facing an inn with tight defenses, how could he capture anyone without creating some disturbance outside to draw people away? With the few weaklings at his command, he estimated they wouldn’t be much of a use.

Setting fire to the stable was the easiest thing to do – people inside the inn had to rush to put out the fire; otherwise, the fire would spread as one piece and reach the inn.

A large crowd yelled “Fire!” as they ran with buckets of water towards the backyard.

The commotion woke the sleeping Ye Chen. Nangong Yan opened her eyes and exclaimed, “They really are attacking.”

Sounds of the fire and the ensuing chaos could be heard from the backyard.

Ye Chen ran to the window where many people were battling the blaze with buckets of water.

Nangong Yan also hurried over, and by that time Ouyang Yue had awoken. In fact, almost everyone in the inn was up; the patrolling guards ran ahead, being among the first to leave the inn for the stables.

In an instant, the guards were gone.

“We need to help put out the fire,” Nangong Yan said as she got ready.

Ye Chen felt there was something eerie about the fire – in the middle of the night, it had ignited, specifically in the backyard of the inn. The more he thought about it, the more he suspected there was an issue. As Nangong Yan was about to rush out, Ye Chen grabbed her and said, “Someone did this on purpose.”

All of this was too coincidental. Looking at the backyard, Ye Chen knew that he did not need to go down – people would extinguish the fire anyway. It was but a small blaze.

Nangong Yan was stunned and asked, “What do you mean, someone started the fire?”

Reminded by Ye Chen’s words, Ouyang Yue thought of something and countered, “Are you suggesting it’s the work of the traitor?”

“In the dead of night, how could such a coincidence occur? Don’t go outside; I’m sure there will be movement soon. The fire won’t spread here, don’t worry.”

After all, there were many of their disciples around, though scattered in several inns, this place undoubtedly had the most personnel; how could it be possible for the inn’s fire to reach this side.

Nangong Yan calmed down a bit and sat back down in the chair by the table. Outside, people were still shouting – after all, it was the dead of night, and any disturbance seemed as lively as a theatrical performance.

Ye Chen stood at the doorway, cautiously watching the outside as many people had run out.

The masked Duan Chenfeng, accompanied by a dozen others dressed in black just like him, turned to his subordinate and asked, “Which one is the room of those two girls?” He had already confirmed that Nangong Yao had been startled and ran out to put out the fire, and Shao Hengjiang was not in this inn.

“The second floor, count from the right, the fifth one,” a subordinate responded.

Ye Chen saw more than a dozen masked men in black approaching the stairs, but upon reaching the second floor, they turned right, toward the former room of Nangong Yan and Ouyang Yue, and said, “Here they come.”

Nangong Yan rushed over, and peering through the narrow slit of the door, she indeed spotted a dozen men in black and said, “You really guessed it right.”

“This isn’t a guess, this is an analysis, it’s different from your so-called sixth sense,”

“What should we do then? My father seems to have gone to the back to put out the fire,” Nangong Yan worried that the group of people might escape.

Ye Chen said, “Don’t worry, your father wouldn’t be that foolish. If I can see through such tricks, how could your father not? He’s just misleading them.” The group of people reached the door of the room where Nangong Yan and Ouyang Yue were previously, about to break in.

“We can’t let any of them get away,” Nangong Yan became anxious.

“They won’t escape. I’ll cover our retreat. It’s impossible for them to get away, but you two must stay inside the room, you absolutely must not come out,” Ye Chen warned.

With a bang.

That was the sound of the door being blown open, the men in black rushed in only to be met by Guan Xun and several of his men, not the two young ladies.

As soon as Duan Chenfeng charged in, he regretted it, realizing that this was a trap.

Guan Xun muttered, “So you really were after Nangong Yan and Ouyang Yue, but don’t even think about leaving today.” He was infuriated thinking of the people who had died because of the mole over this period of time.

Drawing his sword, he directly attacked.

Once Duan Chenfeng realized it was a trap, he tried to escape, but before he could reach the doorway, he was blocked by Shao Hengjiang leading more than a dozen men from the neighboring room.

Shao Hengjiang struck with his palm, forcing the leader back into the room, trapping over a dozen men in black inside.

Duan Chenfeng shouted, “Break out!”

Swords were drawn as they fiercely fought, but their opponents had been ready for them, and the outnumbered men in black stood little chance of success.

In a short time, several were already dead.

The leader of the men in black sent out poison darts and black smoke, seizing an opportunity to smash through a door and rush toward the first floor. However, before they could escape the inn, two beams of energy shot back at them, the one unleashing them was Nangong Yao, waiting by the main entrance.

One palm was caught, while the other hit the man in black in the chest, sending him flying back to smash into a table in the middle of the lobby.

Jiu Hu appeared behind Shao Hengjiang, saying, “Uncle Duan, you might as well stop hiding behind that mask.”

There was no need for Duan Chenfeng to unveil the black cloth covering his face; the leader who hadn’t been at the firefight could only be Duan Chenfeng, and it was easy to guess.

Of the dozen men in black, only three remained.

Duan Chenfeng attempted to make a break for it, but the palm strike he had just received caused him serious injury, and he didn’t find it easy to escape. Removing the cloth covering his face, it was indeed Duan Chenfeng.

Ouyang Yue came out from her room, with Ye Chen by her side.

Remembering the brothers who had died due to the revelation during this time, Jiu Hu roared angrily, “Uncle Duan, someone I respected so much, why did you choose to help Qiandu Xiang? Why did you swear allegiance to him? Do you know how many of our people you’ve killed by doing this?”

Duan Chenfeng shouted, “I had no choice, my wife and two sons are in Qiandu Xiang’s hands. If I didn’t comply, he would have killed them.”

“So, just because of your wife and sons, you betrayed us, passed messages to Qiandu Xiang, and killed our brothers?”

“I had no other option, do you think I could just watch them die? I couldn’t do that.”

Then a voice came from the other side, “It’s probably not because someone threatened you, but because you were deluded and wanted to join Qiandu Xiang. You believed that Ouyang Yue couldn’t possibly be Qiandu Xiang’s opponent, so you decided to just switch sides.”

The speaker was Shao Hengjiang.

Duan Chenfeng was stunned, unsure how this man had found out. He cried out, “You’re talking nonsense, I was coerced into this!”

Shao Hengjiang then kicked out at someone, bringing forth a disciple who had been with Duan Chenfeng to see Qiandu Xiang that evening. How come this disciple was now in Shao Hengjiang’s hands? There was no reason. It’s no wonder that after they returned, he said he was going to the latrine and then disappeared. Duan Chenfeng had thought the disciple had run off in fear for his life.

“Master, please save me,” the disciple, clearly having been tortured, bore injuries on his face and arms.

Shao Hengjiang had suspected that the mole might secretly meet Qiandu Xiang, so after Qiandu Xiang broke through, he had his men monitor those around Ouyang Yue closely, and they caught Duan Chenfeng and this young man returning exceptionally late that night.

Shao Hengjiang didn’t know if they had indeed met with someone, but he seized the chance when the young man went to the latrine. Once captured and tortured, Duan Chenfeng’s disciple confessed everything.

Ouyang Yue approached Shao Hengjiang and asked, “Uncle Shao, how did you know he wasn’t threatened, but had a change of heart? When did his disciple fall into your hands?”

Shao Hengjiang responded, “I assumed that the mole would return to see Qiandu Xiang tonight, given the magnitude of what had happened. If he didn’t meet with Qiandu Xiang, how would he explain himself? Last time, Ye Chen said the mole was a middle-aged man and likely a leader, so I had people secretly watch a few middle-aged leaders near you. I never expected such an unexpected harvest.”