Super God Grandmaster
Chapter 1183 - 1183 1169 Remove the Mole

Chapter 1183: Chapter 1169: Remove the Mole Chapter 1183: Chapter 1169: Remove the Mole Shao Hengjiang continued, “At that time, Duan Chenfeng took the kid with him, and he truly was formidable. He shook off our tail, but that only made me more suspicious. They came back quite late, and I couldn’t confront him directly. So, after they returned, when that kid went to the latrine, I captured him. I didn’t expect that upon questioning, he would spill everything, like meeting Qiandu Xiang tonight and planning to capture you and Nangong Yan, to force us to hand over the Sacred Spirit Stone.”

Knowing he could no longer hide the truth, Duan Chenfeng glared at his disciple, his eyes filled with a murderous intent, while his disciple hung his head low.

Ouyang Yue thought of the people who had died, especially recently, because their movements had been exposed. She raised her sword and exclaimed, “My most respected uncle, you were the closest to my father. How could you join Qiandu Xiang in moving against us? I trusted you so much.”

Duan Chenfeng knew he had no room for excuses anymore and said, “Yes, I indeed was bewitched. But what could I do? Could you defeat Qiandu Xiang? You are just a naive girl who knows nothing and is incapable of anything. After Si Nanyu’s death, how could you possibly be a match for Qiandu Xiang? If it hadn’t been for Nangong Yao and Shao Hengjiang later helping you, would you have obtained the Sacred Spirit Stone?”

“But you were the person my father trusted the most.” Tears had already started falling from Ouyang Yue’s eyes.

Nangong Yan held Ouyang Yue tightly as she was overcome with emotion.

“The only one to blame is your father. He was obstinate, insisting on passing the Sect Leader position to Si Nanyu. If he had directly passed it to Qiandu Xiang, would today’s situation have happened? Everyone would be living well.”

Jiu Hu was infuriated and shouted, “What, you think our master should have handed over the position of Sect Leader to that big villain, and everything would be fine? It seems you are completely deluded. Otherwise, how could you even say such things? You’ve lived your age in vain.”

“You caused the death of so many of our disciples and still brazenly blame all the faults on our master. Don’t you have a shred of compassion?”

The disciples behind Jiu Hu clamored, “Stop wasting words with the traitor. Just kill him with a single sword stroke.”

“Go ahead and kill me, as victory belongs to the king and defeat to the bandit, it has always been thus. Today I have fallen. I miscalculated and was duped by Qiandu Xiang. I admit, I misjudged the person. However, I only ask you one thing, just say I died in battle here.”

“Heh, you want to die a hero? Do you expect Qiandu Xiang to erect a grave for you?” Jiu Hu said.

But Duan Chenfeng replied, “Why would I need Qiandu Xiang to build a grave for me? I’ve caused the deaths of so many disciples, deserving death by a thousand cuts; my life is not worth sparing. I admit my defeat, but my wife and two sons are indeed in Qiandu Xiang’s hands. If he knows I died here in battle, he might spare my wife and children.”

Jiu Hu had enough of this old man’s antics and shouted, “After causing the deaths of so many of our disciples, you still expect us to help you? How could you even say that? I wish Qiandu Xiang would sell your wife to a brothel and throw your sons’ corpses into the wilderness.”

Duan Chenfeng became anxious and pleaded, “No, you cannot do that. Let the news be that I brought disaster upon you, but leave my wife and children out of it. They are innocent. If you must hate, hate me. If you must kill, kill me. I beg you, please help me.”

Jiu Hu, still angry, retorted, “You backstabber, after doing so many evil deeds for Qiandu Xiang, you have the audacity to ask us for help. Do you have no shame at all? You should be ashamed.”

“But didn’t you use me to set an ambush for Qiandu Xiang? Killed his brother, and almost managed to kill him too,” Duan Chenfeng protested.

Jiu Hu had thoroughly had it with this guy and said, “Are you claiming credit for that? Should we give you an award for it?”

“No, I know that it’s not my credit. I am aware that my life is not worth sparing, but my wife and children truly have no involvement in this. They are innocent.”

Jiu Hu sneered and said, “This is the time when you should be begging Qiandu Xiang. After all the good things you’ve done for him, he will surely take good care of your wife and children.”

“He won’t. He won’t keep those who are of no use to him around.”

“Really? You claimed he would have been the best Sect Leader. Now you see his true methods.”

Duan Chenfeng knelt on the ground, continuously pleading for them to help, just to say he died in battle here and to not reveal their defection.

Ouyang Yue, already agitated, listened as Nangong Yan, having confirmed the capture of the traitor, said, “Father, I will take Ouyang Yue back first. I’ll leave the matters here to you.”

Nangong Yao and Shao Hengjiang both nodded in agreement.

The living Duan Chenfeng and the other two black-clothed figures, along with the captured disciple, were dragged out.

Ouyang Yue was still incredibly upset, thinking back to how her uncle once taught her martial arts and life lessons, only to become such a person. She said, “He was the person my father trusted the most.”

“People change. Didn’t he make it clear? He thought you couldn’t compete with Qiandu Xiang, so he chose him. Stop crying; he’s not worth your tears,” Ouyang Yue tried to comfort herself.

Ye Chen shook his head, seemingly all too familiar with such betrayals, and said, “You should rest early. I’m really tired.”

“Hey, you’re just going to leave like that, leaving your sister with me?”

“If you want to be with me, you have to win over my sister first, don’t you know?” Ye Chen turned and walked away.

Suddenly, only the two of them were left in the room.

The Black Demonic Spirit and the Red Demonic Spirit also retreated to their rooms, and by then the fire in the stables had already been extinguished.

The night had once again grown silent.

Yang Zuotai was the first to hear of Duan Chenfeng’s failure. He was nearby at the time, after all, he was the one arranged to meet Duan Chenfeng. However, he had anticipated that this might be the outcome.

After Duan Chenfeng set fire to the stables, his mission was ultimately exposed, and when news of his death spread, Yang Zuotai quickly led his men in withdrawal.

By the time they found Qiandu Xiang, day had already broken. Qiandu Xiang seemed to have anticipated this as well and, without needing an explanation from Yang Zuotai, said, “Prepare to leave Freedom Island.”

Yang Zuotai nodded slightly and led his people away.

The people below were bustling, and the grilled sesame seed cake vendor was shouting.

Last night’s disturbances had been too severe. Ye Chen found the headache unbearable and felt some reluctance to wake up.

There was a knock on the door, and Nangong Yan’s voice called from outside, “Monkey, aren’t you getting up? If you don’t, there won’t be any food left, and you’ll have to swim to Immortal Medicine Island yourself.”

“Got it,” Ye Chen called out, barely opening his eyes before realizing the sun had already reached midway up the mountain.

Sure enough, he later encountered the people of the Thirty-Six Islands.

But all of this was expected. After the elimination of the traitor, the likelihood of being exposed had dropped significantly, and Qiandu Xiang, having been seriously injured, did not come back.

The local snakes followed Qiandu Xiang, but they dared not cause any more trouble. Without their intelligence network, their information was not as accurate.

After several rounds of conflict with the Thirty-Six Islands and gaining sufficient experience, Shao Hengjiang used the people of Iron Ten Thousand Island to set another trap for them.

The bastards of the Thirty-Six Islands, if not put in their place, would grow bolder. They had actually started to act like bandits, robbing outright—a situation that hadn’t occurred for many years.

Nangong Yao decided to teach them a lesson. The people of the Thirty-Six Islands were not united; they couldn’t form a cohesive force. As long as Qiandu Xiang’s men did not get involved, dealing with them would be easy.

And that’s exactly what happened. After setting up an encirclement, they beat the people from the Thirty-Six Islands severely, like thrashing drowning dogs.

It served to relieve some pent-up anger.

After agreeing to Nangong Yao and Shao Hengjiang’s request, Ye Chen began to investigate the Sacred Spirit Stone. However, it indeed required some time, and they headed straight for Immortal Medicine Island.

Shao Hengjiang had to return to Iron Ten Thousand Island. The trip to Xiyue Island had resulted in many deaths, and with the upcoming battle against the Sacred Spirit Sect, preparations were essential. Without returning to make arrangements, how could he manage forthcoming events?

Li Mo, who was most troubled, should not have agreed to Guo Yuqing. But having said yes, even though Ye Chen said nothing, Li Mo felt obligated to write a letter to Guo Yuqing, letting her know what had happened.

He believed Guo Yuqing would make a rational decision. To leave her in suspense without saying anything was something he could not do. He had a plan, found Nangong Yao, and asked him to help send a letter back to the Central Plains.

Nangong Yao readily agreed.

Today, having researched the Sacred Spirit Stone for one day, the Sacred Spirit Stone reminded Ye Chen of the Spiritual Stone. If not handled properly, a treasure could turn into gunpowder, potentially blasting him sky-high. That’s exactly how Guo Yuyun’s father had died.

If he wasn’t driven mad, the explosion itself could kill him. Had he known this, he wouldn’t have so eagerly agreed to Nangong Yao’s request. But it was too late for regrets. He needed to spend more time on the research.

He certainly didn’t want to be blown to bits when he hadn’t even offspring. To die in such a way would truly be a waste.

Having returned to Immortal Medicine Island, it indeed was a good place.

Nangong Yao was not stingy and arranged for them to stay in a courtyard full of peach blossoms, probably thinking Ye Chen’s romantic luck was still not plentiful enough.

What he needed was not peach blossoms but a girl to chat with and alleviate boredom. However, Nangong Yao said that Ye Chen needed solitude to study the Sacred Spirit Stone and had thus arranged for only male servants.

He strongly suspected this was Nangong Yan’s idea, only she would do such a thing. The vast courtyard was essentially just a larger prison cell, with no difference.

Apart from Ye Chen, Li Mo was free to come and go as he pleased.

Another dusk fell, and the bees in the courtyard were still buzzing about, seemingly unwilling to rest.

His food still hadn’t been delivered, and he suspected those people had already forgotten about him. It seemed he wasn’t as important as he thought.