Super God Grandmaster
Chapter 1269 - 1269 1255 Suspicion

Chapter 1269: Chapter 1255: Suspicion Chapter 1269: Chapter 1255: Suspicion Nangong Yao was mired in self-blame, saying, “Only Ma Zi appeared at the west side, I gave up on the west and directly headed south, the local thugs and Yang Zuotai definitely took their people and escaped from the south side. We could have caught up with them if only I hadn’t been solely focused on capturing Ma Zi first before rushing over. Regrettably, I was wrong.”

“You weren’t wrong, you simply didn’t anticipate that Immortal City Sect would suddenly have so many more people,” Ye Chen said after finding out how the local thugs had deceived everyone through his inquiries.

“Exactly, if I had known they suddenly had that many more people, I would never have been so careless. I was too confident, thinking that even if Immortal City Sect’s people showed up, my junior brother could handle them,” Nangong Yao replied.

“Don’t feel too down about it.”

Nangong Yao fell silent for a moment, then suddenly puzzled, he said, “There’s just one thing that I find very confusing, and that is, why were there so many people from Dragon Slaying Clan among those who fought my junior brother? How did Immortal City Sect get mixed up with Dragon Slaying Clan? Aren’t they sworn enemies?”

Ye Chen explained, “I should be aware of this. Indeed, Immortal City Sect and the Dragon Slaying Clan are enemies. Here is what happened: Longhun assassinated Shi Yin Zun, claimed the title of Island Master, and a person named Ling Li who knew the truth survived along with his late father’s followers, seeking revenge on Longhun.

For some reason, he just happened to encounter Su Zhanze, who was also seeking to kill Longhun, and then they joined forces to assassinate Longhun. Although their plan failed, it was during this time that the person named Ling Li colluded with Su Zhanze. I suspect they have been cooperating since and were involved at the time of the theft of the Dragon Slayer Sword,” Ye Chen said.

Nangong Yao was stunned, saying, “But their numbers seemed vast, a large fraction were from the Dragon Slaying Clan, easily several hundred.”

Ye Chen said, “I think after Su Zhanze killed Longhun, those from the Dragon Slaying Clan must have ended up following Ling Li. I suspect Dragon Slayer Island now belongs to Ling Li as well, so it makes sense that there could be several hundred people from Dragon Slaying Clan, but I didn’t anticipate them integrating to such an extent.”

With his doubts cleared, Nangong Yao said, “Now I understand, I was puzzled that those people claimed there were several hundred proficient in Dragon Slaying Clan martial arts. Why would Immortal City Sect act in conjunction with the Dragon Slaying Clan? So that’s the situation.”

Wan Liyun, who happened to be passing by, was just behind them and overheard their conversation. He murmured in doubt, “Oh, so Immortal City Sect was conspiring with the Dragon Slaying Clan all along. No wonder there was a large number of people proficient in Dragon Slaying Clan martial arts last night.”

Having met Wan Liyun before, Ye Chen knew he was heartbroken and said, “It’s my fault for not getting here on time.”

Wan Liyun knew that traveling from Sacred Spirit Island took time, and arriving this morning was already commendable as he said, “It’s not your fault, you didn’t know this would happen. Immortal City Sect is the detestable one, they kill without batting an eye. I never imagined they could have so many people.”

“Don’t take it too hard.”

Wan Liyun pleaded with Ye Chen, “You must help us, you must assist us in capturing the murderers.” He was aware of his own limits – although Nangong Yao was willing, his capabilities were limited. Ye Chen had strong martial arts skills, was capable, had helped the people of the Xianmo world defeat the Dragon Slaying Clan, acquired the Sacred Spirit Stone, and as for defeating Qiandu Xiang, that went without saying.

How could Ye Chen bear to refuse?

“I’ve heard that you and Yue’er have gotten together, and our leader is Yue’er’s biological father,” he said.

Ye Chen was startled, wondering how he knew about this. Could all of this really be true!

“Of course, I don’t want to coerce you with this, but looking at what Immortal City Sect did, are you going to stand by and watch idly? The Sacred Spirit Stone must not fall into the hands of Immortal City Sect, given their actions, they are even more frightening than Qiandu Xiang. What they plan to do with the Sacred Spirit Stone, no one knows, but for the sake of the common people, you should help us. I know you’re a just person,” Wan Liyun said.

Ye Chen would probably be struck by lightning if he didn’t agree.

Nangong Yao said, “Don’t worry, Ye Chen has agreed to help me when the time comes.”

“Then on behalf of the people of Iron Ten Thousand Island, I thank you. We will never forget your help,” Wan Liyun said.

Ye Chen found himself at a loss for words.

Nangong Yao said, “What’s most important now is to find the people from Immortal City Sect.”

Wan Liyun contained his excitement and said, “Exactly, we absolutely can’t let them escape back to the Central Plains.”

Everyone understood that dealing with Immortal City Sect had to be done on this side of the South Sea; once they made it back to the Central Plains, things would become complicated.

Seeing that Nangong Yao and Wan Liyun had started to discuss, Ye Chen said, “If there’s nothing else, I will take my leave now.”

“Once we find them, I’ll let you know,” Nangong Yao replied.

Ye Chen nodded his head.

Once outside, he felt suffocated. Everything had happened so abruptly. The venerable Shao Hengjiang had been murdered just like that. Shao Hengjiang had been kind to him, having passed on the Sacred Heavenly Technique and was even willing to marry his daughter to him.

He could not have imagined that in the blink of an eye, he would be gone.

The Red Demonic Spirit saw Ye Chen’s distress and said, “Don’t be sad anymore. Think of a way to deal with the Immortal City Sect.”

“That’s true, my father-in-law has been killed, which is indeed quite terrible,” the Black Demonic Spirit remarked.

Ye Chen returned to his room, looking out of the window, he had a bad feeling that something big was going to happen.

The Black Demonic Spirit said, “We still haven’t sorted out our own problems, and now this happens, it’s really a headache.”

Ye Chen didn’t say anything.

Yet the Red Demonic Spirit said, “I’m afraid even more troublesome things are yet to come.”

Sitting across from the Red Demonic Spirit and making tea for himself, the Black Demonic Spirit added, “Indeed, with both the Dragon Slayer Sword and the Sacred Spirit Stone in Su Zhanze’s hands, who could possibly stand against him?”

The Red Demonic Spirit muttered, “What on earth is this guy planning to do!”

With a cold sneer, the Black Demonic Spirit said, “Is that even a question? He clearly wants to dominate the world, just like Qiandu Xiang, to unify everything and control it all in his hands. Every girl would then be his. I’d also like to do that, but I don’t have the power. However, it seems Su Zhanze might.”

Ye Chen was contemplating how to deal with Su Zhanze, the Black Demonic Spirit was right. With Su Zhanze having the Sacred Spirit Stone and the Dragon Slayer Sword, he definitely wouldn’t be a match for him, but even if defeated, he would have to face him.

“Yes, with the Sacred Spirit Stone and the Dragon Slayer Sword, who could be his opponent?” the Red Demonic Spirit worriedly said.

“Ye Chen, even though you carry the Wolf King’s Ring, you could go mad at any time, you are no match for Su Zhanze,” the Black Demonic Spirit stated.

Ye Chen looked outside the window, still not speaking.

The morning on Sacred Spirit Island was still shrouded in a light mist.

Guo Yuyun came to Ouyang Yue’s courtyard; Song Xizhi was also there. She didn’t want to go back immediately, and didn’t know what to do there, but she just didn’t feel like leaving, as if leaving might turn into a final goodbye.

Ouyang Yue was still in her room and probably wouldn’t come out for a while; Ah Ya had gone to make breakfast.

Guo Yuyun was constantly pondering what Su Zhanze was up to. She had talked to him about whether he wanted to get the Sacred Spirit Stone; she didn’t know, but she was shocked by his ferocity, wiping out Lion Head Island just to avoid exposure—it was almost unbelievable.

Guo Yuyun asked, “Brother Song, do you think Su Zhanze really is such an unscrupulous person?”

“I don’t know, but I’ve heard many rumors about him,” Song Xizhi replied casually.

“You mean the things Ren Xiongbei said at the base of Immortal City?”

“Yes, the things Ren Xiongbei said.”

“Do you think everything Ren Xiongbei said was true?” Of course, she also heard Ren Xiongbei accusing Su Zhanze of everything at the base of the city; she used to think those were desperate lies, but the incident on Taiping Island suddenly made her doubt what kind of person Su Zhanze really was.

“I’m just wondering, Ren Xiongbei was assassinated in the end, and it’s still not clear who did it. It might also be someone from another sect, and it’s uncertain whether his son is dead or in hiding. The whereabouts of the Dragon Slaying Secret Manual have also become a mystery. However, I know one thing for sure—that Su Zhanze’s martial arts have improved. During the fight with the Tianye Demon, he opened everyone’s eyes.”

“You’re saying Su Zhanze’s martial arts have improved, possibly because he learned the Dragon Slaying Secret Manual?”

Song Xizhi, however, said, “That’s right. I heard he figured it out from the Dragon Slayer Sword, though it seems he didn’t get a complete system. To fully master it, he would need the actual Dragon Slaying Secret Manual.”

Guo Yuyun thought of something she had learned on her way there from the Red Demonic Spirit, “I heard from the Red Demonic Spirit that when I was in trouble, a group of people kidnapped Longhun. He says Ye Chen figured out that it was Su Zhanze who kidnapped Longhun, and for Su Zhanze to deeply study the Dragon Slaying Secret Manual from Longhun wouldn’t be difficult.”

“Right, what you’re saying also makes sense, but who really has the Dragon Slaying Secret Manual is now a mystery. Whether Ren Xiongbei was telling the truth is uncertain. But have you ever thought about why he would tell you Ye Chen is still alive?”

Guo Yuyun looked over and murmured, “Are you upset he told me that?”

“No, I just want to understand why he did that, and what kind of person he really is.”

“So why did he do that? And what kind of person is he?”