Super God Grandmaster
Chapter 1284 - 1284 1270 Big Bad Wolf

Chapter 1284: Chapter 1270: Big Bad Wolf Chapter 1284: Chapter 1270: Big Bad Wolf Ye Chen found Nangong Yao.

Nangong Yao said, “Do you still doubt whether Su Zhanze is behind this?”

Based on what Guan Xun had just said, Ye Chen deduced, “Senior Nangong, Guan Xun just mentioned something about the letter from the Central Plains, which indicates that the anonymous person must be Ren Haotian.”

“Oh, why?”

“After Ren Xiongbei’s death, only he would know these details so clearly; it’s impossible for outsiders to understand so thoroughly.”

Nangong Yao nodded and said, “Hmm, but what does that prove exactly? Does it prove that the incident at Taiping Island was the doing of Longhun and Ren Haotian?”

Ye Chen hurriedly said, “I know it’s hard for you to believe, but it’s possible, because it has been proven that Ren Haotian is alive.”

“But who can prove that Su Zhanze is alive? Even if we could prove Su Zhanze is alive, that doesn’t mean Longhun and Ren Haotian did it. On the contrary, the anonymous letter gives me more reason to believe Su Zhanze was behind it. They wore masks just to deceive us, and they will find an excuse to dismiss it when they return to the Central Plains.”

Continuing, Nangong Yao said, “Such a person, who is willing to do anything for his own purpose, wrote that letter, which is not worthy of trust.”

Ye Chen urged, “Right, there is a high possibility of what you said, but can we listen first, investigate, and then act? I can’t think of a better way. If you give me a little more time, perhaps I can find out the truth. He might be lying, but I will not let him mock us. If he really stole the Sacred Spirit Stone, I will stand with you. I’m just worried, if this was not the Immortal City Sect’s doing, it would not be worth it for so many to lose their lives over a misunderstanding.”

Nangong Yao shook his head and said, “Last night, I thought about why Su Zhanze would send such a letter, thinking he could succeed. We won’t be able to uncover the truth, I realized. He wasn’t trying to deceive us all; he was buying time. He needs time, hoping I would, like you, afford him that. But I learned this morning, there’s movement from the Central Plains. The Immortal City Sect is sending people, but Su Zhanze is trapped on the thirty-six islands; he can’t leave. The reinforcements from Immortal City Sect need enough time, so he wrote that letter to confuse us, to buy time for his rescue. If we really do as you suggest and take time to investigate, it’ll buy him several days. By the time we figure it out, the additional forces from Immortal City Sect would have arrived.”

Nangong Yao continued, “Ye Chen, I know you’re a cautious and prudent man, but there are no doubts about this matter. Someone has been caught red-handed and still dares to shift the blame onto others. Such a person must not be let off easily.”

He hadn’t finished speaking when Wan Liyun took the lead in attacking the city wall, seemingly determined to breach Paper Kite City that day.

Nangong Yao was shocked, not expecting Wan Liyun to be so eager for revenge, not even having a final discussion with him, as he already took the lead in attacking Paper Kite City. He hurriedly said, “Ye Chen, I can’t talk anymore. I am a hundred percent certain it was Su Zhanze. He wrote that letter just to buy time. I will not allow such things to happen, to stall for time until their reinforcements arrive. I won’t let them succeed.” He summoned Guan Xun and, along with a dozen of his followers, quickly proceeded forward.

Ye Chen still wanted to buy a little more time, not expecting this outcome but understood, perhaps only he still thought there might be another possibility to this affair.

Black Demonic Spirit, seeing Ye Chen standing still like a wooden figure, laughed, “Monkey, nothing to say now, huh?”

Ye Chen sat down on the sandy ground and said, “I just want to clarify something. I don’t want everyone to be mistaken and to suffer unnecessary casualties.” It seemed he would have to choose the most dangerous path.

“But what Nangong Yao said is not wrong, likely Su Zhanze is just stalling for time, hoping the people of the thirty-six islands will wait, just like you, for their people to come and then break through.”

Ye Chen sighed.

“It seems you’re not planning to take action.”

Ye Chen felt some regret for not being able to stop them.

“One’s abilities are limited; you ought to accept that.”

“No, I have to try.” Ye Chen flew out.

“You’re still going to negotiate?”

Ye Chen vanished into the battle, unsure of himself.

A fight was now inevitable.

Su Zhanze looked ahead as the people from the thirty-six islands pressed on. He stood atop the city wall like a deity in the wind, donning only half a mask, with Ling Li by his side.

Chen Yu said, “I didn’t expect them to be so impatient.”

In fact, he knew the reasons Su Zhanze had written that letter. There were two. The first was to get the people from the thirty-six islands to investigate; if the truth came out, that would be for the best. The second, even if the truth didn’t come out, it didn’t matter. They had already sent the message back by carrier pigeon. People from the Immortal City Sect would soon get the news, as would those from Dragon Slayer Island. They were all coming to their rescue, but they needed time.

However, he hadn’t expected the plan to fail.

Su Zhanze sneered and shouted, “This much skill? I, Su Zhanze, have never been afraid. Let all of you taste the might of the Dragon Slayer Sword.”

Ye Chen charged into battle, not to truly kill, but worried that Nangong Yao and Wan Liyun might not be able to handle Su Zhanze and could get hurt as a result.

As soon as Su Zhanze saw Ye Chen, he immediately thought of Guo Yuqing and furiously said, “Good, you’ve come at the right time. I’ve been wanting to meet you.” His eyes glowed green.

Ye Chen didn’t know why he would say such a thing, as he didn’t seem to have any grudges with him. But he quickly understood, recalling what Guo Yuyun had said about her sister not reconciling with Su Zhanze. There must have been a misunderstanding, but Ye Chen didn’t know what to say to Su Zhanze.

In the past half year, Su Zhanze must have changed. He indeed suspected that the incident on Taiping Island might have been Longhun’s doing.

But according to what Guan Xun had just said, Su Zhanze had driven Fang Ziren mad, framing Ren Xiongbei with a ruthless lack of scruples, his presence on the thirty-six islands proving that Su Zhanze was no good person.

Still, he asked, “Is Longhun truly not dead?”

Su Zhanze sneered and replied, “I’m not low enough to beg you to clear my name.” He raised the Dragon Slayer Sword above his head, gathering a surge of energy, and slammed it down. The formidable energy, like an army of a thousand horses, charged at them.

Ye Chen dared not be careless; this guy really seemed to hate him thoroughly. Otherwise, such fury wouldn’t be so intense. However, he couldn’t deal with Su Zhanze the way he had dealt with his father, Mutant Winged Dragon, in the past. He couldn’t get absorbed into the ring. Since the flaw in the Dragon Slayer Sword was exposed that last time, it had been repaired—attempting the same tactic was no longer possible.

He couldn’t awaken the power of the ring, or else it would be tantamount to seeking death.

Su Zhanze’s martial arts had indeed improved a lot, not inferior to his own, not to mention that he held the Dragon Slayer Sword. But how could Ye Chen push him to a corner? Without doing so, it was impossible to clarify if Su Zhanze was behind the Sacred Spirit Stone matter.

Ye Chen made an attempt, but the power of the Dragon Slayer Sword was too great. He couldn’t even touch a hair of Su Zhanze, let alone drive him to a corner.

Now, it was clear that the roles were reversed: Su Zhanze had driven him into a corner, forcing him to retreat over and over again.

Nangong Yao and Wan Liyun, realizing that Ye Chen was no match for Su Zhanze, hurriedly brought people to help.

Seeing that Ye Chen was completely outmatched, Su Zhanze sneered and said, “With just this much skill, you want to take me on?”

“I didn’t expect you to hate me so much,” Ye Chen said, genuinely surprised.

Su Zhanze clearly harbored a murderous intent, raging, “What big shot do you think you are? You’re nothing in my eyes. Yes, I did what happened to Ren Xiongbei. In your view, I’m not a good person, but neither are you. So many died in Bell and Drum City, and they were innocent.” He believed that everyone knew about Ren Xiongbei by now and saw no need to hide it any longer.

Those words indeed struck at Ye Chen’s vulnerability—he had indeed killed many innocents in Bell and Drum City.

The Black Demonic Spirit joined in, just in time to hear Su Zhanze’s words and said, “He’s different from you. You kill for your own agenda, to become the Sect Leader of the Immortal City Sect. He did those things because of magic power outbursts.”

“So that’s not murder?” Su Zhanze sneered.

“Indeed, it is murder, but it wasn’t his intention, unlike you, who kill for an ulterior motive.”

Su Zhanze angrily retorted, “Ren Xiongbei deserved to die. He’s made me suffer like this. Shouldn’t he die? Even without any other goal, I’d still seek revenge on him and that bastard Fang Ziren.”

Ye Chen hadn’t expected such words to come from Su Zhanze. If Qing’er heard him, how heartbroken she would be. If he knew about these things on the thirty-six islands, Qing’er would likely know too. Could it be that her decision to break up with him was also because of this? Doubt crept into his mind.

“Pretending to be the good guy?” Su Zhanze launched several waves of energy at Ye Chen again.