Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1009 - 109: We Are Going to Be Partners

Chapter 1009: Chapter 109: We Are Going to Be Partners

During this period, the leader of the Xuanjian Sect was deeply troubled. At the Martial Arts Competition for the alliance leader, his reputation had been thoroughly ruined, making him the object of everyone’s scorn within the Martial Arts realm.

Now, many people looked down on the Xuanjian Sect. If not for the sect leader’s formidable Martial Arts skills, it was likely that every sect and faction would have found an excuse to eliminate the Xuanjian Sect.

"Damn it!" the leader of the Xuanjian Sect fumed, slashing a table in half with his sword. It wasn’t that he couldn’t accept defeat, but rather that his painstaking preparations had been foiled by an unknown, Gu Fan.

Just when the leader of the Xuanjian Sect was extremely unwilling to accept this outcome, a disciple brought him a letter, reporting that many respected seniors within the Martial Arts realm jointly demanded an explanation from the Xuanjian Sect for the entire Martial Arts community.

"What?" the leader of the Xuanjian Sect took the letter, his hands trembling uncontrollably.

Upon merely glancing at the letter, the leader of the Xuanjian Sect turned pale with shock. Most of its contents were accusations, but what was worse came later—they even demanded that the Xuanjian Sect cede some of their business dealings as compensation to the entire Martial Arts realm.

"You bastards, bringing up all these old fossils of the Martial Arts." the leader of the Xuanjian Sect thought angrily, realizing at the same time that this was a crisis, one where the entire Martial Arts realm wanted to take the opportunity to devour his Xuanjian Sect.

Even though the leader of the Xuanjian Sect was highly skilled in Martial Arts, and as angry as he was, he couldn’t oppose the entire Martial Arts realm alone. After his anger passed, his heart gradually sank.

Just when the leader of the Xuanjian Sect felt he had no options left and was at a dead end, suddenly several figures appeared silently behind him. They were only noticed by the leader of the Xuanjian Sect when they were ten steps away.

"Who goes there!" the leader of the Xuanjian Sect exclaimed in cold sweat, turning around to see a group of Westerners, along with Gu Fan, Mo Yun, and Lord Xiong.

Xue Wang appeared to be very amiable, "You must be the leader of the Xuanjian Sect. I’ve heard of you. This visit might be abrupt, please forgive us."

"Westerners, and now at night, could it be you are vampires too?" the leader of the Xuanjian Sect panicked, retreating continuously while gripping his precious sword tightly.

Xue Wang immediately explained, "Please don’t misunderstand, leader, we mean no harm; we’ve come seeking your cooperation on a matter."

"There’s something you seek from me, but I don’t have that ability," the leader of the Xuanjian Sect bluntly refused, "By the way, the Xuanjian Sect is not the Devil Cult, I am not the Devil Incarnate, I will not collude with you to harm the entire Martial Arts realm."

To this, Lord Xiong shook his head, "You misunderstand, leader. We never thought of harming the Central Plains. The Devil Cult simply wants to dominate the Martial Arts realm. We only helped the Devil Cult because we hoped they could do something for us."

The leader of the Xuanjian Sect still looked unconvinced, "I admit the Devil Cult is no good, but people who cooperate with the Devil Cult are even worse."

Xue Wang nodded, "That was because we had just arrived and were urgently looking for partners, not realizing we were being used by the Devil Cult."

At this moment, Mo Yun stepped forward, "That’s right, all of this was led by the Devil Incarnate’s ambition, not these Westerners."

"You feast on human blood and harm the innocent; what more do you have to say?" the leader of the Xuanjian Sect said disdainfully, clearly uninterested in cooperating.

Lord Xiong shook his head, "This so-called harming of the innocent; which sect dares claim they are clean? I believe the leader of the Xuanjian Sect also understands this."

Hearing this, the leader of the Xuanjian Sect frowned, realizing that Lord Xiong knew quite a bit.

Lord Xiong added, "The Xuanjian Sect is now being pressured by various sects. If you want to survive, your only option is to work with us, and our request is simple: after the Xuanjian Sect dominates the Martial Arts realm, help us find something."

"Help you find something, find what?" Although the leader of the Xuanjian Sect remained cautious of these people, upon hearing about dominating the Martial Arts realm, he couldn’t help but be tempted.

Lord Xiong answered, "We just need your help in finding a person; it’s not about making the Xuanjian Sect do something atrocious. You can rest assured on this point, leader."

The leader of the Xuanjian Sect remained skeptical, "Once you supported the Devil Cult in dominating the Martial Arts realm, watching them harm various sects; you were accomplices. Now you want our Xuanjian Sect to repeat the same mistakes?"

After hearing this, Lord Xiong paused for a moment, then smiled with realization, "Indeed, we were accomplices, but there’s one thing I hope you understand, leader. If one aims to dominate the Martial Arts realm, don’t dream of achieving it peacefully."

The face of the leader of the Xuanjian Sect changed slightly, seemingly persuaded.

Mo Yun interjected, "We’re just helping you unify the entire Martial Arts realm. How you choose to do it is your decision. The Devil Cult chose a brutal method—that was the Devil Incarnate’s choice."

"That sounds quite promising," the leader of the Xuanjian Sect knew well that he was cornered by the Martial Arts community and running out of options. Under such circumstances, working with these people seemed acceptable.

This was within Lord Xiong’s expectations. If the leader of the Xuanjian Sect truly had any sense of national righteousness, during the last great battle of good and evil, he would have led his people of the Xuanjian Sect to join it, rather than avoiding it and preserving their strength.

The leader of the Xuanjian Sect was selfish and self-serving, which had already been demonstrated during the Martial Arts Competition. Now, being aggressively pursued by the people in Martial Arts, he would inevitably set aside any greater morality to agree to the cooperation proposed by Lord Xiong and Xue Wang.

At that moment, when the leader of the Xuanjian Sect noticed Gu Fan standing to the side, his anger flared, "I can agree to cooperate, but on one condition—I really dislike this kid. Help me kill him."

"Can you believe this grudge?" Gu Fan felt a chill in his heart, then saw the murderous gaze of several vampires looking toward him.

Xue Wang didn’t mind; for him, Gu Fan was dispensable. Losing Gu Fan in exchange for a powerful ally was totally worth it.

Gu Fan shrugged nonchalantly, "See, leader of the Xuanjian Sect? I have no more value to them, and just like that, I am abandoned. If you decide to cooperate with them, be careful; you might end up worse off than me one day."

This statement made both Xue Wang and the leader of the Xuanjian Sect frown, seemingly hesitating about whether to really take action.

Lord Xiong inwardly praised Gu Fan’s clever move; even if Xue Wang and the leader of the Xuanjian Sect still decided to eliminate Gu Fan, their future cooperation would lack a basis of trust, complicating many matters.

Mo Yun was worried. For now, she still needed Gu Fan, her only reliable companion. If Gu Fan met his end this time, she might be the next target.