"What news?"
Ye Cangtian raised an eyebrow slightly.
The Bright Team was now allied with the Dark Association, preparing to break through the defenses of the entrance to the Chinese Ruins with all their might.
Did they have other movements at this time?
"Boss, the news I intercepted is not comprehensive; I've only deciphered a part of it."
Viper's voice came through. Due to the opponent's encrypted information, the only news he could decipher was a few words: 'Initiate Dragon Slaying Plan'.
As for other information, he found nothing.
Originally, Viper wanted to decipher all the messages before passing them to Ye Cangtian.
However, Rose believed that the Dragon Slaying Plan, judging by its literal meaning, should involve some assassination action. If the information was delivered late, it might be too late.
Hearing this, Viper immediately called Ye Cangtian.
Dragon Slaying?
Ye Cangtian's brows furrowed. With only these few words, it was truly difficult for him to guess the target of the Bright Hall.
After hesitating for a moment, he slowly said, "Viper, continue deciphering this intelligence and monitor other messages. Try to investigate these as quickly as possible."
"Alright, boss, I'll do my best."
Hearing Viper's response, Ye Cangtian hung up the phone, then he quickly dialed Elder Xu.
After all, Elder Xu was responsible for the stability in the capital, and there were many important figures in the capital, so it was necessary to inform him.
Thus, he explained the matter in full.
On the other side, listening to Ye Cangtian's news, Elder Xu smiled slightly and said, "It's not that easy for the Bright Hall to assassinate a certain important figure."
Elder Xu mentioned that last time Ye Cangtian had left some Nine Revolutions Golden Pills and inferior Nine Revolutions Golden Pills refined by Yao Bao'er, as well as crystals, for the Dragon Group.
Through these, the Dragon Group had gained many strong individuals. Coupled with the support from the Hidden Group, they now had more than a dozen Earth-level powerhouses.
With these powerhouses, he felt that guarding against assassination would not be a problem.
After all, the Bright Hall's focus was on the entrance to the Chinese Ruins, so the opponent would send all their strong individuals to the entrance of the Chinese Ruins.
This way, those left in the capital to carry out assassination missions would only be some minor figures.
"Elder, it's better to be careful. I have a feeling that the Bright Hall will make a big move."
Ye Cangtian cautioned. Although Elder Xu's analysis made sense.
But the fact that the Bright Hall was taking other actions while attacking the entrance gave him a bad premonition.
"You brat, don't worry. As long as I'm here, I won't let any important figure be harmed..."
Hearing Elder Xu's laughing scolding, Ye Cangtian said no more and hung up.
...
In a forest around the entrance to the Chinese Ruins.
Leon led the Bright Team, having just gathered and set up camp there.
Inside the command tent, there were only Leon and a burly man.
After they had finished making arrangements, the burly man looked at Leon and said, "Lord Leon, the people from the Dark Association haven't arrived yet. Do you think they might be playing us?"
Leon glanced at the burly man and smiled slightly, his smile carrying a hint of ruthlessness. "No, although Po Xiao is a bit rampant, he is still quite trustworthy."
After a pause, Leon continued, "Besides, they wouldn't dare not to come!"
A hint of fierceness flashed in Leon's eyes. To achieve the cooperation between the two parties, the Bright Hall had made many concessions and also provided many pills and spirit stones.
At such a price, if the Dark Association dared to trick the Bright Hall, then the high-ranking officials of the Bright Hall would not let it go.
At that time, they might personally lead people to the Dark Ruins, and the Dark Association would be courting its own destruction!
Seeing Leon's confident look, the burly man said nothing more, nodded, and was about to leave the tent.
"Report!"
Just then, a voice of announcement came, and in a flash, a guard walked in.
"Report! Lord Leon, Po Xiao and Lan Yue have arrived!"
"Please, quickly invite them in!"
Hearing the guard's report, a smile appeared on Leon's face. He had guessed correctly; Po Xiao had indeed come.
However, when he saw Po Xiao and Lan Yue, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Only Po Xiao and Lan Yue had arrived, and no one else.
Seeing this, Leon exchanged a look with the burly man beside him, his brows clearly furrowed.
The next moment, Leon asked, "Po Xiao, if I may be so bold, where are the other members of the Dark Association?"
Leon did not directly get angry, as the Bright Hall and the Dark Association had just ceased hostilities.
Although the Bright Hall had provided some compensation, it would not immediately eliminate the other party's hatred.
Therefore, he felt it was possible that the Dark Association was stationed elsewhere, so he needed to clarify.
Po Xiao heard this and smiled playfully, saying, "As you know, due to the recent end of the war, we suffered heavy losses, so we really can't spare so many people. Only the two of us have come!"
What!
With those words, Leon and the burly man beside him immediately widened their eyes, their gazes clearly mixed with anger.
It was too few for the Dark Association to send only two people!
This was clearly not proportional to the price paid by the Bright Hall!
Thinking this, Leon's expression turned extremely grim, and he said, "The Dark Association only sent the two of you, isn't that showing too little sincerity? We know that this is no different from attacking and conquering territory!"
"Soldiers are about quality, not quantity. Therefore, in my opinion, the Dark Association sending us is enough."
Ye Cangtian looked calmly at Leon and said slowly.
"You..."
With that sentence, Leon was rendered speechless by anger. He did agree with the saying "Soldiers are about quality, not quantity."
But if that were the case, wouldn't all the cannon fodder and suicidal missions fall to the Bright Hall?
He clearly could not accept this outcome.
Thinking this, he glanced at Ye Cangtian and said, "Po Xiao, battles between two sides are not just about duels between experts; the soldiers of both sides also have to clash!
You only sent two people, isn't that leaving all the pressure to the Bright Hall? Our Bright Hall's casualties will be much higher, and we cannot accept such a situation!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Cangtian glanced over and smiled slightly, "Your way of thinking is wrong. You always want the soldiers to charge into battle, so what use are you?"
"Nonsense!"
"If the soldiers don't charge into battle, should the commander charge into battle?"
As Ye Cangtian finished speaking, before Leon could speak, the burly man beside him angrily rebuked. He had truly reached his limit.
As the commander, if any accident occurred during the charge, how could the battle continue?
"Who is this?"
Ye Cangtian glanced at the interjecting burly man and asked Leon with a frown.
Leon gloomily extended his hand and introduced, "He is the Deputy Commander of the Silver Armor Knights, codenamed Grizzly."
Grizzly?
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian felt relieved. This was the last Deputy Commander of the Silver Armor Knights.
So, as he had expected, Leon's tracking and surveillance of his family these past few days were just a bluff, or perhaps there were no experts left in the capital.
In short, he shouldn't have to worry about home.
Thinking this, he glanced at Grizzly and said, "As a strong person, one should charge forward, this way to minimize casualties to the greatest extent!"
"Bullshit..."
Grizzly truly couldn't understand Po Xiao's reasoning. In his opinion, Ye Cangtian was twisting facts and finding an excuse for the Dark Association's actions.
But before he could finish, he was stopped by Leon.
Although Leon did not agree with Po Xiao's statement, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he came up with a clever plan.
The next moment, he turned to Ye Cangtian and said, "We have different cultures and views, so there is no need to argue. We can cooperate according to each other's perspectives."
"Oh?"
Ye Cangtian looked at Leon with confusion. Logically, the other party was not someone who would compromise so easily!
Thinking this, he said, "Leon, since you've said so, let's discuss the battle plan!"