The outer mountains surrounding Jinling City.
A carriage slowly made its way through the mountain forest. After more than ten days of travel, Ye Cangtian and Elder Long finally entered the jurisdiction of Jinling City.
At the same time, Ye Cangtian stopped his cultivation.
He knew very well that perhaps from this point on, his peaceful journey would become perilous.
As expected, not long after entering the forest, the warhorse let out a long neigh and stopped.
Dense black shadows flickered through the forest, surrounding the entire carriage, their numbers astonishing.
“Elder Long, it seems the journey is not lonely! We have distinguished guests!”
“You rest in the carriage, I’ll go out and have a look.”
Inside the carriage, hearing Ye Cangtian’s voice, Elder Long glanced over and said calmly, “There are quite a few people. Are you sure you don’t need my help?”
Ye Cangtian shook his head at the words and chuckled, “Just some rotten tomatoes and moldy eggs. I can handle it myself, no need to trouble you, old man.”
Saying that, Ye Cangtian stepped down from the carriage.
His gaze swept around the carriage, finally settling on a middle-aged man.
With his sharp spiritual power, he sensed that this man’s aura was the strongest, reaching the peak of the Earth level.
Needless to say, he must be the leader.
The next moment, Ye Cangtian looked at the man and said with a faint smile, “You’ve already surrounded us, aren’t you going to reveal your identity?”
Hmph!
As the voice fell, a cold snort came. The man slowly stepped forward a few paces and said, “Ye Cangtian, there’s a saying that fate brings enemies together. I wonder if you’ve heard of it.”
Heh heh.
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian smiled playfully and said, “So, you are from the Half Moon Hall? And you must be the Hall Master of Half Moon Hall, Fang Boyan?”
“That’s right! I have no need to change my name or hide my surname. This seat is Fang Boyan.”
The man snorted coldly and continued, “Ye Cangtian, you killed my son first, and now I am here to kill you. Do you have anything to say?”
Clang!
Ye Cangtian lit a cigarette, took two puffs, and said leisurely, “What I have done, I will admit. What I have not done, I will not take the blame for anyone!”
Exhaling two smoke rings, Ye Cangtian continued, “Fang Liang’s death has nothing to do with me. I hope you will open your eyes, otherwise, not only will you not avenge Fang Liang, but you will also bring utter disaster to the Half Moon Hall!”
“Why should I believe you!”
Fang Boyan’s gaze was fixed on Ye Cangtian, his brows still cold. Without concrete evidence, he would not believe Ye Cangtian’s one-sided statement.
Moreover, Fang Liang and his twenty-odd followers were all skilled in the Profound level, and ordinary people could hardly get close to them.
Only Earth-level or higher experts could have eliminated them all.
And in the vicinity of Dragon City, Earth-level experts only existed within the Hidden Group.
If that were the case, it would be inseparable from the Hidden Group, and the Hidden Group was under Ye Cangtian’s control at that time, so if the killer wasn’t Ye Cangtian, who else could it be?
“With this, do you think it’s enough!”
Ye Cangtian glanced at Fang Boyan, then took out a black Qiankun bag and threw it directly at him.
Seeing this, Fang Boyan was stunned. He didn’t understand the meaning of the other party throwing the Qiankun bag at him, but he instinctively caught it.
“This…”
When he examined everything in the Qiankun bag, he was instantly frozen in place.
The Qiankun bag contained no crystals or pills, but 21 corpses. They were neatly arranged, with Fang Liang’s corpse among them.
After being reminded by Dongfang Mingyue, Ye Cangtian learned that he might encounter people from the Half Moon Hall on the way.
So before setting off, he had asked people from the Hidden Group to send these 21 corpses.
On the one hand, the deaths of these people were all related to him to varying degrees, and he was doing this as a form of returning to his roots.
On the other hand, he also hoped to resolve the conflict between the two parties through such an act.
“Ye Cangtian, these 21 people were all killed with a single blow. Tell me, besides an Earth-level expert, who else could have done it?”
On the other side, Fang Boyan, who was examining the Qiankun bag, suddenly became cold.
These 21 corpses once again proved to him that the killer was definitely an expert, fully aligning with his deduction.
“I can understand if you suspect me, after all, I really dislike Fang Liang and even somewhat detest him!”
“But if you have a brain, you should understand that if I wanted to kill Fang Liang, I could have done it without anyone noticing in Dragon City. There would be no need to act after they had traveled far from the city.”
“And there would be no need to send their bodies back; I could have just destroyed the evidence!”
Facing Fang Boyan’s cold gaze, Ye Cangtian did not get angry. After all, the other party had lost his son, which he could understand.
Listening to Ye Cangtian’s defense, Fang Boyan’s brows furrowed.
The first half of what he said was almost exactly the same as what the Grand Elder had said.
The latter half was also something he couldn’t figure out.
If Ye Cangtian had destroyed the evidence, then Fang Liang’s death would almost become a mystery, and it would be quite difficult for the Half Moon Hall to find out the truth with its capabilities.
Unless he intended to provoke the Half Moon Hall, making it an enemy of the Hidden Group.
But judging from the current situation, Ye Cangtian had no intention of making a move, so this assumption would not hold.
Thinking of this, Fang Boyan looked at Ye Cangtian and said coldly, “What you’re saying is indeed suspicious, but how do I know it’s not just an excuse you came up with after killing Fang Liang?”
“Do I need an excuse?”
“If I really killed Fang Liang, would I be wasting my breath with you?”
“You need to understand one thing: if I want to destroy your Half Moon Hall, it’s not a difficult task!”
Ye Cangtian sneered, his smile carrying a hint of disdain.
This tone made Fang Boyan very angry. Although the Half Moon Hall had limited strength, it was not a force that anyone could insult.
The next moment, his expression clearly darkened, and he said, “Ye Cangtian, you are so arrogant. Do you really think there is no one in the world who can match you?”
At this moment, putting aside the matter of Fang Liang’s death, Ye Cangtian’s words alone were unbearable for Fang Boyan.
“I’m just stating the facts.”
Ye Cangtian glanced at Fang Boyan faintly and continued, “Fang Boyan, considering your grief over losing your son, I won’t argue with you, but don’t you dare bark at me here!
Do you think I don’t see that your Half Moon Hall covets our Hidden Group’s Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir?”
You!
At this sentence, Fang Boyan’s body trembled with anger. He pointed at Ye Cangtian furiously, his face already flushed red.
In fact, everyone in the Half Moon Hall understood that cooperating with the Hidden Group to resist the Bright Hall was just a pretense.
The real purpose was the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir.
Now that Ye Cangtian had exposed it so directly, he was truly speechless.
However, the other party’s arrogant and dismissive attitude towards the Half Moon Hall still made him explode with rage.
Clang!
After a long pause, Fang Boyan finally drew his long sword and said, “Ye Cangtian, regardless of Fang Liang’s matter for now, just because you look down on my Half Moon Hall, I must stand up and testify for the Half Moon Hall!”
“Testimony? That is decided by strength!”
“I advise you to save your breath!”
Ye Cangtian’s contemptuous smile remained, continuing to provoke Fang Boyan.
Although the other party had a pitiable side, he also had a hateful side.
If it weren’t for the other party’s coveting the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir before, how could Fang Liang have died?
If Fang Liang hadn’t died, how could the other party have brought people to surround and kill him? The root of all this was Fang Boyan.
Moreover, Ye Cangtian was also displeased with Fang Boyan’s coveting the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir and intended to teach him a lesson.