The sun rose.
Ye Cangtian was awakened by the incessant clamor.
He got up and looked, and in the small courtyard outside the window, a group of people had arrived, seemingly escorting someone.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian quickly got up and opened the door.
"Lord Poxiao, did I disturb you?"
As soon as the door opened, a man's voice came from outside, and then a figure walked forward. It was Xuan Siliu.
Looking at Xuan Siliu, and then at the old man tied up in the courtyard, Ye Cangtian frowned and said, "Who is he?"
Xuan Siliu heard this and quickly replied, "Reporting to my lord, he is the head of the Fu family, Fu Chunshan!"
Huh?
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian's frown deepened, and he said, "Xuan Siliu, can't you even handle such a small matter?"
Ye Cangtian's voice was somewhat grim.
In his opinion, he should have handled it as he saw fit, and Xuan Siliu could have made the decision. But now, the other party had brought Fu Chunshan before him. What did this mean?
"Lord Poxiao, you misunderstand."
Xuan Siliu shook his head repeatedly, then took two steps forward and whispered, "My lord, this is different from what you said yesterday, so your subordinate brought him here for you to interrogate personally..."
Huh?
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian was stunned. Was there another hidden reason?
Thinking this, Ye Cangtian walked up to the old man and said lightly, "Fu Chunshan, what is the relationship between your Fu family and Nan Yan Sect?"
"We had a cooperative relationship!"
"However, Nan Yan Sect said that such business was not very profitable and it was unrealistic to develop and grow, so they wanted to do some big business."
"Therefore, we severed our cooperative relationship long ago..."
Facing Poxiao's questioning, Fu Chunshan did not hide anything and explained the situation between the two parties.
"Are you telling the truth?"
Ye Cangtian's eyes turned cold. If what the other party said was true, wouldn't that mean he was tricked by the people from Nan Yan Sect yesterday?
"My lord, my entire family has been captured by the Dark Association. I dare not hide anything!" Fu Chunshan said hastily.
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian's face turned cold.
He thought it was a small matter and didn't want to bother with it. But since the people from Nan Yan Sect had deceived him, he could not be blamed!
Besides this, he was also thinking about a problem.
Xuan Siliu had said last night that Nan Yan Sect was going to deliver a batch of supplies. Since they were fawning over the Dark Association like this, why did they attack him in the tea house?
This was clearly contradictory!
It seemed that this Nan Yan Sect indeed had problems!
Thinking this, he glanced at Xuan Siliu and said, "Handle the Fu family's affairs as you see fit! Also, prepare a horse for me. I need to go to Nan Yan Sect!"
"Nan Yan Sect?"
Hearing that Ye Cangtian was going to Nan Yan Sect, Xuan Siliu quickly stepped forward and said, "My lord, could it be that the people you met yesterday were not actually from Nan Yan Sect, but were impersonated by others?"
Ye Cangtian heard this and glanced at Xuan Siliu, saying grimly, "What are you trying to say?"
Feeling Ye Cangtian's gaze, Xuan Siliu quickly said, "It's like this, Nan Yan Sect was going to deliver some supplies before, but they were worried about being intercepted, so they didn't bring them.
In the end, Xing Yuan sent Madam Lanyue out to go with them to get the supplies..."
In Xuan Siliu's opinion, if Nan Yan Sect really had problems, why would they dare to do such a thing? Weren't they afraid of bringing disaster upon themselves?
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian's heart was immediately filled with doubt.
Just like Xing Yuan's previous thoughts, Nan Yan Sect dared to get involved in the conflict between the Bright Hall and the Dark Association, yet they couldn't escort a batch of supplies?
There must be something fishy going on!
Now that he knew Lanyue had also gone to Nan Yan Sect, Ye Cangtian suddenly felt a sense of foreboding.
"Alright, go and prepare! Whether someone impersonated Nan Yan Sect, I'll know when I get there."
"Also, call Mandara and Feiyan to me."
Seeing that Ye Cangtian had made up his mind, Xuan Siliu did not try to persuade him further. He responded and quickly left the small courtyard.
Before long, Mandara, Feiyan, and the warhorse were brought to the small courtyard.
Ye Cangtian did not waste any time. He directly took Mandara and Feiyan and left Nanhuang City.
...
Nantong City, Nan Yan Sect.
The Sect Master sat on the main hall, casting a smile at Zhou Tong.
"Zhou Di, you did a good job with this mission. I will surely reward you handsomely in the future."
"By the way, have you sent someone to notify those people?"
The Sect Master's voice came, and Zhou Di's eyes lit up with excitement.
He had not expected it to be so easy to succeed.
However, he had to thank those people from the Dark Association for being too careless and not taking them seriously at all, otherwise, they would not have succeeded so easily.
Now it had turned out to be his opportunity, which made him extremely excited.
Thinking this, he quickly stepped forward and said, "Reporting to my lord, I have already sent someone to notify them, and I expect we will receive a reply before tonight."
"Good!"
The Sect Master nodded with understanding and said, "Keep a close eye on that woman. Whether our Nan Yan Sect can prosper depends on her!"
"My lord, please rest assured, I have already given her the Soul-Dispersing Powder and the Spirit-Sealing Pill."
"Even if she wakes up, without any spiritual energy, she won't be able to escape Nan Yan Sect by even half a step!"
Zhou Di said hastily.
He naturally knew that this woman was an important bargaining chip and that no mistakes should be made, so he paid special attention to her.
"Report!"
Just as the Sect Master was contemplating his grand ambitions, a report came.
In an instant, a guard arrived at the main hall.
"Reporting to the Sect Master, someone from the Dark Association has arrived and wishes to see the Sect Master!"
Huh?
Someone from the Dark Association? Why did they come?
Upon hearing this news, the Sect Master's eyes immediately began to turn.
Speaking of which, the timing of this visitor was not right!
They had only tricked a Ground-level executive last night. Even if the other party realized something was wrong, it shouldn't be this fast?
After all, there was a considerable distance between the two places, and a round trip would take at least half a day. It was normal for Lanyue not to have returned yet.
Therefore, the other party should not have become suspicious.
Thinking this, the Sect Master quickly gave instructions and said, "Go and invite them to the hall."
In his opinion, the other party probably wasn't suspicious, but perhaps had something else to discuss.
On the other side, the guard responded and withdrew from the hall.
After the guard left, Zhou Di quickly stepped forward and said, "My lord, if they mention Lanyue, what should we do?"
The Sect Master glanced at Zhou Di, remained silent for a moment, and slowly said, "Then say that Lanyue is out on an inspection. Also, act according to my gestures..."
The Sect Master instructed.
If they could successfully fool the other party, then everything would be fine.
But if the other party was difficult to deal with, then they could only consider them unlucky.
Zhou Di nodded in agreement.
A moment later, the guard returned, and with him came one man and two women, wearing a golden mask and two silver masks respectively. It was Ye Cangtian and the other two.
The Sect Master's gaze immediately fell on the golden mask.
The next moment, the Sect Master involuntarily swallowed. He had never expected that the person who came was actually Poxiao.
After all, the rumors about Poxiao had spread throughout the Dark Association. He was an absolutely formidable opponent.
Thinking this, the Sect Master forced himself to calm down and quickly said, "I apologize for not welcoming you sooner, Lord Poxiao. Please forgive my oversight."
As he spoke, the Sect Master quickly ordered someone to bring seats.
Ye Cangtian nodded slightly, then did not stand on ceremony and sat directly on the chair.
*Crack!*
Ye Cangtian lit a cigarette, took two puffs, and then looked at the other party, saying, "I have come here with a question for you. Did you have any transactions yesterday?"
"Transactions?"
The Sect Master shook his head in confusion and quickly said, "What transactions? Could Lord Poxiao give me a little more hint?"
"It's about the tea house at the fork between Nanhuang City and Nantong City. Did you conduct any transactions there yesterday?"
Ye Cangtian heard this and gave a direct hint.
"This..."
This sentence caused the Sect Master's expression to change drastically. They had indeed made arrangements at the tea house yesterday.
They had directly captured Lanyue there and brought her back.
This way, if Lanyue went missing in the future, they could blame nearby bandits, and it would have nothing to do with them.
But this was not a transaction!
Thinking this, the Sect Master quickly said, "Lord Poxiao, we had no transactions yesterday."