“My dear, what’s wrong?”
Kulumen frowned and quickly walked towards Tasana, trying to wake her up.
“I advise you not to disturb his rest.”
Just as Kulumen reached Tasana, before he could wake her, a voice reached his ears.
The voice was very familiar, and he felt as if he had turned to stone.
Because the owner of this voice was the nightmare that brought him endless fear.
The next moment, he mechanically twisted his head and looked at the two figures sitting on the sofa. As expected, they were Poxiao and Guiwu.
In an instant.
Kulumen seemed to have lost his soul, collapsing onto the ground, his face completely devoid of color.
When he first entered, he had been wondering why the subordinates he left behind had not appeared.
He had thought that it was because an old friend had arrived, and to avoid disturbing their reunion, Tasana had dismissed them.
But now, it seemed that it was absolutely not that simple. If nothing unexpected happened, those people had already met with misfortune.
However, he was not in the mood to think about these things now, nor was he in the mood to be indignant. His mind was filled with how to save his own life.
He had to remember that last time, six Earth-level experts had been lost, and he had barely managed to escape.
And now, he had no Earth-level experts by his side. The ones outside were merely some insignificant Profound-level experts.
“Kulumen, after just one night, how have you become unrecognizable?”
“Where is the confidence and dominance you had yesterday?”
Looking at the limp Kulumen on the ground, Ye Cangtian showed a mocking smile.
The day before, the other party was so arrogant! He had even advised him to surrender.
But now, the other party had instantly turned into a coward, cowering on the ground, which was truly contemptible.
“I…”
Upon hearing this, Kulumen’s face clearly flushed red.
His current position in the Heavenly Net was second to none. Many people flattered him daily. How could he bear to hear such mocking words?
But now, even though anger welled up in his heart, his body still failed to obey, going limp. Facing Poxiao, he truly had no confidence.
After a long silence, Kulumen finally braced himself and said, “Poxiao, we have no past grievances, and no recent enmity. Why are you fixated on me!”
“We have no past grievances? Are your memories that bad? Yesterday you joined forces with others to try and kill me?”
“And speaking of no recent enmity, what did you do today? Don’t you know in your heart? If I come looking for you, do you think there’s a problem?”
Ye Cangtian glanced at Kulumen and said calmly.
“I…”
These two sentences made Kulumen’s forehead break out in a cold sweat.
He swallowed and continued to brace himself, saying, “Wait, let’s clarify things. You came to find me first yesterday, and it’s normal for me to have some contingency plans for self-preservation. Besides, I followed the principle of courtesy before resorting to force.”
He paused and continued, “As for today’s actions, those intelligence personnel were already exposed. Even if it wasn’t me, someone else would have dealt with them, so you can’t blame me…”
“Hmph!”
Ye Cangtian snorted and interrupted him.
He contemptuously glanced at the other party and taunted, “You are truly glib-tongued, but no matter what you say, those intelligence personnel were annihilated under your command, so you cannot escape responsibility.”
“And the reason you are still alive today, in your own words, can be explained as me also following the principle of courtesy before resorting to force.”
“Poxiao, you can’t blame everything on me!”
“I was just following orders. As the saying goes, debts are paid by those who owe them. If you really want to avenge those people, you should go find Xueye!”
Kulumen suddenly became agitated. From Poxiao’s words, he could not help but realize that Poxiao was determined to deal with him today, but he was unwilling to accept it!
He had originally wanted to avoid Poxiao, but it was Xueye who forced him to attack Poxiao, and it was Xueye’s order to clean up the intelligence personnel of the Dark Association.
Why should he bear all the consequences!
Seeing Kulumen agitated, Ye Cangtian smiled playfully and said, “You are right, I should go find Xueye, but I don’t know Xueye’s whereabouts, so I can only come to you!”
“I know, I can tell you right now!”
Kulumen quickly said.
At this point, he could no longer protect Xueye, after all, his own life was more important than anything.
Then, without waiting for Ye Cangtian to ask, Kulumen directly revealed Xueye’s whereabouts.
“Heh, you’re really quick to betray your master for personal gain!”
After hearing the information revealed by the other party, Ye Cangtian looked at Kulumen with disdain. Although it was the other party’s choice, he couldn’t help but feel deep contempt in his heart.
Unable to even show basic loyalty, he was truly unworthy of being called a man.
“Now can you leave?”
Kulumen did not pay attention to Poxiao’s mockery and asked with a forced smile.
“Heh, I never said I would let you go.”
“Although Xueye is the mastermind, you are an accomplice. People should take responsibility for what they have done, don’t you think?”
Ye Cangtian said with a slight smile, and a cold, gleaming dagger appeared in his hand.
He had already decided that regardless of whether Kulumen spoke or not, the outcome would be the same. Otherwise, he would have no face to face the innocent people who died because of him!
“You, you…”
Kulumen’s eyes widened instantly, and he pointed at Ye Cangtian with anger, unable to speak for a moment.
He thought that by revealing Xueye’s whereabouts, he would have escaped disaster, but he didn’t expect the other party to still not let him go.
If he had known this, why would he have become a traitor before his death? He should have faced death with dignity!
After holding it in for a long time, he said, “Poxiao, those intelligence personnel are nothing but trash in your eyes. Why do you need to avenge them?”
“How about I pledge my allegiance to you, and you let me go?”
This was the only condition Kulumen could offer to impress the other party.
In his opinion, he was at least an Earth-level killer, far from comparable to those intelligence personnel.
Moreover, he held a high position in the Heavenly Net and could provide a lot of information to the other party. Therefore, his value far surpassed that of those intelligence personnel.
As long as Poxiao wasn’t foolish, he should be able to save his life.
“Sorry, blood debt must be paid with blood!”
“From the moment you took action against those intelligence personnel, today’s outcome was already sealed.”
“Besides, this is not a recycling station!”
Ye Cangtian glanced at the other party. He knew that if the other party pledged allegiance to him, it would bring many benefits, but he still chose to refuse.
There were certain lines that could not be crossed. If he accepted the other party, how could he face those who had died?
Moreover, he did not dare to accept someone who would betray their master just to save their own life.
“You, you… are you going to kill me today no matter what?”
Hearing Ye Cangtian’s words, Kulumen’s face became extremely venomous. He stood up, pointed at Ye Cangtian furiously, and roared in question.
He never expected that he, an Earth-level expert, would be willing to betray his master, but the other party was relentless towards him for the sake of a few dead people. This truly made him extremely angry.
“That’s right, so you’d better stop wasting your breath.”
“Save some time. What moves do you have? Come on. Perhaps you still have a chance to escape…”
Ye Cangtian looked at him calmly and slowly made a welcoming gesture with his hand.
“Someone!”
On the other side, Kulumen did not hesitate and shouted angrily.
As soon as the sound fell, figures rushed into the room, totaling more than twenty people, all of them Profound-level experts.
They immediately surrounded Guiwu and Ye Cangtian.
“Kill!”
With a command from Kulumen, those assassins immediately rushed towards the two of them, while Kulumen seized this opportunity to turn and flee.
“Heh, you should know that they alone cannot stop us.”
Ye Cangtian chuckled, and his figure had already shot out from the sofa.
Seeing Ye Cangtian go to pursue Kulumen, Guiwu sighed helplessly. Needless to say, the surrounding scraps were definitely left for her.
Thinking this, her figure also flashed, and the room was instantly filled with the sounds of sorrow and wailing.
On the other side.
Kulumen, fleeing in panic, stopped before he could leave the villa, because Poxiao’s figure had appeared in front of him.
His face was pale. He knew that if he wanted to leave today, he had to defeat Poxiao.
So, Kulumen did not hesitate. He revealed two daggers poisoned with venom and rushed towards Ye Cangtian, simultaneously waving his hands.
“Heh, it seems you’ve finally understood.”
Ye Cangtian smiled teasingly, and he also revealed two daggers in his hands, which were the Skeleton Dagger and the Ice Crystal Dagger. Then, he unhesitatingly charged forward.