In the continuous close-quarters combat, Yin Tao was constantly suppressed by Ye Cangtian, and the wounds on his body increased. Ye Cangtian's cultivation was far above his, so he couldn't match the opponent in terms of speed, which was why he repeatedly suffered losses. Not long after, Yin Tao forcefully repelled Ye Cangtian. He knew that if this continued, he would surely lose, so he could only choose to clash with Ye Cangtian head-on with a ultimate move, which might still offer a chance to win. With this thought, the daggers in Yin Tao's hands disappeared, replaced by a red steel spear, his most powerful weapon, the Blazing Red Spear.
Roar!
Yin Tao let out a roar, sprang up, and with all his might, hurled the Blazing Red Spear.
Swish!
The Blazing Red Spear was instantly enveloped in a crimson halo and shot through the sky towards Ye Cangtian.
Huh?
Sensing the intensity of the spiritual energy emanating from the Blazing Red Spear, a sharp glint flashed in Ye Cangtian's eyes. The power of this spear definitely exceeded the full-force strike of a second-heaven realm expert. Judging the power, Ye Cangtian no longer held back. With a dragon's roar, the Dragon Soul Blade was in his hand.
Sky-Breaking Slash!
With Ye Cangtian's loud shout, the Dragon Soul Blade directly collided with the Blazing Red Spear. With a boom, violent spiritual energy swept over everything around, and the Blazing Red Spear, following a strange arc, returned to Yin Tao's hand. It was a head-on clash, and the battle between the two was not yet over.
As the spiritual energy dispersed, Ye Cangtian had already arrived at Yin Tao's landing spot and slashed down, choosing to strike first.
Clang!
As Yin Tao landed, he defended as much as he could, blocking Ye Cangtian's attack. However, the next moment, he was stunned on the spot. Before he could react, Ye Cangtian's second attack arrived, and its power far exceeded his imagination, instantly knocking the Blazing Red Spear from his grasp.
And as he gasped in shock, believing he was surely going to die, Ye Cangtian's great saber stopped just before his neck.
"In your eyes, I must be no different from a traitor, right?"
"Why didn't you kill me? Do you still want to humiliate me!"
Yin Tao glanced at Ye Cangtian and questioned him fiercely. Ye Cangtian's strength was superior to his, so he had already guessed the outcome. He could accept death, but he could not accept insult!
"I have no intention of humiliating you."
Ye Cangtian glanced indifferently at the other party and continued, "As for whether you are a traitor, at least from my current perspective, it's hard to say!"
Huh?
With one sentence, Yin Tao was instantly baffled. He didn't understand Ye Cangtian's meaning. It was either yes or no, what did "hard to say" mean!
Sensing Yin Tao's confused gaze, Ye Cangtian explained, "That depends on what you have done! And what you will do in the future!"
Huh?
Yin Tao became confused again. Did the other party intend to spare him? Why? Since ancient times, the victor is king and the loser is a bandit; what good end has ever befallen a loser? Did Ye Cangtian not worry that he would strike against him again?
Thinking this, Yin Tao glanced at the other party and said grimly, "What exactly do you want? Just say it all!"
"Alright, then tell me, why did you join forces with Hei Yu?"
"And why did you let Hei Yu kill Bai Yuanhang!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Cangtian had no mood to bicker with the other party and directly asked.
"What Hei Yu! What are you talking about!"
"I warn you, Ye Cangtian, I can admit to what happened tonight, but you can't frame me!"
Hearing Ye Cangtian's words, Yin Tao became agitated at once and said angrily. In his opinion, this Hei Yu might be a member of the Hidden Organization, but on the opposite side of Ye Cangtian. Now that Ye Cangtian was acting like this, he was trying to get rid of the other party using his situation.
Huh?
Listening to Yin Tao's words, Ye Cangtian's eyes darted. Did he guess wrong, and the other party had nothing to do with Hei Yu? Thinking this, Ye Cangtian spoke again, "Since you admit to everything that happened today, then tell me your specific plan! And explain why you were so surprised to see me here! Also, who exactly provided you with the information about this place..."
Yin Tao had just returned to Dragon City today, and Ye Cangtian didn't believe the other party could find this place in one day and decide to act immediately. This was where he and Dongfang Mingyue had joined forces, and it was hard to say if he would run into himself here. Moreover, Yin Tao had been defeated by him during the day, and if his movements couldn't be clarified, it would be difficult to act directly. After all, if he acted and ran into himself, it would mean failure! Therefore, in Ye Cangtian's opinion, even if Yin Tao hadn't allied with Hei Yu, he must have had an accomplice. For the safety of Dragon City and the Hidden Organization, this accomplice had to be found!
This...
Listening to Ye Cangtian's string of questions, Yin Tao instantly became nervous. He remained silent for a moment and gritted his teeth, "Tonight, a friend of mine is responsible for creating chaos in the city to lure you away, while I came here to subdue those in training..." Yin Tao revealed the general plan, but he never mentioned Qiao Guanglin at all. Qiao Guanglin was helping him, and he owed him other favors, so he would not betray him so heartlessly.
"Now I want to know, who is this friend of yours!" Ye Cangtian asked directly.
"Heh heh!"
Upon hearing this, Yin Tao let out a cold laugh and continued, "I will not betray my friends, not even in death!"
"You are truly foolish!"
Ye Cangtian glanced at the other party and continued, "You don't want to betray your friends, but do you know what your friends did today? Do you know that he has already betrayed you?"
"What are you talking about?" Yin Tao frowned again.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian said, "The only thing that happened in Dragon City tonight was Bai Yuanhang being killed. I don't think that was your intention, was it?"
"This..."
Upon hearing this, Yin Tao's expression immediately turned grim. In his action plan with Qiao Guanglin, it was not explicitly stated how Qiao Guanglin would attract Ye Cangtian. However, Yin Tao had told Qiao Guanglin not to involve innocents, and just to lure Ye Cangtian away. But the only thing that happened tonight was Bai Yuanhang being killed. Was this done by Qiao Guanglin? Or perhaps, before Qiao Guanglin acted, he discovered that Bai Yuanhang had been killed, leading Qiao Guanglin to believe that this was enough to attract Ye Cangtian and thus abandoned the plan? In that case, the killing of Bai Yuanhang would have no connection to Qiao Guanglin.
Thinking of this, Yin Tao gritted his teeth and said, "My friend wouldn't kill Bai Yuanhang! He should know that killing Bai Yuanhang would cause trouble for me!"
"Is that so?"
Ye Cangtian sneered and continued, "Then explain why you were surprised to see me. If you really had agreed on a time, how could I have appeared here? Don't you think your friend might have intentionally moved up his part of the action?"
This...
Hearing this sentence, Yin Tao was stunned, and then his expression changed. When he saw Ye Cangtian earlier, he had thought about this problem, feeling that something in tonight's plan must have gone wrong. Otherwise, Ye Cangtian wouldn't have arrived so promptly. Now that even Ye Cangtian said so, he couldn't help but suspect Qiao Guanglin. But why! The other party was clearly supposed to help him, and if he advanced the action time without authorization, he would be harming him!
Thinking of this, Yin Tao could no longer protect his friend. He had to get to the bottom of this. The reason was simple: if Qiao Guanglin intentionally harmed him, then he was no longer his friend.
"I really don't know the Hei Yu you mentioned, but I can tell you my friend's name, he is Qiao Guanglin."
Qiao Guanglin?
Ye Cangtian's eyes darted. He was unfamiliar with this name. After a moment of silence, Ye Cangtian asked, "Is the Qiao Guanglin you mentioned about 1.8 meters tall, slender, skilled with a sword, and injured in his right arm? His strength is around Quasi-Heaven level one or two?"
Uh...
Listening to Ye Cangtian's inquiry, Yin Tao was stunned. These characteristics did match Qiao Guanglin in several aspects. Thinking of this, he said, "His height and build, as well as his strength, match Qiao Guanglin, but whether he is skilled with a sword or has an injured right arm, I don't know!"
"Heh heh, Yin Tao, you've actually thought of something, but you just don't want to admit it."
Upon hearing this, Ye Cangtian couldn't help but laugh and continued, "In Dragon City, who else could fit such a build and be a Quasi-Heaven level expert besides Qiao Guanglin!" It was simple; there were plenty of people in Dragon City with such height and build. But a Quasi-Heaven level expert, let alone in Dragon City, was a rarity even in the entire ruins. Just this point alone could eliminate 99.99% of people.
Yin Tao's expression turned grim. Ye Cangtian was right; he was unwilling to believe such a fact. After a moment of silence, he said, "Who is the Hei Yu you are talking about?"
"I can only say that Hei Yu is an enemy of the Hidden Organization, and I cannot reveal anything else."
Ye Cangtian replied slowly. After all, Hei Yu's connection with the traitors of the Hidden Organization was a top secret. Moreover, knowing this would surely bring trouble and the risk of death, so Ye Cangtian did not reveal it.
"Whether he is an enemy or not, I don't care!"
"I just want to know, what exactly happened tonight!"
Yin Tao said with a grim expression. He had already figured out in his heart that this Hei Yu was probably involved in some top secrets, otherwise, if he were truly Ye Cangtian's opponent in the Hidden Organization, Ye Cangtian wouldn't have dared not to say it. Therefore, he didn't want to get to the bottom of it; he just wanted to know why Qiao Guanglin had set him up!