With a bang, as Du Huo was mumbling in his heart, the figure in front of him flickered, and Ye Cangtian's fist landed heavily on his chest, blasting him away.
A mouthful of blood drifted down from the air as Du Huo crashed heavily onto the ground, his face already ashen.
Ye Cangtian's punch had held nothing back, directly disabling all the meridians within his body.
Dada da.
With icy eyes, Ye Cangtian walked forward step by step, and Du Huo instinctively shuffled backward.
"Bold villain, to repeatedly offend my Jilong City! Today, this seat will surely slay you!"
Before Ye Cangtian could even make a move, the sound of footsteps echoed, and in an instant, Du Chuan, leading the hidden guards, rushed into the farmstead.
Seeing Du Huo severely injured and lying on the ground, Du Chuan roared and immediately charged forward.
Splat!
With a white blade going in and red blade coming out, Du Chuan's long sword, before Du Huo could even react, pierced into his back.
This was not the end. When Du Huo mustered all his strength and turned his head to see who had attacked him, Du Chuan's sword made another horizontal slash, directly severing Du Huo's neck.
Seeing Du Chuan's face, Du Huo was filled with rage.
However, his meridians were already shattered, and with the two subsequent sword strikes from the other party, all hope of survival was extinguished. He couldn't even make a sound now.
All he could do was fix his resentful gaze upon the other party.
Hehe.
Seeing this scene, the corners of Ye Cangtian's mouth curved slightly.
He naturally understood Du Chuan's actions. To put it bluntly, he was worried that Du Huo would expose him, thus resorting to killing him on the spot to silence him.
"Damn it, you dare to stare at me? Die!"
Feeling Du Huo's hateful gaze, Du Chuan strode forward and kicked Du Huo away.
He then turned to Ye Cangtian and said, "Master of Death Villa, I am truly sorry for what happened in Jilong City. I express my regret and feel ashamed for my late arrival..."
Du Chuan explained that he had seen the signal flares from the Five Poisons Sect requesting support in the sky, which made him realize something had happened, and thus he had gathered his men to come and investigate.
Ye Cangtian glanced at him and smiled, saying, "Don't say that. The attack by the Five Poisons Sect was unexpected by both of us. Moreover, you did not arrive late. You personally slew Du Huo, which is a great contribution!"
"Not at all, this is not my credit!"
"It is all due to the bravery of the soldiers of Imperial Dragon Villa. I merely picked up a ready-made victory and dare not take credit."
Du Chuan waved his hands repeatedly, smiling obsequiously.
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian patted his shoulder and said, "If I say it's your credit, then it's your credit. Furthermore, the Hidden Division has been repeatedly harassed by the Five Poisons Sect and needs a significant victory to boost morale."
After a pause, Ye Cangtian glanced at Zuo Bai beside him and continued, "Zuo Bai, clean up the scene and issue an announcement stating that under Du Chuan's leadership, the Hidden Division successfully eliminated the villains of the Five Poisons Sect..."
"Yes!"
Without a word, Zuo Bai immediately ordered the people of Imperial Dragon Villa to take action.
Hearing Ye Cangtian's arrangements, Du Chuan put on a smile of shame, but inwardly he cursed.
Damn it, this Death God is truly a bastard!
He eliminated the people from the Five Poisons Sect and insisted on crediting me. Isn't this shifting the blame onto me?
If the people of the Five Poisons Sect find out about this, will they let me off?
Although he thought this way, Du Chuan knew he had no choice but to accept.
Firstly, Death God was from Imperial Dragon Villa, and there was nothing he could do to control what he did.
Secondly, the Hidden Division had issued an order for him to cooperate with all of Death God's actions. If he refused, it would surely arouse suspicion from the other party.
The next moment, he forced himself to clasp his hands and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Master of Death Villa. In that case, I respectfully accept your arrangement."
"It is only right, it is only right. After all, we are unbreakable allies!"
Ye Cangtian smiled slightly and continued, "It is late now, so I will take my men back to rest."
"Oh, right, with the events of tonight, tomorrow's operation is temporarily canceled. These brothers need to recuperate. I hope you understand..."
"I understand, I understand!"
"Only when the brothers have rested well can they fight bravely on the battlefield."
Du Chuan quickly replied, then made a gesture of invitation, personally escorting them out the gate.
Watching the people of Imperial Dragon Villa depart, Du Chuan's expression turned grim.
He had previously gone to Death God's room with the intention of stalling him, but he was blocked.
At the time, he hadn't noticed anything amiss, but soon the distress signal of the Five Poisons Sect lit up the sky, and he knew something bad had happened.
Indeed, when he arrived here, he found Death God, and it was because Death God was present that he instantly changed his mind.
He knew that with the limited number of men he had, supporting Du Huo would not be enough.
Therefore, it was better to eliminate Du Huo to protect himself and find other solutions later.
But he never expected that Death God would actually give him all the credit.
He couldn't understand whether the other party had discovered something with his actions, or if it was simply to enhance the prestige of the Hidden Division.
Meanwhile, after leaving the farmstead.
Hei Cheng, who had accompanied him, finally couldn't help but ask, "Master of Villa, Du Chuan clearly has a problem. Why didn't you apprehend him directly?"
"Apprehending Du Chuan is not difficult. What is difficult is how to make those soldiers change their minds!"
Ye Cangtian cast a deep glance at Hei Cheng and said slowly.
The men Du Chuan led were all soldiers of the Hidden Division. If these men had acted wickedly in the past, he would not have shown any mercy and would have directly eliminated them.
But the problem was, after a few days of observation, the living conditions here were currently relatively stable, which also proved that they had not done anything wicked.
Therefore, if these men were willing to turn back, Ye Cangtian was willing to give them a chance.
It was for this reason that Ye Cangtian chose to pin all the night's events on Du Chuan, with the aim of making Du Chuan break ties with the Five Poisons Sect.
"Master of Villa is truly benevolent. If it were the leader of the Five Poisons Sect, he would have definitely killed Du Chuan and the others."
Hearing Ye Cangtian's words, Hei Cheng was filled with admiration. He couldn't help but compare Death God with their leader.
Their leader was much more ruthless than Death God. If he detected the slightest hint of trouble, he would definitely resort to iron-fisted methods.
In the leader's opinion, it was better to kill the innocent than to let the guilty go!
Beside him, Ye Cangtian's smile deepened upon hearing this. The more ruthless the other party was, the more beneficial it would be for his plan.
Not long after, the two returned to their room.
Seeing Ye Cangtian return, Yao Bao'er and the others quickly stepped forward.
"Boss, is everything resolved?" Yao Bao'er asked.
Ye Cangtian nodded slowly and said, "It's all resolved. Your guess was correct; Du Chuan has a problem."
Hearing this, Yao Bao'er did not look happy. Instead, her expression turned grim. She also did not wish to see such an outcome.
After a moment of silence, she looked at him and asked, "Boss, does that mean you've dealt with Du Chuan as well?"
"No."
Ye Cangtian shook his head and said, "Those are people cultivated by the Hidden Division for many years. They cannot be easily abandoned..."
Yao Bao'er nodded in understanding and said nothing more.
She believed that since Ye Cangtian said so, he must have a plan.