Scorpion

Chapter 1767 Haul This Big Fish Ashore

The sun rose, heralding a new day.

As Ye Cangtian got up and entered the living room, he spotted a familiar figure: Zuo Bai.

“Have you eaten?”

As Ye Cangtian’s voice reached him, Zuo Bai nodded, feeling a subtle shift within.

Had it been anyone else in the Master’s position, their first words would likely concern the mission. Yet, this Reaper inquired about breakfast.

This gesture warmed him.

He replied, “Miss Bingyao personally prepared some breakfast earlier, and I have already eaten.”

“Good, that’s good,” Ye Cangtian nodded. He continued, “How did last night’s operation go? Was it smooth?”

“Extremely smooth,” Zuo Bai stated promptly, proceeding to detail the night’s events.

Perhaps it was due to their usual arrogance, or perhaps because Jilong City was under Du Chuan’s control, the people of the Five Poisons Sect were caught off guard.

This indeed facilitated the smooth execution of the plan. However, despite the favorable conditions, the enemy did manage to launch a distress flare in the end…

Ye Cangtian did not comment on this, as Zuo Bai had already mentioned the difficulty of preventing a flare during their preparations.

The next moment, he looked at Zuo Bai and asked again, “What were our casualties from last night’s operation?”

“Three dead, seven seriously wounded, over a dozen lightly wounded, and we eliminated 124 enemy combatants.”

Upon hearing this casualty ratio, Ye Cangtian sighed. Even with meticulous planning and a surprise attack, it was still inevitable that some would fall.

With this thought, he took out some pills from his Qiankun Bag and handed them directly to Zuo Bai.

“Distribute these pills to the brothers. Have the seriously wounded brothers rest and recuperate. Assign a few to care for them, and they will not participate in the upcoming operations.”

“We will return to pick them up after we have eliminated the Five Poisons Sect’s headquarters…”

Zuo Bai quickly acknowledged the instruction.

Seeing this, Ye Cangtian fell silent. The Five Poisons Sect had already sent out a distress signal last night, and it seemed Du Xin would be aware of this news by now.

Considering the time, Du Xin should be causing trouble for Du Chuan.

With this in mind, Ye Cangtian stood up and said, “I’ll go and check on Du Chuan’s reaction. You all wait here.”

Saying this, Ye Cangtian left the room.

In the Hidden Group’s main hall.

Just as Ye Cangtian had predicted, Du Xin arrived in the hall, his face a mask of fury.

Upon seeing the Five Poisons Sect’s distress signal last night, Du Xin had immediately rushed out of the Hidden Group to provide support.

However, everything was too late. When he reached the Five Poisons Sect’s encampment, he saw only pools of blood.

Du Xin understood that the incident with the Five Poisons Sect must be related to the Dragon Soaring Villa, but he found it difficult to believe it was the Villa’s doing.

The reason was simple: the information he received indicated that the Dragon Soaring Villa had only sent a dozen or so people, and they were all Earth-level experts.

With the Reaper never leaving the Hidden Group’s premises last night, how could these dozen or so individuals have annihilated over a hundred of his men?

It was important to note that the hundred or so members of the Five Poisons Sect were stationed in two separate locations, yet both were wiped out simultaneously.

This meant that the dozen or so individuals from the Dragon Soaring Villa had to divide their forces into two groups for the attack, resulting in even fewer members on average per operation!

How could they have succeeded, and so swiftly at that? It was simply incredible!

In Du Xin’s opinion, even slaughtering that many pigs would require a significant amount of time!

Therefore, he came to the Hidden Group’s hall and roared at Du Chuan, who occupied the main seat.

“Du Chuan, tell me what is going on!”

“Why were the people I brought here annihilated overnight!”

Hearing Du Xin’s roar, Du Chuan’s expression also turned extremely unpleasant. He also desperately wanted to know what had happened.

With that thought, he glanced over and said, “Lord Du Xin, what do you mean by that? The incident with the Five Poisons Sect should be the work of the Dragon Soaring Villa. Are you sure you’re not mistaking me for someone else by questioning me!”

“I’m mistaking you for someone else?”

Du Xin’s expression turned cold. He continued, “Jilong City is under your jurisdiction. Any incident that occurs here, it is perfectly fine for me to question you!”

“You can’t blame me for this!”

Du Chuan snorted lightly. He was not one to accept blame for every single thing.

He paused, then continued, “I told you last night that the Reaper had detected your movements. Under such circumstances, if the Five Poisons Sect did not make proper preparations, and now they have been wiped out, what does that have to do with me?”

“You…”

At this statement, Du Xin’s face turned crimson, and he was rendered speechless.

He truly had no grounds to refute the other party’s reasoning; in fact, it was his own overconfidence that led to this.

He had always felt that as long as the Reaper did not intervene, the dozen or so people from the Dragon Soaring Villa posed no threat to his men.

Now that this incident had occurred, even if he took it to the Sect Master, the Sect Master would not show him any favor.

However, despite saying this, the other party’s attitude still displeased him greatly.

After all, just last night, the other party had been fawning over him like a lapdog!

“Report!”

Just then, a guard rushed into the hall.

“Lord Du Chuan, the Reaper has arrived.”

Upon hearing this news, Du Chuan looked at Du Xin and said slowly, “My lord, let’s discuss these matters later. Please excuse yourself!”

“Hmph!”

Du Xin also understood that Du Xin should not discover his presence, so he said no more and retreated into an adjacent inner chamber.

A short while later, Ye Cangtian’s figure slowly appeared in the hall.

Seeing Ye Cangtian arrive, the gloom on Du Chuan’s face immediately vanished, replaced by an excited smile.

He quickly stepped forward and said, “Master Reaper, the commotion last night was caused by your people, wasn’t it?”

“Mm!”

Ye Cangtian smiled, implicitly admitting it.

“Congratulations, congratulations! Congratulations to the Dragon Soaring Villa for annihilating the Five Poisons Sect’s rebels!”

Du Chuan cupped his hands in congratulation and then continued, “Master Reaper, could you perhaps recount last night’s operation? I am truly in awe!

Even when I led my men to the scene, I couldn’t detect your presence. How did you manage such speed?”

“Haha, Du Chuan, you jest too much.”

Ye Cangtian chuckled upon hearing this and then continued, “To be honest, last night’s operation was so smooth, and it’s all thanks to you!”

“Me?”

Du Chuan was instantly stunned, then asked, “What does this have to do with me? Please enlighten me, Master Reaper.”

“Did you not allocate some of my men to me yesterday? Without their assistance, eliminating these rebels would not have gone so smoothly!”

“Furthermore, the Hidden Group’s guards conducting a city-wide search also forced these rebels into a corner, making them unable to move an inch, which allowed us to wipe them out in one fell swoop…”

Ye Cangtian’s explanation caused Du Chuan’s face to darken.

Du Xin was currently in the secret room, and he would undoubtedly hear these words clearly.

If things were not handled properly, Du Xin might attribute everything to him, in which case the Sect Master would surely harbor murderous intent towards him again.

Moreover, once that happened, the Sect Master might never listen to his explanations again, as he had already caused the Sect Master to suspect him multiple times.

For such matters, the Sect Master would definitely err on the side of caution and eliminate him rather than let him go.

With that thought, Du Chuan quickly waved his hands and said, “Master Reaper, I dare not take credit for this. Everything is due to Master Reaper’s brilliant planning…”

Before Du Chuan could finish, Ye Cangtian interrupted him.

He then took out a decent sword from his Qiankun Bag and handed it over directly.

“Du Chuan, stop being so humble. Everyone has seen what you have done.

“This sword was obtained during my travels. Although it is not a divine weapon, it is still quite good. Consider it a reward for you.”

“In addition, I will definitely write a letter and send it to the Hidden Group headquarters to commend your achievements…”

Damn it, you’re not commending me, you’re trying to get me killed!

Hearing Ye Cangtian’s words, Du Chuan felt extremely dejected.

The fact that the other party was now bestowing another reward upon him further solidified his involvement in last night’s operation. He could not wash himself clean even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

Yet, he found no reason to refuse.

Helplessly, Du Chuan could only accept the long sword and say, “Thank you for your generosity, Master!”

“There’s no need for us to be so formal.”

Ye Cangtian waved his hand and smiled, “According to my subordinates, no major figures were discovered during last night’s operation, which is unusual. I believe their key players should still be in the city.”

He paused, then continued, “Therefore, we must continue to cooperate to flush out this major player…”