This…
Du Chuan was slightly stunned. He knew very well that the "big fish" the Grim Reaper spoke of was Du Xin.
This presented him with a very difficult choice.
Du Xin was in the secret room. With just a word from him, Du Xin would surely die today.
But if he did that, he would have completely betrayed the Five Poisons Sect, and would be relentlessly hunted by them, never finding peace for the rest of his life.
However, if he didn't reveal Du Xin's whereabouts, he would also have a hard time explaining last night's events.
Once Du Xin returned to the Five Poisons Sect headquarters, who knew how he would report to the Sect Master.
It could be said that in this situation, he had more than a fifty percent chance of being misunderstood and killed by the Sect Master.
As Du Chuan agonized, in the secret room, Du Xin's forehead was also covered in cold sweat.
He had witnessed the Grim Reaper's two attacks, and he was too careless.
In such a situation, he really couldn't guarantee that Du Chuan wouldn't waver. If Du Chuan betrayed him, he would surely have no way to survive.
Therefore, Du Xin was also quite terrified at this moment.
*Clink!*
Ye Cangtian unhurriedly lit a cigarette and quietly drew on it, waiting for the other party's answer.
This was also his way of giving the other party a chance to turn back, depending on how they chose.
"Grim Reaper Manor Lord, the remaining big fish of the Five Poisons Sect must be very powerful. I'm worried that the Hidden Group's guards are not strong enough, so..."
After a long pause, Du Chuan's voice rang out. Ye Cangtian was extremely disappointed.
He hadn't expected that in such a desperate situation, the other party would still stand with the Five Poisons Sect.
Thinking this, Ye Cangtian glanced at him and said lightly, "You've hesitated for so long. I know your concern isn't about these things, but rather that after we leave, the Five Poisons Sect will seek mad revenge on you!"
He paused and continued, "Actually, you don't need to be like this. The only prerequisite for us to leave is the successful annihilation of the Five Poisons Sect. How will they get revenge on you then?"
Ye Cangtian was trying to give him one last chance, hinting that the Five Poisons Sect was about to be destroyed, and he would have no more backing.
This…
Hearing Ye Cangtian's words, Du Chuan hesitated again.
He understood that the Grim Reaper was determined to eliminate the Five Poisons Sect, but could he really do it?
The people brought by the Grim Reaper were too few, and their strength was very low. Moreover, the Five Poisons Sect was a force with deep roots. Therefore, the outcome of this operation was uncertain.
He truly couldn't see the situation clearly, so he couldn't make a decision.
*Crack!*
As Du Chuan hesitated, the sound of a window breaking came.
Du Xin, who was in the secret room, could no longer bear the torment in his heart and directly broke the window, escaping frantically.
He couldn't stay any longer. If Du Chuan really betrayed him, he wouldn't even have a chance to escape.
Therefore, he chose to leave first, taking his fate into his own hands.
On the other side, Ye Cangtian's face revealed a smile. The other party's action was equivalent to pushing Du Chuan into his embrace.
Thinking this, Ye Cangtian said with a smile, "Du Chuan, it seems you have a rat problem. Don't worry, the people from Imperial Dragon Manor are around, and catching him shouldn't be a problem."
This…
Du Chuan's face turned extremely grim, and he roared inwardly.
Du Xin's action was equivalent to selling him out directly. After all, the location Du Xin was in was the inner chamber of the Hidden Group. How could people from the Five Poisons Sect have infiltrated it?
He found it difficult to explain this.
At the same time, the other party's trust in him was too low. He must have been worried about him betraying him.
If this person was caught and brought back, it might be fine. He could directly kill Du Xin, just like he had killed Du Huo, to silence him forever.
But if Du Xin escaped back to the Five Poisons Sect, he would probably twist everything, and the Sect Master would definitely not trust him anymore and would hunt him down.
Thinking of this, Du Chuan could only grit his teeth and say, "Since the person escaped from my Hidden Group, my Hidden Group has the responsibility to capture him."
As he spoke, Du Chuan shouted coldly, "Guards, assemble all the guards of the Hidden Group! We must apprehend him."
Heh heh.
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian's face showed a satisfied expression.
The next moment, he took two puffs of his cigarette before looking at him and saying lightly, "Du Chuan, you've finally made a wise choice. It wasn't in vain that I gave you opportunities one after another!"
What!
Du Chuan, who was about to lead his men to pursue Du Xin, stiffened as he heard Ye Cangtian's voice.
What did the other party mean by giving him opportunities?
Did the other party see that he had defected?
Did the other party also know about Du Xin's existence? So this was all deliberately designed?
Thinking of this, he turned around, his face becoming grim, and said, "Grim Reaper Manor Lord, what do you mean by that?"
"What do I mean? Don't you really understand?"
Ye Cangtian flicked the ash from his cigarette and looked at him playfully.
This…
With just a playful smile from the other party, Du Chuan understood everything. His guesses were all correct; the other party already knew about him.
After a moment of silence, he looked at the other party again and said, "Grim Reaper Manor Lord, when did you discover there was something wrong with me!"
Since the other party had already discovered it, he no longer needed to hide it. What mattered to him now was to understand what was going on, so that he could die with no regrets.
"From the first time I came, I already found something amiss with you!" Ye Cangtian glanced at him and said lightly.
"Impossible!"
Upon hearing this, Du Chuan immediately became hysterical. "The first time you came, I didn't show any flaws at all. How could you have noticed something was wrong with me!"
"Don't rush, I'll tell you slowly."
Ye Cangtian gestured for him to calm down before continuing, "You probably don't know, but among the three women who came with me, one is an exceptional physician..."
Ye Cangtian stated that he hadn't found anything unusual when he first came, but this physician had.
She found that many guards in the Hidden Group carried the scent of herbs, and these were not herbs for treating illnesses but poisonous herbs used to concoct poisons.
This had successfully attracted his attention.
Uh!
Hearing this, Du Chuan's mouth twitched.
Who would have thought that it was the scent that alerted the other party!
After all, those scents were extremely faint, and even if someone stood close, it would be difficult to detect them.
But the other party not only smelled it but also identified it as poisonous herbs. This was truly incredible!
Thinking this, he looked at the other party and gritted his teeth, "Indeed, one wrong step leads to the loss of the whole game!"
"Wrong, it wasn't one wrong step, it was wrong at every turn!"
Ye Cangtian glanced at him and spoke directly, showing no mercy.
Huh?
Du Chuan looked at Ye Cangtian in confusion, wanting to know what else he had done wrong besides this.
Feeling the other party's gaze, Ye Cangtian didn't hide anything. He said, "After I became suspicious of you, I started to test you, specifically telling you that only a dozen or so people from Imperial Dragon Manor had come..."
This…
Hearing this, Du Chuan finally understood everything. He truly wanted to slap himself.
He actually didn't realize that all of this was a test from the Grim Reaper, and he had even passed this information to Du Huo.
It could be said that from the moment Du Huo attacked the Imperial Dragon Manor team, he had been exposed, and very thoroughly.
But he!
He still hadn't noticed anything at the time and had directly killed Du Huo, which in the other party's eyes, must have been silencing a witness.
Thinking of this, he looked at Ye Cangtian again and said grimly, "Then, does that mean your rewards to me on both occasions were also you setting a trap for me?"
"Otherwise?"
Hearing the other party's words, Du Chuan quickly said, "In that case, you've already discovered Du Xin's existence? But how did you find him?"
Du Chuan was very confused about this.
Every time Ye Cangtian came, someone would notify him in advance, and Du Xin would also hide in advance. Under such circumstances, how could the other party discover Du Xin? It truly baffled him!
Heh heh.
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian smiled slightly and then said, "It's just that you were too confident and severely underestimated the mental power of a Heavenly Realm expert, hiding only in the inner chamber.
Let alone me, any Heavenly Realm expert could have discovered his presence!"
Hearing this, Du Chuan was speechless. He and Du Xin were both quasi-Heavenly Realm experts, so they naturally didn't understand the mental power of a Heavenly Realm expert.
However, what the other party said was not wrong. It was their lack of caution that gave the other party an opportunity to sow discord.
Alas!
Thinking of this, Du Chuan sighed heavily. It seemed he had indeed made repeated mistakes, and his defeat today was not unjust!