"You!"
"Good intentions taken for donkey liver and lungs, is it wrong for a senior brother to care about you?"
Hearing Ye Cangtian's words, Lei Ming almost exploded with anger.
He had tolerated the God of Death again and again, but in return, the other party became even more excessive, which truly made him furious.
"Heh heh, sorry, your concern is a bit redundant!"
Ye Cangtian smiled slightly and continued, "Besides, since I arrived, I have never called you senior brother, so please don't assume the role of senior brother in the future, have some self-awareness!"
With these words, Lei Ming's face instantly turned red, and he trembled, pointing his index finger at Ye Cangtian.
Gradually, a thick killing intent flashed undisguised in his eyes!
He wanted to win the other party over and had tolerated him repeatedly, but not only did the other party not appreciate it, he now refused to acknowledge him as a senior brother!
Speaking of which, wasn't this tantamount to competing with him for the position of Manor Lord?
He could tolerate anything else, but this, he absolutely could not!
The next moment, he said coldly, "Junior brother, are you sure you don't recognize me as your senior brother?"
"Without the old immortal's consent, you dared to take that position. I said this is equivalent to betraying your master and ancestors!"
"In that case, why should I recognize someone who betrayed his master and ancestors as his senior brother!"
Ye Cangtian raised his head, looked directly at the other party, his gaze not flinching at all, and said indifferently.
"Fine, very fine, then you can fend for yourself! Farewell!"
Lei Ming looked at the other party coldly, then stormed out the door!
...
In the main hall of the Imperial Dragon Manor.
As soon as Zhan Wufeng returned, he was summoned to the main hall by Lei Ming.
Now that Ye Cangtian was determined to compete with him for the position of Manor Lord, he had to find out what the other party did after leaving.
Only by being prepared could he feel at ease.
"Wufeng, have you found any clues?"
Zhan Wufeng shook his head upon hearing this and replied, "Reporting to the Manor Lord, your subordinate went to Frost City, continuously searching for the whereabouts of the God of Death, but found nothing..."
What Zhan Wufeng said was also true. Lei Ming had given him the task, but he was only in charge, and there were still some of Lei Ming's subordinates accompanying him.
On the surface, these subordinates obeyed his orders, but in reality, they also had the right to monitor him. After all, he had only recently pledged allegiance to Lei Ming, and Lei Ming did not fully trust him.
Therefore, during this mission, Lei Ming acted as usual, searching for Ye Cangtian's whereabouts.
As he had predicted earlier, Ye Cangtian had not come to Frost City.
This was witnessed by everyone, and he was just answering truthfully.
"En?"
What's going on?
Upon hearing this, Zhan Wufeng's eyes darted around.
Although Frost City was a large city, it shouldn't be difficult to find an outsider within it.
But Zhan Wufeng and the others couldn't find him. Could it be that the God of Death didn't go to Frost City? Then where did he go?
Just as Lei Ming was suspecting, Zhan Wufeng's voice came again.
"Although I haven't found the whereabouts of the God of Death, going to Frost City this time was not without findings!"
Oh?
With those words, Lei Ming was pulled back to reality, and he quickly asked, "What findings? Tell me in detail!"
"It's like this, just yesterday morning, your subordinate saw a large number of Hidden Guard guards entering Frost City from the direction of the Imperial Dragon Manor!"
All the mission team members had witnessed this, and Zhan Wufeng felt it was better to report it directly rather than conceal it.
As for this batch of Hidden Guards, Zhan Wufeng knew very well that they must have been rescued by the God of Death.
But he didn't say it explicitly, after all, these people disappeared after entering the Imperial Dragon Manor, and Lei Ming must have some unspeakable secrets regarding them.
For this reason, Zhan Wufeng did not point it out clearly, lest knowing too much would provoke Lei Ming's killing intent.
"What! A large number of Hidden Guard guards?"
Upon hearing this, Lei Ming's heart suddenly trembled.
Although the Hidden Guard had regained control of Frost City, most of the guards were still from the Imperial Dragon Manor, and the guards belonging to the Hidden Guard were very limited.
This was also why Lei Ming had not rushed to reclaim Frost City. The guards were all from his own side, and reclaiming Frost City would be no difficulty.
But now it was different!
With a large number of Hidden Guard guards entering Frost City, reclaiming Frost City would likely require some effort.
Most importantly, these guards entered the city from the direction of the Imperial Dragon Manor!
Did something happen to the secret realm?
Impossible! For the Hidden Guard guards in the secret realm to return to Frost City, they would have to pass through the Imperial Dragon Manor!
With so many people passing through the Imperial Dragon Manor, even if the Imperial Dragon Manor raised a herd of pigs, they would have noticed!
Wait!
Yesterday morning, the Hidden Guard guards returned. If they really left from the Imperial Dragon Manor, then this group should have departed the night before.
And the night before, there was indeed some commotion. Feng Jun was leading guards to search for thieves all over the mountains and plains!
Thinking of this, Lei Ming's body suddenly trembled. Could it be that catching thieves was a pretense, and in reality, it was to clear the way for these Hidden Guard guards?
As he thought, Lei Ming smiled slightly and said, "It's nothing, just some guards. Even if they are stationed in Frost City, it won't be difficult for us to regain control of Frost City!"
"Wufeng, you've worked hard all the way, go back and rest first!"
While Lei Ming was silently dismissing Zhan Wufeng, he immediately summoned Shen Kuo.
"Shen Kuo, quickly go to the secret realm to see the situation inside, and then report back quickly!" Lei Ming said urgently upon seeing Shen Kuo.
"Yes!"
Seeing Lei Ming's irrefutable expression, Shen Kuo responded without a word and turned to leave.
"Remember, this matter cannot be told to anyone!" Lei Ming reminded Shen Kuo's retreating back.
...
Night.
In the small courtyard, Ye Cangtian quietly drank tea while gazing at the starry sky.
Now that he had completely fallen out with Lei Ming, why was it still so quiet?
With Lei Ming's unscrupulous nature, he should have made a move against him long ago! What was the other party preparing?
While he was pondering, the next moment, Ye Cangtian's eyebrows suddenly raised, and a presence quietly entered the room.
This presence was very familiar.
The next moment, a faint smile appeared on Ye Cangtian's face, and he also entered the room.
"Greetings, Lord God of Death!"
As soon as he entered the room, Ye Cangtian saw Zhan Wufeng kneeling on the ground on one knee.
He quickly stepped forward and helped Zhan Wufeng up before asking, "Wufeng, is there something you need me for at this late hour?"
Zhan Wufeng nodded, then said, "Previously, Lei Ming sent me out to investigate your whereabouts and intentions. However, in Frost City, I discovered a large number of Hidden Guard guards returning..."
"You guessed correctly, it was indeed my doing." Ye Cangtian admitted.
Upon hearing this, Zhan Wufeng continued, "Lord God of Death, what I want to say is that there were many of Lei Ming's men following me on this mission, and they also witnessed all of this. Therefore, I reported this matter to Lei Ming during the day!"
En?
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian's eyebrows furrowed.
He had anticipated this point, after all, with such a large commotion, it was impossible to hide it from Lei Ming's eyes and ears.
However, he did not expect that Lei Ming would discover it so quickly.
But this was not a problem. The Hidden Guard had already left, and coupled with his arrival at the Imperial Dragon Manor, it should attract Lei Ming's attention.
Moreover, he had also fallen out with Lei Ming, so Lei Ming would not trouble Frost City before eliminating him.
Thinking this, he looked at Zhan Wufeng and said slowly, "It's nothing, it's not your fault. In the future, if the Imperial Dragon Manor takes any action against Frost City, remember to notify me."
"Yes!"
Zhan Wufeng quickly responded, then bowed and withdrew from the room.
The main reason he came here was to inform Ye Cangtian of this matter, so as not to disrupt any of Ye Cangtian's plans.
Now that it was done, he naturally wouldn't linger, lest he attract the attention of those informants.
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