After settling everything in Jilong City, Ye Cangtian parted ways with Zuo Bai.
The latter returned directly to Imperial Dragon Villa, while Ye Cangtian headed back to Dragon City.
This was an arrangement between him and the Blazing Fire Institute and Gale Tower. After the operation, they would return to Dragon City for a meeting.
After more than ten days of day and night travel, Ye Cangtian and his group finally returned to Dragon City.
In the office of the Hidden Group's headquarters.
Lan Yue frowned as she looked at the message in her hand, a hint of helplessness on her face.
She was constantly monitoring Ye Cangtian's movements, but all the information was delayed.
For instance, the current message indicated that Ye Cangtian had already arrived at Jilong City on the southeastern border and successfully rendezvoused with people from Imperial Dragon Villa.
Logically, the next step should have been the battle to eliminate the Five Poisons Gate, but the message provided no further details.
As for the casualties and the overall situation of this battle, nothing was mentioned. She would have to wait a few more days for definitive news.
During this period, she couldn't help but worry.
After all, the battle between the two sides was extremely dangerous. Even though Ye Cangtian was a Heaven-level expert, his survival couldn't be guaranteed 100%. Who knew what powerful foundations the Five Poisons Gate possessed!
*Ding! Dong! Ding!*
Just then, a knock echoed on the door. Lan Yue looked up and saw her assistant, Feifei, walking towards her with a sway.
Seeing the smile on Feifei's face, Lan Yue immediately realized that the other party must have received some good news.
So she quickly asked, "Feifei, what good news is there? Is it about junior brother's final situation?"
"Mm."
Feifei replied with a smile and said, "You could say that. Lord Ye should have won..."
Hearing this, Lan Yue frowned and said crossly, "Winning is winning, what do you mean 'should have'?"
Seeing Lan Yue's displeasure, Feifei quickly stepped forward and said with a smile, "The situation at the Five Poisons Gate hasn't been reported yet, but Lord Ye has already returned. It's reasonable to assume he won..."
"Huh?"
Lan Yue was slightly stunned and then understood that Feifei was teasing her.
Thinking this, she glared at Feifei and said crossly, "Alright, Feifei, you dare to play tricks on me now. Just you wait, see how I deal with you..."
Although she said this, Lan Yue didn't actually deal with Feifei. Instead, she flashed and left the room.
If Ye Cangtian had returned and hadn't come to see her, he would have definitely gone back to Qingfeng Hall first.
As expected, Lan Yue found Ye Cangtian and the others in Qingfeng Hall.
"Junior brother, you've gone too far. Not coming to see me first after returning? Do you know how worried I was about you?"
Lan Yue, like a little wronged wife, walked towards Ye Cangtian with her hands on her hips.
Ye Cangtian heard this and chuckled, saying, "Senior sister, I know you're busy, so I didn't dare to disturb you..."
"Don't even try it. Who are you trying to fool with that excuse!" Lan Yue interrupted him directly.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian shrugged helplessly and said, "Alright, I was weary from traveling and enduring the elements along the way. I wanted to come back and get a good night's sleep before seeing you!"
*Hmph!*
Although Lan Yue let out a soft hmph upon hearing this, a look of concern flashed across her face.
So she didn't press the matter further.
The next moment, she came to Ye Cangtian's side, sat down, and then asked, "Tell me, how was it with the Five Poisons Gate?"
Lan Yue had received other news successively, but the battle situation with the Five Poisons Gate was still missing.
Now that she saw Ye Cangtian, she didn't need to wait for a battle report and asked directly.
Ye Cangtian heard this, sat down as well, and then said, "It went smoothly enough. The casualties were a bit over the limit, but we still successfully eliminated the Five Poisons Gate headquarters..."
He naturally wouldn't hide anything from Lan Yue and told her about everything that happened along the way.
When she heard about Du Chuan's betrayal, Lan Yue wished she could rush to Jilong City and personally kill the traitor.
But when she heard that Ye Cangtian had forced Du Chuan to return to the Hidden Group, she gradually felt relieved. After all, it wasn't easy for the Hidden Group to cultivate talent.
It was better for him to continue serving the Hidden Group than to be killed.
Meanwhile, after explaining everything, Ye Cangtian inquired about the current state of the Hidden Group.
Lan Yue patiently recounted.
After Ye Cangtian left, things in Dragon City were relatively stable, and there were no major issues with other Hidden Group branches.
In short, apart from worrying about Ye Cangtian, Lan Yue had a relatively leisurely time during this period.
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian felt a sense of relief.
He stretched and then said, "Now that the Five Poisons Gate has been eliminated, besides guarding against the Flying Cloud Pavilion, there shouldn't be any major issues. I can also relax for a few days."
Lan Yue nodded. Ye Cangtian had been working tirelessly for the sake of the Huaxia Ruins, and he deserved a good rest.
Thinking this, she turned to the two women beside him and asked, "Relaxing is fine, but shouldn't you introduce these two beauties first?"
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian immediately slapped his forehead and quickly said, "This is Xue Qi, and the other is Bing Yao. They were disciples of Snow Peak before, and now they are disciples of Han Xiang of Tianmen Fort..."
As Ye Cangtian briefly introduced them, Xue Qi and Bing Yao quickly bowed to Lan Yue.
They naturally wouldn't dare to neglect someone whom even Ye Cangtian called Senior Sister.
Seeing this, Lan Yue quickly stepped forward to help the two women up and said with a smile, "Welcome, my dear sisters, to Dragon City. Feel free to ask for anything you need..."
"That's wrong."
Ye Cangtian interrupted Lan Yue with a smile and then said, "Senior Sister, they are not here to visit, but to stay with the Hidden Group."
This was the wish of Xue Qi and Bing Yao. Originally, they wanted to join either the Hidden Group or Imperial Dragon Villa.
But later they heard that the Hidden Group's core strength was weak, and quasi-Heaven-level experts were too scarce.
To better help Ye Cangtian, the two women decided to join the Hidden Group.
"Really?"
Lan Yue was suddenly stunned and looked at Ye Cangtian doubtfully. After he nodded, she became excited.
Judging by their aura, the cultivation of the two women had reached the quasi-Heaven level, which was exactly what the Hidden Group needed most.
Thinking this, Lan Yue quickly went to the two women and said, "My dear sisters, welcome to the Hidden Group. If you need anything in the future, feel free to come to me..."
Seeing Lan Yue's enthusiasm, Xue Qi and Bing Yao nodded repeatedly.
Meanwhile, Ye Cangtian fell silent for a moment and then asked, "By the way, Senior Sister, has any news come back from the other four sub-factions of the Five Poisons Gate?"
Hearing this, Lan Yue was slightly taken aback and then shook her head, saying, "The news that has come back is that they have reached the cities near the sub-factions, but the specific results should be on their way and will arrive in the next couple of days."
After all, the remaining were just sub-factions of the Five Poisons Gate, without any top experts. Resistance wouldn't be strong.
With the strength of the Blazing Fire Institute, Gale Tower, and Imperial Dragon Villa, dealing with these sub-factions was like a dimensionality reduction attack. There wouldn't be any unexpected situations, nor would it take too long.
This was why Lan Yue made such a prediction.
"Mm, let me know when you have any news."
Ye Cangtian nodded and then took out the improved mental power combat technique from his Qiankun Bag and pushed it towards her.
Seeing her questioning gaze, Ye Cangtian remained silent for a moment and then said, "This is my improved version, which includes some mental power attack methods. Senior Sister, take it back and study it carefully!"
Now that Lan Yue was acting as the leader of the Hidden Group, and the Flying Cloud Pavilion might make a move against her to obtain the Four Great Seals,
Ye Cangtian did this to give Lan Yue more means of self-preservation.
"Ah?"
Lan Yue was stunned by this and then her eyes immediately lit up with excitement.
For her, there was no shortage of cultivation techniques; the only thing she lacked was mental power attack methods.
As her mental power grew stronger, her need for mental power attack methods became increasingly urgent.
And now that Ye Cangtian was directly passing on attack methods to her, it truly made her extremely excited.
*Ahem.*
Seeing Lan Yue's excited state, Ye Cangtian coughed lightly, his expression becoming serious.
"Senior Sister, I must solemnly remind you that your mental power is still too weak. So, unless it is absolutely necessary, do not use mental power attacks!"
"Once the opponent's mental power is stronger than yours, you will face severe backlash, and the consequences will be dire."
Ye Cangtian's words were not only for Lan Yue but also for Yao Bao'er and the others present. He did not want these people to make foolish mistakes in such matters...