“Huh?!”
“Wang Defa?”
Jiang Yaqing, who just a moment ago was sneakily discussing with Chen Yu how to deal with Liao Dao, was almost instantly frozen in place, letting out a cry of disbelief.
What was going on?
Her wide eyes clearly showed Jiang Yaqing's disbelief.
Leading a demon legion.
Liao Dao?
“Chen Yu, are you serious?” After a long period of shock, Jiang Yaqing frowned deeply, her eyes fixed on the wristband projection, brimming with disbelief. “Don’t say such jokes casually. Liao Dao, that punk who used to hang around Ye Cheng, scurrying for his life in our region, unknown if alive or dead, and you’re saying he’s now leading a demon legion? Demons???”
“You could also call them monsters.”
Considering the specific situation in Lan Feng City, to truly call it a demon legion seemed a bit inaccurate. At least in Mi Ye’s projection, demon figures were almost nonexistent.
Instead, there were monsters that had returned to their primal forms, covering the sky and the earth.
“You’re really serious.” Jiang Yaqing, still disbelieving, asked again, “This is a cave, we don’t play April Fools’ jokes here.”
“Why would I lie to you?”
“Haven’t you done this enough times?”
“……”
Looking at Jiang Yaqing’s slightly resentful expression, Chen Yu touched his nose, not entirely confident.
He had indeed “taken advantage” of Jiang Yaqing quite a bit in the past.
Jiang Yaqing had played a significant role in Chen Yu’s rapid development.
Clearing his throat twice, Chen Yu said, touching his nose,
“I’m not bluffing you this time.”
Jiang Yaqing remained silent for a long time in the projection. She stood like a statue in the snow. If not for seeing the white mist from her breath, Chen Yu would have suspected that the network in the cave had frozen.
No one knew what Jiang Yaqing was thinking.
In Chen Yu’s opinion, perhaps she simply couldn’t believe the reality of it all in such a short time. In fact, let alone Jiang Yaqing, he himself was shocked when he saw that Liao Dao, wearing a straw cloak, with shifty eyes and a hint of smugness.
This bastard was alive.
And had managed to climb into the management ranks of the demons, posing a threat to his Feng Qi City.
For Chen Yu and the others,
Liao Dao was merely a name with a faint impression, nothing else worth mentioning.
Yet, it was this person whom no one paid attention to.
Who had stood at the pinnacle of Lan Feng City.
Gazing towards Feng Qi City, threatening the safety of the entire Feng Qi City territory.
“Don’t overthink it.”
Seeing that Jiang Yaqing hadn’t spoken for a long time, Chen Yu looked at her and then smiled.
“I’m telling you this just to share with you.”
“Only a few people know about my conflict with Liao Dao, and I don’t have many people to talk to nearby. I just wanted to chat with you. Don’t overthink it.”
Jiang Yaqing in the projection still didn’t speak.
However, this time she wasn’t just standing there dumbfounded for a long time. Instead, she was pacing back and forth in the snow, her brows furrowed.
Suddenly—
She stopped, her expression solemn.
“What about Ye Cheng?”
“I haven’t seen him,” Chen Yu shook his head. Jiang Yaqing, upon hearing this, was full of disbelief. “That’s absolutely impossible. I’ve investigated Liao Dao.”
“Why would you investigate him?”
“None of your business!”
A faint blush appeared on Jiang Yaqing’s cheeks, and she glared fiercely.
“I just investigated him.”
“Alright, alright, you investigated. What were the results?” Chen Yu said with a wry smile.
“He’s from Ye Cheng.”
“I know.”
Chen Yu had known that Liao Dao was affiliated with Ye Cheng since he had started developing his own strength. It wasn’t a secret at all. When he learned this result, he was more grateful for his judgment at the time when facing Ye Cheng.
Scoundrel!
The first time he saw Ye Cheng, he felt that he was no good.
As expected, Liao Dao was his subordinate.
The resource blockade plan also originated from Ye Cheng. Liao Dao was, at best, an executor.
Chen Yu had always remembered this.
He had been thinking that if he could ever capture Ye Cheng, he wouldn’t want Ye Cheng’s life, but rather throw him into a mine pit and make him mine for the rest of his life.
Not even allowed to die.
Unfortunately, he hadn’t encountered Ye Cheng since then, and this matter, though ranked on his agenda, could only be left unresolved.
“Then that means Ye Cheng must definitely be here too.”
Jiang Yaqing spread her hands and said, “You don’t really think Liao Dao, with his brain, could manage to control a monster army and cooperate with the demons, do you? Ye Cheng’s blockade plan against you was a good strategy, but Liao Dao’s intelligence wasn’t enough, and he didn’t execute it well. I discussed it with Xu Nuo afterward; if the two of us had executed it, your development would truly have been suppressed.”
Whether the strategy was good or not wasn't important.
It had all passed.
What Chen Yu cared about was what Jiang Yaqing said earlier: Liao Dao had Ye Cheng behind him.
“Is there such a possibility?” Chen Yu looked skeptical.
“You should know that I have people under me, right? Their existence provided me with convenience during the early stages of cave exploration,” Jiang Yaqing said. “I know you have them too, or whether you do or not is unimportant. What’s important is that aristocratic families secretly cultivate many loyal guards. No matter when, they will absolutely be loyal to the main family. This is why, even after entering the caves, those people are still willing to work for my family. Liao Dao is one of Ye Cheng’s loyal guards.”
Chen Yu listened silently, enlightened in his heart.
He had wondered why those people were still so loyal even after entering the caves. But if they were loyal guards cultivated by their families, it made sense.
In historical dramas, noble families always had such hidden guards.
They would be instilled with the idea of loyalty to the main family from a young age, becoming deeply ingrained until death.
“Think about it again…”
“When you used food, your bread meal, to counter Liao Dao, do you think Liao Dao had any chance of survival in the entire region?”
“Even in such a situation, he is still alive.”
“How did he survive?”
“His sudden disappearance into thin air, wasn’t it someone who secretly protected him?”
“Someone who had such energy in the early stages of the cave exploration.”
“Must be from an aristocratic family!”
Jiang Yaqing’s words were forceful, and Chen Yu squinted his eyes, nodding inwardly.
“Which aristocratic family would save him?”
“You were at your peak in the caves back then. No one would have protected him and offended you. Only his master, Ye Cheng, could have done this.”
“And now you say he has defected to the demons.”
“If Ye Cheng wasn’t operating behind the scenes, I wouldn’t believe it. Even if you didn’t see Ye Cheng’s figure, he was definitely pulling the strings attached to Liao Dao all along. He hides in the shadows, waiting for his opportunity. This is his usual modus operandi; he always thinks he's good at manipulating people and being the mastermind behind the scenes.”
“Ye Cheng is a very cunning person.”
Jiang Yaqing narrowed her eyes and smiled lightly, looking at Chen Yu in the projection, speaking in a low voice.
“You really need to be careful of him.”
“Be careful of Ye Cheng.”
“If you’re even slightly careless, Ye Cheng might truly devour you, without even spitting out the bones.”
“That’s the kind of person he is!”