Ye Changsheng was startled when he heard Lu Fugui’s words. “Could this fellow have noticed something?”
A flash of astonishment also passed through the Longbrow True Person’s eyes.
However, Ye Changsheng remained calm and composed. He said, “City Lord Lu, what are you talking about?”
“How could I possibly want your life?”
“Unless, of course, you have done something to betray the sect leader and betray the Yin-Yang Sect.”
Lu Fugui laughed heartily. “I am the City Lord of Bright City. My elder brother is the Grand Elder of the Yin-Yang Sect. Both of us are loyal to the sect leader. How could we possibly betray the Yin-Yang Sect?”
“That is good to hear,” Ye Changsheng replied. “Then hurry up and bring the items from the treasury.”
“Yes!” Lu Fugui responded, then stepped through the rear courtyard gate.
Ye Changsheng immediately sent a voice transmission to the Longbrow True Person and Elder Ox. “Old man, Dali, stay on high alert. This Lu Fugui is far more cunning than we imagined.”
“Do not worry. He is only at the mid-Nascent Soul stage. He cannot stir up much trouble,” the Longbrow True Person replied nonchalantly.
Ye Changsheng scanned the guards in the courtyard and suddenly sensed something was off.
Because, among the thousands of guards, not a single one appeared drunk.
This was highly unusual.
“Could it be that Lu Fugui really has discovered something?” Ye Changsheng frowned slightly and transmitted, “Old man, Dali, let us head to the treasury.”
“No way. Lu Fugui has not brought the wine yet,” the Longbrow True Person said, refusing to move from his seat.
“Have you never bloody drunk wine before?” Ye Changsheng was starting to lose his temper.
The Longbrow True Person chuckled slyly. “This poor Daoist truly has never tasted thousand-year-old fine wine. I have no idea what it tastes like. I am really looking forward to it!”
Ye Changsheng said, “I have a feeling something is not right. Old man, we should…”
Before he could finish speaking.
Suddenly, Lu Fugui’s figure emerged from the rear courtyard gate, but his hands were empty. He carried nothing at all.
“Where are the items?” Ye Changsheng asked.
Lu Fugui smiled brightly and said, “Divine son, today is my birthday. I have had quite a lot to drink, and earlier I got muddled. There is something I forgot to tell you.”
“I am afraid you will not be able to take the things from the treasury.”
Ye Changsheng’s expression darkened. “What do you mean?”
Lu Fugui laughed. “Because the items in the treasury have already been taken by someone else.”
“You dare to fool me?” Ye Changsheng’s tone turned cold. “Lu Fugui, I came here this time on behalf of the sect leader to carry out an inspection. Collecting resources is also the sect leader’s command. Even though you have the Grand Elder protecting you, if you dare to defy the sect leader’s orders, you will not be able to bear the consequences.”
“Divine son, please do not be angry. Everything I said is the truth. I have not deceived you,” Lu Fugui replied. “The items in the City Lord’s mansion treasury have indeed already been handed over to another person.”
“Who?” Ye Changsheng asked.
“Me!” A vigorous and powerful voice rang out.
Immediately afterwards, with a loud clang, a door burst open, and a young man stepped out from within.
Ye Changsheng, the Longbrow True Person, and Elder Ox instantly looked up.
The young man had a tall and imposing figure. A majestic pressure radiated from his entire body. His handsome and dashing features were covered in icy coldness, and his gaze fixed coldly on Ye Changsheng.
After the young man emerged from the room, two old men followed closely behind him and quickly positioned themselves beside Lu Fugui.
Clearly, these two old men were Lu Fugui’s personal bodyguards.
“Master, these three are all at the peak of the Tongshen realm,” Elder Ox transmitted secretly as a reminder.
The young man stopped three metres away from Ye Changsheng. He looked at him with eyes full of scrutiny.
Ye Changsheng did not recognise the young man, but he noticed the Yin-Yang Sect emblem embroidered on his clothing. Clearly, this young man was from the Yin-Yang Sect.
Moreover, his status was undoubtedly very high. Ye Changsheng could not gauge the young man’s exact identity, so he remained silent.
“Song Que, you have quite the nerve. You still have not paid your respects upon seeing me?” the young man shouted.
When Ye Changsheng heard this, he immediately understood that this young man’s position within the Yin-Yang Sect was higher than Song Que’s.
“To reach the peak of the Tongshen realm at such a young age, and to hold a higher status than Song Que in the Yin-Yang Sect, his identity can only be that of one of the Yin-Yang Sect’s divine sons!”
“I wonder whether this fellow is the second divine son or the first divine son of the Yin-Yang Sect?”
With this thought, Ye Changsheng stood up, cupped his hands, and said, “Greetings to…”
“No need!” The young man waved his hand to interrupt Ye Changsheng and declared, “I am the second divine son of the Yin-Yang Sect, Su Wuming.”
The second divine son?
The Longbrow True Person was stunned for a moment, then secretly transmitted, “Little brat, it looks like we have another chance to kill off a divine son.”
“Do not get too excited yet,” Ye Changsheng transmitted back. “Do you not find it strange that this Su Wuming is appearing here?”
“It is very likely that our identities have already been exposed.”
The Longbrow True Person was startled. “No way?”
At that precise moment, Su Wuming looked at Ye Changsheng again and said, “Song Que… no, I should call you Ye Changsheng. I am not mistaken, am I?”
Upon hearing this, Ye Changsheng, the Longbrow True Person, and Elder Ox were all shocked.
Su Wuming sneered coldly. “Ye Changsheng, I must admit, this divine son has a certain amount of admiration for you.”
“With such low cultivation, you have killed so many people. Tang Ye, Yun Jie, and Song Que all died by your hand.”
“Not only that, but you also wiped out the city lords of seven cities. You impersonated Song Que, swindled your way through, and deceived countless treasures.”
“If you had stopped earlier, perhaps you could have lived a little longer.”
“Unfortunately, your greed knows no bounds. You actually dared to come to Bright City to continue your deception.”
Su Wuming continued, “This divine son has been waiting here for you for quite some time.”
This is bad. We have fallen into a trap.
Ye Changsheng inwardly cried out in alarm, but having experienced life-and-death situations multiple times, his composure far surpassed that of ordinary people. Even though he knew they had fallen into a trap, he remained remarkably calm.
The smile had completely vanished from Lu Fugui’s face. Instead, it was filled with murderous intent as he pointed at Ye Changsheng and shouted, “Ye Changsheng, you have some nerve. After killing so many people, you still dared to come here and deceive me. Today is the day you die.”
The Longbrow True Person sneered disdainfully. “Just with the few of you, you think you can kill us? Keep dreaming!”
Su Wuming laughed. “Ye Changsheng, since this divine son is here, do not even think about escaping.”
Seeing Su Wuming’s completely confident and fearless demeanour, Ye Changsheng guessed that the other side must have already laid an inescapable net.
Sure enough.
As soon as Su Wuming finished speaking.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…
More than a thousand guards in the City Lord’s mansion rose at once, drew their weapons, and completely surrounded the three of them, leaving no gap whatsoever.
And that was not all.
“Boom!”
A massive sound erupted in the sky.
Ye Changsheng looked up and saw that Song Que’s Wind-Riding Boat had been smashed to pieces with a single palm strike. A white-haired old man stepped out from a rift in the void.
A Saint realm expert!
Elder Ox immediately stepped forward, staying close to Ye Changsheng to guard against the Saint realm expert targeting him.
However, it was far from over.
Immediately afterwards, another rift appeared in the void, and a second old man emerged from it. He stood shoulder to shoulder with the previous white-haired old man, and terrifying saintly might rolled out in all directions.
