Chapter 758: "Interrogation

Chapter 752

“Hehe, you don’t need to trouble yourself with such an unpleasant task, milord. Just leave it to us!” Wang Zhang said with a smile as he stepped forward, seeing Xue Ling about to pick up the two corpses.

“There’s no need. I have a use for these two bodies!” Shen Haoran took a step forward, directly blocking Wang Zhang. He then nodded at Xue Ling, who picked up the two corpses and walked out.

Watching Xue Ling’s retreating figure, Wang Zhang gave an awkward laugh and thought no more of it. ‘They’re just two corpses. I heard the Elders of Fallen Valley enjoy refining corpses into Puppets. As long as Shen Haoran is happy, what’s the harm in letting him take them?’

“Um… Elder Ning, have you found the core of the Five Elements Sect’s Protection Array?” Wang Zhang sidled up and asked. Zhang Xiong and Niu Chong also looked at Shen Haoran with anticipation.

“Go gather our forces. We will attack the Five Elements Sect tomorrow. This time, we will take them all down for good!” Shen Haoran said nonchalantly, his hands clasped behind his back.

Hearing Shen Haoran’s words, joy appeared on the faces of Wang Zhang and the other two. This meant he had found the core of the Five Elements Sect’s Protection Array. Their admiration for Shen Haoran grew even stronger. He had solved a problem in under ten minutes that they hadn’t been able to crack for a month. Once they completely dealt with the people from the Five Elements Sect tomorrow, their mission would be complete. Then they would receive their reward from the Blood Evil Alliance and no longer have to toil away out here.

At this thought, the three of them immediately went out to assemble their forces, and the entire camp instantly burst into a flurry of activity.

Shen Haoran was given a large tent. After Wang Zhang and the others left, Shen Haoran immediately summoned Changmao and handed him a Brocade Bag. “Take this Brocade Bag to Ruolan,” he said. “She’ll know what to do.”

After receiving the Brocade Bag, Changmao nodded, and with a flash, his figure vanished from the spot. Once Changmao was gone, Shen Haoran sat down on the bed, his brow furrowed in thought. A moment later, with a flicker of his will, Fire Vajra appeared before him. Shen Haoran whispered a few words in Fire Vajra’s ear, and Fire Vajra also transformed into a streak of light, departing without a sound.

After Fire Vajra left, Shen Haoran’s expression finally relaxed. He then glanced toward the mountain forest and murmured, “‘I wonder how Xue Ling is doing over there.'”

In the mountain forest, Xue Ling carried the two “corpses” to a cave. After confirming no one had followed her, she laid the two men on the ground. Then, she took the Elixirs Shen Haoran had given her and placed them in their mouths.

“COUGH, COUGH…”

As the two Elixirs went down, the two corpses, which had been pale and devoid of life, suddenly began to cough. Their tightly shut eyes slowly opened, and the light gradually returned to them. After consuming the two Elixirs, the two “dead” men had come back to life.

It turned out Shen Haoran had never intended to harm these two disciples from the Five Elements Sect; he couldn’t bring himself to do it. With Wang Zhang and the others present earlier, Shen Haoran had merely put on a show. He used his powerful Spiritual Thought to seal off the two disciples’ Seas of Consciousness and Dantians, putting them into a state of suspended animation to deceive Wang Zhang and his men before reviving them.

The two Five Elements Sect disciples looked at their own revival with complete disbelief. They stared at Xue Ling, confused, hoping to get some answers from her.

“You two should return to the Five Elements Sect to recuperate. You did very well this time. The Yao Sect is proud to have disciples like you!” Xue Ling said coolly, looking at the two heavily injured disciples. Shen Haoran had taught her these words; with her icy personality, she would never have been able to say such things on her own.

“You… why did you save us?” the two men asked, looking at Xue Ling with confusion. Back in the tent, this woman had clearly been with the man who “killed” them. And those people from the Blood Evil Alliance had been extremely respectful toward the man who was about to “kill” them. The two of them couldn’t understand why that person would save them.

“Because he is the Sect Leader of your Yao Sect, Shen Haoran!” Xue Ling stated flatly.

Hearing Xue Ling’s words, the two Five Elements Sect disciples froze on the spot, their expressions quickly turning fervent. ‘The Sect Leader of the Yao Sect! He’s a legendary figure within the Five Elements Sect! Other than the Core Disciples of the Yao Sect, no one has ever seen the Sect Leader in person!’

After a moment of excitement, the two Five Elements Sect disciples left under Xue Ling’s watchful gaze. Having completed her task, Xue Ling also returned to the Blood Evil Alliance’s encampment.

“How did it go?” Shen Haoran asked anxiously as he saw Xue Ling return.

“They’ve gone back. They just got a little… excited when they heard your name,” Xue Ling said, looking at Shen Haoran curiously. She was very interested to know what had happened with him in the Five Elements Sect to make two disciples he’d never met so emotional.

“Good. Now, we just wait for tomorrow’s show,” Shen Haoran said with a long sigh of relief. He then sat down cross-legged to wait for the next day to arrive. Xue Ling stood silently beside him, fiddling with her hair.

…

「Meanwhile, inside the Five Elements Sect.」

Chen Yu, Shui Ruolan, and a few others were gathered in the meeting hall. Old Sir Shen was also present. The atmosphere in the hall was heavy, and everyone wore grim expressions, their faces etched with worry.

“Sect Leader, the Blood Evil Alliance’s attacks are growing fiercer. If this continues, they’ll be able to destroy our Sect Protection Array even without finding its core!” Shui Ruolan said in a low voice.

Shui Ruolan’s delicate brows were tightly knit. Several years had passed, and she had grown even more beautiful. She had also become an Elder of the Five Elements Sect, as had Zi Mo, Long Zhen, and Long Mo. Although the sect still operated under the name of the Five Elements Sect, eighty percent of its disciples had joined the Yao Sect. One could say the Five Elements Sect had become the domain of the Yao Sect.

“Those bastards! Let’s go out and fight them to the death! Even if I die, I’ll take two of them down with me!” Zi Mo roared, slamming his hand on the table, his face filled with rage. He couldn’t stand this feeling of being stifled, being surrounded and attacked. In the past, he would have charged out long ago.

“We can’t act on impulse,” Long Mo said gravely. “The Blood Evil Alliance’s arrival was too sudden. Their goal doesn’t seem to be simply to destroy our Five Elements Sect. They appear to have another objective. We mustn’t be reckless until we figure out what that is.”

Hearing Long Mo’s words, everyone nodded in agreement. Zi Mo could only pound the table in frustration and fell silent.

“But what could their objective be? I really can’t figure it out,” Shui Ruolan said, rubbing her aching temples. ‘Other than the heritage accumulated over hundreds of years, the Five Elements Sect doesn’t have anything that would interest the Blood Evil Alliance. What are they after?’

“Sigh… if only Shen Haoran were here. With his intelligence, he would definitely be able to figure out their intentions,” Chen Yu said with a long sigh. At his words, everyone’s expressions dimmed, and the atmosphere grew even heavier.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk. Letting a measly little Blood Evil Alliance get you into such a state… you’re really letting your boss down!” Just as the mood hit its lowest point, a teasing voice echoed through the meeting hall, causing everyone’s spirits to instantly soar…