Chapter 759: Reversal

Chapter 753: Setting a Trap!

“Changmao!” Inside the meeting hall, everyone called out joyfully. Wasn’t that Changmao’s voice? They immediately raised their heads to look at the rafters. Changmao was sprawled under a rafter, a smug, punchable look on his face, his gaze full of mischief as he looked down at them.

Seeing Changmao here, Shui Ruolan and the others were so emotional that tears welled up in their eyes. If Changmao was here, that meant Shen Haoran was too. They all knew about how Shen Haoran had been swept into a spatial storm. They had all thought he was dead. Now, it seemed he had not only survived but had also rushed back at this critical moment.

“Changmao, where’s the boss? Where’s the boss?” Zi Mo asked impatiently.

Hearing this, Changmao leaped down from the rafter, sat on the table, and said nonchalantly, “The boss is down the mountain having a heart-to-heart with the Blood Evil Alliance. Maybe he’ll lead them up here to attack tomorrow!”

At Changmao’s words, everyone’s faces instantly darkened. Shui Ruolan grabbed Changmao by the ear and said coldly, “Are you kidding me? Believe it or not, I’ll stew you and eat you.”

“Ow, ow, ow! Okay, okay! I’ll talk, I’ll tell you the truth!” Changmao was instantly subdued by Shui Ruolan and immediately begged for mercy.

“Here, this is the Brocade Bag the boss gave you.” Changmao spat out the Brocade Bag that Shen Haoran had prepared and handed it to Shui Ruolan. After taking the bag, Shui Ruolan opened it right away. When she saw Shen Haoran’s message, she shook her head helplessly.

“Ruolan, what is it? What did the boss say?” Long Zhen leaned in and asked.

“The boss is indeed down the mountain with the people from the Blood Evil Alliance. And he really is going to lead them up to attack tomorrow!” Shui Ruolan said, waving the letter from the Brocade Bag.

“No way! Could the boss have betrayed us?” Long Zhen exclaimed, his face full of disbelief. But just as he finished speaking, Long Mo rapped him on the head and said calmly, “He’s not that kind of person. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have sent us a message.”

“That’s right. The boss said we need to set up traps and an ambush in advance. This time, we can’t let a single person from the Blood Evil Alliance escape!” Shui Ruolan said in a low, serious voice, looking at everyone present.

“Great! I’ve been wanting to deal with those bastards for a long time. We can finally vent our frustrations!” Zi Mo roared, his neck red with excitement. ‘Shen Haoran is the best. The moment he’s back, we get to have a good, satisfying fight. Following him, we’d never have to put up with this kind of humiliation.’

A fierce glint flashed in the eyes of the others as well. For the past two months, the numerous sects of the Southern Domain had formed the Blood Evil Alliance to attack the Five Elements Sect. The Alliance was a force that even the Five Elements Sect at its peak would have found somewhat difficult to handle, let alone now, after a war that had nearly wiped out the entire Sect. The Five Elements Sect had only recovered about half of its former strength; faced with the Blood Evil Alliance, they could only take the beatings passively, hiding in the Red Flame Mountain Range, too afraid to venture out. How could they not be excited now that they could finally fight back?

Afterward, under the organization of Chen Yu and Shui Ruolan, all the disciples of the Five Elements Sect mobilized. They began to set up traps and offensive arrays in the location Shen Haoran had specified. Even the Shen Clan Members joined in.

After a busy day, the Five Elements Sect had filled every possible location with traps. The power of these traps might not be of much use against Spirit Aspect and Spirit Emperor-level experts, but for Martial Artists below the Spirit Aspect Tier, they were indeed fatal.

‘Now, we just wait for the fish to take the bait,’ Shui Ruolan murmured, looking at the mountain pass.

The night passed without incident. The next morning, as the first rays of sunlight fell upon Shen Haoran’s face, his tightly closed eyes slowly opened.

Glancing at Changmao, who had returned at some unknown point during the night, a cold smile touched the corners of Shen Haoran’s lips. He then lifted the tent flap and stepped outside.

“Assemble!” Looking at the silent camp, Shen Haoran took a deep breath and shouted. A powerful soundwave instantly spread out, causing the Martial Artists inside their tents to scramble around in alarm.

“Sir, what’s wrong?” The trio of Wang Zhang and the others scrambled before Shen Haoran and asked anxiously.

“Assemble. Prepare to attack the Five Elements Sect!” Shen Haoran said flatly, then took the lead and began walking toward the Five Elements Sect’s main gate.

Seeing this, Wang Zhang and his two companions shook themselves alert and quickly gathered the Blood Evil Alliance’s Martial Artists. They followed behind Shen Haoran in a great procession, heading toward the main gate of the Five Elements Sect.

Arriving at the foot of the Five Elements Sect’s gate, Shen Haoran gazed at the weather-beaten entrance, a flicker of nostalgia in his eyes. It had been many years since he had last returned after leaving the Five Elements Sect. Seeing this gate now felt so familiar. ‘Turns out,’ he thought, ‘I’ve long since considered the Five Elements Sect my second home.’

“Sir, the Five Elements Sect has a Sect Protection Array outside its main gate. We’ll have to rely on you to break it!” Wang Zhang stepped forward to remind Shen Haoran. After speaking, he took a sword from a Blood Evil Alliance Martial Artist and hurled it directly at the Five Elements Sect. Just as the longsword was about to pass through the main gate, a terrifying burst of energy shot out, instantly melting the blade.

Seeing this, Shen Haoran nodded. He then walked slowly toward the Five Elements Sect’s gate. Arriving before it, he flicked his fingers, and several streams of black flame shot out, striking the Five Elements Sect’s Protection Array.

As the black flames collided with the Sect Protection Array, a strange ripple of energy spread out. Immediately after, everyone heard a sound like shattering glass. The Sect Protection Array that had hindered them for over a month was broken, just like that.

“Sir, it’s… it’s already dealt with?” Wang Zhang stared at Shen Haoran in disbelief. ‘That was way too easy.’

Shen Haoran didn’t reply, only gave Wang Zhang a passing glance before taking the lead and walking into the Five Elements Sect.

Seeing Shen Haoran pass through the former location of the Sect Protection Array unharmed, Wang Zhang and the others breathed a long sigh of relief and quickly followed his steps into the Five Elements Sect.

After everyone from the Blood Evil Alliance had entered the Five Elements Sect, the Sect Protection Array that had vanished slowly reappeared, though none of them noticed.

Wang Zhang and his men followed behind Shen Haoran. As they went deeper into the Five Elements Sect, the trio suddenly felt that something was off. The surrounding atmosphere was oppressive, making Wang Zhang feel uneasy all over.

“Sir, don’t you think there’s something strange about this Five Elements Sect?” Wang Zhang asked with a frown.

“Yes, Sir! It’s too quiet. Terrifyingly quiet. For us to just swagger into the Five Elements Sect’s territory without them even sounding an alarm… it’s just too abnormal!” Zhang Xiong also surveyed their surroundings warily, his brows tightly furrowed.

However, Shen Haoran gave no response to their words. Wang Zhang and the other two could only frown and continue forward. But they suddenly had a feeling that this so-called Elder Ning in front of them didn’t seem like he was here to destroy the Five Elements Sect. On the contrary, he acted as if he were in his own home—far too casual…