Chapter 744: The Fiend's Plot (Part 3)

Chapter 744: Chapter 223: The Fiend’s Plot (Part 3)

They wanted to use the Ten Thousand Gu Insects to increase their chances when the Small Forbidden Area in Cangnan Dao—the Molten Rock Forbidden Land—opened, enabling them to reap greater benefits from within.

As he connected the pieces, Shen Bai had already formulated a plan.

‘Since they all have their sights set on that Small Forbidden Area, I might as well go and pay them a visit,’ Shen Bai thought.

He stood up, patted Chief Wan’s shoulder, and said, “As for the Ten Thousand Gu Insects, I can’t guarantee I can get them back for you. But as it stands, you have no other choice. Take your people and pledge yourselves to Lingyun Dao.”

Chief Wan sighed.

He was only clinging to a sliver of hope. The truth was just as Shen Bai had said—they really had no other choice.

“What a shame. If I ever see that trash from the Yue Sect again, I’ll use every means at my disposal to fight them to the death.”

The hatred in Chief Wan’s heart was intense.

This was all the doing of those bastards from the Yue Sect. If it weren’t for them, the Ten Thousand Gu Insects would still be safe and sound.

The Gu Village would never have suffered such a loss.

Shen Bai smiled. “You don’t have to wait. You can have your revenge now.”

Chief Wan froze for a moment.

Using his Infinite Divination Skill, Shen Bai pointed in a direction and said, “Settling so many people all at once takes a great deal of time.”

“Right now, they’re camped in a hidden location a thousand li in that direction, waiting for the Great Yue Country to make arrangements for them.”

“Now is the time for revenge.”

“Chief Wan, take your people and join mine. We will wipe out this so-called Yue Sect.”

Hearing this, Chief Wan clenched his fists. “Lord Shen, please rest for a moment. Wait for me to gather my men, and we will depart at once.”

This was now a blood feud. Without any further ceremony, he immediately left the small building to gather his men.

Shen Bai stepped out of the small building and waited in the clearing outside.

After about the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn, Chief Wan arrived in the clearing with the members of the Gu Village.

Chief Wan had already explained the situation to them on the way.

Every Gu Village member present was filled with rage.

Seeing this, Shen Bai waved his hand. “Let’s go. Follow me. It’s time this so-called Calamity Source Mountain Range belonged to the Great Zhou Country.”

Without another word, he took the lead and soared into the sky.

Ding Quan and the other members of the Observatory, along with the people of the Gu Village, followed Shen Bai, rising into the air and flying swiftly toward a hidden location within the Calamity Source Mountain Range.

…

「In the Calamity Source Mountain Range, near the border with the Great Yue Country, lay a hidden location.」

A large number of people from the Yue Sect of the Gu Village were making camp here.

Their leader was a middle-aged man dressed in the attire of the Gu Village, a faint smile on his face.

The smile had been on Xiong Zerun’s face for a long time; it hadn’t vanished since the moment they arrived to make camp.

Every time he thought about how he had double-crossed Wan Qi, who was probably moping in misery right now, he felt a surge of glee.

‘The Great Zhou Country is just a nation on the verge of collapse, and he still wanted to side with them. I really don’t know what he was thinking,’ Xiong Zerun thought.

He felt his decision had been brilliant.

He had led his clansmen and successfully secured the patronage of the Great Yue Country, and had even established a connection with the legendary Era of Ten Thousand Cities.

In the future, when the Era of Ten Thousand Cities made its big move, he could just abandon the Great Yue Country and pledge himself to them instead.

In Xiong Zerun’s view, just surviving these days was a victory in itself. Being a turncoat didn’t matter one bit.

An Elder of the Yue Sect approached Xiong Zerun’s side. “Village Chief, we’ve received word from the Great Yue Country. They say we can fully relocate in three days. They’ll even give us our own mountain to rest and recuperate.”

The Elder’s face was also beaming with joy.

The people who had followed him here were all Xiong Zerun’s trusted confidants, and they all agreed that their leader’s decision was brilliant.

Xiong Zerun nodded. “Although it’s practically a sure thing, we can’t let our guard down. Have your men secure the perimeter. We won’t be truly safe until we’re completely inside the Great Yue Country.”

“Yes,” the Elder agreed.

He rarely heard the Village Chief describe anything as “a sure thing.” Now that he had, the Elder’s confidence soared.

He even began to daydream about the unimaginable wealth and glory they would enjoy after joining the Great Yue Country.

In the clearing, members of the Yue Sect sat around in small groups, some chatting idly, others eating freshly cooked food.

Everyone wore a relaxed expression.

Xiong Zerun surveyed the scene, thinking he might as well rest for a bit. ‘In any case, there are guards posted. I’ll know immediately if any trouble arises.’

But just then, something felt wrong.

The sound of wind rustled through the trees, seeming unnervingly loud in the hidden forest.

Wind in a forest was normal, but what wasn’t normal was that this wind carried the faint scent of blood.

Xiong Zerun hadn’t clawed his way to the position of Village Chief without wading through years of bloodshed. He only froze for an instant before he realized what was happening.

“Damn it, we’re under attack!”

In that same instant, Xiong Zerun whirled around, about to shout a warning.

But what followed was a truly terrifying sight.

Before him, the members of the Yue Sect, who had just been chatting and celebrating, suddenly stopped moving, as if their bodies had been frozen solid by an icy blast of wind.