Chapter 486 - 288: Return to Lei Family Village

Chapter 486: Chapter 288: Return to Lei Family Village

"So, they just want to quit while they’re ahead."

"Besides, Cang City won’t lose."

"Because they haven’t dealt with you. Your strength as a Vice Minister is a mountain capable of crushing them."

"My failure was due to the enemy having the element of surprise and my lack of intelligence. The situation is different now. They are in the open, and I am in the shadows. I can seize the initiative."

"Fundamentally, my mission isn’t to eliminate Jile Valley. It’s to stop them from allying with the Sea Fish Organization and openly rebelling. That much hasn’t changed."

Leng Wuque said calmly.

"Hmm..."

Su Xing understood what Leng Wuque was getting at. He wanted to kill Lin Loulan. Once their leader was dead, Jile Valley, now without her, might not continue to support the Sea Fish Organization. And without Jile Valley’s support, the Sea Fish Organization was nothing more than a band of sea pirates. In that case, they likely wouldn’t dare to proceed with their rebellion.

"What do you plan to do next, Team Leader Leng?"

Su Xing understood Leng Wuque’s logic. After thinking for a moment, he couldn’t come up with a better idea himself, so he asked.

"Know your enemy and know yourself, and you will never be defeated. Scouts go forth before the army moves. I first need to understand their current situation."

"It’s just that it’s inconvenient for me to move around. This wheelchair is a bit too conspicuous, and Li Ye has no means of concealing himself. I’ve heard that Vice Minister Su possesses a sword technique that allows him to hide his presence. Perhaps I could trouble Minister Su to make another trip to Lei Family Village."

Leng Wuque said, looking at Su Xing.

"Okay, leave it to me."

Su Xing thought for a moment and nodded. Among the three of them, he was indeed the most suitable one to go back. If Li Ye went, he’d likely be discovered before long, and another fight would break out. Only he could come and go without a trace, completely undetected.

"Good. Since Minister Su is so straightforward, we will await your good news. While you are investigating, we will do our best to contact reinforcements."

After they finished speaking, the two parties parted ways. Su Xing departed the peach blossom forest, treading on a path of Peach Blossoms as he returned to Lei Family Village. By now, his sword technique had achieved a state of effortless simplicity. Unlike before, where every move and stance had a specific name, his figure now vanished with a mere thought.

He stood at the entrance to Lei Family Village, gazing at the drizzling, rain-soaked village, and realized how drastically it had changed since his last visit.

The Sea Fish Organization was now in complete control of Lei Family Village, though they had only just arrived and likely hadn’t consolidated their power completely.

Moreover, Sea-Overturning Jiao still had his newly absorbed subordinates, who originally belonged to the Flipping River Mirage. This made Lei Family Village a chaotic mix of people. ’I should be able to gather some information from this mess.’

Thinking of this, Su Xing concealed his presence and walked into Lei Family Village. Compared to his last visit, when he had posed as a guest to gather information, his mood upon returning was quite different.

Because there was one thing he still couldn’t figure out.

Back then, the situation in Lei Family Village should have been a stalemate. Team Leader Leng and Lin Loulan were supposedly evenly matched; otherwise, Leng Wuque wouldn’t have stayed for so long. However, Lei Zhuang’s "escape" revealed the tip of the iceberg of Lin Loulan’s scheme, leading them to mistakenly believe that she had only colluded with Lei Zhuang.

However, the completely unexpected twist was that the entire Lei Family Village had secretly sided with Lin Loulan. This allowed her to sneak into the village under the cover of the residents, bringing two Tier Eight Powerhouses and so many members of Jile Valley with her, thereby achieving absolute superiority in strength.

You could say that the biggest reason Leng Wuque lost the battle of Lei Family Village was because of these villagers...

But,

This was also Su Xing’s greatest source of confusion.

This was an era of peace. It wasn’t like ancient times when people couldn’t afford to eat. Logically speaking, the villagers of Lei Family Village had no reason to rebel.

The Sea Fish Organization—they were the ones people in these coastal areas should hate. Why would the villagers choose to side with the Sea Fish Organization instead of helping the special organization and the government? It defied all common sense.

Perhaps...

They had their own reasons.

’Perhaps they had their own reasons,’ Su Xing thought. He had already reported the events at Lei Family Village to the special organization in Cang City. However, due to the sensitive nature of the intelligence, only a few people within the organization were aware of the situation.

Therefore, the news of the Lei Family Village rebellion hadn’t hit the press. The villagers still maintained their image as victims. Whether or not their actions would be exposed to the entire Xia Country would depend on what Su Xing discovered next.

’Alright, time to go inside and take a look.’

Su Xing thought to himself.

With that, his figure seemed to turn into a gust of wind, blowing into Lei Family Village in an instant. He arrived at the place where Zhang Wen and Zhao Wu had met their tragic deaths. He hadn’t come here intentionally; rather, arriving in this area simply reminded him of their deaths.

Su Xing looked around but couldn’t see their bodies anywhere. He didn’t believe for a second that their enemies would be kind enough to give them a proper burial. They were most likely piled up somewhere.

So, Su Xing walked a few steps to the spot where Leng Wuque and the others had been ambushed. At the time, Su Xing had been sealed on Sea Fish Island, so he only heard about this place from Li Ye afterward. The moment he arrived, however, he was hit by the thick stench of blood.

Although only a night had passed since the great battle, Lei Family Village had been rainy for the past two days. A stench of blood this heavy couldn’t have been left over from that fight.

"Hey! What are you doing!"

The two guards suddenly shouted in Su Xing’s direction. Su Xing didn’t move a muscle. He knew they couldn’t possibly be shouting at him. The two guards were so weak they couldn’t have withstood a single one of his fingers; there was no way they could see through his concealment.

Sure enough, behind Su Xing, there was a man clutching something. He had a somewhat sleazy appearance. Hearing the shout, he immediately spoke up:

"I-I just took a wrong turn!"

"Hmph, you Flipping River Mirage people are so clueless. The Chieftain already said that unauthorized personnel aren’t allowed near here. Now scram!"

At that, the man’s face turned pale and he immediately turned to leave. This made the two guards burst out laughing. One said in a contemptuous tone:

"Look at that coward. It’s killing me."

As they were mocking him, a thick odor wafted over from the side. It was so pungent their faces darkened, and they nearly threw up.

’BLECH... This stench of blood... So unlucky to be picked by the Chieftain to guard this door,’ one of them thought.

Of course, he didn’t dare say such a thing out loud. There was only one reason for this smell to suddenly appear: the door to the room had been opened. Only a few people were qualified to enter that room, and the Chieftain, Sea-Overturning Jiao, was one of them.

"Who was that man just now?"

Sea-Overturning Jiao asked, looking at the two guards.

"Reporting to the Chieftain, he’s one of the absorbed subordinates from the Flipping River Mirage. He accidentally took a wrong turn."

"Hmm... Those people from the special organization are likely to make a move soon, especially that Leng Wuque, Su Xing, and Li Ye. Those three are not to be underestimated. I want you all to stay sharp. Report to me immediately if you notice anything."

Sea-Overturning Jiao mulled it over for a moment but found nothing out of the ordinary, so he gave the two men a very serious warning.

"Don’t worry, Chieftain. We won’t even let a fly get in."

One of them said.

In reality, Su Xing was standing right beside them, watching the three of them. If he wanted to, he could kill Sea-Overturning Jiao on the spot. But there was no point. It might even help Lin Loulan speed up her unification of the Sea Fish Organization. So, Su Xing didn’t make a move, just silently listened to their conversation.

Until Sea-Overturning Jiao suddenly asked:

"The people close to Lei Zhuang, are they all here?"