Chapter 78: Putting on an Act and Finding a Scapegoat!
Ye Fan questioned Chu Feng again, hoping to learn who was behind Elder Zhang.
But Chu Feng genuinely seemed to know nothing.
Blood began flowing from his seven orifices, and eventually, the immense mental pressure became too much for him. His entire mind collapsed, and he passed out without revealing any other useful information.
Still, learning from Chu Feng that Elder Zhang was one of the major figures involved was already enough.
Now that Elder Zhang had finally revealed himself, Ye Fan certainly wasn't going to let him off.
The first important clue had been uncovered. Starting with Elder Zhang, none of the other major figures behind this would be able to escape.
“Kill them all.”
Ye Fan gave an order to his four maids, telling them to deal with Chu Feng’s subordinates, who had been scared witless.
Ye Fan himself walked over to Muto, the captain of the Black Society, and once again used the Seven-Star Soul-Extinguishing Claw to interrogate the Japanese martial artist about their plans.
He hadn't expected much, but after interrogating him, he discovered that the Japanese had secretly infiltrated Great Xia with five powerful forces like this.
Their purpose was to assassinate high-ranking officials of Great Xia, attack talented martial artists and other important figures, and create chaos.
Ye Fan immediately thought of Yu Linglong.
His first wife was stationed on the southeastern front line, where she was constantly fighting on the front lines. Her strength was only at the peak of the Martial Grandmaster realm.
If she encountered these Japanese combat teams, she might be in trouble.
He had to find a way to warn her.
Better yet, he needed to find a way to help Yu Linglong increase her strength!
And the fastest way Ye Fan could help her improve was through “intimate” contact, allowing the warm energy within him to flow back into Yu Linglong.
…
Inside the Ye Family’s secret chamber, Ye Changfeng had withdrawn everyone into the underground room.
Those who knew nothing about the situation, such as Leng Feng, were already extremely anxious.
“Old Master Ye, what do you mean by leaving the Young Master and the four maids outside? The Young Master still hasn't awakened!”
“Exactly, Old Master Ye! The Young Master is the Ye Family’s last remaining direct heir. Nothing can happen to him!”
The Ye Family’s direct descendants were genuinely worried about Ye Fan’s safety.
In fact, Ye Changfeng himself was extremely worried.
If he hadn't seen Ye Fan’s arrangements, he would never have decisively left Ye Fan outside to face those people alone.
The people from Soul Wanderer, including Niu Er, had already detected Ye Fan’s strength beforehand, so they were somewhat reassured.
When they considered the fact that Old Master Ye had brought so many people into the secret chamber, Niu Er immediately figured things out.
The Young Master was pretending to be a fool.
He intended to deal with the enemies personally but didn't want to reveal his true strength, so he had deliberately ordered everyone to withdraw in order to create an opportunity for himself to make a move.
After realizing this, Niu Er hurriedly spoke.
“Everyone, don't worry. Soul Wanderer still has other experts stationed outside. Their strength may have already reached the Martial Emperor level. They won't let anything happen to the Young Master!”
“Besides, you should trust Young Master Ye’s strength! Before his accident, Young Master Ye was already an extraordinarily talented genius who had reached the Martial Grandmaster realm. Five years have passed. Perhaps his strength has already broken through again?”
“Didn't Divine Doctor Lei say that Young Master Ye would awaken soon? Maybe participating in a few more battles will help him awaken faster, right?”
Niu Er’s sudden explanation immediately helped relieve Ye Changfeng’s awkward situation.
Lei Qianjue, who was standing beside Ye Changfeng, also hurriedly chimed in.
“Exactly, exactly! Based on my assessment of Young Master Ye’s condition, his martial strength should already have recovered. Old Master Ye left Ye Fan outside precisely to take this opportunity to test him…”
“Besides, soul wanderer has experts stationed outside as well. Nothing will happen to him!”
The two of them worked together, managing to make the explanation sound plausible.
But Leng Feng and the others still felt that something was strange.
Although everyone was inside the underground secret chamber, Ye Fan could clearly hear their entire conversation after finishing the battle outside.
With Niu Er stepping in and claiming that people from Soul Wanderer had dealt with Chu Feng’s assassination team, the truth could conveniently be concealed.
After the four maids had nearly finished cleaning up the battlefield outside, Ye Fan knocked on the door of the secret chamber.
He immediately returned to his foolish expression.
“A lot of people died! That old man was so powerful…”
Ye Fan deliberately acted shocked in front of everyone.
But while speaking, his eyes secretly glanced toward Niu Er.
That deep gaze and sharp look didn't resemble a fool in the slightest.
The Young Master really is incredible!
Niu Er was secretly impressed.
He had endured and hidden himself for so many years, and when he finally made his move, he had revealed Martial Emperor-level strength.
Clearly, the Young Master had been the one who killed Chu Feng and the others.
Yet he had found someone else to take the blame so that he could continue pretending to be a fool and hide his true strength.
The classic strategy of pretending to be weak while secretly overwhelming the enemy!
“Ah… yes. It should have been Elder Wu from Soul Wanderer who made the move.”
“I knew it. These trash weren't enough to threaten the Ye Family.”
Everyone emerged from the secret chamber and looked around the Ye Family courtyard.
Aside from the lingering smell of blood in the air, everything appeared completely normal.
It was as though Chu Feng and the others had never come here at all.
Earlier, Chu Feng had been so arrogant that he had intended to wipe out the entire Ye Family.
If he and his people hadn't died, there was no way Ye Fan could be standing here so peacefully.
Had experts from Soul Wanderer really killed Chu Feng and the others?
But why had they deliberately avoided the Ye Family members who had witnessed everything?
The direct descendants of the Ye Family were still filled with doubts, but since the situation had already turned out this way, everyone wisely chose not to ask any further questions.
Instead, they looked at Ye Fan with curiosity.
Perhaps this little Young Master really had changed.
Niu Er had come today specifically to pay his respects to Ye Fan.
Now that the Ye Family’s crisis had been resolved, Niu Er bowed toward Old Master Ye.
“Old Master Ye, I would like to speak with Young Master Ye privately for a few words. Would that be alright?”
Ye Changfeng glanced at Ye Fan.
“Come with me.”
Ye Changfeng once again brought Niu Er and Ye Fan into the secret chamber.
After the door was closed, Niu Er respectfully knelt directly before Ye Fan.
“Your subordinate, Niu Er, captain of Soul Wanderer’s 38th Squad, pays his respects to the Young Master!”
“Please forgive us, Young Master. It took us so long to confirm your existence!”
“Captain Niu, what exactly is going on?”
Seeing that Ye Fan hadn't spoken, Ye Changfeng voiced the question that had been troubling him.
“Our Ye Family has never had much interaction with Soul Wanderer. Why do you call Ye Fan the Young Master? Is there some kind of misunderstanding?”
“Old Master Ye…”
As he spoke, Niu Er took out a broken piece of jade pendant and handed it to Ye Changfeng.
“This is the token our master left with us before he departed. He said that once the Young Master saw this item, he would naturally believe us.”
The moment Ye Changfeng saw the broken jade pendant, his expression changed drastically.
“This is Xiaozhu’s jade pendant fragment! How did you get this?”
Ye Changfeng was shocked.
He immediately took out the other half of the jade pendant fragment from his own body.
When the two fragments were placed together, they fit perfectly, forming a complete jade pendant.
“I don't know the exact details either.”
Niu Er continued, “The last time our master met with us, he gave us this item and instructed us to make sure that the inheritance of Soul Wanderer was passed down to the Young Master…”
Ye Changfeng nodded.
He then turned toward Ye Fan.
“Xiao Fan, this is real. This was indeed arranged by your mother.”
“It seems that besides the forces of the Ye Family, your mother also prepared other backup plans for you!”
(End of Chapter)
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