"Excellent! I'll get on it right away!"
Seeing that the other party had no immediate intention of punishing him, Saladine immediately agreed without a second thought and turned to leave. He didn't want to wait for them to change their minds.
"Wait!"
Saladine's heart sank, and he stopped in his tracks.
"Such heavy losses, and you're in such a hurry to leave? Aren't you going to avenge your brothers? Do you still deserve to be a deputy commander..."
Hearing Brunie's voice, Saladine felt instantly relieved. This was clearly a discussion about a revenge plan, not a punishment.
However, before Brunie could finish, his phone rang.
Seeing the unfamiliar number, Brunie hesitated for a moment before answering the call, saying, "Hello, this is Brunie. Who is this?"
"This seat is the Pope of the Outer Hall of Light!"
A voice came from the phone, and Brunie's brows immediately furrowed. Their communication was always through intelligence bases; this was the first time he was contacted directly.
Didn't they worry about being discovered?
But then again, why would the Pope personally call him?
Thinking about it, Brunie still spoke, "Greetings to His Holiness the Pope. May I know what matter Your Holiness requires my service for?"
"Hmph!"
"If that's the case, I'll ask you to check the Battle Net!"
"After you've seen it, I believe you'll know what to do! Beep beep beep..."
With the Pope's cold snort, only the beeping sound remained in the phone. Brunie was stunned. What did the Battle Net have to do with his operations in China?
Could it be that China had posted those videos online to tarnish the reputation of the Hall of Light?
But what was the use of that?
Which force didn't kill civilians? How big of a wave could that cause?
As he thought, Brunie still opened his phone and entered the Battle Net.
"Heh heh heh..."
Looking at the content on the Battle Net, Brunie was so angry he wanted to grind his teeth.
The Battle Net showed an edited video.
It was Ye Cangtian clearing out his subordinates.
His methods were ruthless and decisive!
Brunie's expression turned grim. Were his subordinates, who were either Earth-level powerhouses or Profound-level masters, not as valuable as a few commoners?
What angered him the most was that as soon as this video was released, it caused heated discussions among many forces. The Hall of Light had now become an international laughingstock.
If this matter couldn't be resolved, even if he completed the tasks assigned by his superiors, he wouldn't escape unscathed.
The image of the Hall of Light was paramount. Without a good image, how could they dominate the world?
Thinking of this, Brunie glanced at Saladine and said grimly, "I want Ye Cangtian dead! And I want a video of it posted online.
I want everyone to know that opposing the Hall of Light leads only to death!"
Saladine looked thoughtfully at Brunie, "Sir, you mean?"
"That's right."
"It's the plan we devised earlier: make them hand over Ye Cangtian and those elixirs!"
Brunie said fiercely.
He had initially planned to curb the arrogance of the Chinese forces first before executing this plan.
But now, Ye Cangtian was simply too detestable. He had to take some action to restore the prestige of the Hall of Light, so he had to proceed.
"Alright, I'll make arrangements immediately!"
Seeing Brunie nod, Saladine's eyes lit up with excitement, and he immediately left to make arrangements.
He had been waiting for this day for a long time, and he could finally take revenge.
...
The sun rose, and everything was as usual.
Ye Cangtian, in good spirits, personally escorted Tang Xinwan to her company.
He had contacted Old Master Xu that morning. It was worth mentioning that the capital had been very peaceful overnight, with no homicides.
Although he knew in his heart that this was just the calm before the storm.
But being able to have a peaceful day made him feel exceptionally good.
at the branch company, to avoid disrupting work, Tang Xinwan specially prepared a resting room for Ye Cangtian, Gui Wu, and Nancy.
At this moment, the three of them were chatting in the room.
"Hey! With the two of us here, you still don't trust us?"
Gui Wu glanced at Ye Cangtian and gave him a disgruntled glare.
Since the Hall of Light's operation, Tang Xinwan had not encountered any danger, which was enough to prove that the Hall of Light did not consider Tang Xinwan a target for elimination.
Now that Tang Xinwan was being guarded by her and Nancy, there was even less to worry about in terms of safety.
But Ye Cangtian still wanted to come along, wasn't that clearly showing he didn't trust their strength?
"He's not distrusting us, he's just intentionally showing off their affection in front of us!" Nancy said from the side.
As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Cangtian glanced at the two women and said with annoyance, "Please, when you have nothing to do, check the Battle Net, okay? Boss here is already in the eye of the storm..."
With that, the two women were stunned for a moment. Then, they both simultaneously took out their phones and started browsing.
Oh, hell!
The next moment, Gui Wu's eyes widened as she looked at Ye Cangtian, "You bastard, you don't have to be so reckless, do you? Do you really think you're invincible?"
"This... although I have betrayed the Hall of Light, I still have to speak up for them."
"You're really asking for trouble! There are still plenty of people in the Hall of Light who can deal with you..."
Nancy also glanced at Ye Cangtian and said speechlessly.
After seeing the video, the two women finally understood why Ye Cangtian had followed them.
It was clearly Ye Cangtian who had activated an incredibly risky and self-defeating skill – public taunting.
The Hall of Light was probably furious and sharpening their knives, ready to kill Ye Cangtian at any moment.
And could the wrath of the Hall of Light be so easily appeased?
It was estimated that even Ye Cangtian's family would not be spared, meaning Tang Xinwan could potentially be implicated.
"I'm in a difficult position too!"
"The Hall of Light acts arrogantly and dares to attack civilians, they must be dealt with, and they must also be made to understand the consequences of doing so!"
"Besides, they are all like mice, hiding and scurrying around, making them difficult to find! This way, it won't take too much effort."
Ye Cangtian glanced at the two women and gave a helpless wry smile.
He had to say, if he had other options, he wouldn't choose such a risky path.
Ring!
As soon as Ye Cangtian finished speaking, a ringing sound echoed.
Looking at the caller ID on the phone, which showed Secretary Liu's name, Ye Cangtian's face immediately darkened.
If there were no urgent matters, Secretary Liu wouldn't call him.
Thinking about it, he quickly answered the call and said, "Secretary Liu, is there something?"
"Something has happened. The old master wants you to come to the family compound immediately."
"Time is a bit tight. Where are you? I'll dispatch a helicopter to pick you up..."
Listening to Secretary Liu's voice, Ye Cangtian's heart skipped a beat.
This must be a major incident, otherwise, Old Master Xu wouldn't have mobilized a helicopter to see him.
Five minutes later, a buzzing sound approached. Ye Cangtian informed Nancy and Gui Wu, and then left the branch company directly.
A short while later, a helicopter arrived overhead the family compound.
Ye Cangtian opened the cabin door and jumped directly from the air. This was the first time he had arrived at the family compound in such a manner.
Upon landing, Ye Cangtian walked directly towards the elder beside him.
"Old Master, what major event has happened?"
Upon hearing Ye Cangtian's voice, the grimness on Old Master Xu's face did not lessen at all. He directly turned a computer beside him.
Ye Cangtian instinctively looked at the computer.
On the screen, a group of people in black robes appeared, holding a group of hostages.
These hostages were clearly Chinese.
And from the bloodstains at the scene and the corpses discarded in the corner, it could be seen that they had already resorted to extreme measures.
In addition, in another corner of the video, there was a countdown timer.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian understood that this must be the retaliation from the Hall of Light.
"This is a live broadcast on both the public network and the Battle Net, located in Kyoto. The people from the Hall of Light have provided the exact location."
"Their demand is to hand over you and the elixirs you plundered last time."
"The countdown timer indicates that they will execute one person every half hour..."
Just then, Old Master Xu's grim voice rang out.