This scoundrel!
The voice reached Hasar, and Hasar roared inwardly.
The next moment, he forced a smile and said, "No matter. You should be interested in the second piece of news. The targets of the Light Hall have never been singular. The other target is Ye Cangtian's home..."
As expected.
The voice came through, and a killing intent flashed in Ye Cangtian's eyes. His previous guess had been accurate.
The Light Hall's action against the Death Squad this time indeed contained a stratagem to lure the tiger away from its den, intending to continue to deal with him.
Thinking of this, he suppressed his anger and said as calmly as possible, "Are you planning to deal with Ye Cangtian's fiancée?"
"No, not just her. To be precise, it's Gui Wu and Nancy as well."
"We received reliable intelligence that Ye Cangtian has gone to support the Death Squad. The most troublesome person at the villa is Gui Wu."
"So, isn't this news timely enough? You probably didn't know about it either, right? Then, can our business end here?"
Hasar revealed his true intentions and eagerly inquired of Po Xiao.
He told Po Xiao these two pieces of news purely to get rid of Po Xiao's threat and regain his freedom as soon as possible.
Otherwise, with a handle on him, he would be in constant fear.
Of course, he had another intention: to deliberately provoke a battle between Po Xiao and Ye Cangtian.
Especially with the second piece of news, if Po Xiao made a move against Tang Xinwan, he would undoubtedly form an irreconcilable enmity with Ye Cangtian, leading to a situation where one of them had to die.
If Po Xiao were to die, then no one would know his secret.
At that time, he could still regain his freedom.
Therefore, after returning to the Light Hall and learning this news, he immediately contacted Po Xiao.
"Heh heh, Hasar, don't blame me for speaking harshly. Are you not awake?"
"Firstly, neither of these pieces of news is what I want. And I have my principles; I don't act against the weak, the old, women, and children!"
"Secondly, don't think I don't know your little schemes. I advise you not to have crooked thoughts, or I'll release the video to the public immediately!"
Before Ye Cangtian could finish speaking, Hasar, already sweating profusely, quickly interjected, "Po Xiao, don't overthink it. I just thought this was a good opportunity for you to earn merit. I have no other intentions!"
"Hmph! Do you take me for a three-year-old child?"
Ye Cangtian snorted coldly and continued, "Given your performance, I am very angry. If you want to quell my anger, you'd better say something useful."
"For example, where did the Light Hall get so many Nine Revolutions Golden Pills..."
"This..."
Faced with Ye Cangtian's threat, Hasar finally relented.
He said, "The inner hall of the Light Hall captured a super-large city in the Ruins of Light and obtained many rare elixirs..."
Damn it! The Light Hall really got lucky.
In the Ruins of China and the Dark Ruins, it was good enough if a secret realm or a city yielded one Nine Revolutions Golden Pill.
He never expected the Light Hall to obtain so many at once...
Thinking this, he said, "Hasar, I won't pursue this matter this time. I hope you will conduct yourself properly. If you dare to scheme against me again, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Upon hearing this, Hasar felt as if he had been granted a great pardon and repeatedly expressed his thanks.
After hanging up the phone, Hasar couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead and muttered softly, "Damn it, Po Xiao's mind is too terrifying. I'll have to be more careful from now on..."
...
At the base.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Cangtian contacted Gui Wu immediately.
He informed Gui Wu about the actions of the Light Hall and the Sky Net, and urged Gui Wu to be extremely vigilant.
To be safe, Ye Cangtian contacted Lan Yue and asked her to discreetly guard the villa.
If Gui Wu and Nancy were truly outmatched, Lan Yue could reveal her identity and come to their rescue.
Lan Yue agreed to Ye Cangtian's instructions without hesitation.
She had already decided that she wouldn't return to the Dark Association if necessary, as Ye Cangtian had successfully infiltrated the Dark Association and could completely replace her.
After arranging everything, Ye Cangtian glanced at Qiangwei and the others who had been watching him.
He pondered for a moment and said, "Time is tight, and I don't have time to play with them anymore..."
Ye Cangtian had originally planned to lure the Light Hall and Sky Net assassins onto the island and then annihilate them, but with the situation in China, he was genuinely worried.
He decided to take the initiative instead.
The others had no objection to Ye Cangtian's decision.
So, Ye Cangtian began to make arrangements. His arrangements were very simple: he would only take the Shadowless Sword, and the rest would remain on the island.
After making all the arrangements, Ye Cangtian pulled Qiangwei aside to another room.
As Qiangwei was still wondering, she saw Ye Cangtian remove a seashell from his wrist and then stuff it into her hand.
"What is this?" Qiangwei looked at Ye Cangtian in confusion.
"This is the Qiankun Shell. Wear it for now and return it to me after tonight."
Ye Cangtian glanced at Qiangwei and continued, "If you encounter any power you cannot resist, beg it for help."
After all, there were three cardinals coming. Ye Cangtian was worried about Qiangwei and left Nami behind, but he did not mention Nami's existence.
There was no way around it; mermaids were legendary in this world.
The fewer people who knew, the better, if possible.
"Okay."
Qiangwei nodded. Although she was curious, she didn't ask further.
She knew in her heart that if Ye Cangtian wanted her to know something, he would naturally tell her. If he didn't want to, her questioning would be useless.
...
A cruise ship on the sea.
From the outside, the cruise ship was exceptionally quiet.
Most of the people on the cruise ship were assassins, and for the vast majority of assassins, assassinating a target might require a long period of silent lurking.
Therefore, for these experienced assassins, even when not on a mission, they were accustomed to maintaining silence.
The noisiest place on the entire cruise ship was the largest luxury cabin.
A cardinal was drinking and singing loudly while drunk.
For him, spending the entire night with these taciturn assassins was too suffocating.
He could only entertain himself in his room to pass the time.
Perhaps because his voice was too loud, he didn't notice that the assassins guarding the cabin door had fallen silently.
They were replaced by two black figures.
"How many did you take care of?"
At the cabin door, through the window on the door, Ye Cangtian glanced at the situation inside.
Seeing a cardinal still singing intoxicatedly, he didn't rush to act. Instead, he compared numbers with the Shadowless Sword, who had come with him.
"Nine."
The Shadowless Sword glanced at Ye Cangtian and said faintly.
"Well done."
Ye Cangtian praised him, impressed by how the Shadowless Sword had eliminated nine people consecutively without making a sound, which showed his rapid improvement.
After all, these were not ordinary assassins. Each of them possessed Xuan-level or higher strength, and they maintained a certain level of vigilance towards their surroundings.
Therefore, assassinating them was still somewhat difficult.
Of course, it was also because of this that Ye Cangtian chose to bring the Shadowless Sword. The Shadowless Sword's specialty was to kill without a trace, leaning towards assassination.
This allowed for maximum concealment.
"Boss, how many did you get?"
Hearing the Shadowless Sword's question, Ye Cangtian smiled slightly and said, "About the same. I've dealt with 13 people here."
"..."
With those words, a helpless smile appeared on the Shadowless Sword's cold face.
She thought she had already eliminated quite a few, but she didn't expect to still be no match for Ye Cangtian.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. It's time to get down to business."
Ye Cangtian interrupted the Shadowless Sword's wandering thoughts.
Currently, a total of 23 people were discovered on the entire yacht, plus the 5 captives. This meant that at least 60 people had sneaked onto the island.
With so many people, it was better for him to finish quickly.
Creak!
The cabin door opened the next moment. When the cardinal's gaze swept over Ye Cangtian and the Shadowless Sword, he was instantly stunned.
He might be unfamiliar with the Shadowless Sword, but he was by no means unfamiliar with Ye Cangtian.