Tang Xinwan was shocked to see the lifelike golden leaf in front of her.
She couldn't help but reach out to touch it, but her finger passed right through it.
This made Tang Xinwan even more curious. She had never seen an artifact spirit before!
"Master, I don't have a physical form."
"I'm just an artifact spirit, or rather, my physical form is that golden leaf on your body."
Seeing Tang Xinwan's actions, the golden leaf chuckled and patiently explained.
Upon hearing this, Tang Xinwan waved her hand and smiled, "Don't call me master. This isn't the wicked old society, it sounds so strange. Call me Xinwan from now on."
"Alright, as you wish!"
The golden leaf nodded, then yawned, "I'm sleepy. You two chat, I won't be a third wheel."
With that, the golden leaf, without waiting for their reply, turned into a golden light and disappeared into the back of Tang Xinwan's hand.
"Alright, you scoundrel, the interrogation for today ends here. You can leave now."
After the golden leaf vanished, Tang Xinwan's gaze returned to Ye Cangtian, and she impatiently waved her hand.
She knew that Ye Cangtian always reported the good news and not the bad. There were some things that even if you beat him to death, he wouldn't say.
Since she now knew about the golden leaf's existence, she might as well ask it.
This way, she would at least know what Ye Cangtian had done before and what kind of dangerous situations he had been in.
"Oh, alright."
Ye Cangtian had no idea about her inner thoughts. He assumed that Tang Xinwan had been frightened for so long and was now physically and mentally exhausted, needing rest.
So, without further ado, he left the room.
...
Luo Wei Hotel.
Carole sat on the sofa in the bedroom, staring at the patches of dark red blood on the floor.
His expression was extremely grim, and his clenched fists made cracking sounds.
He had only wanted the Young Master of Tianwang to gain some experience, but in just two days, the Young Master of Tianwang had caused such a huge mess.
While he didn't approve of the Young Master's personal conduct, he had no choice but to turn a blind eye. After all, he was the Young Master.
But this time, he had provoked Ye Cangtian, which naturally gave Carole a terrible headache.
What was even more unexpected was that Ye Cangtian had come to their doorstep and directly killed the Young Master of Tianwang.
This left him with no way to explain himself to his superiors.
"I'm sorry, I'm late."
Just as Carole was seething with anger, a voice echoed, and in an instant, a man in a red robe slowly walked into the room.
This was Bedra, the Cardinal of the Church of Light and the highest commander of this operation.
"Bedra, you owe me an explanation for this matter!"
Carole glanced at Bedra, his gaze chillingly cold.
The city was so prosperous. For the Dragon Group to find the Young Master of Tianwang within it was like searching for a needle in a haystack.
Yet, on the second day, Ye Cangtian had arrived at their doorstep. This was simply too bizarre.
He had to admit that there must be some hidden secret, that someone had leaked the whereabouts of the Young Master of Tianwang.
And the only ones who knew this, so far, were the Church of Light.
Therefore, he strongly suspected that the Church of Light had played a dirty trick. After all, the Church of Light was the originator of such schemes.
"Fine, I'll give you an explanation now."
As he spoke, Bedra clapped his hands. The next moment, Nancy escorted a divine emissary in and threw him directly in front of Carole.
"It was him, who was responsible for reporting the news to me."
"And it was also him who, afterwards, passed all the information to the Eastern Japanese Ninja Clan!"
"As for how the message got from the Eastern Japanese Ninja Clan to Ye Cangtian, you'll have to ask the Ninja Clan. I don't know."
Bedra said.
From the moment he heard about the mishap with the Young Master of Tianwang, he had sensed that something was amiss.
After all, the Young Master of Tianwang had only invited the Church of Light to discuss the plan to eliminate Ye Cangtian. With the Young Master of Tianwang dead, people would inevitably suspect him.
So, Bedra immediately launched an investigation and indeed found something. He had caught a spy from the Ninja Clan who had been lurking by his side for many years.
"Bedra, do you think you can get away with it by simply finding a scapegoat?"
Carole didn't believe Bedra's words. The Church of Light was notoriously insidious and cunning. What wouldn't they do?
Now, using a mere divine emissary to clear their names and avoid conflict between the two sides was a massive gain.
"Carole, I'm not lying."
"This person has been with me for over a decade. Even if I were to find a scapegoat, it wouldn't be him!"
"Of course, if you really don't believe me, then there's nothing I can do."
Bedra said calmly. He had said all he knew.
Carole pondered for a moment upon hearing this and said, "I will verify this matter, but I have a question: why did the Ninja Clan join forces with Ye Cangtian?"
"How would I know!"
Bedra couldn't help but frown. He hadn't anticipated this either.
In his opinion, Ye Cangtian had killed Tian Can in the Dark Ruins. The Ninja Clan should have hated him intensely, so why would they leak the secret?
"I have an explanation, I don't know if it's reasonable."
As the words fell, Nancy, standing beside them, spoke up.
Seeing both of them looking at her, she gave her explanation.
After the Ninja Clan and the Rattlesnake joined forces, they were outwardly friendly to various factions. In reality, they were instigating conflicts between factions, causing them to fight.
This way, the Ninja Clan and the Rattlesnake could gain more benefits.
In her opinion, the Ninja Clan's assistance to Ye Cangtian this time was also for this purpose.
To put it bluntly, it was to sow discord between Tianwang and the Church of Light.
Upon hearing this, Carole and Bedra's eyes lit up. This indeed sounded like the modus operandi of the Ninja Clan.
"Damn the Ninja Clan, I will not rest until I destroy you!"
Carole's low voice resounded, and he had already left the room.
In his opinion, the Ninja Clan had not only used Ye Cangtian to kill the Young Master of Tianwang but also intended to cause a rift between Tianwang and the Church of Light. This was utterly unbearable!
...
Family Compound.
After sending Tang Xinwan to the branch company, Ye Cangtian came directly here.
As soon as he saw Old Master Xu, he was lectured by him.
Old Master Xu believed that Ye Cangtian was still too impulsive.
Although Tianwang's influence was not as great as that of the Hidden Group, its members were all assassins. If they truly went berserk, China might fall into chaos.
After all, assassins were skilled in stealth and assassination. If they focused on assassination, it would be very difficult for the Dragon Group and the Hidden Group to defend against them.
In his opinion, it was enough for Ye Cangtian to teach the Young Master of Tianwang a lesson. If he had left him with a breath of life, as long as he didn't kill him, it wouldn't have been an irreconcilable feud.
But now that the Young Master of Tianwang had died tragically, Tianwang would likely launch a furious retaliation soon.
"Old Master, you know me. I have zero tolerance for anyone who has designs on Xinwan!"
Listening to Old Master Xu's words, Ye Cangtian glanced at him and said grimly.
Even if he had to repeat this ten thousand times, and even if there were Heavenly rank experts blocking his path, he would still unhesitatingly kill the Young Master of Tianwang.
Feeling Ye Cangtian's gaze, Old Master Xu swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
This scene was so familiar!
Back then, when Ye Cangtian first arrived in the capital, it was because of Tang Xinwan that he directly charged into the Yuwen family and executed Yuwen Hao on the spot.
This time was essentially the same, with the only difference being that the opponent was not a Chinese force.
Alas!
Thinking of this, Old Master Xu sighed.