Gui Wu walked out of the room, glanced at Huang Shan and Lü Luo, then snorted and said, "They are your friends, not mine!"
With that, she turned to return to the room.
Although her cultivation was lost and her senses had declined significantly, the room was not large, and its soundproofing was also average.
She had heard some of the conversation outside between the three people just now.
Upon hearing that the other party was investigating her and even reminded Po Xiao about her whereabouts, she was infuriated, so she didn't show any good脸色 (color/expression).
"Heh heh, Po Xiao, it seems you want to take her in, but you're still a bit short of the mark!"
Upon hearing Gui Wu's words, Huang Shan did not get angry. Instead, he smiled playfully at Ye Cangtian.
Ye Cangtian laughed heartily at this and said, "Haha, every beginning is difficult. Fortunately, I have already taken the first step. At least she can walk out of the room."
Hearing this, Huang Shan nodded. Then he and Lü Luo stood up and said, "We were just here to remind you. Now that we see you haven't given her the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir, it seems we were overthinking. We won't disturb your rest then."
Huh?
Ye Cangtian was stunned by these words.
He had judged that the other party had other intentions, but they hadn't revealed them. Were they here to investigate something?
But from the moment they entered the room until now, there had been nothing unusual.
At most, they had discovered the jade pendant on him, but that was purely a coincidence!
This current behavior truly baffled him. Could it be that they were really just here to see Gui Wu's attitude towards him?
Upon closer thought, what the other party said and did was impeccable, and there seemed to be no doubts.
Although he found it strange, Ye Cangtian still stood up.
No matter what their purpose was for coming, if they were leaving now, as the host, he naturally had to see them off.
...
After seeing the two off, Ye Cangtian called Gui Wu out.
"Gui Wu, don't you find those two a bit strange?"
Ye Cangtian frowned slightly. He always felt that Huang Shan and Lü Luo were somewhat off, so he wanted to hear Gui Wu's opinion.
"Hmph! Strange my foot!"
"They are your disreputable friends, considering your well-being, isn't it normal for them to guard against an outsider like me!"
Gui Wu snorted coldly, speaking somewhat unhappily.
This kind of matter truly made her extremely displeased.
"Uh, don't take it out on me!"
"I haven't hidden anything from you! Besides, I really wanted to give you the elixir, but you refused it. Why are you still angry with me?"
Ye Cangtian glanced at Gui Wu and said irritably.
"Given their demeanor, would I dare to accept the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir?"
"If I accepted it, wouldn't they be watching me like a hawk! If anything went wrong, I'm afraid they wouldn't need to go through you; they would just execute me on the spot!"
Listening to Gui Wu's words, Ye Cangtian shook his head helplessly.
Gui Wu seemed to be angered by what the two had said earlier, so she didn't pay attention to anything else. It was likely that she truly couldn't discover anything.
Thinking this, he no longer asked for her opinion and got up to walk out of the room.
...
In Ghost City, on the street.
Mandala and Fei Yan were strolling aimlessly, also browsing the street stalls.
Normally, the two of them stayed at headquarters, gathering various information, and had no time to go shopping.
After complaining about this to Po Xiao last night, Po Xiao specifically gave the two girls a day off, letting them enjoy themselves to their heart's content.
However, after not playing for long, the two girls exchanged a silent glance. They had already discovered that someone was following them.
The next moment, the two girls silently changed direction, leading the person to a sparsely populated area.
"Come out. You've been following our sisters for so long, isn't it time to show yourself!"
Mandala let out a soft shout. The next moment, a figure slowly walked out from the corner behind the two.
It was a man wearing a silver mask, none other than Xuan Si Yi of the Dark Association.
Being discovered by the two girls, Xuan Si Yi was not nervous at all. Instead, he laughed heartily, "Haha, you are quite vigilant."
"Hmph! Why are you following us!"
Having also clearly identified the other party, Mandala and Fei Yan's expressions turned even colder.
Xuan Si Yi was the Xuan-level executive who had been targeting the two of them constantly during this period. This person was originally from Orange Sea, and after Orange Sea's death, he followed Red Demon.
Red Demon treated him well. After Xuan San Wu's death, the position of Minister of Public Security in Ghost City became vacant, so Red Demon favored Xuan Si Yi and promoted him.
Suddenly, Xuan Si Yi's status improved by leaps and bounds.
"Don't be nervous. I'm not here to kill you, but to teach you a lesson. More accurately, it's to beat a dog!"
"Don't look at me like that. Blame your previous master for your misfortune. Alas! What a shame about your pretty faces!"
Xuan Si Yi glanced at the two grim-faced girls and smiled mockingly.
"If you dare to make a move against us, aren't you afraid of causing trouble for Red Demon?"
Mandala questioned coldly.
In the past, Xuan Si Yi had only made things difficult for them; he had not reached the point of taking action.
However, his attitude had clearly changed this time. She genuinely didn't know why, so she probed indirectly.
"Haha, are you crazy? What does this matter have to do with Lord Red Demon?"
"This matter is simply that I find you two displeasing to the eye!"
Xuan Si Yi laughed heartily. This matter was indeed instructed by Red Demon.
The reason was none other than Ye Cangtian having angered Red Demon in the grand hall yesterday.
Therefore, he wanted to teach Mandala and the other two a lesson through Xuan Si Yi.
This was to warn Po Xiao that even if he returned, it would be useless. Beating a dog didn't require looking at its master!
Of course, Xuan Si Yi couldn't reveal such a thing. If it blew up, he would bear the brunt of it.
After all, he didn't intend to kill the two girls. Even if it blew up, he wouldn't be punishable by death, and if he took responsibility for this matter, Red Demon would definitely not treat him unfairly.
"Hmph!"
On the other side, Mandala snorted coldly and showed a contemptuous smile on her face. "Xuan Si Yi, do you think too highly of yourself? Do you think you can teach us a lesson all by yourself?"
The other party's words were flawless, and Mandala could do nothing about it.
However, since it came to a fight, she was not afraid. After all, both sides were peak Xuan-level experts, and with two against one, they had a clear advantage.
"Mandala, when did you become so naive?"
"Do you think I, the esteemed Minister of Public Security, would act alone?"
Xuan Si Yi sneered and then clapped his hands. The next moment, black figures appeared from all directions.
The reason he hadn't made a move and chose to waste words with them was to give these subordinates time to position themselves.
Seeing the black-clothed figures surrounding them, Mandala and Fei Yan's expressions turned grim.
They had initially thought that only one person was following them, but who would have expected that dozens of people were following behind this one person.
Now, it seemed that leading the other party to this secluded corner was like digging a hole for themselves.
There was no other way. Since things had come to this, there was no point in saying anything else. The two girls could only fight to the end...
...
At this time, in another corner of Ghost City, Ye Cangtian arrived at a teahouse and had just contacted an intelligence operative from the Hidden Group.
Not long after, Xiao Feng appeared before Ye Cangtian.
"Shangguan Yanran has been sent to the Hidden Group, but her condition isn't very good..."
"By the way, what did you want me for?"
Upon seeing Ye Cangtian, Xiao Feng quickly reported Shangguan Yanran's news.
After all, this was the task Ye Cangtian had assigned him.
"Mm, I've been to the Hidden Group and found a way to alleviate Shangguan Yanran's condition. You don't need to worry."
Ye Cangtian nodded and then said, "It's like this, I plan to get rid of Red Demon's left and right arms and need to lure them out, so..."
Ye Cangtian had already made his plan.
If Gui Wu could be used by him and break through to the Earth level, then his influence within the Dark Association would definitely not be less than Red Demon's.
And to deal with Red Demon, in addition to having absolute strength, he also needed to cut off Red Demon's wings.
This would also be beneficial to the Hidden Group.
If the important positions in Ghost City were all controlled by his own people, then even if he couldn't control the entire Dark Association, at least any wind or grass wouldn't escape his notice.
Moreover, he could also dictate the results of certain actions...