712: Chapter 708: How to Remove Puppetry Technique?
712: Chapter 708: How to Remove Puppetry Technique?
In front of Ye Tian, the Ding brothers naturally did not dare take credit, and they hurriedly expressed their polite attitudes.
“Big brother, for the sake of the Night King Hall, it’s our duty to help, especially since Ye Xuong is our friend.
Even if big brother hadn’t personally instructed us, the three of us would have stayed by Ye Xuong’s side!”
“That’s right!
Big brother, what we do can hardly be considered hard work.
Big brother runs around for Night King Hall, managing countless affairs—that is truly hard!”
“Ye Xuong’s training in the Mysterious Cloud Technique has been incredibly smooth.
From now on, the combat power of the Night King Hall will greatly increase.
We’re so happy, we haven’t had time to feel tired!”
The Ding brothers were very modest and kept flattering Ye Tian.
Ye Tian actually found these flatteries quite satisfying…
Of course, Ye Tian’s reason for chatting with the Ding brothers was not just for small talk and formalities.
He immediately put on a serious expression and asked, “The three of you have been staying by Ye Xuong’s side.
Have you noticed any strange behavior?”
Since Ye Tian spoke very softly, and Ye Xuong was concentrating on meditating, it was unlikely that Ye Xuong could hear what Ye Tian was saying.
Seeing Ye Tian’s solemn look, the Ding brothers also knew the matter was serious and lowered their voices when speaking with Ye Tian.
Ding Da cautiously said, “Big brother, I don’t know where you heard about this, but indeed, Ye Xuong has been acting a bit peculiar these past few days.”
“In what way peculiar?”
Ye Tian asked in surprise.
Ding Da continued, “That day, while Ye Xuong was sitting up straight in meditation, he suddenly stood up.
I followed him, and saw him go to the kitchen, open the refrigerator, and eat the food inside!
I thought he must be tired from training and didn’t mind it.
Later, when he took a break from his training, I joked, ‘Ye Xuong, you sure eat a lot!’ But he said he had been meditating in the backyard the whole time and had never left.”
“Big brother, wouldn’t you say that’s strange?”
Ding Er also said, “Moreover, Ye Xuong sleepwalks uncontrollably during his night training.
Every time it happens, I follow him.
He just wanders around the estate.
Since he keeps his eyes closed, I don’t dare stop him, because it’s said waking a sleepwalker can cause their death!”
Ding San took the opportunity to add, “Also, after one phase of Ye Xuong’s training in the Mysterious Cloud Technique, we three brothers tested his strength by competing against him!
We three brothers have been practicing the force of nature for several years.
Although we’re not masters, we’re no beginners.
Moreover, this time, the three of us teamed up to fight, and our combined strength is not weak!
Initially, we just wanted to correct Ye Xuong’s deficiencies in practicing the force of nature, but unexpectedly, despite our best efforts, we couldn’t beat Ye Xuong, which was really embarrassing!”
The words of the Ding brothers made Ye Tian tremble with fear.
Going to the kitchen to eat and sleepwalking were not actions out of Ye Xuong’s own will, so the possibility of him being controlled by someone was extremely high.
And Ye Xuong, who had just trained in the Mysterious Cloud Technique, had defeated the Ding brothers, displaying strength that far exceeded his own capabilities!
When the Ding brothers teamed up to fight, even experts like Zhang Bo had to be cautious and Ye Xuong, before training in the Mysterious Cloud Technique, couldn’t last a move against Zhang Bo.
The incredibly rapid increase in strength was indeed suspicious…
Since Ye Tian had already determined that something suspicious was going on with Ye Xuong, at this point, however, he could not do anything about Ye Xuong.
Ye Xuong was his right-hand man, and he did not want anything to happen to him!
Even if it was truly Ye Xuong who had killed Zhang Bo, it would have been under someone else’s control, and Ye Xuong himself was utterly unaware…
“Ding Da, Ding Er, Ding San, there are some things that you three should already be well aware of, so please, make sure to guard Ye Xuong well in the backyard, and if there is anything amiss, please be sure to notify me!
I will stay at the estate during this time and won’t go anywhere else!”
“Yes!” “Yes!” “Yes!”
The Ding brothers naturally complied with Ye Tian’s orders immediately.
Afterward, Ye Tian quietly left the backyard…
There are two types of those controlled by Puppetry Technique: one is dead, and the other is alive.
Dead bodies, once controlled, lack their own will and completely become the controller’s weapons!
However, when alive, the controlled can retain their own will, and most of the time, there is no noticeable deviation from their normal state.
Just like the cultural heritage department staff members Ye Tian had encountered before—all of them light-hearted and cheerful, completely unaware that they had become someone else’s puppets…
Now, Ye Xuong was in the state of being controlled while alive!
And Ye Xuong himself, regarding the matter of being controlled, was completely oblivious…
If he had been aware that he had become a puppet and had killed a significant person, he would definitely have been crying and devastated!
Therefore, Ye Tian instructed the Ding brothers not to disclose this matter, to let Ye Xuong peacefully continue training in the Mysterious Cloud Technique, while Ye Tian himself would contemplate a method of rescue!
Ye Xuong was in critical condition, and Ye Tian could not go home to be intimate with Yun Xinyan.
He could only send her a text message—
“Honey, I won’t be coming home to sleep tonight!”
In a brief message, to make it seem sweet, Ye Tian also specifically added a peach heart emoji at the end and sent it to Yun Xinyan along with the previous line.
When Yun Xinyan received the message, she did not respond with her usual “Be safe” but added a few more words—
“My stomach is still empty.”
“…”
Seeing such a response, Ye Tian was at a loss for words.
That is to say, his wife Yun Xinyan was complaining that she was still not pregnant and hoped he would work overtime to spread his seeds soon!
About this, Ye Tian felt quite helpless.
He had tried so hard, yet she was not getting pregnant.
What could he do?
Ye Tian put his phone back into his pocket and went into his room.
In the room, Ye Zhirong was still healing through his spiritual practice, looking much better.
Despite his age, Ye Zhirong’s physique was robust, not at all like that of a feeble old man.
Realizing that Ye Tian had arrived, Ye Zhirong immediately opened his eyes.
His gaze was sharp and penetrating, making it clear to Ye Tian that Ye Zhirong’s internal injuries had healed significantly…
“Mr.
Ye, considering your current rate of recovery, you should be back to normal in about five days!
At that time, we can join forces to fight against Sima Feng and surely defeat him completely!”
In front of Ye Zhirong, Ye Tian unexpectedly started bragging.
Ye Zhirong could tell that Ye Tian was exaggerating, but he did not bother to argue with him, as he could see exactly why Ye Tian had come here.
“Young man, don’t beat around the bush.
You just left not long ago, and you’ve come back so soon.
What exactly happened outside that made you rush back here?”
Ye Zhirong’s question hit right at the heart of what was on Ye Tian’s mind.
Ye Tian couldn’t help but sigh and said, “Mr.
Ye, you truly are something.
You can’t be fooled by anything!
Indeed, as you said, there has been some trouble in my Night King Hall!”
“What trouble?”
Ye Zhirong immediately asked, and Ye Tian explained the ins and outs of the situation.
“Mr.
Ye, I exerted a tremendous effort to capture a steward of the Sima Family, the chief of their four major stewards, named Zhang Bo.
I also extracted some intelligence about the Sima Family from Zhang Bo!”
Ye Tian’s words made Ye Zhirong startle!
“Young man, I have heard of Zhang Bo.
His strength is not weak.
The fact that you managed to capture him is quite impressive!”
Ye Zhirong couldn’t help but give Ye Tian a thumbs up.
Zhang Bo’s combat ability was perhaps even greater than that of Ye Tian, and yet Ye Tian had managed to capture him—was it luck, or was it a testament to Ye Tian’s strength?
Ye Tian could not care less about Ye Zhirong’s praise and continued, “After I captured Zhang Bo, I got some information from him.
However, I did not release him but kept him locked up in my Night King Hall!
But unexpectedly, Zhang Bo was murdered!
It was done by one of my men.
My man, manipulated by that guy Sima Feng, didn’t even realize it when he poisoned Zhang Bo’s food, leading to Zhang Bo’s untimely death…”
“Young man, I know what you want to ask me!”
Before Ye Tian could finish, Ye Zhirong interrupted him.
“Because your subordinate was affected by the Puppetry Technique, becoming a tool for Sima Feng to commit murder through others, you must be wondering if there’s any way to counter Sima Feng’s Puppetry Technique, right?”
Ye Tian’s intentions were immediately guessed by Ye Zhirong, and Ye Tian felt somewhat in awe of the old man’s insightful perception…
Of course, what Ye Tian wanted to know most right now was the “method”!
“Mr.
Ye, your Ye Family has been opposing the Sima Family for so long, you must know how to counteract Sima Feng’s Puppetry Technique, right?
How can a person under the Puppetry Technique recover to normal and break free from being controlled by Sima Feng?”
Ye Tian urgently asked, but Ye Zhirong just smiled wryly and shook his head.
“If Sima Feng’s Puppetry Technique were so easily countered, then he would not be Sima Feng!
The Sima Family’s dominance over so many years is not unrelated to Sima Feng’s Puppetry Technique!
Young man, you are underestimating Sima Feng’s capabilities!”
Ye Zhirong’s words made Ye Tian a bit disappointed.
However, even if there was a sliver of hope, Ye Tian did not want to give up,, so he had to persist until he got the answers!