Chapter 302 - Tangled (2/2)

They both knew Huangpu Qingtian was gruesome and yet Zhuo Fan swiped his pill without the slightest indication? Unreal!

[Zhuo Fan doesn’t look to be lying either. He wants me to shame Huangpu Qingtian further with that message.]

By all accounts, it didn’t look fake at all. Zhuo Fan actually swiped the oblivious Huangpu Qingtian’s Brimming Sacred Pill from right under his nose.

Taking a deep breath, Liu Yizhen’s face hardened, “Grandmaster Zhuo is incredible. There’s nothing you can’t do. I will pass on Grandmaster Zhuo’s words, although the wording might not be as… taunting.”

“I get it. What matters is the essence. He will surely be pissed when he hears it, ha-ha-ha…” Zhuo Fan chortled.

Liu Yizhen took two steps away before stopping, “Grandmaster Zhuo, could you please clarify something for me?”

“Shoo.”

“Uh, since when have you doubted me?” Liu Yizhen asked.

Grinning, Zhuo Fan said, “From the moment I laid my eyes on you in Beast King Mountain.”

“That fast?” Liu Yizhen was stunned. He couldn’t for the life of him see what gave him away.

Zhuo Fan shook his head, “One, I never believe in coincidences. The Esoteric Debate is held on Beast King Mountain, yet it just so happened for you to be here looking for herbs? Highly unlikely. You must’ve got here thanks to Huangpu Qingtian’s storage ring. Two, when I accepted you as a disciple, all you showed was respect and not joy. It was a complete contrast from how you reacted the first time you asked.”

“I had my suspicions right then. And using apprenticeship as an excuse to help Luo clan, sealed it. All combined made your purpose in getting close to Luo clan obvious.”

Liu Yizhen looked long at Zhuo Fan in shock, “Sigh, I failed as a spy. You saw through me the moment we met. But why didn’t you get rid of me then?”

“To figure out Huangpu Qingtian’s plans of course!” Zhuo Fan sneered, “Each time you used the sending jade, I figured it was to leak our numbers, position and members. This gave me an easy time figuring out what Huangpu Qingtian was cooking, that he was aiming for those around me.”

Liu Yizhen’s face twitched in shame.

He not only failed as a spy, but was an utter disgrace. The info he sent was faulty and went as far as exposing his lord’s master plan.

Liu Yizhen’s face was scorching, “Grandmaster Zhuo, you truly are cunning. No wonder Leng Wuchang stepped in personally.”

Liu Yizhen flew away, leaving Zhuo Fan in shock. It was his first time hearing it, even considering that the mastermind wasn’t Huangpu Qingtian, but Leng Wuchang!

In such a case, [I have to hurry up!]

Zhuo Fan flew after Liu Yizhen, in the shadows.

A day later, a light flew nearby. Zhuo Fan caught the sending jade, which wrote, “The soldiers return, the dragon king is at peace.”

“Sure enough, the array map is a trap.” Grinning, Zhuo Fan shot three sending jades to his three allies.

He then looked at the one in his hand and praised, “Perfectly done!”

He resumed tailing Liu Yizhen.

Letting Cai Xiaoting off wasn’t out of the goodness of his heart or, like he put it, out of indifference. But to use them and gauge Huangpu Qingtian’s reaction.

If Huangpu Qingtian raged, the three exits would be safe. If Huangpu Qingtian didn’t blame the two, then it all went according to the man’s plan and he needed to change the routes of his three allies.

This was all made possible thanks to the spy he meticulously placed near Huangpu Qingtian.

Zhuo Fan wasn’t beneath Leng Wuchang’s capacity for treachery when it came to covert ops. While the factions looked subdued at a first glance, the darkness revealed a tangled mess…