Chapter 1784: An Uprising Brews (1/2)

Two out of four of the group were dead by now, leaving only Elder Xu and Split-Lip panicking in the for out froht back

Split-Lip exclaimed, “We surrender! We surrender!”

Elder Xu’s face turned grey in despair He silently agreed to his companion’s show of sub Chen’s hands He wasn’t going to let them off the hook just because they’d surrendered

“It’s wise of you to recognize your failure Now, tellto?” he asked nonchalantly “Remember, you can’t afford to lie to me”

Split-Lip raised both his hands in the air and yelped, “I’ll tell you! We’re fro Chen frowned as he thought back to Shen Fan, his opponent in the third round of the sword competition He had been from the Cloudwave Sect as well and hadn’t bothered to conceal his hostility towards Jiang Chen His sect seeroup of men hadn’t appeared to know his identity at first Why had they followed hi Chen scoffed “The Cloudwave Sect? You didn’t see through uise Why would you followback “We weren’t targeting you, but the entire sacred land Our superior ordered us to follow anyone leaving the place No one is to escape our surveillance”Jiang Chen frowned “What do you mean exactly?”

“I mean” Before Split-Lip could continue, Elder Xu cut in, “Let me Let me explain The truth is”

“Shut up!” snapped Jiang ChenHe could tell that Elder Xu was ive out asChen said to Split-Lip

“Alright, I’ll talk Please show us mercy, Sir Shao, please We didn’t want toorders”

“Orders? Whose orders? Give ht through it” Jiang Chen warned them severely

His threat co the imperial family’s orders and our sect’s instructions”

“Why are you following people froated in a low voice

“Because… because” stuttered Split-Lip “We don’t know the details I hear they… they’re”“Staging an uprising!” Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow “Aht?”

Split-Lip shrank in on hi Chen would shoot him He continued to staest that they’re going after the sacred land Our sect isn’t the only onea move Senior executives froree”

Jiang Chen’s expression darkened His concerns had been proven right He’d wanted to send Huang’er away in case civil unrest broke out in the nation Now it see and fierce one at that“House Xiahou, the i to uproot the sacred land?”razor-sharp “The sacred land has a venerated forefather in the divine realh to defeat the sacred land? Besides, even if it’s toppled, the aive the Cloudwave Sect the opportunity to rise You’rea deal with the devil!”

Thesewhat they’d been told Siht hold a high position in the Cloudwave Sect, but they weren’t part of the decisionprocess

Split-Lip scratched his face, rendered speechless He didn’t know ht was a siht it would put hier?“Tellto strike? Which factions are involved? Re lied to!”

“We haven’t received any notice about when the operation will be, but it should kick off in a couple of days,” hurried out the man “As for the factions involved, they’re all first-tier factions I think there are six or seven of theest sects have joined in the operation, along withOh, and House Yan too”