Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 685: Chapter 321: Change of Plan_2

“But you are different; two types of your abilities and weapons require the use of blood.”

“You have procured so much blood to unleash the strongest combat power at any time. If this is to deal with the Immortal Palace, it seems a bit too rushed.”

“Moreover, there are many extraordinary creatures within the Immortal Palace, and if you went in and killed a few of the lower-level ones, you could obtain enough blood. Therefore, I believe that you are planning to use this blood within Giant City.”

Little Mad King said, “And this morning, you took another trip to the prison. After you left, many of the criminal Spiritual Ability Users were listless.”

“It must be the Divine Storage Dragon Soul, right? You extracted their spiritual power to create Spiritual Divine Weapons…”

“With today’s completion of an A-level Spiritual Armor… So, I believe you are going to make your move inside Giant City.”

Little Mad King’s expression remained cool, yet his analysis was quite reasonable.

To outsiders, Li Yelai’s actions might seem strange, but they would not think too much of it. However, Little Mad King was very familiar with Li Yelai’s abilities and guessed that he was planning a bloodbath inside Giant City.

“Who is it? Who necessitates such extensive preparation on your part?” Little Mad King asked, “If he truly deserves to die, I’ll help you assassinate him directly.”

Li Yelai, however, fell into silence.

Truthfully, Li Yelai did not want Little Mad King to know about Ye Han.

Little Mad King was also tormented by a curse and had become numb to it.

She had even become indifferent to the difference between the sexes.

To the extent that, during her time undercover at the Church, Li Yelai had seen some things he should not have.

It had taken a long nagging by Li Yelai before she corrected some of it.

If she were to come into contact with someone like Ye Han, who could suppress the curse, coupled with her numbness to gender differences.. Li Yelai dared not think what might befall her.

“Alas…” Li Yelai sighed and decided to disclose his plan.

He informed Little Mad King of Ye Han’s actions and his target.

“Suppressing the curse…” Little Mad King looked at Li Yelai, her brow slightly furrowed.

A crack appeared in Little Mad King’s usually impassive façade, a hint of either anger or something else.

She breathed out slowly, “I have long been accustomed to the presence of the curse. I don’t yearn for salvation like a Doll. All I need is a teammate whom I can trust, and Ye Han will not become my teammate. Your worries are unnecessary. Could it be… you’re doubting me as well?”

“No, but Ye Han gives me a very bad feeling. I have to be responsible for my friends and family. It’s not just contact I want to avoid; I don’t even intend to let him meet you,” Li Yelai shook his head.

After a moment of silence, Little Mad King nodded slightly, “I understand. Do you need me to kill him?”

“If it were possible, naturally that would be best, but as officials, we actually have no grounds to act. Moreover, once your curse… is exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable. That’s why Jing Lin and I thought of the strategy to expel him.” Li Yelai exhaled, “We just wait for him to come.”

…

Meanwhile, in a luxurious hotel in the Upper City District.

Sweaty Zhao Xiao walked out from the end of the corridor.

He had just sparred with the Snow Mountain Blind Hero, the two not using Spiritual Energy but relying solely on close combat skills to exchange pointers. It was extremely beneficial to Zhao Xiao, and it was also a reason he liked being around Ye Han.

Ye Han not only helped to alleviate the rage from his curse but also led him to gain many good things and even spar with skilled masters to advance his own skills.

Truly a good brother indeed.

It was a pity that his sister seemed not to like Ye Han very much, which Zhao Xiao found regrettable.

He accepted an elaborate invitation from a hotel staff member and knocked on Ye Han’s room door.

“Ye Han, may I come in?” Zhao Xiao asked.

“Of course, please come in, Brother Zhao,” Ye Han’s voice responded.

Zhao Xiao pushed the door open to see Ye Han seated behind the desk.

“The Jing Family sent an invitation for you,” Zhao Xiao placed the invitation on the desk.

“Thank you,” Ye Han smiled and asked, “How did your sparring with the Blind Hero Senior go?”

“Quite good, I learned a lot. If it weren’t for the concern about the curse, I’d have kept on fighting,” Zhao Xiao chuckled, then asked, “Speaking of which, where did my sister go? It’s Netherworld Path after all; she disappeared in the blink of an eye.”

With one hand propped on the desk supporting his chin and the other resting below the desk, Ye Han chuckled lightly, “She went shopping with little You and the others, giving Sister Zhao some space.”

“That makes sense. It’s rare to visit No.3 Border City; we’ve got to check out the specialty products here.” Zhao Xiao nodded and asked, “So, are you going to this banquet at the Jing Family’s?”

Ye Han picked up the invitation and his gaze flickered for a moment.

As a partner who had worked with the Jing Family’s Main House, he was naturally obliged to attend.

But for some reason, upon picking up this invitation, he felt a sense of danger looming…

This banquet… seemed unfriendly to him, perhaps?

Over the years, he had repeatedly turned peril into safety, becoming the one most difficult to kill in the eyes of his enemies.

It was all thanks to his strong intuition for courting good fortune and avoiding disaster.

And this time, he felt the pull of inspiration again. If he went to the banquet, something bad was going to happen.

The last time he went against his intuition, he had almost lost his life. His teammates had suffered heavy casualties.

Fortunately, where there’s life, there’s hope. He had made a new acquaintance with the Snow Mountain Blind Hero, who was a high-level expert; otherwise, he truly wouldn’t have survived.

“Interesting, are the visitors up to no good?” Ye Han chuckled lightly.

“Brother Ye, you’re the visitor,” Zhao Xiao reminded him.

“That’s true,” Ye Han nodded, “I have a feeling that this banquet is not going to be friendly towards me…”

“Could it be those families looking for trouble with you? Could it be because you’re from the main branch?” Zhao Xiao’s expression turned serious.

Over the years, Ye Han had made many strong allies but had also provoked some enemies, including the Ember Church and families from Giant City.

Among them was Ye Han’s own kin, the Kunlun Ye Family.

Before his rise, Ye Han had suffered a lot from the internal strife within the Ye Family. Therefore, he was quite detached from his kin.

The relationship was very tense.

Thinking about it, trying to mend the relationship only after making a name for oneself seemed too little, too late.

“Who knows? Anyway, I’m not going,” Ye Han said, “You all can go and enjoy the hustle and bustle.”

“Sure. I don’t believe they would dare make a move on us,” Zhao Xiao nodded and walked out with the invitation after saying goodbye.

What Zhao Xiao didn’t know was that, after he closed the door and left,

a shadow accompanied by black smoke appeared under Ye Han’s desk, and the sounds of intense coughing and vomiting echoed.

A petite figure then rushed out from under the desk, clutching a trash bin and vomiting.

It was Zhao Lin, the sister Zhao Xiao had been looking for.

Zhao Lin’s face was flushed with anger, yet her eyes were fierce as she stared fixatedly at the complacent Ye Han.

“Aren’t you afraid my brother will slaughter you?”

“In fact, even if you two teamed up, you couldn’t beat me,” Ye Han said with a light chuckle, “Besides, would you dare? Just now, he was right here, and you chose to hide yourself. You didn’t dare to ask him for help. After all, you know your brother’s curse better than I do, right? Moreover, even if he found out… would he make a move against his good brother? He has always wanted to match us up, after all.”

Seeing Zhao Lin’s annoyed expression, Ye Han laughed, “Don’t worry, I’ll keep helping you guys.”

He really enjoyed such expressions… too bad Zhao Lin’s sneaking skill wasn’t high.

Otherwise, what a thrill it would be to take advantage of her in front of her brother.

‘I wonder if there’s a female assassin master in City No.3…’ Ye Han thought to himself.

Zhao Lin, with veins bulging on her forehead, turned into a black shadow and left the room.

Once back in her own room, she vigorously washed away the scents on her body.

I must kill him, I just have to kill him!

All I want is the Divine Demon Stele he carries on him, he must die!

No matter what power I have to borrow, I will kill him!

Remembering her manic brother, Zhao Lin pounded the walls of the bathroom, then suddenly,

she thought of that invitation…

Why had the Jing Family’s invitation made Ye Han so cautious?

Did someone inside the Jing Family have a grudge against Ye Han? Weren’t they collaborating? They even intended to arrange a marriage.

Wait a minute!

Zhao Lin’s mind raced.

The Three Branches of Jing Family… internal strife within the main house, and the young masters of the three branches have a close relationship with the Champion Agent.

And Ye Han… he wanted to make a move on the Champion Agent’s sister!

It all connected, everything was connected now!

It wasn’t just her who wanted to kill Ye Han.

Zhao Lin put on her clothes and, like a black shadow, dashed out of the hotel…

…

An hour later, Jing Lin looked at the girl in front of him, furrowing his brow.

Then, he dialed Li Ye’s number.

“Old Li, there’s been a change in the plan!”

“That bastard Ye Han doesn’t dare to show up!”

(Thinking it over, it’s not satisfying enough in Giant City, let’s accelerate things)