Free Web NovelChapter 1354: Chapter 524: Confronting Wu Lie! The Death of Jiang Wangye! (6K)
Looking at the chaos around her, Ji Lianxing realized her methods were indeed somewhat brutal. With an embarrassed expression, she said, "Cough, cough, that old man was indeed quite troublesome, I couldn’t hold back for a moment... But don’t worry, I’ve been guarding here all these twenty days, didn’t let anyone step into the Formation Path Department."
"I didn’t mean to criticize you." Chen Mo reached out and rubbed her forehead, smiling as he said, "Sect Master Ji, you did well this time."
Ji Lianxing’s ears instantly flushed, and beneath her mask, her face turned crimson.
Originally, she and Chen Mo were just partners, forced together by the Creation Gold Contract, and she had some resistance to this bond in her heart.
But ever since that time when she and Ye Henshui "cultivated" together, their relationship had changed substantially—
Being the first and only man in her life who helped her glimpse the threshold of a higher realm made her somewhat more reliant on Chen Mo.
"Oh, here’s the commission we agreed on earlier, considering your excellent performance, I’m giving you an extra one." Chen Mo took out two hundred tael silver notes from his pocket and handed them to her.
"Hehe, thank you, boss~" Ji Lianxing reached out and accepted them, looking delighted.
"..."
Jiang Wangye snapped out of his daze, seeing this scene, his eyelids twitched.
A mere two hundred tael of Silver could hire a First Grade Great Power to guard the gate?
And for over twenty days?
Isn’t this similar to black slavery?
Yet seeing how close they seem, it was obviously just flirting... This guy being involved with both an Imperial Consort and the Empress was one thing, but how can his casual female companion be so extraordinarily strong?
"Since Chen Mo is here, it means Qi Kaihai and Sikong Zuiyue failed, and may even have fallen, and with no movement from Wanqi Shuofeng’s side, the situation doesn’t look good either." He Zhou leaned in and whispered, "Mr. Jiang, the current situation is very unfavorable to us..."
No need for He Zhou’s reminder, Jiang Wangye could see it himself.
The moment he saw Chen Mo, his heart sank.
He knew Chen Mo was hard to deal with, so from the beginning, he didn’t hold much hope, just as long as those three could hold Chen Mo off until the Demon Suppression Department affairs were resolved, the Emperor naturally had a way to handle him.
But unexpectedly, in just an hour, Chen Mo had fought his way to the Demon Suppression Department!
Completely disrupted his plans!
"Mr. He, what should we do now?" Jiang Wangye asked.
He Zhou pondered for a moment and transmitted his voice, "Chen Mo’s strength is unknown, very likely already matching the First Grade, plus that mysterious woman of unknown origin, today we might not get the Array Map, so we can only activate the backup plan and completely destroy this place, along with killing Chen Mo..."
Ultimately, their aim was to prevent the Demon Suppression Department from breaking the formation.
This matter was of great importance, and any consequences, no matter how severe, were worth it to achieve their goal!
Jiang Wangye had no other choice but to grit his teeth and nod, "Alright, let’s do as Mr. He says."
After Chen Mo settled Ji Lianxing’s payment, he finally lifted his gaze to Jiang Wangye, speaking leisurely, "Meeting again, Jiang Buyi, seems the last incident didn’t teach you a lesson after all."
Remembering when he was forced to kneel to Chen Mo in front of everyone, Jiang Wangye’s expression turned even darker.
"Chen Mo, I told you before, the accounts between us will be settled eventually!"
"So you stirred up such a commotion for it? Although you haven’t made a public appearance lately, you’ve been busy behind the scenes, even hooked up with Wu Lie." Chen Mo said, "Mobilizing the Demon Extermination Crossbow to bombard the school grounds, intruding into the Demon Suppression Department, was this all instructed by Wu Lie?"
"How bold! How dare you call the Emperor by name!" He Zhou yelled angrily.
"I think the bold ones are you all, aren’t they?" Chen Mo responded indifferently, sneering, "Wu Lie himself was forced to flee the palace, and you all here are still waving feathers like they are commander’s tokens, truly thinking you can fight your way out?"
"Insolent child, what do you understand? His Majesty merely temporarily left the palace restrictions, relocated to avoid adversaries! It’s a temporary measure!" He Zhou said coldly, "Once His Majesty has everything prepared, he will reclaim the throne, and even Consort Yu won’t be able to save you!"
"Reclaim the throne?" Chen Li raised an eyebrow, "But what does that have to do with the Demon Suppression Department?"
He Zhou snorted coldly, "You don’t need to know!"
Chen Mo replied calmly, "I can guess even without you saying."
"Back then, Hui Neng mentioned that Wuwan Temple only participated in constructing the first seven arrays and didn’t know the effect of this last array."
"And according to the Heaven and Earth killing formation from the Qingzhou Secret Realm, Wu Lie is highly proficient in the Formation Path. If it was solely to resist the Demon Clan and consolidate national fate, Wuwan Temple was not needed at all..."
"The reason he did this was partly to bind the Ancient Emperor Wuwang Buddha to the chariot, and more importantly, to conceal the true purpose of this great formation."
"Am I right or wrong?"
He Zhou’s gaze turned somber, remaining silent.
Chen Mo folded his hands behind his back, speaking to himself, "I deliberately mentioned in front of Yuan Junfeng that the array had been broken up to the sixth level, Wu Lie couldn’t sit still after hearing this, even at the risk of exposure, he had Jiang Wangye mobilize the other three major families to act, further confirming my suspicion."
"So it seems, the last array probably relates to Wu Lie’s ’rebirth’, right?"
"What rebirth?"
Jiang Wangye’s expression showed some confusion, but He Zhou’s face suddenly changed!
