Free Web NovelChapter 1286: Chapter 846: Action Begins (Part 2)
Being alone out there, encountering a fellow countryman often means stepping into a pitfall, countryman tricking countryman, not a bit of compromise, strangers get half-destroyed, acquaintances get the full package.
It was already after 8 PM. Yang Xiao and his team had set their operation time tentatively for 1 AM. There was still time, so Yang Xiao decided to hold steady for the sake of his fellow countryman.
As a moderately talented chess player, watching low-level novices pecking at each other was sheer torture. Luckily, after losing three consecutive matches, the girl felt somewhat tired, yawned, removed her jacket, kicked off her plush slippers, and walked barefoot into the bathroom.
Yang Xiao suddenly perked up. The girl should be planning to shower... No, no, she was probably going to pass along some information!
The shower was just a decoy. For the sake of Tai Wenqin and Sui, he must be vigilant and was forced to make a decision against his forefathers!
With a single thought, Yang Xiao arrived at the mirror on the bathroom wall.
"Brush, brush, brush——"
The girl bit down on her toothbrush, brushing her teeth, then washing her face and removing makeup, and finally an elaborate skincare routine, starting with essence water, then serum, face cream, eye care, and finally applied lipstick beautifully.
After posing a while in front of the mirror, the girl turned and pushed open the door, leaving the bathroom.
Yang Xiao: "..."
Thankfully, Yang Xiao finally exhaled a sigh of relief. He hadn’t caught any evidence of her colluding with the enemy, which was already the best outcome.
As the girl turned off the lights and lay on the bed scrolling funny videos on her phone, laughing and kicking her legs, Yang Xiao knew this was under control, and then left quietly.
Half an hour later, Yang Xiao returned to the small motel. By then, Tai Wenqin and Sui Chengguo were already impatiently waiting, having suspected Yang Xiao might have run into trouble.
"No problem. That girl is quite clear on things. Her real identity is a hostess at a Kachin Town entertainment venue, which is very near to the Gu Sect headquarters, just two streets away."
Yang Xiao relayed the information he had gathered to his two teammates. This was crucial for their night’s operation.
Following this was rest time. It was still early. Sui Chengguo said he wasn’t tired and volunteered to take on the watch duty, and Yang Xiao and Tai Wenqin didn’t argue, falling asleep immediately.
No one knows how long they slept. Yang Xiao was woken up by someone tapping him, checked the time, and it was already past 11. The three huddled together and finalized the action plan and route once more, including the retreat route in case of an emergency and the safe house location.
These were all provided by the pink-haired girl, but Yang Xiao believed this person was merely a messenger, or more accurately, a pawn; the real mastermind behind this intelligence network had not yet surfaced.
Yang Xiao trusted his judgment. After all, this person wasn’t an Apostle, and was too young besides. freeweɓnovel.cѳm
But Yang Xiao wasn’t bothered by it; sometimes, knowing less is safer. What he truly cared about was the damn Bo Yetong’s life.
According to the plan, Yang Xiao used the Soul-Capturing Mirror to send Tai Wenqin and Sui Chengguo ahead to the southern Gu Sect camp and let them get familiar with the terrain first.
As for Yang Xiao himself, he stealthily arrived near the Gu Sect headquarters located in Zhenbei and started familiarizing himself with the route, especially the retreat route in case of unexpected events.
With everything secured, it was just about waiting then. Following the plan, Tai Wenqin and Sui Chengguo would take action first, causing chaos at the Gu Sect camp, drawing away the experts stationed at headquarters.
And Yang Xiao, who waited nearby, would seize the opportunity to strike, primarily to kill Bo Yetong.
Yang Xiao had instructed the two, for this operation, their task was simply to hold off the remaining masters of Gu Sect, not demanding any kill, and they could retreat if they couldn’t hold.
Yang Xiao had the Soul-Capturing Mirror and Mirror Ghost at his disposal, making it difficult for Gu Sect masters to retain him.
No Netherworld-level Apostle stationed here, with the Soul-Capturing Mirror in hand, Yang Xiao could boldly infiltrate. He quickly figured out the guard situation at Gu Sect headquarters.
Situations were pretty much as he anticipated, with only cursed Bo Yetong reaching You Level, but there were numerous Fierce Level Apostles, at least seven, where an old one-eared guy led, slightly mightier, with half a foot stepped into Ghost Level.
Half-step Ghost Level mental strength, which was what Yang Xiao had when he first followed Professor Cui into the Thai-Burma region.
He had also located Bo Yetong, who was sitting in the lounge on the long sofa, wearing a Big Gold Watch, leisurely smoking a cigar.
A Fierce Level Apostle sat opposite him, seemingly reporting the work.
Bo Yetong, appearing as a leader, slowly gestured upwards, while the Fierce Level Apostle nodded and occasionally picked up the paper on the table to show Bo Yetong.
Behind them stood two seductive women, relaxing both with massages.
"Enjoy it all now, after today, you won’t be able to..."
Yang Xiao sneered coldly in his heart, murderous intent flashed in his eyes. Throughout this period, the person he missed the most was this bastard.
He intended to avenge Uncle Musa and Maria today.
Of course, crucially, it was about his own vengeance as well; this guy tossed defenseless him to that group of monks and townspeople—simply unbearable.
Since he didn’t dare get too close, Yang Xiao could only roughly use the Human Bone Staff to sense the other’s spiritual power feedback. After gauging it once, Yang Xiao’s heart slightly twisted; this guy was stronger than he imagined.
In terms of spiritual power intensity, he had even exceeded Tai Wenqin and Sui, roughly at You Level Middle.
At this moment, he couldn’t help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief; luckily, Bo Yetong’s father wasn’t around, otherwise, two Apostles of this level, combined with a group of Fierce Level Apostles, would have been a tough task today.
Yang Xiao firmly believed in his own and Mirror Ghost’s power, and the prowess of Tai Wenqin and Sui, but thinking three men plus one ghost alone could wipe out a Gu Sect deemed as a secondary-tier force, even with a sneak attack, was a bit too arrogant.
At first, Yang Xiao had plans to capture the opponent alive, bring him back for torture and interrogation, but now, it looked like decisiveness was better, an immediate kill to avoid complications.
Time ticked away steadily. From Yang Xiao’s vantage point, he saw the clock in the lounge, and it was exactly 1 AM—their agreed time for action.
A few minutes later, a sudden piercing ring of a phone sound resonated. Bo Yetong, wearing pajamas, immediately picked up the phone, and his previously relaxed expression instantly changed. He quickly spoke to the phone, and then hung up.
Immediately, he rose to his feet, walked to the window, drew back the heavy brown curtains, and peered outside toward the Gu Sect southern camp.
Upon learning about the attack on the southern camp, another Fierce Level Apostle became anxious, pressing a button on the table in urgent haste.
The next moment, to Yang Xiao’s astonishment, the table opened to the sides, revealing two silver briefcases hidden inside.
Seeing the silver briefcases instantly, Yang Xiao knew the trip wasn’t in vain. This material he was overly familiar with; it was custom-made, certainly storing the Resentful Eye.
And being guarded this carefully, they sure couldn’t be junk, looks like there were unexpected gains this time.
If the subordinate intended to transfer the case, Bo Yetong furrowed his brows, wordlessly forward with a slap, making the subordinate stagger sideways.
At this point, Yang Xiao quietly departed, taking a moment to glance outside. Headquarters’ doors were open, several people-filled vehicles swiftly drove out, heading to support at the southern camp.
When the taillights of these cars were out of sight, Yang Xiao knew the time was ripe. Based on the feedback from the Human Bone Staff, there were now fewer than 20 Apostles left inside headquarters, Fierce Level Apostles down to just three.
It was time to act...
Returning to the original spot, looking out through a glass door into the outside world, Bo Yetong was on the phone now, and the Fierce Level Apostle who took the slap glued by his side, while the two seductive women stood tensely, hands twined, not daring to make a sound.
It’s now!
Yang Xiao tightened his grip on the Human Bone Staff, charging it, as he appeared and swung towards Bo Yetong in one sweep.
Then, before his mental pulse hit Bo Yetong, he swiftly switched to the Ghost Bamboo Stick, leaping high in a jump, charged with a powerful move, a Horizontal Sweep, pounding down towards Bo Yetong’s direction.
