Ye Yu’s words instantly caused Bamboo Xincheng’s expression to change drastically.
She had classified this place as top secret. To protect it, she had already paid far too great a price.
And now she was being told that someone had already been here.
How could anyone accept that?
Bamboo Xincheng subconsciously looked toward the place at the foot of the mountain where the Oversea Blade had been placed.
Sure enough, it was completely empty—even the grave had been flattened.
It had truly been snatched away first.
Bamboo Xincheng clenched her eyes tightly, her entire being seething with rage.
“Who? Who exactly did this?”
Ye Yu thought for a moment, then said in a low voice, “Since Cai Banjian could know about this place, it’s possible others knew as well. The most urgent thing now is to see if there’s anything useful left, or any traces others may have left behind. Then we can make plans accordingly.”
Unwilling as she was to admit it, this was indeed the most correct course of action at present.
So Bamboo Xincheng forcibly suppressed the anger in her heart and began searching together with Ye Yu.
The area was not particularly vast, so the search did not take much effort.
Very soon, Bamboo Xincheng’s expression changed, and she immediately raised her right hand.
Seeing this, Ye Yu did not hesitate for even a moment and rushed forward.
Bamboo Xincheng silently arrived before a divine mountain. With a sudden lift of her hand, the hundred-zhang mountain instantly shattered into pieces.
A figure was blasted out from within.
He held in his hand an extremely broad blade. Countless streams of water condensed along its body, forcefully blocking the impact just now.
The man looked very young—around eighteen or nineteen—with a carefree smile on his face.
“Sect Master, you found me so quickly?”
The familiarity in his tone surprised Ye Yu.
Could this be an inside traitor?
Just as Ye Yu suspected, Bamboo Xincheng’s face immediately turned incomparably gloomy.
“Yang Guangxi, why are you here?”
Hearing this, the man named Yang Guangxi chuckled, patting the blade in his hand as he said mockingly, “Isn’t it obvious? The OvereSea Blade is in my hands. Naturally, I came here to seize Gao Zong’s inheritance.”
“Just that my luck wasn’t very good. I had barely entered when you showed up as well.”
“To be honest, if possible, I wouldn’t want to clash with you. But it seems that’s not an option now.”
As he spoke, Yang Guangxi raised his blade with one hand, pointing it directly at Bamboo Xincheng.
As divine power surged around him, the OvereSea Blade in his hand emitted a faint glow.
A mass of seawater materialized out of thin air, lifting Yang Guangxi high into the air, making him appear like a sea god descending upon the world.
At that moment, another figure suddenly appeared beside him, placing a hand on his shoulder.
It was none other than Yang Guangxiao—the one Ye Yu and Bamboo Xincheng had just met earlier.
At this moment, his brows were tightly furrowed as he shouted coldly, “Little brother, do not be disrespectful to the Sect Master!”
Yang Guangxi shook his shoulder violently, knocking away Yang Guangxiao’s hand.
“So what if I am disrespectful?”
“Yes, it’s true—she has shown kindness to the two of us. But as repayment, we have served her as divine attendants for tens of thousands of years. That debt has long been repaid. What more does she want?”
Hearing this, Yang Guangxiao frowned deeply and was just about to step forward, only to be forced back by the OvereSea Blade.
Yang Guangxi continued, “Big brother, don’t think I don’t know—you like Bamboo Xincheng. But after all these years, what has it brought you? Why not stop worrying about everything and let me seal all her divine power and give her to you as your wife?”
“You’ve lost your mind!”
Yang Guangxiao immediately rebuked him, but his gaze couldn’t help drifting toward Bamboo Xincheng.
Some secrets were meant to be buried for a lifetime. Now that they had been exposed so abruptly, all that remained in Yang Guangxiao’s heart was panic.
Bamboo Xincheng glanced at Yang Guangxiao and filtered those words out entirely.
There really had been quite a few troublesome admirers lately.
But none of them were what she wanted.
She took half a step back, moving to stand beside Ye Yu, intending to use this to prove her feelings.
To awaken the blockhead standing next to her.
But she was met with immediate rejection.
Ye Yu stepped sideways, pulling away.
Then, using voice transmission, he said, “Wow, seriously? At a time like this, you’re still trying to use me as a shield? You don’t need to do that. Even if you don’t say anything, I’ll still help you. Also, standing next to you is really hot.”
Bamboo Xincheng possessed the power of blazing sun— the red aura surrounding her wasn’t just for show.
It was genuinely hot.
But that sideways step of his was truly hurtful.
A shield?
You’ve got quite the imagination.
Bamboo Xincheng shot Ye Yu an annoyed glare before turning her gaze toward Yang Guangxi.
“If you didn’t want to remain a divine attendant, you could have told me. I would have arranged an important position for you within the Divine Alliance. But after all these years, I have never treated you brothers poorly. Yet now you raise your blade against me—this is something I never expected.”
Yang Guangxi subconsciously tightened his grip on the blade and shouted angrily, “Never treated us poorly? What a joke!”
“Making us bow our heads and smile as divine attendants all this time—is that your idea of not treating us poorly?”
“Do you know how Fifth Elder Fang Lijin mocks us? He says the two of us have been dogs for ten thousand years, still just divine attendants—forever beneath others. That we’re destined to be your watchdogs for life!”
The last sentence was almost shouted at the top of his lungs.
Bamboo Xincheng couldn’t help but feel somewhat surprised.
She knew Fang Lijin had a foul mouth, but she hadn’t expected him to speak like this about the Yang brothers in private.
To be honest, in Bamboo Xincheng’s heart, she valued the two brothers greatly.
Otherwise, she would not have assigned them to guard such an important place.
If she had known that the identity of a divine attendant would be so sensitive, she would have changed it long ago.
Bamboo Xincheng wanted to explain.
But Yang Guangxi raised his hand to stop her.
“That’s enough. Spare me the formalities. Some things, once they take root in the heart, can never be erased. Let me tell you the truth—on the very afternoon you used the paper crane to scout this place, I came here myself.”
After that, Yang Guangxi began recounting what had happened earlier.
Bamboo Xincheng had assumed that after giving instructions to the divine attendants, everything would be foolproof.
What she didn’t realize was that as the deputy chief of the divine attendants, Yang Guangxi had already noticed the wild joy on her face when she left.
So he immediately summoned the attendant and questioned him.
At first, that person was reluctant to speak. But under Yang Guangxi’s threats and inducements, he revealed everything.
Afterward, Yang Guangxi came to the warped space without delay.
Looking at the array barriers that had just been set up here, he fell into deep thought.
Visit and read more novel to help us update chapter quickly. Thank you so much!
Use arrow keys (or A / D) to PREV/NEXT chapter
