The Treasure Pavilion was looted clean, a scene of devastation, and Ge Ye suddenly laughed, though it was not because of extreme anger.

Someone had killed Zhuge Yong right under his nose and looted the Treasure Pavilion, which was indeed a slap in his face, causing Ge Ye to lose face completely.

However, it also helped him solve a very tricky problem.

Over the years, he was responsible for guarding the Treasure Pavilion. All the revenue from the Tianyuan City area would gather here.

On average, every three years, Zhuge Leiting would send someone to inspect.

And this year was the year of inspection.

But now, the amount of spirit stones and treasures inside was only half of what was on the accounts, making it impossible to deceive the Zhuge family.

Vast resources are the foundation of a sect or aristocratic family. Therefore, there is absolutely no room for personal favors in this regard.

Embezzlement is a major taboo at any place, at any time. Once discovered, even if he is the sworn brother of the Family Head, it would be hard to avoid death.

Now it's fine, he can blame it all on Zhuge Mingyue.

And this Zhuge Mingyue was precisely cultivated by the current Family Head Zhuge Leiting.

In this way, he could push the matter cleanly aside, at most bearing the minor responsibility of lax oversight.

Moreover, this issue is also connected to Family Head Zhuge Leiting. If he doesn't want past scandals to spread everywhere, he would surely put pressure to control the situation.

Thinking of these, Ge Ye was in a great mood, even walking faster than usual.

However, he suddenly recalled a previous scene, and his face turned slightly grim again.

Zhuge Mingyue, and the young boy who used the Buddhist palm technique earlier, both of their strengths at such a young age cannot be underestimated.

Either of them can rival the Heavenly Pride among the new generation of Zhuge family's disciples, Zhuge Liuyun.

If given time, when they grow up, the entire Zhuge family might face annihilation.

Recalling Zhuge Mingyue's blood-red eyes filled with hatred and his final roar, Ge Ye couldn't help but shudder.

Meanwhile, Zhuge Mingyue and his companions had successfully shaken off their pursuers, arriving at a deserted street.

Not far ahead was the Youjian Inn!

"Master, tonight's commotion was not small. Tomorrow, the True Immortal Alliance will definitely intervene and conduct a thorough investigation; the Youjian Inn is no longer safe, we should head directly to the next secret hideout!"

Butterfly gazed ahead, offering her suggestion to Zhuge Mingyue.

"Master, Li Chen and Lian Hongshang have seen us; they are very likely to reveal our identities. Shouldn't we just..."

The speaker was Bai Shuang, who stopped mid-sentence, her doll-like face filled with cold killing intent.

The implied meaning needs no explanation!

"Ahem, alright, Bai Shuang, I'll leave this Tongshan matter to you; make sure it's done beautifully without any loose ends!"

Upon hearing the master agree to her request, Bai Shuang was overjoyed.

Li Chen, that loose cultivator, made her suffer several slaps. Now the chance for revenge had finally come.

Li Chen and Lian Hongshang took a shortcut and returned to the Youjian Inn earlier.

This was Lian Hongshang's first time being a "thief", feeling a bit anxious yet very excited.

"Chen, we made quite a haul this time. I carried away millions worth of spirit stones alone!"

Lian Hongshang shook the storage bag in her hand, unable to hide the grin at the corner of her mouth, smiling like a child.

Just as she was about to open the storage bag to count the gains, Li Chen glanced outside the door, suddenly stepped forward, and grabbed her small hand.

"Someone's here!"

Before he finished speaking, they heard a slight sound coming from outside.

Soon after, a mass of white mist gradually seeped in.

After a while, they heard the "creak" sound of a door opening.

Two figures, one tall and one short, quietly slipped in.

The two were none other than Tongshan and Bai Shuang.

Bai Shuang found Li Chen and Lian Hongshang lying unconscious on the bed and was overjoyed, clapping her hands in delight.

"Haha, having inhaled my Heart Devouring Enchanting Smoke, even gods couldn't save you!"

"Enough talking, hurry up and kill them so we can report back!"

As he spoke, Tongshan swung a massive iron hammer, weighing thousands of pounds, aiming for Li Chen and Lian Hongshang on the bed.

However, at this moment, Bai Shuang stopped him.

"No, letting them die just like that would be too easy for them, wouldn't it?"

Tongshan looked down at Bai Shuang expressionlessly and asked, "Then what do you want to do?"

"Watch me!"

With that, Bai Shuang took out a snake-shaped dagger and walked towards the bed.

Seeing Lian Hongshang's stunning beauty, jealousy surged uncontrollably within her.

"Such a beautiful face, wouldn't it be a shame not to mar it?"

After muttering to herself, she suddenly raised the snake-shaped dagger, ready to carve a few bloody scars on Lian Hongshang's face.

However, just as her arm was raised, her wrist was suddenly tightly grasped by someone.

Startled, Bai Shuang turned her head and saw Li Chen glaring at her with blade-like eyes, silently staring at her.

In an instant, Bai Shuang was so shocked that her eyes nearly bulged out.

"You're not poisoned?"

Li Chen did not answer. Taking advantage of her moment of distraction, his fingers moved like a swift wind, fast as lightning, snatching away the green jade pipe tied at her waist and shoving it into Bai Shuang's mouth at once.

"Ah, no..."

Bai Shuang was horrified, white smoke billowing out of her mouth, eyes, nose, and ears.

It was truly smoke from all seven orifices!

In just a moment, her entire face withered like a wilted flower, rapidly decaying, her white bones faintly visible, extremely frightening.

All this happened in the blink of an eye.

By the time Tongshan came to his senses, Bai Shuang had already turned into a mummified skeleton, staring with dead eyes, eternally collapsed on the ground.

Tongshan was shocked in his heart. After shouting "Bai Shuang," he wielded a large iron hammer and swung it fiercely towards Li Chen.

"Courting death!"

Li Chen sneered disdainfully, his five fingers suddenly clenching into a Bomb Fist, powerful as thunder, imposing as rivers and seas, directly meeting it.

"Boom!"

The Bomb Fist and the large iron hammer collided in mid-air, like a thundering explosion, shaking the void.

At that moment, Lian Hongshang also suddenly leapt up. The Purple Shadow Immortal Sword, like a Jiao Long emerging from the sea, gave a long cry to the sky, like lightning, stabbing at Tongshan's Dantian Life Gate.

The two were so close, giving Tongshan no time to react.

Though he had honed his Iron Bone, the Purple Shadow Immortal Sword was a top-grade spiritual artifact, capable of slicing through iron like mud, cutting hair, and snow.

"Puff!"

Tongshan's massive body was suddenly pierced through, retreating backwards with ponderous steps.

His figure was extremely burly, wielding a thousand-pound iron hammer. With each step back, he resembled an earthquake, rumbling loudly.

"Damn it, you're despicable, daring to ambush us!"

Tongshan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes glaring like copper bells, roaring hysterically like an enraged beast.

Li Chen clapped his hands, smiling calmly, "Haha, we are despicable? Didn't your underhanded calculations count as despicable too?"

This Tongshan was a naturally argumentative person, and knowing he was in the wrong, his dark face immediately turned red.

"Damn it!"

Having shouted these words with all his anger, he swung the large iron hammer again, breaking through the void, smashing fiercely at Li Chen.

Tongshan's momentum was extremely fierce, but his speed was too slow. In front of Li Chen, he was like a snail crawling.

Li Chen shook his head disdainfully, then suddenly advanced, grasping the arm swinging the large hammer, immediately kicking the spot pierced by the Purple Shadow Immortal Sword.

The entire process was as fluid as running water, completed in one fell swoop.

"Ah!"

Tongshan cried out in pain.

Immediately, his whole body, as if uncontrollably, fell heavily downstairs, lying in the middle of the street like a dead dog, not knowing life or death.

Li Chen and Lian Hongshang followed by jumping down the attic to check if he was alive or dead.

But at that moment, several more auras quickly approached from this direction.

"People from the Zhuge family are coming!"

Li Chen looked at the distant street, speaking in a deep voice.

Hearing that the Zhuge family had arrived, Lian Hongshang felt somewhat guilty.

Immediately, she blinked her bright large eyes, looking at Li Chen and urged, "Chen, let's hurry and go!"

Li Chen raised his head, looked into the distance, then at Tongshan who was like a dead dog, nodded in agreement, "Alright, let's leave this mess for them to handle!"

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