Yan Shan's Temporary Change of Heart

Su Ye smiled, "Perhaps there's been a misunderstanding. I plan to visit the Divine Blade Sect."

"Lord, the matter concerning the Divine Blade Sect is too dangerous. If you go, your life could be at risk. You should reconsider," Ma San said with worry.

"It's fine. I heard that a while ago, many great demonic beasts appeared outside Yunzhou. Do you have any news about them now?"

Ma San pondered for a long time before replying, "Yes, quite a few. I heard these Demonic Beasts have been acting strangely. Previously, they only showed themselves to provoke us, without any real intention of attacking."

"A few days ago, they even retreated to their respective territories, saying they had internal problems, seemingly due to infighting."

"Infighting??"

Su Ye was slightly stunned. These Demonic Beasts had made such a grand show of force, how could they suddenly start infighting? Could it be because he had taken the fragment of the Blood Fiend Sky-Severing Stele?

Su Ye was already aware of Yan Shan's mission to Linshan County. The Demon Suppression Division had issued the mission specifically for the fragment of the Blood Fiend Sky-Severing Stele. The infighting among the Demonic Beasts was likely because of this.

The Corpse Demon Cult was secretly plotting to obtain a certain item, and those great demonic beasts coincidentally appeared at the same time. Su Ye definitely didn't believe the two were unrelated.

There was a high probability that these Demonic Beasts and the Corpse Demon Cult had some kind of connection. As for their purpose, Su Ye couldn't guess for the moment. The sudden retreat of the Demonic Beasts should be related to this.

Su Ye frowned, and a thought suddenly struck him.

"Right."

That Qu Mountain Demon King, the Tiger Demon, had quite an origin. According to Qin Ganghu, his father was the Qu Mountain Lord.

If Big Black left any clues when taking the Blood Fiend Sky-Severing Stele fragment, and Magistrate Chen's group managed to deduce something from it, they would definitely report it to the Corpse Demon Cult.

And based on Big Black's characteristics, they might guess that the great Demonic Beasts were responsible. Could this be the root cause of their infighting?

This matter still needs verification, and I must be extremely careful.

"For now, Big Black absolutely cannot be exposed in front of everyone."

As the three were chatting, a "bang bang" knocking sound came from outside the door.

As Ma San pushed the door open.

Zheng Yu walked in with a smile and said heartily, "Captain Su, have you considered it? Have you changed your mind?"

Seeing this, Wang Feng instantly understood. No wonder Su Ye didn't want to leave with them; he was planning to latch onto the Wu Family, that big tree.

In Yunzhou City, although the three great families had long traditions, there were still differences in strength. The Wu Family was undoubtedly the strongest. Thinking of this, Wang Feng raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything further.

Looking at the newcomer, Su Ye calmly replied, "I've considered it, but it's not suitable."

"Uh." Zheng Yu was clearly taken aback. "Captain Su, are you that confident you can return safely?"

As soon as he said this, not only Zheng Yu but also Ma San and Wang Feng were confused.

Su Ye didn't respond, his gaze sweeping over the three with different expressions.

Seeing this, Zheng Yu said indifferently, "Forget it. Since Captain Su is unwilling, I'll take my leave now."

As he spoke, Zheng Yu turned and left. He had more important matters to attend to.

Last night, he didn't know which captain had broken through to the Aperture Opening realm. This morning, the entire Eastern District Captain's camp was in an uproar.

He had initially considered recruiting Su Ye, but after hearing about this, he immediately cast it aside.

A captain in the Meridian Opening Realm was insignificant compared to a strong cultivator in the Aperture Opening Realm.

If he could recruit a cultivator in the Aperture Opening Realm to join the Wu Family, it would be a great achievement. Even if he already had a backer, reporting the news immediately would allow him to gain favor with Young Master Wu.

The door creaked open again. Zheng Yu walked out quickly but happened to bump straight into Yan Shan.

Yan Shan's eyes narrowed. "Zheng Yu, what are you doing here?"

"What business is it of yours?" Zheng Yu snorted and turned to leave.

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Yan Shan didn't dwell on it. He stepped into the courtyard and seemed to ask, "Su Ye, what did Zheng Yu say to you?"

"Nothing," Su Ye shook his head.

"Oh." Yan Shan didn't probe further and instead inquired, "Just last night, someone here broke through to the Aperture Opening realm. Do you know about it?"

"I'm not sure," Su Ye shook his head.

"Someone broke through to the Aperture Opening realm." The other two were greatly shocked. Such a powerful cultivator, by diligently completing a few missions, could naturally be promoted to the position of Grand Commander.

This was vastly different from Qian Chengzhu, who was promoted to Grand Commander by relying on his family's influence. Such a person had boundless prospects. If their merits were sufficient, they could go to the capital of Great Xia and receive the baptism of the Dragon Transformation Pool.

Yan Shan deliberately concealed this here. The Dragon Transformation Pool was a great treasure of Great Xia, and people from aristocratic families were not qualified to participate in it at all.

After Ma San recovered, he questioned, "Yan Shan, you said a few days ago that Lord Su agreed to leave Yunzhou City with us."

Before Ma San could finish, Yan Shan frowned and interrupted, "This trip to the Divine Blade Sect is extremely dangerous. I was worried about Captain Su's safety and made the decision myself. Please don't blame me, Captain Su."

"It's fine," Su Ye responded indifferently.

"I still have important matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."

Yan Shan strode away. Like Zheng Yu, his mind was already focused on the person who had broken through to the Aperture Opening realm. As for Su Ye's life or death, it had long been cast to the back of his mind.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Wang Feng quickly got up and bid farewell to Su Ye before hurrying to catch up with Yan Shan.

In the Demon Suppression Division's Benevolent Hall, Su Ye and Ma San hadn't eaten much when they heard a commotion outside the door.

"Everyone, gather at the training grounds."

The voice was loud as a bell, echoing throughout the entire Demon Suppression Division.

Inside the Benevolent Hall, the assembled Captains and Commanders rose one after another, heading towards the door. Discussions could be heard intermittently.

"What's going on?"

"What else could it be? It's about the encirclement and suppression of the Divine Blade Sect, of course."

At this moment, the training grounds were already crowded. On a high platform in the distance stood several figures.

The man at the forefront was burly, clad in black armor, with a resolute face. This man was Xiao Zhenbei, a trusted general of Ye Haichuan, holding the official position of Town Deputy Envoy.

His strength had already reached Aperture Opening Perfection, and he could break through to Core Formation at any time, with the potential to become a powerful figure guarding one side.

Xiao Zhenbei's voice was deep.

"All those whose names are called, step forward."

"Xiao Shan."

"Jin Pingchuan."

"Jiang Dahu."

Ma San, whose name was called from the crowd, couldn't help but freeze. Hadn't Yan Shan arranged for him to go out on another mission with him? Why was he being called out here?

Upon hearing this, Su Ye couldn't help but shake his head inwardly. Yan Shan's actions were truly difficult to describe.

Seeing that he had no intention of joining the Qian Family, Ma San had grown closer to him. Yet, in the end, he resorted to such despicable acts. The life-saving favor he had once bestowed upon him seemed to have been thrown to the dogs.

The result of saving his life was such targeted malice towards him. Su Ye couldn't help but sneer inwardly, further solidifying his murderous intent.

If Yan Shan's character was so deplorable, his family couldn't be any better. Since that was the case, he would kill them, and kill them all, leaving no future trouble.