"I know! There''s nothing between you and Ye Fan; it''s all innocent, and I absolutely trust you!" Ji Yuchen quickly interrupted Ji Ningxuan, grabbing her wrist and saying, "Ningxuan, you''re the childhood sweetheart I grew up with. I can''t trust anyone else by my side now, only you, so go ahead with peace of mind!"
Ji Yuchen looked at Ji Ningxuan with a devilish charm, but inwardly he muttered, I actually wish there was something between you and Ye Fan, otherwise, when the time comes, my plan won''t be executable!
Ji Ningxuan felt a bit creeped out being stared at by Ji Yuchen like this.
Could the Emperor have noticed something?
But that day, she had simply kissed Ye Fan on the lips; could there be something detectable from that?
Was it the private photos she later took for Ye Fan that gave them away?
But she had already told Ye Fan to delete them after viewing!
"Here is my token; act accordingly when the time comes! Elder Hou of the Vermilion Bird Domain is one of our men, and you can consult with him if there''s any issue!" Ji Yuchen patted Ji Ningxuan on the shoulder, "We need to set off immediately, there''s no time to delay this matter!"@@@@
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In Tianji Pavilion''s base at Guangcheng!
Wu Shihao, who was locked up in the underground chamber, had been tortured beyond recognition at this point.
All members of Tianji Pavilion knew that Wu Shihao was the Pavilion Master''s enemy, so they showed no courtesy after detaining him here.
They had pulled out all his teeth, subjected him to the tiger bench, shined intense lights on him... virtually all forms of punishment had been meted out to him!
"You... just wait, once Laotzu is out, I will not let you go..." Wu Shihao, without any teeth, slurred his speech, but he still talked tough in front of the Tianji Pavilion members.
The members of Tianji Pavilion were well aware that Young Master Ye would show no mercy to the enemies who killed his brothers; how could Wu Shihao possibly have a chance to get out?
A few members of Tianji Pavilion were preparing to lay hands on Wu Shihao again when a series of footsteps came from the doorway!
Ye Fan and Yu Qiang, Guo Li, and others appeared abruptly.
"Pavilion Master, Minister Yu!" The group of Tianji Pavilion members inside bowed respectfully to the two men.
Ye Fan gestured for the few members of Tianji Pavilion to leave and turned his head to look at Wu Shihao!
Thump!
The members of the Tianji Pavilion hadn''t even left the room when Wu Shihao immediately knelt down to Ye Fan, "Young Master Ye, spare my life, I was wrong, I know my mistake... I beg Young Master Ye not to kill me..."
As Wu Shihao spoke, he kept kowtowing ceaselessly.
The Tianji Pavilion members looked at him with contempt; damn, weren''t you talking big just now? How come you become so cowardly as soon as you see Young Master Ye?
In fact, it wasn''t that Wu Shihao didn''t want to be defiant.
This meant that even before Ye Fan arrived in Guangcheng, he already knew clearly who had been involved in attacking Ye Lingyu?
Ye Fan''s visit to Guangcheng was like playing a Whack-A-Mole game.
But at that time, those involved in the operation thought Ye Fan knew nothing...
So foolish!
Ye Fan was playing everyone like monkeys!
"I also know that Prince Jin has established a base in the Southwestern Region. It''s located approximately around..." After betraying such significant intelligence twice, and with Ye Fan already knowledgeable, Wu Shihao gritted his teeth and decided to also sell out the location of Prince Jin''s base.
Only with significant enough intelligence could he save his own life.
However, Ye Fan was once again calling Chen Yao, "Director, how''s the tracking going?"
"We''ve roughly located them, just fifty kilometers outside the Western Suburbs of Guangcheng, near the Outer Nine Archs Bridge..." The camera switched, and through the video, it was clear to see that members of the Town Martial Hall were stealthily following Pan Shi''s assistant towards a factory.
"..."
Damn it!
Wu Shihao completely despaired. Was Ye Fan an immortal?
His biggest secret, the location of Prince Jin''s base—this top-level confidential information—Ye Fan already knew it. That meant Ye Fan surely planned to take action against Prince Jin''s base. Pan Shi and his people were doomed.
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Unfortunately, although Wu Shihao now knew this information, he couldn''t warn Pan Shi and the others!
"Wu Shihao, when you were involved in the murder of my third brother, you should have known this day would come!" Ye Fan said coldly, staring at Wu Shihao and taking out a photo to place on the table, "Repent to my third brother, apologize!"
"Young Master Ye, I''m sorry, it''s my fault! I was wrong, please forgive me!" At this point, Wu Shihao didn''t dare hesitate any longer and respectfully kowtowed to Ye Lingyu''s photo in apology.
A moment later, Ye Fan stared intensely at Wu Shihao, "Now it''s my turn to ask you! The map of the Immortal Palace on my third brother, how many clues do you guys have now?"
Grandfather had said, the fragments of the Immortal Palace map that mother left on his seven brothers were critically important and must be gathered as soon as possible, not falling into enemy hands!
"I... I don''t know. So far, none of our people have any clues..." Wu Shihao''s bitterness surged; so Ye Fan also knew about the existence of the Immortal Palace map?
But the key piece of information that Ye Fan wanted, he had no knowledge of!
After Ye Lingyu''s death, nearly a month had passed, and everyone on Prince Jin''s side had been searching every contact Ye Lingyu had before his death, but still, no clue was found.
"If you don''t know about this, then there''s nothing to talk about!"
Splat!
As Wang Fugui by Ye Fan''s side uttered these words, his hand thrust a dagger directly into Wu Shihao''s chest...