Chapter 2537 - 537: Wanyan Family's Undercover Agent

Ye Qing's only reliance to kill the short man was the power of the Taoist Sovereign. However, the power of the Taoist Sovereign could not be used by Ye Qing at will, as this power only appeared in extremely critical moments to help Ye Qing avoid danger. Therefore, this power could be said to be sometimes effective and sometimes not.

But the chance to assassinate the short man was certainly only once. So Ye Qing had to make sure the strike was a sure hit, which meant he had to first activate the power of the Taoist Sovereign. Ye Qing didn't know how to activate the power of the Taoist Sovereign; he could only use this method of tapping, using external force to try and see if he could trigger the power of the Taoist Sovereign.

Although the Taoist Sovereign was just a string of bones, in fact, this Taoist Sovereign was extremely hard. Ye Qing tapped it a few times with a stone, and the Taoist Sovereign showed no damage at all; instead, a piece of the stone chipped off. To Ye Qing's surprise, a faint azure light began to shimmer on the Taoist Sovereign, clearly indicating that the power of the Taoist Sovereign had indeed been triggered.

This discovery made Ye Qing exceedingly happy, as previously the power of the Taoist Sovereign had only appeared passively, never actively triggered by himself. This time he was merely attempting it, and he unexpectedly activated the power of the Taoist Sovereign. This meant, going forward, wasn't the power of the Taoist Sovereign able to be easily activated by himself, utilized at will?

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Ye Qing covered the Taoist Sovereign with his sleeve, turned around, returned to the car, and drove slowly away from the place.

Not ten minutes later, the short man returned to the cave. As soon as he got back, he received a shocking piece of news: the four people imprisoned, including Ye Qing, had actually escaped!

Li Qiang was the one who informed the short man of this news. Upon hearing it, the short man immediately slammed the table and stood up, angrily shouting, "How could this be? Weren't they knocked out by the mesmerizing medicine? How could they escape?"

"I don't know either!" Li Qiang said in a deep voice, "I've already sent people to pursue them; I think they shouldn't have gone far!"

"You've already sent people to chase them!" The short man frowned at Li Qiang, suddenly speaking in a deep voice, "Are you sure you didn't let them go?"

The short man's reaction was completely within Ye Qing and his companions' expectations; the short man suspected Li Qiang immediately. In fact, it was indeed the case; the only one who could silently release Ye Qing and his companions was Li Qiang.

Li Qiang had long anticipated the short man would say such, his expression unchanged, directly shaking his head and saying, "Sir, if this matter were mine, would I still be here telling you about it?"

"Humph, your brother is still in my hands, the poison on him can't be cured, you can't go anywhere!" The short man coldly said, "Do you really think I don't know? If your brother's poison could be cured, you'd have left long ago!"

Li Qiang shrugged, saying, "Sir, I'm not arguing with you. Anyway, I've already sent people out to pursue them. If we don't get them back, I'll apologize with my death, how about that?"

Li Qiang's words made the short man somewhat doubtful, pondering if he had misunderstood Li Qiang. However, he didn't show it on his face, speaking deeply, "Send everyone out for me, no matter what, we must find these four people. Especially that girl, she's the most crucial. The others can die, but she absolutely cannot, understand?"

"Yes!" Li Qiang nodded quickly and went out to arrange people to pursue Ye Qing and the others.

The short man sat in the cave, his expression extremely grim. This matter was originally going smoothly, he thought he was about to establish great merit. Unexpectedly, as soon as he sent out the news, Ye Qing and the others escaped. He had just received the message that the key to unlocking the Yelu Family Ancestral Tomb was on Yelu Ying, requiring her blood to open it. So he was ready to return and lock up Yelu Ying alone. Unexpectedly, he received such news when returning; his anger was imaginable.

If they couldn't find Yelu Ying, even if they found the location of the Yelu Family Ancestral Tomb and got a map, they still couldn't enter. Because the Yelu Family Ancestral Tomb is sealed with bloodlines, it requires the Yelu Family bloodline to open it. And now, Yelu Ying is the only direct descendant left of the Yelu Family. Without Yelu Ying, how could they open this Ancestral Tomb? Then all he had done would be for naught!

Furiously sitting in the cave, pondering who let Ye Qing and the others out when Li Qiang ran in again, saying, "Sir, the people I sent out have just traced Ye Qing and the others to the west of the oasis. However, our people can't defeat them, so..."

"I'll go personally!" The short man immediately stood up and rushed out. Now that he knew the whereabouts of Ye Qing and his companions, he certainly wouldn't miss this chance, he must go personally to capture them to prevent any accidents.

Naturally, the information from Li Qiang's crew about Ye Qing and their whereabouts made the short man's doubts about Li Qiang disappear completely. If these people were really released by Li Qiang, he wouldn't be able to trace them. Since it's Li Qiang's people who tracked them down, it shows that this matter wasn't done by Li Qiang, Li Qiang can still be trusted!

"You take people and come with me!" The short man commanded, speaking deeply, "Once we get there, besides that girl, anyone who resists, kill without mercy!"

"Yes!" Li Qiang responded loudly, taking a squad to follow the short man down the mountain, divided into three cars to chase after them.

Based on the coordinates from Li Qiang's subordinates, Li Qiang and his team spent less than half an hour catching up to Ye Qing and his companions now on the road.

Seeing Ye Qing and his companions driving a Jeep down the road, a cold gleam flashed in the short man's eyes. He directly opened the car door and jumped onto the roof, saying in a deep voice: "Ram them for me!"

Li Qiang, driving below, heard the command, accelerated, and crashed straight into the Jeep's rear. The impact made the Jeep lurch forward slightly, and the short man leaped directly onto the Jeep.

"Let's see where you can run to!" the short man shouted angrily, reached down, and actually tore through the Jeep's metal roof with his hand, grabbing Ye Qing underneath.

"Let go of Ye!" Yelu Ying roared in anger, brandishing a long knife to stab upwards. However, the short man didn't even dodge. The blade pierced his clothing, but didn't damage his body in the slightest.

"Get out of there!" the short man shouted, dragging Ye Qing out of the car.

As soon as Ye Qing was pulled out, he immediately grabbed the Scabbard of The Ancestor of Miao Dao with his left hand and struck the short man with great force. Yet, there was not even the slightest damage to the short man, just as Li Qiang had said before; the short man's body was indeed formidable!

"Do you think this scrap metal can kill me?" the short man sneered, kicking Ye Qing off the car, then reached out again, grabbing Yelu Ying and pulling her out as well.

Two Elders hurried to intervene, but their strength was far inferior to the short man's. They couldn't stop him at all and were instead each kicked off the vehicle by the short man.

"Overestimating yourselves!" the short man sneered, grabbed Yelu Ying, and jumped off the car. At this moment, Li Qiang drove up from behind.

"Tie her up for me!" the short man casually tossed Yelu Ying over to Li Qiang, then coldly eyed Ye Qing, lying not far off, saying: "I'll play with him first!"

Ye Qing felt dizzy after the fall. Seeing the short man approaching, he hastily got up in a panic, grabbed the Scabbard of The Ancestor of Miao Dao, and thrust it toward the short man.

The short man felt the force but remained unperturbed; though the scabbard struck him forcefully, it couldn't harm him at all.

"I told you, this scrap metal can't kill me!" the short man laughed coldly, suddenly lifting a foot and kicking Ye Qing's abdomen, making him stagger back several steps.

"Is this the Alliance Hierarch of the World Alliance?" the short man sneered, walking up to Ye Qing, saying: "With this level of strength, you dare call yourself the Hierarch of the World Alliance? Ridiculous!"

Ye Qing clutched the Scabbard of The Ancestor of Miao Dao, slowly stood up, and said in a deep voice: "Who... who exactly are you?"

The short man chuckled and said: "We could be considered old foes. Who do you think I am?"

Ye Qing frowned, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "You... you're... you're from the Wanyan Family?"

Hearing this, Yelu Ying and the other two were stunned, not knowing why Ye Qing would say such a thing. Wasn't this person from Koga-ryu? How did he suddenly become a member of the Wanyan Family?

"Hahaha..." The short man laughed heartily, pointing at Ye Qing: "They say Ye Qing is exceptionally wise; seeing you today, it's true. Hahaha, it's been so many years, I've almost forgotten my own name, yet you recognized I am from the Wanyan Family at a glance. It seems you do have some skill as the Hierarch."

What the short man said was tantamount to admitting he was indeed from the Wanyan Family.

Yelu Ying and the others frowned. Their enmity with the Wanyan Family was not trivial. Seeing someone from the Wanyan Family, they naturally harbored deep resentment.

Ye Qing also took a deep breath, saying in a deep voice: "It seems Old Wan Yan was right. The Wanyan Family has infiltrated every organization, and Koga-ryu is no exception. However, are you now working for Koga-ryu or for the Wanyan Family?"

"I truly don't know how to answer you!" the short man scratched his head, took a deep breath, looked at Ye Qing, and suddenly said: "Can't I just work for myself?"