Chapter 2538 - 2538: The Undercover Agent's Betrayal

"Doing it for yourself?" Ye Qing looked the short man up and down, and said, "You want to swallow all these things by yourself, but do you think you can digest them?"

"You're right, I can't swallow so much. But, do you think there's any future for me sticking with the Wanyan Family and Koga-ryu?" The short man said coldly, "The Wanyan Family had great prospects, but after the battle at Mount Wendao, they've completely lost their power. It's uncertain how long they can still exist. Helping them results in the same outcome. As for Koga-ryu, they think they are strong, but their strength isn't even as good as the current Wanyan Family, let alone worth working for!"

"So you've allied with another force..." Ye Qing said softly, "Are you working for the Church now?"

A gleam flashed in the short man's eyes as he looked Ye Qing up and down, and said, "It seems I underestimated you before. Your stratagem is even more brilliant than the rumors!"

Ye Qing remained unmoved, his voice cold: "What's with this talk of strategy or not? The power of Huaxia is already very clear. If you are not working for the Wanyan Family or Koga-ryu, who else can you turn to? Now it seems the Church is the strongest. Given your character, you are surely not someone who can stand alone, you would definitely find a backer. You even betrayed the Wanyan Family, which shows that you are extremely afraid of death, so you would certainly choose to ally with the strongest force, with the Church being your best choice!"

Hearing the slightly sarcastic words of Ye Qing, the short man laughed instead of getting angry: "Hahaha, interesting, very interesting. Ye, to be honest, I'm almost reluctant to kill you. If you could work for me with your stratagem, my position in the Church would definitely be very high!"

"It's a pity, I'm not suited to be a traitor!" Ye Qing replied coldly.

"Then you can only be a ghost hero!" The short man said slowly, "Ye, if I were working for the Wanyan Family or Koga-ryu, maybe you would have some use and could stay alive. But since I'm working for the Church, you have no value. The Church has already stated, they only want the things inside the Yelu Family Ancestral Tomb, everyone else can be killed, do you understand what I mean?"

Ye Qing bit his teeth, then suddenly picked up the scabbard of The Ancestor of Miao Dao with his left hand and slashed at the short man again.

"You really overestimate yourself!" The short man sighed, letting Ye Qing slash him, as if he didn't feel a thing, at the same time kicking Ye Qing down.

"I'm from the Body Cultivation, my body strength is no less than Helian Tiehua. Not to mention your strength, even a peak master with a famed instrument wouldn't easily break my defense, let alone you!" The short man sneered at Ye Qing, "Your weapon, cutting me is like tickling, you can't kill me at all!"

"I don't believe it!" Ye Qing gritted his teeth and roared, as if he couldn't accept it, once again slashing forcefully at the short man. However, the result was the same as before, he couldn't harm the short man at all.

The short man sneered triumphantly, about to speak. At this moment, behind him, Li Qiang's cold voice came out: "Sir, let me take care of him for you!"

"Okay!" The short man nodded, just about to step back. But at this moment, Ye Qing raised the scabbard of The Ancestor of Miao Dao again, stabbing towards the short man's chest. Of course, unlike before, this time he used both hands to hold the scabbard as if using all his strength.

The short man didn't care at all, allowing the stab towards his chest. However, when the scabbard touched his clothes, he sensed something was wrong. With his great strength, even in this situation, he managed to step back, trying to avoid the stab. But just as he lifted his foot, someone from behind crashed heavily into him.

The newcomer's strength wasn't very strong, but it was enough to delay the short man. In this brief moment, Ye Qing's scabbard pierced directly into the short man's chest, right into his heart!

"You... you..." The short man's whole body seemed to cramp, he looked at Ye Qing in disbelief, as well as Li Qiang who had just bumped into him from behind. His hands clawed at the air, but he had no strength left, and he slowly fell to the ground.

Seeing Ye Qing really pierce the scabbard into the short man's heart, Li Qiang let out a long breath. This was a plan he and Ye Qing had discussed previously, Ye Qing would make a few attempts to lull the short man into complacency, then he and Li Qiang would join forces to attack him. Ye Qing grabbing the scabbard with both hands was the signal, at which point Li Qiang only needed to push the short man onto the scabbard.

The fact proved that Ye Qing's plan was impeccable. The short man was strong, being able to retreat when he felt the wrong force on the scabbard. But with Li Qiang's push from behind, he lost his last retreat. In such a short time, he had no way to dodge, and could only be pierced through the heart by the scabbard. Even if he was a peak master, being pierced through the heart meant death!

Ye Qing bent down and crouched beside the short man, smiling faintly: "I told you, I don't believe I can't kill you. Seems you overestimated yourself!"

The short man widened his eyes, unable to comprehend how Ye Qing managed to kill him even until his last breath. Wasn't Ye Qing supposed to have wasted meridians and absolutely no strength at all? But then, what was the power that just came out of him?

In fact, the short man was just like the Young Master of Sword Saint Sect; he didn't know that Ye Qing had a string of Taoist Sovereigns at his disposal. To death, he never figured out how he died.

Ye Qing unsheathed his blade, and incidentally searched the short man's body, retrieving the map.

On the other side, Li Qiang had also taken care of the short man's subordinates. Amongst them, only the short man had formidable strength, the others were quite average, and far from being Li Qiang's rivals.

"That bastard, finally killed him!" Li Qiang approached, kicked the short man's body several times, and said angrily, "During this period, my brothers were driven like slaves by him. Now that he's dead, my brothers can finally gain their freedom!"

It was evident that Li Qiang harbored deep resentment against the short man. But this was understandable, being controlled for so long would make anyone furious.

Ye Qing smiled and looked at Li Qiang, suddenly asking curiously, "By the way, I haven't asked you yet, how did you end up in this desert?"

"Oh, it's a long story!" Li Qiang sighed, saying, "Last time at the Northern Desert, when you guys had that incident, I tried to help you leave the Northern Desert, but the Wanyan Family found out and wanted to deal with me. You know the territory I have is actually within the range of the Northern Desert, and I definitely can't compete against the Wanyan Family with my level of power. In the end, I had no choice but to escape to the Meng District to make a living. But, the Meng District is the territory of Great General Helian Tiehua, so it's inconvenient for me to do anything here. Strapped for options, I had to retreat into the desert and temporarily settle down!"

Speaking of this, Li Qiang angrily kicked the short man again, saying, "As a result, we lived here for less than a month before this bastard came. He controlled my brother with poison and forced me to work for him. If it weren't for you coming over to help me kill him this time, I wouldn't know how many more harmful acts I'd be forced to commit!"

"You left the Northern Desert, and then came here? And then you stayed here for less than a month before he appeared?" Ye Qing frowned slightly, pondering internally, "So, this means this man has been in the desert for over three months?"

"About right." Li Qiang nodded in response.

"Over three months?" Ye Qing furrowed his brow, this made him feel some doubt. This short man was part of the Wanyan Family, planted within Koga-ryu, and later turned to the Church; his identity was rather complicated. However, such a person definitely wouldn't hide out in the desert becoming a desert bandit without reason. With his strength, staying here as a bandit was a waste. So, Ye Qing was convinced this man came to the desert for some other reason!

Apart from the Yelu Family Ancestral Tomb, what else in this desert could attract him? So, Ye Qing could ascertain that this short man came specifically for the Yelu Family Ancestral Tomb.

And now the problem has become somewhat troublesome. According to Li Qiang, this short man has been here for three months. This means, three months ago, he came to this desert for the Yelu Family Ancestral Tomb. It also implies that three months ago he already knew the Yelu Family Ancestral Tomb was located in this desert!

Now the biggest question arises: how did this man know the location of the Yelu Family Ancestral Tomb?

Even Ye Qing only learned yesterday that the Yelu Family Ancestral Tomb is in this desert. Before coming, those two Elders didn't reveal any secrets whatsoever. They were so cautious with Ye Qing, even more so would they be with others. So, the matter of the Yelu Family Ancestral Tomb isn't something easily acquired by people. Yet this man knew about this three months in advance and hid here waiting for Ye Qing and the others to arrive—this makes for an issue.

Taking a deep breath, Ye Qing suddenly turned to look at Yelu Ying and the other two, solemnly asking, "How many people know the location of your Yelu Family Ancestral Tomb?"

The three were startled, and the tall Elder spoke, "Besides successive Family Heads, only the Tomb Guarding Elder knows the location, no one else can know!"

(New book Introduction: In this life, I respect neither heaven nor earth, neither do I trust gods nor Buddha. I only seek to live without regrets, and love without hatred. If you cherish me, I shall flourish; if you deceive me, I shall kill. In this lifetime, I shall sweep through the world with my heart unburdened!)