Being close to the headquarters of the Five Poisons Sect and still able to defend Jilong City, it seems Du Chuan still has some ability.
At least he knows how to win people's hearts and is loved by the people here.
And the Five Poisons Sect doesn't want a dead and empty city, so even after repelling the Hidden Group, they didn't choose to forcibly occupy it.
"By the way, the Five Poisons Sect seems to have been quite active recently."
"If my guess is correct, the Five Poisons Sect will attack again soon..."
Du Chuan's voice rang out again, and the surrounding informants had already sent back news, spotting traces of the Five Poisons Sect.
According to unconfirmed reports, some people from the Five Poisons Sect have already infiltrated the city. Du Chuan believes this is a sign of an impending attack, and the other party is entering the city to gather information.
Huh?
Upon hearing this, Ye Cangtian's eyes flickered, and he fell silent.
If the Five Poisons Sect attacked the Jilong City branch, it would be fine. With him here, everything would be more or less under control.
However, if the Five Poisons Sect got some news and came to investigate, it would be troublesome.
This was not impossible!
Ye Cangtian had been planning to eliminate the Five Poisons Sect for a long time, so it was normal for the sect to receive some news.
Thinking this, he looked at Du Chuan and said, "Mobilize all informants and see what the Five Poisons Sect is up to this time!"
Du Chuan nodded and replied, "I have already dispatched all informants. It shouldn't be long before some information is sent back..."
Du Chuan stated that the Five Poisons Sect members in this area were different from those elsewhere.
In other places, the Five Poisons Sect members were like rats on the street, with everyone shouting to beat them.
But the Five Poisons Sect members here were quite brazen, which was a unique situation in this region.
The reason was simple: although the Five Poisons Sect members were evil, they did not harm innocent civilians here.
So, even though the Five Poisons Sect was despised, the local people would not step forward to oppose them, thus avoiding provoking the sect and risking their lives.
In addition, the Five Poisons Sect completely disregarded the Hidden Group's branch.
If they were provoked, they would come and repel all members of the Hidden Group's branch.
Therefore, these members of the Five Poisons Sect were quite audacious in Jilong City!
Heh heh.
Ye Cangtian smiled coldly and said, "It's good that they are brazen; the more brazen they are, the faster they die! By the way, contact me immediately if there is any news about the Five Poisons Sect!"
After speaking, Ye Cangtian turned to leave.
Seeing this, Du Chuan quickly stopped Ye Cangtian and said, "Master Zhuang, I have already arranged accommodation for you. Please do not be displeased."
"You misunderstood. I'm not leaving; I'm going to wander around the city!"
When Ye Cangtian heard this, he knew that Du Chuan had misunderstood, so he said with a smile.
Hearing this, Du Chuan nodded and said awkwardly, "I see. Is there anything I can do for you, sir?"
"No need. You focus on your work. I'll notify you if I need anything!"
Du Chuan nodded at this, then made a gesture of invitation, and watched Ye Cangtian leave.
"Sir, why do you think the God of Death has come?"
As soon as Ye Cangtian left, a guard beside him walked forward and asked.
Du Chuan glared at him but said nothing.
In fact, the Hidden Group's order to him was to obey the God of Death's commands. As for the purpose of the God of Death's visit, he did not know and was also very curious.
Sensing Du Chuan's expression, the guard wisely stopped asking and changed the subject, "Sir, should we do as the God of Death said?"
Du Chuan fell silent, seemingly deep in thought.
After a moment, he glanced at the guard and said, "Let's do as he said for now. This is an order from the Hidden Group headquarters. However, if you get any news, you must give it to me first..."
"Yes, subordinate, I'll arrange it immediately!"
The guard heard this, responded, and quickly turned to leave the hall.
...
After leaving the Hidden Group branch, Ye Cangtian, accompanied by the few women, wandered around Jilong City.
For Xue Qi and Bing Yao, it was an opportunity to understand the local customs and traditions, while for Yao Bao'er, it was to replenish her snacks.
Along the way, the three women chattered incessantly and consumed a lot of snacks. If they didn't replenish them soon, she would run out of supplies!
Meanwhile, while accompanying the three women, Ye Cangtian set up the secret signals for the Imperial Dragon Villa.
After a full circuit, Ye Cangtian, as planned, casually found a teahouse and sat down.
"Boss, these people here are a bit strange!"
Yao Bao'er took a sip of tea to moisten her throat and then spoke.
While she was stocking up on snacks, the people around her kept giving her strange glances, but she couldn't quite pinpoint what was off.
She just felt an unsettling feeling.
Ye Cangtian smiled and said, "It's normal. We look like outsiders, so it's natural for them to be wary of strangers."
"Perhaps."
Yao Bao'er nodded in understanding and added, "It's not just the people in the city; the people from the Hidden Group also seem unusual!"
Huh?
Ye Cangtian looked at Yao Bao'er with a hint of confusion and asked, "The people from the Hidden Group? I don't think there's anything unusual about them. Did you find something?"
"Those people from the Hidden Group all have a scent of medicinal herbs on them," Yao Bao'er said.
Yao Bao'er's spiritual power was not weak due to her frequent practice of refining pills.
Furthermore, she and Bing Yao and Xue Qi had insisted on practicing spiritual power combat techniques, which had further improved her spiritual power.
Combined with her inherent sensitivity to medicinal herbs, she immediately detected the scent of medicinal herbs on the Hidden Group members.
Upon hearing Yao Bao'er's words, Ye Cangtian fell silent for a moment and then said, "I've also noticed the scent, but that doesn't prove they're problematic, does it?
After all, Du Chuan himself said that they often deal with the Five Poisons Sect here, and many people have learned some medical skills."
"It's different."
Yao Bao'er shook her head and interrupted Ye Cangtian, saying, "They exude the scent of medicinal herbs used to refine poisons. Normally, if one practices medicine, they should smell of herbs used for healing..."
Huh?
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian's brows furrowed.
He didn't understand medicinal herbs well and couldn't distinguish between herbs for healing and herbs for refining poisons by smell alone.
However, Yao Bao'er was an expert in this field, and now that even she said so, it was worth his deep consideration.
Thinking this, he looked at Yao Bao'er and said, "Bao'er, is it possible that they researched these things themselves to deal with the poisons of the Five Poisons Sect, and that's why they have this scent..."
Although Yao Bao'er had raised her doubts, Ye Cangtian genuinely hoped for that explanation.
The reason was simple: if the scent of these poisonous herbs couldn't be explained, it was likely that the Hidden Group branch had a problem.
After all, that would mean a collective betrayal!
Ye Cangtian did not want such a thing to happen!
Meanwhile, listening to Ye Cangtian's words, Yao Bao'er fell silent.
She hesitated for a long time before slowly saying, "If it's just simple research on poisons, the scent on their bodies would dissipate quickly. Only prolonged contact would leave a lingering odor..."
Yao Bao'er also saw Ye Cangtian's line of thinking, but she couldn't lie about such matters, as it would be harmful to Ye Cangtian.
Therefore, she had to brace herself and tell him everything.
"I understand. Let's not make a fuss about this for now. I need to investigate further."
Feeling Yao Bao'er's gaze, Ye Cangtian finally said slowly.
He knew that Yao Bao'er would not lie to him, but the matter was of great importance. If he were to conclude that Du Chuan and the others had betrayed him based solely on these scents, it would be unreasonable.
After all, Du Chuan had been stationed here for many years and had made various contributions, so he couldn't be condemned so easily.
What if the other party had some unspeakable difficulties? Or perhaps there was an explanation for the origin of the scent?
If that were the case, wouldn't he be wrongly accusing them?
Yao Bao'er said no more upon hearing this.
In fact, like Ye Cangtian, she did not want any problems to arise within the Hidden Group.
Beside them, listening to their conversation, Xue Qi's eyes flickered, and she said, "Since there are doubts, let's investigate. You can leave this matter to Bing Yao and me!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Bing Yao quickly nodded in agreement.
The two women had received a lot of help from Ye Cangtian since they joined him, and they felt bad that they hadn't been able to assist him much.
Therefore, they volunteered at this moment to do something within their capabilities, which would make them feel better.
"No need to go to such lengths; this kind of thing is easy to prove."
Ye Cangtian slowly shook his head upon hearing this.