Chapter 824: The Couple's Trap
The appearance of the two Demon Hunters was completely beyond Yang Haoran's expectations. The Spirit Master had invited him here, and he had considered many possibilities, but he had never anticipated that these two Demon Hunters would show up.
Yang Haoran indeed didn't think much of the Spirit Master's strength, but the power of these two Demon Hunters was something he absolutely could not handle in his current state.
Forget two Demon Hunters; even if it were just one of this married couple, he wouldn't be able to cope.
In this moment, Yang Haoran understood many things, and it was precisely because he understood so much that his expression became grim.
"Two Demon Hunters, what play are you performing?"
Yang Haoran asked, his face solemn, as he addressed the two Demon Hunters.
Neither of the two Demon Hunters answered Yang Haoran. The man waved his hand, and the five levitating boxes before him were enveloped by Star Spirit Power before being sent entirely to the Spirit Master.
"As agreed, these five Soul Pills belong to you."
"Heh heh, I originally thought Yang Underworld Official wouldn't take out the Soul Pills. I didn't expect him to be so generous as to actually prepare five Soul Pills for me. In that case, I shall gladly accept them."
The Spirit Master spoke with a smile, then waved his hand, opening the five boxes before him. Although Yang Haoran had already opened the wooden boxes moments ago, and he had clearly seen the Soul Pills inside and even absorbed the Pure Yin Qi they emitted.
However, now that the Soul Pills were in his hands, he couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart and prepared to examine them again. After all, five Soul Pills were no small sum in his eyes, nor in the eyes of an ordinary Underworld Official. He felt it was absolutely necessary to confirm them once more.
Confirming again wasn't due to fear that the Soul Pills were fake, but rather to elevate his already excited mood another notch.
Yang Haoran ignored the Spirit Master; after all, in his eyes, the Spirit Master's strength was merely average. His focus was on the two Demon Hunters, and he didn't want to waste time on the Spirit Master.
"Two Demon Hunters, Spirit Masters are inherently mortal enemies of our Underworld Office, and this particular Spirit Master has even killed many of our Underworld Office personnel. By allying with him, are you preparing to openly declare war on our Underworld Office?"
Yang Haoran clasped his hands behind his back and asked in a deep voice.
He clasped his hands behind his back not to show off, but to make some subtle moves. He was well aware of his current strength; if he were to truly clash head-on with the two Demon Hunters, he would be obliterated without a trace. Thus, he had to find other solutions.
Since the two Demon Hunters had allied with the Spirit Master, they would certainly not let Yang Haoran, an Underworld Official, go today. Not just Yang Haoran, but Old Master Wu, Wu Senior, and Wu Junior were also their targets.
Because only by causing all of them to suffer Soul Transformation could the two Demon Hunters keep their secret safe and avoid being hunted by the Underworld Office.
Yang Haoran understood these truths in his heart, yet he feigned ignorance, clearly to buy time.
"To find my son's whereabouts, or rather, to expose the murderer of my son, what does it matter if we become enemies with your Underworld Office, let alone the entire world?"
The female Demon Hunter spoke in a low voice, her gaze at Yang Haoran filled with killing intent.
No sooner had her voice fallen than the man beside her spoke.
"Yang Underworld Official, you didn't quite get that right. What do you mean 'openly declare war on your Underworld Office'? There's a restricted barrier here; everything that happens inside will be unknown to the outside world. Furthermore, after my wife and I left your residence, we immediately came here to wait. No one discovered us on the way; even you didn't know we were here, so I'm confident others won't either. And even if you die here today, we can completely wash our hands of the matter, because this Spirit Master will take the blame for us. No one will ever trace it back to my wife and me."
Although the male Spirit Master did not display the intense killing intent of the woman, his words had already shown his stance, directly sentencing Yang Haoran to death.
"The matter isn't clear yet, and you two are already moving to attack me. Isn't that a bit too rash?"
Yang Haoran said in a low voice, his expression even more grim than before.
His expression became even more grim than before, not only because of the two Demon Hunters' words but also because of his covert actions.
While his hands were clasped behind his back, he had discreetly taken out a Communication Talisman, but to his surprise, he found himself unable to activate it.
If such a situation occurred, there was only one explanation: it wasn't that his Communication Talisman had a problem, but that the environment he was currently in was problematic.
To be precise, there was an issue with the restricted barrier enveloping Broken Head Mountain. This barrier actually possessed the ability to render Communication Talismans ineffective, making them unusable and impossible to activate.
Such restricted barriers existed, but they were uncommon. However, Yang Haoran never expected to encounter one today.
If the Communication Talisman he used had been of a higher grade, perhaps it could have broken free from the restrictive power of the barrier and transmitted the information he wanted to send. But the Communication Talisman he was currently using was merely a low-grade Yellow Talisman, utterly incapable of penetrating the barrier's peculiar power.
His expression became exceedingly grim, and this was one of the reasons—or rather, the primary reason.
"When we arrived in Lecheng, my wife and I made a decision: to get to the bottom of this matter, we had to start with the demons in Lecheng, especially the more powerful ones, as their suspicion would be greater. Only those with sufficient strength could eliminate my son without a trace. While the white snake in your house might not amount to much in our eyes, if she had encountered my son, he certainly would not have been her match. Therefore, we had to use her as our breakthrough point, but you, an Underworld Official, obstructed us. In that case, you can't blame my wife and me for being ruthless."
The man spoke to Yang Haoran in a deep voice. From his words, it wasn't hard to tell that their earlier departure from Yang Haoran's villa was merely a delaying tactic. They had never given up on Bai Xue and still considered her their target for a breakthrough. It was simply that, due to Yang Haoran's status, they dared not directly attack him, which was why they conspired with the Spirit Master to set this trap. Their plan was to eliminate Yang Haoran without anyone knowing, then let the Spirit Master take the blame, allowing the couple to achieve their goal while remaining completely uninvolved.
"If your son's disappearance has nothing to do with the white snake in my house, then wouldn't all your efforts be in vain? By then, you still wouldn't have any news of your son, and you'd also face the possibility of this matter being exposed. What's the point of all this? Why not clarify things first before making a decision?"
Yang Haoran spoke in a low voice. Although the son of these two Demon Hunters had indeed died by his hand, and Bai Xue was also somewhat involved, his words revealed no hint of this, making it sound as if he and Bai Xue were genuinely being wronged.
"If we kill the wrong one, then she can only blame her own bad luck. My wife and I will continue to search for our next target until the truth comes to light or until all demons in Lecheng are slain."
The man responded in a deep voice, completely indifferent to whether they might kill the wrong Bai Xue. He hadn't even considered it, for in his view, if a demon was killed by mistake, it was simply killed; it was no big deal.
After a slight pause, the man continued.
"As for whether the ambush against you will be exposed, you don't need to worry about my wife and me. The restricted barrier covering this area may have no other use, but it can render Communication Talismans useless. Without a Communication Talisman, how will you inform the outside world? And how then could my wife and I be exposed?"
No sooner had the man's voice fallen than the woman also spoke in a low voice.
"Hmph, so what if it's exposed? Your Jingling Continent Underworld Office can barely protect itself these days. Some city administrative chiefs have even allied with Spirit Masters to drive your Underworld Office personnel out. You're just a small Underworld Official, and Lecheng is a backwater. Do you really think the Underworld Office high command will truly care if you die?"
The woman's words were entirely meant to vent her inner rage and dissatisfaction with Yang Haoran, as well as to embolden herself. Whether she would be afraid if the matter truly came to light, only she knew. As for whether the Underworld Office would retaliate, she couldn't be certain, but the possibility of retaliation was greater than that of them turning a blind eye. She simply refused to admit it to herself.
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