Chapter 387 - 302: Winds and Clouds Surging

Han Yuan understood what Song Chen was implying.

"So, you’re saying I’m in danger now?"

Song Chen said flatly, "Not just ’in danger.’ You’re in extreme danger."

"From now on, you must be careful about everything."

"Otherwise, I’m afraid you won’t even leave behind a whole corpse."

Han Yuan smiled. "Or could it be that the other two are the ones in danger?"

Song Chen froze on the spot.

He never expected Han Yuan to say something like that.

’This guy... is he a lunatic?’

But then he recalled Han Yuan’s actions earlier today.

’It confirms my suspicion: the guy is an out-and-out madman!’

The thought of being tied to a madman from now on made Song Chen feel like his future was bleak.

But the situation was just as Han Yuan had said.

From the moment he brought Han Yuan into the Great Demon Palace, the two of them were inextricably linked.

Song Chen forced himself to calm down and began to tell Han Yuan about the Great Demon Palace and some of its rules.

An hour later, he finally left Mo Xuan Courtyard and returned to his own residence.

As he pushed open the door to his home, his eyelid twitched.

Five or six severed heads were arranged in the center of his courtyard.

They belonged to the dark-faced man and his group.

"The Palace Master had me deliver a message."

"Han Yuan is his Closed-door Disciple, secretly trained for many years, who was only brought back to the Great Demon Palace today."

A grim voice echoed from an unknown source, then faded away.

Song Chen gave a bitter smile.

He knew he had been dragged into a disaster he didn’t deserve.

’I thought if I just guarded the gate properly, nothing would happen.’

’I didn’t expect it to turn out like this anyway...’

He knew that this time, there was no escaping it.

Song Chen went back inside, retrieved a small vial, and dripped some liquid onto the heads.

"SZZZLE..."

The heads were rapidly corroded, melting into pools of black liquid.

"You can only blame your own bad luck."

Song Chen sighed.

He then turned over the soil.

Now, no one would ever find out.

After taking care of everything, Song Chen returned to his room to rest.

He needed to think about how he was going to handle the days to come.

...

Within the Great Demon Palace, a shocking piece of news began to spread like wildfire.

"The Palace Master secretly trained a Closed-door Disciple outside and has now brought him back!"

"I heard he even let him move directly into Mo Xuan Courtyard!"

"Could he be the chosen successor for the next Palace Master?"

"The Great Demon Palace is probably in for a bloodbath!"

"Just watch... those other two will probably make their move soon!"

The disciples of the Great Demon Palace were all shaken by this news.

But they also quickly realized that this was something Dong Sen and Zheng Xi would never accept.

After all, the contest for the Palace Master’s position had been between Dong Sen and Zheng Xi from the very beginning.

Now, a secretly trained Closed-door Disciple had appeared out of nowhere.

Furthermore, judging from Situ Hui’s attitude, he seemed to favor this secret disciple, allowing him to move directly into Mo Xuan Courtyard.

Was their master, Situ Hui, sending some kind of signal?

Everyone was trying to guess Situ Hui’s intentions.

...

In a dark, secret chamber.

Dong Sen, his features handsome and his gaze profound, sneered. "It seems Master has been hiding quite a few things from us."

"Eldest Brother, what should we do about that guy now?" a horse-faced man asked softly.

"First, investigate his background thoroughly..."

"It’s also possible the Palace Master is just creating a smokescreen," Dong Sen said in a low voice.

Even though he had studied under Situ Hui since he was a child, he never felt like he could truly see through his master.

The man’s cunning was like an abyss—impossible to fathom.

That was why he had to act with caution.

But after a moment’s thought, Dong Sen smiled. "Spread a rumor... just say that this guy, Han Yuan, is indeed the Closed-door Disciple the Palace Master has been secretly training all along."

The horse-faced man was stunned for a moment, then understood.

Dong Sen was doing this to confuse Zheng Xi.

This way, Zheng Xi might be misled into striking first.

"This subordinate understands," the horse-faced man said with a nod.

"Hurry up and go."

"Or else you’ll be too late," Dong Sen smiled faintly.

...

Thousand Flower Courtyard.

This was Zheng Xi’s courtyard.

It was immense, planted with all kinds of flowers.

Even without sunlight in the Great Demon Palace, the flowers still bloomed, forming a sea of blossoms.

At this moment, he was drinking tea with a beautiful woman in a pavilion amidst the sea of flowers.

"Brother Zheng, you don’t seem concerned at all about this Closed-door Disciple matter," the beautiful woman asked with a smile.

Zheng Xi, who had delicate features and fair skin, couldn’t help but smile at her words. "If you act rashly, you won’t live long in the Great Demon Palace."

"Besides, the timing of this new junior brother’s appearance is... a little too coincidental."

"To appear at this exact moment."

Zheng Xi set down his teacup.

Not long ago, a rumor had begun to circulate in the Great Demon Palace.

It was said that Situ Hui was seriously considering the next Palace Master, choosing to abdicate and become a Supreme Elder.

And at this exact time, Han Yuan appeared.

No matter how you looked at it, it seemed like Situ Hui was paving the way for Han Yuan.

"This matter certainly can’t be rushed."

The beautiful woman nodded and added, "I wonder how Brother Dong will react?"

Zheng Xi sneered. "That brother of mine always plans before he acts. I doubt he’ll do anything significant. At most, he’ll pull some strings behind the scenes, trying to get me to make the first move."

"But I refuse to act... We’ll see who loses their nerve first."

He fell silent for a moment, slowly turning the teacup in his fingers, and said softly, "Ding Ling, go to Mo Xuan Courtyard later. Deliver a gift to our new junior brother on my behalf."