Chapter 824: Only the Dead Keep Secrets

When Ye Xiu ran to open the door, he saw Wei Mingli standing outside with two people carrying food boxes, and thought to himself, lucky I didn’t bring Long Li as expected, otherwise, Wei Mingli’s ’Lord Ji’ would have blown the cover.

"Lord Ji, I’m here to bring dinner for you and the little princess."

Wei Mingli nodded and bowed, extremely obsequious, yet his eyes darted around, not daring to meet Ye Xiu’s gaze.

Moreover, Ye Xiu noticed that Wei Mingli’s voice was somewhat hoarse, his eyes were bloodshot, and his eye rims slightly swollen.

This was a sign of having cried and shouted, and besides, Wei Mingli looked very tired and sleep-deprived.

The most important thing of all!

Ye Xiu had already uncovered Jiang Keqing’s identity, so as Jiang Keqing’s intelligence agent, Wei Mingli had no reason to come fawning anymore.

Strange occurrences always have a reason!

"Put the food boxes down, you can leave now!" Ye Xiu said.

"Okay, okay!" Wei Mingli hurriedly had his two subordinates put down the food boxes, then the three quickly left.

Ye Xiu took the food boxes inside the Nanxi Courtyard, closed the door, opened one of the food boxes, and took out a dish to smell.

"Bone Eroding Soul Severing Pill?"

Ye Xiu’s face changed dramatically.

The ’Bone Eroding Soul Severing Pill’ is an extremely cruel poison, its victim dies miserably within moments, then the body turns into a pool of blood.

"Jiang Keqing sent Wei Mingli to deliver food intending to poison me?"

Ye Xiu wasn’t very sure.

But this is easy to verify.

He took the food box back to the room, and upon entering, was speechless!

He saw Tang Bo pressing Long Li down on the sofa, devouring her with kisses.

Long Li was utterly frustrated, though she had the strength of the Sixth Realm War God, in her understanding, Ye Xiu was stronger, so she didn’t dare to resist, didn’t dare to reveal her abilities, fearing ’Ye Xiu’ would kill her.

At that moment, Long Li’s head suddenly felt dizzy, and then she fell unconscious.

"What’s going on?"

Tang Bo realized Long Li wasn’t resisting, paused in confusion, and then noticed Ye Xiu had returned, awkwardly laughing:

"Brother, um, you knocked her out, are you planning to beat me up?"

"Where’s Jiaojiao?" Ye Xiu couldn’t be bothered to argue with him.

"Went upstairs!" Tang Bo, seeing Ye Xiu seemed uninterested in beating him, breathed a sigh of relief.

"Take Long Li upstairs, don’t make a sound, there might be enemies sneaking in shortly." Ye Xiu warned.

Upon hearing ’enemies,’ Tang Bo abruptly curbed his lust, hurriedly carried Long Li upstairs.

Seeing this, Ye Xiu first sent a mass text message to Qin Qing and others, then set the dishes from the food boxes on the dining table, making them look as though they had been eaten.

Then he went to find clothes and shoes for himself, Jiaojiao, and Kristina, and placed them on chairs.

After that, he mixed some blood, splattered it on the chairs, clothes, shoes, and floor.

The purpose was crystal clear!

To make the poisoner see a scene where Ye Xiu, Jiaojiao, and Kristina were poisoned and dissolved into a pool of blood, leaving only clothes and blood on the chairs and floor.

Having done all this, Ye Xiu slipped underground, waiting for the fish to take the bait!

...

Elsewhere, after sending off the two subordinates, Wei Mingli went alone to a nearby hotel private room.

At that moment, there were three people inside eating.

One of them being the Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate!

"Did you deliver the meal?" asked the Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate.

"Delivered!"

Wei Mingli knelt down with a thud, imploring:

"Lord, I did as you instructed, please spare my parents, wife, and children, I beg you..."

In fact, last night, the Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate got beaten up by Huang Quan at Nanxi Courtyard, and was warned not to seize the Dragon Sparrow Sword, but after angrily leaving Nanxi Courtyard, he didn’t give up coveting the four Divine Weapons in Ye Xiu’s hands.

He urgently found the City Lord of Tiger City, Wei Mingli, and captured Wei Mingli’s family, using them as leverage against him.

After forcing Wei Mingli to agree to help, he procured the ingredients and concocted the ’Bone Eroding Soul Severing Pill.’

His goal was simple!

To poison Ye Xiu, quietly take the four Divine Weapons, and no one would suspect him.

Even if they did, there would be no evidence, because after Ye Xiu, Jiaojiao, and Kristina get poisoned, they would turn into pools of blood. He could argue that Ye Xiu, carrying the four Divine Weapons, Jiaojiao, and Kristina, left Nanxi Courtyard.

"Your parents, wife, and children, are all waiting for you underground, I’ll send you down to meet them now."

The Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate approached Wei Mingli and killed him with one strike.

Then he said to the two people dining with him:

"Chen Hui, Wang Bin, come with me to Nanxi Courtyard to retrieve the four Divine Weapons."

"As you command!"

Chen Hui and Wang Bin immediately rose, following the Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate out of the private room.

Upon arriving near Nanxi Courtyard, the three did not act hastily; after all, eating takes time.

After waiting for well over twenty minutes, the three leaped into Nanxi Courtyard, arriving at the house where Ye Xiu and Jiaojiao stayed.

"The Bone Eroding Soul Severing Pill is indeed formidable, not a trace of flesh remains."

After entering the house, Chen Hui clicked his tongue at the sight of the clothes and blood on the three chairs around the dining table.

"Stop talking nonsense!"

The Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate commanded:

"Quickly search for the four Divine Weapons, start from this house, if they’re not here, check the other houses, dig three feet into the ground if you have to and find the four Divine Weapons."

Chen Hui and Wang Bin promptly started rummaging through the house, searching for the four Divine Weapons.

Meanwhile, the Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate walked to the dining table, looked at Ye Xiu’s clothes and blood on the chair, and said coldly:

"Ye Xiu, oh Ye Xiu, are you as stupid as a pig? If you had obediently given me a Divine Weapon yesterday, you wouldn’t have to die today."

With that, he smashed the chair with a palm strike to vent his frustration from being thrashed by Huang Quan the night before.

"I found them!"

Suddenly, an exclamation of excitement came from the kitchen where Chen Hui was.

The Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate’s eyes lit up and he hurriedly ran into the kitchen, with Wang Bin following behind him.

There, Chen Hui was taking out the four Divine Weapons from a cabinet.

"Hidden here?"

The Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate was startled for a moment, then chuckled:

"Yesterday, the Heavenly Sect Leader and I searched the entire Nanxi Courtyard but couldn’t find the Dragon Sparrow Sword; turns out Ye Xiu hid the Divine Weapons in the cabinet. It’s truly unconventional and unexpected."

At this moment, Chen Hui knelt on one knee, holding the four Divine Weapons with both hands, saying:

"Congratulations to the Sect Leader for obtaining the four Divine Weapons. In the future, Hell’s Gate will unify the world, and the Sect Leader will become the greatest leader on Earth."

The Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate took the Slaughter City Blade, playing with it, saying:

"Before I have the power to unify the world, no one should know I possess the four Divine Weapons."

Chen Hui and Wang Bin instantly understood the Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate’s intention. Wang Bin quickly knelt on one knee with Chen Hui, saying together:

"We will keep our mouths shut, the secret of the Divine Weapons will never reach a fourth person..."

They hadn’t finished speaking when suddenly they saw the Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate draw the Slaughter City Blade and swing it at their necks.

Their faces changed drastically, trying to dodge, but their strength was too far behind the Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate’s, they couldn’t escape!

Thud! Thud!

The Slaughter City Blade turned into a cold gleam, swiftly decapitating Chen Hui and Wang Bin.

"Only dead men keep secrets."

The Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate said expressionlessly, sheathing the Slaughter City Blade and picking up the Dragon Sparrow Sword, Silent Oblivion Saber, and Cang You Sword from the floor, preparing to leave!

But as he turned around, he froze, shocked at the sight at the kitchen door.

"Isn’t living well enough? Why insist on courting death?" Ye Xiu asked coldly.