Chapter 1581 - 1558: The Events of That Year!

"Brother Ye Huan, the death of Ye Bingning’s parents isn’t really our fault. We weren’t involved in that, and we certainly didn’t harm Ye Bingning’s parents. The one who truly killed them is a guy called ’Jack’!"

"This guy is from the West, and he also has a Chinese surname, Ma. I usually refer to him as Lord Jack Ma! His identity is not simple. If I say he is of the kind like the vampires in Western legends, would you believe it?"

At this point, Ye Haoming started to regret it. He felt he shouldn’t have disclosed so much because if Duke Jack found out, no matter where he fled in the future, Jack would settle accounts with him for leaking secrets and his identity.

This was something Ye Haoming found hard to accept.

Can’t handle it!

But there was no choice; he had already let it slip, so he could only look at Ye Huan with fear, wondering whether Ye Huan would believe him.

If Ye Huan didn’t believe, he wouldn’t delve deeper into this vampire topic, as that would be asking for death.

Ye Huan easily saw through Ye Haoming’s thoughts, but he didn’t show whether he believed him.

Because currently, the situation is that the enemy is hidden while we are exposed.

Ye Huan, having already learned from Divine Traceless and others that vampires and werewolves really exist in this world, and that these vampires and werewolves are trying to resurrect their king and rebuild the so-called "Divine Country," could not reveal that he knew all these secrets. This information gap must be maintained.

Only by doing so could Ye Huan gain more initiative.

"Stop talking about myths and legends. Continue!" Ye Huan said coldly, gesturing for Ye Bingning to come over and listen.

Ye Bingning walked over, glaring at Ye Haoming with a face ashen with anger.

Ye Haoming’s gaze flickered evasively several times.

"Ten... more than ten years ago, Jack found me and asked if I, the then Grand Elder of the Six Gates, was willing to become the Sect Leader. Of course, I said yes. After all, as a Grand Elder, I was under one person but above thousands, yet still not the supreme leader. I wanted to climb higher, to become the highest commander of the Six Gates, enjoying endless power and status."

"The most important thing is, I’ve always competed with my brother, Ye Bingning’s father. Since childhood, we’ve been considered the ’two great talents’ in the Six Gates. However, I’m seven years older than him. How could I accept someone younger standing on equal ground with me? I’ve always believed I should be the rightful heir to the Sect Leader!"

"But reality slapped me hard. Ye Bingning’s father and I have been neck and neck in talent and strength within the sect, unable to determine a clear winner. But one day, a mysterious figure appeared, riding the clouds, and entered the Sect Square of Six Gates! He stood before me and Ye Bingning’s father—Ye Guanlan!"

"The old man’s strength was formidable. My father once said that even he, an Extreme Divine King, might not withstand a single move from the elder. But that’s beside the point. At that time, both Ye Guanlan and I were excited. We could tell that the elder was extraordinary in demeanor and strength, and both believed he came to take on disciples, so we knelt in reverence before him!"

"Yet the old man didn’t even glance at me, directly taking Ye Guanlan as an Outer Sect disciple and left with him!"

"Damn it!! Why could Ye Guanlan be his disciple, yet he wouldn’t spare me a glance, as if I wasn’t even worth considering!"

At this point, Ye Haoming’s eyes were blood-red, his expression twisted with intense jealousy and hatred!

After a pause, he continued, "About fifteen years later, just as I was about to succeed my father as the Sect Leader of the Six Gates, Ye Guanlan suddenly returned, his strength massively surpassing mine. At that time, I was an Intermediate High-tier Divine King, while Ye Guanlan had become an Intermediate Extreme Divine King. No doubt, he had received guidance from that mysterious elder to achieve such power!"

"My father was overjoyed and temporarily changed his mind, passing the Sect Leader position to Ye Guanlan instead! And I had to graciously retreat to being a Grand Elder! The most crucial point was that Ye Guanlan later married a woman from an Ancient Martial Clan! She was beautiful and intelligent, well-matched in every way, and she and Ye Guanlan managed the Six Gates impeccably, far better than my wife could!"

"It drove me nearly insane with anger. From that point on, I completely hated Ye Guanlan, wishing for nothing more than his death!"

As Ye Haoming spoke, he noticed Ye Bingning’s outrage and hurriedly waved his hands, saying, "Hatred is one thing, and truly wishing Ye Guanlan dead was real; however, I truly wasn’t involved in the conspiracy to kill the Ye Guanlan couple!"

"Let me put it this way, Jack first approached Ye Guanlan, hoping he would lead the Six Gates to submit to him, work for him, and act as his eyes and ears in the Endless Deep Mountains’ seventh ring region, gathering intelligence for him and the vast organization behind him. But Ye Guanlan flatly refused. Even though he didn’t know what kind of person Jack was at that time, nor that Jack was of ’that sort,’ as an Eastern Ancient Martial Artist, Ye Guanlan was proud. How could he submit to a Western barbarian?"

"Well, that was it, Jack returned empty-handed. After several failed negotiations and rejections from Ye Guanlan, Jack was utterly enraged and approached me, asking whether I was willing to be the Sect Leader and work for him. Of course, I said yes. I had longed to be the Sect Leader of the Six Gates for decades, and I hated Ye Guanlan, but no matter what, we were brothers; I couldn’t strike a crucial blow."

"Jack made it clear that he would take care of things, and all I needed to do was succeed as the Sect Leader afterward, control the situation within the Six Gates, and officially begin providing the intelligence they needed!"

"So, I agreed. Then, through me, Jack inserted a mole into the Six Gates and discovered Ye Guanlan and his wife’s plan to descend the mountain. An assassination was swiftly arranged, and Jack’s strongmen took them out, hacking them to death on the street, leaving them exposed as corpses."

"I then immediately proclaimed the succession of the throne, changed the era, and became the de facto controller of the Six Gates."

"Brother Ye Huan, Sister Ye Bingning, I swear on my life that everything I said is true. I never intended to eliminate Ye Guanlan and his wife. I only succeeded as the Sect Leader, and even if I didn’t, Jack would certainly use lightning tactics to get rid of Ye Guanlan and his wife, as they had become a thorn in his side and a thorn in the flesh!"

Ye Haoming left nothing out, thoroughly recounting the situation of the time.

After hearing this, Ye Bingning was even angrier. Ye Haoming was still an accomplice, after all. If it weren’t for him inserting Jack’s people into the Six Gates, how could her parents’ whereabouts have been compromised, leading to their deaths on the street?

Ye Huan was preparing to delve deeper into Jack’s identity.

But just then, an unexpected incident occurred!

"Ye Huan, today you are destined to die. Surrender your life!"

Suddenly, multiple sinister voices roared!

Turning to look!

They saw over a thousand black-robed Evil Martial Artists, wrapped in malevolent energy, hovering in the air, surrounding the Six Gates sect completely!