C26 Playing the Role

"Brother Ye Tao, are the Green Demonic Wolves really sleeping in the cave ahead as you said?"

Ye Lan asked as he pretended to not notice the lingering killing intent locked onto him from the shadows of the forest.

Sweeping his gaze around the vicinity, he faced towards the enormous cave in front of him.

With all sorts of vines and greenery growing outside the cave, if one did not analyze the area carefully in the midst of the dark forest, they would easily have missed sight of the cave.

"That's right! Brother Ye Lan, can you enter the cave and kill those Green Demonic Wolves for us?"

"As for us, we'll be out here waiting for good news!"

Ye Tao asked with a cordial expression.

"Yes, of course! You can just leave everything to me!"

Ye Lan replied with an enthusiastic smile.

With that, his figure vanished as he dashed into the cave in the blink of an eye.

Only after a long while did Ye Lan finally come back out from the back. Upon doing so, he shifted his gaze towards Ye Tao in the distance.

"Brother Ye Tao, there certainly aren't any Green Demonic Wolves inside the cave."

"You blind fool!"

At that moment, an icy-cold voice sounded out abruptly.

In the next instant, a few figures slowly emergy from the shadows, including Ye Xuan, Ye Kuang, and the other disciples.

"Huh? What are you guys doing here?"

Feigning ignorance, Ye Lan exclaimed in surprise upon seeing their sudden appearances.

"Of course, we're here to kill you!"

Ye Xuan, filled with the utmost hatred, stared coldly at Ye Lan and spoke with a hostile voice.

"You want to kill me? Does trash like you really have the ability to kill me?"

Ye Lan stared at Ye Xuan, Ye Kuang, and the rest with a playful expression.

"I have to admit that your current strength is beyond what I can handle alone, for you have already reached the peak seventh stage of the Body Tempering Realm. On the night of the banquet, I had even suffered great humiliation as you defeated me with a single punch."

"However, did you really think that we wouldn't come prepared to deal with you?"

Ye Xuan burst into gales of sinister laughter.

At that moment, several figures appeared from the darkness of the forest and instantly surrounded Ye Lan.

They included Cui Wuming and his other men.

"You actually hired assassins?!"

In the presence of Cui Wuming and the others, Ye Lan purposely revealed an astonished expression.

"That's right! I spent a large sum of my money to hire these assassins. Let me tell you... they certainly aren't weak either. All of them are cultivators in the seventh level of the Body Tempering Realm being led by an expert in the eighth stage!"

"With their help, killing you, an existence at the peak seventh stage of the Body Tempering Realm, will definitely pose no issues!"

Ye Xuan sneered.

"This... I never expected that you, Ye Xuan, would be such a sinister bastard!"

"Brother Ye Tao, please lend me a hand. I'm probably no match for these assassins by myself!"

Shocked, Ye Lan swept his gaze across the other Ye Family disciples. Landing his sights on Ye Tao and Ye Ran, he then requested the brothers to help him.

However, the two brothers and the other disciples all turned a deaf ear to Ye Lan's request.

On the contrary, they all glared menacingly at Ye Lan as if they were looking at a clown, their gazes filled with ridicule and contempt.

"I've always thought that you were smart. Who knew that you were actually this stupid!"

Ye Tao exclaimed with an ashen face.

"Brother Ye Tao, what do you mean?"

Ye Lan continued with his act as a fool.

"What do I mean? You idiot, we brought you here on purpose to kill you today!"

Without waiting for Ye Tao's reply, Ye Ran could not help but say in a proud manner.

"You wanted to kill me? But you came to my house to drink with me. Didn't you also pledge to me as a sworn brother?"

Ye Lan questioned in surprise.

"Huh? That was all an act. After all, who the hell would ever want to be your sworn brother?"

Ye Ran sneered.

"Ah... so that's how it is."

Ye Lan muttered in disappointment.

"If you have any last words, feel free to speak your mind. After all, you won't have any more chances to speak very soon!"

Ye Xuan shouted with a cold voice as he stared menacingly at Ye Lan.

"I have nothing much to say other than how every single one of you will die today!"

Ye Lan lifted his head and swept his gaze across everyone in the vicinity with a wicked smile.

Hearing this, Ye Xuan, Ye Kuang, Ye Tao, Ye Ran and the others were all taken back.

How could Ye Lan continue laughing even when facing such a dire situation? They simply could not understand what he was thinking.

Furthermore, he even dared to say how they were the ones who would die. Has he lost his mind? He clearly doesn't understand his current predicament!

Unless... he truly believes that he could deal with Cui Wuming and the other powerful assassins with his current cultivation level and proceed to kill them one by one?

"To think that you would still dare to threaten us! A fool like you clearly doesn't understand the situation you found yourself in!"

Waking up from his stupor, Ye Xuan shook his head and mocked.

Similarly, the other Ye Family disciples continued to ridicule and throw insults at Ye Lan unceasingly.

On the other hand, Cui Wuming and the other assassins remained silent as they felt a vague sense of unease lingering in the atmosphere.

Having worked as assassins for countless years, they have become extremely sensitive to the killing intents and dangers surrounding them.

At this moment, Cui Wuming and his men sensed a faint yet horrifying aura lingering around the dusky woods, causing their hair to stand on end.

"Something's wrong!"

Cui Wuming said in a deep voice.

With a cold gaze, he analyzed the surroundings and realized that the violent aura was gradually becoming more intense by the second as the forest turned eerily quiet for a moment.

Suddenly, a series of howls resounded through the forest from all directions.

The shrill howls of what sounded to be wolves echoed endlessly like the cries of a thousand vengeful spirits, causing everyone's scalps to go numb.

"What's going on?"

Amidst the scene, the expressions of all the Ye Family disciples who were ridiculing Ye Lan suddenly changed drastically, enveloped by a deep sense of fear.

At that moment, the series of horrifying howls resounding from all directions, accompanied by a sinister aura.

Under such a terrifying presence, their bodies trembled uncontrollably as their faces turned ghastly pale.

Sweeping their gazes around them, Ye Xuan and the others noticed countless glints of cyan light emerging from the depths of the forest.

One pair.... two... three... four... twenty pairs!

Each of those glints carried a violent aura within them, which shockingly turned out to be the gazes of gigantic demon wolves!

Each of these demon wolves measured up to three meters long and stood one meter tall. Their entire bodies were covered by a layer of green fur, each one of those strands stood straight up like steel needles.

Their claws brandished like sharp blades while their fangs seemed like double-edged swords, making it difficult for them to conceal their terrifying aura.

"The Green Demonic Wolves!"

Glancing around their surroundings, they noticed that they've already been surrounded by the pack of Green Demonic Wolves.

Ye Xuan and the other disciples stood petrified in shock.

"How could this be? We investigated the area thoroughly beforehand and confirmed that this wasn't the territory of the Green Demonic Wolves, yet why have so many of them suddenly appeared?"

Cui Wuming and the other assassins fell into a shock as their eyes met the vicious gazes of the Green Demonic Wolves.

With their experience, they could naturally tell that the Green Demonic Wolves in front of them were terrifying Demonic Beasts at the ninth level of the Wild Beast Rank — their strength comparable to that of the Ninth Stage Body Tempering Cultivators!

Any one of those Green Demonic Wolves would be more than enough to effortlessly kill everyone present.

Not to mention how there were at least twenty of them!

Naturally, Cui Wuming and the others were overwhelmed with horror and puzzled by the abrupt turn of events at the same time.

Before setting up an ambush in this hidden mountain forest, they had thoroughly investigated the area and confirmed that it wasn't the territory of the Green Demonic Wolves.

In contrast of the results of their investigation, a pack of twenty Green Demonic Wolves at the ninth level of the Wild Beast Stage were now standing before them, preparing to pounce on them like predators hunting down their preys.

Such an abnormal phenomenon naturally puzzled Cui Wuming and the others.

"Could it be... that the brat had planned this from the start?"

With that in mind, Cui Wuming swept his gaze towards Ye Lan.

"No, that doesn't sound right. After all, that brat is only sixteen years old, so how could he possibly attract twenty Green Demonic Wolvies all at once?"

"Even if he did attract them to kill us, wouldn't it also be difficult for him to escape?"

In the end, Cui Wuming could only deny his speculations.

However, he had made the correct guess as Ye Lan was indeed the one responsible for attracting the pack of Green Demonic Wolves.

When Ye Lan previously explored the cave, he happened to find a stalk of Blood Star Grass.

The Blood Star Grass was a spirit herb that contained a strong stench of blood. Upon crushing the herb, the stench would linger through the air and spread out thousands of meters around its vicinity. In this case, the smell of blood just so happened to lure the pack of Green Demonic Wolves to this exact location.

As the most knowledgeable alchemist in his previous life, Ye Lan clearly understood the effects and uses of the Blood Star Grass.

Thus, after getting such a spirit herb in his hands, he crushed it and purposely argued with Ye Xuan and the others, buying enough time for the Green Demonic Wolves to be lured over by the stench of blood emitted by the Blood Star Grass.

When the Green Demonic Wolves finally arrive, he would control them with his Eye of Crimson and kill all the Ye Family disciples who betrayed him.

At the same time, he would also killed Cui Wuming and the other assassins who were hired to kill him.