29: Chapter 29 Ling Ziwen Exposed

"Is that so? Then, I shall congratulate you in advance on your success, Family Head Wang." Ling Ziwen smiled, seemingly unconcerned.

Under Wang Yang's gaze, Ling Ziwen's figure flashed and disappeared into the jungle.

Shortly after Ling Ziwen left, a man whose appearance was almost identical to Wang Yang emerged from the nearby jungle.

"He seems to have discovered me," the man said softly.

"So what? Now that he and we are in the same boat, it is impossible for him to expose your existence. As long as we take down the Pei Family, I can take this opportunity to reach the Mid stage of Five Viscera Realm. By then, even if you are truly exposed, Chen Yuanba will be unable to do anything to us." Wang Yang smiled playfully, a flame of greed flashing in his eyes.

"But I always feel that Ling Ziwen has an ulterior motive. Cooperating with him is undoubtedly like asking a tiger for its hide. Moreover, how did he even know about that matter? I suspect that he had long anticipated this day, and seeking our cooperation is nothing more than his scheme," the man said.

"So what if it is a scheme? He is scheming against us, but aren't we also scheming against him? Since we have already embarked on this path, there is no turning back." Wang Yang restrained his smile, his tone becoming heavy.

"But..." The man wanted to continue advising, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by Wang Yang.

"No buts!"

"Back then, your natural talent was better than mine, and your ability was stronger than mine. But do you know why Father did not choose you to be the Family Head? It is precisely because you lack the drive to forge ahead."

"This time is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; taking a little risk is worth it. If we miss this opportunity, when will our Wang Family ever have a chance to rise?" Speaking of this, Wang Yang's eyes showed a touch of madness.

"Older Brother, I understand." The man hung his head, losing the courage to retort.

...

In a mountain forest ten miles away from this place.

Chen Yuanba, wearing black armor and holding a long spear, was like a war god, fighting against a group of Demons.

The pitch-black long spear in his hand was like a Divine Artifact of slaughter. As the spear danced, the Yang Force within his body was like a burning flame, erupting from the tip of the spear into a long, fiery snake.

The fiery snake seemed to be the bane of Demons; with every casual movement, it would claim the lives of several Demons.

With just a few leaps, Chen Yuanba thrust his spear several times in succession. In an instant, over a dozen Demons fell at the tip of his spear.

After doing all this, Chen Yuanba slowly retracted his long spear and gently wiped the tip.

As the Chief of the Evil Suppressing Department, the number of Demons that had died by his hand was at least several thousand, if not ten thousand. A mere dozen Demons were naturally easy for him to handle.

However, after killing the Demons, a look of worry appeared between Chen Yuanba's brows.

"Yesterday, the Demon source rioted, and a few Tier 3 Demons escaped. I do not know where they have fled."

As the Chief of the Evil Suppressing Department, Chen Yuanba knew well the danger of Tier 3 Demons. Within the entire Wuyang County, apart from him, no one could suppress a Tier 3 Demon alone.

He could almost imagine that if these few Tier 3 Demons were not dealt with in time, they would inevitably cause unimaginable disasters.

Just as Chen Yuanba was feeling worried about this, an Evil-Suppressing Guard brought him some good news.

"Report to the Chief, a scout ahead has reported that they have discovered traces of Ling Ziwen."

"Where? Take me there immediately." Chen Yuanba's expression stirred, and joy appeared on his face.

During this period, he had been exhausted, and Ling Ziwen was one of the primary culprits.

Now that this culprit had surfaced, it was definitely a great joy for him.

Without thinking too much, Chen Yuanba followed the Evil-Suppressing Guard and sped off.

Not long after, the two met that scout.

"You said you discovered traces of Ling Ziwen, where is he?" Upon meeting, Chen Yuanba couldn't wait to know Ling Ziwen's whereabouts.

"Report to the Chief, just a moment ago, I discovered a person whose back profile was extremely similar to Ling Ziwen's, so I followed him quietly. After some confirmation, I determined that the person was indeed Ling Ziwen, so I thought of reporting it. Unexpectedly, Ling Ziwen did not stay long before leaving," the scout answered truthfully.

Hearing this, Chen Yuanba was somewhat disappointed.

He had rushed over as quickly as he could, but in the end, he was still a step too late.

Seeming to see Chen Yuanba's disappointment, the scout continued, "Although I am not sure where Ling Ziwen went, I noticed that Ling Ziwen seemed to have come from the direction of the Wang Family."

"You are saying that Ling Ziwen came from the Wang Family?" Chen Yuanba was startled and looked at the scout.

"Yes, this is what I saw with my own eyes; I would never dare to deceive the Chief." The scout's expression was firm, not appearing to be faking it.

Receiving the scout's confirmation again, Chen Yuanba's thoughts surged violently like churning waves.

His first reaction was disbelief.

He did not believe that the Wang Family could be so bold as to have any connection with Ling Ziwen.

The crimes committed by Ling Ziwen were great enough to warrant the execution of his entire clan.

For personal gain, he caused an entire town to fall.

Such crimes are too numerous to record.

And yet, in this situation, the Wang Family still dared to have connections with Ling Ziwen.

No matter how one looks at it, it is not a wise choice.

Chen Yuanba had been in contact with Wang Yang for quite some time; he knew very well what kind of person Wang Yang was.

He could use unscrupulous means for his own power.

But he was definitely not a stupid person.

Yet, the scout's words were precisely reminding him of this.

The Wang Family had made just such a foolish choice.

If one were to say that the scout's words were false, Chen Yuanba believed it even less.

Every scout was carefully selected and tested by him; otherwise, he could not have arranged for them to execute such tasks.

From another perspective, even if the scout had a grudge against the Wang Family, it was impossible for them to tell such a lie.

For a Family like the Wang Family, if he, Chen Yuanba, really wanted to take action, he would need substantive evidence.

It was impossible based solely on a scout's word or a suspicion.

After a long silence, Chen Yuanba had the answer in his heart.

This was currently the only clue Ling Ziwen had left. If this opportunity were missed, it was hard to say if he would ever encounter another.

No matter what, he had to investigate this matter thoroughly.

Even if Ling Ziwen had just happened to pass by the Wang Family by accident.

Additionally, he did not trust the Wang Family either.

The reason he thought there was something fishy about this matter was more from his own perspective.

If one were to look at it from another angle, the situation would be different.

Wang Yang might be a smart person.

But does a smart person definitely not make stupid mistakes?

In his view, that was not necessarily true.

He even thought about whether the Yuyang Town incident was also related to the Wang Family.

If there was a connection, perhaps he could use this matter to make up for his past mistakes.

"From now on, you will be in charge of keeping an eye on the Wang Family. If there is anything unusual about the Wang Family, report it to me immediately," Chen Yuanba said, glancing at the scout beside him.

"Understood." The scout lowered his head and bowed slightly.

Wang Yang did not know that his meeting with Ling Ziwen had already aroused Chen Yuanba's suspicion.