Realm of the Night God

Wu Xiaoxiao, under continuous sobs, told Yang Haoran everything she knew.

Just before Wu Xiaoxiao arrived here, a spirit master appeared in the Wu Family, forcefully breaking through the barrier surrounding the Wu Family villa, and then started killing people without saying a word. Due to the huge gap in strength between the two sides, the Wu Family was powerless to resist, and in just two minutes, they suffered a devastating blow. Except for Master Wu, who was not in the villa, only three people were left alive.

These three people were Eldest son Wu, Second son Wu, and Wu Xiaoxiao. Eldest son Wu and Second son Wu were taken away, and Wu Xiaoxiao was able to escape here, which was entirely due to the opponent's intention. Otherwise, with Wu Xiaoxiao's strength, she would not have been able to survive in the opponent's hands, let alone successfully escape here.

Moreover, Wu Xiaoxiao was able to escape so quickly because the opponent had specially torn through space to send her here. Otherwise, she would not have been able to arrive so quickly.

However, the opponent did not send Wu Xiaoxiao to the door of Yang Haoran's villa but instead abandoned her at the foot of the mountain. As for why the opponent did this, whether it was to provoke or to make a fool of themselves, or if there was another deeper meaning, Wu Xiaoxiao was not clear.

The opponent left Wu Xiaoxiao a detailed address and told her to prepare five soul pills within two hours and arrive at the designated location. This was the only way to redeem Eldest son Wu and Second son Wu. If she failed to arrive at the designated area within the specified time or did not prepare enough soul pills, then she would have to collect the bodies of Eldest son Wu and his brother.

"Two hours..."

Yang Haoran muttered to himself, then furrowed his brow and took a puff of smoke.

Not counting the time Wu Xiaoxiao took to arrive, she had already cried for a full ten minutes after arriving here, which was a complete waste of time.

Although time was pressing, it was still necessary to clarify things and have a plan to deal with the problem. If they acted impulsively due to anxiety, it would only backfire and fail to achieve their goal, not to mention putting their own lives at risk.

So, Yang Haoran did not rush to give orders to rescue people but instead asked Wu Xiaoxiao.

"Didn't I give you all Death God pendants earlier? Didn't you use them?"

Yang Haoran remembered that he had indeed given Master Wu's family Death God pendants, which were products of his Yin spirit power and had certain defensive capabilities. When the wearer suffered a devastating blow, he could sense it.

However, when the Wu Family encountered trouble, he did not sense anything, which left him very puzzled, unsure if his Death God pendants had a problem or if the opponent had used other means.

"We didn't have the chance to activate the Death God pendants. The opponent's strength was too great. When we realized something was wrong, we were already sealed by the spirit summoning Sealing Technique, and our physical bodies were also sealed, unable to move at all. Moreover, the opponent seemed to have sensed that our Death God pendants had a problem and then used a technique to forcibly remove the Death God pendants without activating them, so we didn't have the chance to use the Death God pendants to seek help from Brother Yang."

Wu Xiaoxiao explained with a sobbing tone. Although Yang Haoran's doubts in his heart have been resolved, his tightly furrowed brows still haven't relaxed.

"The other party has taken away Old Wu's family members and sent Xiao Xiao here, which seems to be targeting Underworld Envoy big brother you."

Bai Xue thought for a moment and expressed her inner thoughts. M|V|LEM*PYRisthehomeofthischapter

"You can say it more definitely - he's not just targeting me, but definitely targeting me. I've already lost my family, and he can't threaten me, so he's taking action against the people around me. Old Wu's family is weak, and it's not only safe but also has a high success rate to take action against them."

Yang Haoran took a deep drag on his cigarette and continued, "My relationship with Master Wu in Lecheng is not a secret at all. Anyone can find out by asking around in the circle. He'll use Old Wu's family to blackmail me, which isn't surprising at all. However, he's able to sense the problem with the Death God pendant on Old Wu's family members, not only didn't give them any chance to activate the Death God pendant, but even took it away from them without activating it. This makes me a bit curious. This guy seems to have done his homework."

Yang Haoran's Death God pendant, which he had enhanced, wasn't the only one - his Night Watch subordinates also had such pendants. They had used the Death God pendant during previous missions, and he had also rushed to the scene to provide support. So, this wasn't an absolute secret, and if someone wanted to investigate, they could do so with some time and effort.

In Yang Haoran's view, the spirit master who had taken action against the Wu Family must have done his homework beforehand, which was why he used thunderous methods to control the Wu Family members and took away their Death God pendants without triggering them, just to prevent him from knowing about it immediately and rushing to rescue them, which would have ruined their plan.

As for Wu Xiaoxiao's statement that the other party seemed to have sensed the Death God pendant on them, Yang Haoran thought it was unlikely, because the Death God pendant couldn't be sensed when it wasn't activated, so it shouldn't be possible for the other party to sense it.

"Why didn't they come directly to find you and instead threw Xiao Xiao here and ran away? Isn't that a waste of effort?" Bai Xue asked, puzzled.

Yang Haoran shook his head lightly. "He's not wasting effort, but being cautious."

Yang Haoran's response didn't dispel the doubts on Bai Xue's face, but instead made her even more puzzled. Yang Haoran saw her expression and continued to explain.

"Firstly, although the other party knows about my relationship with Master Wu, they can't guarantee that I'll be threatened by them. If they came directly to find me, but I didn't succumb to their threats, what would happen then?"

Yang Haoran asked Bai Xue, who thought for a moment before responding.

"If you didn't succumb to their threats, they might kill someone in a fit of rage and then take action against you, achieving their goal. This... this doesn't seem to be affected, and it's not contradictory to them coming directly to find you."

Bai Xue's words still revealed her confusion, and Yang Haoran knew she didn't understand his point, so he continued to explain.

"If their strength isn't a match for mine, and I don't succumb to their threats, what would happen then?"

When Yang Haoran asked this, Bai Xue finally reacted, and her face showed a look of sudden understanding.

"If their strength isn't a match for yours, and you don't succumb to their threats, they might not only fail to achieve their goal but also end up losing themselves."

Yang Haoran nodded, thinking exactly as Bai Xue had analyzed.

"They can't guarantee that I'll succumb to their threats, and they can't guarantee my strength. Or, they think they're clear about my strength, but they discover they're not my match, so they don't dare to come directly to find me. Instead, they sent Xiao Xiao over and gave her an address and a time, wanting to use this method to lure me into a trap."

Yang Haoran took another deep drag on his cigarette, slowly exhaling the smoke before continuing.

"It's obvious that the location they've chosen is definitely a trap, waiting for us to fall into it. If we don't go, they won't suffer any losses. They'll directly kill Eldest son Wu and Second son Wu to take revenge and also to create discord between me and Old Wu. But if we do go, we'll be playing right into their hands. The soul pill is just a pretext. What they want is for me to fall into this trap."