The Rift Between Cities: The Uprisers

"Are you taking us for fools?" Hui Zi's face contorted with rage.

Anything related to Lin Chuan made him lose control of his emotions. "I see you haven't had enough!"

As he spoke, Hui Zi stood up and walked towards the shadow again.

"I'm really not lying!!" Monkey started trembling violently again. The recent experience had terrified him to his core.

"If you don't believe me, just kill me!! I'm telling the truth!!"

Hui Zi, however, didn't care. He took out his dagger and stabbed it towards the shadow!

"Ah!! Damn it!! I... I'm not lying!!"

In Monkey's eyes, besides fear, there was also a deep sense of injustice!

At this moment, Qiao Fei suddenly spoke up.

"That's enough, Hui Zi."

"What do you mean? Have you gone soft?" Hui Zi ignored Qiao Fei's intervention. "If you find it noisy, you two can go out first! I'll call you back when I've pried this bastard's mouth open!"

"What he said... might be true." Qiao Fei frowned, her face gloomy.

Hui Zi was stunned. "You believe this nonsense?"

"There's a possibility that could lead to the situation he described." Qiao Fei cleared her throat, her expression complex.

Ning Fan also chimed in: "Brother Hui, Sister Fei, there's something I haven't had the chance to tell you!"

Both turned to look at Ning Fan.

Ning Fan's eyes changed. "I saw that archer in District F27! His name is Su Bei!"

Both were immediately shocked!

"Such a big deal, why are you only telling us now?!" Hui Zi complained without hiding his frustration. "Where is he?"

"I actually caught him already." Ning Fan sighed. "But... someone took him away!"

......

Western part of the Greater F District.

Tri-Sovereign Alliance Zone.

Su Wanjun's Sovereign Mansion.

Ye Liang, covered in wounds, knelt on the ground, a pool of blood forming beneath him.

"Sovereign Su, I... deserve death!" Ye Liang was almost prostrate on the ground, completely different from his calm demeanor in District F27.

In front, a middle-aged man of average height, dressed in military uniform, sat on a large jade chair.

By his side, a young woman coquettishly leaned against him, feeding him sweet grapes.

"Ye Liang, if you have something to say... stand up and say it."

This middle-aged man was one of the three sovereigns of the Tri-Sovereign Alliance Zone!

The "Shadow Haven" Sovereign, Su Wanjun!

"What matter has made you so nervous?" Su Wanjun's face was expressionless, showing no emotion. "Also, who... injured you?"

Ye Liang didn't raise his head, his face still parallel to the ground. His body began to tremble slightly.

"I... I lost the Young Sovereign!"

Su Wanjun's expression froze. After a long pause, he confirmed in a deep voice, "Little Bei?"

"Yes." Ye Liang trembled more and more violently. "I deserve death!!"

"Tell me, what happened?"

Su Wanjun didn't seem too agitated.

"In seven days, it will be your 60th birthday, Sovereign. I heard you mention earlier that you've been missing the Young Sovereign lately, so... I took the initiative to bring him back, hoping to give you a surprise!" Ye Liang spoke with a choked voice. "But unexpectedly, on the way back, the Young Sovereign... was kidnapped!!"

Su Wanjun gradually narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing Ye Liang. Even though Ye Liang hadn't raised his head, he could feel a powerful pressure pinning him down.

"Who did it?"

"I don't know." Ye Liang shook his head. "But I can be sure that the three of them... were all 'Thousand Soul' level."

"Three 'Thousand Soul' level?" Su Wanjun grinned. "Quite a big operation, huh?"

Ye Liang dared not speak.

Su Wanjun tapped his fingers on the armrest, thinking for a long time. No one knew what was on his mind.

"So, they injured you too?"

"Yes."

"Alright, I understand."

"But, but the Young Sovereign..."

"I'll figure something out." Su Wanjun said calmly. "My son, Su Wanjun's son, may be useless, but he can't be used as a bargaining chip by just anyone!"

A flash of fear crossed Ye Liang's eyes. But because he was looking down, Su Wanjun didn't see it.

"Go back and rest well." Su Wanjun waved his hand. "No matter what, I appreciate your intentions. You've done well."

Ye Liang knelt on the ground, a bit afraid to move.

At this moment, the young woman by Su Wanjun's side suddenly giggled, "Sovereign, if something really happened to the Young Sovereign, I... could bear you another child..."

Su Wanjun turned to look at the girl. She gazed at him lovingly, seemingly ready for what was to come next.

However, the expected romantic scene didn't unfold!

Su Wanjun suddenly grabbed the girl's hair and smashed her head against the armrest!

Bang!!

Blood splattered everywhere!

The girl's eyes widened, and even as life left her, she didn't understand why she had to die.

"A cheap toy like you, worthy of bearing my, Su Wanjun's, offspring?!" Su Wanjun took a white handkerchief from the side and wiped his blood-covered hands. "Ye Liang, when you go out, tell someone to come in and clean up the room."

"Yes." Ye Liang knelt and crawled out inch by inch.

It wasn't until he was out the door that Ye Liang realized his entire body was drenched in sweat.

"Did he... figure it out?" Ye Liang's eyes were filled with complexity.

At this moment, his phone rang.

"Brother Ye, that kid is too restless." The voice on the other end sounded grim. "We broke his legs! But he's still not behaving!"

"With broken legs, he still wants to run?" Ye Liang said in a low voice.

"No, he's not trying to run." The other end said helplessly. "He's trying to kill himself!"

Ye Liang narrowed his eyes, his emotions suddenly becoming agitated.

"Then break his arms too, and... cut out his tongue!"

"Brother Ye, he said if we let him ask you one question, he'll stop causing trouble!"

"A question?"

"Wait a moment!"

Soon, Su Bei's voice came through, though extremely weak.

"Hehe, Ye Liang."

"What do you want to ask me?"

"When... did you... start having the suicidal idea of betraying my father?"

Ye Liang's body trembled.

He looked around, making sure no one was nearby, and his eyes gradually filled with intense hatred.

"From the moment he broke my leg for no reason... right after he learned the name of my Soul Servant!"

......

Back in the cave.

Ning Fan had told Qiao Fei and Hui Zi everything that happened in District F27.

After hearing it, the way they looked at Ning Fan changed significantly.

They had noticed Ning Fan was different from before, and now they understood why.

"I heard there was a big commotion in District F27 earlier, so it was you who caused it?" Hui Zi still found it hard to believe. The district wall was shattered! And this was related to Ning Fan?

This kid... has potential!

However, after hearing that Su Bei was covered in knife wounds, Qiao Fei became more certain that Monkey wasn't lying!

"If he's not lying, then Brother Chuan should still be alive."

Both immediately looked at Qiao Fei.

They didn't see any happiness on Qiao Fei's face, but rather... a hint of gloom!

"Captain, what's going on? Isn't it good news that Brother Chuan isn't dead?"

"No, it's quite the opposite! This is the worst outcome. I'd rather... Brother Chuan was dead!"

Hui Zi and Ning Fan's faces froze.

Qiao Fei's eyes gradually turned red.

"Brother Chuan... has very likely become a Ghostly Person."