Chapter 1956: Crowded Ears, Mixed Voices

Huo Wu had already guessed Ye Liuyun's intention and smugly told Lei Ming: "The master wants to pique the Beast King's interest, lure him in, capture him directly, and control the entire Beast Race!"

Ye Liuyun tried to stop it but it was too late; the words had already left his mouth.

He immediately used Transmission Voice to reprimand Huo Wu: "Only you are clever! Can you blurt such matters out?

How many ears are listening here!"

Then he immediately ordered Ye Tiandao and the Monster Beasts: "Kill everyone inside the stronghold, leaving only our own people! Then have Huo Wu clean up the corpses herself."

Everyone also knew that Ye Liuyun was upset because Huo Wu leaked the secret.

Huo Wu felt very guilty and kept apologizing.

Ye Liuyun also warned Lei Ming: "In the future, if you don't understand something, ask via Transmission Voice.

Here there are many ears and mixed voices; anyone could be an information dealer!"

"Oh!"

Lei Ming plaintively agreed with a sigh, lamenting that he was suffering along.

Ye Liuyun also immediately called the Tiger Might Mercenary Corps members to his side, lest they be mistakenly killed.

Ye Tiandao and the Monster Beasts, upon receiving the order, acted at once.

Wu Qingcheng also tried to persuade Ye Liuyun: "Liuyun, isn't it unnecessary?"

"It is necessary! Because someone is already transmitting information!"

Ye Liuyun said coldly: "Go take a look and you'll know!"

"Ah, ah!"

Two cries of agony suddenly echoed in the stronghold; two Martial Cultivators, for unknown reasons, screamed and died, each with a small hole punched through their chests.

The duplicate, cloaked in an Invisibility Cloak, quietly captured the tiny demonic mantis.

As soon as Huo Wu spoke, Ye Liuyun and the duplicate were already monitoring the Martial Cultivators' movements inside the stronghold.

This stronghold is so close to the Half‑Beast Tribe that surely there had been people trading intelligence with the Half‑Beast Tribe before.

Wu Qingcheng led everyone over to see, and the two Martial Cultivators each held a Transmission Talisman, clearly transmitting a message.

The entire stronghold immediately erupted in shouts of killing.

Ye Liuyun also released another two hundred members of the Sharp Blade Corps, lest anyone escape.

"What's going on?"

The Tiger Might Mercenary Corps members beside Ye Liuyun were all puzzled.

"There are spies transmitting intelligence to the Half‑Beast."

Ye Liuyun explained to them.

"These people are all spies?"

Tu Yazi asked Ye Liuyun in confusion.

Ye Liuyun retorted: "With so many people, checking each one, can you manage it?"

With that remark, many people already understood.

Ye Liuyun would rather mistakenly kill a thousand than let even one slip.

"That's impossible to check!"

Tu Yazi also understood what Ye Liuyun meant by that.

Ye Liuyun nodded, sighing: "By the time you investigate, the news will have already spread!"

Cao Meng was shocked that Ye Liuyun carried so many people with him, all of whose lowest cultivation realms were Mid‑Stage Fourth Rank.

He glanced at Ye Liuyun's Storage Ring, still wondering how Ye Liuyun's storage space could be so large as to hold so many people.

Ye Liuyun had no choice; the Sharp Blade Corps members all had at least Mid‑Stage Fourth Rank.

He had already selected the lowest‑ranked batch of soldiers.

He also noticed Cao Meng's gaze.

Since Cao Meng didn't notice, he didn't need to explain anything.

The battle inside the stronghold ended quickly.

These soldiers, Ye Liuyun kept outside, replaced the original stronghold members.

Huo Wu cleaned the battlefield herself, and no one dared to help her.

Everyone knew it was Ye Liuyun punishing her.

For the trouble she caused, this was relatively light.

After Huo Wu finished cleaning the battlefield, she handed over the Storage Ring to Ye Liuyun and apologized again.

"You, this won't happen again! Everyone, take this as a warning!"

Ye Liuyun said only those few lines, then he and the duplicate left the stronghold directly to observe the Half‑Beast Tribe's situation.

Now he also didn't know whether the information had been sent out; the original deployment was disrupted, becoming passive.

If the opponent seizes the chance to set a counter‑kill trap, that would be trouble.

So he must observe the situation very carefully.

The others only dared to comfort Huo Wu after seeing Ye Liuyun leave.

"Little brother, where did you go?"

Lei Ming asked the others.

The others looked at her with strange eyes.

Ye Liuyun had just said "take this as a warning"; now, even if they could guess, no one dares to tell her!

"Hm?"

Lei Ming still didn't understand why everyone was looking at her.

「Your little brother just said to take it as a warning, and you already forgot? 」

Wu Qingcheng reminded Lei Ming.

Lei Ming then stuck out his tongue, not daring to speak again.

Wu Qingcheng also warned everyone: "We should still learn from Ye Tiandao, do more, talk less! This is the border battlefield, and it's indeed more chaotic.

It's better to be more careful!"

Fire Dance then anxiously asked Wu Qingcheng: "Will the master ignore me from now on?"

Lei Ming also joked with her, trying to distract everyone's attention: "How do you want your master to treat you?"

"I'm not like you, I'm always thinking about getting into your little brother's bed!"

Fire Dance also immediately retorted.

Soon, they resumed normalcy, chatting and laughing.

But thereafter, whenever it involved important matters, they either communicated via Transmission Voice or just endured without asking or speaking.

The lives of these two or three hundred people were all lost because of a single remark from Fire Dance; everyone actually still minded it deeply.

Although Fire Dance was outwardly arguing with Lei Ming, she felt worse inside; she didn't actually care about those few hundred lives, but rather because she had caused trouble for Ye Liuyun.

Because she had already guessed that it was unknown whether the information had been transmitted, Ye Liuyun was probably struggling with how to meet the upcoming battle.

He had probably just gone out to gather information.

Everyone waited until late at night, but seeing no sign of Ye Liuyun returning, they all went back to rest.

A figure sneaked out of the residence, then a second, then a third.

But before the three figures could even approach the village gate, a fiery vermilion bird in the air clearly illuminated them.

Running in front was Fire Dance, behind her was Lei Ming, and then Long Nv.

The three of them also realized they had been exposed, and immediately stood there with heads bowed, dejected.

"Go back, don't cause trouble for the master!"

Ye Tiandao's voice rang out in the night.

"Damn firebird, one day I'll freeze you solid!"

Lei Ming cursed at the vermilion bird, then helplessly took Long Nv and walked back.

Fire Dance could only return, complaining to Lei Ming and Long Nv: "Why are you two following me?"

At that moment, the vermilion bird was also taken back by Ye Tiandao into the Space World.

"I knew you were going to help your little brother, but you're too weak—I want to help you!"

Lei Ming said confidently.

"What are you following me for?"

Lei Ming then asked Long Nv.

Long Nv also explained: "This afternoon you two were arguing the most! I knew you two felt upset inside, couldn't hold back from going to help, so I came over to keep you company."

Lei Ming also said helplessly: "It's fine if there are few people, but if there are many, we'll definitely be discovered."

When they finally returned to the residence, they found everyone there, staring at them.

Wu Qingcheng, Man Shu, Su Miaoyin, etc., all had stern faces, saying nothing.