Chapter 1770: Setting a Trap

"Hahaha, Brother Ye's alchemy skills are truly extraordinary! In my opinion, with your strength, passing 'Mo Wen' is no problem at all!"

In the tavern, a young demon clan member looked at Ye Yuan with a flattering expression.

Ye Yuan took a sip of wine and said calmly, "Brother Heitong, your flattery is a bit excessive. In five million years, only eleven people have passed 'Mo Wen.' Your words are pushing me into a fire pit!"

Heitong smiled awkwardly and said, "Haha, regardless, Brother Ye's alchemy skills are the best I've ever seen! If not for you, I probably wouldn't have broken through to the late fourth stage so quickly!"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Brother Heitong is too modest. With your talent, my help was just icing on the cake."

Ye Yuan casually offered a compliment, and sure enough, Heitong was delighted.

"Hey, when it comes to talent, if I, Heitong, claim second place in Huben Imperial City, no one dares claim first!" Heitong said proudly.

Ye Yuan nodded in agreement and said, "I'm new here, but I heard there was another talented one in the city before. What was his name?"

Heitong's expression changed, but he still said, "Baiguang!"

"Right, right! Baiguang! I heard that brat overreached and tried to compete with Brother Heitong." Ye Yuan said with dissatisfaction.

Heitong's expression turned slightly unnatural, and he shook his head with a sigh, "Brother Ye, what are you saying? Baiguang is my good brother! I'm also very distressed that he's now in prison!"

Ye Yuan frowned upon hearing this and said, "Hey, Brother Heitong is treating me like an outsider! Enough, let's not talk about it. I've had enough wine, so I'll take my leave."

With that, Ye Yuan really stood up to leave.

Heitong was startled and quickly grabbed Ye Yuan, saying, "Don't, don't go! Brother Ye, it's all my fault. Let's sit down and talk slowly!"

Ye Yuan sat down reluctantly and said, "Heitong, I only befriended you because I thought you had talent. Do you think just anyone is qualified to be my friend?"

Before coming, Ye Yuan had already had Jinhua spread the word that he could refine ninth-grade pills.

Earlier, Ye Yuan had already refined a pill to help Heitong break through his bottleneck and reach the late fourth stage.

In fact, when Ye Yuan heard about this matter, he felt something was off.

If they were truly good brothers, how could he stand by and watch the Heavenly Tiger King take Baiguang away?

If it were Ye Yuan, he would rather die than let the Heavenly Tiger King take Baiguang.

The official story was that Baiguang was the culprit.

But the information held by the Priest Temple was obviously more than that.

Although the temple didn't interfere in city affairs, given their status, they naturally had many informants in the city.

That's why Ye Yuan asked that question as soon as he came out of the teleportation array.

Today's trap was set to extract the truth.

In terms of scheming, ten Heitongs were no match for Ye Yuan.

After several interactions, Heitong had come to see Ye Yuan as a close friend he could talk to about anything.

Coupled with Ye Yuan's casual mention of helping Heitong refine the Yunpei Tianni Pill, Heitong naturally became even more deferential.

However, Ye Yuan never brought up Baiguang until today, when he mentioned it casually.

If Heitong truly regarded Baiguang as a brother, then Ye Yuan had misunderstood, and Baiguang had stepped up for his brother, so he had nothing to say.

But if there was something fishy about it, he wouldn't be lenient.

Heitong knew that Ye Yuan had the ability to refine the Yunpei Tianni Pill, so he naturally wanted to befriend him.

Even if he couldn't befriend him, he couldn't afford to offend him!

After all, one pill from Ye Yuan could help him break through to the fifth stage.

How could he offend someone like that?

Sure enough, Heitong said flatteringly, "Brother Ye, calm down. You're clearly a perceptive person! Since that brat is already dead, there's nothing I can't say. That brat really didn't know his place, so I used a little scheme to get rid of him."

Ye Yuan's interest was piqued, and he said, "Oh? So you deliberately severely injured the son of the Heavenly Tiger King?"

Heitong laughed and said, "Of course! I originally wanted to kill him, but that guy was thick-skinned and didn't die! That fool Baiguang actually stepped up for me and took the blame."

As he spoke, Heitong's face was full of contempt.

Ye Yuan had already inquired that Heitong usually called Baiguang his brother and took a lot of heat for him.

Many demons in the city looked down on Baiguang, and whenever Heitong encountered such a situation, he would curse the other party.

Now it seemed that all of this was probably arranged by Heitong.

Ye Yuan listened and said with a half-smile, "Brother Heitong, if you treat your brother like this, won't you one day stab me in the back too?"

Heitong quickly said, "Brother Ye, what are you saying? I'm not that kind of person! In fact, I hinted many times for Baiguang to leave and not compete with me for the position of young city lord in Huben Imperial City, but he just wouldn't listen. I had no choice but to resort to this! Brother Ye and I are true friends. In my life, I only regard you as a friend!"

The smile on Ye Yuan's face grew wider, sending chills down Heitong's spine.

"Bro... Brother Ye, what's wrong?"

Ye Yuan sneered and said, "Do you know that Baiguang and I are also brothers who have been through life and death together?"

Heitong's expression changed, and he said grimly, "Th... this can't be!"

Ye Yuan's face returned to calm, and he said flatly, "Baiguang and I have depended on each other since birth! Now you've stabbed him in the back. Tell me... what should I do?"

Heitong's face darkened, and he said coldly, "You... you tricked me on purpose?"

Ye Yuan said calmly, "You're not too stupid! Baiguang is simple-minded and truly regarded a venomous person like you as a friend. But as his big brother, how could I let you get away with it?"

Heitong's face changed several times, and finally, he let out a cold laugh, "Just you? You're as stupid as your brother! Since you suspected me, why did you still help me refine pills and assist my breakthrough? Hmph, die!"

As he spoke, Heitong's aura surged, and his late fourth-stage strength exploded as he lunged at Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan stood there and calmly pointed a finger.

Bang!

Heitong's body was struck as if by lightning, flying backward violently, spitting blood in the air.

He landed, looking at Ye Yuan in terror, his face full of shock, and said in disbelief, "Th... this can't be!"

Ye Yuan looked at Heitong indifferently and said, "Baiguang doesn't like to show off. He must not have told you why he left my side and traveled thousands of miles to Huben Imperial City. The strength you rely on is nothing in my eyes!"