Chapter 2569: You Know That Too?

"Big Brother! Terrible news! Terrible news! The imperial palace has dispatched all its experts and surrounded the Chancellor's mansion! The Crown Prince is outside shouting, demanding you come out and die!" Tang Yu rushed over in a panic, yelling at the top of his lungs.

Ye Yuan walked out of the secret chamber and said calmly, "Oh? What's going on?"

Tang Yu said frantically, "It's... it's the Envoy! The Crown Prince, with the Envoy's help, has launched a coup! Now the Crown Prince has taken control of the palace and sent all the strong experts to surround the Chancellor's mansion completely!"

Ye Yuan did not look surprised and said, "I see! Since Cheng Chongshan has made his move, does that mean reinforcements have arrived?"

Tang Yu was stunned and said, "How do you know?"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Given Cheng Chongshan's character, if he were confident he could kill me, he wouldn't have waited until today! The reason he's maintained a decent relationship with me all along is precisely to wait for reinforcements, isn't it?"

Tang Yu said in astonishment, "Since Big Brother knew he would harm you, why didn't you leave earlier? The person he invited this time is Zhao Kun, who ranks among the top ten inner disciples of Yuzhen Heavenly Sect. He's extremely powerful! I'm afraid he's specifically targeting you, Big Brother!"

Ye Yuan chuckled and said, "If I left, you would die. Your Tang family, including the Second Prince and the others, none of you would be spared!"

Tang Yu was dumbfounded. He hadn't expected Ye Yuan to stay for their sake!

An inexplicable surge of emotion welled up in his heart, and tears almost burst forth.

It felt so good to follow such a big brother!

Suddenly, he gritted his teeth and said resolutely, "Big Brother, there are too many experts outside. Even with your remarkable movement techniques, it will be hard to escape! Let Master Lin protect you and break out from the side gate. I'll hold them off!"

Slap!

Ye Yuan directly slapped him and scolded with a laugh, "Hold off my head! With your strength, you're not even enough to fill Cheng Chongshan's teeth, and you want to hold them off! Come on, let's go out and take a look."

With that, he headed straight for the main gate.

Seeing Ye Yuan come out, the Crown Prince immediately approached and said smugly, "Ye Yuan, your deeds have been exposed! Surrender obediently, or today the entire Chancellor's mansion will be buried with you!"

Slap!

A figure flashed, and the Crown Prince was sent flying.

"Who do you think you are? Is this any place for you to speak?" Ye Yuan said disdainfully.

The palace experts stood dumbfounded.

This guy was too arrogant!

Even in this situation, he dared to strike first!

Zhao Kun laughed and said, "Heh, quite a character! Kid, I hear you ascended from the Inklight Forest. Jun Tian... you killed him, didn't you?"

Ye Yuan ignored him completely and looked at Cheng Chongshan, saying, "Cheng Chongshan, is this how you treat your savior?"

Zhao Kun's face instantly darkened.

Damn it, he was being ignored!

Was this kid blind?

Couldn't he see that he, standing in the middle, was the most important person?

Cheng Chongshan sneered, "Savior? Hmph, the entire Eastern Lin Kingdom is under the rule of our Yuzhen Heavenly Sect! The life of the Eastern Lin Emperor is decided by our Yuzhen Heavenly Sect with a single word! As the mere Chancellor of Eastern Lin, treating the Envoy is simply your duty, isn't it?"

Ye Yuan nodded with a smile and said, "I see. Then why are you besieging my Chancellor's mansion today?"

Zhao Kun said darkly, "Kid, are you deaf? I'm asking you if you killed Jun Tian!"

Ye Yuan looked at Cheng Chongshan and still smiled, "Cheng Chongshan, you should know that you can't kill me."

Ignored again!

Cheng Chongshan was extremely embarrassed.

This guy was definitely doing it on purpose!

The others were also silent as cicadas in winter.

Zhao Kun's fury had almost scorched the entire Chancellor's mansion.

Everyone could clearly feel his anger.

Everyone knew that Zhao Kun was the one in charge here, yet Ye Yuan didn't give a damn about him and kept chatting with Cheng Chongshan.

This level of disregard was simply unparalleled.

"Heh, kid, it seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin!"

Zhao Kun took a step forward, and his aura instantly soared to its peak. Everyone present changed color.

Upper Extreme Heaven!

Such an existence was almost invincible in the Eastern Lin Kingdom!

Seeing Zhao Kun lose his temper, Cheng Chongshan sneered, "Ye Yuan, I may not be able to kill you. But Senior Brother Zhao can kill you like a dog! You really have a death wish, daring to provoke him!"

Ye Yuan remained unconcerned and smiled, "Cheng Chongshan, you seem very pleased, but do you know that the poison in your body hasn't been completely removed? If you kill me, even the gods can't save you. I dare bet that no one in your Yuzhen Heavenly Sect can cure the 'Silent Burst' poison!"

Cheng Chongshan's expression changed drastically, but then he sneered, "Kid, who are you trying to scare? Do you think I don't know whether the poison in my body is cured? My strength has already fully recovered, and I even feel a hint of a breakthrough!"

Ye Yuan put on a look of sudden realization and said with a half-smile, "Oh, you know that too?"

The smile was inscrutable.

Seeing this, Cheng Chongshan couldn't help feeling uneasy.

He suddenly remembered how Ye Yuan had told him he was poisoned back then.

At that time, he hadn't believed it either.

In the end, he nearly died.

Ye Yuan's smile clearly hinted at something.

He said solemnly, "What do you mean? Did you tamper with me back then?"

Ye Yuan chuckled and said, "The poison you were afflicted with is called 'Silent Burst'! This poison is formless and colorless, and can lurk in the body for a long time. But once it erupts, it is extremely violent. Even a powerhouse at the Boundless Heaven stage would find it hard to escape death! That day, I did force all the toxins out of your body, but that only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. A small portion of the toxin remains hidden in your body, and it might erupt again at any time!"

Cheng Chongshan's legs went weak, and he nearly fell to the ground.

Didn't that mean there was a time bomb inside his body?

"Hmph! You're just an ant who just ascended. How could you know about such an advanced poison? Trying to fool me with lies, do you think I'm that gullible?" Cheng Chongshan said, blustering outwardly but trembling inwardly.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "I have to thank you for that! If you hadn't given me that jade slip, I naturally wouldn't have known. But now, I do."

At these words, Cheng Chongshan and Zhao Kun both trembled, their eyes filled with shock.

"You... you broke the seal on the jade slip? Impossible! Kid, do you take me for a fool?" Cheng Chongshan sneered.

Ye Yuan smiled without speaking, but Zhao Kun retracted his aura and suddenly said, "Junior Brother, when you were poisoned, did you feel like a volcano was erupting inside you, every pore in your body bursting? No matter how you circulated your divine essence, it would be instantly scorched by the poison?"

Cheng Chongshan's eyes widened in horror and he exclaimed, "Senior... Senior Brother, how do you know?"

Zhao Kun took a deep breath and said, "So that's it. I think he didn't lie to you! This poison is indeed called Silent Burst! And this poison... has no cure!"