Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

Not long after the group arrived at the hillside, Ye Chen's eyes suddenly lit up.

His servants reported that someone was approaching, about 5 kilometers away.

Although the other party was still a bit far away, Ye Chen didn't even need to think about it; it must be the Orochi Group.

Otherwise, who would go into the mountains at night? It can't be a pig herding team, can it?

Although the spirit servant sounds like something a heretic would do, Ye Chen actually found it quite useful after using it for a while.

Anyway, he doesn't need his spirit servants to do petty thievery; to him, they're just extensions of his eyes.

So the behavior itself wasn't particularly evil.

Magic itself is neither evil; it depends on the nature of the person using it.

Ye Chen currently has five spirit servants: one nameless master at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, two ninjas at the late-stage of Qi Refining, one Golden Core expert, and one unformed Sheqing.

Spirit servants at the Qi Refining stage are nothing special; they can make eyeliners and at most cause some mental interference.

It's effective against ordinary people, but it's not very effective against others.

After all, it had been purified once by the Bagua Mirror, and only one or two out of ten of its pure spirit remained. It was already quite good that it could be used for work.

If we're going to fight, we'll need Xiao Jin and Xiao Qing.

Xiao Jin's original form was a Golden Core expert, but although he was purified by the Bagua Mirror, his strength was far less than it was in his previous life.

However, its immaculate spiritual body is equivalent to that of a normal Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Using mental techniques alone can still inflict fatal damage on cultivators below the Foundation Establishment stage.

Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; after all, the original body's cultivation level was still there!

Xiaoqing's original form was an unformed Sheqing, not an ordinary spirit, and belonged to a rather special existence.

Ye Chen also had to go through a lot of trouble to subdue him.

In terms of combat power, it is probably similar to Xiao Jin now, but Ye Chen has not tested it to see exactly how.

However, Xiaoqing has growth potential, which is something other spirit servants cannot match.

Xiao Qing was conceived through the efforts of several generations via a formation, so it can absorb some yin energy to gain a certain level of growth.

That alone makes it superior to other spirit servants.

Given time, Xiaoqing should become his strongest spirit servant.

Although Ye Chen had spirit servants, he never let them fight.

At most, he'd just let them act as his eyes and ears. Only he knew how great it was to have five spirit servants as his eyes and ears in the mountains.

It's like installing a 360-degree camera in a car.

He dispatched his spirit servants in several directions, and he didn't have to do anything to know what was happening around him.

While it cannot achieve complete coverage, it can still detect some key danger areas.

The black-clad man's servant was found to be in the direction Xiaoqing was heading.

After seeing their attire clearly from Xiaoqing's perspective, Ye Chen became even more certain that the newcomers were from the Orochi Group.

Because they were all wearing black ninja outfits.

Dressed in black in the darkness, they resembled ghosts, easily missed if one didn't look closely.

"The Japanese have appeared, about 5 kilometers to the south, numbering a dozen or so. Stay on alert!"

Ye Chen directly established a mental bridge for the group and gave them a reminder.

Everyone's spirits lifted, but no one spoke; they simply tightened their grip on the steel lump in their hands.

About a minute later, Ye Chen narrowed his eyes; there were actually people behind him.

There weren't many people, only 10, but they were all carrying things on their shoulders.

When Ye Chen saw what they were carrying, he almost cursed out loud. These guys were carrying cannons...

Just what I feared most has come to pass; these Japanese devils truly have no sense of martial ethics.

Do they intend to bombard them directly?! But aren't they afraid of injuring the prisoners?

captive?!

Ye Chen suddenly realized something was wrong; these guys hadn't brought any hostages...

The people who just passed by clearly didn't have any hostages either.

Holy crap, wasn't it supposed to be a hostage exchange? Where are the hostages?

They really pulled a trick; they didn't even bring anyone with them, so how can they exchange Der?

It seems this hostage exchange is not going to happen!

Since it wasn't a hostage exchange and they were carrying cannons, their purpose was obvious.

It seems they're very determined to destroy him!

Ye Chen glanced at Nanako, his eyes narrowing slightly.

At that moment, he suddenly understood everything.

Nanako is just a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, while he is also a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator and a top-tier genius.

Put yourself in their shoes: if sacrificing a late-stage Qi Refining expert could eliminate an opponent's late-stage Qi Refining Rank A genius...

This deal is absolutely worthwhile!

Moreover, Nanako originally came to eliminate him; eliminating him was a long-standing plan of their organization.

The fact that Nanako was sent on this mission by the organization at that time proves that she was also a pawn that could be discarded at any time...

Since it's a discarded pawn, is there any need to return it?

If we take this opportunity to get rid of Ye Chen, it will definitely be a win-win situation, and we can also complete the previous mission at the same time!

Between him and Nanako, his priority is definitely higher than Nanako's.

Ye Chen felt as if he had been deceived by a group of people.

He had previously fallen into a mental trap, focusing only on how to exchange things, while ignoring the necessity of the transaction itself.

It turns out he was the one who was actually the target of this exchange.

It's also his fault for trusting the organization's mission too much, believing that the hostage exchange mission issued by the higher-ups was a genuine hostage exchange.

He had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

But before he could think about it further, Liu Jingxuan called, immediately dispelling his previous doubts and diverting his attention.

With limited time, they quickly set off.

One thing leads to another, and given his absolute confidence in his abilities, he didn't bother thinking about it too much.

Now he's completely figured it out!

This was no hostage exchange mission at all; it was clearly a trap set up by the mole at the last minute!

"Liu Jingxuan, right?" A hint of killing intent flashed in Ye Chen's eyes.

Who would believe that this old man has no problems?!

Ye Chen looked at Nanako coldly and said, "You guys are quite something, setting up such a scheme, even going so far as to expose a high-ranking mole. Do you really think you can succeed just like that?"

Nanako was somewhat taken aback, but with her acupoints sealed by silver needles, she couldn't speak.

Ye Chen spoke to himself, "I'll give you a good show tonight. Since you're here, none of you are going back!"

Nanako's astonished eyes began to fill with anger, as if she wanted to suddenly bite Ye Chen.

But all he could do was stare wide-eyed.

Ye Chen ignored Nanako and directly sent a telepathic message to Dongzi and the others.

"Everyone, be careful! We might have been set up. They're targeting us tonight. They have artillery, so stay hidden and don't show yourselves!"

Everyone was taken aback when they heard Ye Chen say this.