Chapter 1120: 1120: Traitor

Chapter 1120: Chapter 1120: Traitor

Ming Ye remained calm and collected, speaking lightly:

“Obviously, you all will die faster.”

His finger lightly tapped the armrest, and a palm-sized array slowly emerged.

Emitting a faint fluorescent glow.

All it took was to activate this array.

Jiang Fan and the others would be instantly transported away.

This sudden turn of events took even Young Master Shan Feng by surprise.

He exclaimed, “Grandfather, what are you doing?”

He couldn’t believe it.

Not only did Jiang Fan and the others have a favor with them, they also shared a common enemy!

Revenge for a favor, what is grandfather thinking?

Ming Ye said indifferently, “You think they shouldn’t be killed?”

Shan Feng spoke in a deep voice, “I can’t think of a single reason to kill them!”

Ming Ye spread his hands, “Alright.”

“I also don’t want to end up with a bad reputation for biting the hand that feeds. Let’s have ten clan elders decide together!”

The village wasn’t very large.

In less than half an hour, the ten clan elders assembled in front of the main hall.

“The whole story is just that simple.”

Ming Ye stood with his hands behind his back, his voice hoarse: “The Giant King is eagerly eyeing us from the outside.”

“Only by handing them over can we obtain the Giant King’s forgiveness.”

“Those in favor of handing them over, stand by my side.”

“Those opposed, stand by the Young Master’s side.”

“Decide within ten breaths.”

The elders and young ones of Black Cloud Village immediately lined up.

The final result brought a look of relief to Shan Feng’s face.

Because only one person stood by Ming Ye’s side.

“Chief, are you confused?”

“In the eyes of the ancient giants, we are nothing but prey. How could handing over people from Central Earth make them spare us?”

“The right thing to do is unite with them to seek an escape for us Black Cloud Village.”

“Chief, have you gone senile?”

…

Ming Ye faced unanimous condemnation from the nine clan elders.

He looked helplessly at the only elder supporting him, giving a bitter smile:

“Elder Defeng, only you support handing them over.”

Elder Defeng, in his forties, was at the prime of his life.

His face showed a look of determination, “I believe in the chief’s decision!”

“You must have your reasons for doing this!”

Ming Ye nodded: “Alright.”

“Though it seems ungracious, for the sake of Black Cloud Village, let’s send them away.”

“You handle this villain’s deed.”

Elder Defeng, without a word, moved to the Family Head’s armrest.

Without hesitation, he was about to activate the array on top.

However, at the next moment.

A piercing pain suddenly emanated from his chest.

Lowering his head to look.

An old hand had pierced through his chest!

Elder Defeng was in such pain that he couldn’t even scream, barely turning his head to look back.

The one who did it was actually Chief Ming Ye!

“Chief, have you… have you gone mad?”

He couldn’t understand why the chief would kill him.

Ming Ye withdrew his hand, his old face showing a tinge of ashen blue.

“Even my grandson knows that this group of Central Earth people can’t be killed.”

“Their survival is completely beneficial to us Black Cloud Village.”

“Yet you, a clan elder, don’t know this?”

Elder Defeng felt all strength drawn from his body, helplessly falling limply to the ground, weakly saying:

“I, I didn’t think so much.”

“I just obeyed the chief’s commands unconditionally.”

“Is that wrong?”

Ming Ye stepped on his chest, making him vomit blood:

“Stop pretending!”

“If you had the village’s best interests at heart, you would never think of harming them!”

“Unless your heart is for the good of the ancient giants.”

“Only then would you think of currying favor with that Giant King outside, planning to hand them over!”

This unexpected change caught everyone off guard.

Shan Feng was stunned, stammering:

“Grandfather, you mean, Elder Defeng is a traitor to the ancient giants?”

Ming Ye’s old eyes squinted:

“Only the ten of us knew about your mission to the Central Earth Realm.”

“No one else knew.”

“Yet the Nine Aperture Giant managed to ambush on the island you had to pass, there must have been a spy informing them beforehand!”

“The spy is among us ten clan elders.”

“So, I set this up to draw him out.”

Afterward.

He squatted down, tore open Elder Defeng’s robe, revealing his chest.

Then took out a vial of ancient giant’s blood, dripped it onto his chest.

This ancient giant’s blood, responding to some kind of sense, immediately came alive, forming a “Stone” character on his chest.

The crowd of Black Cloud Village was shocked!

“The totem of the Stone Giant Tribe!”

“With this totem, the ancient giants will recognize him and not harm him.”

“Only those granted immunity from being hunted by the ancient giants can obtain this totem!”

The truth was clear!

Elder Defeng, in order to gain immunity from the ancient giants, chose to become their spy.

“Chief, I, I was forced too!”

“I didn’t want to betray Black Cloud Village, believe me…”

Elder Defeng’s face was deathly pale, urgently pleading.

The next moment.

Ming Ye ruthlessly crushed through his heart, killing him on the spot.

“If you became a dog for the ancient giants, don’t say you’re innocent.”

Turning around, he approached Jiang Fan and the others.

Freed them from the space power binding them.

Bowed and apologized: “Friends from Central Earth, I’m truly sorry.”

“The spy was well hidden, and I had to trouble you to draw the snake out of its hole.”

“I had no other choice, please forgive me.”

He repeatedly apologized with a warm smile.

In stark contrast to the cold-bloodedness displayed earlier while dealing with the traitor.

Jiang Fan’s expression was slightly cold: “Acting rashly without prior discussion.”

“You should be grateful I held my temper, or else there would have been a bloodbath in Black Cloud Village today.”

Ming Ye stroked his beard and laughed:

“What, you still have strength to resist?”

His words held some pride in his own methods.

And also some mockery at how easily Jiang Fan and the others fell for his scheme.

Jiang Fan said lightly, “Look up.”

Ming Ye looked up.

To his astonishment, he discovered a reddish-brown little spirit beast lying on the roof.

Its big eyes were watery.

And it had a small black stone carving in its mouth.

It was filled with a terrifying power that even made Ming Ye as a Nine Orifice Shura’s heart pound.

“Divinity Transformation Strike?”

His pupils contracted, and his heart was startled.

Jiang Fan slowly stood up, beckoning with his hand, and the little qilin jumped onto his shoulder, returning the small stone carving to him.

“If you had dared to activate the transport just now, this strike would have been reserved for Black Cloud Village.”

Gulp!

Ming Ye lightly swallowed.

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

He really underestimated this young lad from Central Earth.

Having discovered something was wrong with the chair early on, taking precautions, and even holding a Divinity Transformation Strike in hand!

If it exploded, Black Cloud Village might have collapsed, and the number of those who could escape would be few.

And those who escaped, who would be spared by the Giant King?

The likely scenario would be total annihilation.

Thinking of this, his face became slightly stiff, his voice trembling from fear:

“It was hasty of me.”

“Good thing you, little friend, saw through my intentions.”

“Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.”