"It seems the situation isn’t simple."

Chen Yang furrowed his brows, thinking to himself.

Initially, he saw everything was normal with Yi Dingxiang, and he didn’t think much about it since Uncle Chen Tianmin and the others trusted Yi Dingxiang a lot.

But the tracking behavior of these two people in front made Chen Yang alert, feeling that things weren’t that simple.

He just wasn’t sure about Yi Dingxiang’s specific intentions.

Why did he have these two people follow him?

Was it because he didn’t trust his identity, or did he have other intentions?

If it was distrust, there were many other ways to verify it, not like this.

But if there were other motives, then why would he let him and He Xiran leave?

Chen Yang was puzzled, but he couldn’t figure out what exactly was going on.

Unable to understand, he didn’t dwell on it much and quickly returned to the car.

"Chen Yang, you’re back."

Returning to the car, He Xiran immediately asked Chen Yang with concern: "So, were you followed?"

"Yes, I dealt with them. They were sent by Yi Dingxiang." Chen Yang said.

"What?!" He Xiran was taken aback, full of surprise: "How is that possible? Why would Mr. Yi send someone to follow us? Does he not trust us?"

"If it truly were distrust, that would be easy to handle. What I’m afraid of is the other possibility." Chen Yang said solemnly.

He Xiran was sharp, and she immediately understood what Chen Yang meant.

At once, she was even more shocked.

Because Yi Dingxiang gave her a very reliable impression, how could he do such a thing?

After all, he was the sworn brother of the former Alliance Hierarch. When he heard about the hierarch’s misfortune, his emotions were so genuine and heartfelt.

Moreover, Chen Tianmin trusted him a lot. How could it be something else?

"So... should we still go tonight?" After a short silence, He Xiran couldn’t help but ask.

Chen Yang was pondering this question at that moment.

Going or not going, neither seemed appropriate.

However, after some serious consideration, he still decided to go and take a look.

Firstly, the resources in Yi Dingxiang’s hands were very important to the current opposing alliance.

Secondly, they could take the opportunity to find out what Yi Dingxiang’s situation was. If there wasn’t anything else, they could use him to accomplish certain things in the capital in the future.

"We still have to go, just be cautious. If anything happens, we can handle it." Chen Yang said to He Xiran.

"Okay, alright."

He Xiran nodded in agreement, she didn’t have any other ideas. Since Chen Yang said to go, then they would go.

...

Then, by nightfall, Chen Yang took He Xiran to the agreed location with Yi Dingxiang.

A villa on the outskirts of the capital city.

Because it was at some distance from the capital, the area surrounding the villa was dark, with no lights.

However, the villa itself was brightly lit, like a shining pearl in the dark night.

Upon reaching the villa with He Xiran, Chen Yang immediately saw Yi Dingxiang stepping out from inside the villa.

Yi Dingxiang was accompanied by several bodyguards in black.

Just one glance from afar and Chen Yang could tell that those people weren’t ordinary, at least at the level of Qi Refinement.

"Mr. Yi."

Seeing Yi Dingxiang, He Xiran greeted him first.

"Haha, you’re here. The things are inside; do you want to go in and take a look?" Yi Dingxiang said with a natural smile.

At this time, Chen Yang also got out of the car.

He looked around but didn’t notice anything unusual.

"Let’s go in and have a look; the transport vehicle hasn’t arrived yet anyway." Chen Yang said.

"Okay, please come inside." Yi Dingxiang said with a smile, welcoming them into the villa.

The villa’s interior was extravagantly decorated, like a palace.

Upon entering, Yi Dingxiang immediately took Chen Yang and He Xiran to the second floor.

On the second floor, in several rooms, Chen Yang saw the things Chen Tianmin had asked him to collect.

Several hundred Spirit Stones, along with various cultivation resources and medicines.

A massive fortune.

"Besides these, there’s also five billion yuan. It’s inconvenient to carry cash, so I’ve put it all in this bank card; you can take it with you." Yi Dingxiang took out a bank card from the pocket of his branded suit and handed it to Chen Yang.

"Alright." Chen Yang took the bank card without hesitation.

Just when Chen Yang was about to lower his guard after confirming everything was fine, he suddenly sensed a lot of cultivator energies surrounding the villa.

The villa was surrounded!

Chen Yang immediately looked toward Yi Dingxiang.

"Hmm? What’s wrong? Is there a problem?"

Yi Dingxiang’s expression remained natural, confused when noticing Chen Yang’s gaze.

Chen Yang was staring intently at him.

"You called the Blood Bat Hall people here."

Yi Dingxiang paused, then smiled: "What are you talking about? I don’t understand."

As he spoke, he stepped back, seemingly intentionally maintaining a safe distance from Chen Yang.

"What is it, Chen Yang, are there people from the Blood Bat Hall?" He Xiran nervously stepped forward.

"Yes, we’re surrounded." Chen Yang said.

He Xiran was shocked and also turned her gaze to Yi Dingxiang.

Though they were mentally prepared before coming, they still found it hard to accept this fact.

"Mr. Yi! How could you do this? You were so close to the former Alliance Hierarch! How could you betray him!!" He Xiran, being quick-witted, quickly understood the situation.