Rebirth Of The Villainous Crown Prince

Chapter 148 - The Last Sleeper Cell

If someone were to ask Ye Tian Yun, what was the most important reason for him to disguise himself and enter the sect?

He would have undoubtedly said that he did all this for the token and his revenge.

And now, when Ye Tian Yun decided to save the sect by helping it avoid what could have been the biggest tragedy in the history of the sect, his thoughts while deciding at the beginning were mainly due to him wanting to save Xiao Ming and himself from certain death. 

He was yet to get his hands on the Token Of Fate, so how could he let Xiao Ming die for no reason?

But when he stepped outside the hall and made his first eye contact with the Sect Leader Su, who was looking at him with a father-like expression, Ye Tian Yun suddenly thought of someone else who also needed to be saved.

And that person was Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun was supposed to be the main architect of the assassination attempt on Yuan Shuchun, but now that he got injured, someone unknowingly had changed the fate. 

Jiang Yun was not only going to be responsible for tonight's assassination attempt, but he was also going to bring the biggest plot twist in the history of the Gracious Sword Sect.

Bir now, he was lying half-dead god knows where.

Ye Tian Yun could only pray that he doesn't die, though all this was most probably a gone case since Jiang Yun's condition wouldn't allow him to participate in the Gracious Sword Sect.

Ye Tian Yun had put his thoughts behind his head, but then suddenly Elder Tu made remarks on how stupid tonight's execution of the plan by the hidden enemy was.

After all, as Elder Tu had said, the enemies could have easily disguised as outer court disciples, made the shout that would have triggered the Sleeper Cells, and then BOOM! The sect would have been in chaos.

But no. The enemy decided to choose the way which attracted the most attention.

Elder Tu said that this was a stupid mistake by the enemies, and they hadn't expected us to know about the Sleeper Cells.

However, to ye Tian Yun, this was definitely not the case.

The Devil Sect was very good at planning their missions.

Even Ye Tian Yun, with his knowledge of the future, would have to be careful if he decided to go against them.

The Devil Sect was always two steps ahead of their targets, and there was no way that they didn't think of a more straightforward way of activating the Sleeper Cells. But instead, they chose to target the top disciples.

Ye Tian Yun suddenly thought of an impossible idea.

'What if the Devil Sect was not only targeting the disciples, but also the higher-ups of the Sect!?'

And without thinking much, he called out, "We still haven't checked all the disciples present on the first peak!"

His words attracted everyone's attention.

Even the dazed Sleeper Cells had come to a sudden halt. Grand Elder Li's illusion most probably had become a bit unstable due to his sudden shout.

And it was Grand Elder Li himself who asked Ye Tian Yun, "Disciples Fang Chen, who did we miss?"

"The other group came back after bringing all the remaining disciples who were on the First Peak. The whole First Peak has been thoroughly checked. There are no disciples who we haven't looked at."

"There are two disciples, Grand Elder," Ye Tian Yun replied and paused for a moment before continuing, "If I am not wrong, there were two survivors in the ambush on the World League's entourage. One of them was Senior Brother Jiang Yun, and there was another disciple."

"Ah, those two," Grand Elder Li waved his hand, gesturing to him not to worry about them, "Those two are already at death's door. Also, they were the targets; it would be absurd if it turned out that they were the sleeper cells. Why would someone attack their own assets? That's just stupid."

Ye Tian Yun shook his head, "Elder, please try to think it from another perspective."

"How could it possible that someone who had thought of creating such an intricate plan about Sleeper Cells makes a silly mistake? No, it's not our enemies who are stupid; it could be us who are not seeing the big picture."

"Out enemies are most likely going to destroy all their assets in the sect, so there's no way they would only target the disciples. After all, the sect would recover itself after five to ten years. But if this hidden enemy targeted the higher-ups, that would be a big setback for our sect, and maybe, our sect would never be able to recover to its former glory."

Grand Elder Li stepped forward and asked, "What are you trying to say?"

"Elders, what I am saying is, at least one of those two disciples who survived the assassination is a Sleeper Cell."

"What!?"

"How is this possible?"

Ye Tian Yun's words shocked everyone present at the scene.

"How could that be?" Elder Tu asked, "There's absolutely no reason for one of them to be the Sleeper Cells? Who would that sleeper cell harm? Everyone's here."

"No, Elder," Ye Tian Yun shook his head, "Everyone's here only because we know about the Sleeper Cells. And our enemy wouldn't think about such a possibility because the existence of the Sleeper Cells is not a small secret."

"Imagine what would have been the actual case."

"Seven disciples of the World League ambushed in the Sect. Five of them are dead. The remaining two were injured so badly that no one could assure that they would see the next sunrise. And one of these two disciples was the best disciple of the sect."

"What do you think would happen? Chaos is what would happen."

"And then, after all the higher-ups knew about this incident, they would immediately go after the assassins and search for them even though they jumped in the endless ravine."

"Now, fast forward this to three hours. What will everyone be doing?"

"They would have told the disciples attending the banquet to remain in the hall for the night, and there would be few elders who would be still be guarding and looking for the assassins. But what about the reset?"

"The remaining elders, including the Sect Leader and Grand Elders, would be standing near Jiang Yun and the other disciple who survived this incident."

"Now. Imagine. What if one of the disciples lying on the bed explodes. How many elders would be able to survive the blast?"

His words turned everyone silent. All the elders began to think about the consequences of what could have happened.

Sect Leader Su was the first one to break the silence, "Let's confirm this first."

And before anyone could react, Sect Leader Su had already disappeared from his place.

It didn't take long for Sect Leader Su to reappear. He had used his full cultivation prowess to get to the Grand Meeting Hall and return to the place where everyone was.

Whoosh!

There was a sudden gust of wind as he came back, and then, like a sandbag, he threw someone on the ground.

Plop!

Everyone looked on the ground to find that it was a disciple.

It was the disciple who had survived the ambush.

Han Zemin.

Grand Elder Li moved forward and moved Han Zemin's hand to check his nails.

The nails turned out to be half-shade of black.

Shsssss~

Everyone present at the scene took a deep breath as they saw those nails.

Their enemy really did turn out to be thinking two steps ahead of them.

Sect LEader Su crossed his arms and said, "Fang Chen's words indeed turned out to be correct. This hidden enemy's real target was never the disciples, but instead, it was the higher-ups of our sect."

"I can't even imagine what would have happened to our sect if the enemy's plan had succeeded."

Grand Elder Li also had a grave expression on his face, "Yes, and there would have been no assurity of our survival because we would be in the closest proximity to this disciple. And if we were to fall, our sect would never be able to rise again."

Many elders couldn't help but have cold sweat on their back because of what they had just avoided.

A simple incident like this could have destroyed the sect. 

Sect Leader Su suddenly said, "Let's not waste any more time. Elders, we need to bring these disciples to the ravine's edges. There, we will check them and then move away as they blast themselves."

Everyone nodded, and Grand Elder Li once again made few gestures, making the dazed Sleeper Cells move towards their destination. This time, Han Zemin was also among these mindless bodies, walking in a daze, even in a half-dead state.

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A/n [25/04]: The second chapter may not unlock today because things are quite hectic here.. I will try to work on it as soon as things get settled.