Chapter 62: The Last Supper and the Kiss
A massive dining table stood in the center of the cafeteria.
This was where the Disciples usually ate. To foster a sense of fellowship, they all ate together at this incredibly long dining table.
Fang Can was now seated at the very center of the table, with Ye Qingshi by his side. Besides them, Ye Yonglie and the other martial arts hall masters were seated closest to him.
The other Disciples of the Lieyang Martial Arts Hall were gathered on the outskirts, listening to him speak.
The entire cafeteria was now silent as everyone waited for Fang Can to speak. Before long, he began, his voice calm.
"Among my disciples, one person has betrayed me and leaked my location."
An uproar instantly broke out.
The previously silent crowd burst into a clamor of shock and anger, all of them debating who could have possibly sold out Fang Can.
Among them, Yuan Dang blended in with his fellow Disciples, putting on a shocked expression and joining the discussion. Subconsciously, however, his body leaned back, away from Fang Can.
’Impossible. I snuck out in the middle of the night. There’s no way anyone saw me. Fang Can can’t know it was me who betrayed him. He must be suspicious of us all, but he can’t know for sure that it was me.’
Amidst the noisy discussion, Ye Yonglie let out a cold snort, silencing everyone. Then, he said respectfully, "My Lord, do you know which of your followers has betrayed you?"
"I do not know." Fang Can shook his head gently. The moment the words left his mouth, Yuan Dang breathed a huge sigh of relief.
"However... the culprit will expose himself."
Fang Can said calmly, causing Yuan Dang to hold his breath once more.
Fang Can held a coin purse and slowly emptied it onto the tabletop. With a CLATTERING sound, dozens of Copper Coins slid out.
"Each of you will take one of these Copper Coins and toss it in the air. The traitor’s coin will land differently from everyone else’s," Fang Can said calmly, raising his hands to address all the Disciples.
Looking at the pile of Copper Coins, even Ye Yonglie was skeptical, but he reached out, took one, and gently tossed it upward.
The coin traced an arc, tumbled through the air, and landed with the four characters ’Great Derivation Circulating Treasure’ facing up.
After Ye Yonglie’s toss, the other hall masters each took a coin and forcefully threw it into the air.
As the second and third Copper Coins were tossed, everyone was astonished to find that every single one landed with the ’Great Derivation Circulating Treasure’ side facing up.
But when the seventh and eighth Disciples’ coins also landed showing ’Great Derivation Circulating Treasure’, a profound shock washed over everyone.
It was nothing short of a divine act. They had chosen the coins, and they had tossed them. How could everyone get the same result? Unless a Martial Artist at the Heaven-Ascending Road realm had secretly intervened, this was a miracle.
A consensus quickly formed in their minds: their Lord had said the traitor’s result would be different. That meant whoever’s coin landed on the opposite side was the betrayer!
As the rhythmic sound of coins landing on the table continued, Yuan Dang suppressed his unease and picked out a Copper Coin. In his hand, it felt no different from any other he had ever touched.
’How can it be so mystical? Besides, with the control I had in my past life at the Heaven-Ascending Road realm, it should be easy for me to make it land heads-up. As long as I get heads, I can get away with this.’
With a trace of anxiety, Yuan Dang pinched the Copper Coin and tossed it with controlled force.
As the coin traced an arc and hit the tabletop, under everyone’s gaze, it landed with the four characters ’Great Derivation Circulating Treasure’ facing up.
’I passed.’ Yuan Dang let out a long sigh of relief inwardly. His back was already soaked with cold sweat from the tension.
"My turn, my turn!" Suddenly, a pleasant voice rang out. It was Ye Qingshi, who picked up a Copper Coin and casually tossed it.
Seeing that so many people had tossed heads, she was driven by curiosity to toss one herself.
By sheer coincidence, her coin landed directly on top of Yuan Dang’s.
With a sharp CLINK, Ye Qingshi’s coin landed showing the ’Great Derivation Circulating Treasure’ characters. Yuan Dang, however, watched in horror as his own coin was struck, flipped into the air, and landed perfectly balanced on its edge.
Silence—
At that moment, Yuan Dang realized with dawning horror that the way his fellow Disciples were looking at him had become unsettling.
Before anyone could speak, Yuan Dang burst out, "It... it wasn’t me! Mine landed heads-up, you all saw it!"
"Hmph, the traitor has exposed himself. Yuan Dang is one, but I didn’t expect Ye Qingshi to be one too!" Ye Yonglie snorted coldly.
"Dad!" Ye Qingshi turned her head in shock.
If the man in front of her wasn’t her own father, she might have already started cussing him out.
"Right, right! It was Ye Qingshi’s coin that knocked mine over! The traitor must be her! I’m innocent!"
Yuan Dang no longer cared about his one true love. Survival was all that mattered.
Faced with Yuan Dang’s accusation, Ye Qingshi’s palms grew sweaty with anxiety. She grabbed onto Fang Can beside her, so distraught she was about to cry.
Looking at Yuan Dang, Fang Can remarked, "This clown’s show is over."
"In that case, let the coin tossing continue. This time, landing on the reverse side will prove that he is the traitor."
"My Lord, what about my daughter?" Ye Yonglie asked.
"She has been with me these past few days. Are you suggesting I betrayed myself?" Fang Can’s rhetorical question left Ye Yonglie speechless.
There was no suspense in what followed. The remaining Disciples all tossed the reverse side, proving Yuan Dang was the traitor. Throughout the entire process, Fang Can never once touched the Copper Coins.
As the last Copper Coin landed and rolled to a stop, a few Disciples tried to seize Yuan Dang, but he violently broke free.
BOOM!
Almost instantly, the surrounding Disciples lunged to capture him, but in the next moment, he had violently thrown them off as well.
"Those who block me will die!"
Yuan Dang roared, but in the next moment, he was slammed to the ground by a nearby hall master, unable to get up.
After all, he had only been reborn for a few days. Unlike Fang Can, who had cheats, he still needed actual strength to turn the tables.
After breaking all four of Yuan Dang’s limbs, Ye Yonglie turned and asked, "Lord, what should be done with the traitor?"
"How to deal with him? Just lock him up for now. I’ll interrogate him thoroughly later."
As he spoke, Fang Can wrapped an arm around Ye Qingshi as she leaned into him, his curious gaze fixed on Yuan Dang.
’I’ve been curious about this guy for a while. It feels like he’s hiding a secret. But why is he so hostile toward me?’
Seeing Ye Qingshi’s grateful expression, Fang Can joked to himself, ’It couldn’t be over a woman, could it? After all, that guy is fucking useless.’
But as Fang Can shifted his gaze, he felt Yuan Dang’s killing intent spike, and he froze.
’No way... it can’t really be because of that, can it?’
Ye Qingshi recalled everything that had just happened. Looking at the young man before her, she couldn’t help but lower her head and say, "Th... thank you..."
The next moment, before she could finish, Ye Qingshi felt a finger gently lift her chin.
Then, Fang Can’s face slowly drew closer to hers.
"Ngh..." The next moment, the girl’s eyes flew wide open as she felt a warm, soft touch on her lips.
Getting cucked, right in front of his own eyes!!!
