Chapter 1285: Leader of the Thief God Path

Twilight Society Heart of Hearts Q, Bai Ye.

The moment he saw that familiar face, Chen Ling's heart trembled.

It wasn't fear, let alone panic... Chen Ling hadn't seen an old friend from the Twilight Society for too long. For the past half year, he had only seen Chu Muyun recently. Most of the time, he had faced the wind and rain of Nanhai alone, fighting by himself.

And at the moment when he was most painful and in the most dangerous situation, a familiar and powerful old friend appeared behind him. The surprise and sense of security it brought him were difficult to describe in words.

At this moment, Chen Ling couldn't help but think of the scene in the Wuji Domain where his Fourth Senior Brother, Mo Jiao, brought him food.

That was the long-lost feeling of "home."

"Bai Ye... Senior." Chen Ling spoke hoarsely.

Bai Ye jumped down from the window lightly, one hand pressing the brim of his baseball cap, a pair of silver snake-shaped earrings swaying gently in the dim light.

He patted Chen Ling on the shoulder and smiled softly:

"I knew you would definitely come back... Heart of Hearts 6."

"Senior Bai Ye, why are you here?"

"Chu Muyun sent me a message saying you needed help in the Nanhai Domain, so I rushed over." Bai Ye thought for a moment and added,

"Actually, I think I arrived yesterday."

"...Think?"

Chen Ling was stunned.

"Thief Saint Bai Ye?" Seeing Bai Ye's appearance, the expressions of the Pu family members changed instantly, and even the Pu family head's gaze showed deep dread.

"You go first, leave this to me." Bai Ye scanned the Pu family members and said calmly.

"Senior Bai Ye, can you handle it alone?"

In Chen Ling's memory, Bai Ye was only Seventh Rank. Facing the siege of an Eighth Rank and many Seventh Ranks, it would probably be difficult to retreat unscathed.

Bai Ye looked back at him subtly,

"A lot has changed in the half year you've been away from the Twilight Society..."

The next moment,

The Eighth Rank aura erupted from Bai Ye's body!

A massive Thief God Path soared into the sky from Bai Ye. At the same time, an indescribable aura lingered on it... Chen Ling was no stranger to this aura.

This is...

God Path Leader？？？

Has Bai Ye actually become the leader of the Thief God Path now?

Chen Ling was incredibly surprised, but thinking about it carefully, it made sense... The former Silver King had stolen the Eighth Rank of the Thief God Path, and with the Silver King's death, the Eighth Rank of the Thief God Path had quickly returned. The five Thief Saints of the former Fire Usurpers were basically all dead, leaving only Bai Ye and Mo Lian.

It seems that in the past half year, Bai Ye had stepped into the Eighth Rank one step ahead of Mo Lian, and the position of Thief God Path Leader naturally belonged to Bai Ye!

And Chen Ling could also feel that after Bai Ye became the leader of the Thief God Path of this era, his God Path had also undergone some changes. It was no longer the simple [Borrowing the Moon]. On him, Chen Ling also vaguely felt the auras of several other Thief God Path paths...

Could this be a bonus unique to the Thief God Path Leader?

"Go, do what you have to do." Bai Ye looked into Chen Ling's eyes,

"No matter what your relationship with the Red King is, at least we members of the Twilight Society will always have your back."

Chen Ling's lips pursed slightly.

The sleeves of his bright red opera robe fluttered on the clock tower, and Chen Ling bowed to him solemnly:

"Thank you, Senior Bai Ye!!"

The next moment, Chen Ling turned into red paper filling the sky and flew out from the clock tower!

"Stop him!" an elder of the Pu family said immediately.

But before anyone could move, Bai Ye blocked them all. Looking at those dark yellow pupils that resembled snake eyes, the Pu family members were shocked.

At the same time, the Pu family head on the side said in a deep voice:

"Thief Saint Bai Ye, his methods are strange and mysterious, and his stealing techniques are unexpected and impossible to guard against... Absolutely do not fight him head-on."

"Then... then what should we do?"

"Set up the Ancestral Array and trap him to death inside."

"Ah? But Family Head, this Ancestral Array was bestowed by the ancestor to trap the Calamity of Mockery... Is it really appropriate to use it on him..."

"You idiots, haven't you realized it yet? That Chen Ling cannot easily use the power of the Calamity of Mockery. The most important thing right now is to trap Bai Ye; otherwise, the longer we drag it out with him, the more variables will arise on Chen Ling's side!"

The Family Head explained, and naturally, no one had any objections. Seeing many Pu family members standing solemnly at the same time, they flicked their fingers, and small black characters flew out from their sleeves.

"...Hmm?"

Bai Ye saw these small black characters streaking across the sky and instinctively felt something was wrong, his brows furrowing tightly.

He didn't hesitate to raise his hand, preparing to steal these characters with his stealing technique, but the next moment, his figure froze in place...

"Activate the array!!"

With a shout from the Pu family members, all the Book God Path users poured their spiritual power into it, and complex characters expanded rapidly, locking onto Bai Ye from all directions!

During this process, Bai Ye felt everything around him constantly accelerating, while he himself was continuously decelerating... These characters were like shackles from another space-time, actually freezing the time and space around Bai Ye directly!

In the end, Bai Ye’s figure was trapped in place like a sculpture. At the same time, those ink strokes converged into a black sphere, wrapping him inside bit by bit...

The Ancestral Array is set!

Only then did the members of the Pu family, having exhausted a vast amount of mental energy, heave a sigh of relief...

"This Ancestral Array can freeze time and space; even a Tier 9 Demigod cannot easily escape."

"Indeed, this Thief Saint Bai Ye is only Tier 8; he is destined to never get out."

"Next, should we go after Chen Ling?"

"Hmm."

"Wait..."

"Where did the Patriarch go?"

……

Just as the Pu family members were looking around in confusion, searching for the whereabouts of their Patriarch, in a corner of another alley not far away, the figure of the Pu family Patriarch was walking aimlessly, like a walking corpse.

He did not notice that seven or eight thick Heart Pythons had already coiled around his body, their scarlet tongues flicking as segments of memories returned to the Patriarch's mind...

"...Whose memories are these?"

"They seem to be the memories of that Bai Ye. Damn it, is he actually using his own memories to influence me?"

"No, wait..."

"I... no, Bai Ye arrived at the South Sea Domain yesterday... then I... no, that's not right. What has Bai Ye been doing from yesterday until now?"

"It doesn't add up... How could it suddenly stop making sense?"

"This is..."

At that moment, the Pu family Patriarch's hand suddenly touched a hard object in his pocket. A chill seemed to awaken certain memories, and he froze in place.

He looked down and saw a revolver engraved with mysterious patterns that had appeared on him at some point. It was somewhat similar to the revolver in Chen Ling's hand, but not exactly the same; the one in his hand now was more complete and mysterious.

"This gun... it looks very familiar..."

Driven by instinct, the Pu family Patriarch subconsciously raised the revolver, pointed the muzzle at his own forehead, and gently pulled the trigger.

*Bang—*

Two lives that had been swapped instantly returned to their rightful places as the bullet left the chamber!

At this moment, Bai Ye seemed to remember something. He looked back at the Ancestral Array that had trapped "Bai Ye," and realization dawned on him...

"Oh..."

"So that's how it is."

……

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Tomorrow, Sanjiu will be in Hefei for a book signing and hosting an offline birthday party for Chen Ling and Zhou Ping. The schedule is tight, so I might not have time to update; reporting this in advance~