Spirit Master Girl: Contracting with an SSS-Level School Beauty at the Start
Chapter 226 I Just Want to Survive

Chapter 226: Chapter 226 I Just Want to Survive

Lei Hong truly lives up to his profession, having perceived something amiss about Housekeeper Zhou without much contact.

Ye Youlong just spoke bluntly, "I’ve been observing and there are many new faces in the mansion, especially in the core area of the inner residence where almost eighty percent of the people have been replaced."

"Even if we haven’t returned for a year, normal personnel changes wouldn’t be so concentrated, not to mention most of those replaced have been with the Ye Family for a long time and have extremely high loyalty."

"So there must have been a military coup within Ye Mansion, the Northern Town we see now is no longer the original."

Listening to her, Lei Hong slightly furrowed his brow, "Then, according to your conclusion, Huang Yuan must have been plotting against Northern Town for a long time, otherwise there wouldn’t have been such a quiet and complete personnel turnover."

After all, Northern Town is just that, Northern Town. Even if Ye Wudi is not at home, it is not something that just anyone can attack.

Not to mention the grand scale of silently replacing the entire staff of Northern Town.

Thus, this must have been premeditated.

"Do you have any grievances with Huang Yuan and the Ye Family?" Lei Hong inquired again.

In the current state of the world, it is very rare for someone to initiate a coup.

After all, without sufficient strength, it would only lead to a swifter demise.

Demon Beasts won’t care who you are.

Ye Youlong shook her head, "I don’t know."

Xiao Zhan had already asked her, and she genuinely didn’t know.

After a brief reflection, Lei Hong said, "In fact, various details have almost confirmed that Huang Yuan initiated a coup. Finding evidence would be a simple matter."

"But the current problem is, how do we take down Huang Yuan without shedding blood?"

Lei Hong looked around at everyone; it was a serious question.

Now that Northern City was without a leader and solely under Huang Yuan’s command, they truly had no way to counter him with just a few of them.

If they were to call in military support from other areas to suppress forcefully, the situation would certainly become messier, and the entire Northern Defense Line might collapse.

At that point, it won’t just be Northern City at risk, but the entire Federation could be dragged into it.

So with Huang Yuan holding military power and acting like a feudal lord controlling his own territory, moving against him was not an easy task.

The slightest misstep could spell disaster for the whole body!

At this moment, Ye Youlong said, "Although Huang Yuan now controls the discourse of Northern City, it’s not entirely up to him alone."

"There are three army corps in the Northern Army, each ruled by Huang Yuan, Zhang Wei, and Ye Anu. The third corps led by Ye Anu is out with Ye Wudi, leaving the other two corps as equals in status, with Huang Yuan simply being the acting Commander on the surface."

"Zhang Wei’s stance is definitely with Northern Town because his daughter is Ye Anu’s Contracted Artifact Spirit. Which means, we just need to wait for Ye Wudi to return successfully, and then Huang Yuan’s arrangements will fall apart, leading to a total collapse."

After hearing her out, Lei Hong and Qin Wanfeng both nodded in agreement.

Ye Youlong was right, the fundamental premise for Huang Yuan to carve out his own realm was Ye Wudi’s absence from Northern City.

Once Ye Wudi returned, he would regain control of the Northern Army, and then whether he used a gentler approach or a forceful one, Huang Yuan would lose his advantage.

All his so-called arrangements would be useless then; he’d have to choose either a desperate fight or surrender.

There were no other options.

"Is it possible to get in touch with Ye Wudi?" Lei Hong asked.

Ye Youlong shook her head.

Lei Hong frowned slightly, "The signal jamming in the Northern Snow Domain makes it normal that we can’t contact him using communicators. To find out Ye Wudi’s current status, we’d have to go through Huang Yuan."

"But Huang Yuan definitely will not tell us the truth," Ye Youlong said.

"He won’t tell the truth, but you also said that the frontline isn’t under one person’s sole control!"

Ye Youlong immediately understood, "Then let’s head out now."

"Agreed."

Without delay, everybody set out.

After all, Ye Wudi went to subdue the Snow Demon King, and any misstep could mean the army perishing there. Hence, the sooner the news reached Ye Wudi, the sooner this side’s crisis could be resolved.

Just as they were about to act, Housekeeper Zhou came to inform them that the meal was ready.

Seeing them about to leave, Housekeeper Zhou hurriedly said, "Miss, why don’t you eat before you go?"

Ye Youlong didn’t give him any attention.

Eat?

Wait till I return to devour your life!

The group left Northern Town in their vehicles.

Meanwhile...

The moment they left, Huang Yuan received the news at the Northern frontline.

"These two little brats are tough to kill; they didn’t suffer a bit!" Huang Yuan said through gritted teeth.

From the lack of news from Huang Jun, Huang Yuan knew that Huang Jun was done for.

However, he still hoped that Huang Jun would take Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong down with him to the underworld, but unfortunately, Huang Jun was finished, and Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong were unharmed!

Next to Huang Yuan stood a person shrouded in a black robe, "I hadn’t expected Qin Wanfeng and Lei Hong to be sent here. It seems you need to prepare carefully."

Huang Yuan scoffed dismissively, "What’s there to prepare for? Do you think our plans are flawless? Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong being alive is the biggest evidence; there’s nothing to investigate."

"Sending those two here is just to prevent a destructive confrontation between me and them, which could cause irreparable damage to the entire Federation!"

The black-robed figure said, "Even so, you can’t afford to show your true colors."

Huang Yuan replied, "It’s not a matter of can’t, but rather it’s not time yet."

Then he asked, "What’s the situation with Ye Wudi?"

"He’s already in the Snow Demon King’s territory; they should clash soon."

Huang Yuan nodded, "That’s fine. In any case, no matter what, Ye Wudi cannot return alive. Once he’s dead, Northern City is mine to command! Then it won’t matter whether it’s the Special Service Bureau or the Security Bureau, even if the Heavens’ Emperor himself arrived, it would be futile!"

The black-robed figure sneered, "Rest assured, I’ve made arrangements; Ye Wudi is doomed! If he doesn’t die, how would I obtain what’s mine?"

Upon hearing this.

Huang Yuan’s expression changed, "Ye Youlong and Xiao Zhan are bound by the Life and Death Contract, what use do you have for her? Surely you’re not after her body, are you?"

The black-robed figure’s voice grew cold, "That is my business; you needn’t worry about it. As per our previous agreement, I’ll help you seize Northern City, and you hand over Ye Youlong to me."

"Don’t worry, I’ll deliver her to you. But before that, I need to use her."

"I only want her alive."