Kane's gaze swept across the battlefield, but his mind was elsewhere. He thought to himself, "I shouldn't let my guard down. Lei Bai, Zhang Ping, and the other clan members aren't my problem. The real threats are the elders and sly old ancestors of these clans."
But Kane had already considered this. He knew that the elders had gone to the Ancestors' Cave, where the ancient ones hibernated, and that the cave would only open in the morning. A sly grin spread across his face as he thought, "Hehehe, I've got them right where I want them."
Just then, Kane noticed Lei Tang standing amidst the chaos. He wondered, "Why is he here? I thought he would have gone to the cave with the others." A spark of excitement ignited within Kane, thinking he could kill Lei Tang without any planning.
But something was off. Lei Tang seemed unfazed by the massacre, his composure unnerving. Kane felt a shiver run down his spine as Lei Tang locked eyes with him, a dangerous smile spreading across his face. Suddenly, Kane was on high alert.
He glanced at Zhang Ping, and his eyes narrowed. "I've been betrayed," he thought, his mind racing with the implications. The game had just taken a deadly turn...
Kane's eyes widened in shock as Lei Bai and Li Qing stopped fighting and burst into laughter. The sound sent a chill down his spine, making him feel like a fool. Zhao Min looked around, confusion etched on her face, unsure of what was happening.
Lei Bai turned to Zhang Ping, a sly grin still plastered on his face. "Isn't this acting nice, Zhang Ping?" he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
Zhang Ping, who had been silent until now, smiled and said, "Ho, my Fang Lin. Oh, my Fang Lin. When you came to me and said that if I help you enter the marriage without being caught, you'll help me rise to power... I helped you. Now, what?"
Kane's face fell as Zhang Ping continued, "You thought I would betray my clan for just some power? If I don't have the power to manage and raise the clan to power, then my siblings will be better for that position. Ho, Fang Lin, do you think you can make me betray my clan? So sad that you were wrong."
The laughter from Lei Bai and Li Qing grew louder, and Kane's heart sank. He realized he had been played, and his plan was crumbling around him. The clan members, who had seemed so weak, had been playing him all along...
Zhang Ping continued, his voice dripping with triumph. "You have made two biggest mistakes, Fang Lin. The first mistake was that you should have gone to my other siblings instead of me. And the second mistake was that you went to the Li Clan."
Kane's eyes narrowed, his mind racing with the implications. Zhang Ping continued, "When you came to me, you said you had allies. I got an idea that the only allies you could have are our enemies. And there are only a few enemies of the Zhang Clan and Lei Clan that come to mind. One of them is the Li Clan."
Zhang Ping's smile grew wider. "And then I gave the Li Clan a better benefit than you, Fang Lin. It's the Golden Badge." Kane's eyes widened in shock as he thought about the Golden Badge, a symbol of power and influence in the Den City.
Li Qing spoke up, his voice mocking. "Fang Lin, when you said that our clan wouldn't survive here, I thought that our clan would have been destroyed if we didn't merge with your small sect. But when Zhang Ping came and said he would give us the Golden Badge, we were taken from the abyss."
Kane's face twisted in anger, his eyes flashing with fury. He thought to himself, "I may have been outmaneuvered, but I still have one trump card left. The Demon King's Blood has been integrated into my body, and it's at 99.9% completion. Just a fraction more, and I can regain my powers and turn the tables on these fools."
With a fierce determination, Kane looked at his enemies, his eyes burning with intensity. The battle was far from over...