Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

The swordsmen were initially puzzled when Song Jie and his group bribed them.

They believed they shouldn't be worth that many gold coins. After all, they were just the lowest-ranking extraordinary warriors in Wanjian City. They had no access to important secrets, their levels were only Yellow Realm and Profound Realm, and they didn't have much combat power. Even if the Ye family bribed them, it wouldn't have much impact on the war. So why would the Ye family spend so much money to bribe these small fry?

But their suspicions were quickly overshadowed by the excitement of acquiring the gold coins, because they had never seen so many gold coins before.

The hardest thing to judge in this world is whether the truth is mixed with lies.

Similarly, once the real undercover agents on that list were caught, Chu Wanhe would no longer dare to trust the remaining innocent people, even if they were truly innocent.

Meanwhile, another rumor began to spread among the lower-ranking swordsmen of Ten Thousand Swords City...

Some say that Chu Wanhe came into contact with some forbidden demonic artifact, and his mind has been devoured by the demonic spirit within it. He has lost all reason and is close to madness, controlled by hallucinations all day long, and has begun to kill indiscriminately.

The Ye family's greatest enemy is outside, and Chu Wanhe is almost going crazy. There is no hope left for Wanjian City. Everyone who can escape the city should do so as soon as possible!

The source of this rumor is unknown, but many people are furious, believing it to be an attempt to undermine morale before a major battle.

But the rumors don’t seem to be entirely unfounded, because many people have indeed heard that Chu Wanhe has recently executed quite a few people, and they don’t even know why.

As a result, the extraordinary warriors at the bottom of Wanjian City became panicked. Some of them couldn't withstand the pressure and actually took their wives and children and secretly escaped from Wanjian City.

Chu Wanhe discovered that the people on the list had actually started to run away. He had only had some doubts before, but now he was completely convinced that these people were spies planted by the Ye family.

Even if that's not the case, these people deserve to die for deserting their posts at such a critical moment in Wanjian City!

Chu Wanhe then went completely berserk and began a killing spree! He captured and executed several swordsmen who tried to escape.

Seeing this, the lower-ranking swordsmen became even more convinced of the rumors from a while back, believing that Chu Wanhe might have really gone mad and had started killing his own men indiscriminately. Thus began a vicious cycle: more and more swordsmen fled, while those loyal subordinates who did not flee lived in fear and trembling. For a time, panic gripped the ranks, and morale plummeted.

......

Upon hearing the news that Song Jie had sent back, Ye Ge gave a faint smile: "Is that so... Hehe, I didn't expect it to go even more smoothly than I imagined."

"Yes, Wanjian City is now in complete chaos. You haven't even led your warriors to fight yet, and they've already fallen into internal strife."

Song Jie chuckled and gave Ye Ge a thumbs up: "Boss, that was a brilliant move! I've never seen such a despicable, shameless, cunning, and treacherous nobleman like you before, hahaha..."

Night Song: "..."

Gray Smoke: "......"

Grey Smoke reached out and slapped Song Jie on the back of the head, saying expressionlessly, "Show some respect to your master. If you can't speak properly, then don't speak."

Song Jie rubbed his head and mumbled, "Ugh..."

Gray Smoke gazed calmly at Night Song and asked, "Master, what should we do next?"

Night Song said, "And next..."

He beckoned Gray Smoke and Song Jie closer with his finger, then whispered the next part of the plan to them.

Gray Smoke nodded: "We understand."

Song Jie grinned and said, "Don't worry, boss, I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

After the two left, Ye Ge continued to lie on the bed and read with a relaxed expression.

Gao Shenxue came over with a plate of cut fruit, took off her slippers, and sat down beside him in a duck-like position. She gently fed him fruit with a toothpick while saying softly, "So you haven't done anything all this time because you're planning to play mind games with Chu Wanhe?"

“Yes…” Ye Ge chewed on the fruit: “People like him who are naturally suspicious are most likely to complicate simple things. This is both his strength and his weakness.”

“But there’s one thing I don’t understand.” Gao Shenxue looked at him calmly: “What if Lao Xiao had explained things to Chu Wanhe after he was caught?”

Ye Ge shook his head: "If it were you, and you had done a lot of bad things behind your boss's back, and then one day your boss suddenly found out and caught you, but you weren't sure which thing your boss had found out about, would you choose to confess everything?"

Gao Shenxue pondered for a moment, seemingly understanding his meaning: "You mean, he might be hoping for the best?"

“Yes,” Ye Ge said, “because he wasn’t sure which of his actions Chu Wanhe had caught him doing, so he was naturally stammering.”

"Of course, this is also because I sent someone to investigate Lao Xiao's personality, which confirmed that he is the kind of person who takes chances."

"This kind of psychological warfare is essentially a process of understanding and manipulating the enemy's psychology."

Gao Shenxue nodded thoughtfully.

She was already quite precocious, not to mention that she had experienced two years of simulated war in the illusion, so she was no longer a little girl who knew nothing.

"So what's next?" Gao Shenxue asked. "When do you plan to make your move?"

"Don't rush." ​​Ye Ge narrowed his eyes: "Chu Wanhe is definitely in a state of chaos now, but not chaotic enough. We need to give him a strong dose of medicine."

......

Over the past two days, Chu Wanhe has finally calmed down.

He gradually noticed that something was off about the atmosphere in the city lately, and it seemed that some invisible force was pulling the strings behind the scenes...

By the time he realized what had happened, he had already killed several of his trusted subordinates.

Chu Wanhe tried to calm himself down. After carefully reviewing the situation, he suddenly felt that there were many strange things about these recent events.

He wanted to call Ah Zhong over and get to the bottom of things.

But at this moment, Ah Zhong took the initiative to contact him first.

Chu Wanhe opened the private messages on his communication watch. It was a message from A Zhong, asking him to go to his wife's room now.

Chu Wanhe frowned, then immediately went to the lady's room.

He heard some strange noises outside the room. Chu Wanhe's heart skipped a beat, and he pushed the door open abruptly. The scene before him became the last straw that broke his spirit.

Chu Wanhe's eyes instantly turned red: "Bastard!"