Stop pretending, I'm a security guard, a five-star general!

At this moment, in a remote mountain village.

A figure in black robes escorted Ye Chen, who was covered in blood, to a dark-skinned, burly man wearing a straw hat.

"Your Majesty!"

The figure in black robes shouted and kicked Ye Chen, sending him crashing to his knees.

Li Erniu looked down at the other person with a cold expression:

"Why betray me?"

Ye Chen's face was pale, and his voice was somewhat weak as he said:

"My Lord, I have not betrayed you."

"You say you haven't betrayed me, then why did the people of Great Xia know about our cooperation with the demon race and send a general to guard Tianan Pass in advance?"

Li Erniu slowly bent down, reached out and grabbed Ye Chen's neck, his dark, deep pupils now gleaming with a chilling light:

"I saved your sister, and this is how you repay me?"

As he spoke, Li Erniu tightened his grip on Ye Chen's neck, causing Ye Chen's face to turn bright red. He opened his mouth but was unable to utter a single word.

Li Erniu stared intently at Ye Chen, saying each word clearly:

"I'll ask you one more time, whose side are you on, and why did you betray me?"

Ye Chen said in a hoarse voice:

"My Lord, I... I really didn't know. I did not betray you."

"Ah."

Seeing that Ye Chen was still being stubborn even now, Li Erniu immediately laughed.

He released Ye Chen's hand, stood up, and then gave a look to the black-robed figure beside him.

The latter understood immediately, and his figure vanished from the spot.

Not long after, the figure in black robes reappeared, but this time, he was carrying a little girl of about seven or eight years old on his shoulder, her eyes closed, as if she had fallen into a coma.

The moment Ye Chen saw the little girl, his pupils contracted sharply:

"younger sister!"

Ye Chen tried to rush over, but Li Erniu's cold eyes suddenly widened, and a terrifying pressure descended instantly, forcing Ye Chen to kneel on the ground, unable to move.

Li Erniu looked down at Ye Chen from his elevated position and said coldly:

"I'll ask you one last time, why did you betray me? If you don't tell the truth, your sister will die!"

"No! No! I'll talk, I'll talk..."

Ye Chen quickly said:

"My Lord, I..."

Just then, the Bluetooth earpiece worn by the figure in the black robe suddenly glowed slightly, and his expression changed abruptly:

"My Lord, something terrible has happened! Our branch in Northern City has been destroyed!"

"What did you say!?"

Li Erniu frowned immediately: "Who did this?"

The figure in black shook his head: "It hasn't been found out yet, but based on the modus operandi, it should be the same group that destroyed our 20 Class B branches in succession."

"Why! After all this time, hasn't the traitor been found yet?!"

The usually calm Li Erniu broke through his defenses, and an overwhelming pressure filled with killing intent instantly spread out, enveloping the entire mountain village.

In an instant, all the creatures in the mountain village were stunned into unconsciousness and collapsed to the ground by this oppressive force.

The figure in black robes was also forced to kneel on the ground, his voice trembling as he said:

"My Lord, please calm down. You said that we should put the task of catching the traitor aside and focus all our efforts on ensuring that our seed wins the National College League Championship."

Li Erniu was taken aback when he heard this, and suddenly remembered that he seemed to have said something like that.

Ah this...

Li Erniu's lips twitched slightly.

So it turns out it was his problem?

That's fine.

Li Erniu took a deep breath, calmed himself down, then turned to look at Ye Chen and said coldly:

"What did you want to say?"

"I want to say..."

Ye Chen originally intended to tell the truth, but after what just happened, a new idea suddenly came to his mind.

Ye Chen's eyes were red, his face filled with grief, as if he had suffered a great injustice, and he slowly said:

“My Lord, back then, my brother and I were destitute and had nowhere to turn. You took us in. Your kindness to us is like that of our second parents. How could I possibly betray you!”

"My loyalty to you is beyond divine mercy, and I beg the divine ruler to bear witness!"

Upon hearing this, Li Erniu couldn't help but sneer:

"That sounds nice, but how do I know if what you're saying is true?"

Ye Chen quickly explained:

"My Lord, think about it. The traitor you mentioned has been able to destroy so many branches in a short period of time. He must be a person with high position and power in the Divine Envoy Council. It is very likely that he was the one who leaked the information about the invasion of Tianan Pass in alliance with the demon race!"

Upon hearing this, Li Erniu narrowed his eyes slightly; what this kid said seemed to make some sense.

Besides Ye Chen and Xiao Hei, only the top twelve priests knew about the alliance between the demon race and the Tianan Pass.

Xiao Hei was his most loyal confidant and would never betray him.

So the traitor is either Ye Chen or one of the top twelve priests.

But just now, an A-level branch of the Divine Envoy Society was destroyed, and Ye Chen did not know the location of the various branches. In other words, the traitor could only be one of the top twelve!

Thinking about this, Li Erniu suddenly felt that everything made sense!

Oh shit,

It turns out there was a traitor among the twelve zodiac priests, who had been deceiving him for quite some time!

Li Erniu let out a deep breath, and his expression towards Ye Chen instantly changed. He then chuckled and pulled Ye Chen up from the ground.

"Xiao Ye, I misunderstood you."

Ye Chen quickly and respectfully replied:

"My Lord, I don't blame you. After all, anyone in this situation would think I'm the prime suspect."

"No matter what, I misunderstood you in the end."

Li Erniu took out a pill and handed it to Ye Chen:

"This is a divine-grade Heavenly Origin Gathering Qi Pill, consider it my compensation to you."

Upon seeing this, Ye Chen quickly waved his hand: "Lord God, this is too precious, I cannot accept it."

"Just take it if I tell you to!"

Li Erniu forcefully stuffed the pill into Ye Chen's hand. Upon seeing this, Ye Chen immediately expressed his gratitude with tears in his eyes.

"As for your sister, she hasn't fully recovered yet. How about letting her stay with me for a while longer to recuperate?"

Although it was phrased as a suggestion, Ye Chen knew he had no room to refuse. He secretly cursed the idiot in his heart, but on the surface, he nodded and agreed respectfully.

Then, Li Erniu looked at the black-robed figure beside him, his expression instantly changing to a grim one, and said:

"Summon the twelve zodiac deities immediately! I want to see who has the audacity to betray me!"