We waited for nearly half an hour, but Gongshu Ce and the others never appeared.
"Big Brother, didn't you say they'd come?"
Jiang Xiaohui was getting impatient. I frowned. Logically, once Gongshu Ce and the others lost control of the Gongshu Family, they would surely turn their attention to me. That was why I hadn't left and had stayed here waiting for them to show up.
Could it be that they had seen through this as a trap too?
Or perhaps the mechanical beasts had made them afraid to entertain such thoughts again.
"Xiaobai, I suspect they aren't coming," Ximen Wuwang said as well.
A motorcycle sped toward us and quickly arrived in front of us.
The person who came was a younger member of the Mo Family. The moment he stopped his motorcycle, he said to me between gasps, "Mr. Jiang, Gongshu Ce and the others have fled up the mountain."
Up the mountain? Could they have fled to Half-Step Zen Mountain? There was only one Half-Step Zen Temple on that mountain. Had they really run into the temple?
I asked, "Did anyone chase after them up the mountain?"
The young man replied, "Only Old Ghost went after them. Half-Step Zen Mountain is forbidden ground for both our families. Aside from old ghost, no one from either family dares trespass up there. But Gongshu Wanrong from the Gongshu Family also went up the mountain. The Gongshu Family couldn't stop her. She also asked us to deliver a message. Gongshu Wanrong said this matter was rather suspicious and that Mr. Jiang would likely need to handle it personally."
I froze for a moment. Gongshu Wanrong's words left me completely confused. What did she mean by saying this matter was suspicious and that I needed to step in?
But I immediately