With Bai Tianxiong's long sigh from within the inner hall, Xiang Yang silently straightened up. With a flicker of his lightness skill, he drifted down from the roof and, in just a few steps, left the area without anyone noticing.
By the time he returned to the wine table, the banquet still had not begun. The surroundings remained noisy, though the volume stayed fairly steady and had not descended into utter chaos.
Huang Shaoxiong and Nan Fenglan were nowhere to be seen. Clearly, they had taken action as well. Given their martial arts, Xiang Yang was not worried that they would encounter any danger.
What occupied his mind now was the information he had just overheard in the inner hall. Zhou An, representing Zhou Tong, likely had little to do with the massacre at Wen Family Fortress. He had merely been used to cover things up and clean up the loose ends.
The one directing the extermination of the family should have been the Bai family. Led by Bai Tianxiong, they had secretly contacted Chu Qi—and perhaps Xiang Dong as well—to carry out this major crime.
The latter were merely accomplices; the Bai family was the true mastermind. To uncover the real reason the Wen family had been wiped out, he still had to start with the Bai family. At least that gave him a clear direction for his investigation.
Then there was the Bai family, represented by Bai Tianxiong. They seemed to be putting on a show of harmony with Zhou Tong while secretly plotting something. They had attached themselves to another power and were extremely confident that Zhou Tong could do nothing to them.
To be honest, Zhou Tong was the foremost martial artist of Dingzhou and had attained the Dao of myth. He was not someone any