Old Blade Zhao and the Tan Family, judging from all the information from the past, were the sort who had nothing whatsoever to do with each other, with no entanglements and no connection.
Old Blade Zhao himself kept a tight mouth, so even his closest friends did not know that the Tan Family was one of the masterminds behind this Life and Death Duel. Of course, it was not that Old Blade Zhao was a bastard; rather, in many cases, the less one knew, the safer one was.
The reason Old Blade Zhao believed he had a chance to kill Gu Li was also because the Tan Family had approached him over this matter. They should have been fairly confident, otherwise, would they not have led him straight into a pit?
There was actually another person involved: the Tan Family member who had once gone to Lishou Mountain in search of Lu Hou'er.
If everything had gone according to the original arrangements, Old Blade Zhao would also have received further support. Everything should indeed have proceeded in perfect order. Both sides were playing their game, both openly and in the shadows; it all depended on whose methods were more brilliant.
Yet Lu Hou'er killed that Tan Family member, causing the person overseeing the Life and Death Duel and dealing with Gu Li to lose contact. The Tan Family did not understand what had happened internally and believed everything was proceeding step by step, when in reality, it had long since slipped beyond their control.
Fortunately, fate worked in strange ways. Meng Zhao arrived at Kaiming City and learned of this news. He then took the place of that Tan Family scion, continuing to serve as the hidden force backing Old Blade Zhao, restoring the balance between the visible and hidden