Zhang Taiying was gone? That was not just a shock to the little group from the Zhang Residence.
Even the hundreds of factions attending the banquet here reacted with all manner of stunned disbelief.
One had to know that within Tiansang Commandery, Tiansang City stood as the foremost of all cities.
And thanks to Zhang Taiying's presence, the Zhang Clan had flourished over the past decade or so, leaping into the position of foremost among Tiansang City's four great powers.
Yet someone like that was simply... gone?
"Am I dreaming?"
Someone muttered.
Indeed, the shock this evening's banquet had brought everyone had far exceeded even their wildest expectations.
"First the Su Family, then the Zhang Residence?"
"The White Cavern has not even opened yet, and the upheaval among Tiansang Commandery's forces has already reached such a point?"
"Oh my god, those twenty-odd factions that were glaring like tigers during the challenge tournament had seemed to be launching a mad assault on the Su Family's remnants under the Zhang Residence's orders."
"But the battle was only halfway through, and the mastermind... was gone?"
Everyone looked uncertainly in Xu Xiaoshou's direction.
Could it still be...
Him?
Could it still be this young man? That line—"If you want to kill me, you can try."
What it revealed was not merely the brat's absolute confidence. It was the most direct explanation for Zhang Taiying's death!
"So Zhang Taiying transformed into a Ghost Beast at the City Lord's Manor to kill Xu Xiaoshou, but in the end, Xu Xiaoshou got him killed?" Someone pieced the truth together.
"But that doesn't make sense either!"
"If it was Xu Xiaoshou, why would Zhang Taiying need to go to such lengths? He's only at the middle stage of Yuan Ting... Hm? When did he reach the peak?"
Someone