A soft voice spoke again. "What a pity. That cloaked man was reduced to ashes. I'd bet he was a big fish. If we'd caught him, we could've surely dug up the person behind Black Wind Venerable."
The gruff voice said, "Who could disagree? But with Black Wind Venerable in our hands, the great merit is already secured. Avoiding further complications might not be such a bad thing."
Black Wind Venerable forcibly steadied his mind, or his agitation would have sent his blood and qi surging.
All the mysteries had been unraveled. It was that treacherous dog, Xuan Ye Wang, who had ordered the hit.
He had gone around in circles, even killing Third Brother, all so no one else could trace things back to the Xiang Family through Third Brother. By taking Black Wind Venerable alone, he could claim the credit while keeping the Xiang Family out of it and preserving its reputation.
Maybe the dog even hoped to curry favor with the Xiang Family and earn their gratitude.
How vicious! Truly vicious!
"Fine, fine, fine. You don't want me to talk? Then I'll talk all the more. What's the Xiang Family to me? If it weren't for Third Brother, would I have ever worked for them? You Xuan, you can take your clever little scheme and shove it. If I don't smash it to pieces, I'll have betrayed Third Brother's spirit!"
Black Wind Venerable's heart hardened, and boundless hatred surged through him.
Meanwhile, Xuan Ye Wang, the man he hated most, was pacing anxiously in the main hall. He had been waiting for Gong Chu's message. According to their agreement, the moment Gong Chu sent word, he would make his move.
By rights, even if Gong Chu had been dragging his feet, things should have started by now.