Bai Jin swayed slightly, his eyes filled with conflicting emotions as he looked at Tang Yan. He sighed deeply and said, "I have spent my life exhausting every scheme, and I have never conceded to anyone in strategy.
"Lord Tang, you have won my wholehearted respect. But that doesn't mean I don't hate you. We'll pit ourselves against each other again in the underworld. I'll be waiting!"
With that, Bai Jin's body suddenly stiffened as well, and he collapsed, blood pouring from his seven orifices.
Seeing Tang Yan root out three spies in succession, everyone sucked in a cold breath.
Those who had frequent dealings with the three were especially drenched in cold sweat. The good friends they called brothers were actually spies?
For a time, the looks everyone gave Tang Yan changed from disdain to reverence and gratitude.
If these spies had been allowed to remain, there was no telling how many more talented people the Heavenly Soldier Pavilion would have lost.
"Li Jizhou!" Tang Yan's voice rang out again.
Everyone's expression changed drastically. There were more?
"Will you end your own life, or shall I end it for you?" Tang Yan asked with a smile.
Meeting Tang Yan's gaze without a trace of fear, Li Jizhou declared proudly, "Why should I end my life? If Lord Tang thinks I'm a spy, I'm afraid you've miscalculated."
"Li Jizhou, where are you from?" Tang Yan asked.
"I am Li Jizhou of the Li Family in Beiyu Xiguan Garden."
"What weapon are members of the Li Family most skilled with?" Tang Yan pressed.
"The Li Family's meteor hammer is unrivaled under heaven. Who doesn't know that?" Li Jizhou sneered. "What, would Lord Tang like a taste of it?"
"The records show that on several of your missions, you didn't kill your