"Why did they die in the end anyway, you mean?" Xu Chou asked. Without waiting for Hong Yi to speak, he continued, "When the seniors fought Ling Tianya, the battle was devastating. Ling Tianya's demonic might was so overwhelming that even the seniors joining forces with experts from other sects could do nothing against him. Some died on the spot, including several seniors from our Beggar Gang, but the remaining seniors were only gravely wounded, and Ling Tianya also fled with serious injuries. However, on their way back to the Beggar Gang, the seniors were ambushed. With their grave injuries, and opponents whose martial prowess was also formidable and who had clearly come prepared, they were naturally no match and ultimately died horribly at their hands."
"Who? Who was it?" Hong Yi asked, his eyes bloodshot.
He had always thought the Beggar Gang's seniors had died at Ling Tianya's hands, making Ling Tianya an enemy of the gang. He had never expected this to be the truth-that others had intercepted and killed them along the way. Clearly, these people had been the oriole waiting behind the mantis as it stalked the cicada.
"We don't know." Xu Chou shook his head helplessly and sighed. "All these years, everyone in the Beggar Gang, along with Shaolin, Dragon Tiger Mountain, and the other major sects, even the Heterodox and Demonic Factions, has been searching, but they've found nothing."
"How is that possible?" Hong Yi found it hard to believe. Almost all of Jianghu and Wulin had been searching, yet there were still no clues?
"That's how it is. Some say the person behind it died long ago. But even if they died, they should have left some trace. Yet there's nothing. We can find absolutely nothing," Xu Chou said.
"That can't be. Nothing