Chapter 189 Revenge
Seeing that the two sides were unable to reach a consensus, the atmosphere on the scene became tense again.
Just as the situation became tense, a clear bell rang from a distance, breaking the deadlock. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a gorgeous rabbit cart pulled by a red-eyed rabbit coming at high speed from a distance.
Immediately afterwards, a stream of light shot out from the rabbit cart and landed steadily on the city wall of Tushan.
"Rongrong, you're finally back!"
When Tushan Yaya saw the person coming, her expression relaxed a little, and her tone was filled with a bit of anxiety and anticipation.
The person who came was Tushan’s second in command, Tushan Rongrong.
"Everyone, I have just met with your family head and found that Ximen Tianyu's information was deliberately leaked to the Ximen family by someone with ulterior motives in order to sow discord between our two forces."
"Please be patient, everyone in the Ximen family. The time for me to order you to retreat is almost here."
Tushan Rongrong's words were as gentle as a spring breeze, which not only calmed the tense atmosphere at the scene, but also surprised the leading Taoist priests of the Ximen family. They looked at each other, obviously not expecting Tushan to give them such an answer.
After realizing what was happening, the leading Taoist priest quickly took out a communication talisman from his bosom and checked it. Sure enough, the communication talisman was flashing with an order to withdraw urgently. He put away the communication talisman, looked at Tushan Rongrong with complicated eyes, and finally nodded slowly.
"So that's how it is. Thank you for telling me." The leading Taoist priest bowed his hands in thanks, then looked at the other members of the Taoist Alliance and said in a deep voice, "Pass the order down. Everyone must evacuate Tushan territory immediately. There must be no mistakes."
Upon hearing this, the Taoist Alliance members took orders, quickly organized their teams, and prepared to leave. The Ximen family's leading Taoist priest bowed to Tushan Yaya and Cui Yuling again to express his gratitude and apology.
"Everyone in Tushan, I apologize for any offense caused by what happened today. We, the Ximen family, will investigate the truth and severely punish the mastermind. If there is a chance, I will thank Tushan again someday."
After saying this, he turned around and left with everyone in the Ximen family.
"Leaving...just like that?"
Tushan Yaya, who was standing aside, looked at the backs of the Ximen family members as they left, her eyes full of surprise. She had originally prepared for a big fight, but she didn't expect that Tushan Rongrong would persuade them to retreat with just a few words.
"Rongrong, what did you say to the head of the Ximen family? Why did you retreat so easily?"
Tushan Yaya looked at Tushan Rongrong curiously, her eyes full of curiosity.
"Nothing, I just told him where Ximen Tianyu is now."
"In this way, no matter whether they can find Ximen Tianyu or not, they can no longer implicate Tushan in this matter."
Tushan Rongrong analyzed calmly.
"Okay! I was wondering why you were always out these days? So you went to look for him." "But if you revealed his whereabouts to the Ximen family, wouldn't that bring him trouble? The Ximen family has a complicated internal situation. If those with bad intentions knew that he was still alive, it would be very dangerous."
Tushan Yaya rarely started to use her brain to analyze the situation.
Tushan Yaya's worries were not without reason, however, Tushan Rongrong showed a faint smile on her face, shook her head gently, and explained: "Sister, you are too worried. The reason why I told the Ximen family about Ximen Tianyu's specific location was because this matter was originally a decision made after Ximen Tianyu and I discussed it."
"Ximen Tianyu did this because, firstly, he wanted to help us relieve the pressure we had just now. Secondly, he also wanted to see why the Ximen family was so persistent in finding him."
After Ximen Tianyu's previous suggestion, Tushan Rongrong gave up her previous brief narration and instead laid out a series of plans and objectives in front of Tushan Yaya.
Although Tushan Yaya didn't say much about this, she always felt that the responsibility she was carrying was slightly lighter.
Before he knew it, two months had passed. During these two months, Ximen Tianyu had been locking himself in the room, preparing for his next revenge.
Two months ago, he found a piece of information in the secret compartment in Li Jin's office. That information was exactly the truth about Ximen Tingxuan's murder that Li Jin had been investigating over the years.
The real reason for his murder was that he investigated many scandals and illegal acts of the high-ranking officials of the Dao League, which triggered the huge network of interests behind those hypocritical people. In order to cover up their crimes, these high-ranking officials did not hesitate to join forces to set a trap, which led to Ximen Tingxuan's "accidental" death.
Ximen Tianyu flipped through the materials, and every page was like a sharp blade, cutting his heart. Anger, grief, hatred... all kinds of emotions intertwined, making it almost impossible for him to breathe. But he knew that he couldn't just let his emotions swallow him up. He had to stay calm in order to avenge his parents.
Looking at the full page of names on the document, some of them had been crossed out with red lines, indicating that these people had died at the hands of Li Jin. As for the remaining people, Ximen Tianyu decided to settle accounts with them one by one.
Although he was eager for revenge after finding out the murderer, Ximen Tianyu did not let his passion get to his head. He knew that there was a huge gap in strength between himself and these Taoist alliance families, so if he wanted revenge, he could only assassinate these people when they were alone. That would be his chance.
"Let's start with you!"
Ximen Tianyu's eyes were fixed on a name - Zhao Chao. This name seemed very inconspicuous in the information, but Ximen Tianyu chose him at first sight. It was just because he had the smallest background among this group of people, and his success rate would be much higher.
Even so, Ximen Tianyu was not completely sure that he could kill Zhao Chao without anyone noticing, so he secluded himself in his room for two months and created a set of hidden weapons that could kill people and create invisible enemies.
Finally, on a stormy night, Ximen Tianyu felt that the time had come. He wore a nightgown and moved through the night like a ghost, quietly approaching Zhao Chao's residence. With his familiarity with the terrain and precise grasp of Zhao Chao's daily routine, he easily avoided all guards and surveillance and sneaked into Zhao Chao's study.
In the study, Zhao Chao was immersed in the brightly lit environment, flipping through some documents, seemingly unaware of the impending danger.
Ximen Tianyu approached silently, with the hidden weapon in his hand ready to go. He calmly observed every subtle movement of Zhao Chao, looking for the best time to attack.
Just as Zhao Chao put down the documents and was about to get up to pour tea, Ximen Tianyu moved and appeared behind Zhao Chao like a ghost.
(End of this chapter)