"The jade pendant shouldn't be a trap, nor should it be fake." Yu ManLou furrowed his brows, "Before this, this jade pendant was the biggest secret of our two families. Even the shape of the jade pendant and the inscriptions on it were known to only a few people. Apart from the core members of our two families, no one else would know about it. "
Hearing that, everyone's faces were filled with gratitude. Although Yu ManLou's words seemed to be unintentional, it showed the trust he had in everyone present and they couldn't help but feel grateful.
"If that's the case, then it's really hard to guess." Everyone furrowed their brows and fell into deep thought.
"Could it be that the culprit was in a hurry to save someone and didn't have anything else on hand, so he decided to use the jade pendant as a substitute? Furthermore, he definitely wouldn't have expected that the jade pendant would be snatched away by Family Head and in a moment of desperation, he decided to destroy the jade pendant in order to not expose his identity?"
After discussing for a long time, everyone felt that this was the only plausible conjecture and nodded their heads in agreement.
But no matter what, everyone was certain of one thing. That was, the operation tonight was definitely instigated by the Shui Family. There was no need to doubt this point! From Yu ManLou to Yu ManLou, no one doubted this conjecture.
In that moment, everyone was filled with righteous indignation and scolded the despicable actions of the Shui Family. This was especially so for the fact that the Shui Family actually hired the First Pavilion to go against Tamago!
As everyone was scolding, someone suddenly said, "Family Head, could it be that the First Pavilion was set up by the Shui Family? If it was an ordinary power, how would they have the guts to go against Tamago? Although assassins work for money, they still need to be alive to spend the money. No matter how strong an ordinary assassin organization is, it wouldn't be worth offending Tamago for a few silver taels, right? "
The moment such a bold conjecture was made, everyone fell into silence. After all, no one had thought of this possibility even after discussing for a long time. Everyone treated the First Pavilion as an independent existence. There was no other reason other than the fact that the First Pavilion's reputation had been too resounding in recent years! No one was willing to believe that the Shui Family was able to nurture such a powerful side family. With the First Pavilion in their hands, the Shui Family's strength would definitely be hard to judge based on their current standards.
"That was also what I thought at the start. But just before I gathered everyone here for the meeting, I suddenly thought of a possibility. This possibility could connect all the unreasonable points together!" Yu ManLou said.
Everyone bowed and said, "Patriarch, please enlighten us!"
"We, no, it should be me. Perhaps I was too naive back then. That black-robed man might not be the legendary First Pavilion Head!" Yu ManLou said.
"How is this possible? If he isn't the First Pavilion Master, how could he have such exquisite concealment skills? He was able to hide from all of us. Furthermore, his assassination skills have already reached an extremely high level. If you say that there is someone better at assassination than him, I will be the first to not believe it!" Yu ZhanFeng said. If there was someone who wanted to kill Ling Jian the most, it would definitely be Yu ZhanFeng!
"No, the black-robed man who fought with all of us had reached an extremely high realm in his internal, external, and movement techniques. This is without a doubt. His concealment skills are also extremely profound. Thus, I said that he is the First Pavilion Head!" Yu ManLou said.
"Are there any other doubts?" Yu ZhanFeng asked.
"There are many doubts. Firstly, I didn't want to become enemies with the First Pavilion, and I even had the intention of taking them in for my own use. That was why I offered such generous conditions. If he really is the Pavilion Master of the First Pavilion, even if he can't agree to my conditions, he shouldn't remain silent. If he were to say who the mastermind was, I would really let him go. However, it is a pity that he didn't say a single word from the start to the end! Could it be that he doesn't have the authority to make a decision? "Yu ManLou said.
"If it is only this doubt, it is easy to explain. An outstanding assassin would usually kill more than speak. Furthermore, he is the head of the number one assassin organization in the world. He would definitely have some pride and it is reasonable for him to not speak!" The Head Deacon by the side said.
"This is my second doubt. Everyone has personally witnessed the movement techniques of the first black-robed man. I wonder what your thoughts are?!" Yu ManLou asked.
"He is like a ghost and his movements are unpredictable. In my entire life, I have never seen such a strange movement technique!" Yu ZhanFeng said. While he hated Ling Jian to the core, he still had some lingering fear towards Ling Jian's strength!
"This is where my doubts lie. I only exchanged a single blow with the second black-robed man but the strangeness of his movement technique is above that of the first black-robed man. If the first black-robed man is like a ghost, then the second black-robed man is even more mysterious than a ghost! Furthermore, the movement techniques of the two black-robed men are exactly the same. There is no mistake about it! "Yu ManLou said.
"According to what Family Head said, the second black-robed man is obviously from the Shui Family. Doesn't that prove that the First Pavilion is a subordinate of the Shui Family?!" The Head Deacon said.
"Of course not. If the second black-robed man is from the Shui Family, then the first black-robed man is naturally from the Shui Family as well. However, the first black-robed man might not be the Pavilion Head of the First Pavilion as I had predicted. In fact, he might not even be from the First Pavilion! In terms of strength, the second black-robed man is more qualified to be the Pavilion Head of the First Pavilion. Furthermore, he is in possession of the Shui Family's heirloom. With the character of the Shui Family, would they take the risk to save a business partner? If they aren't careful, they might even lose their lives. Thus, I believe that while the two black-robed men are from the Shui Family, they are not related to the First Pavilion! "Yu ManLou said.
"If that is the case, then the strength of the Shui Family in Bright Jade City cannot be underestimated. Since there are people with such strength here, we have to make some adjustments to our search strategy. Otherwise, we will be at a disadvantage. "
"This suggestion is good." Yu ManLou said slowly, "With the Head Deacon in charge of the arrangements, it will be much better. As for the First Pavilion … "
"My conjecture is still just a conjecture. Regardless of whether the First Pavilion belongs to the Shui Family or not, they are still our enemies. This is something that is already set in stone. As for which family they belong to, it is no longer important. " Yu ManLou stared at the jade pendant on the table as though he was looking at a priceless treasure. He only said a few words to everyone before falling into deep thought. Waving his hands, he said, "All of you can leave."
Everyone bowed and quietly left the room.
When Ling Tian tossed out the jade pendant, he definitely did not expect that the jade pendant that Shui QianRou gave him would have such a huge background. Of course, Shui QianRou herself might not know about it! If Ling Tian knew about it, he would definitely not use either of the two jade pendants even if his head was chopped off.
Ling Tian naturally did not expect that his flawless plan would have so many flaws because of the mysterious origin of the jade pendant!
Ling Tian also did not expect that just because of the origin of the jade pendant, the people of Tamago would come up with so many excuses for him to destroy such a priceless treasure.
But for everything, there would definitely be losses and for every loss, there would definitely be gains. Losing the jade pendant without knowing the truth was definitely a huge loss. But where were the gains?
Under the dim yellow light of the oil lamp, Ling Jian laid on the bed with his body covered in blood. His eyes were tightly shut and he was still unconscious.
Ling Tian did not stop moving around on Ling Jian's body. His hands were like butterflies flitting through flowers. Pressing acupoints, stopping the bleeding, cleaning, applying medicine, bandaging … Seeing how busy Ling Tian was, Li Xue, who was holding a basin of boiling water, asked softly, "Is he your subordinate?"
"No, he's my brother!"
"Is he also cultivating the Divine Shocking Dragon Art? You're really good to your brother. His cultivation technique is quite complete. Isn't it the same as yours? You actually didn't hold back?! "Li Xue teased.
"He's my brother in this life. Why would I give my brother an incomplete cultivation technique?!" Ling Tian straightened up and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He said seriously, "One of the reasons I came to Bright Jade City this time was to pass on the improved version of the Divine Shocking Dragon Art to them. This matter cannot be delayed. After all, they don't have the experience of cultivating it once like I do. It's too easy for problems to arise. "
"Oh?" Li Xue tilted her head and said, "His martial arts are not bad. Did you use him as Jing Wuming? "
"Jing Wuming?" Ling Tian's pupils shrank. "Jing Wuming is just Shangguan Jinhong's servant. How could he be qualified to be compared to Ling Jian? I'll say it again. Ling Jian is my brother. A brother for life! "
"Hmph," Li Xue wrinkled her nose. "You can see from his martial arts that they're all killing moves. Not a single one of them isn't for the sake of killing. Moreover, they're all the sharpest and cleanest killing moves. Actually, what's so bad about having a subordinate like Jing Wuming? Loyal and devoted, unswerving in life and death. Regardless of right or wrong, righteous or evil, he'll always stand by his master's side. This is the kind of subordinate a person in power dreams of having! "
Ling Tian smiled bitterly and did not say anything else. It was hard to change this girl's mind once she set her mind on something. Moreover, when he asked himself honestly, when he first trained Ling Jian, he seemed to be heading in this direction as well. This was undeniable. After a long period of interaction, he completely accepted Ling Jian's heart. It was only then that Ling Tian gradually changed his mindset of only seeing him as a killing tool. From then on, Ling Jian truly became a subordinate that Ling Tian acknowledged as a brother. However, it was very indecent to say this out loud. It was better to have a tacit understanding.
Li Xue chuckled and tactfully changed the topic. Seeing Ling Tian busying himself with treating Ling Jian's wounds, Li Xue leaned against the door and said, "When you were in Tamago, your martial arts changed, right? I watched from afar. It didn't seem like there was much of a storm. It's poles apart from the earth-shattering scene you used to make when you attacked. "
Ling Tian smiled and said, "That's the martial arts of the Shui Family. I tried my best to imitate it. "As he spoke, he cut off a piece of flesh from Ling Jian's back. Even though he was unconscious, he could clearly see Ling Jian's body trembling.
Li Xue let out a long 'Oh' and said meaningfully, "So you're scheming again. No wonder." (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please go to www.qidian.com, there are more chapters. Support the author, support the original reading!)
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