On the way back to the Ji Mansion, Ji Tianxing was delayed by Yun Yao.
By the time he returned to the Ji Mansion, it was already noon.
At this time, the news of him defeating the Young Prince Ji Ling and winning first place had already spread throughout the Imperial City.
Everyone in the Ji Mansion had also heard the news. Countless people were overjoyed and very excited.
When Ji Tianxing stepped into the Ji Mansion, the steward had already brought many Ji Family members to respectfully wait for him.
Seeing that the Ji Family members were in high spirits, he casually said a few words and dismissed them.
After returning to the Cool Breeze Courtyard, he immediately sent a letter to the Vice Hall Master, Mu Shan, to discuss matters.
The entrance competition was over, and he had successfully won first place, becoming famous in one fell swoop.
Now, it was time to resolve the Ji Family's internal problems!
A moment later, Mu Shan rushed into the courtyard like the wind and saluted him.
"Greetings, Young Master!"
Ji Tianxing waved his hand, indicating for him to be less courteous. With a grave expression, he asked, "Mu Shan, is Second Elder in the mansion?"
Mu Shan hurriedly reported, "Reporting to Young Master, just a quarter of an hour ago, Second Elder and Ji Hao secretly escaped from the Imperial City!"
"However, this subordinate has been following Young Master's orders and has been secretly following them."
Ji Tianxing furrowed his brows as a cold glint flashed in his eyes. "It's just as I expected! I had long expected that Ji Rufeng and his son would escape! "
"Now that I am the Family Head, I hold the power of the Ji Family, I have won first place in the competition, and I have become a disciple of the Sky Pillar Sect. Ji Rufeng can no longer do anything to me."
"I was just about to give the order to capture him and punish his crimes in public, but he fled in fear of punishment. Hmph!"
Mu Shan hurriedly took out a stack of papers and a small jade bottle from his sleeve and handed them to Ji Tianxing.
"Young Master, these are some criminal evidence that I found in the secret compartment of Second Elder's secret chamber. Please take a look."
Ji Tianxing took the papers and jade bottle and carefully examined them.
Those few slips of paper were the secret letters between Ji Rufeng and the Young Prince, Ji Ling, as well as the receipts for the secret weapon transactions.
In the small jade bottle, there was still half a bottle of medicinal powder that had not been used up. It was the supplementary medicine for the Energy Destroying Powder.
Ji Tianxing had long suspected that someone from the Ji Clan had secretly poisoned his father, Ji Changkong. That was why his father was poisoned on the day the Ling Clan came knocking on their door.
Now that he saw this half bottle of medicinal powder, he finally confirmed that the person who poisoned him was Second Uncle, Ji Rufeng!
"The evidence is conclusive! Ji Rufeng, I'll make you pay with your blood this time! "
Ji Tianxing's face was filled with rage as he bellowed. He immediately ordered, "Mu Shan, leave a few experts behind to keep an eye on the managers in the mansion. Don't let them escape!"
"Gather the men immediately. I will personally lead a team to hunt down Ji Rufeng. We absolutely cannot let him escape!"
"Understood!" Mu Shan cupped his fists and accepted the order. He immediately left the room to gather the experts of Shadow Sword Hall.
Ji Tianxing also hurriedly left the Cool Breeze Courtyard. He found a Chasing Wind Horse and prepared to set off.
Currently, his father was heavily injured and was in seclusion. He would soon be heading to the Sky Pillar Sect. The Ji Clan would have no one to oversee the situation.
If Ji Rufeng made a comeback, no one in the Ji Clan would be able to stop him.
Therefore, Ji Tianxing had already made up his mind to eliminate Ji Rufeng no matter what.
If this internal trouble was not eliminated, the Ji Clan would never have a day of peace.
A moment later, Ji Tianxing led Mu Shan and the six experts of Shadow Sword Hall out of the Ji Mansion.
The group left the Imperial City and chased westward as fast as lightning.
Every two hours, Mu Shan would receive a secret message from his subordinates using Swift Wind Birds to learn about Ji Rufeng's whereabouts and news.
Unknowingly, six hours had passed.
The sun had already set and the curtain of night was about to fall.
At this time, Ji Tianxing, Mu Shan, and the others had already chased for more than three hundred miles. They were far away from the Imperial City and had entered Youzhou.
Obviously, Ji Rufeng had also discovered that someone was chasing after him. Not only did he run for his life without stopping, but he also fled into the mountains in order to shake off his pursuers.
Two hours later, Ji Tianxing, Mu Shan, and the others finally caught up to Ji Rufeng.
In the darkness of the night, on top of a thousand-zhang-tall mountain.
Ji Rufeng, Ji Hao, and four other guards in leather armor were standing in the open space with their backs against each other in a defensive formation.
The horses that the six of them rode had long been abandoned at the foot of the mountain.
Ji Rufeng's appearance was somewhat disheveled. His clothes were soaked in sweat and his eyes were glaring angrily, flashing with a frightening light.
Like the four bodyguards, he gripped his Profound Weapon saber and sword tightly and stared murderously at the Shadow Sword Hall experts around him.
Ji Hao's face was ashen. He hid in the crowd with a frightened look in his eyes, trembling all over.
Eight Shadow Sword Hall experts spread out and surrounded them, approaching step by step.
Ji Tianxing strode into the field with Mu Shan and stopped ten meters away from Ji Rufeng.
He looked coldly at Ji Rufeng and shouted in a low voice, "Ji Rufeng, you're guilty of so many crimes. Do you still think you can escape?"
Ji Rufeng stared at Ji Tianxing with a gloomy face. He pretended to be angry and shouted, "Ji Tianxing! I only went to Youzhou to take care of family business. Why did you send people to kill me? "
Seeing his reaction, Ji Tianxing immediately sneered and said, "Ji Rufeng, you're about to die and you still want to play dumb?"
"You sent assassins to assassinate me. According to the Ji family's rules, assassinating the family head's legitimate son is a capital offense!"
"You wantonly destroyed the Ji family's foundation and secretly traded large amounts of Profound Weapon equipment with the young prince. This is also a capital offense!"
"Also, you colluded with the Ling family and secretly poisoned the family head. You murdered the family head. This is also a capital offense!"
"Ji Rufeng, you've committed three major crimes. No matter which one, I can kill you on the spot!"
Ji Rufeng's expression changed drastically. Deep hatred flashed through his eyes.
However, he still refused to admit his crimes. He even quibbled, "Ji Tianxing, this is only your side of the story. You want to punish me? Do you have any evidence?"
"Without any evidence, on what basis did you send people from Shadow Sword Hall to kill me?"
"You want evidence?" Ji Tianxing sneered. He waved his hand and threw a stack of paper and a jade bottle in front of Ji Rufeng.
"This is the evidence! Open your dog eyes and look carefully! "
When Ji Rufeng saw the stack of paper and jade bottle, he didn't need to read the contents to know that he had been completely exposed.
His expression became ferocious as he shouted in a venomous tone, "Ji Tianxing, I underestimated you!"
"Originally, today was supposed to be the day of your death! But I didn't expect that a piece of trash like you could rise again and defeat the young prince to take first place in the family competition! "
"I really regret not killing you earlier!"
"If you hadn't interfered, my plan would have been completed long ago. I would have taken back the family head position that should have belonged to me!"
Ji Tianxing's expression was cold as he shouted, "Ji Rufeng! All these years, even though you've run amok and wantonly embezzled the Ji family's assets, my father still didn't do anything to you out of brotherly affection. "
"My father treated you like a brother, but you repaid his kindness with enmity. Not only did you plot to usurp the family head position, but you also wanted to kill us father and son. You've committed a heinous crime. Death is not to be regretted!"
"Tonight, I will clean house for the Ji family!"
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