The glaring light shone on Tang Zheng's face. He narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at the group of uninvited guests who suddenly rushed out. Black muzzles were pointed at him.
He did not panic at all because he had already determined who these people were.
They were the chief's men.
"Number One is dead!"
Suddenly, one person exclaimed.
The others acted as if they were facing a great enemy. They all checked the people on the ground. Other than Number One, the others were still breathing, but they were all heavily injured.
"Were you the one who killed Number One?" Someone yelled at Tang Zheng.
Tang Zheng did not answer. Instead, he looked at the other person coldly. His eyes were like a glacier that would not melt for thousands of years, making people feel a chill from the soul.
"Xiao Bai was captured by you?"
Xiao Bai was missing. Tang Zheng judged that he must have fallen into the hands of the enemy. However, he was very puzzled. Even Number One was dead. Who could have captured Xiao Bai?
Could it be that the chief had found some powerful helpers?
"I'm the one asking you a question, not you asking me. Do you understand?" The other person shouted angrily.
Tang Zheng looked at him indifferently. Suppressing the anger in his heart, he said, "You better have a better attitude. Otherwise, none of you can think of leaving here."
The other person was furious and was about to flip out again when he heard someone exclaim, "He's Tang Zheng!"
A person's name was like a tree's shadow.
When the two words "Tang Zheng" came out, the other person was so scared that he staggered back and looked at him in shock.
"Were you the ones who captured Xiao Bai?" Tang Zheng asked with an ashen face.
"… I don't know!" The other person hesitated for a moment and said with fear.
"If you don't say, I'll ask your chief myself." Tang Zheng said decisively. There was no use in talking about these things with these small fries. Thus, he strode away.
These people looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
Should they stop him?
They knew that they did not have that ability.
Tang Zheng sent Little Yue Yue home first. The little girl was very anxious, but she couldn't speak. She shook her head and gestured for a while, but still couldn't express what she meant. Tang Zheng patted its head and said, "Little Yue Yue, be good. Stay at home. I'll be back soon."
The others gathered around. They also knew that Xiao Bai was missing, so they were naturally very worried.
"I'll go with you." Wudang refused to budge.
"I'll go too!" The others all volunteered.
Tang Zheng shook his head and rejected all of them. He said to Tian Chanzi, "I'll have to trouble you to take care of the family. I feel that this matter is not as simple as it seems. There must be a deeper meaning behind the Chief's decision to launch an attack at this time. I'll go and find out what the other party is up to."
Tian Chanzi didn't take it to heart and said, "What's there to be afraid of when he's an official? In ancient times, even emperors couldn't do anything in front of us cultivators, let alone an official."
Tang Zheng smiled bitterly. He didn't say anything and turned to leave the house alone.
At the same time, the Chief had already received the news of Number One's death. He was furious, and the other subordinates kept quiet out of fear.
After a while, the Chief finally calmed down. His heart trembled as he asked, "You said that Tang Zheng asked you for Xiao Bai?"
"Yes, he said that we captured Xiao Bai."
The Chief fell into deep thought. He suddenly had an idea, "He purposely blackmailed us. My men were killed by him, and he still has the nerve to make up an excuse to bite back. Hmph, how cunning. Is he trying to make me his enemy?"
He gritted his teeth in hatred. Number One was really useless. He couldn't even catch the two little guys, and even lost his life.
Number One was his most reliable subordinate. There were many things that he needed Number One to handle. Now that Number One was dead, it was equivalent to him losing his left and right arms.
"Tang Zheng said that he would come and find me personally?" The Chief had a flash of inspiration as he asked.
The subordinate nodded his head like he was pounding garlic.
The Chief's heart trembled, and he hurriedly shouted, "Quickly go and summon Ye Xuanji here."
The subordinate obeyed and left.
He paced back and forth in the room. A day felt like a year.
During this period of time, he had the upper hand in the official field. He beat his old rival, Ji Wuxiang's backer, until he couldn't resist at all. Seeing that the other party was about to completely collapse, he couldn't make any mistakes at this time.
In addition, during this period of time, he also heard some rumors. It seemed that some leaders' attitudes towards Tang Zheng had changed a lot. They felt that they shouldn't go against him, but should instead form an alliance with him and recruit talents.
This was a very abnormal phenomenon. It meant that other than his old rival, there was actually an undercurrent surging. It was just that he didn't find this undercurrent.
Of course, he didn't know that this was Li Xiaotian's pillow talk plan that worked.
This plan targeted all the high-ranking officials. They didn't seem to have formed a faction, but because of the pillow talk night in and night out, their attitudes towards Tang Zheng quietly changed.
In the past, when it came to their attitudes towards Tang Zheng, it was the Chief who had the final say.
Now, these people gradually had different thoughts. They felt that the Chief's approach was too radical and wasn't conducive to unity.
The Chief only felt a little bit of it, but he didn't understand the deeper meaning.
Just as he was in a daze, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him. He was shocked and scolded, "You didn't make a sound. Are you trying to scare me to death?"
The other party didn't answer. He felt a pair of burning eyes staring at him. He quickly looked up and saw a familiar handsome face. He was so scared that he staggered and took a step back.
"Tang Zheng, you have guts. You actually dare to trespass in my place." The Chief scolded guiltily. His eyes flashed as he looked left and right, as if he was waiting for Ye Xuanji to appear.
Tang Zheng sat on the chair and looked at the other party coldly, saying, "You should know very well why I'm here."
The Chief said guiltily, "How would I know? It's against the law to trespass in the middle of the night. Do you know that? "
Tang Zheng laughed disdainfully, "You and I are both smart people. Don't use these petty tricks to scare people. Save some energy and saliva. Hurry up and hand over Xiao Bai. Tell me what's going on. "
Seeing Tang Zheng's overbearing attitude, the Chief was furious. No one had ever dared to be so arrogant in front of him. He couldn't help but slam his palm on the table. The teacup jumped up and spilled a lot of tea.
"Tang Zheng, you're really getting more and more arrogant."
Seeing that the other party wasn't cooperating, the anger that Tang Zheng deliberately suppressed finally rose up. He suddenly grabbed the Chief and the Chief was sucked into his palm. Their eyes met. They were so close that they could feel each other's breathing.
For the first time in his life, the Chief felt such a strong murderous intent and the threat of death. His heartbeat sped up, as if it was going to burst out of his chest.
His face was pale. He asked fiercely, "What … what are you doing?"
"Hand over Xiao Bai!"
"I didn't catch Xiao Bai at all." He had no choice but to answer directly.
However, Tang Zheng didn't believe him. He rolled his eyes and said, "Do you think I'm so gullible? You specifically sent Number One to attack my pet. What are you trying to do? "
"It's all a misunderstanding!"
"Misunderstanding? Hmph, what a simple word. Do you think you can get rid of me so easily?" Tang Zheng was unmoved.
"It's really a misunderstanding. I heard that the Blood Moon is related to your Red Lunar, so I wanted to send Number One to invite the Red Lunar back to investigate." At this critical moment, the Chief didn't hide anymore and told him the truth.
Tang Zheng's heart skipped a beat. His eyes were filled with shock. He asked, "How did you know about this?"
The Chief's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that the news was true. The Blood Moon incident was indeed related to Tang Zheng. It caused such a big panic and the government was repeatedly questioned. So it was all because of him.
He was anxious and angry, but there was nothing he could do. He could only tell him the whole story.
Tang Zheng sighed. Du Qifeng said that he would ask his employees to keep their mouths shut. It seemed that with so many people around, many secrets would be exposed to the public. There was no way to keep it a secret.
Since they already knew about this, it naturally wouldn't escape the ears of others. In the end, Little Yue Yue's extraordinariness would definitely be exposed to the public. Then, there would be a lot of people who would fight against it.
As long as they ate the Red Lunar's inner core, they would be able to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon. To many people, the Red Lunar was like Tang Seng's meat. Everyone wanted to take a bite.
The Chief was so eager to catch Little Yue Yue that he might have such thoughts. He was an ordinary person, not a martial artist or a cultivator. However, after seeing the abilities of cultivators, his mind naturally became active.
If he had powerful abilities, he wouldn't need to rely on others for many things. His interests and status would be more stable.
However, cultivation wasn't something that could be done overnight. He was already middle-aged. If he wanted to cultivate, he would have to take a shortcut.
The Red Lunar's inner core was one such shortcut. Hence, when he heard the news, he didn't seem to have much of a reaction on the surface. However, in reality, his heart was already in turmoil.
It was just that he didn't tell anyone.
Tang Zheng stared straight at him. From his eyes, he had already seen through his heart. He said, "You want to get Little Yue Yue? You must be dreaming. With me around, no one can touch Little Yue Yue. I'll say it again. Hand over Xiao Bai. Otherwise, I won't be polite. "
The Chief felt bitter and said, "I really didn't catch Xiao Bai. You've already killed my men. What else do you want?"
The veins on his forehead bulged, making him look ferocious.
Tang Zheng stared at him without blinking. He wanted to distinguish the truth in his words. However, for such a shrewd person, it was impossible to tell the truth from the other party's words and expressions.
Should he use the Soul Searching Technique?
Seeing that Tang Zheng was indecisive, the Chief was afraid that he would really do something extreme. He quickly explained, "Number One is the most powerful person in my hands. He's already dead. How can I catch Xiao Bai? Think about it carefully."
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