After leaving the scene of assassination, Zhang Tie was taken to a castle in the city. He was served with good food and drinks; however, he was not allowed to leave as he was monitored by someone on his side...
This was Starlight Castle, an important military region in Jinwu City and a stronghold of Jinwu Guards of Jinwu Business Group. It was strictly guarded. All the people inside the castle were elite fighters and dense heavy weapons. If not a knight, it was really difficult for him to break out of here.
It would be a joke if he started a fight with his own family members in Jinwu City with a new look.
According to his fabricated identity, Zhang Tie was just a stray warrior in Taixia Country without any family or sect. Therefore, he just listened to the arrangement of Jinwu City and waited for the big figures in Jinwu City to meet him in Starlight Castle.
It was a parlor in Starlight Castle. The layout of the parlor was simple. A map of Youzhou Province was hung on the wall. There were some chairs and a table in the room. There was a potted plant on the table. As Zhang Tie was here, the one who took him here especially ordered to put two plates of fruits on the table.
Two guards were standing outside the door of the parlor. There was a small and square window on one side of the wall. It was more like a perforation. However, Zhang Tie could see Jinwu City through it.
Standing outside the window of the parlor, Zhang Tie watched Jinwu City as he waited for his family members to come here.
Zhang Tie also knew that it was too coincidental that he launched a strike. No wonder Jinwu City would have other thoughts. If it was him, he might also think that someone could block the assassin's strike at such a critical moment. Was it a trap?
Of course, it was not a trap. Zhang Tie was clear that Zhang family had done good deeds for so many years and the God didn't want to see Zhang family suffer another tragedy. Therefore, Zhang Tie broke the trap by accident. "Of course, it's not a trap. Zhang Tie knew that Zhang family had done good deeds for so many years.
When he recalled the scene carefully, Zhang Tie would ooze cold sweat when he imagined that only one of those poisonous needles could hit his dad.
Standing in the room, being blown by the wind from the window, Zhang Tie's cold sweat dried, but his heart became colder.
Zhang Tie's dad was just a castellan of Jinwu City, who had nothing to do with the outside world. To be honest, if not being related to Zhang Tie and Jinwu Business Group, given his dad's status and temperament, he was not worthy for someone to dispatch such dare-to-die killers to kill him. In this way, the target of the person behind the two assassins was obvious.
Besides Zhang Tie and Jinwu Business Group, there should be nobody else. Although such an assassination would have some influence on Jinwu Business Group, as his dad almost didn't intervene in the affairs of Jinwu Business Group, the influence would be limited. In general, Zhang Tie was most likely to be assassinated.
The hatred of my father's death is absolutely irreconcilable. If I get the news of my dad's death, how could I stay in the "Earth-elements Realm" peacefully? If he were to sit back and do nothing, how would the people of the world view him? As a result, Jinwu Business Group and the entire Huaiyuan Palace might not be able to raise their heads. However, if Zhang Tie returned to Taixia Country, as long as he showed up, the opponent would definitely set up a killing trap for him.
This was the target of the mastermind — — to force Zhang Tie out and strike the reputation and influence of Jinwu Business Group and Huaiyuan Palace which were growing increasingly prosperous.
After thinking it through, Zhang Tie was almost sure that the mastermind was definitely the one who framed him at that time.
Who was that? One of the 9 chancellors of Taixia Country.
The two killers didn't think about leaving Jinwu City alive. The poison that they used to commit suicide was extremely overbearing. In a split second, they could turn people into puddles of blood, leaving nothing. Additionally, they couldn't get any information out of the killers.
However, the mastermind had not imagined that Zhang Tie could break this killing trap by accident. Additionally, before the two dare-to-die killers turned into a puddle of blood, Zhang Tie had contacted one of them.
What the mastermind didn't expect was that with his attainments in the Soul Forbidden Technique, he could get something from the dead assassin's brain before the assassin's brain was completely melted by the poison in such a short period of contact.
Zhang Tie read the memory from the beginning to the end.
Through the short contact, Zhang Tie knew that the two assassins had been living outside Jinwu City for over 1 month. They lived in a hotel outside the city and wandered nearby Jinwu City every day. Superficially, they were looking for business opportunities; actually, they were waiting for the order to launch a strike.
They didn't know who issued the order. Neither did they have any contact in Jinwu City. However, the first killer who rushed out of the cave carried a small remote-sensing crystal communication device. The final order would be transmitted through the remote-sensing crystal device.
Just an hour before the assassination, the order came. There were only six simple words — within an hour, East Gate …
After receiving the order, they destroyed the remote-sensing crystal device. After that, they waited for their dad near the east gate of Jinwu City. As expected, their dad appeared within 1 hour.
Closely after that, the assassination took place. It was that simple.
Zhang Tie found that the two assassins came from Zhongzhou Province, one of the 9 immortal provinces in Taixia Country. They didn't even have names; instead, they only had a 4-digit code name, namely A137 and A224. The two assassins came from a mysterious killer organization. 3 months ago, they received a task from the organization — — to assassinate Zhang Ping in Jinwu City, Youzhou Province.
The task included a photo and introduction of their dad, two new fake identities and a small amount of funds. After receiving the task, the two assassins had set off for Jinwu City. After arriving at Jinwu City, they had been waiting for the order from the remote-sensing crystal that they carried.
The killer organization that the two assassins came from was very terrifying. Its organization was extremely strict. After receiving the task, the two assassins didn't contact anyone else in the organization anymore. This was their first and last task. In that assassin's memory, Zhang Tie saw a gloomy face, which was called General Manager Qi. It was this General Manager Qi who assigned this task to him.
If that assassin's brain was intact, Zhang Tie might be able to trace more information from his brain; however, after General Manager Qi appeared, his brain had been corroded by strong poison. As a result, Zhang Tie's secret method of Bloody Soul Temple had to be interrupted.
Zhang Tie gained the location of the killer organization's base in Zhongzhou Province and the gloomy horse-like face of General Manager Qi. Although being very few, Zhang Tie gained a key information. The figure of the one who framed him finally became a bit clearer in the dense fog. Zhang Tie finally caught the tail of that culprit.
…
When Zhang Tie was waiting quietly, he heard familiar footsteps in the corridor outside.
When the footsteps were over 100 m away from Zhang Tie's room, Zhang Tie had already identified the identity of the one — — Zhang Yang, his elder brother.
It was out of Zhang Tie's imagination that his elder brother Zhang Yang came here. Zhang Tie became a bit thrilled. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that given his elder brother's temperament and temperament, he would definitely care about it if he got any clue.
There were two more footsteps on Zhang Yang's side, one of which had been in this room just now. Given the footsteps, Zhang Tie knew that it was a black iron knight who didn't belong to Huaiyuan Palace.
Given the paces, speeds and relative positions of the two footsteps, Zhang Tie concluded that the knight on Zhang Yang's side should be Zhang Yang's bodyguard.
Hearing the footsteps, Zhang Tie let out a sigh inside when he thought about the stress that his elder brother Zhang Yang was bearing at this moment.
'If dad didn't encounter such an event, I could continue to play hide and seek with my elder brother; however, it's meaningless for me to hide my identity in front of my elder brother at this moment.' Zhang Tie trusted his elder brother. It didn't matter if he exposed some secrets to him. Additionally, after coming back, Zhang Tie prepared to establish contact with his elder brother once again.
When Zhang Tie thought about this, although he was still standing in front of the window, his look gradually changed to that of his elder brother.
…
"… The killer who spat out a hidden weapon at the critical moment should have used a special hidden weapon secret skill — — Taotie soul-devouring needle. This secret skill could not be prevented at all. At the critical moment, the killer could spurt out his hidden weapon 10 times more powerful than his battle qi. Additionally, it could penetrate through the protective battle qi of knights below knight level. It's very hard to resist it in a short distance. Even a battle spirit-level powerhouse might be hit by it. The only shortcoming of this secret skill is that it could only be used once in a few days. Additionally, it would hurt one's vitality a lot. After failing the first time, the killer immediately took poison and killed himself. It seemed that he had already known that he had no chance. According to the examination, the poison that the two killers used was the Black Evil Bone Transforming Powder which was hidden in their teeth. Those who took this poison were all dare-to-die fighters …"
Zhang Yang listened to the report of that person on his side as he walked.
"Do you know which sect or figure in Taixia Country cultivates Taotie soul-devouring needle?"
"This secret skill has been lost in Taixia Country for many years …"
"However, that person blocked the Taotie soul-devouring needle with a handful of gold coins?"
"That person's hidden weapon skill is definitely superb. He must be a master hidden weapon powerhouse!"
"Two hidden weapon powerhouses appeared at the same time. One wanted to kill people; the other wanted to save people. I'm a bit curious!" Zhang Yang revealed a faint sneer.
However, soon after he finished his words, an unexpected voice had entered his ears. Even the two people on his side didn't notice it.
"Elder brother, it's me who saved our dad at the city gate today. I've not imagined that you're here. I'm in my room. You can come in alone …"
'This voice and this tone must be Zhang Tie. How could Zhang Yang forget his younger brother's voice? Based on his feeling, Zhang Yang knew that it was definitely Zhang Tie.'
Within a hundredth of a second, a shocked expression flashed across Zhang Yan's face. Then, Zhang Yan's expression returned to normal, and his footsteps came to an abrupt halt …
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