Chu Ge and Xia Tian left the suburbs and were heading towards the city center.
Chu Ge looked at Xia Tian with surprise, "Xia Tian, how did you manage to arrive in time?"
Xia Tian sighed, his face showing some guilt, "Actually, we received news early on that the Black Witch Sect and Shadow Assassins were teaming up, and we knew they were planning attacks on the major families soon."
Chu Ge looked at Xia Tian with confusion, did his words mean other families would also be attacked by the Black Widow?
"Since you all knew, then why didn’t you take preventive measures in advance?"
Chu Ge didn’t mean to blame with this question, he was just asking casually.
Xia Tian coughed awkwardly, "It’s a long story, I’ll explain in detail when there’s time, but for now, the first thing we need to do is leave here, I’m worried the Black Widow might , unwilling to give up."
At first, it was also because the Black Widow couldn’t gauge his background, so she wouldn’t dare act rashly. If she got her bearings, she’d definitely catch up!
Chu Ge naturally understood this too, he nodded and said to Xia Tian, "Anyway, thank you for saving me today."
Just after walking a few steps, the sound of wind suddenly blew through, Chu Ge alertly looked around.
"Someone!" Chu Ge squinted his eyes, stood still, and took a defensive stance.
Could it be the Black Widow reacted so quickly?
"Yo, kid, pretty sharp, actually able to sense my presence!" Jian Chunqiu jumped out from the shadows and came before Chu Ge.
Seeing it was Jian Chunqiu, Chu Ge slightly relaxed, "Uncle Jian, you came pretty fast too."
Jian Chunqiu knew he was speaking sarcastically, "This time things happened suddenly, no one expected their real target to be the Nangong Family. We were caught off guard."
Chu Ge pondered for a moment, curiously looking at Xia Tian, "Xia Tian, do you know why they are targeting the Nangong Family?"
Xia Tian gave Chu Ge a deep look, then nodded silently.
"Why?" Chu Ge asked, Jian Chunqiu also looked at him curiously.
Xia Tian smiled, "This isn’t the place to talk, how about we return first?"
Chu Ge nodded, "Let’s go, we’ll first check on the Nangong Family and then talk."
After taking a few steps, he suddenly saw a familiar figure quickly running towards them from a distance.
Once the person got closer, Chu Ge recognized him as Long Ang.
Chu Ge was momentarily stunned, feeling a bit puzzled, why did he only recognize Long Ang when he got closer, his vision had always been good.
Chu Ge rubbed his eyes; probably affected by those sonic waves and hadn’t recovered yet.
Chu Ge quietly thought to himself.
"Mr. Chu, Elder Jian, are you guys okay?" Long Ang asked nervously.
Chu Ge shook his head, "Long Ang, why did you come over?"
"I was worried about you guys, so I came to check." Long Ang said.
Chu Ge smiled, then remembered something and asked, "Miss Gongsun and Zhang Youwei’s gambling stone results...%"
Although he trusted Long Ang wouldn’t make mistakes, he couldn’t guarantee Zhang Youwei wouldn’t cheat, he wasn’t worried about offending the Gongsun Family, but the Gambling Stone Field was his foothold in Capital City, and he didn’t want unnecessary trouble because of this.
Long Ang coughed lightly and said, "Rest assured, it’s all dealt with, Zhang Youwei isn’t someone without a sense of decision, he might understand the pros and cons, so he was straightforward about the results."
Indeed, since the opponent was Miss Gongsun from the Gongsun Family, even if fairness is emphasized at the gambling table without regard to family status, the truth is Miss Gongsun won, accepting the loss is the rule of the gambling table.
"This place isn’t safe for long, let’s head back and talk."
With that, Chu Ge and the others returned to the Nangong Family, where the people afflicted with poison had mostly recovered, though they still appeared a bit weak.
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Seeing Chu Ge and the others return, Huo Tianqian hurriedly went forward to ask, "Mr. Chu, are you alright?"
Chu Ge shook his head, "I’m fine, how’s it going here? Any remnants of the Black Witch Sect?"
Huo Tianqian looked back at the once bustling Nangong Mansion, now seemingly lifeless, and sighed slightly, "Some couldn’t be treated in time and died, the rest were saved, but their hearts suffered great trauma, it’ll take time to heal."
Chu Ge contemplated, the affected people were ordinary people, unaware of the dangers of Ancient Martial Arts, a scene reminiscent of TV dramas suddenly appearing before them, anyone would struggle to accept initially.
Chu Ge sighed, "It’ll take time to heal these wounds, how about the others? How’s the Old Master?"
Huo Tianqian coughed lightly, slyly looking at Chu Ge with a teasing tone, "Mr. Chu, if you want to check on Miss Man Sha, just say so, why add ’the others’, ’the others’ includes many."
Chu Ge glared at him irritably, in such a situation, he was still joking.
Huo Tianqian rubbed his nose, grinned at Chu Ge, and pointed to Nangong Man Sha who was busy nearby, saying, "Oddly enough, Miss Man Sha’s physique seemed almost unaffected by the poison mist, or more precisely, the reaction wasn’t intense."
"How so?" Chu Ge too was curious, he saw Nangong Man Sha weakly sitting on the ground when he arrived, but gradually her complexion improved.
"It’s likely due to her physique, easily dissolving and expelling the poison mist."
Jian Chunqiu explained beside him, "Such individuals, among ten million people, are hard to find. Miss Man Sha’s physique is special, an Innate Pulse. When heaven closes one door, it opens another, more or less what this means."
"I’ll go upstairs to check on Old Master Nangong."
Saying this, Chu Ge went upstairs, curious why the Black Widow targeted the Nangong Family.
Halfway through, Chu Ge seemed to remember something, he turned to Xia Tian, "You come along too, I also have some questions for you."
Xia Tian nodded; he too had things to discuss with Chu Ge.
The two went one after another to Old Master Nangong’s study...