441: Chapter 441: So That’s the Truth 441: Chapter 441: So That’s the Truth Xiang Yu realized the urgency of the situation, but the people below were still so attentively focused that if he dared to dash across, he would definitely be spotted.
Yet at this moment, Xiang Yu had no choice but to take the risk.
He picked up a small stone from the artificial hill and threw it powerfully towards the distant faux mountain.
The stone struck the fake mountain with a crisp sound.
Instantly, several people’s gazes swept in that direction.
“What’s going on?” Four people huddled together, one of them asked seriously.
Just then, Xiang Yu suddenly darted toward the large faux mountain.
The effort caused many pebbles to slip down.
The four people hurriedly looked up but saw nothing above them.
“I thought I saw a shadow just now,” one of them said.
“You two go check it out; we’ll stay here,” another ordered.
The two nodded, then walked towards the small artificial mountain and the pond behind it.
Inside, they saw no trace of anything but a creamy white substance on the ground.
The two exchanged smiles, then walked back out.
One of them exclaimed as if he had discovered a new continent, “Xiao Li, what did you just do in there?”
The gunslinger knew what he had done, and his face reddened without a word, causing everyone to relax completely.
Xiang Yu hid on top of the large fake mountain, daring not to move.
Only when he saw the four had forgotten the incident did he begin his next move.
He climbed further up, hiding behind the largest boulder at the top, and then looked inside.
It was spacious and misty inside, resembling a fairyland.
Yet, the discordant slapping sounds broke this enchantment.
Xiang Yu followed the direction of the sounds, and although he couldn’t see clearly, he got a general idea.
This sight completely astounded him.
What was this situation, Xiang Yu had never anticipated such a scene.
Tie Sanjiang, in his underwear, lay on the water’s surface, continuously slapping his thighs; slap-slap-slap.
This was how the sounds were produced.
Meanwhile, Zheng Qingxia sat in the water doing nothing, merely shouting out, simulating things happening in bed.
Seeing this, Xiang Yu suddenly understood that the two were not actually doing anything but creating an illusion, possibly to deceive Tie Sanjiang’s subordinates and the world.
Perhaps Tie Sanjiang was impotent, and he used this method to tell everyone he was a normal man.
But, regardless of whether he was a normal man or not, today Xiang Yu had to kill him.
Xiang Yu carefully climbed down and started slowly approaching the other.
At this moment, Xiang Yu could clearly see Tie Sanjiang’s face, which was serene as he closed his eyes, appearing to enjoy the sounds.
Xiang Yu was sure that at this moment, Tie Sanjiang was lost in thought, providing him the perfect opportunity to strike and twist his neck.
Just as Xiang Yu was less than three meters away, ready to leap down and attack, Zheng Qingxia’s shouting suddenly stopped, but the slapping sounds from Tie Sanjiang continued.
With Zheng Qingxia’s shouting halted, the slapping sounds suddenly seemed very jarring.
Tie Sanjiang opened his eyes disapprovingly; his look was ferocious, as if he was about to devour someone.
But when Tie Sanjiang saw the shocked expression on Zheng Qingxia’s face, he suddenly felt a sense of crisis coming from behind.
Xiang Yu, realizing that Zheng Qingxia had discovered him, knew he had to act right away, and it had to be swift.
He made a split-second decision and jumped down.
Xiang Yu landed directly behind Tie Sanjiang and then grabbed his head.
With just a bit of force, this mission would be completed.
Though the journey was fraught with dangers, he had finally accomplished it.
What slightly pleased Xiang Yu was that Zheng Qingxia hadn’t said a word but instead covered her mouth, her face a picture of disbelief.
What she saw was the resolute face of Xiang Mao.
From the beginning, he had thought that Xiang Mao was just a recently graduated college student — shy, innocent, and exceptionally skilled in bed, something he had experienced firsthand.
But at this moment, Xiang Yu’s face was indifferent, his eyes dark and empty, like a whirlpool that could suck people in, completely different from the Xiang Mao she knew.
At this moment, the Xiang Mao in her eyes was grabbing Tie Sanjiang’s neck, and the next moment might spell Tie Sanjiang’s doom.
But at this time, she did not scream; there was even no sadness on her face, only surprise at seeing Xiang Yu.
Xiang Yu grasped Tie Sanjiang’s head and truly wanted to say, “You owe society too much.” But just as he was about to twist the opponent’s neck, he suddenly noticed a problem.
There was a tattoo on the back of Tie Sanjiang, depicting a blue eagle soaring high in the heavens.
“Blue eagle?” Xiang Yu blurted out unintentionally.
He remembered that Xiao Xuan had once told him that his enemy had a blue eagle tattoo on his back.
Could it be that he was Xiao Xuan’s enemy?
Just as Xiang Yu was momentarily distracted, Tie Sanjiang suddenly rolled backwards, kicking towards Xiang Yu’s head.
Xiang Yu quickly let go of his head and jumped back.
“What does the tattoo on your back mean?
Does it represent yourself or an organization?” At the moment, Xiang Yu wasn’t thinking about anything else; he just wanted to know if the other party was Xiao Xuan’s enemy.
Tie Sanjiang was momentarily stunned when he heard Xiang Yu ask this, then burst into laughter.
“You are that kid, all grown up now.
I can’t believe you’ve come before me ,” Tie Sanjiang said, followed by another bout of laughter.
Xiang Yu didn’t understand what he meant by being that kid; could the kid he mentioned be Xiao Xuan?
“I’m asking you, what does the tattoo on your back really mean?” Xiang Yu urged, having already missed the best opportunity to kill Tie Sanjiang, but he had discovered Xiao Xuan’s enemy.
Xiao Xuan was his close brother, and he had promised to avenge him.
Today was an opportunity.
No matter the cost, he would eliminate the opponent.
“So, you’ve come to kill me today?” Facing Xiang Yu’s questioning, Tie Sanjiang was not nervous but stood there calmly.
“Yes, I came to kill you,” Xiang Yu said straightforwardly.
“Too bad you didn’t act just now; now you’ve lost your chance.
It’s good that I spotted you first.
If those old guys had, it might have saved you,” Tie Sanjiang said, quite excitedly.
“Are you going to tell me or not?” Xiang Yu, seeing that the other party had no intention of discussing the blue eagle, started to get anxious.
If he delayed any further, Tie Sanjiang’s gang outside would surely notice something was wrong, making things even more troublesome.
“Actually, it doesn’t matter if I tell you since you’re going to die today.
That night, we found out a kid was missing.
After looking for a long time without success, we eventually had to leave because we were out of time.
It’s really unexpected.” Tie Sanjiang shook his head, laughed, and recalled past events as if Xiang Yu’s appearance brought him back to that night…