1162 The Fish Is on the Hook (1/2)
Walking between the two men with a faint smile, Tang Xiu then turned to look at the two severely injured men on the floor, saying, ”I don't think you both got no brains since you can be trained to be the Chess Pieces by your Palace Master, no? You must have realized something after your last move, right?”
Daikura and Ozawa struggled hard to climb up from the floor. Both men exchanged fast glances, then the former stared daggers at Tang Xiu and asked, ”Who exactly are you?”
A smile sketched on the corner of Tang Xiu's mouth. He hooked a finger at Kuwako nearby. After she came to him, he gently put his hand on her shoulder and spoke to the two men smilingly, ”You both are gonna die today, so I'll do you a service to fulfill your curiosity. Kuwako, let them see what you look like.”
Kuwako let out a light smile and changed her appearance—a technique Tang Xiu taught her. She controlled her facial muscles and eventually restored her original looks.
”Have you both been well after our last meeting?”
”Kuwako Yamamoto?!”
”It's you?!”
Daikura Sakuragi and Ozawa Manzo were both shocked and stared at Kuwako while realizing that they had fallen into the trap set by these people.
”Kuwako! Palace Master has sent Osashi to catch you. He even sent my immediate superior, Yuji for that. Shouldn't you be chased by them now? How… H-how come you're here?” asked Daikura angrily.
”Hehe.” Kuwako laughed and said, ”You mentioned Yuji? Well, she's already my Boss' underling. If you wanna find Osashi, he's already become a ghost and went to see the Gods already.”
”What did you say?”
A cold chill suddenly ran down Daikuragi's back after hearing this. He knew Yuji's identity; she had a prominent status in the Joyous Palace. If it wasn't for the secretive nature of Joyous Palace that made most of its members unable to recognize each other, Yuji would definitely become an existence worth of respect by many people.
But… she's obviously Miyaji's mistress. How come she suddenly turns coat and becomes an underling of this brat in front? Did she betray Miyaji?
Tang Xiu lightly smiled and waved. ”Well, you already know a lot of facts now, so you can die content, right? Xue Sha, Hei Xiong, deal with them.”
Upon hearing the command, Xue Sha and He Xiong instantly unleashed their immortal swords shot it toward the two men. At this time, the two men were already like dried-up lamps and severely injured. They were not Xue Sha's and Hei Xiong's opponents at all and took only two breaths for Xue Sha to impale Ozawa's heart with his sword.
”You…”
Ozawa struggled to look down at the sword that pierced his heart, eyes filled with disbelief as he finally realized that the enemy he had beaten turned out to have been hiding his true strength all along.
Daikura faced Hei Xiong's onslaught. Although he avoided his vital parts getting hit, he couldn't avoid getting more injuries as well.
”You'll all be buried with me!”
Suddenly, the fella no longer tried to avoid the onslaught and took out a metallic tube from his sleeve pocket after one of his arms was cut off. His finger pressed the button on it and immediately shot the flare into the sky.
Hei Xiong's eyes lit up and manipulated the immortal sword to cut off the man's head. Then, he quickly returned to Tang Xiu's front and respectfully reported. ”Sect Master, Daikura just sent a signal, and it's likely those people from Joyous Palace will come here soon. Shall we withdraw now?”
”No rush.” Tang Xiu shook his head. ”The Inada Society is a vassal force of Joyous Palace. Besides, Tang An has yet to finish neutralizing all the people here. Don't get idle here and go help her. We can leave as soon as we're done with it.”
”Roger!” The two men complied and immediately moved.
Five-plus minutes after, Tang Xiu quickly left the Inada Society and appeared on a six-story building about less than three kilometers away from the scene. Even the black-robed Tang An also appeared.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three figures flickered and bolted fast from afar and soon came behind Tang Xiu. They were Mo Awu, Tang Guang, and Hei Wuya.
”Sect Master!” The three men respectfully greeted.
”How are things going with you guys?” asked Tang Xiu with a mile.
”It's all been prepped and arranged, Grand Master,” reported Tang Guang respectfully. ”We have a total of 46 sentries in the dark, all of which are managed by reliable people under Kuwako. We have a 10km radius under our surveillance, so we can spot any enemy who rushes here from any direction.”
”If so, then off you go!” Tang Xiu nodded and ordered.
”Copy that!”
Kuwako, who had changed her appearance again, along with Tang Guang, Mo Awu, Xue Sha, Hei Xiong, and Hei Wuya silently disappeared, leaving only Tang An alone with Tang Xiu.
”Well, do you think we can hook up a few big fishes, An?” asked Tang Xiu smilingly.
”I don't know.” Tang An shook her head.
Tang Xiu shrugged and lightly smiled. ”Daikura Sakuragi and Ozawa Manzo were members of the 72 Chess Pieces of the Joyous Palace, meaning they are also associated with other pieces. Even likely that they're related to some other Mistresses.”
Tang An was silent for a few seconds. Her expression then slightly shifted as she smiled. ”You're correct, Grand Master. Some big fishes are already here.”
A faint smile on his face, Tang Xiu's vision shifted to the distance starry sky, at the figure that was moving like a falling star. The person was wearing a red dress with red high heels. Even her long hair was also bleached red. Soon after, she casually descended in the Inada Society venue.
The woman's title was Huoji. She was also a great personage and had a similar status as Yuji as Miyaji's lover. At the moment, Huoji's eyes were full of disbelief upon seeing the bodies lying in the courtyard. Then, her expression changed drastically after seeing Ozawa Manzo's dead body.
”Big Brother!”