74: Mr. Xiang

[Half an hour later, you arrived at the Black Eagle Gang with He Na, Zhang Qiang, and Fragrant Lord Qiao.]

[The Black Eagle Gang was located within a massive estate in the suburbs of the West City. It occupied a vast area, resembling a military camp, and even contained a prison inside.]

[The four of you barged right in and were immediately surrounded by over a hundred gang members wielding blades and spears.]

[A burly middle-aged man carrying a pair of meteor hammers walked out and shouted sternly: "Old man, you dare intrude upon my Black Eagle Gang? Have you grown tired of living?"]

["You are the leader of the Black Eagle Gang—Black Eagle?" you said indifferently.]

[Although Black Eagle was reckless by nature, seeing your calm and composed demeanor, he did not dare to attack rashly. He asked again: "Old man, since you know my name, why don't you state your own?"]

["Next, I ask and you answer. If I'm not satisfied with your answer, I will take one of your legs," you said in a calm tone.]

[Black Eagle instantly grew tense, staring at you vigilantly.]

[You pointed at He Na and Zhang Qiang and continued to ask: "Was what they did directed by you?"]

[He Na and Zhang Qiang had just completed this mission, so Black Eagle naturally recognized them. He roared: "I'm just running a business, so what? Is that not allowed?"]

[You nodded: "Hmm, admitting it is enough."]

[As soon as you finished speaking, you raised your hand and flicked it. Your True Qi transformed into a hundred sharp blades that scattered across the sky—]

["Ah—!"]

["Run—!"]

["Spare my life—!"]

[In an instant, cries of panic resounded throughout the area.]

[The hundred sharp blades mercilessly wove through the crowd; the gang members wielding weapons were cut in two before they could even react.]

[Black Eagle was so terrified that his legs went weak, and he leaped up, wanting to escape.]

[However, although he was a Grandmaster, his speed was far inferior to the True Qi blades. Two blades slashed over like beams of light—]

[He hurriedly activated his Protective Aura to cover his entire body.]

[However, the True Qi blades pierced through it as easily as cutting through water—]

["Ah—!"]

[His legs were severed in response, and his body slammed heavily onto the ground. His face turned pale, and cold sweat poured down.]

[You slowly walked closer, and every step made Black Eagle's heart tremble violently.]

[Black Eagle pleaded repeatedly: "Senior, I was only acting under orders! I originally wanted to uphold justice, but my strength was lacking, so there was really nothing I could do..."]

[You were stunned for a moment: "Uphold justice? When did I ever say I came here to uphold justice?"]

[Black Eagle was greatly shocked: "Then why did Senior..."]

[You interrupted him and retorted: "Were these things you did directed by Yue Tianxiong?"]

[Just then, a roar came from the sky, and the sound of something breaking through the air rang out. Yue Tianxiong landed steadily in front of you.]

[As soon as he saw you, he hurriedly smiled and cupped his hands: "Senior, why do you need to handle such a trivial matter yourself? Just give an order, and this Junior will handle it for you."]

[You looked at Yue Tianxiong: "Did you direct the Black Eagle Gang to go around scamming people?"]

[Yue Tianxiong widened his eyes, looking confused: "Ah? Scamming? What scamming?"]

[You smiled: "You mean to say you have no idea what your subordinates are doing?"]

[Yue Tianxiong was slightly taken aback. He looked at Black Eagle and yelled angrily: "Black Eagle, what have you done? If you don't tell the truth, I will wipe out your whole family... No, I will wipe out your nine generations!"]

[Black Eagle endured the pain and pleaded: "I beg the Alliance Leader for mercy! I was forced by Eunuch Xiang; he demands that I turn over one hundred thousand taels every month..."]

["I still have to support the hundreds of brothers in the Black Eagle Gang, and I am penniless myself. Where would I get the money to give him? But I also dare not offend Eunuch Xiang..."]

["At first, I tried to do legitimate business, but I lost everything within a few months. I had no choice but to listen to my subordinate's suggestion and take up this scamming trade..."]

[You listened to his long-winded rambling, caught only one name, and interrupted him to ask: "Who is Eunuch Xiang?"]

[Yue Tianxiong hurriedly smiled and replied: "Senior, you might not know, but this Eunuch Xiang was originally a little eunuch beside Princess Yiyue. Because he could cook a good meal, he was promoted to the Chief Eunuch of the Imperial Kitchen."]

["Later, the little Emperor was also extremely satisfied with him, so he has a very high status in the palace..."]

[You nodded, roughly understanding the situation.]

[You also know Princess Yiyue; she is the little Emperor's elder sister.]

[Who would have thought that buying a courtyard would lead all the way to the royal Xiao Family?]

[You felt—as if an invisible force was pushing you forward.]

[You looked at Yue Tianxiong, then glanced at Black Eagle, secretly thinking—could this bunch of people be colluding to put on a show for me?]

[If someone is truly plotting against you in the shadows, they must be ferreted out and completely eradicated.]

[Thinking of this, you immediately ordered Yue Tianxiong: "Grab him and follow me into the palace."]

[As for the people detained by Black Eagle and the chaos at the scene, Cold Dustless would naturally bring people to handle it later.]

[This is the benefit of taking on subordinates—you only handle the killing, not the burying.]

[A moment later, you flew straight into a garden deep within the imperial palace and found Princess Yiyue.]

[Princess Yiyue recognized Yue Tianxiong at a glance and shouted sternly: "Alliance Leader Yue, how dare you trespass into the imperial palace's backyard?"]

[Yue Tianxiong just stood to the side with a grin, remaining silent.]

[You noticed Princess Yiyue's round belly and plump face; you could tell at a glance that she was a person who loved to eat.]

[But after carefully examining her abdomen, you immediately sensed that a little life was growing inside.]

[You knew that Princess Yiyue was not yet married, yet she was already pregnant; this was truly intriguing.]

[You asked with a smile: "Princess Yiyue, whose child is in your belly?"]

[Princess Yiyue's face instantly darkened, and she stared at you coldly: "You dead old man, how dare you talk nonsense! This Princess will have you torn apart by five horses!"]

["Someone, come and arrest this old man!"]

[As soon as she finished speaking, a squad of silver-armored guards immediately rushed in from outside and surrounded you.]

[You said indifferently: "Go call Eunuch Xiang over; I have something to ask him."]

[Princess Yiyue was greatly shocked upon hearing this and pointed at you, ordering: "Do it! Kill him for me!"]

[The guards responded and rushed forward, but you calmly sat down by a stone table and looked at Yue Tianxiong.]

[Yue Tianxiong immediately understood and struck like lightning, knocking all the guards to the ground in a few moves, leaving them all on the verge of death.]

[Princess Yiyue yelled in anger: "Yue Tianxiong, are you not afraid that my great-grandfather will take your life?"]

[Yue Tianxiong remained grinning: "Princess, you are joking. You had better hurry and invite Eunuch Xiang over."]

[Just then, a delicate-looking young eunuch walked in and shouted in a deliberately hoarse voice: "Audacious! Trespassing into the imperial palace is a crime punishable by the extermination of one's nine generations!"]

[This person was none other than the Chief Eunuch, Eunuch Xiang.]

[You could tell at a glance that he was a fake eunuch.]

[You immediately laughed: "You fake eunuch, you got the Princess pregnant; shouldn't you also be punished by the extermination of your nine generations?"]

[But the next second, a strange feeling arose in your heart—this person had absolutely no fluctuations of cultivation, he was completely an ordinary person, not even in the Body Tempering Realm.]

[How could someone with absolutely no strength manage to reach such a high position without being assassinated?]

[A bad premonition welled up in your heart: Could this guy be a Cultivator?]

[You did not dare to use your Foundation Establishment Divine Sense to probe his aura; firstly, Cultivators have their own methods to conceal their cultivation, and secondly, you were also worried about exposing your own Foundation Establishment Stage strength.]

[However, there are many ways to force him to reveal his true form.]

[You looked at Yue Tianxiong, pointed at Eunuch Xiang, and smiled: "Kill him!"]