The rustling sounds continued.
At this moment, not only Jiang Wuming, but everyone present turned their gaze towards Zheng Tianyuan, their eyes filled with astonishment!
For the martial arts community of Nangang, they had come today believing that Jiang Wuming might engage in a great battle with Taishan, and they wanted to witness it.
As for the big shots from Nangang's business circles, they initially had no intention of getting involved, but upon hearing that Wang Liang would be present, they came to watch the spectacle.
They wanted to know what Zheng Tianyuan, who had unexpectedly invited Jiang Wuming to Nangang, was up to.
However—
Neither the people from Nangang's martial arts community nor the magnates from Nangang's business circles, nor even Wang Liang, had expected that Zheng Tianyuan would ask Jiang Wuming to apologize in public!
They had all heard of Jiang Wuming's style of conduct – strong and decisive. How could he possibly apologize to Zheng Tianyuan?
"Shouldn't you apologize?"
Facing the astonished gazes, Zheng Tianyuan did his best to control his emotions and asked in a deep voice.
"Do you think that's possible?" Jiang Wuming's voice turned cold.
"If you are unwilling to apologize to me and Master Tai, then fight him, as you boasted before!" Zheng Tianyuan argued righteously.
"You little beast, I'll only use one hand! Within three moves, if you can still stand, I'll end my own life on the spot!"
This time, as soon as Zheng Tianyuan finished speaking, Taishan spoke coldly, his killing intent palpable.
Upon hearing the words of both Zheng Tianyuan and Taishan, the martial artists and business magnates of Nangang present suddenly understood Zheng Tianyuan's intention – Zheng Tianyuan had gone through such a lengthy process, and his ultimate goal was to use Taishan against Jiang Wuming!
Jiang Wuming, meanwhile, continued to stare intently at Zheng Tianyuan.
Reason told him that this was not Zheng Tianyuan's ultimate goal.
After all, for over twenty million, it was illogical for Zheng Tianyuan, given his status, to fall out with him and even try to kill him. This was not in line with Zheng Tianyuan's usual conduct – valuing harmony and prioritizing profit!
Zheng Tianyuan was too abnormal; there had to be something else going on!
"You little beast, do you dare to accept the challenge?"
Seeing Jiang Wuming remain silent, Taishan deliberately provoked him.
"Old dog Taishan, in the same realm, I can kill you like chopping weeds! If you don't believe me, you can suppress your strength to the One-star War God realm, and I'll fight you!"
Unable to figure out Zheng Tianyuan's true intentions, Jiang Wuming stopped thinking about it and shifted his gaze to Taishan.
Taishan's repeated provocations had made him somewhat annoyed, but he remembered his master Tianlong Daoren's instructions not to reveal his true strength.
"—"
Taishan's face twitched, and he did not accept the challenge.
It wasn't that he didn't want to.
It was that he dared not.
This was because he knew about Jiang Wuming's feat of killing Akita Eiko across borders in the Land of Rein.
Unlike his son Tiger, Akita Eiko was a dominant figure among One-star War Gods, and she had died at Jiang Wuming's hands in a very brutal manner.
Although he was a Two-star War God, if he suppressed his strength to the One-star War God realm, he might not be much stronger than Akita Eiko.
In this case, the probability of him being killed by Jiang Wuming was far greater than the probability of him defeating Jiang Wuming!
"Master Tai, I believe that even if you suppress your strength to the One-star War God realm, you can definitely defeat him!" Zheng Tianyuan looked at Taishan, urging him to accept the challenge.
"Yes, Master Tai, this kid is too arrogant, give him a taste of his own medicine!"
"Master Tai, you can't lose the prestige of our Nangang martial arts world!"
The martial artists of Nangang chimed in, feeling that Jiang Wuming was truly too arrogant.
"—"
Taishan glared at Zheng Tianyuan and the few martial artists from Nangang, as if to say: If I had the confidence, would I need you to yap?
"Remember your words, I'll wait for you at the Tai family!"
Immediately after, Taishan felt he had lost face and said coldly to Jiang Wuming.
This time, Jiang Wuming did not respond to Taishan but kept his eyes fixed on Zheng Tianyuan.
Facing Jiang Wuming's sharp gaze, Zheng Tianyuan felt a bit uneasy, but he still did his best to control his emotions, not revealing his nervousness on his face, nor did he say anything further.
However—
Jiang Wuming's mental power was extremely strong, and he clearly sensed the nervousness that Zheng Tianyuan was desperately trying to conceal. Jiang Wuming was almost certain that Zheng Tianyuan had something to hide.
After coming to this conclusion, Jiang Wuming recalled the bounty placed on him on the dark web, and the fog in his mind immediately cleared. He said coldly:
"Zheng Tianyuan, if I'm not mistaken, you know I have a bounty on the dark web, so you wanted to lure me to Nangang and use assassins to kill me, right?"
Swish!
Zheng Tianyuan's face suddenly changed!
"But you wouldn't completely turn against me for a mere twenty million."
Sensing the change in Zheng Tianyuan's expression, Jiang Wuming knew he had guessed correctly. He spoke again, then looked at Wang Liang, "Director Wang, I suspect Zheng Tianyuan is colluding with foreign forces."
"Jiang Wuming, your imagination is truly rich. I've already clearly stated why I invited you here." Zheng Tianyuan feigned composure.
"Master Wuming, you are overthinking."
At the same time, Wang Liang raised an eyebrow and said, "I can tell you clearly that indeed two assassins attempted to infiltrate Nangang, both of them are One-star War Gods.
Before you came here, I personally apprehended the two assassins and interrogated them. They came to assassinate you, but it has nothing to do with Zheng Tianyuan; they were only after the bounty!"
"Thank you, Director Wang, for proving my innocence!"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Tianyuan immediately stood up and thanked Wang Liang.
"The assassins weren't here to kill you, so why are you thanking me?"
Wang Liang said faintly, with an implied meaning, and looked at Jiang Wuming—you should be thanking me!
"Director Wang, I hope what you said is true."
Jiang Wuming looked at Wang Liang thoughtfully.
"Jiang Wuming, what do you mean? Although ensuring the safety of Nangang is my responsibility, those two assassins were brought here by you, and I have, in a way, resolved a crisis for you. Not only are you not grateful, but you question me?"
Wang Liang was somewhat annoyed and decided to stop pretending to be polite.
"The truth will come to light."
Jiang Wuming said, giving Zheng Tianyuan a deep look.
At this point, he was completely certain that Zheng Tianyuan had colluded with foreign forces, and the purpose was to lure him to Nangang to be killed!
However, he couldn't understand why Zheng Tianyuan had staged this entire scene tonight – Zheng Tianyuan could have simply postponed the meeting.
Despite his confusion, Jiang Wuming did not stay any longer, and instead, left directly with Dongfang Xiaoyao.
"Director Wang, he's really like a dog biting Lu Dongbin, ungrateful for kindness."
Hearing Jiang Wuming's words, Zheng Tianyuan's heart skipped a beat. He then said something to Wang Liang while glancing at Taishan out of the corner of his eye.
Wang Liang's face turned ashen.
Taishan, looking at Jiang Wuming's receding back, had a flash of brilliance in his eyes, and a bold thought appeared in his mind!
Zheng Tianyuan saw all of this and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The waters had become muddied.
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