"Who... who are you?"
Hearing Jiang Wuming's threat, Qiao Tianba's heart tightened, and he instinctively asked.
"Beep... beep..."
The response to Qiao Tianba was a busy signal.
Jiang Wuming wasted no more words and hung up the phone.
Qiao Tianba's expression changed, and he quickly tried to call his son Qiao Lin again, but the call couldn't get through.
"Bastard!"
Qiao Tianba cursed angrily, but then forced himself to calm down, picked up his phone again, and called Guo Lu and Wu Guang successively, but neither call went through.
This made Qiao Tianba realize the seriousness of the situation!
Qiao Tianba put down the phone, the anger on his face gradually receding, replaced by a somber look.
He frowned, recalling the previous conversation, and then analyzed the current situation.
Reason told him that both Wu Guang, his responsible person in Sujiang, and Guo Lu, the second strongest martial artist under him, had met their demise – the opponent's strength was above a Seven-star Martial Artist!
"Did the Qin family send people to secretly protect that Qin family good-for-nothing?"
A thought flashed through Qiao Tianba's mind.
Impossible!
Immediately, Qiao Tianba dismissed this judgment.
On one hand, he knew about Qin Xiaozhi's past, and he also knew that the Qin family patriarch, Qin Yuanzheng, was furious about that incident, personally making a stern declaration to apprehend Qin Xiaozhi and send him to martial artist court.
On the other hand, if the Qin family was staging a play and secretly sent people to protect Qin Xiaozhi, then Guo Lu would not have been able to successfully abduct Qin Xiaozhi and bring him before Qiao Lin.
"Is it the Martial Department?"
After dismissing the idea of the Qin family secretly protecting Qin Xiaozhi, Qiao Tianba had a second thought, but he also denied it.
Because, according to reliable information he received, the previous head of the Sujiang Martial Department Office, Jiang Zhengyi, had an accident, and Chen Yong, who replaced Jiang Zhengyi, was only a Seven-star Martial Artist.
Even if the Martial Department did have a hidden expert or was passing through Sujiang and intervened, they wouldn't speak to him in such a threatening tone. Instead, they would report it directly, and the Martial Department's Jiangnan branch would deal with him!
"Could the Su family have powerful martial artists behind them?"
Suddenly, through the name Jiang Zhengyi, Qiao Tianba thought of the incident in Guishan and then a third guess suddenly appeared.
This guess was the most unbelievable, but after careful consideration, Qiao Tianba found it to be the most likely!
Five minutes later, Qiao Tianba picked up his phone again and dialed a mysterious number.
"You messed things up this badly, and you still have the nerve to call me?"
As soon as the call was connected, a low voice came from the earpiece.
"I deserve to die for failing your instructions. Just now, I called my son Qiao Lin..."
Qiao Tianba first accepted his fault, and then seeing that the other party had no reaction, he quickly told the person on the other end of the line about what had just happened.
In addition to this, Qiao Tianba also revealed his guess – the Su family had a martial artist with strength above Seven-star behind them!
"You want to save your son?"
The person on the other end of the line realized something and asked.
"Yes, and then continue to complete your previous instructions."
Qiao Tianba did not conceal his purpose, and at the same time, he made a request, "I am worried that my manpower is not strong enough, so I implore you to send a martial arts grandmaster to accompany me."
"Qiao Tianba, do you think grandmasters are like cabbage?" the person on the other end of the line said coldly.
Qiao Tianba fell silent.
Nine-star martial artists were known as Martial Arts Grandmasters, only one step away from War Gods.
When War Gods do not appear, Martial Arts Grandmasters are invincible!
Martial Arts Grandmasters, let alone in the secular world, even in the martial arts world, are powerful figures, highly respected.
"I can let a Martial Arts Grandmaster go with you, but there is one condition." The person on the other end of the line said after a moment of silence.
"Please speak."
"After that Martial Arts Grandmaster kills the martial artist behind the Su family, you will act to kill Qin Xiaozhi!"
"Okay!"
Qiao Tianba gritted his teeth and agreed to the other party's request.
"Remember, this matter has nothing to do with me. If you dare to leak even half a word, there will be no Qiao Tianba in this world!"
The person on the other end of the line issued a warning, then directly hung up the phone.
Qiao Tianba's heart trembled at the sound, and then he put down the phone, took a few deep breaths, walked out of the study, and headed to the villa hall.
In the villa hall, a white-haired old man was sitting on the sofa with three young men.
The old man exuded a terrifying aura, his strength had reached that of an Eight-star Martial Artist, while the three young men were his disciples, their strength ranging from Four-star to Six-star.
"Master Qiao, what happened?"
Seeing Qiao Tianba enter the villa hall, the old man asked.
"Qiao Lin and the others are in trouble. Someone killed Guo Lu and the other four, and used my son as a hostage to threaten me to go to Sujiang," Qiao Tianba said somberly.
"Wh-what?"
The old man and his three disciples' expressions changed simultaneously, and then they asked, "Master Qiao, what are your plans?"
"Go to Sujiang to rescue Xiao Lin!" Qiao Tianba said coldly.
"Master Qiao, Guo Lu is a Seven-star Martial Artist. The opponent was able to kill Guo Lu and dared to openly threaten Master Qiao. They should be at least an Eight-star Martial Artist..."
The old man frowned, his face grave.
"I know."
Qiao Tianba directly interrupted the old man and said coldly, "A Martial Arts Grandmaster will accompany us."
"Then there's no problem."
The old man relaxed his brow. He had already touched the threshold of a Martial Arts Grandmaster and was an ultimate expert among Eight-star Martial Artists.
With his strength, if he joined forces with a Martial Arts Grandmaster, even if the opponent was truly a Martial Arts Grandmaster, he would not be afraid!
...
Just as Qiao Tianba finished making the mysterious call, sought instructions, and received the assistance of a Martial Arts Grandmaster, preparing to go to Sujiang to rescue Qiao Lin, Jiang Wuming also called Yan Jun, the head of the Jiangnan Martial Department.
"Hello, Minister Yan, I am Wuming."
When the call was connected, Jiang Wuming spoke first, announcing his name.
"Hello, Master Wuming."
Yan Jun responded politely, but his heart was pounding.
Reason told him that something had happened in Sujiang, otherwise, Jiang Wuming would definitely not call him.
"Someone intercepted and killed my sister tonight. Xiaozhi resisted desperately and fell into the enemy's hands. If I hadn't arrived in time, the opponent would have killed Xiaozhi,"
As if to confirm Yan Jun's judgment, Jiang Wuming went straight to the point, concise and clear.
Swish!
Upon hearing Jiang Wuming's words, Yan Jun's expression changed instantly!
Although he had anticipated that something had happened in Sujiang, he hadn't expected that someone would dare to kill the sister of the War Dragon Hall Master and also kill the grandson of the Eastern Region War God, Qin Yuanzheng!
"Please rest assured, Master Wuming. I will definitely handle this matter properly and give you an explanation!"
Amidst his shock, Yan Jun immediately promised Jiang Wuming.
"Minister Yan, I'm not calling you to have you and the Martial Department handle this matter. I will handle this matter myself, but I would like to ask for your help." Jiang Wuming said politely.
"Please, Master Wuming."
Although Jiang Wuming's words were polite, Yan Jun could sense the determination in Jiang Wuming's tone – to personally kill his enemies!
"Please send people from the Sujiang Martial Department to protect my sister, Su Shiyun, at the Su Group, and ensure that she does not encounter any danger tonight."
Jiang Wuming said.
Originally, to ensure no mishaps, he had intended to personally take Su Shiyun to his side, but upon further thought, if Su Shiyun witnessed the slaughter tonight, it would inevitably leave a shadow on her heart, so he changed his mind – letting Yan Jun send people to protect Su Shiyun!
"Okay!"
Yan Jun agreed immediately, then hesitated and asked, "Master Wuming, if I may be so bold, who exactly dared to kill your sister and Xiaozhi?"
"Qiao Tianba."
Jiang Wuming told the truth, and then directly pronounced a death sentence on Qiao Tianba, "You don't need to tell me any information about him – no matter who he is, and who stands behind him, he will die tonight!"