Chapter 1700 - 760: Tang Family’s Retribution

Chapter 1700: Chapter 760: Tang Family’s Retribution

Ning Que originally just wanted to take this opportunity to find a way to prove whether Ye Lingyue had any connection with the Marquis Zhongyuan.

Even if he couldn’t prove it, given the strength of the Huangquan Team, they had little chance of surviving this mission.

In this way, the hatred of Nian Wu Venerable losing his son could also be avenged.

But who knew that things would go against his wishes, as the Marquis Zhongyuan never showed up.

Instead, those who shouldn’t have died, Tang Lei and Elder Ying, were dead.

How could Ning Que have known that the Marquis Zhongyuan had already appeared long ago?

Though he didn’t directly confront the two Great Demon Kings, he separated the most powerful South Nether Emperor Zhan Hen from the Central Plains region.

If not for the prestige of the Marquis Zhongyuan, the chaos in the Central Plains this time could have escalated into a Demon World invasion of the Ancient Nine Provinces, far more serious than Ning Que had anticipated.

But now, all this had become an interlude, bypassed.

After receiving the news, the Tang Ancestor rushed straight to the Jiu Provinces Main Camp.

Just then, Alliance Leader Ning had already negotiated conditions with the Golden Horn Demon King, exchanging nearly ten thousand demon soldier prisoners for the bodies of Tang Lei and Elder Ying.

Elder Ying’s body was relatively intact.

But Tang Lei’s body was a horrifying sight.

His body was dismembered, a death with no complete corpse.

The arriving Tang Ancestor and Tang Lei’s parents saw this scene, and Tang Ancestor was so furious his eyes seemed to bleed, while Tang Lei’s mother cried herself into unconsciousness.

"Alliance Leader Ning, you must give me an explanation for this. Our Tang Family, in respect of the Jiu Provinces Alliance, sent two teams of representatives for this Jiu Provinces Hunting, including many direct descendants. And now, even Tang Lei, the heir to the family head, is dead."

Tang Ancestor was filled with grief and rage at the sight of his grandson’s corpse.

He had cultivated Tang Lei from a young age, investing countless efforts and even entrusting the Tang Family’s treasure, the Ghost Cauldron Fragments, to him.

Who could have thought that Tang Lei would meet such a brutal end?

Tang Ancestor had also searched, and Tang Lei no longer had the Cauldron Piece.

The deceased is gone; whether the Cauldron Piece fell into the hands of the Demon Clan or others is what Tang Ancestor is most worried about now.

"Tang Ancestor, I find this matter quite peculiar. With Nephew Tang’s strength, even if he couldn’t kill the Demon King, escaping safely should have been no issue. Yet he met a brutal end at the Tongtian Tribe. I suspect foul play."

Nian Wu Venerable interjected from the side.

In fact, even without Nian Wu Venerable’s words, the Tang Family Master already had suspicions.

Because he knew Tang Lei wore the Ghost Cauldron Fragment, which secretly contained an Interior Cauldron Heaven.

If Tang Lei faced a life-threatening situation, he could instantly hide his Divine Sense in the Interior Cauldron Heaven.

In this way, no matter how severely his physical body might be damaged, as long as it wasn’t completely destroyed, he could return to his body and save his life.

Only if his body were dismembered could Tang Lei not revive, and the Cauldron Piece would lose its efficacy due to lack of vitality.

But this secret was known to only a very few in the Tang Family.

"Nian Wu Venerable, are you suggesting that someone secretly harmed Tang Lei?"

The Tang Family Patriarch looked at Nian Wu Venerable suspiciously.

"Based on my years of experience in treatment, Nephew Tang’s wounds appear to come from a close-range cut without resistance. The culprit likely knew Nephew Tang’s situation well and even his weaknesses."

"It must be Tang Lingbo, that little wench. Leilei is dead, yet she and Tang Tiansong are unharmed. They must have colluded to kill Leilei."

Tang Lei’s parents were convinced by Nian Wu Venerable’s words, crying and vowing to fight Tang Lingbo and the others to the death.

Tang Ancestor frowned.

Tang Ancestor was already aware of the matter concerning Tang Lingbo.

This matter was truly a farce.

For Tang Lingbo, his granddaughter, Tang Ancestor held her in high regard and cherished her, perhaps only because she was a woman, no less than Tang Lei.

When she was thought to have "died," Tang Lei exchanged her body for a map without permission, causing Tang Ancestor to reprimand him harshly.

After learning Tang Lingbo wasn’t dead, Tang Ancestor even considered bringing her back to the Tang Family once she’d calmed down.

Who knew this incident would occur? If it really involved Tang Lingbo, Tang Ancestor wouldn’t forgive them or the Huangquan Team.

Nian Wu Venerable’s analysis seemed without error.

Tang Lingbo knew Tang Lei possessed a Cauldron Piece, and she’d been dissatisfied with him. Cooperating with outsiders to kill him was plausible.

With a little thought, Tang Ancestor concluded that Tang Lei’s death likely involved Tang Lingbo.

"Everyone, calm down. I have my way of handling this. Alliance Leader Ning, can you tell me the name of the team Tang Lingbo joined?"

Tang Ancestor asked in a deep voice.

Ning Que could easily tell Nian Wu Venerable was sowing discord.

But this action proved that Ye Lingyue had no relation to the Marquis Zhongyuan.

Ning Que disregarded the existence of the Marquis Zhongyuan and saw passing Tang Ancestor’s fury to others as the best means to calm him.

"Miss Tang joined the Huangquan Team, led by the City Lord of Huangquan City, Ye Lingyue."

"Huangquan Team? Hmph, I will let them know that offending the Tang Family is asking for trouble. Bring Tang Lingbo’s and Tang Tiansong’s parents here and restrain them until further notice."

Tang Ancestor’s eyes gleamed with a cold, murderous intent.

In truth, Tang Ancestor stumbled upon the truth by chance.

Tang Lei’s death indeed involved Ye Lingyue.

But it had nothing to do with Tang Ling.

Tang Lingbo didn’t know the only way to kill Tang Lei was to behead him, nor did she know severing a Cauldron Piece from its host required the host’s death.

Ye Lingyue could capture Tang Lei because his downfall was due to his own unforgivable actions.

He had assaulted Queen Xiyuan and was physically drained. Greedy for Zhan Hen’s soul, he failed to hide in the Interior Cauldron Heaven and was decisively killed.

Two days later, the members of the Huangquan Team along with those of the Tang and Jin Family’s representative teams, gradually returned to the Jiu Provinces Main Camp.

When Ye Lingyue and the group arrived at the gate of the Jiu Provinces Main Camp and were about to report to Alliance Leader Ning, before they could enter, a group of people charged out aggressively.

Leading them was an elder.

Seeing Ye Lingyue and the others, the elder shouted angrily.

"Tang Lingbo, Tang Tiansong, come out and face your death immediately!"

With that, the elder waved his hand, and two pairs of middle-aged men and women, tied up, were pushed out.

Upon seeing the elder, Tang Lingbo and Tang Tiansong’s expressions changed dramatically.

"Grandfather (Family Head)?!"