Chapter 812: Invitation to Battle
Liu Anhong and Feng Changdao remained silent upon hearing this, with a hint of worry flashing in the depths of their eyes, and they obviously agreed with Ximen Yongqing's words.
"For the grudges in Dark Emperor Heaven, our various Taoist immortal forces have long had agreed upon rules. Speaking of which, Ximen Jingli from our Ximen family also died there. Have we asked around to find someone to avenge him? No!
But Taishi Jun is a general who guards the sea, but he is narrow-minded and vindictive. The Zhou family has already lost a talented child because of this, but they are still unwilling to give up! Such a person sitting in the position of general of the sea is definitely a disaster for all forces in our Great Barbarian West Sea!"
Ximen Yongqing saw that the two men obviously agreed with his inference. In fact, Ximen Yongqing did think so too, and he did not intend to frame them, so he struck while the iron was hot and tried to persuade the two men to rebel, hoping to make them completely stand on the side of the Ximen family.
Liu Anhong and Feng Changdao remained silent.
The Taishi family is strong and powerful, and they were conferred the title of General Zhenhai. How dare they express their opinions casually?
Seeing that the two men were silent, Ximen Yongqing's eyes flashed with displeasure. Just as he was about to continue to instigate them, Tai Shi Ba and Xu Sheng and the other two stepped into the void and arrived over the sea not far from them.
"Master Liu, Palace Master Feng, and Elder Ximen, I hope you are well!" Tai Shiba stood in the air and bowed to the three of them.
He was dressed in golden armor, had flying golden hair, was tall and strong, had a curly beard, and looked incredibly powerful.
"Master Liu, Palace Master Feng, and Elder Ximen, you have come from far away. I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. Please forgive me!" Xu Bogu also stepped forward and bowed to the three of them with a loud voice and an attitude that was neither humble nor arrogant.
"Elder Taishi, Master Xu, nice to meet you!" Liu Anhong and Feng Changdao bowed and saluted, but did not dare to neglect the two.
"Tai Shiba, Xu Bogu, I received news that Zhou Shixin brought the best fighters of the clan to your Dayuo Island, but they were killed. What exactly happened? Who did it?" Ximen Yongqing did not return the greeting, but stepped forward and asked sternly.
When questioning, a powerful aura rose up into the sky, causing dark clouds to roll in the sky, thunder to rumble, and giving people tremendous pressure.
"Ximen Yongqing, what are you doing? Are you demonstrating to me? Or are you calling me to task?" Seeing Ximen Yongqing putting on a posture as soon as they met, Tai Shiba glared at him with his eyes like copper bells. The shadow of a golden dragon soared into the sky, and with a pull of its dragon claws, it tore away the dark clouds in the sky. With a sweep of its dragon tail, a strong wind swept away the remaining clouds.
In a blink of an eye, the sky was blue and cloudless again.
"Hmph, Tai Shi Ba, don't think that you can do whatever you want just because you are the elder of the Tai Shi Mansion and a Taoist immortal! Today, I am here on the orders of the general manager to investigate the murder of Zhou Shixin and the elite members of the Zhou family.
"Mr. General Manager represents the Immortal Court in managing the Great Barbarian West Sea North Road. Anyone who obstructs my investigation is not accepting the management of the Immortal Court and is violating the Immortal Laws and Heavenly Rules!" Ximen Yongqing's face suddenly darkened.
"Ximen Yongqing, you don't have to use the chief steward and the Immortal Court to pressure me. I have never said that I would stop you from investigating. On the contrary, I and Patriarch Xu will definitely cooperate with your investigation.
But you have to understand that you have the right to investigate, but you absolutely do not have the right to show off in front of me." Tai Shiba raised his head, his golden hair flying, and his golden armor shining.
Ximen Yongqing's expression changed several times when he heard this, and finally he said with a gloomy face: "Okay! Master Xu, please lead the way."
"Elder Ximen, which way would you like to take me?" asked Xu Bogu.
"Of course, we're going to Dharuo Island!" Ximen Yongqing said.
"I'm sorry, Elder Ximen. Zhou Shixin bullied others and brought people to attack our Dara Island, causing great damage to our Dara Island. Now many important places on our Dara Island have lost their protection. Once outsiders enter, I'm afraid many secrets will be spied on.
Therefore, I have ordered the closure of Daluo Island. It is not convenient to receive outsiders in the near future, and outsiders are not allowed to set foot in. I hope Elder Ximen, Master Liu, and Master Feng can understand. "Xu Bogu continued to speak neither humbly nor arrogantly.
Ximen Yongqing was very angry when he saw that Xu Bogu, a mere 8th-rank True Immortal, dared to speak to him in such a tone and even refused to let him enter Daluo Island for investigation. He said, "Xu Bogu, you are so bold that you dare to disobey the order of the general manager!"
"Elder Ximen, you don't have to use big hats to suppress me. My Xu family has a Taoist lineage, and Dharuo Island is the ancestral home of my Xu family. How can outsiders enter just because they want to? What if you have any bad intentions? With the current strength of my Xu family, won't we be at your mercy?" Xu Bogu sneered.
"You..." Ximen Yongqing became more and more annoyed after hearing this and almost lost his temper.
It would be fine if it was just Tai Shi Ba, but Xu Bogu was just an eighth-rank true immortal, and such an attitude really made him extremely unhappy.
"Whatever Elder Ximen needs to investigate, just ask me. I will answer all my questions. As for Dharuo Island, it is a key place for our Xu family. We will definitely not let you in at this moment.
It's Zhou Shixin who led people to attack my Xu family, not my Xu family who led people to attack Zhou family. He deserved his death. Why should my Xu family give up important places to cooperate with your investigation? Even if this matter is brought to the Immortal Lord Mansion, I am not afraid. "Xu Bogu interrupted directly.
When Ximen Yongqing heard this, he almost couldn't breathe. He wanted to get angry, but he didn't know how.
After all, it was Zhou Shixin who made the mistake first in this matter.
Of course, the most important thing is that the Xu family now has Tai Shi Ba’s support.
Otherwise, Ximen Yongqing would have suppressed Xu Bogu with a slap, and he would not have the right to say anything in front of him.
"Okay! Then I'll ask you, how did Zhou Shixin and the people of the Zhou family die?" In the end, Ximen Yongqing suppressed the anger in his heart and asked with a gloomy face.
"Of course we killed him! The Zhou family was too bullying. First, Duke Zhou Ding came to attack our Xu family's ancestral land, Xiaoruo Island, and we killed him and the people he brought with him.
I thought this warning was obvious enough, but not only did the Zhou family not reflect on themselves, but Zhou Shixin, as the ancestor of the Zhou family, did not restrain his descendants and instead personally led people to attack the Zhou family.
"Elder Ximen, tell me, if Zhou Shixin leads people to attack your Ximen ancestral land, will you let him go just because he is a Taoist immortal? You will definitely kill him without mercy! Don't you think so?" At the end, Xu Bogu asked a special question.
In the distance, Qin Ziling from the Yanlong Palace "heard" what Xu Bogu said and almost laughed out loud.
Xu Bogu is indeed worthy of being the patriarch of the Xu family. His talent and cultivation may not be better than Xu Sheng and Xu Boyu, but his sharp words are definitely much more powerful than theirs.
Ximen Yongqing was neither right nor wrong in answering Xu Bogu's last question. He was almost injured from holding his breath. After a while, he sneered with disdain: "If you, the Xu family, have the ability to kill Zhou Shixin, wouldn't it be the biggest joke in the world!"
"Elder Ximen, don't be so absolute. Before this, Zhou Gongding also thought so. He thought he was a ninth-rank immortal and bullied my Xu family because they didn't have a ninth-rank immortal, so he came to attack Xiaoruo Island aggressively.
As a result, as soon as we put them into Xiaoruo Island, we killed them all at once. Of course, Zhou Shixin is a Taoist immortal, and it is definitely impossible to kill him with the current strength of our Xu family.
The "we" I mentioned just now refers to the elders of the Taishiba clan and our Xu family. Fortunately, my son Xu Sheng broke through and became a ninth-grade true immortal. He went to the Taishi family to invite the elders of the Taishiba clan to help us open the forbidden area to seek opportunities, and he just came back.
Otherwise , my Xu family will be destroyed by the Zhou family! Humph, I just don’t know, if my Xu family is destroyed by the Zhou family, will Elder Ximen come to investigate? "Xu Bogu said the latter, his tone and expression were obviously sarcastic.
Ximen Yongqing's face trembled. He ignored Xu Bogu and smiled coldly. His eyes fell on Taishiba and he said, "I don't want to ask why it happened so coincidentally. I just want to ask, Taishiba, what right did you have to kill Zhou Shixin? If you can give me a reasonable explanation, I will turn around and leave. Otherwise, I have every reason to suspect that your Taishi family and Xu family jointly planned to kill Zhou Shixin!
Zhou Shixin is a Taoist immortal. If he died because of your plot, then our Ximen family must report this to the Immortal Lord's Mansion, and your Taishi family must give an explanation!"
After saying that, Ximen Yongqing stared at Tai Shi Ba with eyes as sharp as knives, and the sky, which was originally clear and cloudless, was covered with dark clouds again.
Liu Anhong and Feng Changdao's expressions unconsciously became solemn, and their gazes fell on Tai Shi Ba like knives.
"Haha!" Tai Shi Ba suddenly burst into laughter, his golden hair blew straight back, a golden light rushed out of his body, and a golden hammer as big as a mountain appeared above him.
"Tai Shi Ba, what are you doing?" Ximen Yongqing shouted sternly upon seeing this, but there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.
The more arrogant and unreasonable Tai Shi Ba was, the more disgust and uneasiness he aroused in Liu Anhong and Feng Changdao.
If they spread the news later, I'm afraid all the Taoist immortals in the entire Daman Xihai North Road will start to unite around the Ximen family.
"Haha, Ximen Yongqing, you old bastard! The Zhou family was first established by Zhou Gongding, and then Zhou Shixin came to attack the Xu family's ancestral land. In addition, in the long years before that, the Zhou family swallowed up a lot of Xu family's territory. These are all ironclad facts.
You can find out anything you want if you investigate casually. No one can lie. Your Ximen family was appointed as the general manager of the North Road, but you have been indifferent and unjust for so many years. Now I have acted out of justice and killed Zhou Shixin who violated the heavenly rules and immortal rules, but you come here to ask questions and judge others by your own standards!
"Okay, I won't waste my words with an old man like you! You asked me how I could kill Zhou Shixin, and it was with my Golden Mountain Hammer! If you have the guts, fight me and see if I, a newly promoted Taoist immortal, can beat you to a pulp!" Tai Shiba laughed, pointing the Golden Mountain Hammer at Ximen Yongqing, looking incredibly arrogant.
