C846 Tong Chao's Intention
Du Qi knew very well what Tong Chao meant by giving the sword to him. It was obvious that Woo Kai used poison to control almost everyone in the Heaven Connecting Sect. He had delayed giving the antidote to those people, causing them to suffer from torture and pain. If anything went wrong, he would curse or even kill them. Tong Chao almost died under Woo Kai's hands. Luckily, he spoke to save his life.
Regarding this, Tong Chao did not express his gratitude, but he was able to gain Woo Kai's favor by using this sword. His status was similar to Woo Kai's. It was not a loss to Tong Chao, because he could not take this sword for himself. Whether it was to give it to Woo Kai or to him, in the end, it was still in the Heaven Connecting Sect. By giving it to him, Tong Chao's life would undoubtedly be much better in the future. Because of this, Du Qi accepted the Family Talking Sword that Tong Chao had given him with a clear conscience. After all, this was something that he had to obtain.
Du Qi naturally wouldn't tell Tong Chao what he was thinking. He still said indifferently, "I will do the same without Elder Tong's instructions. I just wonder if Elder Tong has any clues about the other twelve families' treasures?"
Tong Chao pondered for a moment and said, "About four months ago, three days ago, when the Venerable One lost the treasure he wanted, I happened to meet the master of Huang family, Huang Daoji, but I didn't get the treasure from his family."
Du Qi's heart couldn't help but tremble when he heard this. He was indebted to Huang Daoji for giving him the treasure. Du Qi had always been grateful to him, not to mention the relationship between Huang Jinhua and Huang Yinhua. That was why he had sworn to find out the truth about Huang Daoji's death and avenge them. Could it be that this Tong Chao was the murderer of Huang Daoji, Yi and Wang? It was truly effortless to obtain it. No matter how many treasures Tong Chao offered him, it was impossible to compensate for hurting Huang Daoji and the others!
Although this thought flashed through his mind, Du Qi remained calm and said without a trace: " Oh, what was the situation that day? Tell me about it!"
Tong Chao thought for a moment and said," That day, I was under the orders of the Great Honored Warrior to search for a treasure with all my might. I happened to bump into Huang Daoji and his two brothers in the forest ahead. At that time, they were seriously injured, although I had a relationship with Huang Daoji. However, I don't have a deep relationship with him, but I can see that they were seriously injured. Their subordinate still wanted to treat them, but who knew that they would not receive any of their subordinate's affection. He only wanted his subordinate to send the news of them being killed and their family treasure being stolen back to the Huang family. At that time, his subordinate was anxious about the order of the Great Honored Warrior. He didn't dare to stop for too long, so he could only agree to Huang Daoji's request and leave. However, he didn't know who had taken away the Huang family's treasure."
Du Qi heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. He asked," Do you know who injured Huang Daoji? "
Tong Chao only thought that Du Qi asked the person who hurt Huang Daoji because he wanted to find out the whereabouts of the treasures of the Huang family, so he said without hesitation, "According to what I know, there were only people from the Cock Cult, Strong Song Association, Hundred Flower Palace, and low ranking people in the martial arts world nearby. Later, I heard that Yun Meng Four Swords, Breeze Camp, and others had appeared nearby, but I don't know who hurt Huang Daoji. However, according to my speculation, the people from the Cock Cult are the most likely. "
Du Qi said," Oh? Why does Elder Tong have such speculation?"
Tong Chao said, "After this subordinate bid farewell to Huang Daoji, he went after him. Coincidentally, this trip was in the same direction as the Grand Monarch's order to search for treasures. Not long after, I caught up with more than a dozen experts from the Cock Cult. A few of them were injured. It was obvious that they had fought with others before, and his subordinates would not let them go just because they had more people. After a fierce battle, he had finally gotten rid of them. He was glad that he had obtained the treasures that the Venerable One needed. However, he didn't see anything from the Huang family, and thought that someone else had taken it away. That's why I made such a bold guess. "
Du Qi said," Elder Tong, please investigate this matter until you find the real culprit who harmed Huang Daoji, and find out the exact whereabouts of the treasures of the Huang family. "
Tong Chao hurriedly said, "Please rest assured, the two of you. This subordinate will definitely not fail my mission!"
Du Qi said again, "Elder Tong, do you have any clues about the other twelve families?"
Tong Chao said, "According to the Venerable One's instructions, I am only in charge of the surrounding areas. My knowledge is limited. I don't have any information about the other twelve families, but I don't know if anyone else has such information, but the Venerable One must know more details."
Du Qi naturally knew that what Tong Chao said was true. Although he had not known Woo Kai for long, however, he had learned a lot of useful information from Woo Kai, especially what Woo Kai had said to Tong Chao just now. He knew that Woo Kai had probably ordered the Heaven Connecting Sect to secretly investigate and seize the treasures of the twelve families. It was likely that Woo Kai already knew that the treasures of the twelve families could be refined into a Divine Weapon. He also wanted to use it to break the rope that trapped Woo Jifeng and free him. They just didn't know if Woo Kai had already obtained the treasures of the twelve families.
This time, he accidentally obtained the Tan family's sword from Tong Chao. He also unexpectedly found out that the murderer of Huang Daoji might be someone from the Cock Cult. Furthermore, he might have already been killed by Tong Chao and the others, so Huang Daoji's revenge could be considered to have been avenged. Du Qi could not help but let go of his worries. He thought that there might be no more useful information about Tong Chao. He said in a low voice, "In that case, I will take my leave."
Glancing at the boxes around him, Tong Chao said generously, "This is my secret treasure room. If you have anything you want, just take it!"
Du Qi had already used his divine sense to check the items in the room, but he didn't find anything special. Hearing this, he said, "With this sword, my heart is more than enough. How would I dare to take Elder Tong's other treasures? Farewell! "
After saying this, Du Qi walked out of the secret room and into a dense forest outside the town. After confirming that there was no one around, Du Qi kept the Tan Family Sword into his storage ring. He also found a sword that looked similar to the Tan Family Sword in his hand from the Artifact District and pointed it in the right direction. He felt at ease as he charged forward.
Du Qi originally wanted to go to Jinan and find the Tan Family to obtain the Tan Family's sword, but who would have thought that he would accidentally obtain it from Tong Chao's hands. Although he was anxious to obtain all the treasures of the twelve families, he didn't know where to start. Therefore, he could only temporarily put this matter aside and plan to go to the capital to see what was going on. Then he would make plans.
Previously, Du Qi wanted to borrow the strength of the Heaven Connecting Sect to help the Third Young Master. Who knew that almost all the people of the Heaven Connecting Sect were controlled by Woo Kai with poison? It was hard to gather the common people's hearts, and it was even more difficult to mix good and bad people. Most of them were selfish and immoral people. Under the circumstances where he couldn't completely control them, Du Qi naturally wouldn't dare to use them recklessly. First, he was afraid that they would do something bad, and second, he was worried that Woo Kai would find out his intention was unexpected.
Before he walked out of the dense forest, he suddenly heard a shout and the sound of weapons clashing in front of him. Du Qi hurriedly hid his body and quietly hid where the sound came from. He hid among the thick branches and leaves of a big tree. Through the gaps between the branches and leaves, they saw twenty to thirty people jumping and jumping between the long grass in front of them. With a shout, the weapons in his hands flashed randomly, and pieces of broken flesh and broken limbs scattered in the air.
Du Qi recognized a few of the people from both sides of the battle. They were from Hundred Flower Palace and Strong Song Association respectively. Du Qi had long expected that both of them would fight to the death. Although he had experienced countless life and death battles, looking at this tragic scene, Du Qi could not help but feel a chill in his heart.