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One
Time flowed slowly, and during the Seventh, we had gone missing, lying low and almost completely out of touch with the outside world.
For two months, we hid in a deep mountain.
Spring passed and autumn came,
The mist shrouded the mountains,
One morning, I woke up to find that several months without a haircut had turned my hair completely white, leaving me feeling endlessly despondent!
During this time, no one had contacted me.
Even Zhengyang and the others had not sent any news. As I watched my lifespan nearing its end, I was fortunate to have brought a solar charger. I had no choice but to turn my phone back on and wait in a place with better signal until sunset.
At first, Lu Jianguo and the others kept me company, but eventually, they lost patience and left. Only Furball and Xiao Xiao remained with me.
I idly watched the sunrise and sunset!
I used this method to soothe my anxious heart and suppress my worries and despair.
Yes, even I began to feel gradually hopeless.
So we waited here for a full half month, and finally, on the sixteenth day, I received news from Zhengyang.
It was Big Mouth Lee who came looking for me. He ran up breathlessly, holding a phone in his hand as he hurriedly approached me, exclaiming, "It's an unanswered call from Zhengyang!!! He called us this morning!! It's the same phone number Zhengyang always uses!"
The name "Zhengyang" had been relentlessly gnawing at my nerves during this time. Now, whenever I heard his name, I couldn't sit still; I jumped up from the ground and hurriedly took the phone from Big Mouth Lee's hand. I checked the signal—it was weak, but at least there was a signal. Without hesitation, I dialed the number.
I was praying, fervently hoping that the person who answered would be Zhengyang.
After a series of busy tones, a deep male voice finally came through on the other end: "Xia?"
It was definitely Zhengyang's voice.
My nose tinged with emotion, and I nearly cried out loud. I was so relieved that I hadn't lost my brother again. I quickly replied, "It's me, it's me, Zhengyang! Where are you now?"
"I've returned to Yangming Cave."
Zhengyang sighed. "It's complicated. In short, everything is chaotic right now. Bald Qiang is seriously injured, and I've sustained internal injuries myself. We barely managed to escape."
"What happened?"
I quickly asked Zhengyang, "Take your time and explain everything to me. How did you end up back at Yangming Cave? I'm hiding out in Tibet! You were supposed to handle things!"
There was a long silence on his end before he finally began to explain the situation.
Due to his inability to take action against the Dong Family, he had to wait until they were dealt with before stepping in to clean up the aftermath. This delay lasted several months and caused quite a bit of trouble. The remnants of the Dong Family were systematically eliminated by the Sun and Moon Alliance.
In short, he was also seriously injured and hadn't gotten up after being admitted to the hospital; he had spent over half a month recuperating there.
During that time, they had tried to contact me, but unfortunately, my phone was unreachable. Zhengyang attempted to reach me several times using the hospital's phone but failed. However, he managed to get in touch with someone from the Sun and Moon Alliance, who later helped them return to Yangming Cave.
This time our actions could severely deplete our energy. After the Dong Family's disappearance, the Sun and Moon Alliance launched a series of activities. Once back, Zhengyang and his group became embroiled in internal conflicts within the Sun and Moon Alliance and found it hard to extricate themselves. Finally catching their breath, they immediately reached out to me.
This is a rough outline of the situation.
After listening, I keenly sensed Zhengyang's tone; he didn’t ask me at all about how the Dong Family was wiped out!
Could it be...
"What about Big Mouth Lee?"
"He’s been with me the whole time!"
Zhengyang sighed heavily, his voice low and somber. "After I reported back, the organization thought you all were dead. If I hadn’t insisted repeatedly, they would have posthumously recognized you as a martyr!"
"And... your father..."
A sharp pang hit my heart!
"Actually, your father didn’t go abroad for studies at all. The organization sent him overseas on a mission, and he has been sacrificed for over half a year!" At this point, my phone slipped from my hand and fell to the ground. It took me a while to recover.
To be honest, hearing this news made me feel particularly uneasy.
"Zi, you need to hold on."
At that moment, Zhengyang spoke again, his tone even more grave and serious. He enunciated each word carefully: "You need to hurry back to the Sun and Moon Alliance; there are some matters that require your attention."
Return to the Sun and Moon Alliance?
This was my first time being involved with the Sun and Moon Alliance, and now they wanted me to go back?
A sense of foreboding surged within me, prompting me to ask Zhengyang, "Why do you want me to go back to the Sun and Moon Alliance?"
Zhengyang fell silent, enveloped in an almost eerie quiet. The only sound on the line was the crackling static caused by poor reception, with no other noise to break the stillness.
Nearly ten minutes passed before Zhengyang finally managed to say, "Calm down, Zai. Don't get agitated; just listen to me carefully."
Zhengyang had never hesitated like this before. The weight in his tone deepened my unease, and I clenched my teeth, asking, "What exactly is going on? Explain it clearly; I won't lose my temper."
Zhengyang fell silent again, this time for an even longer stretch. Just as my thoughts began to drift and spiral into chaos, he finally uttered four words: "Triad Tribunal."
"What?"
I thought I must have misheard him and asked incredulously, "The Triad Tribunal?"
"Yes," Zhengyang replied solemnly. "Don't get agitated; just be patient and listen!"
"Are you kidding me? Who's going to judge me?"
I exploded with rage, shouting, "The Triad Tribunal judges nothing but traitors! Did I ever frown when the organization demanded my loyalty since I infiltrated the Sun and Moon Alliance? Why should they judge me?!"
The Triad Tribunal.
Once they start proceedings, you might as well be dead!
As far as I knew, no one who faced the Triad Tribunal ever made it out unscathed. Suddenly being summoned by them—how could I possibly stay calm?!
As a result, Zhengyang's words extinguished all my anger in an instant: "Honestly, did you kill Dong Ba?"
I was taken aback by that single sentence.
Weren't you the one who told me to kill him?
When Zhengyang noticed my silence, he sighed softly, "I knew it."
I didn't respond and directly asked him, "Why ask when you already know?"
"It seems everything is true."
Zhengyang's tone grew even more somber as he gritted his teeth and said, "You fool! You could wipe out the Dong Family, but while Dong Ba may not be a good person, he still holds some influence within the sect! It's a pity you didn't eliminate the true mastermind behind the Dong Family, Dong Xingwu!"
His words made me uneasy, and that ominous feeling intensified. I quickly asked, "What do you mean?"
"The Dong Family has not been completely eradicated!"
Zhengyang gritted his teeth. "It seems you don't understand the Dong Family. Dong Ba is merely a pawn for Dong Xingwu. Everything has been seen by Dong Xingwu, and he will surely retaliate against you!"
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