Chapter 1399: Chapter 1399

The group quickly took their seats. Apart from Chu Batian, who was secretly protecting Li Xiaoli and Liu Mengting, everyone present was a close confidant of Tang Ming.

"I had an accident a while ago and got seriously injured."

After a moment of silence, Tang Ming reached up to remove the mask from his face, speaking calmly, "I look a bit terrifying now, don’t be scared."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Ming took off the mask, revealing a scorched face that was hardly recognizable.

Zhou Dafu and the others were so shocked that they couldn’t believe their eyes, staring at Tang Ming speechlessly.

"Ah! Who did this to you?"

Chen Cang jumped up, screaming angrily, "My Brother Ming was so handsome and elegant, how did he end up ?"

As soon as he spoke, Chen Cang began to cry bitterly, heartbrokenly.

"Calm down, I’m not even tense, why are you crying?"

Tang Ming glared fiercely at Chen Cang.

"I’m just feeling sorry for you, such a handsome face, now completely ruined, boo hoo."

Chen Cang wiped his tears as he sat back down.

"Young Master Tang, what on earth happened to you to end up in such a state?"

Xin Badao asked with a grim expression.

"Hao Jian orchestrated an ambush with the Ming Group. If not for... I might have been dead now."

As he mentioned this, Tang Ming felt his heart wrenching. If it weren’t for Wang Chen, that Two-star Martial General, who saved him at the cost of his life, his bones might have been long gone.

"Hao Jian? That bastard was involved too. If I see him again, I’ll crush his bones and scatter the ashes."

Chen Cang cursed through clenched teeth.

"At the scene, we found Yan Qinglong’s body, and we suspected that this might be related to the Ming Group. We never thought Hao Jian was also involved, it’s truly unforgivable."

Xin Badao cursed coldly.

"Yan Qinglong’s body, how did you handle it?"

Tang Ming squinted his eyes, asking.

"We have temporarily kept it frozen. Not knowing your exact situation, we neither announced his death nor dared to destroy his body prematurely."

Xin Badao reported honestly.

"Well done. If you had destroyed the body, that would have been troublesome."

Tang Ming nodded, saying coldly, "Now that I’ve captured a spy from Hao Jian and have Yan Qinglong’s body, we can directly declare war with the Ming Group once we apprehend Hao Jian and interrogate him sternly."

"Declare war on the Ming Group."

Everyone gasped; it seemed this time, Tang Ming was truly enraged.

"That’s right! The Ming Group has gone too far, repeatedly making moves against me. If I don’t fight back, who knows how they will scheme against me in the future."

Murderous intent surged in Tang Ming’s eyes. The thought of Wang Chen, such a powerful Two-star Martial General, being killed without a trace filled him with grief and indignation.

Especially since he was about to discover his own identity, yet with Wang Chen’s death, all clues were severed, and tracing his ancestry now seemed like an impossible task.

Eighteen years of longing thus shattered into dreams, utterly enraging Tang Ming. Not avenging this means he would not live as a human, and it would be a disservice to Wang Chen, who sacrificed his life for him.

This time, Tang Ming was indeed infuriated, not minding that he almost died, but burying his lineage felt like a significant blow to him.

"Brother Ming, what do you plan to do, I’ll follow your lead entirely."

Chen Cang said with an eager fighting spirit.

"This time let’s go big, I want to completely eradicate the Ming Group."

Tang Ming snorted coldly. He had previously dismantled the Ming Group Martial Arts Inspection Team and the Sun and Moon Group, but since the Ming Group wouldn’t restrain itself, he couldn’t be blamed for being ruthless.

Originally, after reaching the level of a Nine-star Martial Master, Tang Ming genuinely planned not to involve himself in the disputes between the Ming Group and the Dark Group. He never expected that the Ming Group people lacked memory, plotting against him time after time, thus courting death themselves, not to be blamed on him.

"Big Boss Poison, do you have a specific course of action?"

Xin Badao asked Tang Ming hesitantly.

"During the time I was healing, I already devised a plan."

Tang Ming nodded, instructing with squinted eyes, "First, cleanse Songlan City thoroughly. I believe there are quite a few spies like Hao Delong."

"Previously while we expelled members from the Ming Group, we hadn’t investigated those from the Dark Group. Over the next few days, turn the city upside down and root out all suspicious individuals, whether they belong to the Ming or Dark Groups, capture them all for rigorous interrogation."

"Should we kill them all?"

A bloodthirsty glint shone in Chen Cang’s eyes.

"No, don’t kill them, keep them alive; I want to use them as a pretext to start the war."

Tang Ming shook his head and chuckled coldly, "Whoever has planted spies in Songlan City, I will not let them go easily, be they from the Ming or Dark Groups."

"Also, immediately have the disciples from the Flowing Cloud Sect and the Poison Sect infiltrate the Imperial City. When the time comes for my official move, we will have a showdown with the Ming Group."

Tang Ming continued giving orders, "The troops infiltrating the Imperial City should keep the Hao Family under surveillance and at the same time, find out Hao Jian’s whereabouts. The first action is to annihilate the Hao Family."

"Understood, I’ll handle the arrangements."

Chen Cang quickly nodded in response.

"You all go and carry out your tasks, I’ll take care of the remaining matters."

Tang Ming nodded, squinting into the distance, "That batch of disciples sent to Master for training at the Heavenly Cloud Palace have been there over a month, it’s about time to bring them out and make a move."

While Tang Ming was holding the meeting, Li Xiaoli drove a red mini into the parking lot of the Liu Group.

"Xiaoli, we’re just visiting my family’s company, was all this really necessary?"

Liu Mengting, wearing sunglasses and a mask, looked speechlessly at Li Xiaoli, who was similarly fully armed.

"We’re here to investigate traitors, of course, we have to conceal ourselves closely. Otherwise, if discovered, how can we search for the traitors?"

Li Xiaoli donned a cap, speaking seriously.

"Alright, but why does something feel off?"

Liu Mengting shook her head in frustration.

"Don’t overthink it, just do it."

Li Xiaoli gleefully walked towards the entrance, whispering, "Make sure Liu Fei doesn’t recognize us, got it?"

Liu Mengting, also feeling jittery, stealthily followed behind Li Xiaoli.

"Stop right there, who are you?"

The two women had just reached the building’s entrance when a security guard stopped them.

"See, I told you something was off. Dressed , we can’t even pass the company gate."

Liu Mengting glared at Li Xiaoli.

"Hey, can’t you tell who we are?"

Li Xiaoli glared at the uniformed guard in anger.