Inside Ten Thousand Peaks City, Xia Hong's mansion.
"What?" Dressed in ornate robes, Xia Hong was sampling fine wine when he stood up abruptly, his face clouding over as he looked at Wen Qingfeng.
"What did you say? Jiang Tao is dead?"
"Yes, young master," replied Wen Qingfeng. "We just got word that Jiang Tao was killed by Shen Zhui."
"How is that possible?" Xia Hong cried, in disbelief. "Jiang Tao was a Fourth-Rank Divine Passage Realm, and Shen Zhui is merely at the peak of the Spirit Bridge Realm. In such a short time, how could he have died!"
Confronted with Xia Hong's furious interrogation, Wen Qingfeng started to sweat slightly. "Young master, I suspect that Shen Zhui might have received help from some powerful individuals or obtained a potent secret treasure which allowed him to kill Jiang Tao."
