Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16243 The Red Thread
"This Wu Daban is the one who uses the power of shadow, so we must be careful when we cooperate with him this time. We can't kill him before we understand his situation. Otherwise, we really don't know what will happen. If he can't become a member of the undead, Gongliang Juewen will immediately turn against us if he dies. So this time, we can't use anything too conspicuous, at least we can't let Wu Daban suspect us."

Zhao Hai looked at Xu Ying and the others, who quickly responded. Zhao Hai continued, "However, all of us we've dispatched this time are experts, and all of them are masters of magic. So there's not much to worry about. In short, this operation is about going all out to wipe out the Gongsun family. As for whether we should turn the corpses of those Gongsun family members into the undead race, that's not urgent right now. Let's wipe out the Gongsun family first, and we can turn them into the undead race within seven days."

Xu Ying and the others responded again. Zhao Hai glanced at them, then smiled slightly and said, "Alright, don't worry too much. Just do your own thing."

Everyone responded, and then Xu Ying and the others went to make preparations. Tonight they were going to attack the Gongsun family together, so they had to be well prepared.

Night fell quickly, and Zhao Hai received a letter from Wu Daban. Yesterday, when Zhao Hai left Wukong City, Gongliang Juewen had someone send him a letter containing intelligence about the Gongsun family. The letter detailed how many people and businesses the Gongsun family owned, where they lived and where they were currently, and how many secret strongholds they had. All of this was in the letter. When Zhao Hai saw the letter, he knew that the Gongsun family was finished and had no chance of recovery. Clearly, the Gongliang family had wanted to deal with the Gongsun family for a long time, which was why they knew so much about them. There might even be a traitor within the Gongsun family; otherwise, the intelligence wouldn't be so accurate.

This time, Zhao Hai received a letter from Wu Daban. The letter was very simple. Wu Daban was asking Zhao Hai how their preparations were going. Zhao Hai replied to Wu Daban directly, inviting him to meet at an inn outside the Gongsun family's main residence. He had a courtyard in that inn, which he had booked long ago. No matter how much the Gongsun family investigated, they would not be able to find out that the courtyard was related to the Wanfa Divine Sect.

Many people have a misconception that ancient inns were similar to modern hotels—a large building divided into rooms of different classes. This is incorrect. Ancient inns actually came in two types: ordinary inns, which catered to the poor and were often called "cart inns" because they were frequented by travelers and wanderers. These inns were a melting pot of all sorts of people and didn't offer decent rooms. A single room was considered good, and many cart inns even had only one large communal sleeping area, where everyone shared a single bedding space. Therefore, most of the guests staying there were poor people.

Another type of inn is the high-class restaurant, which combines dining and lodging. These restaurants are mostly frequented by wealthy people, and generally offer single rooms rather than shared dormitories. Some large restaurants even have separate courtyards, which are reserved for extremely wealthy individuals or large groups. For example, a wealthy merchant traveling to another city with a large amount of goods and a large entourage would rent a separate courtyard, where everyone would stay together for added security.

Not far from the main residence of the Gongsun family, there was a high-class restaurant called Qingfenglou, which sounded very elegant. Qingfenglou had more than a dozen separate courtyards, each capable of accommodating more than a dozen people. These courtyards were all occupied. Zhao Hai had previously had one of these courtyards reserved for a long time. At the same time, he had a fake outpost set up there. Of course, this outpost did not refer to the kind of outposts of sects, but rather the kind of outposts set up by large merchant guilds in other cities. This outpost was to help the large merchant guilds do business in this city, so there would be many people in the outpost, and there would be people all year round. Zhao Hai and his group had reserved this courtyard for a long time, so even if the Gongsun family investigated, they would not suspect that there was anything wrong with the outpost. Zhao Hai then directly sent Wu Daban to that courtyard.

Zhao Hai was already waiting for Wu Daban in that courtyard. Not long after he sent Wu Daban a letter, a shadow in the courtyard twisted and turned, and then Wu Daban walked out of the shadow.

Zhao Hai was already waiting for Wu Daban in the courtyard. As soon as he saw Wu Daban, he immediately went up to him, bowed and said, "Greetings, Wu Daban, Zhao Hai is very kind."

Wu Daban sized up Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai looked quite ordinary, without any distinguishing features, but Wu Daban dared not underestimate him. He still hadn't forgotten the feeling he had when he saw Zhao Hai at Gongliang Juewen's place, the feeling of being stared at by a ferocious beast. He trusted his intuition; Zhao Hai wanted to kill him, and there was a real possibility that he would succeed. So Wu Daban immediately returned the greeting and said, "Master Zhao, you're too kind."

Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Please come in, Uncle Wu. Let's talk inside." Uncle Wu nodded and followed Zhao Hai into the room. As he walked, he kept an eye on the courtyard and noticed that there were still some people in the courtyard. They were all staying in their rooms and had not come out.

The two entered the room, which was simple, with a desk and a few chairs. Zhao Hai invited Wu Daban to sit down, and he also sat behind the desk. He then smiled and said, "This is a base we arranged long ago. To avoid arousing suspicion from the Gongsun family, we usually handle some matters here, so it's a bit messy. Please forgive us, Daban." Wu Daban shook his head and then said, "Master Zhao, you're too kind. I'm already quite surprised that you've made such an arrangement. I wonder how things are going, Master Zhao?"

Zhao Hai immediately said, "Everything has been arranged according to the intelligence His Majesty gave me. All of the Gongsun family's properties and their strongholds have been manned. If the intelligence is correct, I guarantee that the Gongsun family will be removed from the Divine Kingdom tomorrow."

Wu Daban nodded, glanced at Zhao Hai, and said, "Although the Gongsun family has many strongholds and even some secret bases, their strongest fighting force is still their main residence. That's why I came here. I believe you understand this principle, which is why you came here personally. As long as we deal with everyone in their main residence, even if a few members of the Gongsun family are still alive, they won't be able to cause any trouble. Because if the family's elites are wiped out, they will have no chance of making a comeback."

Zhao Hai said in a deep voice, "Yes, I have arranged the best men here at their main residence. There will be no problem. Wu Daban can rest assured."

Wu Daban looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Master Zhao, you don't need to hide anything. His Majesty is not a person without tolerance. No matter how strong you are, as long as you are sincerely working for His Majesty, His Majesty can tolerate you. But there is one condition: you cannot betray His Majesty. So as long as you are loyal to His Majesty, you can use whatever abilities you have. Do you understand what I mean?"

Upon hearing Wu Daban's words, Zhao Hai was taken aback. He then immediately said to Wu Daban, "I understand what you mean, Wu Daban. Please rest assured, I know what to do. I am not an ambitious person, and I have never thought that I would one day stand at the same height as the Creation God Sect. I only hope that the inheritance of my Myriad Laws God Sect can be passed down. So please rest assured, Wu Daban."

Wu Daban nodded and said in a deep voice, "The Gongsun family must have been prepared long ago. They also have defensive formations. Give me their defensive formations, and I can break them. Wait for my signal. After I break their defensive formations, you can attack. Remember, don't let any member of the Gongsun family escape."

Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Don't worry, we'll listen to Da Ban."

Wu Daban nodded, and then he said, "I'm a little curious. Why haven't I heard of someone like you before? Although I live in the palace, I still know a thing or two about what's happening outside, but I've never heard of you before. I'm very curious. Where did you come from?"

Zhao Hai smiled slightly and said, "The Divine Kingdom is so vast, how can you be sure that you know everything? I used to be just an ordinary rogue cultivator. I had some fortuitous encounters, which led me to where I am today. So it's normal that you don't know me."

After hearing Zhao Hai's words, and considering that Zhao Hai was a member of the Myriad Laws Divine Sect, a religious sect, Wu Daban understood Zhao Hai's meaning. Zhao Hai's meaning was very simple: since he was a member of a sect, there was probably a god standing behind him, and it would be quite easy for a god to make a person stronger.

Thinking of this, Wu Daban didn't ask any more questions. He still had many concerns about the gods, after all, they were too mysterious. However, Wu Daban wasn't too afraid of the gods, because he knew that no matter how strong the gods were, they couldn't truly descend to their realm. At most, they could only send an avatar to this realm, and even that avatar wasn't very strong. What truly worried him were the sects, their ability to mass-produce experts. The Creation God Sect had previously produced a large number of experts, which was why Gongliang Juewen wanted to eliminate them, because the Creation God Sect had crossed the red line.