Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 113 Master Shi He, Yu Canghai’s Target

Standing in front of the closed door of Fuwei Escort Agency, Lin Zhennan felt extremely bitter.

The ancients said that good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes singly, which is indeed true.

The Lin family's misfortunes are one after another, and each one is bigger than the last!
In the morning, I still felt that the threat from Songfeng Temple in Qingcheng Mountain was a catastrophic disaster.

But compared with the man in the bamboo hat in front of him, it was nothing.

Ever since the flagpole of the Fuwei Escort Agency was cut down the day before yesterday, people in the agency have been dying one after another.

Lin Zhennan was really baffled. He had been making money through peace and harmony over the years, and had been on good terms with various forces. How could he have offended anyone?

It was not until his son Lin Pingzhi told him everything that he realized that it was his son who caused the trouble.

It turned out that the day before yesterday, Lin Pingzhi went out of the city to hunt and encountered a few gangsters molesting women, so he tried to stop them. A conflict broke out, and one person died at the hands of Lin Pingzhi due to a careless move.

Later I learned that these people were disciples of Songfeng Temple in Qingcheng Mountain.

Although the other party was one of the famous and upright sects, they were cruel and ruthless. After his son killed one of their disciples, the other party wanted to wipe out the entire Fuwei Escort Agency.

In just a few days, a total of forty or fifty people died in the escort agency, including escort leaders, cooks, and servants!
Lin Zhennan has always been proud of his business skills, but now he realizes that the most important thing to survive in this world is force!
However, his ancestor's world-renowned sword technique to ward off evil spirits was not passed down, and his martial arts skills were mediocre. By middle age, he had only reached the acquired level.

Under such cruel killing by the other party, he would die sooner or later, so he simply dismissed all the people from the escort agency in the early morning of today and hid out of the city.

Unexpectedly, he was caught up in the end.

The murderer finally revealed his face. He was Yu Renhao, a disciple of Songfeng Temple, known as one of the "Four Beauties of Qingcheng", and he was accompanied by another disciple, Fang Renzhi.

The two teamed up to deal with a family of three.

Yu Renhao is worthy of being one of the Four Beauties of Qingcheng. Although he is young, he can directly defeat Lin Zhennan, and for some reason, he knows the evil-repelling sword technique that Lin Zhennan uses very well.

Although Fang Renzhi's strength was not as good as Ren Hao's, he could easily deal with Mrs. Lin.

Although Mrs. Lin was born into the Jindao Wang family in Luoyang, as a daughter who married out, she naturally could not learn the true skills and her strength was not as good as Lin Zhennan.

The two defeated the couple, leaving only Lin Pingzhi, whose martial arts were even weaker and not even at the acquired level.

However, at this moment, a sword light appeared.

With two thuds, the two brothers fell to the ground, breathless.

Lin Zhennan looked up and saw a man dressed in black and wearing a conical hat that covered most of his face. He was standing in front of them. He wiped the blood off his sword and slowly put it away.

Lin Zhennan was overjoyed to have escaped death and said hurriedly, "Thank you very much for your help, my friend. I will definitely reward you handsomely."

"Captain Lin, it's been years since we last met. Could it be that you don't recognize me?"

The man raised his head, revealing his face beneath his bamboo hat.

Lin Zhennan looked puzzled at first, then thought carefully.

But when he recalled it, his face suddenly turned pale and he sat down on the ground in fear.

"Shi...Shihe Zhenren?!"

"It seems that Chief Escort Lin still remembers me."

"How dare I...how dare I forget the face of Master Shi He!"

Lin Zhennan broke out in a cold sweat.

"Hahaha..." Shi He laughed twice, then took out the corpse powder and dealt with the two corpses.

Lin Zhennan took a few steps back and came in front of his wife and child.

Madam Lin also looked unhappy and asked, "Is he really the True Man Shi He?"

"Yes, there is nothing wrong with that." Lin Zhennan nodded.

Lin Pingzhi was puzzled and asked, "Dad, Mom, Master Shi He saved us, why are you so panicked?"

Lin Zhennan smiled bitterly and said, "Kid, you don't know that Master Shi He is a third-generation Wudang disciple, but his age and former reputation are comparable to the Seven Heroes of Wudang. And... and he is a disciple of Master Mu Dao!"

"what?!"

Even though Lin Pingzhi didn't know much about the martial arts world, he was naturally aware of the earth-shaking event that happened in Wudang Mountain more than two months ago.

Mu Dao Ren became a grandmaster and had a shocking battle with Zhang Sanfeng.

Although he was defeated, he was rescued.

Among them, there was a miraculous medicine that was coveted by countless kings, princes, generals and ministers.

Huangliang Pill!
Although this incident happened more than two months ago, the relevant information is known to the world.

Wudang had already informed all forces in the world and expressed its determination to kill Mu Dao Ren.

After all, Mu Daoren's conspiracy directly killed Shi Yan Zhenren on Wudang Mountain, controlled Zhang Sanfeng's disciple Zhang Cuishan to commit suicide, and indirectly caused Mrs. Zhang to commit suicide for love.

Under such circumstances, it is not a good thing to have contact with Mu Dao Ren's disciples.

The surging waves will directly swallow up the Fuwei Escort Agency without leaving a trace.

Compared with this, the threat from Songfeng Temple in Qingcheng Mountain is nothing.

As long as they flee to Luoyang and seek help from the Golden Blade Wang family, they should be able to resist.

As for the trouble brought by Shi He, no one in the vast Ming Dynasty, let alone the Jindao Wang family, can withstand it except Wudang!
"Have you all calmed down a bit?"

Shi He asked after dealing with the corpse.

"Okay...much better!"

Lin Zhennan immediately responded with a smile: "Thank you, Master Shi He, for saving my life!"

"No need to thank me, I was just following Master's orders!"

"hiss!"

Lin Zhennan took a deep breath and felt his heart skip a beat.

"Thank you for your concern, Master..."

Lin Zhennan spoke tremblingly, having realized that today's events were far more complicated than that.

I have become a pawn in the hands of others.

Since you are a chess piece, you naturally have no control over your own actions.

Ugh……

Yu Renhao was just an acquired martial artist, but he had already forced the Fuwei Escort Agency to flee for their lives.

Master Shi He had already reached the innate state many years ago. Now, even if he is not a master, he must have reached the perfect innate state.

Not to mention that there is also the Grandmaster Mu Dao Ren behind him...

Fuwei Escort Agency can’t escape this disaster!

Thinking of this, he actually felt a little relieved.

Since I can't hide anymore, I might as well just let it happen...

"Let's go." Shi He said, "Back to Fuzhou!"

In this way, the three members of the Lin family escaped from Fuzhou City in the early morning and returned to the Fuwei Escort Agency in the afternoon.

After opening the door of the escort agency and cleaning it up, Lin Zhennan once again erected the flagpole with the flag of Fuwei Escort Agency flying on it, announcing the return of Fuwei Escort Agency to everyone.

This situation was also noticed by various forces in the city.

into the night.

A figure stepped into West Street and slowly walked towards the Fuwei Escort Agency under the moonlight.

"Green pines and white cranes cry in the sky, the swift sword stirs the heart and makes the vast ocean laugh."

The visitor chanted slowly, "Songfeng Temple on Qingcheng Mountain, I am overwhelmed by the vast ocean! I have come here today to avenge my son's murder. If you would give me some respect and leave on your own, I will forget what happened today."

"Yu Canghai?"

Shi He sat at the door of Fuwei Escort Agency, his face covered by a bamboo hat, his hands holding the sword, and he couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha..."

Yu Canghai's expression changed, and he angrily asked, "What are you laughing at?"

"Of course it's ridiculous!" Shi He said, "I heard that you took over the position of the head of Songfeng Temple at such a young age. It has been many years since then. I guessed that your strength, even if not at the realm of innate perfection, should be at the level of innate Gangqi... But I didn't expect... that you dare to be so presumptuous at only the first level of True Qi?"

As he spoke, he slowly stood up, his robes fluttering in the wind, revealing an astonishing aura.

"Grandmaster?"

Yu Canghai exclaimed, turned around and ran without saying a word.

Hearing sarcastic laughter from behind, Yu Canghai did not dare to get angry. He ran all the way out of the city before stopping and thinking about it. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

"what!"

He thrust the sword in his hand, along with its sheath, into the ground and roared in extreme unwillingness.

Thinking back on what that person said, I got angrier and angrier.

"The Sword of Exorcism! I will definitely obtain it, and no one can stop me!"

Inside the Fuwei Escort Agency.

Lin Zhennan and his family of three were guarding in the escort agency. Seeing Yu Canghai retreat, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Seeing Shi He walk in, Lin Zhennan quickly bowed and saluted: "Thank you, senior, for saving my family's lives!"

Shi He waved his hand, and a powerful force lifted the two of them up.

"But today, if we don't kill Yu Canghai, I'm afraid he will come looking for you again in the future. And my master and I, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for us to show up."

Shi He sighed and said, "I didn't expect that Yu Canghai is so famous, but his strength is so low. I didn't expect that he would run away without even fighting."

Lin Zhennan was speechless. He saw it clearly and knew that Shi He was unwilling to pursue him, otherwise Yu Canghai would probably not be able to escape.

Lin Pingzhi was young and ambitious, and because he killed Yu Renyan, he had already brought the escort agency to this point.

Hearing this, he said indignantly, "At worst, I can just give him my life as compensation, life for life!"

"Pingzhi!" Mrs. Lin said in a low voice, telling him not to speak rashly at this time.

Shi He laughed and said, "Do you really think that Yu Canghai came here to avenge his son? Then why did the people from Songfeng Temple come all the way from Sichuan to Fuzhou?"

Lin Zhennan was stunned.

"Isn't it because my Fuwei Escort Agency wanted to open up the trade route to Sichuan, and we've been offering them generous gifts many times before to invite them here?"

"Hahaha, you think too much!"

Shi He laughed heartily and then told an old story: "Do you know Yu Canghai's master Chang Qingzi?"

"This... I've heard a little bit about it."

"That Chang Qingzi was famous for his swordsmanship. At the same time, your grandfather Lin Yuantu was also famous for his Exorcism Swordsmanship. Chang Qingzi was dissatisfied and challenged him, but he was beaten and his Daoist heart collapsed.

Not long after he returned, he died of depression. Therefore, Yu Canghai took over as the abbot of the temple at a young age.

With such hatred, how could Yu Canghai accept your generous gift, and how could he cooperate with your Fuwei Escort Agency?"

"What? Actually...actually, this is true?"

Lin Zhennan was surprised.

He has no idea about such things.

In the past, Lin Yuantu fought in both the black and white worlds and defeated countless opponents.

Changqingzi is just one of them.

So many years have passed, how could Lin Zhennan know what happened back then?

Moreover, Chang Qingzi did not die at the hands of Lin Yuantu. Instead, he was defeated and returned to Songfeng Temple, where he died many years later.

Who could have thought that such a death could be blamed on Lin Yuantu?

Lin Zhennan asked, "If that's the case, why would the disciples of Songfeng Temple come all the way to Fuzhou?"

"You really don't know?"

"I really don't know!"

Lin Zhennan waved his hand.

He was really confused.

It was thought that the disciples of Songfeng Temple came from afar to cooperate with the Fuwei Escort Agency, but before the two sides met, it happened that Lin Pingzhi killed Yu Renyan by accident.

But now it seems that Songfeng Temple is simply impossible to cooperate with them because of old grudges.

We have come all the way here for another purpose.

But what in the entire Fuwei Escort Agency is worthy of being coveted by the Songfeng Temple of Qingcheng Mountain, which has been passed down for a long time and is the most powerful in Sichuan?
"That's naturally the Exorcism Sword Technique that Lin Yuantu passed down!"

Shi Hedao.

Lin Zhennan was stunned. He had never expected this answer: "Just for the Exorcism Sword Technique? But the power of my Lin family's Exorcism Sword Technique is ordinary. Why is it worth Yu Canghai's concern?
If he really wants it, I'll just give it to him!"

"You don't need to tell me this, you should tell Yu Canghai and see if he believes it!"

Shi He said, "Ever since Chang Qingzi's death, the Exorcism Sword Technique has become a demonic obstacle in Yu Canghai's heart. This is why his martial arts progress has been so slow over the years."

Regardless of Taoism, Buddhism, or any other sect, if one wants to practice martial arts, one must have a calm mind.

Yu Canghai has a demonic obstacle in his heart, which is the biggest obstacle in his practice.

If this obstacle is not removed, how can one improve his martial arts skills quickly?

"This...isn't this going to kill us?!"

Lin Zhennan had a depressed look on his face, wanting to cry but having no tears.

Even he himself had not thought that Yu Canghai was doing this for this purpose. It can be imagined that he really did not take his own evil-repelling sword technique seriously.

The power of the Exorcism Sword Technique is indeed average, and can even be said to be weak.

Although his ancestor Lin Yuantu gained a great reputation through this, Lin Zhennan just regarded it as a lost inheritance. In addition, he had always believed that business skills and connections were more important in this world, so he didn't care much about it.

At this time, he wanted him to take out the Exorcism Sword Technique, which must be referring to the Exorcism Sword Technique in his grandfather's hand.

How could he get it out?

Let’s look at Yu Canghai’s style of doing things... Haha, he didn’t even explain anything clearly, but he had already killed dozens of people in the escort agency. It is obvious how cruel and ruthless he is.

I'm afraid that trying to use sword skills to beg for mercy will not work.

And now, both sides have lost lives in the hands of the other side, and the hatred has been established and cannot be resolved.

Even if he could complete his ancestral sword technique to ward off evil, he would probably be unable to resolve the blood feud between the two sides now.

Shi He said, "I cannot show up. Otherwise, it will definitely bring greater disaster to the Fuwei Escort Agency and the Lin family."

Lin Zhennan nodded, thinking it would be best if you didn't show up.

Compared with the disaster you brought, Yu Canghai is nothing.

"However, since I'm helping them, I'll naturally help them to the end."

Shi He said: "I have a way to help you solve this problem."

"Please give me some advice, Master."

"you listen to me……"

Lin Zhennan listened carefully, his expression changing from gloomy to bright. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll do as the real master tells me!"

Then he thought for a moment and said, "I was able to escape the disaster this time because of you. If I can really find the sword manual, I will give it to you as a thank you gift!"

"Hahaha, what do I need your Sword Manual of Exorcism for? What's more, today's matter was ordered by Master. Do you think he needs the Sword Manual of Exorcism?"

"Of course not! But, how can I repay such a great favor?"

Shi He patted his shoulder and said, "Do you know what is the most important thing in this world? Talent!
When your grandfather Lin Yuantu was alive, the Fuwei Escort Agency only served four provinces, but now that it is in your hands, it can serve six provinces and its business is even better.

It is enough to see that although you, Lin Zhennan, are not good at martial arts, you are a talented businessman! "

Lin Zhennan's legs went weak and his expression froze.

He never expected that what Mu Dao Ren valued so much was actually him!
(End of this chapter)