Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 115 Yu Canghai's Obstacles, Wanderer on the Sea

night.

At the entrance of the Lin family's old house in Xiangyang Lane, torches illuminate the surroundings.

Under the close watch of countless people in secret, Zhang Daxia was the first to walk out, with a look of ease and relief on his face.

The people from various forces behind him had very ugly expressions under the illumination of the torches.

Everyone walked away quickly.

Then came the two reporters from Jianghu Monthly and the Southern Issue. Lin Zhennan escorted them to the door and said with a smile, "I hope you can report the truth about what happened today."

The reporter from Jianghu Monthly nodded and said, "Our duty as journalists is to truthfully announce all the facts to the world!"

The reporter from the Southern Newspaper also said, "Don't worry, Chief Lin, I will report the truth!"

"Thank you, thank you!"

Lin Zhennan escorted the two men to the door, and before they could hear a sound, two silver bills had already fallen into their sleeves.

As a business tycoon, Lin Zhennan's martial arts skills are mediocre, but his methods in this area are definitely beyond the reach of ordinary people.

The two reporters sensed his sincerity and their smiles deepened.

Finally, Mai Zihao came out under the protection of everyone.

Lin Zhennan clasped his fists and then joined the team, and the group headed towards the Fuwei Escort Agency.

After everyone left, figures jumped into the old house and searched everywhere.

But apparently nothing was achieved.

Two days later, Jianghu Monthly and Southern Post simultaneously published supplements in the Fuzhou area, describing the incident in great detail from beginning to end.

In an instant, Yu Canghai of Songfeng Temple became notorious.

His excuse of revenge for his son is totally untenable in the face of facts.

After all, he couldn't explain why his son and many of his disciples would come to Fuzhou from Sichuan for no reason.

Cooperation?

With such a huge grudge against Master Chang Qingzi, how could they possibly cooperate with the Fuwei Escort Agency?

This excuse also does not hold water.

Moreover, Songfengguan is indeed too cruel in its actions.

Although the underworld emphasizes revenge and redress, most of the time it only involves one's own person.

Involving his relatives is already a bit too much.

What's more, among the dozens of people killed in Songfengguan, there were all escort leaders, porters, and even cooks and servants of the Fuwei Escort Agency.

This approach is really too cruel!

But this kind of thing is nothing compared to the subsequent reports.

To dominate the martial arts world, he castrated himself!

Who could have imagined that Lin Yuantu's sword technique, which had once been famous throughout the world for its evil-repelling sword technique, had such strange and vicious training conditions!
For a moment, countless people felt their fantasies shattered.

After receiving this news, Yu Canghai was struck by lightning.

Although the discussion of this matter was even more heated than what he had done, it helped to reduce the heat for him.

But this kind of reduction is worse than nothing!

Just for this sword technique that could destroy one's lineage, he used so much calculation and scheming, tarnishing the reputation of the entire Songfeng Temple and damaging the reputation of Qingcheng Mountain.

The key point is that his son and apprentice also died.

It really means no descendants!
In a forest outside the city.

"Sword Technique to Exorcise Evil! Sword Technique to Exorcise Evil!"

Yu Canghai, still wearing a black nightgown and holding a long sword, was practicing sword skills like crazy in the woods.

The sword light dances!

Sword shadows are flying!

He cut down countless plants and trees to vent his hatred.

It took a long time before it stopped.

A pair of eyes were filled with persistence and a hint of madness.

"Even so...even so! I still want to obtain the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique!"

Just as Shi He said, the Sword of Exorcism had already become a demon in Yu Canghai's heart.

This is especially true after paying the price of the death of his son and apprentice.

At this moment, he may no longer want to practice the evil-repelling sword technique.

After all, he only had one son, and now he is dead.

But he must get the sword technique itself!

After Yu Canghai made up his mind, he put on his mask again and headed towards Fuzhou City.

After he left, a figure came down and looked at Yu Canghai's back with a deep gaze.

Fuwei Escort Agency.

Lin Pingzhi's body trembled, and the newspaper in his hand fell to the ground. "Dad, is our Lin family's evil-repelling sword technique really as described in the newspaper..."

"Yes."

Lin Zhennan nodded, picked up the newspaper and started reading it himself.

"Doesn't that mean that Yuantu's ancestors aren't actually us..."

"Well, your grandfather is probably just an adopted son. However, if that's the case, we should remember our ancestors' kindness and continue to maintain this escort agency, and even carry it forward!"

"OK OK!"

Madam Lin came over, took the newspaper, glanced at it, and said, "If this kind of swordsmanship can save the escort agency, it's fine to give it to others. You... absolutely must not even think about practicing it!"

Lin Zhennan was helpless: "How can we practice this sword technique? Besides, I haven't even taken a second look at the sword manual, and now it's in the hands of the Giant Whale Gang. Even if I want to practice it, I can't!"

Mrs. Lin warned: "You'd better not have any ideas at all!"

Lin Pingzhi watched from the side and couldn't help laughing.

This kind of noisy and chaotic situation is a daily occurrence in the escort agency.

I used to think it was just noisy, but now when I experience it again, it is so precious.

At this time, a member of the Giant Whale Gang walked in and said, "Captain Lin, the Young Gang Leader wants you to come over."

The atmosphere in the room suddenly stopped.

Lin Zhennan stood up and said, "Okay, lead the way."

When they arrived at a guest room, not only Mai Zihao was there, but Shi He Zhenren was also there.

And Shi He was not wearing a hat.

"Young Master, the real one."

"Head of the Escort Chief Lin."

Mai Zihao said, "We've been waiting here for two days, but Yu Canghai hasn't shown up yet. Continuing to wait like this isn't a good idea. In my opinion, why don't you invite Chief Escort Lin and his family to stay with me at the Giant Whale Gang for a few days? After I've dealt with Yu Canghai, I'll send you three back. What do you think?"

"This……"

Lin Zhennan looked at Shi He beside him and asked, "What does the master mean?"

Shi He said: "The chief escort should make this trip, it's a good opportunity to meet my master."

"You...your master? Could it be that Master Mu is now..."

"Yes, the current Giant Whale Gang is controlled by my master!"

"Ah?" Although Jinjiu provided Mu Dao Ren with two targets at the same time: the Fuwei Escort Agency and the Giant Whale Gang.

But compared with the two, the Fuwei Escort Agency is just more famous and has a larger sphere of influence.

But the Giant Whale Gang is the largest gang on the coast. Whether it is manpower or the strength of its masters, it is far superior to the Fuwei Escort Agency.

Therefore, Mu Dao Ren personally led people to subdue the Giant Whale Gang, and only sent Shi He alone to help the Fuwei Escort Agency overcome the difficulties.

"I see."

Lin Zhennan nodded.

No wonder the son of the former gang leader only stayed with the Giant Whale Gang as the current gang leader to win over the hearts of the people and appease the gang members. The young gang leader Mai Zihao, who had existed as a puppet for many years, was able to leave the Giant Whale Gang at this time.

And suddenly he had a group of subordinates, among whom were four masters who had reached the realm of innate perfection.

Obviously, this is the support from Mu Dao Ren!

This is true.

Although Mai Zihao is very young, he has experienced the death of his father and brothers, the annihilation of his family, and is still alive today because he is under the strict control of the current gang leader.

Although he is young, he has a deep mind.

He has two major enemies, one of whom is Xie Xun.

His father, Mai Zheng, the former leader of the Giant Whale Gang, died because of Xie Xun.

Zhang Cuishan was Xie Xun's sworn brother, but he died at the hands of Mu Dao Ren.

It can be considered as helping Mai Zihao get some revenge.

Another major enemy is naturally the current gang leader and some of his loyal subordinates, who seized power after Mai Zheng's death and killed many people from the Mai family.

And now all these people have died at the hands of Mu Dao Ren.

In this case, Mai Zihao naturally joined Mu Dao Ren without hesitation.

Moreover, although the Giant Whale Gang is powerful, Mu Dao Ren cannot control it personally. He has already promised that only a few masters will remain, and Mai Zihao will succeed him as the gang leader!
What else is Mai Zihao dissatisfied with?
"Since... since Mu Dao is in the Giant Whale Gang, my family should go there in person to express our gratitude."

Lin Zhennan said hesitantly.

But in reality, he naturally had no choice in this matter.

He had no choice but to go.

The next day, the Giant Whale Gang and a family of three left Fuzhou and headed towards the coast.

The headquarters of the Giant Whale Gang was in Fuzhou ten years ago.

However, after the current gang leader came to power, the Giant Whale Gang's power gradually increased, and it moved its headquarters to Zhangzhou. After becoming the largest gang on the coast, the gang leader stationed his men in Taihu Lake for a long time. Although the headquarters has not been moved yet, the statement that Taihu Lake will become the new headquarters of the Giant Whale Gang has been recognized by many people.

Of course, such a huge force must have many branches.

Fuzhou, as the original headquarters, naturally became a branch after the relocation. Although it is inferior to the current Quanzhou headquarters and Taihu, it is also quite large.

However, when the team arrived near the coast, they did not enter the Giant Whale Gang branch, but went directly to the dock.

A large ship with a huge whale carved on its bow had been waiting for a long time.

"Master, why are we just getting on the boat?"

Lin Zhennan asked.

Shi He Zhenren said: "The Giant Whale Gang has encountered some trouble. Now that Master has taken down the Giant Whale Gang, he naturally has to solve this problem."

As he spoke, he turned to look at Lin Zhennan and said, "If it were anyone else, I would naturally ignore it, but since you are a talent that Master values, it would be fine to tell you the inside story."

"Um... Actually, that's not necessary..."

Lin Zhennan really wanted to slap himself in the face. Why did you ask such a question?
The more you know, the deeper you fall!

But Shi He obviously didn't care about his opinion and said directly, "Do you know why the Giant Whale Gang has been able to grow gradually in the past ten years and become the largest gang on the coast?"

"This……"

Seeing he couldn't escape, Lin Zhennan hesitated for a moment and said, "I heard they were colluding with sea wanderers."

"Yes, that's right."

Shi He nodded, directly confirming this statement.

"However, the Giant Whale Gang only used those seafarers. Two or three years ago, after becoming the largest gang along the coast, the current gang leader began to seek a change in his status. He no longer focused on martial arts and the development of power, but instead began to study calligraphy, painting, and literature.

He has been staying in Taihu Lake for many years just to curry favor with the powerful.

It's normal to think so. After all, this so-called largest gang on the coast is actually just a group of pirates. It would be embarrassing for him, a pirate leader, to tell others about it! "

"..."

This sentence was difficult to respond to, so Lin Zhennan could only remain silent.

Everyone gets on board.

Shi He said, "But if you rely on the sea wanderers to accomplish your mission, how can you get rid of them so easily? After several years of collusion and cooperation, those sea wanderers have already become too powerful to be eliminated.

What's more, there are some conspirators among them!"

"A conspirator?" Lin Zhennan was puzzled.

What other powerful figures can emerge among the wanderers on the sea?
Everyone walked across the deck and entered the building at the rear of the ship.

Shi He asked someone to take Lin Pingzhi and others away, and then he was followed by Lin Zhennan, Mai Zihao and four masters of perfect innateness, and walked towards the second floor of the ship.

As they walked, he said, "Do you know that half a year ago, an incident occurred in the imperial city. An envoy and a princess from the Izumo Kingdom wanted to marry the emperor, but in fact, they were assassins in disguise.

Huolong Villa found out that the assassin was very likely related to Japan, and most of the ronin at sea ran away from Japan. Therefore, the Giant Whale Gang, which was in collusion with the ronin, became the biggest suspect!

Huolong Villa immediately sent people into the Giant Whale Gang to investigate. The gang leader was currently seeking a change of identity and naturally had no intention of doing such a thing. The only person who was related was an elder.

The conspirator I just mentioned, the Sea Ronin, is the head of the Yagyu clan in Japan. This elder, in collusion with the head of the Yagyu clan, has the courage to do such a big thing."

Lin Zhennan was horrified when he heard this.

This simple sentence contains the internal power of the Giant Whale Gang.

Information about Japanese ronin.

And the secret actions of Huolong Villa!

All these are high-level things that the Fuwei Escort Agency could never reach, but now Shi He just said them casually.

"After the spies from Hulong Villa discovered the truth, the Tianzi agent took action and defeated the head of the Liusheng family, knocking him off a cliff. He then informed the leader of the Giant Whale Gang of the details.

The leader of the Giant Whale Gang was naturally extremely angry about this matter. Coupled with the warning and danger of the Dragon Guard Villa, he immediately killed his elders and began to clean up the other subordinates in the Giant Whale Gang who were in collusion with the ronin.

However, due to the history of the past few years, there were too many people within the Giant Whale Gang who had conflicts of interest with the Sea Wanderers, which actually triggered a civil war.

At the same time, the wanderers on the sea also gathered to take revenge on the Giant Whale Gang. The leader was none other than the head of the Yagyu family who fell off the cliff but survived!

After Shi He finished this long speech, he said disdainfully: "But these things are just trivial matters to Master. Thanks to those ronin, we were able to eliminate the Giant Whale Gang leader so easily and support Mai Zihao to take the throne!"

Lin Zhennan asked, "So the trouble with the Giant Whale Gang right now is these sea wanderers?"

"Yes."

Shi He said, "These sea wanderers rely on the sea, hiding everywhere like rats. We can never eliminate them all, they are really difficult to deal with."

Lin Zhennan said, "Since our respected Master Mu Dao Ren has taken action, I believe the threat of these wanderers will not be a big problem at all."

"Hahaha... so it's flattery, but what you said is absolutely right!"

Shi He said with a smile.

Lin Zhennan was shocked. He was just flattering the other party casually, but he didn't expect that the other party could actually solve the problem of the wanderers at sea.

Shi He saw through his thoughts and said, "You're wondering how these ronin were dealt with? Haha, why not ask my master in person?"

As he said that, he pushed open the door in front of him.

In the room inside the door, there was a nautical chart hanging high. Four people were standing in front of the chart. They turned around when they heard the sound.

One of them, an old Taoist priest dressed in black and white robes, said with a smile, "Disciple is back. Oh, and Chief Escort Lin, nice to see you again."

(End of this chapter)