Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 122 Cang and Qing, Fear and Peace of Mind

"Huh! Get out!"

Zhou Ming stood up and slammed the door.

Pei Ju was still furious and yelled, "Rebellious son! Rebellious son!"

The servants around him all lowered their heads and dared not look up, for fear of being affected by his anger.

Only after Pei Ju left did everyone breathe a sigh of relief and then go back to work.

It’s just that some people’s jobs are within this palace, while others’ jobs are related to outside the palace.

In the study room.

Zhou Ming handed over a cup of hot tea and said, "Godfather, is this enough?"

"enough."

Pei Ju was just as furious as he had been before. He said, "It's just the Hulong Villa and the East Factory that need to be fooled. Don't worry about the other scoundrels. Don't say you have no connection with that organization. Even if you do, what's the use of it?"

Zhou Ming smiled and said, "If there really is a connection, they should be treating me like a guest of honor. Who would dare to attack me? Don't you want the magic medicine that can restore youth?"

This is exactly the case.

The miraculous medicine Huangliangdan is the dream of countless leaders of forces, kings, princes, generals and ministers.

That gang leader would be torn to pieces by various forces in the blink of an eye. On the one hand, it was because they were too weak, and on the other hand, it was because the gang leader had no connection with the organization.

If there really is a connection, then even if someone captures the gang leader, he will only be a guest of honor, not a prisoner.

Besides, can the strength of that gang leader be compared with Pei Ju?
"Of course, even if it's just a show, we have to do it in full. I can kick you out later, and you can go to Zhongnan Mountain."

Zhou Mingdao: "Is this why my adoptive father asked me to come back quickly? About the Quanzhen Sect?"

"Some of it."

Pei Ju said calmly, "The other part is because you really got into trouble. Now there are rumors in the martial arts world that this mysterious organization is the Cang Organization."

Zhou Ming was speechless. "This is really unfair to me. The rumor has spread all over Wudang Mountain long before. I just chatted with my friends for a few minutes."

"How can the words of ordinary people compare to yours? What ordinary people say is just idle chat, but what you say is irrefutable evidence!"

"Even so, it's only the Cang Organization that was exposed. What does it have to do with us... er... it can't really be related, right?"

"The Cang Organization... is the predecessor of the Qinglong Society!"

A huge bombshell exploded in Pei Ju's indifferent tone.

Zhou Ming was also surprised: "The Qinglong Society is the Cang Organization?"

"That's right, Cang... that's Qing! Rumor has it that the Qinglong Society has existed since the beginning of the martial arts world. Why do you think this rumor came about?"

Pei Ju said, "You should know about King Zhou Cang's affairs."

"Of course I know."

"After King Cang of Zhou, the Zhou royal family passed on for two more generations. Both of these kings intended to revive the Zhou empire, but they had almost no power at all. The only remaining Cang organization was also disintegrated and divided among the other countries due to King Cang's misdeeds.

But in reality, the Cang Organization was spread all over the world, and some remnants still existed in the Western Regions and among other ethnic groups. Therefore, two generations of royal families used this as a foundation and gradually rebuilt the Cang Organization.

Then it was passed on to the next...Emperor Zhou!"

"When Emperor Zhou took over, the Cang Organization had already recovered much of its strength and was controlled by three major leaders. However, after Emperor Zhou came to power, he was already preparing to use the Cang Organization to achieve his own plans."

Zhou Ming came back to his senses and said, "His so-called plan is to grant foreign races country names and lands, lure them into Zhongzhou, and use them to fight against other countries?"

"Yes."

Pei Ju nodded: "However, he also knew that his plan might not be easy to implement, so the first thing he did was to eliminate the three leaders at that time and take control of the Cang Organization.

From now on, everyone knows that Emperor Zhou did a very stupid thing and was the initiator of the current situation in the world.

But at that time, the Zhou Emperor did not directly lead the foreign tribes southward, but instead used the power of the Cang Organization to make many foreign tribes take the initiative to move south, and fierce conflicts broke out with various countries. Therefore, people at that time were not aware of the Zhou Emperor's actions.

"Then how did it become like this?"

"Because the members of the Cang Organization are all from the Central Plains and have their own conscience!"

Pei Ju said in a resounding voice: "They pledged their loyalty to the Zhou royal family in order to restore the former glory of the Zhou royal family, not to bring disaster to the world!

This matter was originally done by the Cang Organization, so the members of the Cang Organization, especially the senior members, easily discovered the truth and naturally opposed Emperor Zhou.

But the Zhou Emperor was able to do this, and his scheming and tactics were always good. Once someone found out about this, he would get rid of them directly!

He managed to hold on like this for many years, and no one in the world knew his true identity!"

Pei Ju's gaze was distant, as if he was lost in memories.

"However, as time went by, Emperor Zhou grew old and his energy waned, so he had no choice but to delegate power and promote three of his subordinates to become the new three leaders of the Cang Organization. One of them was me, responsible for controlling the Cang Organization in the Western Regions and among the various foreign races.

My task at the time was to find a way to strengthen the strength of these alien races while also dividing them so that they would not unite and become too powerful to be eliminated.

The other great commander is your father..."

"my father?"

"Yes," Pei Ju nodded: "Your biological father... Zhou Zhongyin!"

Zhou Ming was surprised and his heart skipped a beat.

Isn't this name just "Yin Zhong" reversed with "Zhou" (Zhou royal family) added in front?

"At the time, he was in charge of leading the Cang Organization in various countries in the Central Plains. Considering the situation in the Central Plains at the time, it was a very difficult task.

But your father handled the situation very well. As a result, he became the Zhou Emperor's trusted and most respected person. He was given many daughters of prominent families as concubines, and was even allowed to choose a woman from the Zhou Emperor's direct lineage as his wife... your mother.

Mother?

As for the memory of his father, Zhou Ming still had some lingering memories after he awakened his past life memories at the age of one.

Zhou Ming had no memory of his mother at all.

It seems that his mother had disappeared before Zhou Ming awakened his memory.

Most likely dead.

However, he did not expect that his mother was actually a direct descendant of the Zhou royal family.

You must know that the power of ancient gods and demons is inherited through blood.

The Zhou royal family was already a powerful vassal during the Shang Dynasty, and King Wen of Zhou's ability to interpret hexagrams was well known throughout the world. He might be one of the inheritors of the bloodline of gods and demons.

Moreover, the practice of witchcraft and sacrifice was very popular during the Shang Dynasty. The king was in charge of the military, and the witch was in charge of sacrifices.

By the time of the Zhou Dynasty, shamanic rituals had vanished, and the Zhou king, in addition to the title of "King," also held the title of "Son of Heaven." This meant that while the Zhou royal family had eliminated the Shang Dynasty, they had also achieved the unification of politics and religion, gaining control over both military and rituals.

Other bloodlines of gods and demons may have disappeared at that time, but the Zhou royal family itself should be a major inheritance of the bloodline of gods and demons.

Moreover, according to Pei Ju, the woman whom Emperor Zhou arranged for marriage was not chosen by the royal family, but was chosen by Zhou Zhongyin...that is, Yin Zhong himself.

How could the woman chosen by Yin Zhong be simple?
All these can explain why Zhou Ming’s talent in practicing magic is so strong. Every time he breaks through a small realm, he can directly awaken a new ability.

Perhaps it's a combination of Yin Zhong's immortal god-demon bloodline and the Zhou royal bloodline...

Sure enough, it is impossible to work harder.

The protagonists in all stories will eventually come to the theory of bloodline...

Pei Ju continued, "As for the third commander-in-chief, his name is Zhao Zhuo. He is in charge of Zhongzhou and is also responsible for protecting the King of Zhou. However, not long after becoming the commander-in-chief, Zhao Zhuo discovered the truth...

Therefore, Emperor Zhou secretly deceived your father and me, and together they eliminated Zhao Zhuo and replaced him with a new leader."

"who is it?"

"Wang Chongyang!"

"It's him!"

Zhou Ming was surprised. He didn't expect that in this world, Wang Chongyang would have such a background.

"Wang Chongyang was called the new Grand Commander, but in reality, he held little power. Furthermore, he was still a scholar and had not yet learned martial arts. Therefore, the Zhou Emperor believed he could easily control him, and so he appointed him as the Grand Commander.

But he would never have thought that this scholar who had never practiced martial arts was so meticulous. He not only discovered what Emperor Zhou had done, but also hid himself very well and secretly contacted the two of us.

Unfortunately, just as we were discussing how to deal with it, we were discovered by Emperor Zhou, and Wang Chongyang decisively fled. Your father also left shortly afterward, and has since vanished without a trace, his whereabouts unknown..."

Zhou Ming asked, "Then, godfather, you didn't leave?"

Pei Ju said, “I wanted to leave, but failed… I had no choice but to stay and pretend to be loyal to the Zhou Emperor.

After that, Wang Chongyang began to practice martial arts. He was extremely talented and soon became a congenitally strong man. He used his abilities to organize an army of volunteers to resist alien races, and at the same time spread the truth of the matter throughout the world.

The world then realized that the foreign tribes that were wreaking havoc in the Central Plains were actually introduced by the Zhou royal family. This made the Zhou royal family completely lose the support of the people and even attracted angry condemnation from other countries.

Emperor Zhou never imagined that all his plans and his fame would be ruined by a scholar he didn't think much of. He became even more mad and heartbroken, leading to more and more people abandoning him..."

At this point, Pei Ju couldn't help but smile and said, "Fortune and misfortune are interdependent. Before, I didn't run away and pretended to be loyal. At that time, I became one of the few loyal people under Emperor Zhou. So, he handed the Cang Organization over to me to control...

Then, I kicked him out directly, took the entire Cang organization, changed its name to Qinglong Society, and went to Sui Kingdom... You may not know that Sui Kingdom is actually my hometown. I intend to use the Cang organization in my hands to accomplish something in Sui Kingdom.

It's a pity that I went at the wrong time. Yang Jian had already won the upper hand. I wasted some time and saw that there was no hope. In the end, I left the Sui Dynasty and came to the Ming Dynasty.

At the beginning, I didn’t want to do anything here. I was just a little confused and had nothing to do, so I came to find Wang Chongyang.

But unexpectedly, I discovered that your father was also living in seclusion here, so I decided to stay here, entered the officialdom, and made my way to where I am today."

Zhou Ming thought for a moment and asked, "Then why did my father entrust me to you, my foster father?"

"Although your father lived in seclusion, he had, in fact, saved Wang Chongyang several times. As a result, he suffered serious, incurable injuries during battle. After that, he intended to father your bloodline.

When you were one year old, he sent me a letter, and I adopted you as my son. Also, I sent you to the Quanzhen Sect because of his instructions, because your father had an agreement with Wang Chongyang to have you become his disciple... Unfortunately, Wang Chongyang died even earlier..."

Is that all?
Zhou Ming had pondered countless times why his adoptive father had sent him to Quanzhen to learn the art. He never expected the reason to be so simple.
After learning the reason, Zhou Ming found himself very calm.

It seems that he doesn't care about the result at all.

In the past, this would have been completely impossible.

As Pei Ju's adopted son, Zhou Ming was nervous for a long time at the beginning.

After all, that was the Evil King Shi Zhixuan, a well-known villain.

Who wouldn’t be nervous when they come?

The other party wants to send me to Quanzhen to teach martial arts, and it will take ten years. Who wouldn't think too much?
It's like you traveled through time and space and became a Jew, and there was a young man with a mustache who wanted to make friends with you.

You traveled through time and became Li Shanchang, and Zhu Yuanzhang patted your shoulders and called you brother.

You traveled through time and space and became Dong Zhuo, and Lu Bu knelt down and called him adoptive father.

Who can not panic?
Because he is a time traveler, he knows more and knows some of the possibilities of the future. Even if the other party has not done anything now, it is inevitable that the time traveler will feel uneasy.

But Zhou Ming is very calm now.

Regardless of whether the reason was true or Pei Ju was just making it up, he was very calm.

Because he no longer cares about this reason.

Ever since he got the Jade Tablet Heavenly Book and started practicing the Dharma, he has been constantly awakening new abilities and his own strength has been growing.

Especially the two abilities of projection and overlapping projection, which made him completely fearless of Pei Ju.

If you are not afraid, why would you panic?
He is no longer the same person he used to be.

For him now, no matter what the reason is, it doesn’t matter.

"Even if that's the case, you can't blame me. When the rumor started, even if I didn't say anything, the blame would still be thrown to the Cang Organization."

"How do you know it's the culprit?"

Pei Ju looked amused and asked, "Could it be that the rumors are not true?"

"Forehead……"

Zhou Ming was speechless. Don’t I know whether the rumor is true or not?
Seeing that he didn't answer, Pei Ju thought he was frightened and said, "I'm not teasing you anymore. That mysterious organization is not the Cang Organization, and it has nothing to do with the Qinglong Society!

Let’s not talk about this. Something has happened in Quanzhen Sect now. You were once a disciple of Quanzhen Sect, so it’s a good opportunity for you to use this incident to continue your acting.

I'll kick you out of the house, and then you can go to the Quanzhen Sect and get involved in this matter and see if you can resolve it."

"I dont go."

Zhou Ming shook his head and said, "The Quanzhen Sect's actions are clearly the work of the Yuan Dynasty. It's the Yuan Emperor's way of venting his anger. As long as the Yuan Emperor remains angry, this matter cannot be resolved.

Besides, I've been traveling for half a year and finally came back. I don't want to go out again anytime soon."

The most important thing is that it is almost August, and soon something big will happen in the capital.

If I go to Quanzhen Sect now, I really don’t know when I can come back.

It would be a huge loss if we missed this important event!

Pei Ju obviously didn't insist Zhou Ming go, so he said, "Since you don't want to go, then forget it. But if you want to play the whole game, I'll ground you for a month and you're not allowed to go out!"

"Haha, you talk as if I go out on weekdays..."

(End of this chapter)