Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 176: Tianji card update, unspoken words

Spider naturally knew that although Princess Yunluo had the lowest martial arts skills among the three, she had the highest status.

If he were to be captured as a hostage, there would be a chance of survival.

But no matter how fast he was, he was no faster than the black-clad man's knife.

There was a flash of the knife, and the spider fell to the ground.

Blood splattered and almost stained Princess Yunluo's body.

At this point, all five poisons are destroyed.

But just when everyone thought they had escaped this disaster, a strange spider that was completely black but faintly emitting colorful colors suddenly jumped out from the spider's body. It raised its eight legs and was about to jump onto Princess Yunluo.

"Yun Luo!"

Cheng Shifei was shocked and stood in front of Yun Luo.

The man in black swung the knife in his hand in an instant, and the knife light was cold and black, slashing towards the big black spider.

However, at this moment, Spider, Cheng Shifei, and Yunluo formed a straight line. If the man in black really chopped down the knife, it would not only be Spider that would die, but Cheng Shifei and Yunluo would also die under the knife.

Shangguan Haitang was very anxious when she saw this: "One knife!"

The call made the man in black pause, and the knife in his hand slowed down for a moment, then suddenly deviated and slashed towards the ground on the side.

The big spider thus escaped and landed on Cheng Shifei's body.

The next moment, the black-clothed man's sword flashed back and cut the spider in half with a light stroke of the sword, but did not hurt Cheng Shifei and Yunluo at all.

Looking back, all the Five Poisons were dead, but Wu Tong had escaped at some point.

The man in black sheathed his sword and took off his hat, revealing a handsome yet indifferent face.

It was the number one spy of Hulong Villa, Gui Hai Yidao!

His gaze was as sharp as a knife, and only when it fell on Shangguan Haitang's face did it show some tenderness.

A smile involuntarily appeared on his cold face: "Haitang, how did you know it was me?"

Shangguan Haitang smiled and said, "How can I not tell it's you?"

"Yun Luo..."

“Fei Fei…”

On the other side, Cheng Shifei and Princess Yunluo were calling each other's names and looking at each other affectionately.

The two were originally in love with each other, but they separated because of some misunderstandings.

Now Yunluo has come all the way to find him, and Chengshi has shielded himself from danger, both of which show their friendship to each other. Naturally, there is no misunderstanding, and they can't help but look at each other affectionately.

The strong aura of love emanating from the two made the other two people in the dilapidated temple feel very uncomfortable.

Gui Hai Yidao and Shangguan Haitang looked at each other, and then walked out of the ruined temple tacitly.

"Yidao, why are you sweating all over your head?"

"what?"

Gui Hai was stunned for a moment, then he realized that he was sweating all over.

Just as he was about to wipe it, Shangguan Haitang took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off his forehead.

Amidst the faint fragrance and hidden by the handkerchief, Gui Hai Yidao's gaze was a little puzzled, but in just a moment, it returned to normal.

"Maybe I came too hastily."

Gui Hai Yidao explained, then quickly changed the subject: "Why are you here?"

Shangguan Haitang briefly talked about her experience.

Then he asked, "What about you?"

As soon as she said that, she realized something was wrong and quickly said, "Yes, it was your adoptive father who asked you to carry out a top-secret mission, so you don't have to tell me."

Gui Hai Yidao smiled and said, "It's okay to tell you, as long as Haitang keeps it a secret for me. You should also know about the recent buzz about the rejuvenating elixir. In the North, there's a rumor that 'only the leader of a faction can be favored by that mysterious organization.'"

Shangguan Haitang understood immediately: "So, the mission given to you by your adoptive father is to establish power in the North so that you can join that mysterious organization?"

"That's right, so a few months ago, I left Hulong Villa and became the head of the 'Seven Absolutes Hall'."

The layout of Hulong Villa is far more sophisticated than that of other forces.

This so-called Qi Jue Tang is actually a small force that has existed for more than ten years. It has been trapped in a small county town because of its lack of strength.

However, after Gui Hai Yidao changed his name to 'Yi Jue' and became the leader of the Qi Jue Hall, the entire force grew rapidly with the help of the Huolong Villa, and now has become the overlord of a city in the north.

Gui Hai Yidao was also successfully noticed by the organization and joined.

But he is not a formal member, but a provisional member.

But he did get a Tianji card.

Upon hearing about the miraculous effects of the Tianji card, Shangguan Haitang couldn't help but be surprised: "How could such a magical item exist?"

“The more amazing things are yet to come!”

Gui Hai Yidao took out his Tianji card and said, "Look into my eyes."

"Hmm?" Shangguan Haitang took a look and actually saw a square but very small spot of light in Gui Hai Yidao's eyes.

"This is……"

"Just half a month ago, the Tianji card underwent a major update. It now forms a direct connection with the user's true energy and can project information into the eyes. Apart from the user, no one else can see the information displayed on the Tianji card."

Shangguan Haitang was immediately dismayed: "Such a magical object can actually be further improved?"

Gui Hai Yidao also had a solemn expression on his face. He put down the Tianji card and said, "Moreover, the information projected into the eyes is far more convenient and quicker than the previous Tianji card.

From what I've seen, there are forums accessible to everyone, private chats for one-on-one conversations, and group chats for groups. The magic is innumerable."

"This organization actually possesses such a mysterious power..."

Shangguan Haitang was already a little panicked.

The effect brought about by this Tianji card can be summed up in one word.

Information advantage!

Without mentioning too much, just the word "instant" can accomplish countless operations.

When marching and fighting, it can be used to achieve close coordination between different armies, and they can fight in coordination even if they are 180 or even 1,000 miles apart.

Not to mention the business aspect, sometimes information coming one day earlier or later can lead to a huge profit gap.

Just as Gui Hai Yidao said, the benefits are countless!
"This organization is so mysterious and unpredictable, and they have such means. If they want to wreak havoc on the martial arts world, who in the world can stop them?"

Shangguan Haitang frowned.

But she quickly adjusted her mood and continued, "However, this seems to be a clue to identifying the forces under the mysterious organization. In any matter, if there are forces that react particularly quickly, it seems that they may be the forces under the command of this mysterious organization!

I heard that in the previous incident with Prince Nanping, the Giant Whale Gang reacted particularly quickly and had already swallowed up most of the benefits before many other forces took action.

The Giant Whale Gang has grown extremely rapidly in the past six months. Could it be that mysterious force is behind it?"

Gui Hai Yidao shook his head: "That's not the case. As far as I know, the Giant Whale Gang didn't react quickly. They had already made preparations long before Prince Nanping's rebellion!"

"Before that? Could it be that they already knew about Prince Nanping's rebellion? Who is behind them?" "Someone on the organization's forum discussed this. It seems to be a force called the Invisible Man."

"Invisible man?" Shangguan Haitang nodded. "I'll investigate thoroughly after I return to the capital. But, Yidao, your Qijuetang is in the north, so why did you come here?"

Gui Hai Yidao said: "After I joined the organization, the organization gave me a task that I had to complete every month, which was to collect enough money and various rare treasures.

With the help of the Hulong Villa, the gold, silver and treasures delivered by the Qijue Hall every month far exceeded the mission target, so half a month ago..."

Half a month ago.

"Yi Jue, not only is the Qi Jue Hall under your command developing rapidly, but your loyalty to the organization is also rare."

"It is truly an honor for me to serve Lord Jinjiu. How can I not do my best?"

In the Qijue Hall, Gui Hai Yidao, dressed in black, bowed to the man in golden armor in front of him.

Jin Jiu smiled and said, "Our organization has always rewarded those who have made contributions. You are young, but your skills are profound, which shows that you are talented. However, you have no master, so the swordsmanship you use is too ordinary.

I can offer you two choices. The first is a Grandmaster's sword technique. The second is the inheritance of the most advanced sword techniques below the Grandmaster level. However, I will only give you a few clues and let you find them yourself. If you can't find them, don't blame me."

Gui Hai Yi Dao: "Excuse me, sir, which sword technique is this?"

Jin Jiu said: "Your swordsmanship follows the path of dominance. There are countless sword masters in the world, but there are not many swordsmen who follow this path. There are even fewer in the Ming Kingdom.

The organization here knows the two most powerful and domineering sword techniques below the Grandmaster level. One of them is the once famous Tyrant Blade, Jueqing Zhan! "

Gui Hai Yidao's expression couldn't help but change slightly.

Because he had been learning skills at Hulong Villa since he was young, he was valued by Tiedan Shenhou.

At that time, Badao was very famous in the martial arts world, so Tiedan Shenhou sent him to Badao to learn martial arts.

The name of the Tyrant Sword Technique is Jueqing Zhan. The practitioner must kill his seven best friends within one year, without any ruthlessness, loyalty or love.

I don’t know how many people in the world have been stopped by this level.

But Gui Hai Yidao did it.

Not only that, he eventually surpassed his master and defeated Ba Dao with his swordsmanship.

Ba Dao disappeared from the world of martial arts after that and never appeared again.

I didn't expect that there would be news about Ba Dao in the organization.

Jin Jiu said, "Ba Dao retired from martial arts a few years ago and is now doing some small business in a small town. As for whether he is willing to teach you Ba Dao's swordsmanship, that's up to you."

Gui Hai Yi Dao asked, "What is the second sword technique?"

"That was a swordsman who roamed the martial arts world long ago, his name was Gui Hai Bai Lian!"

Gui Hai Yidao's heart was pounding and his expression changed.

Jin Jiu seemed completely unaware and said, "This person didn't establish a sect, and his origins are mysterious. People in the martial arts world only know that his swordsmanship is called Hero Domination of the World, which is also a domineering swordsmanship.

This person's death was also strange. It seemed that he disappeared suddenly, causing the sword technique that dominated the world to be lost.

However, some time ago, the organization discovered that Gui Hai Bailian's wife was still alive, but had already become a nun.

She might know the Gui Hai Bai Lian sword technique, but it would be even harder to learn it."

Gin finished and asked, "Which one do you want to choose?"

Gui Hai Bai Lian is the father of Gui Hai Yi Dao, and his wife is naturally the mother of Gui Hai Yi Dao.

Now that the organization gave this choice, Gui Hai Yidao chose the second option without hesitation.

"So, you're back from your aunt now?"

Shangguan Haitang asked.

Gui Hai Yidao nodded.

"Then Auntie..."

"I have already made proper arrangements for my mother, learned the Heroic Domination Sword Technique, and handed it over to the organization. I don't think the organization will bother me anymore about this."

"That's good."

Shangguan Haitang nodded and smiled, "No wonder your swordsmanship is more fierce and domineering than before, and your skills are much more profound. I'm afraid it won't be long before you can break through to the Grandmaster level, right?

It’s a pity that Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuxue are ahead of us, otherwise the first Grandmaster of this young generation would probably be you.”

Gui Hai Yidao smiled faintly.

If I were a spy in Huolong Villa before, I might be proud of this.

But now as the head of Qi Jue Hall, the so-called talent and the so-called young generation have gradually lost their appeal to him.

Because the real world of martial arts does not care about your age or qualifications.

The Qi Jue Tang has not yet encountered a master-level opponent, but in the process of development, those forces with masters are basically taboos that the Qi Jue Tang cannot touch.

This made Gui Hai Yidao feel a lot of emotion.

As spies of the Huolong Villa, even if they went out on a mission, Zhu Wusi would naturally not assign them a mission where a master would appear as an enemy, so they were doing relatively well before.

Even if you really meet them, as long as you raise the banner of Huolong Villa, the other party will basically give you some face.

It can be said that they grew up under the protection of Zhu Wusi.

But this mission is much more dangerous than before.

Not only the enemies he might encounter, but also the organization he has joined now.

If the organization knew his identity, even the Hulong Villa would not be able to save him.

Thinking of this, Gui Hai Yidao couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency in his heart.

If you can't say some things in advance, you may never be able to say them in this life.

Maybe it’s the companionship of growing up together, or it could be the life-and-death moments when completing a mission together.

He didn't know when it started, but Shangguan Haitang's figure had been imprinted in his heart.

"Haitang, I..."

"Ah! Not good!"

Suddenly, Princess Yunluo's scream was heard from the dilapidated temple.

Shangguan Haitang's face changed and she immediately turned around and rushed into the ruined temple. She saw that Cheng Shifei, who was fine before, had fallen to the ground, breathing weakly, and a faint black aura appeared on his face.

"Haitang, Haitang, what should we do?" Yunluo was panicked.

"Group leader, don't panic."

Shangguan Haitang came to Cheng Shifei, felt his pulse lightly, and then pulled open the clothes on his chest. A dark but small wound was clearly visible.

"He's been poisoned! It was that spider!"

Shangguan Haitang said with a serious expression.

When she reminded him, Yun Luo remembered that the last big spider that jumped out was deflected by Gui Hai Yidao's sword and finally fell on Cheng Shifei.

Although Gui Hai killed him instantly with one blow, there was still a split second of time difference between them.

Perhaps, it was at this time that Cheng Shifei was bitten by the spider!
(End of this chapter)