I have an endless army of warriors, rampaging across the heavens.

Chapter 81 Two Surnames and Three Factions: A Complaint Meeting

Liu Chunlin was at his wit's end.

If he had a way, would he still be unable to avenge the loss of his son?

I just can't handle this!

Yu Zheng picked up the conversation and asked Lü Chengxiang and the others, "I've heard that you all have been in contact with that underground society. Have you made any progress in the past few months?"

Lü Chengxiang and the others looked at each other.

Gui Songzi smiled bitterly: "Our contact with the Underground Society seems frequent, but it's actually infrequent. The Underground Society has arranged for two envoys to be stationed in the sect. They never come down the mountain and only move around in the sect on weekdays, but they can often receive instructions from the Underground Society and then pass them on to our Danyang Sect."

Yu Zhengdao: "Does the Taoist priest suspect there is a traitor within the sect?"

Gui Songzi's face grew even more bitter: "But when I examined many of the disciples who had been in contact with those two, a few of them were exposed. However, it was later proven that they had nothing to do with the Underground Society and were all spies sent by other forces."

As he said this, he casually glanced at Sha Tongtian, Chen Mian, Lü Chengxiang, Fu Jianxun, and others, his meaning being self-evident.

This is a mistake involving the secondary vehicle.

Finding the traitor is certainly welcome.

But the real headache is that they can't find any clues about the underground organization.

Liu Chunlin and Yu Zheng were completely unaware of this incident.

Gui Songzi continued, "No one has ever had any contact with their higher-ups. Even the name 'Underground Society' was just a name given to them by their fellow martial artists in Shangyang Prefecture, based on their expertise in digging tunnels. It's just for convenience. What they're really called, how big they are, what their purpose is, and where their headquarters are are all unknown. It's impossible to find out anything about them."

Is it that tricky?

Liu Chunlin was skeptical: "Didn't those envoys stationed in your homes reveal any information? I heard that the underground gang extorted a lot of precious meat and money from the major forces in Shangyang Prefecture. After extorting them, they always had to transport them out. Didn't you send any experts to track them down?"

Why didn't they chase after them?

We can't catch up!

Gui Songzi felt bitter: "That group of people are good at digging tunnels. After they got the treasure meat and the silver notes, they sent a liaison officer up the mountain to pick them up. After coming down the mountain, they soon arrived in the city. With the help of the city's extensive network of tunnels, they could easily slip through and be caught up with them."

Liu Chunlin still didn't believe it: "Since they sent people to collect it, those people will eventually go somewhere, and they will eventually have a place to settle down and live. As long as we keep an eye on it, we will definitely get something."

The words say so.

This is the truth.

“But the underground society is completely unreasonable.” Gui Songzi was full of grievances and took the opportunity to vent to Liu Chunlin and Yu Zheng: “There were two people who took the precious meat and silver notes. Those two strong men lived in the suburbs outside the city and farmed the land. They never had any contact with anyone. They would only come to Danyang Mountain when they needed to transport the goods, take them, and then deliver them to Shangyang City. During this time, we never saw them contact anyone, and we had no idea how the underground society transmitted information.”

The way information is transmitted underground is too secretive.

This is the fundamental reason why the underground world is mysterious.

Liu Chunlin, his anger rising, demanded, "Let's just arrest these two and torture them severely; they'll confess eventually!"

Gui Songzi's face grew even more bitter upon hearing this: "Of course we tried. But as soon as we arrested someone, the two envoys on the mountain found out, protested, and launched retaliation. More than ten shops of my Danyang Sect in Shangyang City were burned down in each attempt. Not only the shops, but how many people from the underground society did we arrest? They retaliated tenfold—not arresting, but killing!"

You arrest both of them.

He killed you twenty times.

"madman!"

Liu Chunlin and Yu Zheng's expressions changed simultaneously.

Which faction can withstand this kind of fighting style?
Sha Tongtian also had a lot of grievances: "Lord, General Yu, you may not know this, but the underground messenger has publicly declared in the sect that anyone who dares to arrest, beat, or kill their people should be prepared to have ten times as many disciples killed in retaliation."

"At first, no one in our sect believed it. After three repetitions, dozens of people in our sect were killed or injured. We dared not make any more outrageous moves."

Suffocated!
"This is so frustrating!"

Just listening to it made Liu Chunlin feel extremely frustrated.

He put himself in the shoes of the two families and three factions.

Then they put themselves in their own shoes and put themselves in the shoes.

I discovered that he really doesn't have a temper at all.

Even if the government were to try to break the deadlock, the casualties would only be heavy against the unscrupulous and mysterious underground society. "The underground society never engages in direct combat."

"They lurk in the shadows, disregarding all rules, and can be ruthless enough to kill even defenseless children, women, and the elderly."

"Using every means possible!"

Sha Tongtian was filled with great hatred, and sighed again.

This is a vicious move.

But it is indeed effective.

In the short period of time that they clashed with the underground society, the three major sects each lost hundreds of disciples, either directly or indirectly.

I can only admit defeat.

Surface cooperation.

For this reason, they even went so far as to help wipe out the remaining members of the Lei family.

Until the Lei family was wiped out.

Until today, two months later.

Unable to find any weakness in the underground society, the two families and three factions finally broke down, retreating in all directions and becoming increasingly conservative, no longer heeding the underground society's unreasonable demands.

Last night, they even turned on each other completely.

But as it turns out—

"All the arrested gangsters claimed to belong to 'Red Mansion,' and that they were just doing things for money; they were not the core of the underground society at all!"

Yu Zheng's words declared that the defection of the two families and three factions was utterly worthless.

Damn underground secret society!

That's fucking difficult!

……

After Lü Chengxiang and the others left.

Liu Chunlin and Yu Zheng were left alone, and the two remained silent for a long time.

Liu Chunlin asked, puzzled, "General Yu, I'm getting more and more confused. Tell me, what exactly is this underground society? What are they trying to do?"

Yu Zhengdao: "The underground society has been stirring up trouble lately, but it has always kept its head in the dark. As long as they don't show themselves in public, it will be difficult to determine their purpose."

Liu Chunlin, seemingly oblivious to whether he had listened, continued, "The details of blessed lands, exotic beasts, and precious meat have always been tacitly known secrets, kept hidden by powerful families and sects. The imperial court has repeatedly issued orders to maintain stability. But what are the intentions of that underground society that it insists on making it public?"

Yu Zheng remained silent.

To be honest, he didn't understand it either.

……

It’s okay if you don’t understand!

Zuo Jing said deliberately, "Government officials, powerful families, major sects, and experts—these people not only control high-end resources, but also block all channels and information for acquiring them. They always keep any good stuff hidden away!"

This is not good.

Zuo Jing didn't like it.

If news of blessed lands, exotic beasts, and precious meat had spread earlier and become common knowledge, Zuo Jing wouldn't have needed to go through the trouble of inquiring or begging for information.

This is so frustrating.

Is the government trying to block information?
Are the powerful clans and factions in tacit agreement?
Zuo Jing, however, insisted on doing the opposite, determined to make a scene that everyone would know about.

Moreover, while publicizing all this, and seizing the five blessed lands of the two surnames and three factions, why not also cause trouble for the two surnames and three factions?
……

(End of this chapter)