Under One Person: The Puppet Immortal in the Tang Sect

This may not be the best ending, but at least it gave them a place to belong.

Before parting, Wei Shufen said to Cui Mingdao.

"Senior Brother Cui, although the Medicine Immortal Society has been destroyed, the art of Gu poison is still of varying quality. It's hard to guarantee that a second or third Medicine Immortal won't appear."

"If you ever need anything from the Miao people in the future, just let us know."

Cui Ming nodded.

"Take care of yourself."

After seeing Wei Shufen and her group off, Cui Ming was preparing to leave Qingyan Town when a Tang Clan disciple suddenly appeared and handed him a secret letter.

Cui Ming picked it up and saw that the secret letter came from the intelligence network in Harbin and was classified as top secret.

Cui Ming opened the secret letter and saw that it was written in code:

"The elite forces of the Bihe Ninja have already moved. The ninja leader is leading a large number of Bihe Ninja southward from Harbin."

"The route's destination is suspected to be the headquarters of the Divine Machine Alliance."

"The march was high-profile and not concealed."

"We expect to arrive in southern Shandong within twenty days."

"The intelligence has not been disseminated, and the supernatural community in the Eastern Kingdom is still unaware of it."

Cui Ming held the secret letter in his hand, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

Hiei Shinobi is one of the most elite ninja clans in the Japanese supernatural world, specializing in stealth, assassination, swordsmanship, and more.

Their leader is a master who has been famous for decades and is said to have reached the "ultimate level of ninjutsu".

However, with Chungbei dead and Cui Mingping targeting Bihe Ren regularly, Bihe Ren has fallen into the hands of the Tang Clan and the Shenji Alliance quite a few times in recent days.

Chapter 197 Looking Northwards Amidst the Flames of War

Therefore, the leader of the Higoku ninja, leading a large number of their elite troops, may have come seeking revenge.

Such a high-profile southward march has a clear purpose.

On the surface, everyone would assume that they wanted to destroy the Divine Machine Alliance and weaken the resistance forces of the Eastern Kingdom's supernatural beings.

However, in reality, they were thinking of establishing themselves in the Eastern Kingdom in order to escape the control and exploitation of their homeland.

However, in order to weaken the strength of the Hiei Ninja, Cui Ming has already eliminated many of the Hiei Ninja's Ten Demons.

Among them were people like Tadashi, the second-in-command of Hiroshi, and Yohei Aoyama.

Who knows, this ninja leader might actually come to avenge them.

With that thought in mind, Cui Ming turned and walked out of the town.

Fenrir the wolf releases itself from its pouch and transforms into a motorcycle.

Instead of immediately returning to the Divine Machine Alliance, he headed northeast towards the Xuzhou area.

Bihe Ren's route passed through Xuzhou, a crucial transportation hub between the north and south with complex terrain, making it suitable for an ambush.

More importantly, the Jonin and Chunin of the Hiei Ninja are excellent puppet materials.

The ninjutsu and taijutsu they used were mostly for assassination.

Therefore, combining it with Cui Ming's puppetry techniques can create a more suitable assassination-type puppet.

Especially the Ten Demons of Hira-nin – if they could be made into puppets, their value would be immeasurable.

As Cui Ming sped along, he manipulated the puppet to issue commands to the Divine Machine Alliance and True Nature:

"The Higanbana ninja are attacking. All personnel must prepare for battle. However, we need not hold our ground; we should lure them deep into our territory. I will intercept them midway and weaken their forces. Specific plans will be announced later."

Cui Ming stared at the road ahead, his eyes calm and undisturbed.

The Medicine Immortal Society, such a harmful organization, has now been destroyed by him, but the He Ren is the real threat.

But this threat is also an opportunity.

He needs more and stronger puppets to deal with even bigger wars in the future.

And Hira-nin was exactly the kind of material that came to them.

The Fenrir wolf roared to life, speeding north along the post road.

As Cui Ming sped north, news of Bi Heren's southward journey had already quietly spread throughout the world of extraordinary individuals in the Eastern Kingdom.

The Tang Clan was the first to receive the intelligence.

Upon receiving a secret report from Cui Ming at the headquarters in Sichuan, Tang Bingwen immediately summoned the inner sect elders to discuss the matter.

After Cui Ming joined the Divine Machine Alliance, Tangmen's life got better and better every day.

Who wouldn't want to earn more money, support more people, and live a better life without having to work so hard?

Therefore, Cui Ming, the head of the Qiaogong Hall, has a high reputation within the Tang Clan.

This time, the entire Bihe Ren clan has come out in force, with their target being the Divine Machine Alliance, or even specifically for Cui Ming. Naturally, the Tang Clan cannot stand idly by.

"The Divine Machine Alliance is an ally of my Tang Clan, and also belongs to the same lineage of extraordinary people in the Eastern Kingdom."

"Higan's blatant southward advance clearly shows that he thinks our Eastern Kingdom has no one to rely on."

An elder said in a deep voice.

Tang Bingwen nodded.

"Order the hidden agents along the Hebei and Shandong lines to closely monitor Biheren's movements and report to Cui Ming immediately."

"Also, dispatch some of my Tang Clan's best fighters to make contact with that brat Cui Ming."

"Since he has drawn up a line for us, the Tang Clan will naturally accept it..."

Upon receiving the news, Zhuge Yunfeng of the Wuhou faction set off overnight to the headquarters of the Divine Machine Alliance.

The Wuhou faction and the Shenji Alliance cooperated closely, and they contributed to the development of the Xuanji Armor.

Zhuge Yunfeng brought three newly improved Qimen Xuanjia armors, intending to hand over the technology directly to the Divine Machine Alliance to enhance everyone's strength as much as possible.

Within the Divine Machine Alliance, Elder Meng Ye and others had already received a message from Cui Ming.

The Divine Machine Alliance immediately entered a state of war, with all mechanical arrays fully activated and the exoskeleton armor production line operating day and night.

At the same time, the Divine Machine Alliance issued a notice to the whole world, offering a bounty for killing members of the Bihe Ninja - their heads could be exchanged for exoskeleton armor parts.

This announcement caused a huge stir in the world of supernatural beings in the Eastern Kingdom.

The power of exoskeleton armor has already been proven in numerous battles.

When ordinary people with supernatural abilities wear it, their strength, speed, and defense increase by at least 30%, and the built-in first-aid medicine and simple mechanisms can save their lives in critical moments.

The fact that the Divine Machine Alliance is offering armor parts as a bounty means that even if you can't collect a complete set, you can still gradually upgrade your equipment.

In a short time, anti-Japanese groups, wandering martial artists, and even some bandit gangs that had previously been observing the situation all sprang into action.

In the Xiangxi area, several Miao village leaders gathered together to discuss matters.

"Cui Ming helped us a lot with the Medicine Immortal Society. Now that his enemy has arrived, we can't just stand by and watch."

"But our Gu techniques excel at guerrilla warfare in the mountains and forests; we are no match for ninjas in a head-on fight."

"Then let's fight a guerrilla war. The Bihe Ren will always pass through the mountains, so let's lay our traps in advance and kill as many as we can."

"Yes, we took the ninja tools to exchange for armor. With that, it will be much easier to fight the Japanese in the future."

In Qingcheng Mountain in Sichuan, several Taoist priests looked at the notice sent by Tiangongtang.

"Those who live outside the secular world should not get involved in killing, but when the country is in peril and demons are rampant, our Taoist sect cannot remain aloof."

“Bihe Ren cultivates the art of cunning and murder, which contradicts the Taoist principles of purity and naturalness. Eliminating demons and protecting the Way is also a form of cultivation.”

"Then send a few disciples down the mountain, carrying talismans and magical artifacts, to lend a helping hand to the Divine Machine Alliance."

Even some bandits and outlaws who ruled the mountains started to plot against them.

"Big brother, the Divine Machine Alliance said that the head of a genin can be exchanged for an exoskeleton arm armor. If we pull off a big heist, we might be able to gather quite a few!"

"Are you crazy? Do you think these Japanese ninjas are easy to mess with?"

"We know the terrain well. If we can't win by fighting, can't we at least use underhanded tactics?"

"There's always a chance to dig traps, fire sneak attacks, or use poison. Besides, with an exoskeleton armor, wouldn't it be even more impressive to rob... no, fight the Japanese in the future?"

“That makes sense. Let’s gather the brothers and head towards Hebei to see if there’s anything we can get our hands on.”

......

These developments, through the True Intelligence Network, gradually reached Cui Ming's ears.

He had by then arrived on the outskirts of Xuzhou and was resting temporarily in an abandoned mountain god temple.

The Hundred Refined Puppet is sorting through intelligence from various places, while Shocking Soul and Night Slaughter Ghost are on guard outside the temple.

Cui Ming unfolded the map, which marked Bi Heren's expected route.

Entering Hebei from Shanhaiguan, passing through Tianjin, Cangzhou, and Dezhou, the route splits into two after reaching Jinan.

The journey took us through Tai'an, Qufu, and Xuzhou.

Another route goes through Liaocheng, Heze, and Shangqiu.

They eventually converged in northern Anhui and headed straight for the Shenji Alliance in southern Henan.

Based on current intelligence, Bihe Ren has chosen the first route, which is via Xuzhou.

They traveled about eighty li each day, and instead of hiding along the way, they deliberately revealed their whereabouts, as if to provoke others.

"The ninja leader, renowned for forty years, is skilled in Shadow Clone Technique, clone techniques, and poison arts. Further information on the other ninjas is currently unavailable..."

Bai Lian recited the known information.

But Cui Ming had a more comprehensive understanding of the information.

Of the Ten Demons, Chubei and Aoyama Yohei have died at the hands of Cui Ming, and have become Hyakuren and Senmō. The remaining eight each have their own strengths.

Chapter 198 Failure of the Encirclement and Suppression (4K)