Under One Person: The Puppet Immortal in the Tang Sect

"He's gone?"

he asks.

"gone."

The servant kneeling outside the door answered.

"They left last night, very suddenly. None of the forces in the entire Osaka Castle noticed."

Tsuchimikado Yasuzumi nodded without saying a word.

He had long anticipated this day. That young man was too clever to entrust his fate to someone else.

If he stays in Osaka, he will only become a pawn in the power struggle between various factions.

Leaving is the best option.

"Where is Tai Chang?"

The servant hesitated for a moment.

"Young Master Tai is still on his way. He left Tokyo yesterday and should be in Nagoya by now."

Tsuchimikado Yasuzumi remained silent for a moment before speaking slowly.

"Let him come back. Yamashita Akira is already gone, there's no point in him going back."

The servant acknowledged and left.

Tsuchimikado Yasuzumi couldn't help but fiddle with the thumb ring, his gaze deep.

Akira Yamashita, where are you going next?

Outside Osaka Castle, on the mountain road leading to Kyoto.

An unassuming carriage was moving slowly forward.

Inside the carriage, Cui Ming leaned against the cushions, flipping through the intelligence that Bai Lian had just sent.

What did they say in Osaka?

Yongen sat opposite him and said in a low voice.

“Everyone is trying to find out where we are. The Yagyu family is searching the underground passages, the Osaka Chamber of Commerce is investigating our background, and the Tsuchimikado family has also been mobilized.”

Cui Ming smiled.

"Let them investigate. We've already taken care of everything from beginning to end; they won't find anything."

Yongen hesitated for a moment, then asked.

"My lord, why are we in such a hurry? Those jewels, and those forces..."

Cui Ming waved his hand.

"The jewels are the bait, and those forces are the fish. The bait has been laid, and the fish have taken the bait."

But the fish hasn't bitten enough yet; reeling it in at this point will only let it escape.

He paused, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

“If we leave now, they will think we are mysterious and will continue to investigate and guess.”

We'll come back when they're tired of investigating and have guessed enough.

At that point, those jewels won't be gifts anymore, they'll be gold bars.

Yongen nodded thoughtfully.

Cui Ming turned to another page of intelligence and suddenly smiled.

“Look, Yamada from the Osaka Chamber of Commerce originally intended to help us when we were desperate.”

Now that the person has run away, he can only watch helplessly.

The former head of the Tsuchimikado main family actually accepted the ring I gave to Yasunaga? Heh, there's an unexpected surprise.

Cui Ming closed the intelligence report and leaned back on the cushion.

"These people all think they are the orioles that are unaware of the mantises. Little do they know, in the blink of an eye, they have become the mantises."

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Next, Cui Ming and his group arrived in Kyoto, where they joined forces with the puppets of the Hiei ninja clan who had come from Tokyo to break the seal of the Hanakamoto Yin-Yang family ahead of schedule, releasing the Tsuchigumo.

Cui Ming used Fenrir Wolf's armored form and the Wild Hunt attacks released by the unfolded crescent wheel to completely subdue it.

After ensuring its energy supply and food, the Earth Spider is willing to follow Yamashita Akira, who is actually Cui Ming in disguise.

Furthermore, through his battles with the Earth Spider and the Mad Bone, Cui Ming finally broke through the Reverse Life Triple to the Second Level.

However, the Jizo statue, which should have been hiding in Kyoto, could not be found anywhere.

With the Cursed Guild's pursuers closing in, Cui Ming had no choice but to abandon Kyoto and continue heading towards Tokyo.

At this point, the Demon Alliance was utterly crushed, both openly and covertly.

The high-ranking officials were captured or subdued by Cui Ming, and all the major towns that were originally under the control of the Monster Alliance were also taken over by the Curse Binding Society.

However, in reality, these towns were all under Cui Ming's control.

Afterwards, Choi Myung officially entrusted Mifukumon-in to the Nura Clan in Tokyo.

Cui Mingyi, in the name of Mitsubishi Group and Osaka Foundation, signed a defensive alliance with Nura Clan.

The three parties joined forces to resist the attacks from the Demon Alliance and the Curse-Binding Society.

Choi Myung used this opportunity to meet with high-ranking officials of the island nation's government and began infiltrating the island nation's top leadership.

However, the deep-rooted power of the Curse Binding Society, which has been entrenched for many years, cannot be broken by Cui Ming overnight.

Soon after, someone in the military reported that the Osaka Division was selling out the country and aiding the enemy, and was selling state property.

However, before such a report could be submitted to higher authorities, it was intercepted by someone planted by Cui Ming.

Knowing history and understanding that the Osaka Division was transferred back to the mainland after being reported in 1941, how could Choi Myung not have imagined this?

Therefore, he had arranged everything well in advance.

They took the army to a military court first, and in the court, they outmaneuvered the representative sent by Tojo, putting on a show where they were the plaintiff and the defendant was the defendant.

Furthermore, in a military court, he stated that the army was at a disadvantage in the war, only knowing how to kill, and that it did not acquire as many resources as the Osaka Division, but suffered more casualties than the Osaka Division.

Not only that, but it also consumed a lot of manpower and resources, and the original goals were still not achieved.

They even opened champagne halfway through the game and wantonly carried out massacres, which led to strong resistance from the East. All the goals that could have been easily achieved were thwarted halfway through.

In contrast, the Osaka Division created value in just one month without bloodshed that was equivalent to several months' worth of supplies for them.

This series of sophistry angered Representative Tojo so much that he blushed on the spot.

However, under the influence of Cui Mingdan's power, most of the high-ranking officials of the island nation present actually felt that what Cui Ming said made sense.

Meanwhile, tensions are still escalating in the island nations, and the situation in the East is also far from peaceful.

However, since no major trouble occurred at the Sanyi Sect, the world of supernatural beings in the Eastern Kingdom did not descend into chaos.

This allows for the deployment of a large number of personnel to further strengthen the defenses or to conduct special operations behind enemy lines.

At this critical juncture, the Japanese suffered another defeat in their campaign in southern Hunan.

Roads were dug up to become farmland, and the weather in Hunan Province was so unpredictable that it seemed like all four seasons would play out in an instant, resulting in a large number of non-combat casualties among the soldiers.

After finally engaging in direct combat, a large number of officers were assassinated in the heat of battle.

The battle lines collapsed completely.

This battle report, thanks to Li Muxuan's efforts, was quickly transmitted to Tokyo.

He slapped Tojo's representative hard across the face on the spot.

After that, Cui Ming even took on the role of a lobbyist.

In military courts, they brainwashed the island nation's high-ranking officials with speeches, influencing them to favor launching a war against the United States.

They boast that the other side of the sea is more prosperous, and now that the Eastern Kingdom is in a stalemate, why not open up another battlefield?

Even if the Eastern Kingdom can't handle things for now, there are still its neighboring countries!

The resources there are also quite good, and there are plenty of resources for the empire to continue to accumulate.

For several days in a row, Cui Ming lobbied the high-ranking officials at the military court, which was further enhanced by the power of Dan Shi.

They turned the military trial court into a military mobilization site.

The key is that these people changed their minds.

Yes! Akira Yamashita (Choi Myung) is right!

The fundamental purpose of war is to gain benefits and resources.

Why are they so fixated on Dongguo?

With such strong resistance here, why not look elsewhere?

There are many resource-rich countries, and with their island nation's strength, wouldn't it be easy for them to take them over?

After a week of propaganda and brainwashing, the entire island nation's top leadership was completely fooled by Cui Ming.

It was immediately decided that tactical strategies would be discussed starting today.

The entire military courtroom was transformed into a strategic conference hall.

However, the fate of the Osaka Division remained unchanged.

They were still transferred from the eastern mainland to the island mainland.

However, correspondingly, the Japanese invasion of eastern Japan slowed down considerably.

In order to prepare for the upcoming resource plundering, a large number of troops were transferred directly from the Eastern Kingdom in advance.

Many troops were even transferred directly from East Korea to Southeast Asia to fight jungle warfare with other countries.

The Osaka Division was lifted high and then gently lowered.

Furthermore, Cui Ming used this personnel reshuffle to extend his reach into various master groups.