Martial God Development Plan

"It's not possible to survive alone."

"why?"

"...I don't know, I forgot where I heard it from, but it seems that someone told me that humans are weak and cannot survive alone. No matter what, there must be at least two people, so...you don't die either."

Ji Bei closed his eyes and did not answer Ji Zhao. He just said, "Go ahead and rest early."

Ji Zhao didn't say anything else. He turned around and left the study. After returning to his room, he lay down on the bed and stretched out his hand to feel his own heartbeat.

[“I said unnecessary words... It was just the obsession of my predecessor.”]

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Soon, it was late at night.

Ji Zhao still couldn't sleep. He lay quietly on the bed, thinking about whether he should kill Han Yi tonight. From the memory of his original body, the criminal investigation methods in this world were not particularly sophisticated, at least far inferior to those in modern times. Although those martial arts masters had sharp eyes, they were nothing compared to forensic doctors.

Moreover, when it comes to killing, Ji Zhao is really an expert. Although he has not deliberately learned it, he has accumulated a lot of experience in countless battles, which can ensure that the probability of being discovered is reduced to a minimum. Moreover, if Han Yi is dead at this juncture, everyone will suspect Han Shou - as long as he is not caught on the spot, who will suspect him?

[“…But Han Shou is also very strange. I always feel that he will doubt me unconditionally.”]

This is a very unreasonable guess, but Ji Zhao thinks so.

[“…I do know the time when Han Yi opened the city to welcome the Black Knights. I think during the last battle, he had already communicated with the Black Knights in a letter to slander Han Shou. This time probably cannot be changed. Assassination is still too risky at this juncture.”]

Ji Zhao thought about it for a long time and finally gave up the risky move.

It is hard to say whether this choice is right or wrong. Ji Zhao has really considered it seriously. He even bought some cloth and cut it into a night suit by matching it with his own clothes. However, if he wears it out now, he will run into Ji Tan, who is awake late at night and observing the stars in the yard without saying a word... That scene will probably be very strange.

There was no way. Although he had the blessing of internal energy, this body lacked exercise and his senses were dull. It was normal that he could not hear the movements outside without practicing internal energy. Besides, Ji Tan did not make any sound in the first place.

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On the morning of September 30th, the fifth year of Jianwu, Han Shou knocked on the door of the Ji family.

Because it was daytime and Wang An had just gone out for something, the door was not locked. He was also very rude. Before Ji Zhao inside could react who was knocking on the door, he walked in with a faint smile on his face. When he saw Ji Zhao, he greeted him in a familiar manner.

"Ji family's third son, did you sleep well last night?"

As a visitor from another world, Ji Zhao actually had a strong sense of privacy, but he knew that Han Shou was half crazy like Ji Tan. When Anchun City was broken, he gave up the opportunity to join the Black Knights and stabbed Liu Wei instead... He thought that even if he told him, "Next time, please wait for my response before coming in," it would be useless, so he was too lazy to care about it and asked, "What's the matter with you that you came to visit me specially?"

"How cold." Han Shou said with a smile, and said something that is the most classic in the entire nonsense world, "Can't I come here if I have nothing to do?"

Isn't this nonsense...

Ji Zhao complained madly in his heart, but maintained a calm expression on his face, staring at the opposite side motionlessly.

"Tsk..." Han Shou seemed to be defeated. He sighed, and the smile on his face disappeared. He said lazily, "I'm going to find your second sister. I want to ask her for a fortune."

"I don't tell fortunes for rude people."

At this moment, Ji Tan's voice came from the room. She seemed to have been eavesdropping on the conversation outside. As soon as Han Shou finished speaking, her voice rang out.

"......" Han Shou was stunned, then lowered his voice and said to Ji Zhao, "Are we talking too loudly? Is she lying at the door and eavesdropping?"

"..." Ji Zhao didn't know how to respond to this lunatic for a moment, but Ji Tan spoke again.

"I can't hear what you are saying, but I don't think it's a good thing. Ji Zhao, kick this rude guy out."

"If you don't want to tell fortunes, then don't tell fortunes. I don't believe in a third-rate charlatan like you." Han Shou said loudly, "Actually, I came here to chat with your third son. Telling fortunes is just a side job. So, is it your business to interfere with our chat?"

Ji Tan in the room was too lazy to say anything.

Han Shou shrugged and said to Ji Zhao, "Let's go to your room and talk. Otherwise, you never know if some weird guy might eavesdrop on you."

Ji Zhao wanted to refuse Han Shou. He really wanted to have a chat with him, but it would be better not to do it here. However, since he was already here, it would be too late to talk about changing places. Ji Zhao had no choice but to lead him to his room and closed the door.

"You shouldn't have been so anxious to come to me." Ji Zhao said, "You should have waited a little longer, or waited for me to come to you."

"In fact, I have been waiting for a whole night." Han Shou looked calm, "But, I didn't get to wait."

"...There's no way I'm going to look for you in the middle of the night." Ji Zhao pulled out a chair and motioned for Han Shou to sit down. "Although I can roughly guess, it's better to ask in person. Why did you come to me?"

"There are many reasons." Han Shou took out a small bag of snacks from his arms and crossed his legs. "But the most direct reason is of course to say thank you... Do you want to eat?"

"No." Ji Zhao first declined the other party's kindness, and then said, "There's nothing to thank me for. Everyone present last night probably knows what your brother is thinking."

Volume 2: A Poor Life, a Way Out: Chapter 17: Half a Catty, Half a Catty

"Not only him, even I have some idea in my mind." Han Shou did not refute, but just sighed slightly, "But now that we are facing a powerful enemy, I thought that no matter what, we should at least consider these things after we have defeated the enemy. After all, this is the overall situation. I never thought... Haha."

Han Shou sneered: "My elder brother thinks he is a smart man, but he has great ambitions but little talent. He always likes to make some absurd and shocking remarks to attract people's attention. I should have taken some precautions earlier."

He paused and looked at Ji Zhao: "I think everyone thinks so. That's why my elder brother can take the opportunity to attack me. He used such a clumsy slander to tie up the overall situation and force others to do what he wants... If you hadn't reminded me, I'm afraid I would have fallen for it. Although this question is a bit ignorant, I'm still very curious, why do you think my elder brother would take action against me regardless of the overall situation?"

Ji Zhao said: "Can we talk about this later?"

"Is it inconvenient now?"

"Yeah."

"Okay... then, tell me what you want to say."

Ji Zhao then asked, "How do you know what means Han Yi is going to use to slander you?"

Han Yi's method was very simple and crude, but also very effective. During the battle a few days ago, the situation was chaotic, and there was no way to prove that there was no collusion with the enemy. No matter what Han Shou took out, it didn't work. But after Han Yi, he also took out a letter... This was a decisive blow, directly defining the letter in Han Yi's hand as a "product of internal strife", and the nature of the whole thing changed accordingly.

"What else can I rely on?" Han Shou smiled. "The people on Big Brother's side are all very poor in cultivation. I sneaked in several times and eavesdropped a few times. I got the keyword "letter". Then I went in to search again. After finding the letter, how could I not understand his plan?"

"...It's really simple and crude."④

"As long as the method works, it's fine."

"That's right." Although Ji Zhao thought this method was stupid, he changed his mind and realized that he wanted to kill Han Yi alone last night, so he had no right to criticize others. "Then the second question is, why did you suggest locking up both of you last night? Don't say that it was a retreat to advance. If it was a retreat to advance, you wouldn't have had to say the following sentence."

"Good question..." Han Shou raised his head slightly. "In fact, what I overheard was not only 'letter', but also keywords such as 'city gate' and 'let in'. They rarely talked about this, and it was not convenient for me to get closer at the time, so I didn't hear more. But I think these few words are enough for me to suspect them, and this is why I rushed to find you."

“What do you suspect them of?”

"You clearly know it, but you still want me to tell you... Of course it's collaborating with the enemy. I even suspect that the trick he used to slander me was his own method. During the melee that day, he really sent someone to pass on a message to the Black Knights."

"You are like my second sister, you talk in a mysterious way, so I want to ask clearly to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings... Since you heard it, why don't you tell others?"

“Do you think others will believe me?”

"Then why did you come to me?"

"Because I think you will believe me, just as I believe you." Han Shou smiled and said leisurely, "The right judgment and choice bring the right results, otherwise I would be in jail now."

"... a decision without any basis." Ji Zhao paused, "Consider yourself lucky, then, why don't you arrest the person who was talking and torture him to extract a confession?"

"Because the people who were talking were my eldest brother and his confidants." Han Shou spread his hands. "My eldest brother slandered me. He had to imitate my handwriting to write a letter and find a special occasion to attack me. I eavesdropped on him for no reason and then said such things. Who would believe it? Even though I have the ability to take him down, it's clear that things won't go smoothly afterwards."

"That's right." Ji Zhao nodded gently. "If it's really such a big deal as collaborating with the enemy, I think the people who know about it won't be the little minions who can be captured and tortured at will... Then, the next question is, why are you telling me all this? Do you think I can help?"

"You can say that." Han Shou smiled, "At least I can believe that you are on my side and will believe what I say. There is no other way. Humans are very weak. If their ideas are not supported, they will become confused and weak, and they will not have the strength to stick to themselves. So, even if there is only one supporter, as long as there is one supporter, I will feel confident."

"..."

"What's wrong? Why aren't you talking?"

"No... How should I put it? Someone seemed to have said something similar to me before."

"Oh?" Han Shou became interested. "Who is it? Can you introduce him to me?"

"...It happened a long time ago. I have forgotten who said it." Ji Zhao shook his head and changed the subject. "Well, it's time to answer the first question. Why do you think your elder brother would disregard the overall situation... Because I really suspect that he would collaborate with the enemy. I suspected it before what happened last night, before I said that to you. So, dealing with you is not disregarding the overall situation, but he is considering his own overall situation. Only by getting rid of you can he control the Han family and work for the Black Knights."

Even Han Shou was so shocked that he was speechless at this moment.

"…Why do you think so?"

Ji Zhao chose to answer the question with a question: "Why did you believe me at that time?"

Han Shou was a little uncertain: "Intuition...?"

"Well, it was just my intuition." Ji Zhao smiled. "Maybe it's because my second sister often whispered some strange things to me. For example, I remembered some of the things about his face. I always felt that he was not a good person, so I doubted him and thought that if I were him, I would definitely seize this golden opportunity... Of course, in essence, I just said a few random words to a drunkard, and I didn't know what I was talking about. In the end, you were the one who chose to believe it, and you were the one who heard it with your own ears and found the letter."

Han Shou didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "That's it? You just come and tell me that?"

Ji Zhao nodded calmly: "Yes, that's it."

"My father always said that I was frivolous... Now it seems that I am really much worse than you." Han Shou said here, as if he remembered something, "No... maybe we are the same."

"Why do you say that?"

"Ah... How should I put it? I felt a little embarrassed just now, so I didn't say it, but since you've said it, I'll say it too." Han Shou crossed his arms, coughed, and said seriously, "Actually, I want to ask your second sister for a divination to see if my eldest brother is colluding with the enemy. After all, the words I heard can't prove everything."

"...Are you serious? Believe that stuff?"

"I will return this sentence to you without changing a single word."

Volume 2: A Poor Life, a Way Out: Chapter 18: I Hate Idiots the Most in My Life

The two of them stared at each other for a long time before continuing the topic.

"Then, let's assume that your elder brother has really collaborated with the enemy. What are you going to do next?" Ji Zhao asked.

"Well...it doesn't matter." Han Shou said what Ji Zhao didn't expect and the information he expected. "Let's take it one step at a time. The people on Big Brother's side can't kill me at all. Besides, even if the city is really broken, it doesn't matter. There is a man on the Black Cavalry who likes me very much. You may have some impression of him. He is the Taoist who came here that year. His name is Dong Dao Ren. He will probably protect me, so I will just hang out with him at that time... Do you remember what I said last night? Don't say I didn't warn you. If Big Brother really lets the Black Cavalry in, I am looking forward to the expressions of those people."

Han Shou was very courageous, as he actually said such words in the city. You should know that although there were countless people in the city who wanted to surrender at that time, he was probably the only one who dared to say such words to outsiders.

"......" Faced with these heart-piercing words, Ji Zhao was neither surprised nor angry, but instead showed a slightly puzzled expression, "Do you really think so?"

Han Shou raised his eyes: "Why do you say that?"

"Intuition." Knowing that the other party was a psychopath, Ji Zhao chose to strengthen his character. "I feel like you are lying."

Han Shou stared at Ji Zhao in a daze for several moments, and suddenly laughed.

"Haha...it seems my elder brother deserved his defeat."

He laughed for a while, and when the smile on his face gradually faded, he said, "You have a good feeling. I lied. It is true that the Dong Taoist thinks highly of me, but I hate him very much. He talks in a mysterious way. Your second sister has learned this bad habit from him. As for me, I hate people who pretend to be mysterious in front of me the most, so I will never work under him."

After that, Han Shou paused and added, "Oh, by the way, except for myself, if you can't understand what I mean, then you are a fool, and I hate fools the most in my life."

"..."

Ji Zhao suddenly felt a little tired for some reason.

"Well, then again, if you don't plan to surrender to the enemy, what are you going to do next?"

Han Shou said something shocking: "Let's go kill Han Yi!"

Okay, okay, that’s exactly what I was thinking last night… What the hell!

Ji Zhao was going crazy. What on earth were these people thinking? !

"...What on earth are you talking about?"

"I'm serious." Han Shou raised his head slightly. "Think about it, even if it's not treason, he attacked me first, and he did it with such a cruel method. He didn't consider me a brother at all and wanted to kill me. So, there's no need for me to be polite to him."

"Then, killing him will help me integrate the power of the Han family, and it will also directly eliminate the possibility of him opening the city gates to welcome the black cavalry thieves... How about it, isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"

"...Are you serious?"

Han Shou smiled and said, "If you ask me even this, I will hate you. Although I have a lot of confidence that I will not be discovered, if this happens at this juncture, even if there is no evidence, my life will be the same as the end... I can't kill him, and if someone else kills him, I have to help find the murderer to prove my innocence."

Fortunately, Ji Zhao had cultivated himself. If someone else had come, he would definitely not be able to bear it at this moment. He sighed helplessly and said, "If you are determined to only say these things, you'd better leave as soon as possible and don't disturb me from practicing my internal skills."

"I have something I would like to ask your elder sister for help." After seeing Ji Zhao say this, Han Shou finally became slightly serious.

"You are also aware of the situation of the Black Knights. They can't wait long. If my eldest brother really wants to open the city gate, it will only take a few days."

"That day, I heard the words 'South Gate' and thought they were going to open the South Gate. It just so happens that your home is close to the South Gate. Could you ask your elder sister to look after them these days... Liu Wei's gang of black cavalry thieves are at the level of bandits, with very poor discipline and low endurance. Their camp is not close to here. After a long journey, they will not attack as long as no one opens the city gate. Even if they do, your elder sister has amazing eyesight and perception. She will definitely be able to detect the movements of the black cavalry thieves first and organize a defense. It can be said that as long as my elder brother fails to open the city gate, this battle should be able to develop in a good direction."

"What you said makes sense, and the arrangement is reasonable." Ji Zhao sighed, "But let me ask you one thing, what if my elder sister doesn't believe it?"

"That's why I came to see you."

"What if my eldest sister believes it and goes straight to trouble your eldest brother?"

"That's why I came to see you."

"......My eldest sister is Wu An. Her condition is related to the safety of the entire Anchun, and she has many responsibilities. She can't do this kind of thing that sacrifices her rest time for a long time. If the Black Knight thief still doesn't show up after two days, what should I do?"

Han Shou raised his lips slightly, revealing a somewhat scary smile: "Well, as the price for my misjudgment, and as a way to vent my resentment... I will pay with my own life."

"...I understand. That's it. I'll go with you to convince Big Sister."

"Good." Han Shou nodded gently, "If things are not kept secret, they will not be accomplished. This matter must not be told to anyone."

"Of course I know." Ji Zhao responded, but heard footsteps outside. It was Ji Bei coming back. He stood up immediately, but when he was about to push open the door, he hesitated.

"Han Shou... I believe in my instincts. You probably believe in your heart that your brother has colluded with the enemy, but why can't we just point the finger at him and nip this evil in the bud?"

"If you're referring to just one thing, I have more answers than I can count."

"From the perspective of ability and status, we lack credibility, we missed the first move, and we are not big shots. Naturally, no one is willing to believe us. After all, I have a reputation for being frivolous, let alone you."