Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 1001 Na Ruhu: I Want to Fight a God

"You're asking me that? Are you my enemy or your enemy?"

Before He Songling could finish speaking, Ru Hu knelt down with a thud, banging his head on the ground and crying out, "Please enlighten me, senior!"

Seeing that tiger-like cosplay of Zhang Chulan, He Songling just wants to have a chat with Zhao Benshan. Who says a big head and thick neck means you're either a tycoon or a cook?
“Who said you’re stupid? You’re smarter than anyone else.” He Songling shook his head and sighed.

Even if the thugs under Ru Hu's command, the Ancient Pavilion, aren't exactly respectable, he's still one of the Ten Elders. Surely he can find out who modified his master's brain? Even if he can't find out the specific person, He Songling mentioned the Dual Hands. Who knows the Dual Hands? Surely he has a suspect?
Those thugs might not be good at other things, but when it comes to getting information from all sorts of people, they're the most resourceful.

Yaoxing Society is a well-known force in the domestic supernatural community, with a presence everywhere. Zhang Chulan never found it in the original work, so how could Ru Hu not know about it?
But Ruhu still chose to ask him directly, even kneeling down and kowtowing to him, seemingly determined to get an answer from him.

This isn't about asking for answers; it's about owing someone a favor.

Even if that tiger's strength is nothing compared to his own, he is still a top-tier expert and there will always be a use for him. Wouldn't this bring them closer together?

"Old Na, you don't need to give me that. Who is Zhen Duo to you?"

“It’s my grandfather…” Na Ruhu hesitated upon hearing his grandfather’s name. His family had been old rascals in the capital for generations. To put it bluntly, they were both nobles of the Qing Dynasty and local thugs. Could it be that his grandfather had offended this old monster back then?
Don't be fooled by He Songling's appearance as a twenty-year-old college student. In fact, considering the old monster's age, even his own grandfather wasn't as old as him!

"Yes, that's right. Back when Zhang Zhiwei and I first came to the capital, he even brought his thugs to rob us."

"Thump!" Ru Hu, who had just stood up, knelt down again. This time he knelt down much faster than before. There was no way around it; his legs were really weak this time, and his calves were trembling.

"Well, my grandfather's grave is in the north of the capital. I'll take you there to open the coffin and whip the corpse..."

Don't be fooled by the imposing presence of that Tiger-like master. He stood with Lu Jin at the dock for over a year, practicing his external martial arts, so you can't assume he's some kind of straightforward, good person. In reality, just look at his men. From his brother, Leopard, down the ranks of the Ancient Devouring Pavilion, they're all a bunch of local thugs.

Birds of a feather flock together, not to mention that his family has a history of being hooligans. How could Ru Hu be a decent person? In the original novel, when Lu Jin fought Li Muxuan, he, one of the Ten Elders, and Ding Shian flanked the leader of the Seeking Truth Society and held him hostage. How could he be a decent person?
If things really came to a head, he'd be just as quick to kneel as Zhang Chulan. And he had a huge advantage: Zhang Chulan respected his grandfather, but Ru Hu knew all too well what kind of person his grandfather was. That coward Zhen Duo—if he weren't the grandson, Ru Hu would have wanted to slap him himself.

If Zhang Chulan could say something like, "I'll take you to dig up my grandfather's grave and whip his corpse," then Ru Hu could say something similar.

There's no way around it. One deity isn't enough. They even need to spare the old Celestial Master of the Celestial Master's Mansion. Although the old Celestial Master's status has declined sharply, and there are rumors that he's having a hard time even ranking in the top five, he was once recognized as a top expert. Ru Hu doesn't think he can beat him.

"Ah, don't be nervous. Your grandfather and I have a long-standing friendship. After I persuaded him, he became my guide in the capital and helped me fight my way through many people. Later, when we attacked Baiyun Temple, I was very grateful for his help. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to take the first step on the path to becoming an immortal. I even invited him to Trinity University later."

"Oh..." Na Ruhu breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he had a friendly relationship with his grandfather, that was fine. As for whether Zhenduo leading He Songling to conquer a whole area of ​​sects would bring trouble or anything like that, Na Ruhu didn't care at all. His family had been a true old Beijinger for generations, deeply rooted and powerful in the capital. They were not afraid of just any Tom, Dick, or Harry daring to mess with them.
Who would dare to mess with the Ten Elders?
"So the old immortal has such a connection with my ancestor. In that case, old immortal, please accept my bow!" The tiger-like man knelt on the ground and kowtowed three more times to He Songling, breaking the floor tiles in the process.

Since I've chosen to cosplay Zhang Chulan, I'm going to see it through to the end.

"Just call me Chairman Ling. You look like this and you call me Grandpa?" He Songling's mouth twitched. He realized that his premature appearance had not brought any benefits to this world. For example, the moral standards and dignity of the superhumans in this world had been completely lowered by more than one level.

Is it okay if everyone has Zhang Chulan?

"So what exactly did you come here for?"

"Find the enemy and take revenge." Although Ru Hu didn't have a deep relationship with Chai Yan, the fact that he acknowledged this relationship meant he recognized Ru Hu as one of the "Ten Elders." Someone dared to kill his mentor, so of course he wanted revenge.

However, the matter of revenge is quite delicate. Xiao Zizai killed Chai Yan, but since Chai Yan was ordered by Qu Tong to kill Zhang Chulan and Ma Xianhong, it could at most be considered self-defense, and there's not much to say about it.

As for Qu Tong, although she is indeed a master strategist and schemer, and her deeds deserve to be executed a hundred times over—dirty and bloody—it's hard to say that she killed Chai Yan in this matter.

Chai Yan willingly relinquished her self-control and allowed Shuang Quan to take control of her. While Qu Tong did offer some temptation, she did not force her. Chai Yan is already in her sixties or seventies, and ultimately, she must take responsibility for her decision.

However, many things lose their meaning when examined too closely. Now, under the guidance of the deity, everyone agrees that Qu Tong is a villain and that she deserves to die, so let her be killed.

Anyway, Qu Tong's death was not unjust.

"Qu Tong, don't worry. I can't even find her, let alone you. Don't go looking for her like a headless fly and fall into her trap."

Although Qu Tong in the original novel did not show any extraordinary combat power, and had to rely on a sneak attack to kill Ma Xianhong, the strange atmosphere when she confronted Zhou Sheng and Ruan Feng, as well as Zhou Sheng's wary attitude, gave the impression that if she was not careful, Zhou Sheng would also fall into her hands.

Even if Ru Hu could defeat Zhou Sheng, his ability to survive with his external martial arts skills would certainly be inferior to that of the Seventy-Two Transformations.

So if that tiger really comes knocking, it's hard to say whether he'll be in danger. After all, he's a descendant of an old friend, so we have to look after him.

“In that case,” Ru Hu said without objection, nodding and looking intently at He Songling, “my second objective is to fight you.”

(End of this chapter)