Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 1009 Na Ruhu Challenges the Old Celestial Master

"You intend to make and use this kind of thing?"

Zhao Fangxu was startled: "Can this work? That thing is very dangerous, I'm afraid..."

"Then it's up to you. You can't just be the top leader for nothing, right?" He Songling was naturally going to wash his hands of the job. Back when he was the top leader, he had to delegate tasks to others, let alone now, when he was even nominally the second-in-command, a position he had just appointed himself.

"You, you," Zhao Fangxu could only shake his head and sigh. "I had a feeling that your emergence as a god would bring me some trouble, but I never knew what it would be. After all, our paths don't conflict much. I'm not one of those stupid board members. I never expected it to happen here."

Zhao Fangxu stood up, glanced at He Songling and Lu Huizhong, and said, "Alright, I'll go prepare the materials for submitting the application. But this process won't be quick. If anything goes wrong during this time, you'll have to take care of it. Grandma Lu, would you like to take a temporary position somewhere?"

"Do not……"

Lu Huizhong instinctively wanted to refuse, but He Songling squeezed her hand: "Alright, then let's appoint you as CEO Assistant and Headquarters Special Observer."

The position He Songling arranged for Lu Huizhong was similar to a combination of an ancient eunuch and an imperial envoy. Although the word "eunuch" is now considered an insult, in ancient times it was an absolutely terrifying position. To put it bluntly, a eunuch represented the emperor; the phrase "as if I were personally present" carried immense weight.

With the addition of an imperial envoy, a eunuch was essentially equivalent to the boss personally going on an inspection tour.

Lu Huizhong glanced at her husband in surprise and sent him a telepathic message in her mind.

"Why would you give me such a position? You don't want your wife, who's over a hundred years old, to have to do some really hard work, do you?"

"No, I mainly want you to be my assistant, so I can have you do some morally corrupt things..."

"Go to hell!" Lu Huizhong pierced He Songling's brain with a wisp of Qi, making Zhao Fangxu, who was unaware of what was happening, jump in fright.

"Well, I'm leaving now. You guys are busy. I have a lot of things to do here. You two can take care of things for a while. Goodbye!"

After saying that, Zhao Fangxu used all the little Qi he had left, channeling it into the meridians of his legs, and rushed out like the wind.

"Old Na, what do you think?" He Songling turned to look at Ru Hu standing behind him.

“I’ll stand here and watch.” Na Ruhu was now completely in his subordinate’s position. “I’ll do whatever you say. If you say so, I can disband the Ancient Absorption Pavilion, withdraw from the Ten Elders, and merge into Any Tong right now.”

Ru Hu originally formed the Ancient Absorbing Pavilion and included the "Ten Elders" to secure a good career path for his men, especially since his younger brother was among them—it was a form of support. Otherwise, given his personality, he wouldn't have done such a thing.

Why bother with power struggles and factional infighting? It's not as interesting as getting into fights and figuring out how to improve your skills.

But when you're in the world of gangsters, you're not always in control of your own destiny. Putting everything else aside, my younger brother is always causing trouble. Although he has some sense, he's still a big hoodlum at heart. We can't just ignore him, can we? With his limited abilities, what if he gets beaten to death one day without some kind of power or reputation to keep him in check?
Everyone in the world of supernatural beings knows that, apart from Zhang Zhiwei, no one possessed the combat power to overwhelm a group. Furthermore, if Ru Hu were alone, and his brother had been beaten and killed, where would he find help?

They absolutely need a powerful force or an official identity.

Things are different now. The immortals are right before my eyes, the path to immortality has been laid out at my feet, who cares about those other things? I don't understand why the Ancient Pavilion of Dispersing Absorption has forcibly imprisoned that leopard for ten or eight years, until I've completely become an immortal, then I can release him. "Don't just stand there watching, I want you to challenge Zhang Zhiwei this year, and first take down this old man's supreme peak."

Although Zhang Zhiwei's status has declined sharply, he is still among the top five of the "Elder Zhong" (a legendary figure in Chinese folklore). Apart from He Songling and Lu Huizhong, no one dares to challenge the Celestial Master's authority.

What He Songling needed to do was first shatter Zhang Zhiwei's unparalleled talent.

He still has doubts about giving up the Celestial Master's Ordination, so let him see how society develops. Once everyone has crossed the gate to immortality he's been guarding, let's see if he can still hold back.

Of course, this wasn't entirely for Zhang Zhiwei's sake. He Songling wanted to do something of his own, so he had to achieve something.

I am a deity, that's true, no one can question that. But what everyone can gain by following you, this is the most important thing. Human society is not a pack of beasts; it's not about finding the strongest fighter to be the leader and then automatically having them follow as henchmen.

The tiger right in front of me is the best choice.

Those young people have exhausted their potential and can no longer make progress. Although they are among the top in the current circle of extraordinary individuals, they ultimately cannot shake the overall situation.

That's different from Ru Hu. If he can defeat Zhang Zhiwei, the leaders of those major forces will know where they should stand.

Offering benefits is a tactic He Songling has used his entire life. Back then, he distributed the benefits from the Reverse Life Group everywhere, and now he's spreading the path to immortality indiscriminately. A simple method doesn't matter, as long as it attracts people.

In the end, everything in this world boils down to four words: "a combination of kindness and severity." He has already demonstrated his "severity," so there's no need for him to do so much more. In today's society, no amount of power can defeat a modern army. It's impossible for an extraordinary person to turn the world upside down with his own strength.

Then it's time to show our gratitude.

"No problem!" Ru Hu was quite confident.

Back then, both he and Ding Shian knew they were very strong, even the ceiling for those under 100 years old. Even the older generation was waiting for them in their sights.

But no one knows how strong Zhang Zhiwei is, what level he has reached, or where he is.

Now he knows, or rather, he no longer needs to know.

He had already seen the pinnacle of achieving innate enlightenment, and no matter how strong Zhang Zhiwei was, he never became an immortal. Leaving aside the scientific aspects, in the realm of mysticism, immortals are undeniably stronger than mortals.

If even the ultimate goal of becoming an immortal can be seen, what about Zhang Zhiwei?

"Forget about this year, I even think I'll be able to surpass the Celestial Master in another month. If you could give me that kind of time acceleration, it would happen today." Na Ruhu clenched his fist and chuckled, "Or should I issue a challenge to the Celestial Master right now?"

(End of this chapter)