Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 173: The Sun and the Moon Emerge from the Mountain, and Destiny Helps

"Master, can we do this?"

Tong Baixiong said with some concern.

"Brother Tong, when you were young, you were a decisive and ruthless person. Why do you become more indecisive as you get older?"

Dongfang Bubai said jokingly, then his face became slightly serious. "Besides, our Sun Moon Sect is trapped on this Black Wood Cliff. Apart from leaving the Ming Kingdom, there is no other way out. So, we have to do it!"

Tong Baixiong hurriedly said, "Master, that's not what I meant... Will the imperial court let us go so easily?"

"Haha, they're actually begging us to leave!"

Dongfang Bubai sneered, then looked at the others and said, "Since you are standing here, you have made up your mind! Going to Song State, the future is uncertain. I, Dongfang Bubai, have nothing to guarantee. I only have one word for you -

"A man who cannot live on five different plates must die in five different plates! I would rather die a glorious death at thirty than grovel and grow old at ninety!"

After streamlining, the four elders and seven hall masters of the sect are all young people, and Tong Baixiong is the oldest among them, and they are all full of passion.

Hearing this, it was like a fire bursting out in their hearts, and they all said.

"The leader is right. Men like me cannot be trapped to death on this Blackwood Cliff!"

"The leader's words are our aspirations!"

"I've long wanted to break out of Blackwood Cliff and achieve great things!"

"Master, give the order!"

Dongfang Lubai's red robe fluttered like a ball of fire, and a powerful aura burst out from his body.

His cultivation had actually reached the level of a Second Flower Grandmaster!

The four elders were shocked and delighted.

"Pass my order, the Sun and Moon Cult—come out!"

"Yes!"

At the command, the four elders, seven hall masters, and four thousand followers came down the mountain with great momentum.

Eight thousand people were selected from tens of thousands of people, and these eight thousand people are naturally all carefully selected elites.

Moreover, the Sun-Moon Divine Sect concentrated most of the resources within the sect on these 8,000 people, and forced each of them to wear armor.

Although most of them were still wearing cloth and leather armor, they also gathered two thousand armored soldiers, one thousand large shield soldiers, and one thousand cavalry.

These four thousand soldiers had already been secretly sent out of Heimu Cliff before.

Therefore, the number of troops taken away now is only 4,000.

In the Black Wood Cliff, others who were not chosen or were unwilling to leave also gathered together and watched the four thousand people gradually go away with puzzled expressions.

On the cliff, a charming maid hurried to an elegant little building and said, "Miss, Miss! The leader and the others have really left!"

There were two people sitting in the small building.

A woman, still young, but already very beautiful, with a dignified and elegant temperament.

The other man was not young, and was dressed in a green robe, looking like an ordinary old man.

This woman is none other than Ren Yingying, the daughter of the former leader of the Sun Moon Sect, Ren Woxing, and the current Saint of the Sun Moon Sect.

As for the old man, he was a master of Ren Woxing's lineage. Although he looked old, he was actually younger than his master. His master had to call Ren Woxing his uncle, so he should be Ren Woxing's grandson.

In order to avoid Dongfang Bubai's reckoning, he changed his appearance and called himself Green Bamboo Old Man.

Some time ago, Xiang Wentian was sent out by Dongfang Bubai to carry out a mission, but he died in Zhongnan Mountain.

Ren Yingying felt something was wrong, so she quickly asked Green Bamboo Old Man to return to Black Wood Cliff to protect her.

She had observed the recent actions of Dongfang Bubai and others, and had already made some guesses in her mind.

But when this actually happened, I still felt a little shocked.

"Did you really see it clearly?"

"Look carefully," the maid said, "the leader, the four elders, and the seven hall masters have all left, leaving behind only four thousand men."

Only then did Ren Yingying feel relieved, and a hint of admiration appeared in her eyes.

"The Sun-Moon Divine Sect has been targeted by the imperial court since its founding. My father, despite his ambition, never considered abandoning his legacy. This Dongfang Bubai, however, is so decisive."

Green Bamboo Elder also nodded. "They are putting themselves in such a desperate situation, and who knows if they can survive! The situation in Song is unstable, and it will not be easy to make a breakthrough. Moreover, it is not certain whether they can even reach Song! How can the Ming court sit idly by and watch them leave?"

The Sun and Moon Sect has a grudge against the imperial court. What if they are allowed to develop and take revenge on the Ming Dynasty?
Ren Yingying shook her head and said, "The current situation is different from before. In the court, the emperor is young and weak, and several important officials hold great power, and power struggles are constant.

In addition, the incident of Prince Nanping's rebellion had just happened, and the imperial court was probably too busy to take care of itself, so how could it care about the Sun and Moon Sect?
Moreover, the court is the court, and the martial arts world is the martial arts world. This is the unspoken rule of this world. Even the court's actions against the Sun Moon Sect in the past were often just to provoke conflicts between various martial arts forces and the Sun Moon Sect.

But right now, which force in the northern martial arts world can spare the energy to stop the Sun Moon Divine Cult?"

Green Bamboo Elder sighed and said, "The Northland is now in chaos. Every faction has its own problems to deal with, so they naturally have no time to deal with the Sun Moon Sect.

I just wonder, after fighting so hard, can they finally join that organization?"

Only when I was in the north did I realize how chaotic the underworld was in the north during this period.

Because the previous rumors about that mysterious organization said that only the leader of one force could be chosen by that organization.

This led to the emergence of dozens of new forces in the north.

No one knows which prince or noble is supporting these dozens of new forces, or whether they are the result of the emergence of ambitious newcomers.

But the emergence of new forces will inevitably affect the interests of old forces.

Dozens of new forces have emerged, and the conflicts and contradictions they have caused are too numerous to count.

And those old forces have not been stable recently. They all intend to expand, and the conflicts between them are no less than those between the new forces.

It can be said that the entire North has become a complete mess.

Just like Ren Yingying said, the court belongs to the court, and the rivers and lakes belong to the rivers and lakes.

When the officials in the court want to deal with the underworld forces, they will never directly mobilize troops, but will guide other underworld forces to take action.

Otherwise, it would be a big taboo in the entire underworld.

But let alone the fact that the imperial court couldn't spare any strength, even if it wanted to deal with the Sun and Moon God, given the current unrest in the northern martial arts world, it would be impossible to provoke a struggle between the various forces and the Sun and Moon Sect.

Of course, we can also let the underworld forces in the south take action.

But, if there is unrest in the north, will the south be peaceful?

Once the King of Nanping fell, countless forces went crazy.

As a result, the Giant Whale Gang took the lion's share.

All forces could not stand this, and in recent days, they have tacitly launched an attack on the Giant Whale Gang.

I thought that with the combined forces of various parties, the Giant Whale Gang would not be able to hold on. Who knew that although the Giant Whale Gang was affected a little, the impact was not great.

Even in terms of experts, where it lacks the most, it is not inferior at all.

"So, no force in the imperial court, the north, or the south would attack the Sun Moon Sect. Dongfang Bubai has seized the best opportunity... How come he's so lucky?"

Green Bamboo Old Man sighed.

Ren Yingying looked up at the sky: "Maybe this is God's help..."

At her level, she naturally didn't know that there was a big hand controlling all of this.

I can only sigh at the magic of heaven and fate.

Green Bamboo Elder said, "Let's not talk about that person anymore. Dongfang Bubai has led many high-ranking officials away. On Blackwood Cliff, the Saint Lady holds the highest position. She can definitely use this opportunity to take the position of leader!"

Ren Yingying shook her head and said, "I'm too young, and a woman. I can't suppress these ambitious people all over the mountain."

In the original novel, Ren Yingying gave a command, and all the evil sects in the three mountains and five peaks obeyed her orders, but that was because she had kept a low profile and accumulated prestige over the years. The most important step was to secretly leave Blackwood Cliff, be able to move freely, and have Xiang Wentian's cooperation and obey orders.

But now she has been trapped on the Blackwood Cliff, with only an illusory identity, and has never really shown any abilities or done anything.

He is young and has little martial arts skills, not to mention any prestige.

Even Xiang Wentian is dead.

If she becomes the leader, who can she control?
"Then who should be the leader in this Blackwood Cliff?"

"No one is the master!"

Ren Yingying said decisively, "Let's abandon Blackwood Cliff for now. We need to leave quickly and look for opportunities later. Besides, I already have a clue that may lead to my father."

Green Bamboo Old Man's eyes lit up: "If we can find our great-grandmaster, he will definitely be able to rebuild Black Wood Cliff and become the leader again!"

Ren Yingying nodded and instructed the maid, "Pack your things quickly."

"Yes."

The three of them packed up some gold and silver and quietly left Blackwood Cliff.

Before leaving, Ren Yingying looked back at Heimu Cliff for the last time.

Strangely, the first thing she recalled was not the figure of her father sitting on the throne of the leader, but the domineering and heroic Dongfang Bubai in red.

"Dongfang Bubai, with this divine blessing, perhaps you can truly achieve great things in the Song Kingdom!"

at the same time.

Inside a carriage, Dongfang Bubai was indeed discussing the affairs of the Song State with "Heaven".

"When we get to Song, we should stop calling ourselves the Sun and Moon Sect and change our name to the Ming Sect."

Gin Road.

"Ming Cult? Why?"

"Because the name of the Ming Cult is very famous in Song State!"

When foreign races were rampant, the greatest force against the Yuan Dynasty on this land was the Ming Cult.

Many people in the Song Dynasty had also heard of the name of the Ming Cult.

Although the ending of the Ming Cult was not very good, Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed from the Ming Cult.

In addition, among the Eastern countries, Ming is the strongest and Song is the weakest, so many people in Song admire the Ming Cult very much.

In the past, Fang La's uprising was also carried out in the name of the Ming Cult, making a huge splash.

Unfortunately, it was finally settled.

But this also made the Ming Cult even more famous among the people of Song State.

"If so, the Song Dynasty court will be even more vigilant about the emergence of the Ming Cult, right?"

"That's true in theory, but you don't understand the Song Dynasty."

Gin laughed.

The Song Dynasty in previous history was a dynasty that made people feel ashamed.

In this world, although the history of the Song Dynasty is short, it seems that the historical events of the previous dynasty can be found in this Song Dynasty.

It can be said that the humiliation is doubled.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about the uprising.

In previous history, the State of Song existed for more than three hundred years, but there were more than four hundred uprisings, an average of one per year.

In this world, the Song State, although short in history, has experienced more than 500 uprisings, even more than in the previous life.

On average, there are four or five times a year.

If it happens only once a year, when summarizing the work at the end of the year, all the ministers in the court will celebrate.

Since Fang La, there have been dozens of uprisings under the name of Mingjiao.

After all, the name of the Ming Cult is effective, and any smart person can see that.

Therefore, the imperial court did not care at all when the Sun Moon Sect changed its name to the Ming Sect.

Even if it cared, the Song State simply did not have the military power to stop the Mingjiao uprising.

"Compared to the imperial court, you should care more about the martial arts world."

The court and the underworld are two sides of the same coin.

When the imperial court is weak, the actual rulers at the local level are actually the underworld forces.

The most typical example is today's Zhongzhou.

The Zhou royal family had no dignity at all and only had some power in the capital.

Outside the capital, each place is basically governed by the underworld forces.

The situation in the Song Dynasty was naturally not that bad, but the local underworld forces had already reached the point where they could jointly govern the local areas with the imperial court.

Correspondingly, if the court is strong, the world will be relatively peaceful.

For example, the Ming Dynasty.

The East Factory, the Hulong Villa, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Six Gates, each name is well-known in the world of martial arts, making the world as peaceful as water.

But the apparent calmness does not mean that there are few experts.

There are quite a few masters in the Ming Dynasty, but they generally like to hide. And those ambitious ones are all lybs. They say one thing in public and another in private. Until the last moment, you can't tell who they are.

This was all forced upon us by the imperial court.

If all the Ming Dynasty's behind-the-scenes culprits were to flee to Song—then why would I even be playing behind the scenes? I could just go straight to the front!

The imperial court?

The imperial court is nothing!
"Song State often faces threats from the north, so there are more masters in the north, but fewer in the south. With your current strength as a Second Flower Grandmaster and the foundation of the Sun Moon Divine Sect, ordinary second- and third-rate forces don't need to worry at all."

"Don't worry about the second and third rate, but what about the first rate?"

"The Beggars' Sect can barely be considered a first-rate force in southern Song. Mingjian Villa was once glorious, but now it has declined and its population is sluggish.

Only the Murong family has become quite famous, powerful, and well-connected in recent years. Although the previous head of the family, Murong Bo, died early and the current head, Murong Fu, is not very smart, they have the deepest foundation.

Most importantly, if the Ming Cult revolts, it will create a direct conflict of interest with the Murong family."

The Beggars' Gang is a group of beggars.

Mingjian Villa declined.

Only the Murong family can be said to be the representative of the martial arts family, and they govern the local area together with the imperial court.

If the Sun and Moon Sect were to revolt in the State of Song, they would overthrow not only the imperial court but also these martial arts forces, especially those aristocratic families that were connected by bloodlines and had lasted for generations.

Therefore, among the many first-class forces in the south of Song State, only the Murong family and the Sun and Moon Sect have the most direct conflict of interests.

"The Murong family? Murong Fu? The one who was defeated by Bu Jingyun of the Tianxia Association at the foot of Wudang Mountain?"

Dongfang Bubai was very disdainful: "He's over thirty years old, has a rich family background, but he's not even a Grandmaster. How can he stop me?"

She is younger than Murong Fu, but she is already a second-level flower master, so she is indeed qualified to say so.

Jin Jiu did not remind her that there was Murong Bo in the Murong family.

Before, Dongfang Bubai was indeed no match for Murong Bo, but with Zhou Ming's assistance, Dongfang Bubai successfully broke through to the Second Flower Grandmaster level and was no longer afraid of Murong Bo.

(End of this chapter)