Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 240 The Sky-Covering Net, White-Clad Kunsha

The little demon master Fang Yeyu has the tall stature of most Mongolians, but his appearance is not rugged; on the contrary, he is very refined.

His tall stature supported the magnificent black robe he wore, making him appear extremely dignified.

Wenxiu's appearance, however, softened this dignified demeanor.

"cracking!"

A loud cry of an eagle echoed from high above, and a magnificent eagle swooped down from the sky.

Fang Yeyu raised his arm.

The divine eagle then gracefully landed on Fang Yeyu's arm.

Eagles have extremely strong talons, and even if an ordinary person trains an eagle to be the best, they would not dare to catch it with their own arm.

They would typically wrap their arms in extremely thick cloth, or even wear arm armor.

But Fang Yeyu is clearly not an ordinary person.

He held the eagle on his arm, completely unfazed by the immense strength of its talons. He casually took the letter from the eagle's leg, opened it, and couldn't help but laugh.

"Heh, there are actually some fools who don't believe in this nonsense, adding another achievement to the Demon Riders' record. Demon Rat, Demon Bull, come and take a look."

As he spoke, he casually handed the message in his hand to the two people beside him.

The Demon Knights consist of three thousand men, divided into teams of five hundred each, with one commander and one deputy commander in each team.

There are a total of twelve leaders, each named after one of the twelve zodiac animals. However, just like the Five Poisons, many people in the martial arts world have adopted the same names for these twelve zodiac animals.

To distinguish themselves, the twelve commanders of the Demon Knights each added the word "Demon" before their titles, signifying their origins from the Demon Master's Palace.

The two, Demon Rat and Demon Ox, were the commanders of the first Demon Knight squad.

He has been by Fang Yeyu's side for many years and is his most loyal subordinate.

After reading the message, the two men clasped their hands in greeting and said, "Congratulations, young master!"

"Ah."

Fang Yeyu nodded: "Now that those annoying flies have been wiped out, the rest probably don't have the guts to go against us."

Now, let's get to the main point... The Three Friends of Winter and Lu Xiaofeng—none of these four are easy to deal with.

"Little Lord!"

The demon rat revealed a sinister smile and said, "They are not easy to deal with, but how could we demon riders be trifled with? Moreover, this time the young master has ordered the gathering of all the demon riders, three thousand men in total, so how can we not take them down?"

Demon Bull also said, "Young Master is a master strategist, able to win battles from afar. He has already dispatched a thousand demon riders to pursue from behind, while we are blocking their path from the front. With both sides working together, the encirclement is already largely complete. Next, as long as the demon riders gather, we will surely be able to eliminate those four and obtain the Rakshasa Token!"

The demon rat said, "With the Rakshasa Token in hand, the vast Rakshasa Sect is already in the young master's grasp."

"Hahaha... You two, stop flattering me and get to work. Keep a close watch on the Three Friends of Winter and Lu Xiaofeng, and continue to hinder their progress. This time, my plan absolutely cannot fail!"

"Yes!"

With the identity of being the only disciple of the Demon Master Pang Ban, the future heir of the Demon Master Palace, and a member of the royal family, Fang Yeyu wields extraordinary influence both in the martial arts world and in the imperial court.

As a result, his power within the Yuan Dynasty was also exceptionally great.

Compared to him, Zhao Min, the daughter of the Prince of Ruyang, could only be considered from a humble background.

At the same time, it mobilized the power of the imperial court and the martial arts world, like a giant hand reaching out from the shadows, slowly but firmly grabbing at the Three Friends of Winter and Lu Xiaofeng.

The four unexpectedly discovered that their journey was becoming increasingly difficult.

It's possible that a passerby gave the wrong directions.

It's possible that a spoiled brat from a small town is deliberately causing trouble.

Or perhaps other martial artists who discovered their identities.

These troubles are actually very minor, and can even be considered insignificant.

But one after another they arrived, and even if each one only delayed them for a few hours, the total delay was enough to slow their journey down for several days.

"Damn it! That scoundrel was disgusting, I really wanted to slap him to death!"

"This insignificant person isn't worth getting angry over. Just let it go. In the Yuan Kingdom's territory, killing someone indiscriminately will easily expose your identity!"

"Humph! Damn it!"

Having just dealt with a rogue who inexplicably tried to extort money from her, Hanmei was burning with rage and wished she could go on a killing spree.

He was persuaded by the two people around him to calm down and suppress his anger.

In reality, the lone pine who spoke up to persuade him, and the withered bamboo also harbored a burning anger within.

They've encountered so many troubles these past few days. Although each one is just a small matter, it's like a toad crawling on your foot—it doesn't bite, but it's disgusting.

As members of the Demonic Sect, and even as protectors of the Demonic Sect, when have the Three Friends of Winter ever suffered such injustice?
If it weren't for the fact that they were still carrying Rakshasa tokens, fearing discovery by the Yuan Kingdom or other martial artists, they probably would have already started a massacre.

While the three were arguing, Lu Xiaofeng simply sat aside drinking, looking up at the changing clouds in the sky, a guess emerging in his mind.

Perhaps they weren't just unlucky, but rather that they had been targeted all along...

But who was that person?

With the enemy in the dark and us in the light, once the enemy completes their plan, it may be too late to turn the tide.

We should... prepare earlier!

However, the person hiding in the shadows wielded immense power, having laid out extremely thorough surveillance around the area; he had already detected more than a dozen such locations.

There are still countless others operating in the shadows.

The three people around him were no pushovers either, always wary of Lu Xiaofeng, and even wary of each other.

In this predicament of being beset by internal and external troubles, escape is virtually impossible. Even doing something slightly out of line could alert the enemy and prompt them to act prematurely.

Although this might lead to the opponent's arrangements being incomplete and thus creating loopholes, given the enormous power they have demonstrated, as long as they haven't escaped the Yuan Kingdom, the opponent could rearrange their plans at any time.

Therefore, the most appropriate course of action is to prepare in advance and, taking advantage of the time before the enemy makes a move, to get as close to the Western Regions as possible.

Lu Xiaofeng pondered this in his heart, his gaze involuntarily turning to the Three Friends of Winter.

The divine eagle cried out, and its golden eyes spotted Fang Yeyu's figure from a thousand meters in the sky.

With a flap of its wings, it swooped down.

Fang Yeyu stretched out his arm, caught the flying eagle, and casually took the message from the eagle's leg.

His posture was almost exactly the same as a few days ago, but the moment he saw the message, Fang Yeyu's face darkened, and he cursed, "Useless! Are the third team just freeloaders?"

Seeing this, the demon rat and demon ox knew that their young master had received bad news from elsewhere, so they immediately kept quiet and pretended not to have seen anything.

Fang Yeyu had no intention of explaining to them and directly ordered, "Prepare the troops!"

"Yes!"

Blood flowed everywhere.

Bodies were everywhere.

Several warhorses paused among the numerous corpses, occasionally nudging their masters with their noses.

However, their owners were clearly no longer going to respond to them.

The broken bow.

A broken halberd. Specially crafted armor.

This indicates the identities of these corpses before their deaths.

Magic Knight!

Although Fang Yeyu was mentally prepared, seeing this scene still ignited a surge of anger within him.

"Who...is it?!"

The demon rat and the demon ox remained silent, not daring to utter a sound.

"Ok?"

Just then, dozens of wounded soldiers, all demon cavalry, ran over from nearby. Although they did not have any serious injuries, their morale was extremely low. They dismounted and knelt before Fang Yeyu.

"Little Lord!"

"Young Master... I have failed in my duties..."

One of them was none other than the deputy commander of the third team, Demon Serpent.

Fang Yeyu's face was grim as he suppressed his anger and asked, "What... exactly happened?"

The serpent quickly recounted what had happened.

Simply put, it means encountering a powerful enemy on the road, exhausting all one's strength but being unable to defeat them, and being utterly routed.

Of course, in order to absolve himself of responsibility, the Serpent claimed that the reason for the war was that the other party had spoken rudely, and that the commander had ordered the attack in a fit of anger.

However, these words did not affect Fang Yeyu's own judgment.

He naturally knew the temperament of his commanders.

This incident was very likely just a case of the commander, driven by a murderous intent, randomly picking a few people to kill on the road, only to accidentally run into a brick wall.

But arguing about these things now is pointless.

The key point is that more than 300 of his 3,000 demon riders were killed in one fell swoop. Apart from the few dozen who have returned, there are still dozens who have not returned.

"What's the strength of those three people?"

"Only at the Innate Realm cultivation level?"

"What! Only innate?!"

"Young Master, please calm down. Although those three are at the Innate Realm, they possess a rare and exceptionally strong physique, making them the nemesis of our Demon Riders! That's why... we are no match for them..."

"Physical cultivation of the Innate Realm?"

Fang Yeyu frowned. Indeed, the world is full of wonders. Cultivating the body is extremely difficult, yet three of them suddenly appeared.

And just then, he was spotted by one of his own demon riders.

As cavalry, in order to maintain their speed and distance advantage, the Demon Riders wore armor, but mostly leather armor, with very few iron armor.

Therefore, it is relatively lacking in defensive capabilities.

Its advantages lie in speed and long-range shooting. Its mid-range halberd techniques are also specially trained, but it is weaker than shooting.

The Path of Horizontal Cultivation happens to be able to ignore long-range shots fired by non-experts, making it the nemesis of the Demon Knight.

"What were those three people wearing? What did they look like? Tell me in detail... huh?!"

Fang Yeyu was speaking when he suddenly looked up, his gaze fixed on the distance. He grabbed a large bow, nocked an arrow, and aimed at that spot.

"No! Don't do it!"

From behind the trees in the distance, a man in white emerged and said loudly, "I did not mean to eavesdrop. I just came here to investigate after seeing corpses scattered all over the place."

Fang Yeyu said, "If that's the case, why hide?"

The man in white laughed and said, "There are too many of you. You look similar to these corpses and armor, so you're obviously part of the same group. I'm afraid you'll misunderstand."

"That's right..."

Fang Yeyu loosened his grip on the bow and arrow, and the arrow flew out instantly.

He cried out "Oh no!" and looked flustered, as if he had accidentally let the arrow fly out.

Seeing this, the man in white neither dodged nor avoided the arrow, allowing it to strike his chest directly before losing momentum and falling to the ground.

"This……"

Fang Yeyu was startled: "...Physical training?"

His subordinates had just reported this to him, so naturally, this was the first thing he thought of.

The man in white patted his chest and said, "Physical training? You could think of it that way. If I'm not mistaken, these people probably died at the hands of what you consider to be physical training, right?"

"Oh? It seems you know the inside story of this matter?"

Fang Yeyu countered with a question.

"If the three people who made the move were a mixed-race person, a person from the Western Regions, and a person from the Central Plains, then I should know them."

Upon hearing this, the kneeling serpent nodded and said, "Young Master, those three people do indeed appear to be so."

The man in white said, "My name is Kunsha, and I also come from the Western Regions. I have come to the Yuan Kingdom to hunt down those three people."

Fang Yeyu thought to himself, "The three people the Demon Serpent mentioned are all martial artists who have undergone external training, which is perfect for countering the Demon Riders. If I want to get rid of them, I'm afraid I'll have to ask my master for help... No, that would affect my master's evaluation of me."

Outsiders all believed that the Demon Master Pang Ban only had Fang Yeyu as his disciple, and that he would surely inherit the Demon Master Palace in the future.

However, Fang Yeyu knew that Pang Ban actually had another disciple in his early years, and entrusted him with important responsibilities.

Therefore, the succession to the Demon Master's Palace is not as secure as outsiders imagine.

Therefore, if he can solve a problem himself, he will do so and does not want to ask for help.

Moreover, the Demon Knights are under his control, so if any problems arise, it should be his responsibility to handle them.

All you do is ask your master for help, what kind of skill is that?
Fang Yeyu looked at Kunsha and thought to himself, "My bow and arrows are all specially made. Although the power of that arrow just now was not enough to threaten a Grandmaster, it was not easy for a Xiantian martial artist to withstand. Yet this person remained expressionless and took my arrow without moving. His strength must be formidable."

Moreover, he was also a martial artist specializing in external martial arts, and he had a grudge against those three, currently hunting them down. If he were to take action against those three, with the Demon Riders assisting from the side, how could they not avenge the Demon Riders?

Thinking of this, Fang Yeyu dismounted, clasped his hands and said, "My skills are not good enough, which caused my bow and arrow to be unsteady, and I almost accidentally injured you, brother. I am really sorry."

Kunsha also said, "It's alright, after all, they didn't hurt me."

They seemed completely unconcerned.

"I am Ye Yu, and I have a slight reputation in this Yuan Kingdom."

"So you're the Little Magician! I've heard so much about you!"

Fang Yeyu said, "Brother, as you have seen, these demon riders are my subordinates. Those three killed hundreds of my demon riders, and I must avenge them. Since you are also going to hunt them down, why not come with me and deal with those three great villains together!"

Kunsha hurriedly said, "I am in Yuan Kingdom, a place I know no one. It would be a pipe dream for me to find the three of them on my own. I have long heard of the Little Demon Master's name; he wields immense power in Yuan Kingdom. It would be my honor to receive his assistance!"

"Haha, you flatter me, brother. My power is far from being 'overwhelming'!"

The two agreed to use the power of the Little Demon Master to find the three people, and then Kunsha would take action to deal with them.

"In the vast Yuan Kingdom, to find three people, I need more information from you, brother."

"Don't worry, little demon master, I've already found out. The Rakshasa Token has caused quite a stir in the martial arts world recently. Those three are ambitious, and they've come to the Yuan Kingdom precisely for the Rakshasa Token!"

(End of this chapter)