Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 246 Utter Defeat, Pang Ban Appears

"not good!"

"Protect the young master!"

"Get out!"

The actions of the Three Friends of Winter instantly disrupted the Demon Riders' offensive strategy, especially their attack direction, which was aimed directly at Fang Yeyu, causing Fang Yeyu to be greatly alarmed.

He quickly hid among the many cavalrymen, not daring to show his face.

He never expected that things would change so drastically in just a few minutes.

Just moments before, he was beaming with pride.

Because his plan was basically successful.

But in that short period of time, too many changes occurred.

First, Kunsa had already secretly replaced his Rakshasa amulet.

Then, it turned out that the Rakshasa amulet was fake.

From the very beginning, they were fighting over a counterfeit product!
What surprised him most was the magic of that energy box.

Even after its energy is depleted, it can still guarantee the user the protection of innate physical strength.

This was something he hadn't expected at all.

Actually, this was planned long ago.

Zhou Ming created these armors so that the organization's innate martial artists could quickly acquire the combat power of a grandmaster.

It was so that they could fight against the Grandmasters.

If the energy is depleted during the battle, the armor will disappear.

With only their innate strength remaining, they would likely be killed with a single blow against a grandmaster who was evenly matched with them just moments before.

Therefore, during the design phase, Zhou Ming prepared an early warning system to remind users to leave the battlefield as soon as their energy was about to run out.

Even so, there is still a final insurance policy.

When the armor disappeared, the remaining energy in the energy box was not zero, but five percent.

This final 5% is the last chance of survival designed for the users of the armor.

With such double protection, if the user still dies, then it's just bad luck.

Later, thanks to the contributions of the three Blue brothers, Zhou Ming explored the function of normalizing energy protection through continuous experimentation, and simply joined in.

Therefore, although the armor on the three Blue brothers disappeared, the energy boxes still contained the last five percent of energy to maintain their normal protective function.

Moreover, the energy box itself has the function of absorbing the power of heaven and earth to restore energy. The remaining 5% of energy can be maintained until the energy box absorbs enough energy again.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, even if the armor disappears, this kind of normalized protection can continue indefinitely.

Fang Yeyu had no knowledge of this information and, based solely on his own speculation, concluded that after the armor disappeared, the three Blue brothers lost their protection and would naturally suffer this loss.

In addition, he made another mistake, which was to underestimate the Three Friends of Winter.

Indeed, the Demon Knight has a record of killing a Grandmaster of the Three Flowers.

But that was only possible by constantly depleting the Three Flowers Grandmaster's true energy, and only when the opponent fought to the death and refused to retreat.

Fang Yeyu, however, believed that the Demon Riders could still deal with the three Flower Masters, the Three Friends of Winter.

This isn't necessarily wrong, because the Magic Knight can indeed do it.

But that's under ideal conditions.

The current situation is clearly not ideal.

Within the encirclement were not only the Three Friends of Winter, but also the three Blue brothers, Kunsha, Lu Xiaofeng, and others.

Anyone can become a variable.

The current situation is proof of that.

The Three Friends of Winter, along with the three Blue brothers, used people as shields and charged straight in.

Protected by this humanoid shield, even if thousands of arrows were fired simultaneously, the three of them could simply shrink their bodies and dodge the vast majority of them.

It is not necessary to maintain the true qi condensation throughout the body.

The saved true energy flowed to the legs and feet, allowing the user to exert all their strength in lightness skills and display the terrifying speed of a Second Flower Grandmaster.

Even though the space the demon cavalry had reserved was far enough, it was all gone in a flash.

"Young Master, quickly change your armor!"

"Yes, young master, change into ordinary cavalry armor and retreat by blending into the crowd!"

Demon rats and demon snakes swarmed in, hiding Fang Yeyu among the crowd.

Fang Yeyu did not stubbornly object, but quickly recognized reality and chose to cooperate.

The two then ordered the other cavalrymen around them to drop their torches.

Without the light of torches, in the vast darkness, not only could the enemy not distinguish who was who, but even they themselves could not tell who was who.

The two covered Fang Yeyu as they quickly retreated.

While the Three Friends of Winter seem to be targeting Fang Yeyu, they could never actually consider him their target.

With Fang Yeyu dead, these two thousand demon riders will likely fight them to the death.

If it really comes to that, they probably won't have an easy time either.

Most importantly, Fang Yeyu's identity.

He doesn't need to worry about being a member of the Yuan Kingdom's royal family, but he is also the future heir of the Demon Master's Palace and the only disciple of Demon Master Pang Ban!

The Demon Master Pang Ban was a Grandmaster who had reached the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top realm. His strength was far beyond what the three of them, who were at the Two Flowers Grandmaster realm and whose potential was almost exhausted, could compare to.

Not to mention that the Demon Master Pang Ban also had a Grandmaster as his master.

In other words, Fang Yeyu is a grand-disciple of a grandmaster.

Moreover, he is a direct descendant, the only grand-disciple!
This status is even higher than that of Song Qingshu of Wudang.

With such a distinguished status, how could the Three Friends of Winter dare to truly provoke him?
Even if the three of them become leaders of the Rakshasa Cult after killing him, they will not be able to save their own lives.

Their previous actions were merely a pretense to attack Fang Yeyu and force him to leave.

Seeing that the demon riders had thrown down their torches and were retreating in panic, the Three Friends of Winter immediately stopped their pursuit and led the three Blue brothers away quickly.

Before long, the once crowded wilderness was left with only Kunsha and Lu Xiaofeng.

Kunsha had already removed his armor, politely clasped his hands in a fist salute to Lu Xiaofeng, and then used his lightness skill to head southwest.

The Rakshasa amulet they are currently searching for is fake.

So naturally someone replaced the Rakshasa amulet.

Prior to this, the Rakshasa Token had always been with Yu Tianbao, except for a brief period when it was pawned to the Silver Hook Gambling House.

If we're talking about opportunities to switch brands, besides that one time, what other chance could there be?

While other possibilities exist, Silver Hook Casino is undoubtedly the most likely.

Thus, whether it's the Three Friends of Winter or the three Blue brothers, once they leave, their first destination will inevitably be the Silver Hook Casino.

They are currently in Yuan Kingdom, close to the Western Regions. If they want to go to the Silver Hook Gambling House located in the northwest of Ming Kingdom, they naturally have to head southwest.

In the wilderness, only Lu Xiaofeng remained standing in the same spot.

Today, he watched a great show from beginning to end.

The changes and twists were astonishing.

What I never expected was that the Rakshasa amulet was actually fake from the very beginning.

"And the three Blue brothers and Kunsha, the Heavenly Crystal Energy Box they possess are also treasures I've never heard of before."

Then I thought about the conversation between the four of them, which also involved a Master Yoda, who seemed to be the creator of this treasure. I wondered what kind of master he was.

As for these four people... the three Blue brothers don't seem like good people, but we can't be too quick to judge.

As for Kunsha, who seemed so domineering and cold before, I never expected him to be such a polite person.

And there's also the little magician Fang Yeyu, whose name I've long admired, but I'm only meeting him today.

Unfortunately, beneath his great reputation lay a scheming and treacherous person. The crucial point is, he failed in his schemes.

This made Lu Xiaofeng look down on him.

"Fang Yeyu's target is clearly the Rakshasa Token, and he probably won't give up easily after this failure..."

Lu Xiaofeng suddenly thought of this question again and couldn't help but frown.

He wouldn't care if the Rakshasa Token fell into the hands of some江湖草莽 (jianghu caomang, a term referring to unsavory characters in martial arts novels), but it would be a different story if it fell into the hands of a high-ranking official of the Yuan Kingdom.

The rise and fall, everyone is responsible.

Although Lu Xiaofeng was a wanderer, he was ultimately a citizen of the Ming Dynasty.

This matter cannot be ignored.

"Fine, let's go to the Silver Hook Casino and give that Bluebeard a good scolding!"

Lu Xiaofeng thought to himself, and then used his lightness skill to head southwest.

Meanwhile, Fang Yeyu, after retreating to a safe distance, listened to his subordinates report various intelligence reports, and his expression turned grim.

He could actually guess that the Three Friends of Winter probably wouldn't dare to kill him.

But you can't gamble on something like this.

As the saying goes, "When a common man is angry, blood will splatter five steps away."

If you really drive someone to their death, who cares who their master or grandmaster is? Just kill them.

Therefore, he was not surprised that he was able to leave smoothly.

Moreover, since the Rakshasa amulet was fake, there was no conflict of interest between the two sides, so continuing the fight was pointless.

However, to their surprise, the three men also took the three Blue brothers with them.

This is what he is most dissatisfied with.

"call……"

Fang Yeyu let out a long breath, calmed himself down, and then ordered his men to continue keeping watch to see if they could find another opportunity, while the others set up camp on the spot and rested for the time being.

Half a day later.

"Why are you so embarrassed?"

A faint voice drifted over, and along with it, a purplish-red figure appeared in the distance.

In the next instant, the figure had already landed in the military camp.

He was tall and strong, with a strangely handsome face, clear and translucent skin, and long, jet-black hair.

He was dressed in a gorgeous and handsome purple-red robe, with a silver cape fluttering behind him.

There are all sorts of people in this world.

Some people are humble and reserved, while others are arrogant and flamboyant.

There are also people who don't do anything intentionally, but just by standing there, they are like a great sun, their light shining in all directions, dazzling and radiant.

The figure that appears at this moment seems to be just such a person.

He stood in the military camp, and the two thousand or so demon riders around him seemed to have lost their presence. The young demon master in front of him, who could be called a genius of his generation, seemed as insignificant as stars in the sky.

This person is none other than Pang Ban, the master of the Demon Master Palace, a disciple of Grandmaster Meng Chixing, who fought against Master Zhang a year ago and is known as the Demon Master who is closest to becoming a Grandmaster!
Fang Yeyu quickly bowed and respectfully said, "Master!"

"Looks like you failed?"

"……yes……"

The Demon Master Pang Ban showed no surprise whatsoever.

He had already guessed this outcome when he received Fang Yeyu's letter not long ago.

Even though Fang Yeyu stated in his letter that he had already obtained the Rakshasa Token.

So does he.

That's right.

On the night he obtained the Rakshasa Token, Fang Yeyu immediately informed the Demon Master Pang Ban of the matter via a message delivered by a flying eagle.

In his mind, he had already obtained the Rakshasa Token. Although there were still some minor flaws, there was no problem in reporting it to his master.

Moreover, we can invite our master to come and provide backup, ensuring the safety of the Rakshasa amulet.

In other words, the plan to use one tiger to devour another was only the first layer of protection he could think of.

The Demon Master Pang Ban was the second layer of protection he had in mind.

He believed that once his master arrived, everything would be perfectly resolved.

However, he did not expect that things would change so much, and that the Rakshasa tablet he obtained was not even real.

This has disappointed Master.

Fang Yeyu didn't hide anything and recounted the events of the previous night in detail.

The demon master Pang Ban clearly had no interest in the Rakshasa Card, but his eyes flickered slightly when he heard about the Heavenly Crystal Energy Box.

"Energy box... Void armor? Such a wondrous object exists in this world? Truly, the world is vast and full of wonders. The Nine Provinces and Four Seas are already so boundless, let alone the Western Regions..."

Pang Ban said, "According to you, the strength of that energy armor seems to be only at the level of a Three-Flower Grandmaster, and its attack power is even lower, so it is useless to me."

However, Master Yoda is an extraordinary individual; perhaps he can go even further than Kunsha's armor!

Fang Yeyu nodded: "But this person is in the Western Regions, so he might be hard to find."

He spent the last half day reflecting on his actions and realized that he had acted somewhat impulsively at the time.

Compared to those who wear armor, Master Yoda, who created the armor, is clearly more important.

"The Western Regions are vast and the situation is complex, with the presence of the Demonic Sect. Finding someone there is indeed difficult. However, if we have intelligence, it will probably be much easier."

Pang Ban asked, "Where are the three Bulu brothers and Kunsha now?"

Fang Yeyu said, "The three brothers, Bulu and his brother, have been fleeing since last night, led by the Three Friends of Winter. They are moving at an extremely fast speed and are now close to the border of the Ming Dynasty."

As for Kunsha, he only possessed the cultivation level of the Innate Realm, which slowed him down considerably. He was currently more than two hundred miles away from the border of the Ming Dynasty.

However, for some reason, Lu Xiaofeng ended up traveling with him.

As protectors of the Rakshasa Cult, the Three Friends of Winter naturally knew the power of the Demon Riders. They were precisely the ones who were countered by the Demon Riders, so after escaping, they dared not stop for a moment and headed straight for the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, they were also worried about being surrounded by the demon riders again, which is why they brought the three Blue brothers with them.

The idea was that if they were surrounded again, they would use the three Blue brothers' muscular physiques as a shield to escape.

The three brothers, led by three Second-Grandmasters, were fleeing at an incredible speed and were now very close to the border.

Even if they wanted to chase after him, they couldn't.

By the time they catch up, the three men will probably have already escaped into the Ming Dynasty.

Fang Yeyu dared not bring the Demon Riders into the Ming Kingdom.

Even Pang Ban was somewhat wary of it.

After all, he had been beaten by Zhang Zhenren of the Ming Dynasty just a year ago.

However, Kunsha didn't receive such treatment. His speed at the mere Innate Realm was far too slow; he couldn't compare to others and was still stuck at the Yuan Kingdom Realm.

If you want to give chase, you can catch up very quickly.

“The three brothers, Nabru and his brother, have obviously broken with Master Yoda, while Kunsa was sent by Master Yoda and must know more information.”

Pang Ban said, "Grab him!"

"Yes!"

Fang Yeyu nodded.

As for Lu Xiaofeng, who was with Kunsha... neither of them paid any attention to him.

"Master, what should we do with that Rakshasa talisman?"

After a pause, Fang Yeyu asked again.

"Rakshasa brand... ignore it!"

(End of this chapter)