The deepest affection in Gu Long's world

Chapter 133 The All-Knowing Scholar (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets, 10,000 words daily, 23,000)

At this moment, Lin Xian'er's gaze towards Xin Jian clearly held a hint of pleasure.

"Brother Yunhua, do you want to cooperate with Shaolin Temple?"

"Cooperation? No, it's a transaction," Fang Yunhua said calmly. "If we need to shed the identity of the Plum Blossom Thief, then someone needs to step forward and take the blame."

Xin Jian was the first Plum Blossom Thief to take the blame. Given Bai Xiaosheng's character, there must have been some leverage that could be used to blackmail him.

In addition, Bai Xiaosheng's reputation in the martial arts world is enough to definitively prove this matter undeniable.

Using this, we can make some deals with the Shaolin Temple.

For example, I could conceal the truth that Xin Jian is the Plum Blossom Thief, then make Shaolin Temple pay a price, and then use its influence as the head of the seven major sects to boost my reputation, thereby pinning down a Plum Blossom Thief who is more suitable to take the blame.

Therefore, our next step is to orchestrate a grand chase to capture the Plum Blossom Thief.

"Would Shaolin Temple compromise so easily? The headmaster of Xinhu could easily put aside his own family ties and sever all ties with Xinjian."

"Can you really absolve yourself of all responsibility? Don't forget how many evil deeds the Plum Blossom Thief has committed. Just recently, didn't he defile the third daughter of the Huashan Sect leader? With the help of public opinion, they can drag the entire Shaolin Temple down with them."

With his intelligence control and public opinion management capabilities throughout the martial arts world, Bai Xiaosheng represents the public opinion that is powerful enough to bring down the thousand-year-old reputation of Shaolin Temple.

By the way, who did this to Hua Yiyi?

Although they were both from the Huashan Sect, Fang Yunhua showed no interest in them in any way.

Because the key component of a sect is its people, the Huashan Sect, which Fang Yunhua truly loves:
There's the cold-faced but warm-hearted Ku Mei who constantly clears away his troubles; there are the elders who have been brought back and firmly support him; and there are also those adorable junior brothers and sisters who proudly believe that their young sect leader is invincible.

There's also the slutty senior sister who's already learned how to seduce men, and Hua Zhenzhen who's deeply in love with him.

That was his true Huashan Sect.

It is by no means the unfamiliar sect that currently exists, which only has the name of Mount Hua.

Lin Xian'er pointed to the Heart Mirror and said.

"It's him. I want to pinpoint his identity, and I have key evidence, such as traces from when he sold the stolen goods, and I know where he kept some of the distinctive stolen items."

There's also Hua Yiyi, the third daughter of the Huashan Sect Leader. I heard that she heard the voice of the Plum Blossom Thief back then.

Although the mind-reading technique may have been somewhat disguised, it is still strong evidence.

"That's no problem."

"But I've heard that there are several elders of the Xin generation in Shaolin Temple who are upright and incorruptible, especially Master Xinmei. It's probably not so easy to make them compromise."

"Therefore, the person I want to trade with is Abbot Xinhu. He was able to become the abbot of Shaolin Temple, but not his senior brother Xinmei. The reason is that he is better at compromising and better at considering the overall situation."

This is also an essential ability that a sect leader or abbot must possess.

Moreover, the situation at Shaolin Temple is probably not very good.

"Not too good?" Lin Xian'er asked in surprise. "Among the current generation of the Xin generation at Shaolin Temple, there are seven recognized masters, three thousand disciples from both the northern and southern branches, and countless lay disciples scattered throughout the land."

At this point, Lin Xian'er seemed to vaguely understand something.

Because Shaolin Temple is too powerful, she doesn't have an accurate understanding of this aspect yet. However, Fang Yunhua, who was once the young master of Huashan Sect, knows very well that for a regular large sect, apart from extremely special ones like the Beggars' Sect, having more than a thousand disciples of orthodox lineage is considered to be at its peak.

Any more and it would subtly cross a line.

Shaolin Temple was divided into two branches, north and south, and by taking advantage of the situation, it gained three thousand people. In addition, it recruited lay disciples and created countless more disciples outside the temple.

What is Shaolin Temple trying to do?!
In addition, there are now as many as seven of its guardians who have reached the level of being renowned throughout the martial arts world.

Such a high profile has clearly made the other seven major sects wary and fearful of it. Even the imperial court may have been secretly eyeing Shaolin. What they lack now is a reason to attack it.

The fact that Xin Jian is the Plum Blossom Thief is the perfect point of attack for him.

Fanning the flames and leveraging existing momentum—this is Fang Yunhua's forte.

If he were still the young master of the Huashan Sect, he would definitely suppress the Shaolin Temple just like he did to the Beggars' Sect, and give them a good beating. But now his stance is different, and his starting point, goal and obsession have also changed.

What he needs to do now is to use Shaolin's influence to quickly shed the identity of the Plum Blossom Thief, and use the Plum Blossom Thief's stigma in the martial arts world to rebuild his new persona.

Right now, Bai Xiaosheng has a pretty good team that can be used to usurp the position.

Compared to the fact that being the young master of the sect, Fang Shao was so focused on revenge, it was really exhausting. This time, he genuinely wanted to relax a bit.

Go out and have some fun, enrich your martial arts skills, and have a beautiful woman by your side—that's what it means to enjoy life.

After telling Lin Xian'er about her plans, Lin Xian'er, who had bright eyes, looked at Fang Yunhua and her big eyes became moist again.

After all, Fang Yunhua's next plan was to take control of Master Xinhu, the abbot of Shaolin Temple, the leader of the seven major sects.

Women always admire strength. Even if Fang Yunhua is still a gigolo, she would be willing to support him. However, if given a choice, she would naturally hope that her current Yunhua brother could accompany her to the end of her life.

Is there anything I can do?

"You must have some useful people on your hands, since you've secretly recruited and infiltrated Bai Xiaosheng's intelligence network."

Lin Xian'er nodded.

Within the Plum Blossom Thieves organization, only a few individuals like Xin Jian and Bai Xiaosheng require her to use trickery to deceive the top leader and keep him hanging. Most others are either driven by greed or are madmen who use their Plum Blossom Thieves identity to vent their evil desires.

"I believe he will cooperate with you from now on."

Fang Yunhua looked at Bai Xiaosheng.

As a pill was flicked into his mouth, Bai Xiaosheng, who had previously seemed like a cripple, began to kiss the blood-stained stone bricks with tears in his eyes.

He knelt down and moved step by step to Fang Yunhua's side.

The fear in his eyes surpassed everything else.

"Owner."

He lowered his head, which he had always thought he would hold high for the rest of his life, and Fang Yunhua was not surprised by this outcome.

This Bat Tear is a masterpiece born from the combined poison techniques of three major villains: Stone Guanyin, Bat Prince, and his Amorous Prince!

Hmm? The main villain?
In short, when it comes to tormenting people, even Yuan Suiyun calls it the strongest. After all, after Yuan Suiyun tried the drug for thirty seconds to get some excitement, he became much more cheerful.

Bai Xiaosheng had just endured it for seven minutes. If he hadn't been given a glimmer of hope, and clearly understood that he could be saved if he could hold on for seven minutes, he probably would have already broken down in despair and died.

In this world of martial arts, there are very few tough guys who can withstand this kind of torment. Even if there are, Bai Xiaosheng is definitely not among them.

Fear is a power that can subdue people, and this was one of the greatest lessons Fang Yunhua learned after understanding how to kill Shi Guanyin.

Of course, loyalty built on fear cannot last long and also has some hidden dangers.

But for Fang Yunhua, that was enough. What he needed to do during this time was to transfer Bai Xiaosheng's current convincing reputation in the martial arts world to himself.

After that~
Let's see how they perform, hehehe!

Subsequently, Fang Yunhua made a series of arrangements.

The first step was to absorb usable personnel from the Plum Blossom Thieves organization, specifically those involved in the outer circle of stolen goods dealers. These individuals were unaware that they had been working for the Plum Blossom Thieves all along. Then, they were merged with the intelligence organization under Bai Xiaosheng to form a completely new force.

Fang Yunhua instructed Bai Xiaosheng to cooperate with Lin Xian'er in handling all matters related to this restructuring.

Bai Xiaosheng didn't dare to say "no" to this. To show his submission, he even took the initiative to hand Fang Yunhua a very interesting identity token.

It is engraved with a demon holding a wisdom stone.

Having endured two rounds of the "Bat Tears" baptism, and the mark Fang Yunhua had left on his heart with his "power," it's likely that if Bai Xiaosheng shows even the slightest sign of restlessness, he will recall that terrifying scene once again.

Even someone as powerful as Xue Xiaoren, before he had fully grasped the secrets of 'momentum', unintentionally created a sense of intimidation that caused him to dream night after night of Fang Yunhua transforming into a tentacle monster and playing with him by his bedside.

For Bai Xiaosheng, who is not very bold and not tough enough, it is even less likely that he will have any other thoughts in the short term.

The next step is to handle the mental assessment.

The other party is now just a commodity, used in transactions with the Shaolin Temple.

When Fang Yunhua proposed this idea, Bai Xiaosheng, like a loyal old servant, also raised a similar question to Lin Xian'er's earlier.

Upon seeing that he had learned to think from a completely new perspective, Fang Yunhua first praised him.

This made Bai Xiaosheng, who was still somewhat shaken, overjoyed as if he had received a great honor. The joy that burst forth from his heart made his originally pale face turn much rosier.

Seeing this, Fang Yunhua did not continue the conversation. Instead, he asked Lin Xian'er to arrange for the manor's physician to treat Xin Jian's injuries and to temporarily treat Bai Xiaosheng's one-eyed condition.

After watching Bai Xiaosheng retreat in a state of fear and trepidation.

Fang Yunhua also fell into deep thought.

"Brother Yunhua, is it possible for Bai Xiaosheng's change in attitude to be replicated?"

Lin Xian'er saw right through his thoughts with just one sentence.

Using fear to control people is not a long-term strategy. He only took this opportunity to vent his anger because his targets were Bai Xiaosheng and Xin Jian, two madmen who had long ago set their sights on Lin Xian'er.

But unexpectedly, another discovery has been made.

"Perhaps there really is a possibility of replication. 'Momentum' represents the manifestation of spiritual will, which inherently possesses many untapped powers. Moreover, my 'Momentum' also possesses a certain unique characteristic."

Fang Yunhua knew about PUA, and the other party's situation was somewhat similar to Stockholm syndrome. After the psychological pressure brought by fear hit rock bottom, a few words of comfort would make the other party grateful.

Especially with the added influence of 'momentum', this effect seems to be even more immediate.

However, Fang Yunhua still needs more accurate experimental cases.

"Xian'er, you should have heard what Bai Xiaosheng just said."

Lin Xian'er remained silent for a moment, then nodded, a fierce glint flashing in her eyes.

Just now, Bai Xiaosheng frankly explained that the reason why he and Xin Jian discovered Fang Yunhua's existence was because Lin Xian'er had used her connections to commission various martial arts masters to teach Fang Yunhua martial arts techniques.

After all, this kind of hands-on teaching is more likely to make up for the disadvantages caused by insufficient qualifications.

Despite Lin Xian'er's repeated attempts to conceal and disguise herself during this period, she eventually revealed some flaws when consulting with several experts.

One of the leaked messages confirmed this completely for Bai Xiaosheng and Xin Jian.

That person was Long Xiaoyun.

As a top marksman of his time, after examining Fang Yunhua's physical condition and teaching him for three days, he concluded that the other party was completely unqualified.

"It's actually very simple. You are Lin Shiyin's adopted sister, and you are also a connection that he can use."

Therefore, in his view, your beauty can help him make more connections with powerful people, and he is naturally somewhat dissatisfied that you are so devoted to me, a useless person. So it's perfectly normal for him to take advantage of the situation to get some information as a favor.

"He deserves to die!"

The murderous intent in Lin Xian'er's eyes made her beautiful face appear even more ferocious and terrifying.

Fang Yunhua gently stroked the other person's cheek, smoothing out their furrowed brows, and then spoke.

"You know what? The cruelest revenge in the world is not to kill the other person. Although death is decisive, it cannot make them feel deep pain. Don't worry, he has plenty of fun to watch next."

Lin Xian'er's eyes darted around, and she immediately understood what the other person meant.

"Is Brother Yunhua going to use the Plum Blossom Thief's grand scheme?"

"Yes, this is an excellent tool."

At this moment, Bai Xiaosheng had already treated the injury to his eye, and the doctor had even prepared an eye patch for him. With his new one-eyed skin, Bai Xiaosheng could not feel a trace of resentment towards Fang Yunhua.

He still has one eye to see this beautiful world, to smell the fragrant flowers outside, and to enjoy the wonderful feeling of touching everything. All of this makes him feel so content.

Upon entering the hall, he noticed that Lin Xian'er was sitting in Fang Yunhua's lap. He lowered his head and acted like an old servant, watching over her.

“Master, I will invite Abbot Xinhu later. He and I have a good relationship in private, and he has entrusted me to investigate the theft of the scriptures.”

"Hmm, among the junior brothers of Heart Lake, which one has a rather fiery temper?"

"Xinzhu has a rather quick temper. As his name suggests, he is like a candle that will light at the slightest touch. He also cares a lot about maintaining Xinhu's prestige and the reputation of Shaolin Temple."

Fang Yunhua thought for a moment and then nodded. It seemed that in the original storyline, when Li Xunhuan and A Fei exposed Xin Jian and Bai Xiaosheng's conspiracy and left Shaolin Temple.

Xinzhu, however, was unwilling to let the two leave so easily. She even forced and threatened them to find the real Plum Blossom Thief. Previously, she had been so angry because Afei had refused Xinhu's invitation to return to the temple to recuperate that she had lowered her head and forced herself to endure the other party's unreasonable behavior.

Hmm, another firecracker.

(End of this chapter)