Under One Person: Please Call Me Golden Flash

Chapter 198 seems to be called... Zhang Zhiwei?

Headquarters is accessible from anywhere.

As Duanmu Ying's vision blurred, she found herself in a completely unfamiliar environment before she could react.

"here it is……"

"Yan'an, it's a gateway to headquarters."

Zhao Zhen replied with a smile.

Yan'an?!

Duanmu Ying's pupils suddenly contracted.

It wasn't the surprise at the headquarters of Nadutong that surprised him, but rather the shock at how he had instantly arrived at a place thousands of kilometers away.

"Is this your unique skill, Golden Escape Flowing Light, Senior Brother Zhao? It is truly profound!"

Duanmu Ying said with heartfelt emotion.

She had witnessed Feng Ping's fire escape technique during their last sworn brotherhood ceremony. He had traveled from the Qinling Mountains to Shaoxing in a single day to buy the finest Daughter's Red wine, a feat that had astonished everyone.

However, Fengping's fire escape technique not only requires sacred fire as a guide, but its speed is also far slower than Zhao Zhen's golden escape technique!
The difference is obvious when compared!
"Miss Duanmu, you flatter me. Although the conditions here are a bit harsh, safety is absolutely guaranteed. You can rest assured and stay here."

As he spoke, Zhao Zhen waved to Yu Yang in the distance.

"Chairman Zhao, you're back."

"Okay, please make arrangements for Miss Duanmu. As for her public identity, just say she's a temporary worker at our company."

"Understood, Chairman Zhao."

An hour later, Yu Yang returned.

"Chairman Zhao, I've made the arrangements. Miss Duanmu looks a bit tired; she barely ate anything before going to bed."

"It's normal. After all, anyone would be exhausted if they suddenly got caught up in such a troublesome situation."

Zhao Zhen nodded, then continued, "During my absence, was there any activity in the industry?"

"There hasn't been any major commotion, but after Hu Tu, the leader of the Shuzi Sect, came down from Longhu Mountain, he actually started visiting other sects with the corpse of his disciple Hu Haiwang!"

"Touring the whole country with his apprentice's corpse? There's really no one else like him who's gone this far as a master..."

Zhao Zhen shook his head, inwardly looking down on Hu Tu.

Even if Hu Haiwang and Wugensheng's sworn brotherhood was wrong, the man was already dead. After all, they were master and disciple. Instead of thinking about giving his disciple a proper burial, he took his disciple's corpse on a "national tour".
What does that mean? It forces the other thirty-six thieves' sects to deal with their own members?
Do you really think that all the high-ranking members of all sects are like you, and that you are the only one who is loyal and virtuous?
To put it bluntly, if it weren't for Hu Tu stirring up trouble, this matter wouldn't have been this serious, and it certainly wouldn't have caused the Jia Shen Rebellion.

The attitudes of the various factions towards this matter reveal that initially everyone wanted to minimize the impact and resolve the issue peacefully.

After all, those who could catch Wugensheng's eye and become his sworn brothers were all the best in their respective sects.

Such a precious disciple was originally intended to be groomed to become the head of the sect.

Even if they cannot succeed to the position of sect leader in the future because of the sworn brotherhood, as long as they are alive, there will be at least one master in the sect who can keep order, just like the Tang Sect's master, "Laughing Yama" Tang Jiaren.

The sworn brotherhood of the Thirty-Six Thieves has involved such a wide range of people and so many different sects.

The law does not punish the masses. Everyone condemns it on the surface, but in private they tacitly agree to protect those they can, and once the heat dies down, the matter will be forgotten.

But with Hu Tu putting them in such a difficult position, who could do that? And who would dare to do that?
They could have protected it before, but now they dare not (at least not openly).

"Hu Tu's entire family died at the hands of the Quanxing demons in his early years. Now that his most prized disciple has become sworn brothers with the Quanxing leader, he must be furious. It's not surprising that he would do something like this."

"Ugh……"

Zhao Zhen shook his head, then couldn't help but sigh:
"It's a turbulent time. The War of Resistance was just about to end, and now this huge mess has happened."

"It's almost over?" Yu Yang was taken aback. "Yeah, I reckon it'll be over by next year. Anyway, the Japanese won't last much longer."

As for who will ultimately take charge, that's a story for another time.

However, even so, we at All-Tong still need to prepare early. So, you should inform Zhao Yufei in advance on my behalf, so that he can prepare for the next battle as soon as possible.

"It's relatively easy for us; the war is unlikely to affect us, and even if it does, we can easily evacuate. But they need to make preparations for evacuation in advance."

"Yes!"

Yu Yang nodded solemnly, and was about to go down to do as Zhao Zhen instructed, when at that moment, an employee of Na Du Tong suddenly ran in.

"President Yu, there's a Taoist priest from the Celestial Master's Mansion outside looking for Chairman Zhao."

"A Taoist priest from the Celestial Master's Mansion? What's his name?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhen immediately raised an eyebrow.

"I think his name is... Zhang Zhiwei?"

"..."

A moment later, in the reception hall.

Just as Zhang Zhiwei put down his teacup, Zhao Zhen's teasing voice rang out from the doorway.

"How's it going, Lao Zhang? Are you getting used to the tea here?"

"Tsk, not bad, but it's still not as good as the tea from our mountain."

Zhang Zhiwei laughed heartily, then got up and walked towards Zhao Zhen.

"Haha, Old Zhao, it's been so many years!"

"Old man, it's been a long time."

Zhao Zhen also laughed and went up to shake hands with Zhang Zhiwei.

What seemed like a perfectly normal reunion of old friends, with everyone enjoying each other's company.

But the moment the two shook hands, two powerful bursts of true qi erupted from their bodies!
"Well done, Lao Zhao! The company has grown so big over the years, yet your cultivation hasn't declined at all!"

Zhang Zhiwei spoke with an air of nonchalance.

"Same here, you still have such a strong grip, you old bull-nose!"

The two smiled and gazed at each other until someone came in to serve tea, at which point they finally let go of each other.

Shaking his aching hand, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but curse Zhang Zhiwei inwardly.

"You damned Taoist priest, one day I'll blow up your Celestial Master's Mansion!"

At the same time, Zhang Zhiwei also had some doubts.

"When I fought this guy at the Lu family's birthday banquet last time, although Zhao Zhen's Golden Escape Flowing Light technique was hard to defend against, his life cultivation was far inferior to mine."

But in just over a decade, his cultivation level has already nearly caught up with mine?

Although both of them had their own thoughts, they smiled at each other and then sat down together.

"Old Zhang, you never come to my place unless you need something. In the past, I never went to Longhu Mountain to see you, and you never came to see me at Dudutong either. What brings you here today?"

"Old Zhao, let's skip the formalities and get straight to the point. I came down the mountain because of Huaiyi's matter!"

(End of this chapter)