In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

Dongfang Bai's eyes lit up, and he understood what Zhang Xiaoshan meant.

Since Zhu Wushi wanted to usurp the throne, the Sun Moon Cult supported him and drove him completely insane, just like Ren Woxing before him.

Moreover, both are of the same kind, except that Zhu Wushi understands forbearance and is adept at political maneuvering.

But their ultimate goals are the same: one wants to dominate the martial arts world, and the other wants to ascend to the throne of the Nine Dragons.

Zhu Wushi would never refuse the support of the Sun Moon Cult.

It's important to understand that the Sun Moon Cult is currently the most powerful demonic cult within the Ming Dynasty, especially with the presence of Grandmaster Dongfang Bubai.

As for the reasons for supporting it?

The Sun Moon Cult helped Zhu Wushi ascend to the throne, while Zhu Wushi helped the Sun Moon Cult become the overlord of the martial arts world.

Mutually beneficial!

However, both of them had ulterior motives. Dongfang Bubai's scheme to make Zhu Wushi lose his reputation and be abandoned by everyone was a result of his machinations.

Zhu Wushi, however, followed the principle of "when the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked."

Neither of them are easy to deal with, hence the force.

Chapter 400 The Beauty Trap? Madam Wang's Ambition

"puff!"

After the bloodletting was expelled, Tu Xuehua immediately felt relieved, as if a burden had been lifted.

The wedding dress's true qi was incomparably profound. Tu Xuehua had already mastered the Lesser Formless Skill at the Gate of Hell, because she was originally from a prestigious family and the head of both the Yanxia Manor and the Changli Sect of Dongdao.

The Lesser Formless Skill is a profound Taoist skill, not only extremely powerful but also infinitely mysterious.

Using this as a foundation, his cultivation of demonic martial arts progressed even more rapidly.

However, most of the martial arts of the Demonic Sect are unorthodox and unorthodox, not to mention their conflict with the Lesser Formless Skill.

Furthermore, using the Lesser Formless Skill to practice these demonic arts was a grave error.

Tu Xuehua, having just acquired internal energy, was unable to detect it, and Dongfang Bai, being a master of the Demonic Sect, did not react much to it either.

But Zhang Xiaoshan immediately noticed that something was wrong with Tu Xuehua.

The pure Yang Qi was used to regulate the chaotic Qi within her meridians, and the purple Qi nourished her entire body. Fortunately, Tu Xuehua possessed the incomparably profound Wedding Dress Qi, which suppressed the drawback of going into qi deviation.

Otherwise, not to mention whether they could have survived until now, the mere clash of their true qi would not be easy to resolve.

"Alright, don't practice those demonic arts again next time."

Those techniques are unorthodox and heretical, contrary to the orthodox methods of the Xuanmen sect. Furthermore, although you have fully mastered your martial arts, you can only unleash less than 70% of their full power.

"Xuehua thanks you for your help, young master!"

Feeling the warm energy within her body, Tu Xuehua realized that the Pure Yang True Qi was a genuine Taoist secret technique, and she knew that she had previously strayed into heresy.

Moreover, as Zhang Xiaoshan said, although the wedding dress qi is mysterious, it can only unleash less than 70% of its true power.

Given that the Lesser Formless Skill is the orthodox Taoist mental cultivation method, this kind of pursuit of the trivial while neglecting the essential is truly laughable.

"Next time, let Gu Jianhun teach you the Tathagata Palm for self-defense."

Since so many people are still watching you, why not learn the Tathagata Palm for self-defense?

"With the ferocity of the Wedding Dress Divine Skill and the power of the Tathagata Palm, even a Grandmaster wouldn't be able to do anything to you."

"But young master... once the Tathagata Palm is unleashed, it will surely stir up waves in the martial world."

"so what?

You've been in the world of Demonic Cultivation for over a year, haven't you seen through the true nature of the martial arts world yet?

Whether it's the so-called righteous path of the martial world or the evil sects, they all resort to any means to achieve their goals. In this martial world, there are very few true heroes.

Even if you don't kill anyone, someone else will come to kill you, let alone the fact that you carry the secret of the Tathagata Palm.

Is the Tathagata Palm really that important?

"As far as the Zhang family is concerned, there are three or four unique skills comparable to the Tathagata Palm, so they naturally don't care about the Tathagata Palm."

For those in the martial arts world, obtaining the Tathagata Palm is like having one foot on the throne of supreme martial arts master. What do you think?

And be careful of the seduction tactics that the righteous path might use on you.

The tactic of using a beautiful woman as a weapon is commonplace, but using a handsome man is equally uncommon. For a naive young girl like you, the best way to uncover your hidden secrets is through a handsome man!

puff!

Upon hearing Zhang Xiaoshan's warning, Dongfang Bai couldn't help but burst into laughter, her beauty as radiant as a flower.

Tu Xuehua blushed, not expecting Zhang Xiaoshan to tease him like that.

"Young Master Zhang, please don't make fun of Xuehua."

"You think it's a joke?"

If I want to extract your secrets after learning about your background and personality, the best way is to use my good looks.

With his illustrious family background, the prestige of a gentleman, and a witty yet not entirely upright character, he will subtly sow discord between you and others, eventually causing you to lower your guard.

What's most terrifying about men is their sweet talk and vows to the heavens.

What do you think is the lowest possible standard for people in the underworld? There is no lowest standard!

"If you don't achieve your goal, you'll stop at nothing, especially when it comes to the temptation of the Tathagata Palm. You could learn a thing or two from Ancient Sword Soul in this regard."

Upon hearing Zhang Xiaoshan's warning, Tu Xuehua's expression also froze.

Dongfang Bai rolled his eyes at Zhang Xiaoshan. Only Zhang Xiaoshan would dare to use such a despicable scheme.

However, she also understood that if Zhang Xiaoshan was truly an enemy, then Tu Xuehua would almost certainly fall for this scheme.

“Miss Tu, I’m telling you this to give you a wake-up call.”

I worry that one day you'll fall for his charms, not only betraying Dongfang completely, but also stabbing her in the back in the back.

"Alright, I believe Xuehua, there's no need to be so serious."

With one face up and the other down, Dongfang Bai gazed at Zhang Xiaoshan with a touch of emotion.

She hadn't expected Zhang Xiaoshan to have considered these things. She had just thought that Zhang Xiaoshan was only warning Tu Xuehua, but it turned out that he was thinking about her safety.

She used to absolutely not believe that men were any good, and that the people around her would betray her for a man.

But things are different now. She knows how deeply love can harm people.

If Tu Xuehua is truly poisoned by love, there is a very high possibility that he will stab her in the back.

"Tu Xuehua understands!"

Tu Xuehua felt a strange sense of envy as she watched the couple showing affection.

At the same time, a sense of vigilance secretly arose within me.

Although Zhang Xiaoshan's words were outrageous, she knew that most people who got close to her, unless they didn't know her identity, were probably after her.

As for Zhang Xiaoshan, she knew that Zhang Xiaoshan truly didn't value the Tathagata Palm.

Gu Jianhun had reminded her to be wary of Zhang Xiaoshan in matters of romantic love, but to trust him in other aspects.

This is exactly the kind of "handsome man trap" that Gu Jianhun was worried about.

However, Gu Jianhun was worried that his daughter would be tricked away by Zhang Xiaoshan, whose conditions perfectly met the requirements for using his good looks to seduce her.

Three days passed by in a flash.

Zhang Xiaoshan and Dongfang Bai lingered together for three days before reluctantly parting ways.

During these three days, Zhang Xiaoshan also offered advice to Dongfang Bai on how to plot against Zhu Wushi.

Zhang Xiaoshan's purpose this time was to scheme against Zhu Wushi.

This hatred began when Zhu Wushi plotted against Ghost Street and the Zhang family destroyed Qingcheng Mountain's stronghold.

Even if he doesn't take the initiative, Zhu Wushi will still cause trouble afterward.

Therefore, it is natural to strike first.

Moreover, he was just thinking about how to make contact with the Dragon Guard Manor when he unexpectedly ran into the spy of the Yagyu Shin'in School. Zhang Xiaoshan took the opportunity to reveal his plan.

···

Yangzhou in Jiangnan!

They traveled downstream from the Long River and then along the Grand Canal, heading south to the Jiangnan region.

Naturally, Zhang Xiaoshan's first stop was Yangzhou Ghost Street, one of the few businesses the Zhang family left in Jiangnan.

Moreover, Yangzhou Ghost Street is different from Lin'an Ghost Street. Lin'an Ghost Street was the Zhang family's stronghold, but Yangzhou Ghost Street is more like a black market, a den of iniquity, with few restrictions.

"A million dollars? She actually dared to do that?!"

Looking at the ledger in his hand, Zhang Xiaoshan realized that in a year and a half, Madam Wang had moved more than a million dollars worth of gold.

What happened to all that gold is clearly recorded in the Ghost Street's ledgers.

From the moment the Zhang family left Jiangnan, Madam Wang began cultivating her own power base—the Wang Family Trading Company—intending to replace the Zhang family and become the new richest family in Jiangnan.

This wouldn't normally be a problem; the Zhang family isn't in Jiangnan, so naturally they wouldn't care about such things.

However, the mistake lay in secretly moving the gold from Ghost Street and withholding the Zhang family's supplies in order to strengthen the Wang family's business empire.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoshan wanted to kill Madam Wang with a single blow for her transgressions.

Originally, Madam Wang was obsessed with Duan Zhengchun, but now that she has let go of him, she has turned her attention to the pursuit of fame and fortune, resorting to any means necessary!

Does she really think the Zhang family is a paper tiger and won't dare to touch her?

Originally, the Zhang family viewed her value primarily through her relationships with both Dali and Western Xia.

But Zhang Xiaoshan no longer cares about the relationship with Western Xia.

With chaos looming, these alien races were not even on Zhang Xiaoshan's radar.

Even the Duan family of Dali, in the end, are still a different ethnic group!

Moreover, with the Zhang family's caravan there and Duan Yanqing's connections, there's no need to worry about Duan Zhengchun's influence.

"Let's go, let's meet this Madam Wang!"

The account book in Zhang Xiaoshan's hand was naturally not the one that Madam Wang had.

This is the Zhang family's Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, not Madam Wang's Heavenly Secrets Pavilion. How could Zhang Xiaoshan not have arranged for his own people beforehand?

Zhang Xiaoshan didn't tell Madam Wang the real secrets, and in fact, most of those people were Zhang Xiaoshan's spies.

Madam Wang simply assumed that they were all her own people.

"Hehe, I've disliked this old hag for a long time."

Huang Rong naturally knew that Madam Wang had crossed Zhang Xiaoshan's bottom line, and it was safe to say that Zhang Xiaoshan would not give up until he had severely punished her.

Zhang Xiaoshan's domineering nature even makes him capable of murder.

These foxes are ungrateful and useless; why not kill them and keep them for the New Year?

Ghost Street!

Madam Wang was still somewhat nervous about Zhang Xiaoshan's arrival.

Fortunately, she was confident in what she was doing and felt it was quite secretive, so she wasn't on guard against Zhang Xiaoshan.

"We greet you, young master!"

Zhang Xiaoshan's news is not a secret.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoshan's arrival not only brought Madam Wang, but also the Longevity Venerable 2.0 Shi Long, Feng Dao of the Salt Gang, Bei Haishi of the Chang Le Gang, and most of the Ghost Street forces.

After all, they knew that there were only two true rulers of Ghost Street: the boy in front of them and the mysterious Golden-Faced Buddha.

Bang!

Suddenly, an unseen palm strike, like a bolt from the blue, sent Madam Wang flying.

"puff!"

Even though Zhang Xiaoshan didn't kill her, Madam Wang still felt a surge of blood, and her face instantly turned deathly pale.