Chapter 146 Murder!
Chapter 146 Murder!
"The bigger picture —"
The martial arts origin within Zhu Ge's body pounded even more heavily, and his voice carried a muffled thunderous quality.
"Your overall plan is to have this kid from the first realm secretly leak information to the Axe-Mantis?"
"If I weren't a body-refining martial artist, I would have been killed by the axe-wielding mantis long ago!"
"With such a blood feud, who will stop me?"
The words of the blessing song were heavy and cold, yet their reach extended for dozens of miles.
His voice was a mixture of five parts sadness, three parts pain, two parts disbelief, and ninety parts anger.
To be honest, thanks to her previous interactions with the fisherman in the straw raincoat, Zhu Ge is now quite adept at acting.
"What? That Young Master Yu actually colluded with outsiders? No, colluded with the demon race?"
"Outrageous! My uncle was brutally murdered by the demons, and Yu Rui is actually colluding with them?"
"Luckily, this brave man was skilled, otherwise he would be dead!"
"This brave man is truly remarkable; if it were an ordinary person, they would have been dead long ago."
"Ha, why would ordinary people need to collude with demons? Young Master Yu is so domineering; for us ordinary folks, it's just a matter of one stab."
"You're no ordinary person; you're a martial artist at the first level!"
"Isn't this also a blow to the museum owner?"
"That's true."
Many people made a noisy commotion, whispering among themselves about what Zhu Ge had said.
Listening to the discussions around him, Zhu Ge couldn't help but shake his head.
Zhu Ge was born in Jianshan Village and has never been to Jianshui City or Yuanyang City.
But now that he's heard so much, how could Zhu Ge not understand the state of Jianshui City?
Outside Jianshui City, life and death battles rage; inside, however, it's a struggle for power and resources.
It has to be said that it was a miracle that the Great Sheng Dynasty was able to remain in a state of near-death after so much internal strife.
However, this miracle was actually supported by people like the Annihilation True Lord, Scholar Yu, the Master, and the Lamp-Carrying True Lord.
Therefore, at this time, Zhu Ge's only thought was not reform, but revolution.
Changes from top to bottom are reforms, while changes from bottom to top are naturally called revolutions.
How can a piece of dead wood be brought back to life and revived?
Or should we just cut off their supply altogether?
Clearly, Zhu Ge wants to overthrow the Great Sheng Dynasty so that the human race can prosper.
The first step, naturally, is to start with small things.
for example----
Let's start with Jianshui City.
Zhu Ge lightly kicked Ma Zhu and flew into the Fish Scale Martial Arts Hall.
He reached out and flicked his wrist, causing the Purgatory Star Staff, which had been deflected and driven into the ground, to fly back into his hand.
He had nurtured this Purgatory Star Staff for a long time, and it was already as easy to use as an extension of his arm. After a while, it would transform into a spiritual weapon.
Although it is no longer a magical artifact, it can still be released and recalled.
"So? Who dares to stop me?" Zhu Ge, holding the Purgatory Star Staff, scanned his surroundings.
Once inside the Fish Scale Martial Arts School, its internal layout is crystal clear.
There was a large training ground, and behind the training ground was another gate. I guess the real Fish Scale Martial Arts School was behind that gate.
On the training ground, many people dressed in standard silver scale armor were looking at this side with expressions of surprise and uncertainty.
These people are the disciples of the Fish Scale Martial Arts School.
However, these people are all ordinary people; not a single one is at the first realm.
"Young friend, I now know the reason for this—"
At that moment, the Lord of Jianshui City descended gracefully from the sky, his face amiable.
Seeing this, Zhu Ge tightened his grip on the stick.
In fact, ever since the appearance of this Jianshui City Lord, Zhu Ge has had a feeling of unease.
This feeling was something I had never experienced before when facing the mantis.
This city lord is very strong!
However, Zhu Ge was unsure about the city lord's attitude.
Should we help Fish Scale Martial Arts School, or should we help him?
Although the city lord of Jianshui spoke of prioritizing the overall situation, it was clear that this "overall situation" referred to the city lord himself.
Whoever is stronger controls the overall situation!
Therefore, Zhu Ge also needs to figure out his attitude.
"Lord of the city, what do you mean?" Zhu Ge looked at the Lord of Jianshui City with a calm expression.
Although the Lord of Jianshui City is very strong, his strength is also due to his being at the third realm.
Although Zhu Ge may find it difficult to win across borders, he can at least fight across borders.
It's important to understand that the further you progress in cultivation, the greater the gap between each realm becomes—it's unimaginable.
Those in the first and second realms can easily defeat enemies of higher levels.
However, Zhu Ge is now fully aware of the gap between himself and the Three Realms.
Not to mention the great ones beyond the third realm.
However, as a body-refining martial artist with a strong martial spirit, Zhu Ge was not afraid of the Jianshui City Lord.
"What I mean is, let's find out the details first?" The city lord of Jianshui had a gentle expression that made people feel at ease.
"What else is there to say?" Zhu Ge said indifferently, "I was originally cultivating in seclusion in a valley dozens of miles outside the city. When I learned that Jianshui City had suffered a great calamity, I rushed here and lured away the demonic beasts."
"After luring away the demonic beast, I was severely injured and on the verge of death. I barely managed to escape back to my valley and, by sheer luck, broke through to the second realm."
"Afterwards, I came to Tongfu Restaurant to sell meat, but Yu Rui interfered and tried to kill me. I thought that his father was from the Yulin Martial Arts School and had helped me build Shuicheng, so I let him go."
"Who knew he would leak my information to that axe-wielding mantis."
"But it was during the fight that the axe-mantis mocked me and said that a man named Yu Rui had framed me."
Is this really the case?
No.
The axe-wielding mantis didn't actually know who he was; he only knew that he was a servant.
However, this does not affect anything.
After all, no one would confront a mantis with a knife and axe.
Zhu Ge didn't actually meet many people in Jianshui City.
I've had contact with various establishments, including Dendrobium Pavilion, Zhu Family Bookstore, and Tongfu Restaurant.
But who benefits from his death?
It's not good for anyone.
Only Yu Rui benefits.
What are the benefits?
Zhu Ge could figure it out just by thinking about it. Why was the eldest son of the Fish Scale Martial Arts School constantly pestering the manager of the Tongfu Restaurant?
Clearly, there are mutual interests involved between the two sides.
When Yu Rui saw Zhu Ge selling monster meat, he naturally wanted to get rid of Zhu Ge.
In other words, Zhu Ge's death is beneficial to the Fish Scale Martial Arts School!
"Impossible! How could the Mantis know my name?!" Yu Rui panicked. "I sent out a strategist; he couldn't possibly have revealed my identity!"
As soon as he uttered those words, the atmosphere around him instantly plummeted to freezing point.
"Does the city lord have anything else to say?"
Zhu Ge glanced indifferently at the Lord of Jianshui City.
Yu Rui immediately realized what was happening and tried to cover his mouth, but his body was tied up and he couldn't move.
"No, no, that's not true! There are no assassins! There are no assassins!"
"Save me, Father, please save me! I am the only son of the Yu family, I cannot die!"
"Lord, Lord! I even presented you with something when I was a child—"
Yu Rui panicked, but before he could finish his last sentence, his head exploded like a watermelon falling from a great height.
"!!!"
"Those who harm my human race's Mountain Crush warriors deserve to die!"
The city lord's kind expression remained unchanged; he was still smiling, like a birthday celebrant.
He looked at Zhu Ge, nodded slightly, and smiled, "So—are you satisfied, young friend?"