Gu Mu received messages by carrier pigeon from all over the country every day.
These were all reports from elite soldiers who were gathering information about Zhang Banxian.
Meanwhile, local officials would also write reports on major events that occurred in the south.
Gu Mu was reading through memorials when he saw that an earthquake had struck Luocheng, but no one was injured or killed, which he found strange.
Logically speaking, even though the earthquake was small, it's impossible that not a single person was injured in it.
After all, a small number of houses collapsed.
The reports submitted were mostly embellished by local officials, stating only that the reason no one was injured in the earthquake was because local officials governed effectively and made good use of talent, thus averting this disaster.
Until Gu Mu opened the carrier pigeon message sent by one of the elite soldiers.
The letter stated: "My location is Los Angeles. As soon as I arrived, several messengers went along the street to announce that an earthquake would occur at 3 PM. This prediction came from Zhang Banxian."
My subordinates are trying to find clues about Zhang Banxian, but there are many rumors about him circulating in the streets, and no one has ever seen his true face. It is said that only the leaders of the major gangs are qualified to invite Zhang Banxian.
The subordinates tied up one of the callers, used a mind-altering drug to disorient him, and then asked him about the whereabouts of Zhang Banxian.
But they only said that they saw the information in a Buddhist temple and that they had never met Zhang Banxian in person.
Please forgive me, but as of today, this is all the information I have gathered, and I am still working hard to find more.
Gu Mu put the note into the brazier and burned it to ashes.
His eyes watched the flickering flames.
He was preoccupied with worries.
"This half-immortal... truly possesses supernatural powers; he's not easy to deal with." Gu Mu sighed deeply.
They can accurately predict earthquakes.
However, since Zhang Banxian and Yangpijuan are both considered the biggest villain candidates after him, and Zhang Banxian has already made a name for himself in the martial arts world while Yangpijuan remains unknown and is even a follower of Zhang Banxian's underlings.
From this perspective, the gap in ability between the two candidates seems too large.
"However, there is another possibility: although Zhang Banxian is powerful, his growth potential is limited. Although the parchment scroll is weak now, once it grows up, it will definitely be no less than Zhang Banxian."
"Only in this way will there be a need for competition between the two..."
“But if that’s the case…” Gu Mu’s expression turned cold: “Then we shouldn’t let the parchment scroll eat people. Who knows if it will still be under my control once it grows up.”
"Unless... the method to completely subdue the parchment is not determined by the parchment, but by me."
Gu Mu thought about it very carefully.
When the parchment scroll agreed to acknowledge Gu Mu as its master, it used the method proposed by the parchment scroll.
No matter how eloquently the parchment scroll spoke, Gu Mu only believed in himself.
For half a month, the elite troops sent out came up empty-handed.
They all brought back a common clue: apart from the leaders of the major gangs, no one had ever been able to find Zhang Banxian on their own initiative.
The imperial court and the martial arts world have always kept to themselves. The leaders of the various gangs are already powerful figures in the martial arts world. The people sent out to find Zhang Banxian are just pawns, so naturally they will not encounter the leaders.
“Your Highness…why don’t I go myself?” Eunuch Cheng noticed Gu Mu’s worries and, bowing slightly behind him, offered his suggestion.
Although Eunuch Cheng was a eunuch, he was a close confidant of the Regent and was known to be the Regent's trusted advisor. He was often the one who conveyed the prince's decrees.
This is why there is the saying, "To see Eunuch Cheng is like to see His Highness."
As for the young emperor, he was nothing more than a puppet whose power was being undermined.
Although the major leaders of the martial arts world do not interfere with the imperial court, the slightest movement of the court will affect the martial arts world. Therefore, they are still somewhat aware of the division of power within the imperial court.
With Eunuch Cheng's intervention, it wouldn't be difficult for him to meet with the leaders of the major martial arts sects.
"Now that things have come to this, you'll have to go there yourself." Gu Mu reluctantly put the latest message into the fire and burned it.
Currently, it seems that this fortune teller Zhang is his biggest hidden danger.
If he doesn't take the initiative and lets Zhang Banxian develop further, while he, as Zhang Banxian's competitor, is controlled by Gu Mu and prevented from improving his strength.
At that time, only Gu Mu will be able to contend with Zhang Banxian alone.
Zhang Banxian is positioned as the biggest villain after him, and may even receive divine assistance.
Gu Mucai would not leave this hidden danger unresolved; he would nip the threat posed by Zhang Banxian in the bud as soon as possible.
"Your servant obeys!" Eunuch Cheng bowed respectfully, his hands clasped and his head lowered.
Eunuch Cheng made quite a show of preparing for his trip to the martial world.
After all, he represents His Highness.
Carried by nine beautiful women and accompanied by guards, the grand procession arrived in the martial arts world, at Hao City, where the leader of the martial arts alliance resided.
The person that Eunuch Cheng wanted to see was none other than Jiang, the leader of the martial arts alliance.
At Jiang's residence, nine beautiful women unloaded their sedan chairs.
Eunuch Cheng did not come out, but spoke through the carriage curtain in a calm and experienced voice: "I want to see your alliance leader."
The guards that Eunuch Cheng brought were all wearing the same uniform armor as the guards in the capital.
He looks like a big shot from the capital.
The doorman of the Jianghu Alliance leader was no ordinary person either; he could tell at a glance that the person in the sedan chair in front of the door was someone of great importance.
So instead of immediately chasing the guest away, he called out loudly, "Who goes there?"
The guard at the front bowed to the doorman and said, "The person in the sedan chair is Eunuch Cheng, who serves His Highness. He has important business with your leader."
Although the imperial court and the martial arts world keep to themselves, there may be times when they need to help each other.
Moreover, it was someone from His Highness's side who came.
The doorman immediately realized that the alliance leader would definitely see this person, so he respectfully said, "Please wait a moment while I inform the alliance leader."
Soon, the doorman came out of the mansion and gestured for them to come in: "The Alliance Leader says, please come in!"
At this moment, the beautiful women standing on both sides pulled back the curtain.
With the help of the foremost guard, Eunuch Cheng stepped out of the sedan chair and followed the doorman toward the mansion to see the leader of the alliance.
In Jiang Mengzhu's reception room,
They assumed the masked man in the black robe was sitting and drinking tea.
Judging from his seat and the attitude of those around him, Eunuch Cheng recognized him at a glance as none other than the leader of the martial arts alliance.
"You say you are a eunuch by His Highness's side, but what proof do you have?" Alliance Leader Jiang did not immediately invite Eunuch Cheng to sit down. Instead, he picked up his teacup, savoring the aroma of the tea, and asked slowly.
"Someone, prepare the gifts we brought for Alliance Leader Jiang." Eunuch Cheng, being an experienced man, clapped his hands.
Soon, people carrying two large boxes walked in behind him.
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