Righteousness, Part 2

Laugh.

Gently light a candle for yourself and stick it into a freshly made cake.

The cake has no cream, just a simple cake base.

Call.

Zhang Rongfang blew out the candles.

'After today, I will be twenty-two years old,' he thought calmly.

Remove the candles, pick up the cake, and take a bite.

Yesterday, during his execution, the core members of the Rebel Alliance gave him quite a shock.

He had never seen that kind of fearlessness in anyone else in this world.

'The Rebel Alliance. I wonder what their relationship is with Master Zhang Xuan and the others.'

He silently put the last bite of cake into his mouth.

Close your eyes, then open the Attribute Panel.

Two new Attribute Points have been added.

Zhang Rongfang focused all his attention on life.

Now that the Golden Toad Skill has been upgraded, the accumulation of Attribute Points is much faster.

After doing all that, he turned his attention to Shang Dingye.

At the same time, his eyes slowly turned cold.

' Shang Dingye is a narrow-minded man who made things difficult for me because of the Master Yue incident. Now he's completely turned against me.'

Looking back, if Shang Dingye had really captured Master Zhang Xuan and the others, Zhang Rongfang might have actually revealed a flaw.

At that point, he would only have two choices.

First, release the person and run away immediately.

Second, treat them as strangers and carry out the execution directly.

'Now it seems that Shang Dingye is a menace if left alive; we should find a way to get rid of him.'

Zhang Rongfang didn't feel absolutely certain that he could kill this person.

He's only twenty-two years old, while the other person has no idea how long they've lived—they could be seventy or eighty.

It's just that Worship God, so you can't tell their age; they look very young.

Therefore, it seems that the only way to safely deal with this person is to wait for Uncle Zuo to arrive and take action together. Zhang Rongfang stood up, swallowed the last piece of cake, and opened the window to look outside.

He stayed at an official post station in Ning An Prefecture.

Generally, when officials traveled to different places, they would stay at post stations.

At that moment, three servants and soldiers were cleaning in the courtyard outside the window.

The three men wore loose-fitting military uniforms, and their skin was fair and delicate, making it clear that they had not suffered much hardship.

Zhang Rongfang unconsciously recalled the words the old man had spoken before the execution.

"One of you, come here, I need to ask you something," he said.

"Yes!"

The three men paused quickly, straightened their backs, and approached.

They didn't know which one Zhang Rongfang was referring to, so they all came over.

All three men, with ingratiating smiles on their faces, approached and bowed to Zhang Rongfang again.

"My lord, what are your orders for summoning us here?"

The man who spoke had a pointed face and was quite bold. He clasped his hands in a fist and asked.

They knew that the person staying in this room was a high-ranking official, but they didn't know his specific position or level.

Therefore, adults are always referred to as adults.

"Let me ask you, whose land is mainly owned by people in this Ning An Prefecture?" Zhang Rongfang asked in a deep voice.

"Land?" The three blinked. "The Shangguan Family owns the most, followed by the Xiao Family, then the Ding Family, Shang Family."

"They own almost 99% of the land, leaving some remote, poor-quality land that nobody wants, and it's still those cheapskates farming it," one person replied.

"You cheapskate?"

"Oh, that's our local dialect, it refers to those Man People and 'driveers'," the speaker said with a smile. "Although Man People are lowly, if one of them is good-looking, she can still have a chance to turn her life around. Maybe she can marry Spirit Person as a concubine and live a life of comfort from then on. It's much better than being a driveer."

"Man People... are they really that miserable?" Zhang Rongfang was silent for First Day of the Month joined the Qinghe Temple the Great Dao Sect and obtained Daoist Registry.

So in reality, he never actually lived as a Man People and made a living outside.

Now, it seems that "fortunately, those barbarians were completely uncivilized before, and later they even followed the defeated Confucian scholars to learn literature, but they didn't know anything about it, so now they're only left with nothing but lowly creatures." One person explained with a laugh.

"Man People are there in Ning An Prefecture? How many Confucian scholars are there?" Zhang Rongfang continued to ask.

"There were many two years ago, but suddenly there are far fewer this year. I don't know why. I heard they went to other places to do something important. What important things could these lowly people do? Sir, just listen and don't take it to heart."

"A big deal." Zhang Rongfang pondered for a moment. "And what about you? Is the pay high here?"

"This isn't about income, sir." Upper Capital three men showed an embarrassed expression.

The man with the pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks spoke up to explain.

"My lord, you may not know this, but our main family needs tax reductions and exemptions far too much. The amount we get from joining the church is far from enough. That's why we, who have made mistakes or are members of the branch families, are sent here to work."

The Imperial Court had a rule that anyone who contributed money and effort to support the post stations would receive a substantial tax reduction.

"I see." Zhang Rongfang nodded, and then asked a few more simple questions.

All three answered.

About ten minutes later, Zhang Rongfang gave him three pieces of silver as a reward, then closed the door and ended the conversation.

Looking at the burning lamp on the table.

He gradually made a plan in his mind.

"This operation to quell the Rebel Alliance uprising is now essentially over. I must now return to Qingchuan Prefecture."

Shang Dingye, on the other hand, was to return to the Jade Void Palace. Shangguan Feihe should also leave immediately.

'It seems we can only wait until Uncle Zuo arrives, then find an opportunity to catch Shang Dingye alone and strike directly!'

He had already realized Shang Dingye's malice towards him.

Therefore, this person must die! Even if he is Worship God Grandmaster, it doesn't matter! The key question is, how to handle the aftermath after killing Shang Dingye? What is the true strength of the Rebel Alliance? Do they have the capability to ambush and kill Shang Dingye?

The Rebel Alliance was shrouded in mystery; he had never heard of it before.

It's difficult to determine their background.

Zhang Rongfang stood in the room, pondering countermeasures repeatedly, but none of them were perfect.

'It seems we need to investigate further to find out just how much power is behind this Rebel Alliance.'

He acted on his idea immediately.

At this time, Shangguan Feihe and others were still tracking down the high-ranking members of the Rebel Alliance, and the operation was not yet completely over.

A few days later, they had to return to their scattered locations.

By then, it will be much more troublesome for him to find Shang Dingye.

Immediately, Zhang Rongfang's entire body shrank, and his height rapidly decreased from 2.5 meters to about 2.2 meters.

Then her body size also decreased significantly.

He quickly changed his clothes, took out Black Mask, and put it on.

He gently opened the other window, his figure flashed, and he suddenly darted out, disappearing into the desolate wilderness outside the post station.

After speeding along the wilderness, Zhang Rongfang soon arrived at an extremely remote Woodland.

He stopped, stood still, and looked around to make sure no one was following him.

He immediately took out a delicate little porcelain bottle from his bosom.

The appearance of the porcelain bottle is purple and black, with a delicate "Chinese" character engraved on it.

Zhang Rongfang uncorked the bottle and placed it high up in a tree branch. Then he waited quietly.

A faint fragrance gradually wafted from the porcelain bottle.

About half an hour later.

A Black-Clad Man suddenly emerged silently from the woods and bowed to Zhang Rongfang.

"Your subordinate, Thousand Stone Bald Eagle, greets Your Excellency."

"Your advance team has finally arrived. Where is Uncle Zuo? Where are they?" Zhang Rongfang would come out every few days to try to contact his subordinates using a faint fragrance as a signal.

This subtle fragrance can attract a type of Scent Bug from tens of kilometers away.

The Scent Bug will constantly fly towards the direction of the fragrance, which can be used for clandestine communication.

During his years in Citong, Zhang Rongfang amassed considerable wealth, power, and resources, and devised numerous novel methods of communication; this is just one of them.

"Reporting to you, sir, the Sect Master and his group will arrive in two days. They were attacked en route, but fortunately the Sect Master was hiding his identity and was in the group; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable," Bald Eagle replied solemnly.

"An attack? Who knows?" Zhang Rongfang felt a chill run down his spine. Sure enough, as soon as news of his master's death broke, someone couldn't wait to take action against him.

"I don't know, but the leader has Internal Method Spirit Vein, so he's definitely someone sent by some force to test us," Bald Eagle said.

"Two days. Very good," Zhang Rongfang thought with certainty.

Shang Dingye, I'll let you live for two more days.

"Also, how many people have come with your advance team?" Zhang Rongfang knew that the other party was a small number of people gathered by the Thousand Stone Sect in the vicinity and inside Ze Province.

"There are twenty-three people in total, all of whom can be absolutely trusted. There are about two hundred on the outer perimeter," Bald Eagle replied quickly.

Since Thousand Stone Sect became wealthy, its development has improved dramatically compared to before.

Previously, there were truly only twenty-three people. "Then, let me ask you, do you know what experts are within the Rebel Alliance?" Zhang Rongfang continued to ask.

"The Rebel Alliance? I don't know about it. The Rebel Alliance has always been extremely secretive. Even if their people are captured, they keep their mouths shut and would rather die than reveal their secrets."

This organization frequently stirs up public anger and instigates uprisings in various places. Although they always fail and are inevitably suppressed, they still do it with great enthusiasm, without knowing their purpose. "The Bald Eagle said in a deep voice.

"Send someone to investigate," Zhang Rongfang ordered. "I need their detailed information."

"Yes!"

The Bald Eagle immediately retreated.

Zhang Rongfang stood there, let out a long breath, and then disappeared in the blink of an eye after a soft sound.

More than ten minutes after he left.

Suddenly, a person quietly stood up from among the bushes on one side of the Woodland.

The man's face was tense, and he kept looking around, afraid that someone would discover his whereabouts.

He was Shang Dingye's Hidden Hand sent specifically to keep an eye on Zhang Rongfang.

The Shang Family here wield considerable influence.

This person, being a Super Grade expert within the Lineage, excels at infiltration and gathering intelligence.

He had seen Zhang Ying suddenly go out and change her appearance, so he quickly followed her.

I never expected to hear such shocking news.

'We must return immediately! Report to Grandmaster Ding Ye! This Zhang Ying is actually colluding with the Thousand Stone Sect of the Sensing Gate! Our Great Dao Sect and the Sensing Gate have been enemies for years; this is tantamount to treason! This is a great achievement!'

The person quietly sped off in another direction.

Crossing through the Woodland.

The view outside suddenly opened up to a clearing by a stream.

This otherwise ordinary night scene suddenly made the man stop, his pupils shrinking.

Zhang Ying Daozi, who had just left, was already waiting by the stream for quite some time.

"Sure enough. After receiving the news, as long as we staked out the area heading towards Shang Dingye, we were sure to get something."

Zhang Rongfang turned to look at the other person and sighed softly.

The figure's expression changed drastically, and he turned to flee.

But in a flash, Zhang Ying, who was just more than ten meters away, was right beside him.

Two muffled thuds.

A large hand covered his mouth and nose, while the other hand plunged straight into his lower back.

A large amount of blood and qi poured out from the wound on his lower back.

Under the moonlight, the shadow of the person struggling frantically quickly became limp and then gradually fell silent.

In the end, his hands fell limply to his sides, and he became as withered as an old man.

"In fact, this method has become a very convenient way to solve the Spirit Vein. Although this guy has no value in Blood Flesh Completion."

Zhang Rongfang let go of his hand and looked at the other person who was already in a daze.

He casually slapped him on the forehead.

Puff.

The man instinctively raised his hand to try to resist, but with only his Spirit Vein energy remaining, he was no match for Zhang Rongfang's casual strike.

After a soft sound.

The person collapsed to the ground, his entire body gradually turning black, turning into black ash, decomposing and disintegrating.

Zhang Rongfang exhaled a breath, which turned into a strong wind that scattered the black ash. Only after watching it drift into the stream did he turn around with satisfaction and suddenly disappear into the forest.

Next, we need to prepare contingency plans in case Shang Dingye hides in the Jade Void Palace.