"That's how it happened. After hearing at the beginning of last year that you, my brother-in-law, had captured and killed Yang Jingzhong and fallen out with the Confucian School, Qing'er led a group of people to explore the Treasure Island of Ryukyu, saying she wanted to establish a foothold there."
Wu Tai explained to Wang Hao everything about their development in Fuzhou over the past two years, with a particular focus on his wife's expedition to the Treasure Island of Ryukyu.
"It seems that letting Qing'er come to Fuzhou with you was really the right decision!"
After listening, Wang Hao was deeply moved. Qing'er indeed possessed a strong sense of the big picture, and she made preparations early after hearing about his situation.
After all, the Central Plains is the domain of Confucian School, and the other side's influence here is too deep, so deep that it is terrifying.
There is absolutely no way I can stay here, and there is no possibility of development. The only way out now is to go overseas and occupy an island as a base for development.
The only large islands near the Central Plains are Treasure Island of Ryukyu and Japanese Islands. Although Japanese Islands is large enough, it is prone to earthquakes and has poor mineral resources, making it unsuitable for habitation and development.
That leaves only the Treasure Island of Ryukyu!
Moreover, the Treasure Island of Ryukyu hold a special position, serving as a springboard for heading south to places like Luzon and Australia. They also possess abundant mineral resources, making them a truly precious island!
Of course, most importantly, the Treasure Island of Ryukyu are a major gateway to Huaxia, with extremely important geographical and strategic locations.
As a well-rounded individual in this new era, I naturally have long been interested in this beautiful island.
In short, as a Huaxia person, he would never allow any individual, force, or even country to separate this precious island from the world!
He wants to brand the Treasure Island of Ryukyu with a unique Huaxia identity in this era!
With this in mind, Qing'er's actions now seem quite farsighted, saving him a lot of time.
Most importantly, Wu Tai and Qing'er have been doing things according to his original instructions, and even the name of their business association is Grace and Righteousness, which shows that they have not forgotten his kindness.
Having such a large sum of money at the time, yet not being greedy, is a commendable quality.
I knew I hadn't made the wrong choice!
"Brother-in-law, you've been in Fuzhou City for quite some time now. Do you know of any unusual changes at the Fuwei Escort Agency lately?"
Changing the subject, Wang Hao inquired about the Fuwei Escort Agency, thinking that Wu Tai must know something about it.
" Fuwei Escort Agency?"
Wu Tai was taken aback, clearly not expecting Wang Hao to ask this, but after thinking for a moment, he replied, "Speaking of Fuwei Escort Agency, it is indeed a bit strange. In the past two years, it has become very famous for eliminating tens of thousands of Japanese pirates, and its business is booming. However, half a year ago Fuwei Escort Agency stopped taking on escort missions for some reason, and there were very few people coming and going. The ingredients were also delivered to their door on time."
Although he didn't know why Wang Hao asked this, he still reported what he knew.
However, he didn't know much, mainly because the Fuwei Escort Agency had been too mysterious for the past six months.
"Half a year ago? As expected of the overlord of the Central Plains!"
Upon hearing this timeframe, Wang Hao's pupils constricted sharply, and his expression turned somewhat grim.
Half a year ago, not long after he left the capital, the Confucian School had already approached Lin Zhennan. It seemed that the Peach Blossom Island incident must have been their doing.
The goal was simply to find and kill him!
During the time he was suppressing the Japanese pirates on Peach Blossom Island, he didn't show his true face in Hangzhou City, but the enemy still managed to find out about him.
It's clear that there's a problem within the Fuwei Escort Agency.
Suddenly, as if he remembered something, Wu Tai slapped his thigh and said, "By the way, five months ago, Lin Zhennan, the chief escort of the Fuwei Escort Agency, found a child bride for his son Lin Pingzhi. It is said that she was a woman named Yu Shu. He even held a banquet for her and invited all the celebrities in Fuzhou to attend."
" Lin Pingzhi? Child bride? Yushu? This is fishing!"
Wang Hao's expression was extremely strange. He hadn't expected Lin Zhennan to pull such a stunt, but this was probably not Lin Zhennan's idea; it was most likely Li Haoran who orchestrated it.
Anyone with a brain could figure out that this was all a ploy to lure him in.
Whether it's for Yushu herself or to find the whereabouts of the women of Peach Blossom Island, he will have to come.
"Since you want to see me, Master Hao, then I'll let you!"
His expression shifted, and a sinister look appeared on Wang Hao's face.
Seeing him will come at a terrible price!
If it were back in Beijing half a year ago, he certainly wouldn't be a match for Li Haoran, but things are different now.
He was absolutely confident that he could defeat Li Haoran in a one-on-one fight, even if the other party had a Half-step Innate expert in the Fuwei Escort Agency, he could still remain Bubai.
So there's nothing wrong with taking a chance in the past.
"Brother-in-law, could I use your kitchen for a moment? Please don't let anyone bother me."
Wang Hao called out to Wu Tai, then hoisted the large bundle he had been carrying and walked outside, with Wu Tai quickly following behind.
With Wu Tai, the head manager, giving the order, the kitchen staff immediately cleared everything away.
Wang Hao opened the large bundle, revealing a large quantity of medicinal herbs inside, all of them top-quality.
That's right, he was preparing to brew a medicinal meal.
After all, he didn't know how strong the other Half-step Innate expert in the Fuwei Escort Agency was besides Li Haoran. If he was on the same level as Li Haoran, then it would be troublesome.
At best, he can remain Bubai. To achieve victory, he will have to wear down his opponent through sheer endurance, just Douluo I with High Person Longxiang in the capital.
Therefore, replenish as much as possible before the war begins.
Furthermore, the purpose of bringing these medicinal herbs here is to brew them into medicinal cuisine, so as to maximize the use of their medicinal power. At the same time, this will also accelerate the cultivation of the Nine Revolutions Body Tempering Instruction and the Nine Revolutions Qi Refining Instruction, without wasting any.
Consider this visit and battle as a form of digestion and training!
To Wu Tai's astonishment, Wang Hao swallowed the dozen or so pots of medicinal food he had brewed before leaving the shop and heading straight out of Fuzhou City.
Arriving at a small river, Wang Hao reached into the water and grabbed a giant greatsword—his Shameless Greatsword.
The design of this thing was too exaggerated, and he didn't have the time or the mood to disguise it at the time, so he temporarily left it here and only took the Ziwei Soft Sword hidden in his belt into the city.
Now that we're about to go to war with Li Haoran, I naturally have to bring along this most suitable divine weapon.
After glancing at the gloomy sky, Wang Hao decisively headed towards Fuzhou City.
However, this time they did not enter the city through the city gate, but instead climbed over a section of the city wall.
After all, Fuzhou City wasn't a big city, and there were very few soldiers patrolling the city walls. With Wang Hao's current strength, getting over it wouldn't be a problem at all.
Upon entering the city, Wang Hao quickly infiltrated the Fuwei Escort Agency and went straight to Lin Zhennan.
He needed to communicate with Lin Zhennan before Li Haoran and the others reacted, at least to ascertain the guy's attitude and stance!
After knocking out a Peak Grandmaster expert who was guarding Lin Zhennan's room, Wang Hao pushed open the door and went inside.
"Madam, Pingzhi gone to sleep?"
Setting down the book in his hand, Lin Zhennan softly asked his wife, who had just walked in.
"He's already asleep. Pingzhi has Yushu taking care of him, so my husband doesn't need to worry."
Madam Lin replied softly as well, but a faint sorrow lingered between her brows.
Pingzhi and Yushu are doing alright for now, but their whole family is in big trouble!
Now they've been targeted by the Confucian School, which has dispatched a large number of experts to keep them under house arrest at the Fuwei Escort Agency. Who knows when they might be killed!
This state of having one's life and death in the hands of others is truly unbearable.
"Don't overthink it. Their target is Brother Wang. As long as Brother Wang doesn't show up, we'll be fine."
Seeing his wife's worried expression, Lin Zhennan gently comforted her.
"I know that's true, but those people's patience is limited. Haven't you noticed how impatient they've become lately? Especially that Li Jishi, since he started practicing the Bixie Swordsmanship... I'm afraid that if..."
Madam Lin couldn't continue speaking at this point, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Lin Zhennan didn't say anything more. He stood up, put his arm around his wife, and gently patted her back to comfort her silently.
He was also helpless in this situation!
The Confucian School acted too Tyrannical Dao. Upon arriving, they imprisoned and tortured the entire escort agency, and even killed many of them. If this continued, their family would be in grave danger!
"Brother Lin, if you have any difficulties, feel free to tell me!"
Just then, a burly figure pushed open the door and walked in, carrying a giant sword on his back and a lifeless middle-aged man in his right hand.
Upon seeing the lifeless middle-aged man, Lin Zhennan's pupils suddenly contracted, because he recognized the man as the Grandmaster- level expert who had been guarding him that Shemesh.
But the other party has actually hung up...
"Brother Wang?"
Lin Zhennan's gaze returned to the extremely burly figure, and he felt somewhat incredulous.
When I last met Wang Hao, although he was tall, he was only nine feet tall. How come he has suddenly grown to ten feet tall now?
Is this even human?
Aren't you going to say anything?
Wang Hao tossed the middle-aged man aside and looked down at Lin Zhennan was staring in shock.
He had just observed from outside and could tell that Lin Zhennan's family was not doing well. Obviously, they hadn't betrayed him, or at least not willingly. So there was no need to be ruthless towards them.
"Brother Wang, it's all my fault. I failed to keep a close eye on my men, which led to the leak of information about Peach Blossom Island, resulting in the Peach Blossom Island's calamity. I deserve to die. I beg you, Brother Wang, to save Pingzhi and Madam!"
Lin Zhennan knelt down with a thud, his face ashen.
"It seems the Confucian School were behind it. Apart from Yushu, who was captured, what happened to the others?"
Wang Hao's face was cold, and his heart was filled with murderous intent.
"At the time, Lin had Old Cheng and Old Zhu lead the way for those people. When they were almost there, he secretly sent a signal. The two of them left with Miss Zhou and the others, and their whereabouts are now unknown. Miss Yushu was captured while trying to save two golden snakes."
Sensing Wang Hao's murderous intent, Lin Zhennan quickly revealed the truth, feeling relieved, while Wang Hao also felt a sense of relief.
Old Cheng had been through thick and thin with him and was a trustworthy person. As for Old Zhu, whom Lin Zhennan mentioned, he was the father of the chubby Zhu Yuanwai and was also a reliable person.
Lin Zhennan's decision to send these two men to guide the Confucian School scholars was indeed thoughtful.
It's no wonder this happened; after all, Confucian School was an Invincible force in the Central Plains, one that no individual or power could contend with.
The lives of Lin Zhennan and his entire family are now in someone else's hands; it's already quite remarkable that they've managed to do this much.
"Go and meet up with Yushu and Pingzhi. Stay together and act according to the situation. Protect yourselves, because I may not be able to keep an eye on you later."
Suddenly, as if sensing something, Wang Hao's expression shifted slightly. He gave an instruction to Lin Zhennan and his wife, then strode outside.