Under One Person: Please Call Me Golden Flash

Chapter 103 The Revenge of the Higanbana Ninja
1934 years.

It was about a year and a half after the Battle of Cangshan.

On the rooftop, as the rising sun shone on Zhao Zhen, he slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

"Although the cultivation path of the Celestial Master's Mansion is somewhat different from that of the Alchemist Zhang Boduan, it is essentially the same."

Although I am currently circulating Qi according to the Three Vehicles of the Elixir Method, it doesn't mean I don't need to overcome the obstacle of the restless mind.

The ancients likened the yang energy of the heart and lungs in the human body to a monkey being tempered by fire. Because monkeys are naturally active and restless, just like the restlessness and fickleness of the mind, they are called "mind monkeys".

The Mind Monkey governs the Yang energy of the heart and lungs and controls the will; it needs to strengthen its mind through trials and tribulations.

The Water element (亥) governs the Yin energy of the liver and kidneys, symbolizing the seven emotions and six desires, and needs to be restrained by the "Eight Precepts".

The element that harmonizes the two is the spleen and stomach, which belong to the earth element and correspond to "Wu Jing," responsible for harmonizing yin and yang.

Over the years, Zhao Zhen has been fighting battles everywhere, and he has let his restless mind run wild for a long time, which is not a good sign.

The ultimate state of mind is to comprehend the word "emptiness," which means breaking free from attachments and returning to one's original, simple nature.

If this "fire monkey" is allowed to continue jumping around, it will cause a major disaster sooner or later.

Therefore, after the Battle of Cangshan ended, Zhao Zhen returned to the interior of the pass. After finding Zhao Yufei, with whom he had often cooperated in the past, he began to recuperate from his injuries and devote himself to cultivation.

Now that the Hieiyama ninja have settled in the area outside the pass, going there with Zhao Zhen's reputation would be practically suicide.

Zhao Zhen originally planned to lure the ninjas of Mount Hiei to the interior of the pass, and then find a way to attack them on his own territory.

Unfortunately, more than a year has passed, and the Hieiyama ninja clan still shows no intention of coming to the pass to seek revenge.

Of course, Zhao Zhen did not believe that the other party intended to let her go.

On the contrary, the calmer these ninja from Mount Hiei were, the more dangerous they appeared to Zhao Zhen!
Leaving aside Zhao Zhen himself, let's talk about the demon sword "Hiruma" that was taken away by the Lü family. This is the "greatest weapon" of the Hieiyama ninja clan, and it has extraordinary significance for them.

Even so, the fact that the other party had managed to remain completely silent for so long after the demon sword was stolen made Zhao Zhen wary.

squeak~
As the wooden door below was pushed open, Zhao Yufei stretched and slowly walked out of the room.

Beside him, a graceful woman was supporting him.

"Master Zhao, come visit often!"

"Haha, of course!"

Zhao Yufei laughed and patted the woman's buttocks.

After sending the woman away, Zhao Yufei looked up at Zhao Zhen on the roof.

"Mr. Zhao, you're already practicing your martial arts so early in the morning? You're really diligent!"

Zhao Zhen slowly opened her eyes and glanced at Zhao Yufei below.

"Oh, how could I possibly compare to Boss Zhao? He's still going strong even in his old age!"

"Ahem, Mr. Zhao, you're joking. It's just one of my hobbies. Please forgive me."

Zhao Yufei smiled somewhat awkwardly, but quickly regained his composure.

"Mr. Zhao, regarding the suggestion I mentioned to you before, do you really have absolutely no thoughts on it?"

Zhao Zhen slowly stood up, leaped, and landed lightly in front of Zhao Yufei.

"You mean that thing about starting a company with me as a partner?"

"Yes, after the battle of Cangshan, Mr. Zhao, your name, Golden Thunder Lord, has resounded throughout the country. Everyone in the world of supernatural beings knows you! It just so happens that I was also thinking of starting a transportation company. With your participation and your reputation, I am absolutely confident that I can make the company bigger and stronger and create new glories!"

"forget it."

Zhao Zhen shook his head.

"Why? Do you think the conditions offered by Zhao are not generous enough?"

"That's not true. Mr. Zhao is willing to share half of the company's shares with me, which is already a very generous offer."

But Mr. Zhao, don't forget, I'm still on the Hieiyama ninja's kill list!
"If I were to start a company with you, aren't you afraid of getting into trouble?"

After saying that, Zhao Zhen also gave Zhao Yufei a mocking look.

"Bring trouble upon themselves? Not to mention that the Hieiyama ninjas were already severely damaged by the combined forces of the four families and three temples in the battle of Cangshan, even if their ninja leader were still alive, they wouldn't amount to much!"
Otherwise, it's been a year since the battle at Cangshan, so why haven't we seen any movement from the Nabihe Mountain ninjas?

It's obvious they're completely terrified of us!

"I advise you not to underestimate these Japanese devils, or you'll easily suffer a great loss."

The Battle of Cangshan resulted in a mutually destructive outcome because both sides underestimated each other.

If the ninja from Bihe Mountain had been more cautious that day, and had called the Japanese military in advance knowing that someone was going to attack them, then probably only a very few of the strong ones present that day would have survived.
"Oh, what's there to be afraid of? Mr. Zhao is here, isn't he?"

As Zhao Yufei was speaking, his subordinate hurriedly brought in a letter at the door.

Zhao Yufei took the letter and waved to his men.

But when he opened the letter and glanced at its contents, he froze on the spot.

"Ok?"

Zhao Zhen raised an eyebrow and asked with some confusion, "Mr. Zhao, what happened?"

"Mr. Zhao, you were absolutely right..."

As he spoke, Zhao Yufei, with an extremely grim expression, handed the intelligence report in his hand to Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen took the letter and glanced at it, then her pupils suddenly contracted.

"The Gao family was suddenly attacked by the Japanese devils, and more than half of the clan members were killed or wounded. The head of the Gao family, Gao Yuan, was assassinated. The remaining clan members hid in Changbai Mountain under the protection of the Xian family..."

"Mr. Zhao, this must have been done by those ninja from Mount Hiei, right? They're retaliating!"

A flash of anger crossed Zhao Yufei's eyes.

"They really are silent until they make a big splash... That's very much in line with the style of those little devils."

Zhao Zhen nodded, expressionless, and crumpled the letter in her hand into a ball.

Unexpectedly, the Gao family, one of the four prominent families, fell so quickly...

His initial fears proved correct; the ninja clan of Mount Hiei were about to begin their revenge for the previous battle at Mount Aoyama.

Instead of rushing to move into the interior, they chose to first wipe out the Gao family outside the pass.

This is probably also the intention of the Japanese military. After all, the entire Northeast is now their territory. If the Gao family remains there like a nail, they could stab them in the heart at any time!

Only after resolving all their concerns can they focus their attention on the future without any worries.

　I'm going home today, so Chapter 3 might be updated a little later.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)