The Villain's Counterattack

"There are many people chasing me, but I never thought that there are more people chasing you. They are the leader of the Yingui Sect, Queen Yin Zhu Yuyan." In the pool, seeing Kankan and Bian Bufu leave, Ba Fenghan finally felt relieved, and at the same time he admired the two of them for being able to survive until now.

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling felt incredible when they thought of Du Fuwei and the Yingui Sect. Why were they so sure that they knew the secret of Yang Gong's treasure?

You must know that Yun Yuzhen, Dugu Ce and others did not believe that they had Yang Gong's treasure. Even Xiao Xing, Xiang Yushan and others did not believe this. But why did big figures like Du Fuwei and Zhu Yuyan believe it so firmly?

Or maybe they didn't believe it completely, but wanted to know these secrets themselves, so that they were more eager for Yang Gong's treasure.

It's understandable that Lao Du, a child of poverty, hopes to find the treasure, but the leader of the Yin Gui Sect is not a child of poverty, so what is she after? However, from the tone of Qian Qian's words, it seems that what she cares about is not the wealth in Yang Gong's treasure, but something else.

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling felt that Fu Junyu might know more about this than they did. They told this to Ba Fenghan, who paused for a moment and shook his head, saying, "Junyu never mentioned this to me. I don't know if they know about Yang Gong's treasure."

The three of them have experienced life and death, and their feelings have grown rapidly, but they are not yet to the point where they can entrust their lives to each other. At this time, they are more like lonely people who share the same fate and keep each other warm.

On the other side, Yang Xuyan received the news from Kankan and was immediately delighted. However, Fang Zetao seemed to have become smarter at this time. After losing Jingling City, he did not retreat to dominate the villa alone, but disappeared with a group of elite men.

"Send the order to capture Fang Zetao, the man who dominates the villa, alive. Tell him that he holds the secrets of Buddhism. If he joins the Buddhist sect, Buddhism will flourish. If he joins the demonic sect, Buddhism will surely fail. This is why the Yingui Sect covets him."

To make it more convincing, Yang Xuyan added another point, "Du Fuwei of the Jianghuai Army attacked Jingling, fighting to the death despite the loss of his troops and generals. His real goal was not Jingling, nor the Yang Gong treasure in the hands of Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, but the secret in Fang Zetao's hands."

This analysis is well-founded. In foreign wars, the best way is to attack the enemy's plans, the next best is to attack their alliances, the worst is to attack their troops, and the worst is to attack their cities. Du Fuwei, a master, not only personally took action, but also fought hard to capture Jingling City at the cost of huge losses. Although he occupied the city, he suffered heavy losses and lost the strength to fight again, so he had to stop his external expansion.

Suddenly, the whole martial arts world was in uproar. After all, there had been rumors before that whoever obtained the imperial seal or Yang Gong's treasure could rule the world. In addition, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling had information about the secret of Yang Gong's treasure from the Goguryeo female swordsman Fu Junchuo. After Yang Guang's death, there was a rumor that the saintly woman Shi Feixuan of Cihang Jingzhai took the imperial seal and the Heshi Bi to replace Tianzezhu.

These two pieces of news caused great chaos among the heroes and in the martial arts world. At this time, news came out that Fang Zetao, the owner of the villa, had a big secret related to the life and death of Buddhism, which instantly attracted the attention of countless people.

No matter whether they were people from the underworld or heroes from all over the world, they all heard the news and started a nationwide search for Fang Zetao.

After all, after finding Fang Zetao, both the Buddhist and Demonic sects can get a lot of benefits. The Demonic sect even offered to pass on a martial arts that can directly reach the innate level as a bonus, and it is not the kind that can enter the innate level for the first time, but an advanced martial art that can be cultivated to the peak of the innate level.

Don't underestimate the innate masters. Looking at the entire Sui Dynasty, there are only dozens of grandmasters. Even most of the eight gangs and ten associations do not have grandmasters. The innate masters can be the backbone of medium-sized forces. How can they not attract the attention of many wandering people in the martial arts world?

The logic of the heroes (tyrants) in the world is also very simple. Buddhism is rich and powerful. It has food, money, and soldiers. It even has the reputation of being the righteous side of the martial arts world and controls the imperial seal and the Heshi Bi. If they can use this person as a stepping stone to gain the favor of Cihang Jingzhai, it is not impossible to exchange for their support and finally get the coveted throne.

Didn't you see that Yang Jian was just a powerful official back then? It was because of his friendship with Buddhism that he gained the support of Buddhism when Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou was suppressing Buddhism. Once Buddhism dealt with Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou, Yang Jian immediately rose up. Once he came to power, the first thing he did was to end the anti-Buddhist movement, and he quickly ascended to the throne. He even destroyed the Southern Chen Dynasty and unified the country with the support of Buddhism.

If Yang Jian can do it, why can't we?

Isn't it just letting the Buddhist sect plunder the people's wealth and control the land, gold and silver, and the monks? What's the big deal? Can it be bigger than the emperor?

You know what, if you think about it carefully, Cihang Jingzhai can choose the emperor on behalf of God, and it seems that they are really above the emperor.

These remarks were very popular in the outside world. It seemed that someone was deliberately making things difficult for Buddhism and actually spread this wave of analysis widely. Zhu Yuyan was also a wise man. After hearing the news, instead of getting angry and suppressing it, she was very "kind" to help her old rival become famous.

He also publicized the origins of the imperial seal and the Heshi Bi, telling people when and by whom they were found, and when they disappeared. When combined with the fact that they eventually fell into the hands of Cihang Jingzhai, one has to ponder over this.

After all, the imperial seal was once in the hands of the Southern Chen Emperor. Yang Guang and Yang Su led their troops to the south, and Zhu Yuyan and Shi Zhixuan worked together to kill the evil concubine Zhang Lihua. When the Southern Chen Emperor died, the imperial seal disappeared without a trace.

Who on earth secretly kept the imperial seal?

It may not be appropriate to keep it privately. After all, neither Yang Guang nor Yang Su would give the imperial seal to Cihang Jingzhai for safekeeping.

If it was in Yang Su's hands, he would most likely hide it in Yang Gong's treasure.

As the emperor, Yang Guang would definitely not fail to publicize the imperial seal if he held it in his hands. After all, this was a good thing that even his father didn't have, so how could he keep it secret? He must have wished that the whole world knew that he was 'appointed by heaven and would live long and prosper'.

It seems that after the Southern Chen Dynasty was destroyed, the Imperial Seal fell into the hands of Cihang Jingzhai. But how did they obtain the Imperial Seal? Why didn't they give it directly to the Sui Emperor Yang Jian, whom they supported?

At this time, King Yang Xiu of Shu suddenly admitted at a banquet organized by Wang Shichong that Yang Su had indeed found the imperial seal and sent his generals to deliver it to Chang'an at full speed. However, this elite group of twelve people, including one master and the rest were all innate masters, were ambushed and killed on the way. All of them were killed, and the imperial seal disappeared without a trace.

Everyone present at the meeting turned pale at this, but Yang Xiu laughed and said that the imperial seal had never really fallen into the hands of the Sui emperor, as it was snatched away on the way. But after all, it was snatched away from the Southern Chen by Yang Su and Yang Guang, and if possible, the Yang royal family hoped to get it back.

Of course, if the descendants of the Southern Chen Dynasty come forward to seize the property, they don’t mind having a good discussion with them.

As soon as these words were spoken, Cihang Jingzhai suddenly felt uncomfortable. The imperial seal was their best tool to control the world and choose the emperor on behalf of God. How could they accept it when someone suddenly stood up and declared sovereignty?

Suddenly, countless rumors spread that the imperial seal belonged to all Chinese people, not just one family. At this time, Ning Daoqi was invited out by Fan Qinghui to protect Shi Feixuan who was carrying the imperial seal. The price he paid was that he could lend the treasure to him for a few days to meditate.

So, the curious Ning Daoqi fell into the trap again.