The Villain's Counterattack

Without Ren Yingying's help, Lin Pingzhi found that his efficiency in catching people had dropped a lot, and the people he caught might not be obedient. After all, he was not a member of the Sun and Moon Demon Cult. Most of those people were so obedient because of Ren Yingying's face.

Lin Pingzhi first went to Guangdong and Fujian. These two provinces were his base. They were close to the coast and the power of the imperial court was not that great. The emperor was far away and he had many means to use, especially those officials and their families who were exiled here. Many of them had been secretly sent to the Ryukyu Islands by Lin Pingzhi.

With his current martial arts skills, many places could no longer stop him. It was hard to say about the Forbidden City, but Nanjing City really could not stop him. He looted a lot of navigation and shipbuilding information collected in the six departments of Nanjing. Because there was too much information, it took him half a month.

He worked hard as a porter every night and finally managed to completely move out all the information. Then he used a lot of personal connections, spent a lot of money to pave the way, and bought two large ships to leave in a swagger.

It took him two months to travel from Zhejiang to Fujian, Guangdong, and then to Nanjing. When he received a notice from Ren Yingying to rush back to Meizhuang, Ren Woxing had already subdued the masters of the Demon Cult who came to investigate his situation. Faced with the former leader of the Demon Cult, Ding Jian and Shi Lingwei were ordered around, but they did not dare to complain at all. Ren Woxing was not a reasonable person.

"Boy, your martial arts are pretty good. Do you want to come and help me? I can give you the position of deputy leader of my cult." Ren Woxing sat there looking at Lin Pingzhi carelessly. He had some complaints about this boy. Although you saved me, your behavior made me very uncomfortable.

The Four Friends of Jiangnan were also four talented people, but this kid got there first and snatched them away. Qin Weibang, Sang Sanniang and others were also good at martial arts, but unfortunately their character was far from comparable to that of the Four Friends of Jiangnan. Moreover, there seemed to be a little too many elders in the Sun and Moon Sect, and Ren Woxing was a little annoyed to run around and catch people alone.

"What's the use of such a thing that is not worthy of being shown in public, doing some petty and despicable things all day long, not producing anything and only bullying its own people?" Lin Pingzhi was envious, jealous and hateful in his heart, but he refused to admit defeat at all.

"As the prince of the Ryukyu Kingdom, I own a big island, dozens of small islands, more than 600,000 Han people, and 20,000 troops. And this is just my overseas strength. I also have thousands or even tens of thousands of available people in the Ming Dynasty, and a million taels of silver to dispatch. Which of the Shaolin, Wudang, and Five Mountains Sword Sects would not be polite to me? What's the benefit of joining your Demon Sect?" Lin Pingzhi's words made Ren Woxing frown. This bastard is so bold. He keeps talking about the Demon Sect. Doesn't he know that except for you and the twenty flying knights, the rest are all members of the Demon Sect?

"How dare you!" Several elders of the Demon Sect who had just surrendered to Ren Woxing and were eager to show off immediately shouted. They had indeed never heard of the Ryukyu Island and were not afraid of Lin Pingzhi, a young man.

Lin Pingzhi glanced at them and said, "It is not your place to dictate my affairs. Senior Ren, let's be frank. In my eyes, the Sun Moon Cult is nothing but a mob, incapable of achieving anything significant. The magnitude of what I intend to do is beyond your imagination. I will conquer new territories overseas, become king and dominate the world. I will use my sword to open up more land for the Han people, and let the Han people's prestige spread throughout the world."

"The world is vast, and the Central Plains is less than one-tenth of it. How much of it can the Sun Moon Sect possibly focus on? Do you think I can have fun with such a short-sighted faction that fights among itself all the time?" Lin Pingzhi said calmly, "The Lin family's Ryukyu Kingdom now has a territory comparable to that of an entire Ming province. I have already established two navies, which can blockade Japan and Goryeo to the north and intimidate and conquer Luzon to the south. By then, we can send large quantities of food, spices, pearls, corals, gems, gold, and silver to the Ming Dynasty, harvesting treasures worth no less than ten million taels each year."

"At the same time, we can use these things to exchange for a large amount of necessary materials and talents from the Ming Dynasty. How long do you think it will take for my Lin family's Ryukyu Kingdom to surpass the Ming Dynasty? Moreover, my Lin family also has a hand in Liaodong. Thousands of cattle and horses are continuously imported every year. Master Ren, what can you use to recruit me?" What Lin Pingzhi revealed stunned everyone.

"Hmph, are the barbarian lands overseas really as good as you say?" Ren Woxing was quite tempted, but everything Lin Pingzhi said was too unreal, which made Ren Woxing, who knew almost nothing about the areas outside the Central Plains, a little bit unbelievable.

"My Lin family gives away pearls, corals, gems, and silver every year. Isn't that enough? Joining the Demon Cult would be detrimental to my actions in the Ming Dynasty, so that's beyond words. However, secretly collaborating with you is no problem. I think Yingying is quite good, so let her be our liaison. I'll give her a hundred thousand taels of silver per year as a reward for her hard work as pocket money."

Qin Weibang, Sang Sanniang, and the others all gulped at this. Wasn't this Lin family's prodigal son's spending a bit too much? How much silver did their Sun Moon Divine Sect pay to Black Curtain Cliff each year? It wasn't even half of the Saint Aunt's annual allowance. The gap was too huge.

Ren Woxing glanced at Lin Pingzhi and asked, "You want to marry my daughter?"

Lin Pingzhi also glanced at Ren Woxing and said, "Why? Am I not worthy of your daughter?"

"I, Ren Woxing's daughter, am a very noble one. How much betrothal gift have you prepared?" Ren Woxing's words made Ren Yingying blush. Although Ren Yingying was a child of the world, she was unexpectedly shy.

"This is up for discussion. How about giving me a year, and I'll take off Dongfang Bubai's head and let you kick it like a ball?" Lin Pingzhi estimated that Ren Woxing couldn't wait that long, and it was hard to say whether his body could hold on for a year. This was not during his imprisonment. As long as Ren Woxing didn't stop practicing the "Star Absorbing Art", his death would continue to be advanced.

Ren Woxing was a true hero, and Lin Pingzhi gradually stirred his ambitions. He was not without self-awareness. So what if there were tens of thousands of people in the martial arts world? The imperial court didn't even need a million-strong army; a hundred thousand border troops would be enough to crush them. So he didn't dare to rebel. However, claiming the throne overseas seemed like a good option, especially since this guy had already established a strong foundation. He could just rob Lin Zhennan's family.

However, the premise of all this is to kill Dongfang Bubai and regain power in the Sun Moon Sect. Ren Woxing laughed heartily and said, "You are quite arrogant, kid. Dongfang Bubai's martial arts are not that simple. Although you are good, you are still no match for him."

Lin Pingzhi snorted coldly, "I'm afraid your understanding of Dongfang Bubai is limited to his time as the Sun Moon Sect's deputy leader twelve years ago. My status doesn't make it suitable for me to openly join forces with you. I will then invite Shaolin and Wudang to join forces. The hatred between your Demon Sect and them is no less than that."

The meeting between Lin Pingzhi and Ren Woxing ended in a bad mood. Ren Woxing was very happy that Ren Yingying was not abducted by Lin Pingzhi. However, his identity had been leaked, so the next action needed to be accelerated.