In the morning light, the white porridge in the white porcelain bowl was glowing with a layer of translucent halo, and Zhang Deshou looked at Goethe seriously.
Before Goethe could speak, the young master of the Zhang family spoke again.
"I'm serious."
"I can give you the position of the leader of the Way of Immortality as compensation."
Goethe smiled.
He, Goethe, is an immortal species and has a 'path to immortality'. So it seems reasonable for him to be the leader of the path.
pity……
There are too many troubles.
This was different from the minor fights he had done before, as Goethe respectfully declined to take part in this kind of trouble that was about to touch upon the most powerful existence in the world.
Most of the time, he can rest assured about the secret realm before him.
But you still need to be careful when facing the top ones.
After all, in addition to itself, the world before its eyes has also been modified by that guy, the Mad King.
No one knows what kind of surprise is waiting for him after he touches it.
Goethe never underestimated himself, just as he never underestimated others.
In the year 666, how many talented people will appear?
How did they explore the [Treasure Card]?
What kind of inspiration did you get from it?
How to innovate?
These are all unknowns.
Goethe was always cautious when facing the unknown.
So, he smiled and drank some porridge.
"The porridge is good."
Goethe said so.
Looking at Goethe's expression, the young master of the Zhang family knew that Goethe had refused.
But he didn't give up.
"The Way of Immortality originated from Qingyuan Mountain six hundred years ago. It has a thousand-year-old secret method. Even though the mountain was cut down and the temple was destroyed by the emperor, the core heritage is still preserved. There are also five very special [Treasure Cards]. As long as Brother Mo agrees, these will all be yours."
"The first [Treasure Card] can heal injuries."
"The second [Treasure Card] can cure diseases."
"The third [Treasure Card] can turn beans into soldiers."
"The fourth [Treasure Card] can summon a strongman."
"The fifth [Treasure Card] can summon wind and rain."
"These five [Treasure Cards], combined with the inheritance of the 'Path to Immortality', are enough to make people... immortal!"
When the word "immortality" was mentioned, the young master of the Zhang family stared at Goethe.
But, to his disappointment, Goethe's face remained unchanged.
Still drinking the porridge calmly.
Still sucking on the salted duck eggs.
Nothing has changed, nothing seems to be moving.
This greatly disappointed the young master of the Zhang family.
He stared at Goethe blankly.
"Brother Mo, aren't you tempted at all?"
"Move."
"I'm very tempted."
"But immortality is not immortality, and I am a person who hates trouble. Brother Zhang, you have been running the Immortality Dao for many years, and now you have thrown it away. Obviously, you are in big trouble."
Goethe picked up a sesame sauce pancake and said.
The young master of the Zhang family opened his mouth, but in the end, it turned into a bitter smile.
"There is a big trouble."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have thought of ways to protect myself."
"Can you tell me more about this?"
Goethe asked.
"certainly!"….
"Ten years ago, I was kidnapped by the demon from the Immortal Dao. My father spent all his wealth on me, causing our wealthy family to fall into decline. Brother Mo must know about these things."
"I wonder if Brother Mo knows that the people who kidnapped me back then were actually from the Imperial City Division."
Imperial City Division?!
Goethe narrowed his eyes.
The Imperial City Division is a special
A special department, similar to the Jinyiwei he knew.
Moreover, the structure is more complicated.
In addition to the necessary personnel, there are also the sayings of "Northern Dipper" and "Southern Dipper".
Borrowing the name of stars to do evil things.
The people who kidnapped Zhang Deshou turned out to be from the Imperial City Division?
Well, it was the government office that instigated the fight between the Zhang family and the Changsheng Dao!
Goethe narrowed his eyes and thought of more.
"Just as you thought, Brother Mo."
"Haimen is too close to the imperial capital."
"It's so close that everyone has ideas about it."
"It's so close that everyone wants to take control of it."
"And the Zhang family, the wealthy family in Haimen, the Taoist master of the Way of Immortality is really too eye-catching."
"They are so blinding that they shouldn't exist."
When the young master of the Zhang family said this, he sighed, and a layer of mist appeared in his eyes. Then he lowered his head and raised his sleeves to cover it up, and the voice rang out again.
"My father only guessed at first, but he didn't know until the Taoist master of the Longevity Way came to visit him late at night."
"At the same time, the master of the Path of Immortality made an offer that my father could not refuse."
Speaking of this, the young master of the Zhang family paused.
Goethe guessed it.
"The Zhang family pays, 'Changsheng Dao, save people."
Goethe said.
"That's right."
"My father didn't want to agree, because if he did, the Zhang family would be considered to have an unclear relationship with the Changsheng Dao, and would only be liquidated later. But he was too worried about my comfort."
"He was worried that even if he spent all his fortune, he still wouldn't be able to get me back."
"So, he agreed."
"After that, he cooperated with the Taoist master of the Immortal Dao, acting on the surface and saving people in secret. Everything went smoothly until..."
An unremovable hatred appeared in the eyes of the young master of the Zhang family.
Goethe sighed.
"There is a traitor in the Zhang family and the Changsheng Dao."
"right."
"The Zhang family and the Changsheng Dao have a traitor, which has turned the originally controllable situation into an uncontrollable one."
"The killing has begun."
"Everyone is bloodthirsty."
"At the same time, the Imperial City Department began to send out the Beidou and Nandou sects to directly set up a killing formation against the Taoist master of the Way of Immortality."
"In the end, the Imperial City Division suffered heavy casualties, the Northern Star withered, the Southern Star was completely destroyed, and the Taoist master of the Longevity Path was killed on the spot."
"And the Zhang family?"
"It's like this now. I'm all alone."
The young master of the Zhang family smiled bitterly again.
Goethe finally understood why the young master of the Zhang family liked to smile bitterly.
Anyone who encounters such a thing will smile bitterly.
It can be said that disaster struck from the sky!
And it didn't just happen once.
The young master of the Zhang family is used to it.
After laughing, the young master of the Zhang family asked again. ….
"Brother Mo, how do you know that there is a traitor in the Zhang family and the Changsheng Dao?"
"Since you were kidnapped, the entire Zhang family has been in an irreversible crisis. Your father, as a wealthy man in Haimen, naturally has his own channels. He should have even noticed such a thing. He should have left a way out for the Zhang family, but such a way out obviously did not work. It is obvious that every move of the Zhang family is under control. Even if your father wanted to retreat, it would be impossible."
"As for the Path to Immortality, it is even simpler!"
"Ten years ago, Haimen lost twenty-two children in one day, and you were one of them. If it weren't for the 'Eternal Life Path' and the cooperation of our own people, it would be impossible to achieve such a perfect result."
"Besides, there should be more than one traitor to the Path of Immortality."
"Otherwise, with the 'Eternal Life Dao', the Dao Master's caution, it is impossible that
He was ambushed and fell into a killing trap. "
Goethe said with great certainty.
These things are obvious.
If he were from the Imperial City Division, he would definitely do the same.
Be careful with your investments in the early stages and don’t be afraid of the long time it takes.
As long as we can catch them all in one fell swoop.
However, man disposes, God proposes.
'Imperial City Division, we missed a young master from the Zhang family.
This puzzled Goethe.
Logically speaking, the Imperial City Bureau would not do this. Now that things have come to this point, they will definitely cut the weeds and eradicate them completely, unless...
Goethe narrowed his eyes.
He continued.
"You survived."
"Logically speaking, you shouldn't have survived. Even if the Taoist master of the Immortal Dao saved you, you should have died."
" so ……"
"You are not that Zhang Deshou at all."
"You should be the 'Imperial City Division, a prepared chess piece."
As he spoke, Goethe looked at the young master of the Zhang family.
The young master of the Zhang family did not refute at all, he just nodded.
"If we go by the facts, that's the case. Brother Mo's quick thinking really impresses me, but I am indeed my father's son, and I am indeed Zhang Deshou."
The young master of the Zhang family looked at Goethe and smiled.
Goethe's narrowed eyes suddenly opened.
"[Poker Card]!"
"Resurrection?"
Goethe expressed his guess.
The young master of the Zhang family was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly again.
"Brother Mo, can you react a little slower?"
"You're making me feel unfulfilled."
As the young master of the Zhang family spoke, he shook out a card from his sleeve.
[Resurrection. Incomplete (No. 71): "The Mad King, originally he made this card out of evil taste, but when he experienced betrayal, this card became a life-saving straw. He planned to use it as a chance to start over. However, this card was not truly complete, it was just a defective product.]
(Note 1: Each use will consume 50-100 years of life depending on the user's strength. When the strength exceeds 100 years of life, this card cannot be activated)
(Note 2: Users can use Bloody Honor instead)
(Note 3: The target to be replaced must have died no more than two hours ago. If it has been more than two hours ago, the use will fail)….
…
Words began to appear before Goethe's eyes.
The process in my mind became clearer.
"'Changsheng Dao, when the Dao master went to rescue you, it naturally caused a commotion. You took advantage of the chaos to kill your substitute, then possessed him, performing a 'reincarnation,'..."
"wrong!"
"It should be that when the Taoist master of Changsheng Dao went to save you, you had already killed the substitute, and he knew your identity as the Imperial City Division. For the sake of the Zhang family's property and to trick the Imperial City Division, he didn't mind cooperating with you."
"Moreover, he also used some secret methods on you to make you more like the original dead young master of the Zhang family."
"And the reason why you have been able to live safely as the young master of the Zhang family until now is probably because you used the excuse that the 'Master of the Way of Immortality' is still alive and that the one who died back then was just a puppet to bluff the 'Imperial City Division'. In order to make them believe it was true, you even told them about the 'deal' you made with them, that they took you in as their apprentice and taught you skills."
"And you will pass on what you have learned little by little to the Imperial City Division, and temporarily stabilize the Imperial City Division."
"As for the inheritance of 'The Way of Immortality'?"
"Back then, the Taoist master of the Immortal Dao probably felt something was wrong, so he hid the inheritance, treasure cards, and wealth in a place only he knew."
"The appearance of the traitor made him distrust everyone.
Who is he? But out of concern that the Tao of Immortality would be lost, he left some clues behind. But you got the clues, and now you have the capital to turn things around."
The final piece of the puzzle has appeared.
Goethe had a complete picture in his mind.
Some things that didn't make sense now make sense.
No wonder he was tempted with the inheritance of the Way to Immortality right from the start.
It turned out that it had been sold once before.
It has been sold once, why sell it again?
Naturally, I don't feel any pain at all.
And there won’t be any burden.
"Brother Mo really makes me admire him."
"It's probably just as you guessed."
"My father relied on the information from the Zhang family to locate the general area of ​​the inheritance and wealth of the Immortal Dao, and then he found it out after investigating it bit by bit."
"This body of mine comes from the Imperial City Division. To be on the safe side, the Imperial City Division has placed various restrictions on me. In the early years, I relied on the name of my so-called cheap master to get rid of it. Later, I used the inheritance taught by my cheap master to exchange for a living space. However, this method cannot bring peace of mind for a lifetime. After ten years, the Imperial City Division has become suspicious."
“They started testing me.”
"They also suspected that the leader of the Immortal Dao was really dead."
"I've been playing tricks all along."
"So, I had no choice but to summon the eight altar masters of the Immortal Path to divert the trouble away - to draw the attention of the Imperial City Bureau to the daughter of the Sword Immortal."
The young master of the Zhang family stood up and clasped his hands to express his apology.
Of course, this is not just empty talk.
The young master of the Zhang family pushed the [treasure card] of [resurrection] to Goethe.
This is an apology gift.
"Oh, is that so?"
Goethe glanced at the young master of the Zhang family.
Immediately, the young master of the Zhang family was struck by lightning. ….
The body was shaking unconsciously.
He waved his hands in panic.
“That’s true.”
"I just want to escape."
"Is it relying on the ship at the dock?"
Goethe continued to ask.
"Brother Mo, do you know?"
The young master of the Zhang family was stunned.
Unlike the half-truths and half-lies before, this time I was really confused.
You know, he had carefully prepared that ship three years ago.
He thinks that no one can detect it.
It is also his confidence.
But now, it was known by someone I met for the first time.
This is really incredible.
"Brother Zhang, if you are relying on that ship to escape, I advise you not to go. If you go, you will be caught in a trap. The people of the Imperial City Bureau have long been eyeing that place."
Goethe said.
Before, he was wondering why there were so many strangers heading to the dock.
And strangely, a circle was formed around an inconspicuous-looking ship.
It was not until he listened to the words of the young master of the Zhang family that he understood the mystery.
“It’s over! It’s over!”
"You can't escape death after all!"
The young master of the Zhang family muttered to himself.
But at this time, Goethe smiled and said softly.
"How about you lend me the position of the Taoist master of the Way of Immortality?"
The young master of the Zhang family blinked.
He looked at Goethe and asked tentatively:
"Brother Mo, what do you want?"