Outside the palace.
Chung Shen-soo paced around the foot of the palace as if he was taking a stroll. He glanced at the ground thoughtfully.
"Hmm, this move of alerting the enemy is indeed useful. It immediately exposed a lot of the royal family's resources … Hehe, that Tian Luo thought that he could hide me with a Great Saint … but he didn't know that he was delivering himself to his doorstep …"
In this world, Great Saints were the top. Even if there were strong and weak Great Saints, it was difficult for them to have an overwhelming advantage.
But for Chung Shen-soo, after Fang Lang became a Great Saint, he was vaguely half a level higher than other Great Saints.
Therefore, he could obtain a lot of hidden information.
For example …
"There's something underground … from the leaked information … it's a Ninth Realm who is breaking through? Combined with the information I obtained before, it's probably the person who replaced Huang Long and caused the fishermen of the Great Zhou Dynasty to live in misery? "
"The Great Tribulation of the Heavenly Demons and the death of Huang Long have forced the royal family to go to extremes … but … why do I feel that this person has some … information connection with me?"
With the Great Tribulation approaching, it was completely understandable that the royal family was eager to cultivate people with Saint battle strength.
What really made Chung Shen-soo curious was that the person whom he had never met actually had some connection with him.
If his status was not high enough, he would not have been able to capture such an extremely minute 'information'.
He closed his eyes and began to search for a connection with himself from this minute 'information'. Suddenly, his body shook.
"Taisui Life Book … it's actually the Taisui Life Book! Back then, it was the head of the Taisui Society who sent someone to give it to me … and established a connection with it! "
"Speaking of which, the head of the Taisui Society is also very mysterious. No one knows his true identity … and the Taisui Society can actually develop and grow under the feet of the Emperor …"
"Combined with this, doesn't it mean that the head of the Taisui Society is a member of the royal family? Or is it the Ninth Realm who is breaking through? "
Chung Shen-soo silently praised himself. "I can infer so much from such a small piece of information. It's a great loss for me not to be a detective …"
"But the royal family's plan to give birth to a Great Sage seems to have nothing to do with me …"
He thought about it and immediately lost interest. He began to walk back. "I'm very busy. Recently, Jinling will be holding a meeting of the Saints to discuss how to deal with the upcoming Great Heavenly Demon Tribulation … When all the Great Saints agree, the Dao Sect will send out a talisman to summon all the itinerant cultivators with a certain level of cultivation. They must not disobey, or they will be killed … This is a major event in the cultivation world."
"Come to think of it, a small fry like Huang Yuanba who has only cultivated a mouthful of Golden Cicada Qi probably won't be able to receive the decree. But whether it's Cen Hongyue or Qin Weiyin, it's a little dangerous … It's said that this Taoist seal was personally released by the Great Sages of the Righteous Sect through a secret instrument. It will directly appear in the minds of cultivators who have reached a certain level of cultivation. There's no way to avoid or reject it …"
With that thought in mind, Chung Shen-soo shrugged and walked into another street.
This place wasn't far from the Ten Mile Ocean Square, and it had always been an extremely bustling and bustling place. But today, the market was in a mess.
"Extra, extra … The coastal sea routes have been cut off, and trade has been greatly affected. Five foreign firms have declared bankruptcy!"
A newsboy waved the newspaper in his hand. He was wearing cloth shoes with holes protruding out of his toes, but he was running very fast.
"Wait, give me one! Take the rest as a tip! "
Chung Shen-soo casually took out a silver dollar and bought a newspaper. Ignoring the newsboy's delighted expression, he flipped through it and began to read.
"Hmm, as expected, everything is connected. The coastal sea routes have been cut off, and the chain reaction has begun immediately …"
He flipped through the newspaper and saw that it was full of long articles reporting that the coastal sea routes had been cut off, and that demons were wreaking havoc along the coast, eating and killing people, and so on. He couldn't help but shake his head.
Soon after, a few other pieces of gossip caught Chung Shen-soo's attention. "The Westernization Sect … is finished? That's true … They were originally just trying to compete with the foreign merchants and foreign goods. Now that the foreign goods have been defeated, do they still want the new technology and factories? "
The character of the feudal officials in ancient times was actually very similar to that of the landlords. Other than being passionate about buying land, they would rather cast their savings into silver wax gourds and hide them in the cellar than use them to develop production.
For feudal officials, it was best for the world to remain the same. They could continue to govern according to the Confucian way. To open a factory, it would be very tiring and tiring!
Without external stimulation, it was reasonable for the Westernization Sect to quickly lose power.
"In the imperial court, there are many officials who are taking the opportunity to impeach the foreigners for violating the law, suggesting that the foreigners' privileges be revoked, and that the foreigners' property be confiscated … This is like hitting a dog when it's down. Unfortunately, they don't know the general situation … Although the ordinary foreigners are finished, the connection with the supernatural world still exists, and the imperial court won't fall out with them."
After reading the newspaper, Chung Shen-soo rolled it up and prepared to find a trash can to throw it away.
Suddenly, he saw a figure from the corner of his eye.
The man was wearing a suit and a bowler hat. He looked like a fake foreigner, but he was being spurned by everyone at this time.
His face was ashen as he walked out of a bank like a defeated dog. He lowered his head and walked away, not noticing Chung Shen-soo at all.
"Isn't this the progressive youth I met on the ship to Jinling, Hu Wei, Hu Jinxin?"
Chung Shen-soo's eyes flashed. "He's actually been stained with such a strong and strange aura. Has he been in contact with a lot of cultivators recently? And … a relatively strong one? "
With this thought, he became a little interested and followed behind Hu Wei.
The man didn't seem to notice that he was being followed. He arrived at the suburbs and entered a factory that had already gone bankrupt.
This factory was supposed to be a textile factory, but now it was deserted, dilapidated, and desolate.
Hu Wei entered the office, took out a bottle of wine from the counter, and gulped it down.
"The bank is shameless!"
After a bout of drinking, he finally vented the anger in his heart. "They saw my family's cargo ship destroyed at sea, and I have to pay a large sum of compensation for breach of contract. Not only did they not help, but they even hit me when I was down … Back when my father was proud, how did they look like? Now that my father has lost his power, they've changed their attitude. It's really funny, really funny … "
His cheeks were flushed, and he seemed to be laughing and crying at the same time.
"What's the matter? Our progressive youth? "
At this time, a figure wearing a black iron mask suddenly walked out of the shadows.
"It's you? The Iron Blood Society? "
Hu Wei blinked his hazy, drunken eyes. "You've also come to laugh at me?"
"No, no, Young Master Hu, I've only come to discuss cooperation." The masked man laughed lowly. "Didn't we have a good cooperation the last few times?"
Hu Wei's entire body trembled as if he had thought of something bad. "You … you're not good people. You're traitors!"
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