Chapter 1314: Strategy

Chapter 1314: Chapter 942: Strategy

Zhang Chen set his sights on the Patriarch of the Gong Family. If he could bestow the Blood God Child upon the Gong Family Patriarch, and then use the Patriarch’s Blood God Child to possess other key figures within the Gong Family, wouldn’t it all fall into place?

“If I control the key figures of the Gong Family, the whole family will be in my grasp. I won’t even need to destroy the Gong Family,” Zhang Chen pondered, his thoughts expanding into new possibilities. “Now the Gong Family has sided with the Great Victory royal court. If I control the Gong Family, wouldn’t it be like having a chess piece in my hand? Later, if I use the Gong Family to backstab the Great Victory royal court, and if my relations with them truly fall apart, wouldn’t I have a much greater chance of victory?”

Countless thoughts churned in Zhang Chen’s mind before he restrained himself, having calculated everything. He then used the Invisibility Rune to conceal his presence and left the secluded room, heading straight to the Gong Family Patriarch’s room. He had visited the Gong Family before and knew where the Patriarch’s room was. Entering the study, he found the Patriarch absent and casually picked up a book to wait for the Patriarch’s arrival.

Before his Blood Dao Cultivation reached the Twelfth Tier, Zhang Chen certainly wouldn’t have considered using the Blood God Child to possess others, as the Blood God Child was not flawless. But once Zhang Chen mastered the Twelfth Tier Blood God Child, no one except for Dao Fruit Realm experts could discern its traces.

Zhang Chen waited from daytime until nightfall when footsteps sounded outside. He returned the book to its place and used Invisibility Technique to hide in the corner as the Gong Family Patriarch walked in, brows furrowed, followed by an old man.

“Have you found anything?” the Gong Family Patriarch asked.

“Yes, it’s Zhang Chen who usurped Zhang Shenqi’s authority. Now Zhang Chen controls the entire Zhang Family,” the old man replied.

Upon hearing this, the Gong Family Patriarch’s face darkened. “Troublesome! Zhang Chen is not easy to deal with. Compared to Zhang Shenqi, I would much prefer Zhang Shenqi to remain the Zhang Family Patriarch, as it would make the situation easier to manage. Zhang Chen has even taken Prince Pingbian’s Mansion under his control; we’re no match for them, so we’re likely to end up worse off against Zhang Chen.”

“Zhang Chen is indeed difficult to handle. Why not ask the Human King to eliminate Zhang Chen? Once Zhang Chen is dead, the Zhang Family poses no threat,” the elder suggested.

The Gong Family Patriarch’s face turned helpless. “Don’t mention it! That damn Human King says he wants to use Zhang Chen to repair the passage to the New World. Zhang Chen cannot be touched!”

The two looked at each other with helpless sighs, and then began discussing how to counter the Zhang Family’s offensive.

Zhang Chen, through their conversation, recognized the old man’s identity: Gong Suo, the most senior uncle of the Gong Family and a respected figure within the family.

“Two birds with one stone,” Zhang Chen smirked coldly.

After discussing for an hour, Gong Suo sighed lightly, “Xufeng, our Gong Family is facing an unprecedented crisis, with all the burden on your shoulders. You must stand firm.”

The name of the Gong Family Patriarch is Gong Xufeng.

“Uncle, rest assured, the Gong Family won’t collapse! Even if the seven major families unite, our Gong Family will never crumble! If the seven major families press us, we’ll side with the royal court. If the royal court presses us, we’ll turn to the Demon Race. This world is vast, surely there’s a place for us. I’ve already secretly contacted the old scholar Chen Sanliang to find an alternative path for our Gong Family. No matter how dire the situation, we won’t sit idly by.” Gong Xufeng’s voice was resolute.

As his words fell, Gong Suo’s eyes flickered, but he said nothing further and simply patted Gong Xufeng’s shoulder. “No matter what choice you make, the Gong Family will support you.”

Gong Suo left, leaving Zhang Chen and Gong Xufeng alone in the room. Zhang Chen couldn’t help but sigh softly: ‘Look at the Gong Family, united and determined, confident in overcoming challenges. Then look at the Zhang Family, divided and unreliable.’

After silently cursing his own family’s disunity, Zhang Chen quietly approached Gong Xufeng from behind. Before Gong Xufeng could react, Zhang Chen pressed a Fixed Rune on his back and sighed: “A hero indeed, but sadly, he has offended me.”

Then Zhang Chen sliced open Gong Xufeng’s skin, allowing a drop of Blood God Child to seep into the flowing blood.

Firstly, Talismanic Technique is an Immortal Dao method and does not hinder Zhang Chen’s use of it in Kyoto.

Secondly, in the atmosphere, Dragon Qi suppresses the Blood God Child’s power, so it can only penetrate Gong Xufeng’s Essence, Qi, and Spirit by entering his bloodstream, thus bypassing Dragon Qi suppression.

The human body is a microcosm with its own functioning laws, unaffected by the Law of Heaven and Earth.

Therefore, only by allowing the Blood God Child to enter Gong Xufeng’s bloodstream can Dragon Qi suppression be avoided and Gong Xufeng be possessed.

Zhang Chen glanced at Gong Xufeng, whose face showed a look of terror, and saw his eyes spinning but unable to see the invisible enemy. This was Kyoto, who could use divine techniques here apart from deities sealed by the royal family? Could it be that the Great Victory royal family intends to plot against me?

Ignoring the panicked Gong Xufeng, Zhang Chen walked out of Gong Xufeng’s study. The next moment, the invisibility technique was lifted, and he transformed into Gong Xufeng’s appearance, quickly chasing outside, where he soon spotted Gong Suo heading out the door: “Uncle, please stay, I have more to say.”

Gong Suo stopped in his tracks and turned his head to look at Zhang Chen walking over, without a hint of doubt: “What else needs to be explained?”

Zhang Chen glanced at the guards around, discreetly grabbed Gong Suo’s arm: “There are too many eyes here, please follow me.”

Zhang Chen took hold of Gong Suo’s wrist and pulled him aside. Before the other could react, he sliced Gong Suo’s wrist to draw blood, causing the Blood God Child to infiltrate.

“What else do you want to discuss?” Gong Suo was unaware he had been schemed against, asking with puzzlement.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen smiled lightly, casually found an excuse to brush Gong Suo off, then sent him away. Next, Zhang Chen, bearing Gong Xufeng’s face, directly visited Gong family members on the list. By midnight, twelve Blood God Children were each in place, Zhang Chen’s layout had succeeded.

He waved in the direction of Gong Xufeng, watching the body-stabilizing rune fly back, transforming into a stream and drilling into his sleeve, leaving Gong Xufeng in his study with a face full of uncertainty, eyes darting nervously.

“Could the Great Victory royal family have acted? Only deities within the royal family can exert divine techniques under the suppression of Dragon Qi in Kyoto…” Thinking of this, Gong Xufeng’s face showed indecisiveness:

“But why did the Great Victory royal family move against me? Yet didn’t take my life?”

He was confused.

“Could the Great Victory royal family be searching for the Tree of Life? Suspecting our Gong family of stealing it?” Gong Xufeng was full of suspicion, utterly uncertain of what to do.

If I make a big fuss and catch the culprit? What if it really was the Great Victory royal family and I indeed found some clue, wouldn’t it just cause trouble for myself?

“No one but the Great Victory royal family could wield such techniques in Kyoto, so let it be! I shall swallow my anger!” Gong Xufeng sighed helplessly, after a long silence, ultimately deciding it’d be better to keep the peace, no matter what, they hadn’t harmed him, and he would feign ignorance.

In the Academy

Zhang Chen stood in a pavilion, gazing at the bright moon in silence, his mind calculating continuously: “The Gong family is sorted, next, if I can keep a handle on the Zhang family, the atmosphere of strife between the two can be temporarily eased. Now, the most crucial thing for me is the final path of Six Paths of Reincarnation.”

Zhang Chen held a leaf in his hand, the next moment the power of time rushed by, eight hundred and ten years flew by swiftly, Zhang Chen looked at the leaf, pondering to find a suitable person to deliver it to the Third Prince at the right moment.

“Through whose hand should I deliver this treasure to the Third Prince?” Zhang Chen’s mind spun with countless thoughts, considering various individuals, eventually settling on Zhang Gaoqiu, who was part of the Third Prince’s faction. If Zhang Gaoqiu shows up, the Third Prince will surely not suspect. I could devise a plan, making Zhang Gaoqiu believe this item to be Zhang Shenqi’s relic, then let Zhang Gaoqiu inadvertently discover it and present it to the Third Prince for decision-making…

“This plan is excellent!” Zhang Chen’s mind buzzed with ideas, pinpointing the matter almost instantly.

Then his gaze shifted, pondering how to deliver this item to Zhang Gaoqiu: “It would be best if Zhang Gaqi assists me, unfortunately, Zhang Gaqi utterly loathes me now, how could he aid me against the last progeny of Zhang Shenqi? Then I must plan it myself! If right now the Zhang family headquarters is pursuing a ‘disciple of Zhang Shenqi’s lineage’, that disciple, before dying, rushes to Zhang Gaoqiu’s residence, hands over this item, saying it holds significance to the Great Victory royal family, they can adjudicate impartially, with Zhang Gaoqiu’s character, he will surely hand it to the Third Prince.”

Zhang Chen thought of the strategy, revealing a cold smile. Although Zhang Gaoqiu was his cousin, the hurt he had caused him was something Zhang Chen would keep in his heart forever, never forgetting the humiliation in Jinling City.

“Zhang Gaoqiu, you’ve plotted against me countless times, this time I shall plot against you, consider it revenge, and from then our karma is settled!” Zhang Chen mused privately.

The harm Zhang Gaoqiu inflicted was not just suppression but also the humiliation as a man, how could Zhang Chen let him off?