Chapter 1 Night Wanderer

"Although I'm not a Ye Youshen, sitting in the position of the Jishi Association's chairman, I still have some perspective!" Chen Shu gave an affirmative answer.

She didn't beat around the bush and sighed, "Zhang Zizhen was cursed by Taiyin."

"Cursed by Taiyin!" Zhang Yuanqing's pupils constricted as he blurted out, "Ling Tuo transformed a peak Riyoushen into an Yin item, forcing him to immolate himself. If it was the Lord of Taiyin, it would make sense..."

"So Ling Tuo already controlled a fragment of Taiyin's source at that time," Zhang Yuanqing sighed.

"Both being Ye Youshen, both being peak Sovereigns, Zhang Zizhen suffered from the curse's erosion, his state gradually weakening, while Ling Tuo, although fallen, became stronger, taking the lead in obtaining a fragment of Taiyin's origin and stepping into the demigod realm."

Chen Shu shook her head, "To be precise, six years ago, when Ling Tuo returned after his resurrection, he was already half a Lord of Taiyin. Remember the big event your dad mentioned? After the Chu family was exterminated, your dad frequently went out to visit old friends and seek help, wanting to kill Ling Tuo again. Your uncle also participated!"

"They failed to kill Ling Tuo, and Zhang Zizhen was instead afflicted with Taiyin's curse, turning into an Yin item six years later and immolating himself."

Zhang Yuanqing finally understood the course of events and clarified the past!

Chen Shu shook her head again, "It can't be considered a complete loss either. In that battle, they severely injured Ling Tuo and tore apart Taiyin's source."

Zhang Yuanqing's pupils instantly contracted.

Chen Shu sighed, "That's right, Ling Tuo was already the Lord of Taiyin back then. Your dad and uncle led people to seriously injure him and snatched away the Taiyin fragment."

Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but swallow. "What happened to the Taiyin fragment that was snatched..."

Chen Shu replied, "After your dad returned to the Lingjing, the Taiyin fragment was taken by your uncle. Last year, he gave the Taiyin source fragment to the Demon Lord."

So that's how the Taiyin source fragment in the character card came about...

Zhang Yuanqing suddenly understood. It seemed that the reason the Demon Lord was able to fight anyone after advancing to Sovereign was partly due to inheriting Zhang Zizhen's legacy.

"Being able to tear apart the source of the Lord of Taiyin, the participants back then felt a bit strong," he said with emotion, and asked, "What exactly is going on with the Demon Lord? Why would my uncle support a fallen one?"

Chen Shu forced a smile, "You should know the importance of the sun, moon, and stars now. After the Light Compass battle, all the major forces are working hard to cultivate their own Ye Youshen. Originally, your uncle wanted to cultivate Zizhen, but subsequent developments caused the Xiaoyao organization to fall apart, Ling Tuo fell, and Zizhen died. Helpless, he could only re-select a candidate. As Zizhen's and my child, you were actually the most suitable candidate. He has been waiting for you to grow up and become a superior Ye Youshen, but you were just an ordinary person until you came of age!"

Zhang Yuanqing nodded and said "Oh," as if he understood why his uncle had always said since he was a child, "Yuanzi, you are my successor!"

Chen Shu picked up her water glass, took a sip, and spoke calmly and slowly.

"Two years ago, he suddenly told me that he had found a genius Ye Youshen. The only flaw was that the genius was controlled by the Fallen Holy Grail, but as long as he became the Lord of the Sun, the Holy Grail's pollution would be nothing to fear. I'm actually not very clear about what happened after that, because the Demon Lord was always in contact with your uncle unilaterally, and your uncle rarely mentioned the Demon Lord to me."

"The Demon Lord is indeed a genius, advancing to the peak Sovereign in just two years, just a little bit away from becoming the Lord of the Sun."

Hearing this, a long-standing question flashed through Zhang Yuanqing's mind: "So after the Demon Lord died, my uncle gave him to me as a character card. He did say that he gave me the Demon Lord's character card!"

"After death, the character card should return to the Lingjing. What method did my uncle use to intercept the character card? I've come into contact with quite a few demigods, and I've never heard of similar methods."

Chen Shu asked in return, "What authority does your uncle control?"

Zhang Yuanqing suddenly realized, "The Lingjing mall is not a transaction, I understand what you mean. He used his authority to make a deal with the Lingjing and bought the Demon Lord's character card!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Yuanqing suddenly froze: "But the character card was sent to me by Brother Bing, not my uncle's..."

If my uncle impersonated Brother Bing to send the character card, then Brother Bing's notebook couldn't exist. It was through Brother Bing's notebook that I found the Cat King speaker.

And only the brothers knew about *The Intimate History of Yang Guifei* as their sex enlightenment reading, so my uncle couldn't know about it. Therefore, the only explanation is that Brother Bing and my uncle are in cahoots.

That Demon Lord... he vaguely realized something!

Chen Shu nodded: "The Demon Lord was your uncle's experiment. Supporting the Lord of the Sun is bound to attract attention and obstruction from all sides, especially Ling Tuo. So he used the Demon Lord as a pawn, let the Demon Lord step on the landmines. Otherwise, why would he give the Taiyin source fragment to the Demon Lord if they weren't related?"

"After the Demon Lord died, he traded the character card out and sent it to you. With the previous experience, it would be easier and safer to support you in becoming the Lord of the Sun."

"Of course, if the Demon Lord was competitive enough and achieved the position of Lord of the Sun, then your uncle would also be happy for his nephew to live an ordinary life."

So, Brother Bing and uncle were both acting, and the Demon Lord was truly miserable...

Zhang Yuanqing digested this information and then said, "My uncle wants me to integrate the Jishi Association, the Machinery Technology Company, and the Zhisha Palace to form a new organization. What do you think?"

Chen Shu has management experience, so consulting her is better than thinking for myself.

"The only thing you need to pay attention to in this matter is to gain the recognition of the Five Elements Alliance and the Lingjing aristocratic families, becoming a semi-official, semi-Jianghu organization, so that you can use official channels to compete with the evil camp," Chen Shu said.

"Then, as much as possible, win over Sovereigns to support the high-level power within the organization. As for the middle and lower levels, you don't need to worry about it. Just be a good flag and leave the work of attracting people to me!"

Zhang Yuanqing nodded as he listened!

"The Jishi Association has a total of five Sovereigns, 2 level eight, 3 level seven, plus Yu'er, that's only six. There's still a big gap in wanting to become an organization comparable to the Lingjing aristocratic families," Chen Shu said.

Zhang Yuanqing immediately said, "It's seven, my gang member Xiahou Aotian has already been promoted to Sovereign. However, the number is still not enough, especially the level eight combat power is too low."

His own level is no problem beating level 7s, but it's still very difficult to encounter level eight Sovereigns. At the Sovereign stage, every level up is a qualitative leap.

Bonnie. Burnt is a level eight lightning mage, and she was able to block two giant demons by herself even when injured, and it was the long-range melee combat that lightning mages are worst at.

If Bonnie. Burnt was in perfect condition, killing 2 level 7 giant demons would be no problem at all, and she is a level eight early-stage Sovereign. Late-stage Sovereigns can basically crush her, and Zhang Yuanqing, a dual-career Sovereign, can't resist.

"I don't know many folk Sovereigns, there are quite a few official Sovereigns, but letting those Sovereigns with good relationships stay in the officialdom is more beneficial than attracting them to the new organization!"

Lian Sanyue can be fought for. In fact, the Evil Eye is a very good candidate for high-level power, but his personality is too extreme, and after all, he is the Bishop of the Holy See, and he may not be willing to leave the Holy See.

If he doesn't leave the Holy See, the King of Fear is very likely to use the Evil Eye to deal with my organization. Zhang Yuanqing retracted his thoughts and said, "I still have something to deal with, so I'll leave first."

Chen Shu didn't stop him, ummed, looked at the steak in front of her, forked it up and stuffed it into her mouth, complaining as she chewed, "Too greasy, too greasy."

Starlight rose, Chen Shu looked at the empty plate, and a gentle smile finally appeared on her plain face!

New York County, Chinatown!

Zhang Yuanqing was walking in the deep night. The dim yellow street lights couldn't dispel the darkness. The infrastructure in Chinatown has always been very poor, and many street lights are broken and no one repairs them.

This causes large areas to be shrouded in darkness. Residents dare not go out at night, for fear that someone will point a gun at their head around a corner. The gunman is perfectly hidden in the darkness and can't be found unless he shows his big white teeth.

Zhang Yuanqing walked in the darkness, listening to Fu Qingyang's phone call with a constant sneer, "Let me go to the Qinghe branch, huh. Boss, next time we have a meeting, you ask the Nine Elders if they still remember how the Poison Chaser died. I won't go back to the Five Elements Alliance!"

"The chairman told me to build my own power!" He relayed the chairman's arrangement back to Fu Qingyang.

After listening, Fu Qingyang said with relief, "This is the best choice for you and for me."

If Zhang Yuanqing leaves the Five Elements Alliance, he will no longer be subject to the control of the Nine Elders. Establishing a new organization can instead become a knife for Fu Qingyang to restrain the headquarters.

Zhang Yuanqing then inquired about the idea of pulling the Evil Eye Heavenly King into the organization.

Fu Qingyang pondered for a few seconds and said, "With Ling Tuo's planning ability and the King of Fear's methods, if the Evil Eye doesn't leave the Holy See, you better maintain your current relationship with him."

"Understood, I'll go to the Northwest to talk to the Evil Eye after I'm done with my current affairs." Zhang Yuanqing hung up the phone and stopped at the door of the row of houses and rang the doorbell.

An ear-piercing muffled sound echoed, and a middle-aged woman's voice came from the speaker at the door, "Who are you looking for?"

Zhang Yuanqing looked at the camera and replied, "I am Xiaoyao Jianxian, looking for Deng Jingguo."

This is exactly the residence of Deng Jingguo, the leader of the Anti-Black and White Alliance.

"Wait a moment," the middle-aged woman hurried away, and soon her voice came again, "Come in."

The iron door clicked open automatically. Zhang Yuanqing pushed the door open, passed through the front yard, and entered the house under the guidance of the nanny Bei and sat on the sofa in the living room.

After a few more minutes, Deng Jingguo, wearing pajamas and tall and burly, walked down from upstairs.

The leader's face was still majestic, but his complexion was not very good, as if he was injured.

He looked at Zhang Yuanqing with some surprise and said, "Zhai Lai told me that the matter of the Vatican relics has come to an end. I thought you had returned to China."