Chapter 753: Chapter 752: Secret Alliance
"Brother Zhu, there’s no need to be nervous, it’s me."
A voice entered the courtyard, not particularly loud, as if speaking in a hushed tone, yet it clearly reached the ears of the three members of the Zhu Family.
Zhu Chengyou and Zhu Chengpeng immediately became very tense, but Zhu Tianshou revealed a hint of surprise and asked, "Brother Wang, what brings you here?"
As he spoke, a figure suddenly appeared atop the courtyard wall and then, the person descended into the courtyard.
The visitor was Wang Chengcuo.
The two exchanged glances and greeted each other with the customary Martial Arts World salute.
Because of Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang, when Yang Fei had gone to Japan, to make amends, Wang Chengcuo and Luo Yong were assigned by Qin Yanyang to assist Yang Fei. At that time, they had spent some time with Zhu Tianshou in Japan, thus they were acquainted.
In fact, the two had known each other from their younger days. However, once Wang Chengcuo stepped into the Innate Realm and became a National Guardian Level strongman, holding a high position in the military, and although Zhu Tianshou was immensely talented, anticipated to be the next Innate Realm strongman, he had been sabotaged and confined to his home bedridden, thus they hadn’t crossed paths much for many years.
Lately, after Zhu Tianshou stood up again and entered the Innate Realm thanks to Yang Fei’s treatment, and because Wang Chengcuo had once aligned with the wrong side due to his good relationship with Zhang Wenfeng, their situations felt somewhat reversed when they reunited. Wang Chengcuo did not dare to take Zhu Tianshou lightly anymore.
Today, as the Zhu Family was being besieged, although Wang Chengcuo’s family was not affected, he was stirred by a call from Luo Yong, combined with the recent disappointing performances of the Chu Family Faction, leading Wang Chengcuo to develop new ideas.
"Did Brother Wang come specifically to find me?" Zhu Tianshou looked at him and asked.
Wang Chengcuo nodded and said, "Indeed."
Zhu Tianshou paused momentarily and then stepped aside halfway, inviting with a gesture, "Brother Wang, please come in. Tea, please."
Zhu Chengyou immediately nodded. After Zhu Tianshou and Wang Chengcuo sat down in the room and the lights were turned on, Zhu Chengyou brought in the brewed tea and placed it beside them.
Zhu Tianshou waved his hand, and Zhu Chengyou left the room, closing the door behind him.
"After the Zhu Family’s ordeal, I had some people secretly inquire about it and found out that the members of the Zhu Family were being detained in Deep Blue Prison, but the whereabouts of Brother Zhu and your sons remained unknown. I had some old friends help out, and we finally tracked you down," Wang Chengcuo started.
Zhu Tianshou saluted with his fist and said, "Thank you, Brother Wang, I will keep this in my heart."
Wang Chengcuo waved his hand and said, "Brother Zhu still seems to be guarded against me."
Zhu Tianshou smiled and replied, "We had no enmity in the past and have no grievances recently, why would there be any guard?"
Wang Chengcuo sighed and said, "Perhaps because my Wang Family was once very close to the Zhang Family, and you benefited from Qin Family and Yang Fei."
Zhu Tianshou nodded silently and stated, "Considering these relationships, it’s true that we can’t establish a very deep bond."
Wang Chengcuo was momentarily taken aback, not expecting Zhu Tianshou to be so direct.
Zhu Tianshou looked at him and said, "I assume Brother Wang didn’t come here just to reminisce. Please, feel free to speak your mind."
Wang Chengcuo gave a wry smile and nodded, "Brother Zhu is indeed straightforward. Since that’s the case, I won’t beat around the bush. On this visit, my Wang Family and the Luo Family, where Luo Yong belongs, wish to truly make our stance clear and pledge loyalty to Qin Family and Yang Fei. Since you, Brother Zhu, have a great relationship with Yang Fei, we were hoping you could help facilitate a communication."
"It seems you have Yang Fei’s contact details," Zhu Tianshou intentionally added.
In fact, after the upheaval, Yang Fei’s communication devices seemed to be tapped or suspended, and he had remained unreachable.
As expected, Wang Chengcuo gave a wry smile and replied, "After the great change, we were no longer able to contact Yang Fei."
Zhu Tianshou looked at him and said, "To my knowledge, during this upheaval, your Wang Family and Luo Family also opted to support the Chu Family Faction."
Wang Chengcuo said, "I’m not in control of my own fate. Brother Zhu, don’t you know where the old homes of the Wang Family and the Luo Family are located?"
Zhu Tianshou nodded silently.
The locations of these two families were all within the sphere of influence of the Chu Family Faction.
The incident happened suddenly, and with the support of the Hidden Sect’s power, Wang Chengcuo and Luo Yong would have to be foolhardy to lead their families in opposition.
It was understandable.
But he could not make a decision now as he was unable to contact Qin Yanyang and Yang Fei, and he could not verify the loyalty of the Luo Family and the Wang Family.
After a slight pause, Zhu Tianshou said, "If your two families are truly committed to joining us, knowing Mr. Yang as I do, he would give you a chance. Brother Wang has also seen the potential of Brother Yang; following him, the Wang Family will undoubtedly reach new heights."
Hearing this, Wang Chengcuo felt greatly relieved.
He had come here just to get a stance from Zhu Tianshou. Now that he had received an answer, he felt relieved and began talking about the real business, "Brother Zhu, to show our sincerity, Brother Luo and I have decided to do something significant. We had reservations due to fears of insufficient manpower, but now with your participation, Brother Zhu, the chances of success in this operation are much higher."
Zhu Tianshou asked curiously, "What do you plan to do?"
"Break out of prison!" Wang Chengcuo declared. "Deep Blue Prison."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Tianshou’s expression changed: "Deep Blue Prison?"
"Yes, almost all those who have been controlled are detained in Deep Blue Prison. If we can rescue these hostages, many senior leaders in the south will feel much less pressured, without any concerns," Wang Chengcuo said. "As far as I know, the people of the Zhu Family are also held there, and Brother Zhu, you certainly wouldn’t want your family members to continue suffering there, would you?"
Zhu Tianshou nodded, "Of course, I also want to rescue them. But with our current manpower and overall combat strength, I’m afraid it’s impossible. There are simply too many strong individuals from the Hidden Sect, and their strength is too formidable."
Wang Chengcuo replied, "Brother Zhu, you seem to have been out of the loop lately; there are some important things you don’t know about."
Zhu Tianshou’s eyes brightened upon hearing this: "Oh, what significant event has happened recently?"
Wang Chengcuo took out a mobile phone, opened the official media website, and handed it to Zhu Tianshou.
Zhu Tianshou looked at the phone with a puzzled expression.
Soon, he showed a shocked expression and looked up at Wang Chengcuo, saying, "Is this all true?"
"Absolutely true," Wang Chengcuo declared.
Zhu Tianshou’s face showed signs of excitement, "If this is true, then... then those people from the Chu Family are truly foolish to have made such a terribly bad move; they’ve directly sabotaged their chances of victory. By losing public support, even if the Hidden Sect forces behind them eventually win, those who will ultimately take power won’t be them, but someone else."
"That’s why now is the best time for us to break into the prison. Also, there’s something else you don’t know, Brother Zhu," Wang Chengcuo said.
Zhu Tianshou asked, "What is it?"
"The reason the Chu Family Faction made such an atrociously bad move is that the forces supporting them are not the entirety of the Hidden Sect. It is said that there has been strife within the Hidden Sect, and thus, almost all the top experts supporting the Chu Family Faction have returned to the Hidden Sect World. Consequently, people like Chu Shiguang have gone into hiding because without the protection of those top Hidden Sect experts, they fear being beheaded by Qin Yanyang," explained Wang Chengcuo.
Zhu Tianshou couldn’t help but stand up, "Is this information reliable?"
"It came directly from Brother Luo’s mouth, and moreover, one of Qin Yanyang’s subordinates confirmed it. The reason why the Luo Family and I decided to use rescuing the hostages from Deep Blue Prison as our deed to show loyalty to the Qin Family and Yang Fei is also due to that subordinate of Qin Yanyang," Wang Chengcuo explained.
Zhu Tianshou said, "Take me to meet him."