Half an hour passed, at the resting point on the hill...
"It's already been half an hour. Young Master has not returned yet. Should we follow in?" one of the elders asked impatiently.
"Young Master said that if the ti cos, let us imdiately follow him. It's ti now, so we..."
Flap!
"You guys don't have to go. We had to change our plans a bit. Today, we won't attack the Hong Clan. Because they had already realized that several of their surveillance units were gone. Therefore, I want you all to return to the Wu Clan first. Because my new plan needs to be done carefully and cannot use many people. Otherwise, it'll be noticeable!"
Young Master!!!
Zheng-Fu suddenly appeared and told Wu-Qi-Fong to bring all his n back to the Wu Clan. As for his new plan, Zheng-Fu could not explain what he would do. All he could say was that he would have to do it by himself alone.
"Would that be good, Young Master? At least with us accompanying you, we can be your shield if you encounter danger!" Wu-Qi-Fong imdiately beca extrely worried. He did not care if he could deal with the Wu Clan. What he cared about was Zheng-Fu's safety.
"You've seen how strong I am. If I really wanted to attack the Hong Clan by force, I'd have already done so. But I have seen that not all Hong Clan people are bad. Therefore, I don't plan on killing the entire clan. I'll only destroy their foundations. And after that, whatever will happen depends on what fate brings!"
Zheng-Fu was not that ruthless. He did not plan to surround and kill everyone in the Hong Clan. Because there were also children, won, and old people living there. So of them had never known the cruelty and evil deeds of many clan mbers. So, he changed his plan to attack their foundation instead. That was to make the Hong Clan lose everything. Whether it was money and treasure or resources used for cultivation, he would seize it all.
Ah!
"Then, Young Master, please take care of yourself. So, you're going to go back again, right?" Wu-Qi-Fong heard that and could only nod. He was unwilling to go back. But if he disobeyed Zheng-Fu's orders, that ant he did not trust Zheng-Fu.
"This is not my true figure. I'm in the Hong Clan's manor now. All right! You guys can go back right now. I'll activate my dinsional gate to bring you all back. So, you guys won't waste any ti traveling!" Zheng-Fu smiled and shook his head. Because this was only the clone figure that he used as a dium for ntal communication. His true figure was still hidden in the Hong Clan. It would be easier to use the clone figure. So that he would not have to waste ti breaking through the defensive curtain and warning spell curtain to leave and re-enter.
Yes, sir!
After sending Wu Clan's n back to their clan and summoning his clone figure back, Zheng-Fu then disguised himself as a mber of the Hong Clan and secretly mixed with them.
The next morning...
Throughout the night, Hong Clan's mbers were in a sleepless mood because of the announcent that the enemy had invaded and that many of the surveillance units had been exterminated. But after they waited until morning, there was no sign of an enemy at all. Having to stay awake all night like this made them feel exhausted and want to go back to sleep, especially the guards who were keeping watch.
"It's already morning, why haven't they invaded yet?"
"How would I know? I'm not the enemy! If I knew, I wouldn't just be standing dumbly like this!"
Yaaawn!
"I'm hungry and crazy sleepy. When will the shift end? I can hardly stand anymore!"
" too. If the enemies invade right now, I don't know how I'll have the strength to fight!"
Huh!
"If you all are exhausted from just this work, then just die. Our Hong Clan doesn't have such weak people!"
While the guards were complaining about their exhaustion from standing guard and patrolling the manor all night, a middle-aged man with a high position in the clan shouted in displeasure. Because it was the forr clan leader's order, no matter how tired they were, they had to follow it without complaining.
Elder Hong-Tu!
"I know you guys are tired. But no matter how tired you are, you have to do it. Otherwise, you'll be punished according to the clan's rules. And I think you guys definitely don't want to be punished, right?" Hong-Tu urged those people. He knew that everyone was extrely afraid of being punished.
No, sir!
We don't want to be punished!
We'll do as you command!
The nearly closed eyes of the young n guarding the spot suddenly widened when they heard the words 'the clan's punishnt'. Because everyone knew how terrible the punishnts according to the clan's rules were. Therefore, they did not dare to show any signs of fatigue anymore.
Very good!
Thud! Thud! Thud!
"Elder Hong-Tu, sir. There is a command from the clan eting to temporarily suspend the surveillance, and everyone can go ho to rest, sir!" But suddenly, a ssenger brought a command from the clan eting to notify the elder. And with that command, the young n who had previously had stressful faces imdiately smiled.
Yay!
We have a break!
Oh, my warm bed!
"Everyone, be quiet!" Hong-Tu frowned in confusion. Normally, for such an important matter, he would be summoned to receive the command by himself. But this ti, why did they let the ssenger inform him? So, he asked to clear up his doubts, "Why did the elders let you deliver a ssage to instead of calling to the eting?"
"I don't know about that either, sir. This is a direct command from the Forr Clan Leader. If you want to know, you must ask him yourself, sir!" The ssenger was unable to answer that question. Because he only received an order.
You!
"All right! If this is a direct command from the Forr Clan Leader, then everyone can go back and rest!" Hong-Tu actually wanted to delay the command and ask in person. But he knew the forr clan leader's personality well, so he chose to obey first. After all, it definitely was not a fake order.
But Hong-Tu did not know that at that mont the ssenger was secretly smiling with satisfaction. Because that person was Zheng-Fu, who was secretly disguised as soone from the Hong Clan. As for the command, it was sothing he created using the forr clan leader's fierce personality to make these people believe. Besides Hong-Tu, many elders were fooled by him and did as he commanded.
In the Hong Clan's main eting hall...
Creeeaaak!
Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!
Hah!?
"Why did you all co here? Why aren't you at your unit on duties?!" The forr clan leader, who was sitting with the pillar elders thinking about a plan, frowned displeasedly when he saw many elders who were sent to the surveillance units returning to the hall.
Hah!
"Didn't you give the command for us to co back and allow the guards to go rest?" One of the elders also frowned and asked in shock.
I command you all to co back!?
"Did your brains flip reverse? When did I order it?" The forr clan leader was shocked when he heard the elder's question. At first, he was very angry and thought of punishing them. But when he saw their expressions and eyes that were not lying, he imdiately knew what was going on.
"Who brought that ssage to you?" The forr clan leader imdiately stood up and asked with a serious expression.
"I don't know what his na is. But I know for sure that he's our ssenger. Because the robe he was wearing definitely belonged to the ssenger unit!" The elder replied.
"Summon all ssengers to gather here!" The forr clan leader thought even harder than before. And he did not want his idea to co true at all. If it were true, it ant that the enemy had already secretly entered his clan's manor. And that person could easily run around his manor and manipulate his people.
Yes, sir!
After the forr clan leader gave the order, all of the clan's ssengers gathered in the main hall. The chief of the ssenger unit had a very tense expression on his face at being suddenly summoned. But no matter how worried he was, he did not ask anything.
"Hong-Shu, you're the ssenger unit chief, tell how many people are in your unit?" the forr clan leader imdiately asked the chief of the ssenger unit. Because a chief must have known the mbers under his control.
"Thirty-two people in total, sir! And I know all of them, whether by na or appearance. What happened, sir?" Hong-Su quickly answered before asking back with a fearful expression.
Thirty-two people?
Knowing the exact number, the forr clan leader imdiately counted all the ssengers in front of him.
"Well, everyone is here!"
He found that all the ssengers were there and no one was missing. It could be said that if the enemy killed the ssenger and then disguised himself as that person, that enemy must also have been among the thirty-two ssengers in front of him. But if it was not like he thought, it ant that the enemy had not killed anyone at all. That person just created a fake identity to trick his clan's mbers. And if it was the latter, it showed that the enemy was so skilled at disguising himself that he could impersonate anyone.
'If it's according to my latter idea, anyone can be a hidden enemy. So, how can I check who is real and who is fake?' The more the forr clan leader thought, the more his head ached. He could not understand what the enemy wanted to do. That person did not attack but instead chose to shake their nerves.
"All right! You all can go now. Let's assu that this matter has never happened. After this, do your best to set up guard duty around the manor. If you encounter any enemies or suspicious people, inform imdiately!" The forr clan leader did not want the entire clan to fall into chaos, so he did not ntion his thoughts. Moreover, he was afraid that the enemy would disguise himself as soone and secretly stay in this room. If he spoke out loud, it would be like tipping off the enemy. Therefore, he had to keep things quiet for now.
Yes, sir!!!
The forr clan leader's idea was indeed correct. At that ti, Zheng-Fu disguised himself as a guard and stood watching out in front of the room to eavesdrop on what the forr clan leader thought about that matter. Because he was confident that the elders who had been manipulated by him would have to report to the forr clan leader.
'I never thought this old man would be this difficult to play with. But co on, I still have many thods that I haven't used yet. Let's see how long you can endure this!' Zheng-Fu admired the forr clan leader for being able to tolerate the turbulent situation he had created. But this was just the beginning. Zheng-Fu still had many plans. He believed that the Forr Hong Clan Leader would definitely lose his patience soon.
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