Chapter 506 Zhang Zhiwei's Growth, Taking Control of the Tianshi Mansion
Zhang Jingqing asked him how he caught the Bat Mage. Zhang Zhiwei did not hide it and said:
"Master just said that he was cunning. This old guy is indeed cunning. He disappeared for decades and actually traveled across the ocean to London and joined the Catholic Church."
"Also relying on the methods learned in our Taoism, step by step from the lowest level of clergy to the position of archbishop commanding a place."
"He even entered the core level of the Catholic Church and came into contact with their religious relics."
"It's just that he was too ambitious and his background was not very clean, so he was sent to the Magic City."
"The jar people who have appeared from time to time over the years are basically his works."
Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked.
Although the Catholic Church is a foreign force, as the world's number one religion, everyone is naturally familiar with it, and some have even dealt with them long ago.
Take the Taoist priest Bai Yugong, for example. In the years since the invasion of the Eight Kingdoms, he has been secretly getting rid of those foreigners who have done evil in our country. He has killed not only a thousand but also eight hundred.
Among them, there are many people from the Catholic Church. It can be said that among everyone present, he knows the most about the Catholic Church and has killed the most.
But even so, most of the people he killed were priests, priests, monks and other minor clergymen.
But as Zhang Zhiwei said about the archbishop, he has never even seen him, let alone killed him. He even has no intention of killing the archbishop himself.
After all, the archbishop of a region is almost equivalent to the face of the Catholic Church. If you touch him, you will slap the Catholic Church in the face, and it will almost be a life-and-death situation.
Taoism has a long history, and its methods are not inferior to others, but its scale and power are far inferior to others. This should be recognized.
Therefore, in order to avoid causing a major conflict, Baiyu Palace never had the idea of taking advantage of the other bishop.
He did not expect that Zhang Zhiwei would dare to do things he did not dare to do, and Zhang Zhiwei would dare to kill people he did not dare to kill.
Of course, he never expected that Bat Mage, a traitor to the Taoist sect and a complete demon, could actually sit in the position of Archbishop of the Catholic Church.
He couldn't help but wonder: "Are all the higher-ups of the Catholic Church crazy? How come they dare to use anyone and even entrust them to such important positions, it's simply unimaginable."
Zhang Zhiwei recalled the figure of the vampire prince wearing red clothes and holding two alchemy guns that he extracted from the Bat Mage's memory, and nodded:
"There are indeed some problems within them. The Holy See, which is synonymous with holiness, actually uses vampires, alchemy creatures that are contrary to its own position, to do things for itself. Since even vampires can use them, it is not acceptable to reuse bat mages. What a surprise!”
"This is happening!"
As a Heavenly Master, Zhang Jingqing naturally has an overall view. After just a brief thought, he made a calculation and said:
"As far as I know, there has always been a conflict between the Catholic Church in London and the Catholic Church itself, and there have been more than one jihad."
"A few years ago, a tragic war took place in the West, affecting dozens of countries. This led to a serious decline in Great Britain's national power."
"And the Holy See in London is the state religion that relies on Great Britain for its existence. It will suffer both prosperity and loss. When Great Britain declines, it will naturally decline as well."
"As the saying goes, people who are ill suddenly seek medical treatment. From this point of view, it is not surprising that they reused bat mages and used evil alchemy creatures."
Hearing this, Zhang Zhiwei looked at Zhang Jingqing in surprise:
"Master, I didn't expect that you stay in the mountain all day long and not only understand the situation of the world, but also know some international things."
"In his position, he will do his own thing." Zhang Jingqing shook her head and said, "The Heavenly Master can sit in the Taoist palace and do nothing, but he cannot know nothing."
"It's meaningless to say these things. Instead of thinking about other people's affairs, it's better to think about how to deal with the revenge of the Catholic Church." Zhang Shoucheng, who has always been conservative in doing things, said.
"Since ancient times, it has always been important to have a good reputation," Zhang Jingqing said calmly: "We have solved the cancer that lurked for them. Even if they don't thank us, they still dare to retaliate in a big way?"
Zhang Shoucheng said: "Having said that, the impact of taking down one of their archbishops is still too great. Even if they don't start a holy war and come openly and openly, I'm afraid there will be some secret murderous intentions."
Zhang Jingqing said: "They have a large number of people. As long as it is not a large-scale head-on conflict, we are not afraid. However, in this case, the Bat Mage cannot be killed and must be imprisoned. If there is a conflict in the future, he can be brought to justice." Said.
Although Zhang Jingqing did not want to be an enemy of the Catholic Church at this juncture, he was not afraid if the other party came to cause trouble.
"Master, there is no need to worry about this. In fact, I have already made arrangements!" Zhang Zhiwei reminded.
"Arrangements?" Zhang Jingqingxu looked at him: "What arrangements can you make?"
"You shouldn't say that your plan is to kill everyone involved and do it clean enough so that the people from the Catholic Church can't find you!" Yi Qian said angrily.
"Do you think Zhiwei is you?" Zhang Yi said.
"Uncle Master, you underestimate me. Isn't there a conflict between the Holy See in London and the Papal State? There have even been several holy wars..."
Zhang Zhiwei explained his operation and used the secret information obtained from the Bat Mage to provoke a conflict between the Papal State and the Holy See in London, so that they would have no time to take care of matters here.
"Driving a tiger to devour a wolf? It's really three days of separation. You should treat each other with admiration. It seems that you have gained a lot from these few times of practicing in the world."
Zhang Jingqing exclaimed, he was very pleased with Zhang Zhiwei's growth.
Zhang Yi also smiled and said: "Good boy, you are a reckless man who relies on force to do everything. When did you become smart? Have you become wise?"
"How can you talk nonsense with your mouth open?" Zhang Zhiwei said: "In fact, I have always been very wise, but sometimes, my wisdom tells me that force is enough!"
Zhang Jingqing said: "Whether it is force or wisdom, it is enough to get things done. Now that the London Church is weak and the Papal States has caught the handle, I am afraid they will not want to target us again. Even if they are targeted, it should be an assassination of Zhiwei."
"As long as Zhiwei stays on Longhu Mountain, even if the Archbishop of Canterbury of the London Church comes in person, he can't hurt him at all!"
Zhang Jingqing said lightly, this is the confidence of the Heavenly Master.
Zhang Zhiwei said: "Master, you are right. If you dare to come to Longhu Mountain, you will have good results!"
"What good results or bad results? Where did you learn these words? Do you look like a monk at all? Outsiders will think we are gangsters!" Zhang Jingqing said unhappily.
Zhang Zhiwei glanced at his "hateful" master and uncles, and then at Zuo Menzhang, who was sitting next to him drinking tea and looking like an immortal. He complained in his heart, regardless of whether he was a gangster or not, society is definitely a society.
Of course, he didn't say this, otherwise, he didn't know whether others would have good results if they came to Longhu Mountain, but the master would definitely give him good results.
Knowing that his apprentice had made great progress, Zhang Jingqing's depression subsided a little, and he asked his apprentice what else he had experienced in the Magic City.
Zhang Zhiwei didn't hide anything and told him everything about his experience in the Magic City, including making friends with Isaac, a foreign alien from the London School of Magic, and getting help from Fengminglou, a powerful force in the opera world.
He even said that he killed one of the three tycoons in the Magic City, and used some means to support the new three tycoons, so that they could revive the order of the underworld in the Magic City and no longer be involved in the trafficking of human beings and opium.
Everyone in the hall was incredulous after hearing this, even the Heavenly Master was amazed. He was already surprised that Zhang Zhiwei used the method of driving the tiger to swallow the wolf, but he didn't expect that there would be a better way.
Suppress and support, integrate forces, establish rules, and solve the problem of human trafficking and opium in the Magic City...
Is this still his reckless apprentice who can only slap people in the face when encountering problems? Zhang Jingqing was a little unbelievable.
Although he asked Zhang Zhiwei not only to have means but also skills when he went to the Magic City, he was still shocked when it really happened.
However, even though he praised Zhang Zhiwei's behavior very much in his heart, Zhang Jingqing did not praise Zhang Zhiwei much, but only affirmed the matter lightly.
"You did a good job on this matter. You are really good at it. Human trafficking can indeed be solved, but opium is the cake of the great powers and warlords. If you touch it, your arrangement will not last long!" Zhang Jingqing said.
"Master, you don't have to worry too much about this. I have arranged a good hand over there. Ordinary people can't beat him. If they can beat him..."
Zhang Zhiwei stretched out his palm and clenched it tightly: "That is definitely a big fish. I will personally take him down, just like taking down this bat wizard."
"Besides, the current situation is very turbulent. What can last for a long time? It's good to suppress it for a while."
"Moreover, it is unlikely for the Caoqing Gang to completely suppress opium. If the Caoqing Gang doesn't do it, there are people who will do it, but it's just not as rampant as before!"
Zhang Zhiwei talked freely.
Zhang Jingqing listened quietly without interrupting him. For no reason, he actually saw a shadow of strategizing and commanding.
For a moment, he was filled with emotion. His disciple had indeed grown up. Not long ago, he was still worried because his disciple was too arrogant and wanted to find a peer to suppress him. As a result, he grew to this point in just a blink of an eye.
"Good, good, good!"
Zhang Jingqing said three "good" words in a row, patted Zhang Zhiwei on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice:
"You did a good job. You have some skills. This time, the death of the old man of the Wang family, I wanted to deal with it myself, but now, I plan to give it to you. In this matter, your opinion is my opinion. All the resources of the Tianshi Mansion are at your disposal."
Zhang Jingqing's words made everyone's heart waver again. All the resources of the Tianshi Mansion were at Zhang Zhiwei's disposal. This meant that Zhang Zhiwei could even mobilize Yi Qian and Zhang Yi. Doesn't this give Zhang Zhiwei the power to act as the Tianshi?
Although people in the world call Zhang Zhiwei the Little Tianshi, this is just a nickname without real power. Now, it has come true?
The others were in a state of panic, but Zhang Zhiwei was quite calm, as if he didn't take the position of acting Heavenly Master seriously at all:
"Why do we need to mobilize so many troops to deal with two Quanxing monsters? I can just find out their whereabouts and take them down directly, right?"
Zhang Zhiwei's words shocked everyone. The old Wang family, one of the four families, was defeated by Quanxing Wu Man, and you didn't take it seriously at all. This is too arrogant.
Isn't the decision just now a bit hasty... Zhang Jingqing thought to himself.
However, there is no reason to regret what you said.
Since the matter has been fully handed over to Zhang Zhiwei, he will not interfere.
Whether Zhang Zhiwei will take action alone to take down the opponent, or mobilize experts to besiege, everything depends on Zhang Zhiwei.
Of course, as a master, he will support them from behind.
"Okay, everyone go away, Zhiwei, follow me!"
After saying that, Zhang Jingqing carried the soul of the Bat Mage out of the hall.
Zhang Zhiwei hurriedly followed.
The two passed several temples and walked into a corridor.
This place is one of the forbidden areas of the Tianshi Mansion. It is guarded by disciples and is usually not allowed to enter.
Zhang Zhiwei is not a very curious person. Knowing that it is a forbidden area of the sect, he did not pay much attention to this place, but today he followed his master and watched it openly.
Through the vermilion corridor, they came to a hall.
This hall is surrounded by a circle of red mud walls, with two vermilion lattices on the front; the door is locked with a big arm lock, and there are dozens of seals on the cross.
The seals are stacked with red seals, and in front of the eaves is a vermilion lacquer gold plaque with four golden characters, which reads "The Hall of Subduing Demons".
As soon as he saw these words, Zhang Zhiwei realized that this was the place where the 108 demon stars were imprisoned in Water Margin.
The 108 Demon Stars were created by Master Xu Jing, but it is not clear how they were created. Could the secret be in this?
"Master, are you planning to lock up the Bat Mage's Yang Shen?" Zhang Zhiwei asked.
Zhang Jingqing nodded, as if he saw that Zhang Zhiwei had some thoughts in his mind, and smiled:
"Curious? Do you want to try the restrictions on the door?"
"Let's try!"
Since the master said so, Zhang Zhiwei was not polite and slapped him immediately.
"Clang!"
The low sound of metal and iron rang out, and the golden light in the hall was shining. Zhang Zhiwei was shocked and took several steps back before he stabilized himself.
"This is..."
Zhang Zhiwei looked surprised. Although he did not use all his strength just now, the force of this slap was not small. It was easy to break through an iron door, but when he hit this wooden door, the force was completely returned.
Not only that, when the golden light of the seal on the door shone, he even had a feeling of facing the Tianshidu restriction on his master in the inner scene last time. In doubt, he took a few steps back.
Zhang Jingqing was very satisfied with Zhang Zhiwei's reaction and said with a smile:
"How can you open the things left by our ancestors with just a slap?"
Zhang Jingqing said earnestly: "Zhiwei, there are people beyond people, and there are heavens beyond heavens. Don't underestimate the people beyond heavens!"
Zhang Zhiwei's growth made Zhang Jingqing feel that he could gradually let him get in touch with more things, such as the Demon Subduing Hall, the Three-Five Female and Male Evil-Slaying Sword, and so on.