According to Plan…
My Junior Brothers followed Tang Ye to the office to complete their registrations. It didn't take long to complete, since I used my authority.
That night, I snuck into Second Junior Brother's room. He was already waiting when I arrived. Third and Fourth were in there, as well. I didn't waste time and got straight to the point, describing my plan to them.
My plan is slightly complex. Nevertheless, if everything goes according to plan, I'll achieve my goal in the end without it costing me too much.
In summary, I have two goals.
First, I want to take back Night Fortress' Night Net Manual, my concession (read: treasure). Secondly, I want to escape the nightmare of being a Fuma.
"First, we need to deal with Jin w.a.n.gsun, but we can't be underhanded. Jin w.a.n.gsun is the master of Gold and Silver Sect. Don't make the mistake of a.s.suming he doesn't have any backing and only has a few men with him. He could mobilise three thousand elites here if he wanted to. We have to fight him face to face, unless we're ready to fight Gold and Silver Sect to the bitter end."
My three Junior Brothers nodded in unison, but I wasn't sure if they understood what I meant or not.
"Jin w.a.n.gsun s.n.a.t.c.hed Night Fortress and managed to become the master of Gold and Silver Sect thanks to that merit. That's a free lunch. I might not have known all this would happen before the fact. Therefore, it's possible that he has yet to consolidate his position in the sect. Based on what I know, the Patriarch of Gold and Silver Sect is a stubborn old man. Logically speaking, he's unlikely to just let his son seize power. As for Jin w.a.n.gsun, he thought he struck gold by capturing Night Fortress. Hng, hng. Laughable."
Frankly, Night Fortress is a piping hot potato, which is why I don't care so much about it being occupied. All that I'm concerned about is Night Net Manual and my treasures.
The Seven Champion White Princes are the most powerful in Jiangnan, with each owning their own respective territory. There hasn't been much change to their territory even when they expanded. Now, as Hangzhou lies outside the circ.u.mference of the Seven Champion White Princes' range of influence, Hangzhou is considered a fish that escaped the net.
My s.h.i.+fu chose to build Night Fortress in that specific location, because of that realisation. I have to admit that he was very sharp with regards to that decision. As expected, we were the first to take a beating as soon as something happened…
After I succeeded the Night Fortress, Night Fortress was able to rule Hangzhou, for the reason that Night Fortress went a different route to Jiangnan's martial world. Night Fortress took the thug route. Night Fortress doesn't adhere to the rules of the orthodox sects. Those who challenged Night Fortress were face slapped back, while those who came to cause trouble had their a.s.ses kicked back. In the worst case scenario, we exterminated clans without giving a d.a.m.n, because somebody looked at somebody the wrong way. Night Fortress accepted members from every walk of life. Most of them were Robin Hood characters.