Chapter 243 - 238: Mo Jingzhou’s Scheme
Outside Canglan City, in a small rain-soaked town, it was pouring rain, the torrents like waterfalls, painting a picture of desolation between heaven and earth. The downpour covered a corner of the sky, the ground soaked through, a torrential downpour struck the ground, splashing up a flurry of water droplets, hiding the eaves of the houses.
An elderly man with white hair stood under the eaves with his hands behind his back, quietly watching the pouring rain, letting out a slight sigh.
This man was Yun Wei, the Right Protector of the Beidou Bang, a grandmaster known throughout the world. In his youth, he was the left and right hand of Dragon King Mo Jingzhou, and together they established the reputation of the Beidou Bang. Over the years, with Mo Jingzhou’s retirement, most of the affairs of the Beidou Bang have been managed by him, gaining Mo Jingzhou’s deep trust.
"Father."
In the midst of the heavy rain, a middle-aged man wearing a straw raincoat and a conical hat approached, cupped his hand and said, "The matter has been investigated clearly, it’s just some gang conflicts, however, it seems someone is deliberately provoking them from behind."
This middle-aged man was Yun Huai, the only son of Yun Wei, holding not insignificant status and power within the Beidou Bang.
Yun Wei nodded slightly, and said, "It’s the handiwork of those two young masters in the city, just to lure me out of the city."
Yun Huai was taken aback, and said, "You knew?"
Yun Wei slowly looked towards Yun Huai, speaking calmly, "I also know you’ve pledged allegiance to the Eldest Young Master, you’ve also played a significant role in luring me out of the city."
Yun Huai trembled all over, and with a "thud," knelt to the ground.
"Get up," Yun Wei waved his hand and said, "I didn’t intend to trouble you. The Beidou Bang belongs to the Dragon King; it’s only natural for you to side with one of the young masters, just as I once served the Dragon King. Otherwise, the Yun Family wouldn’t be what it is today."
Yun Huai slowly stood up, hesitated for a moment, and questioned, "Father, since you knew, why did you... still leave the city...?"
Yun Wei looked at the hazy, overcast sky, and said, "The Eldest Young Master and the Fourth Young Master are destined for a battle, it’s inevitable. The Dragon King knows this, but as the gang leader, he has no way to stop it. But as a father, he cannot bear to watch family fighting against each other, so he had to leave, leaving me to stay behind, not to stop it, but to finish it."
Yun Huai frowned, "Father, I don’t understand."
Yun Wei asked, "Did you pledge allegiance to the Eldest Young Master for the Beidou Bang or for the Yun Family?"
"Both."
"Primarily?"
Yun Huai pondered for a moment, and said, "The Yun Family."
"Exactly," said Yun Wei, "Your main purpose is for the Yun Family, and the Dragon King’s is for the Mo Family. No matter how strong the Beidou Bang grows, it’s still a gang. Only when the Dragon King is present can the Beidou Bang and the Mo Family remain united. But if the day comes when the Dragon King is gone, then the Mo Family will be the Mo Family, and the Beidou Bang will be the Beidou Bang."
Yun Huai looked puzzled.
Yun Wei chuckled lightly and said, "To put it simply, if the Dragon King passes away now, do you think either the Eldest Young Master or the Fourth Young Master could hold onto the position of gang leader? Or could the Beidou Bang maintain its current prestige? Could it hold onto such a vast territory as Canglan Dao?"
"This..." Yun Huai was stunned.
Yun Wei continued, "The Beidou Bang reached its position as one of the five top powers in Yunxi primarily because the Dragon King is its leader. If the Beidou Bang wishes to maintain this prestige, it needs a second Dragon King, but it’s evident that neither the Fourth Young Master nor the Eldest Young Master can do it.
Therefore, the Dragon King needs to separate the Beidou Bang from the Mo Family, and the Mo Family must step into the background and become a noble family, which is the long-term plan. However, the Dragon King is different from us. I was able to establish the Yun Family early on and distinguish it from the Beidou Bang, but the Dragon King cannot. If he separates the Mo Family from the Beidou Bang too early, it will lead to the dissolution of the Beidou Bang.
So, he can only proceed step by step until his confidants have all become independent, then he can create a noble family, using the Beidou Bang as a shield, directly becoming a super first-class family, while the noble families spawned by the Beidou Bang will naturally form an alliance."
With that, Yun Wei sighed and said, "But when a noble family is in its initial formation, there can only be one spokesperson, so the Dragon King has always let the young masters fight, to choose the one who can outshine all others.
However, time is running out; the battle between the Fourth Young Master and the Eldest Young Master has reached an impasse; harsher measures must be taken, allowing only one of them to remain. There’s no other choice."
Yun Huai suddenly realized, "So, the reason the Dragon King went to Sword King City, and you leaving Canglan City, were deliberate, to give the Fourth Young Master and the Eldest Young Master a chance to fight to a conclusion."
Yun Wei nodded slightly.
"Then... the position of gang leader?" Yun Huai asked, confused.
"It’s impossible for it to be any of the young masters," Yun Wei said, "Unless another figure like the Dragon King emerges in the Mo Family."
Yun Huai frowned, "Then isn’t it meaningless for the young masters to fight so desperately?"
"They just don’t understand, a forthcoming super first-class family patriarch position of the Mo Family is far better than the Beidou Bang’s gang leader position. A gang is ultimately just fighting and killing, how can it be passed down for generations?" Yun Wei remarked.
Yun Huai questioned, "Then, does this mean that Yang Yunzhi’s thirty-year strategy doesn’t work on the Dragon King? With the Mo Family and the Beidou Bang separated, that strategy doesn’t affect the Dragon King?"
"How could Yang Yunzhi’s strategy be so easily broken?" Yun Wei spoke, "For example, if the Dragon King now passes the gang leader position to the Left Protector, the Court will immediately grant a title to the Left Protector, but the Mo Family’s title won’t be taken back. How can a Canglan Dao with two Counts coexist?
And in the next generation, the Mo Family will have a patriarch and a Count, and the Beidou Bang might also have another Count, another gang leader... Over the decades, Canglan Dao will completely split, the Beidou Bang will be mired in endless internal strife until it disintegrates, and the Mo Family will also fall into ceaseless infighting until it breaks apart."
Yun Wei sighed, "Even our Yun Family won’t take long to be granted a title as well, consider the consequences. Yang Yunzhi’s strategy poisons the heart and preys on human nature; otherwise, why would Sword King City provoke the battle between good and evil at this time?"
Yun Huai was silent for a long time, sighing, "I wonder if the two young masters will find it hard to accept when they learn the truth."
"They ultimately don’t stand in high enough a position," Yun Wei said, "Once everything has settled, they will naturally understand that establishing the Mo Family is the way to ensure the legacy continues."
"Then, do the Liu Family and the Tian Family not know either?"
Yun Wei smiled, "Of course they know, but does it make a difference? When these two families latched onto the Dragon King, they rose from mere second-class families to first-class top families. Now, it’s normal to fight to align with the new super first-class Mo Family."
The rain in the sky began to die down,
Yun Wei raised his head to look at the sky and said, "It’s about time, let’s return to the city. I believe the curtain has fallen, and the true winner has already emerged. I wonder if there will be any surprises?"
With that, Yun Wei suddenly turned to Yun Huai and asked, "Do you think there will be an unexpected turn of events?"
Yun Huai asked in confusion, "You mean someone besides the Eldest Young Master and the Fourth Young Master? I think it’s impossible!"
Yun Wei smiled slightly and said, "I sense there is a new blade in the city, a very unfamiliar blade; this might be the unexpected variable!"