Starting From A Fisherman To Cultivate Immortality And Live Forever

Chapter 116: I Am the Big Picture!

Thirteen cars, thirty-five soldiers who may not be considered well-trained, but at least they have seen blood and fought battles before.

This is not the first time they have been on a kidnapping mission, and in fact, they have successfully completed missions with even more opponents in the past.

But this time!

They were completely wiped out by a single person in less than a minute!

Is this some kind of remake of a soldier king movie?

Unbelievable! Extremely unbelievable!

But the reality in front of the commander reminds him that all of the above is true!

And as more and more wounded soldiers crawl out of the cars, they gradually piece together part of the scene through their recollections.

It seems that the target suddenly stood on top of a car and used a short gun and a long gun to take down all of them?

Even more astonishing is that as they counted the casualties, they fearfully discovered that all the drivers of the vehicles... were shot in the head and killed with a single shot!

This cannot be a coincidence! It is more likely that the drivers were the first targets of the enemy in a limited time and space!

However, hitting so many moving targets accurately on a high-speed moving vehicle, and under real danger with live ammunition...

The commander and others twitched at the corners of their mouths, feeling that it was better to believe that the other party was an extremely skilled marksman who was not afraid of death, rather than believing that the other party had some supernatural help that changed the trajectory!

On the other end of the communication device...

General Bahadur calmly listened to the report, unexpectedly not erupting in anger. Instead, he instructed them to clean up and return, then hung up the call.

The forces led by General Bahadur are like a tumor in the overlapping area of Nepal and several other forces. He managed to navigate between major powers when he was young.

General Bahadur not only has an armed force of nearly ten thousand, but he is also a general and even a high-ranking official in several regions, including Nepal.

He even obtained various titles and became a self-made nobleman!

However, General Bahadur is very clear about what he relied on to reach his current position. He has always been one to follow orders but not announcements, only taking a salary without doing any work.

And in order to win the hearts of his subordinates, he would get involved in any money-making opportunity. As a result, his sphere of influence has always had multiple black industry strongholds.

This has led to his reputation being very poor in recent years.

But General Bahadur doesn't care, as he has no ambition to go to a bigger stage anyway.

Being a local warlord is already comfortable enough for him.

The only thing that makes him anxious... is the health problem that he has power but cannot solve.

He is already old, not to mention that his body is not as good as before. What's even more deadly is that he was recently diagnosed with a terminal illness!

Modern medicine can only delay the inevitable, but it cannot cure the terminal illness!

For a warlord like General Bahadur, this is fatal, so he has kept it strictly confidential.

He is afraid that if someone finds out, they will be eager to disobey him.

However... as the semi-underworld boss of the city of Gadar, he unexpectedly encountered an accident with one of his subordinates in that small place, and then incidentally discovered that those Easterners were not only not easy targets but also possibly had mysterious clues.

General Bahadur was immediately intrigued and even sent his most trusted mage to investigate the truth.

The result... not only did the disciple of the mage not return, even the mage who had gained his trust made excuses and never came back after going out.

In the end, General Bahadur finally saw the traces of that mage and his disciple in the temple where the ceremony was held.

This made General Bahadur even more convinced that there was some inexplicable power in that place. He even planned to put aside past grievances and make friends with those Easterners and the mages in the temple.

However, General Bahadur quickly realized that this encounter was different. These people did not give him any special treatment because of his status, especially when it came to promises of mysterious and extraordinary things.

In the past, General Bahadur might have tolerated it, considering the other party's rising status. There's always tomorrow, right?

The problem is, he doesn't have tomorrow anymore!

In addition, General Bahadur obtained several packets of body-tempering tea through his own channels and, disregarding the reminders of his trusted subordinates, took a gamble and drank the hot water brewed from it.

For the first time in two years, General Bahadur had a peaceful sleep and had a dream of a healthy body and being able to sleep with others!

After waking up, General Bahadur believed that this was a revelation from the gods and spirits. He once again sent someone to contact the Easterners and the temple.

And unsurprisingly, apart from some kind words, there were only more kind words.

Even the request to purchase more body-tempering tea packets was brushed off with a few words.

So, this general couldn't bear it anymore and decided to use his best means to make those Easterners speak nicely.

Just like how he dealt with those mining businessmen before, when kind words didn't work, he invited them to the military camp.

Everyone suddenly had common topics and even common interests, and they reached a win-win solution in an atmosphere of "better late than never"!

Unexpectedly, there was a flaw this time, a flaw that carried an impossible and mysterious color!

To be honest, after initially not believing, General Bahadur felt a bit pleased in his heart.

Because this meant that the possibility of the existence of truly mysterious power in that place was even greater!

And for an old man with a terminal illness, this was much more important than the loss of a few manpower!

Modern medicine is powerless against terminal illnesses, and only a glimmer of hope lies in mysterious methods!

At the same time...

The road tycoon who performed a lone gunslinger act was sitting in the back seat of the car, panting heavily, his face alternating between excitement and panic.

He kept thanking the Rat Taoist for his help.

Although he fired all the shots, if it weren't for the big shot's help, the road tycoon guessed that with his courage alone, he would never have climbed onto the roof of the car to show off when his mind was hot.

Soon, the road tycoon received a call from another named disciple.

Then they had a video conference.

The road tycoon quickly learned that the people who invited him with guns were General Bahadur's men.

Huang, the boss, analyzed that the other party might have been attracted by the profit of the body-tempering tea packets, so after being rejected, they started using unconventional methods!

And it wasn't just the road tycoon who was attacked.

In fact, there was another attack, and a mage was taken away from the scene.

With the help of informants, they learned that the other party had taken the mage out of Gadde City and was likely heading to General Bahadur's stronghold.

A three-way border area where various forces intersect.

There, there is a town mainly composed of the families of General Bahadur's troops, and it can be said that the other party's people are everywhere!

"It's a bit troublesome. The information shows that this is a stubborn old man, and judging from the message he just sent, money might not be enough to persuade him!"

"Not money? What does he want?"

Lu Daheng frowned slightly upon hearing Huang's speech.

"He hopes to make a deal with the big boss behind us and wants us to send representatives to negotiate."

Huang smiled bitterly and said,

"He also mentioned your skills, Old Lu. You've really outdone yourself this time! I'm afraid that after you come back, you'll have the background of the mysterious retired soldier, the Eastern God of War, in various records!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Daheng blushed and could only express his gratitude to everyone, vaguely implying that he had received help from the higher-ups to achieve such success.

As everyone was at a loss, wondering if it was time to bleed and seek a bigger force to negotiate with, Lu Daheng's hidden assistant, Su Ping, slowly spoke up.

"It's alright."

As soon as Su Ping spoke, the six people participating in the video conference showed their respect.

"I already know about this matter."

"This is a hurdle that is bound to arise during development. You all continue to work with peace of mind, and I will inform you of the next steps."

Su Ping's voice carried a faint confidence, which reassured all the disciples who heard it.

Su Ping also got out of the car and appeared in a dense forest by the roadside.

Su Ping began to recall the information about General Bahadur.

After realizing that they had offended this warlord during their last encounter, the named disciples had paid attention to his information.

As the mastermind behind them, Su Ping naturally received relevant information.

"He's almost seventy years old and seems to have a serious illness, but the specific symptoms are unknown?"

Seeing this information, coupled with the opponent's impatience this time, Su Ping vaguely guessed that the other party must be running out of time to resort to such tactics!

However, even if the other party had difficulties, it was not a reason to challenge the inheritance that Su Ping had established with his own blood and sweat!

Especially... Su Ping had already reached the Foundation Building stage of cultivation!

Even in the cultivation world, a Foundation Building cultivator should not be taken lightly!

Su Ping stood up, relying on invisibility charms and the cover of the dense forest, and quickly flew towards the area where General Bahadur was located!

With his divine sense spread out, Su Ping was not worried at all about any plots, tricks, or traps waiting for him!

And in reality...

General Bahadur, who was hiding in his stronghold and feeling safe, never expected that he would encounter any possibility of retaliatory attacks.

This place was a heavily guarded military camp, not only with thousands of battle-hardened infantry soldiers.

There were also modified Humvees equipped with heavy machine guns and rocket launchers, anti-aircraft machine guns.

And there was also the Su-style dumb and crude tank, which may have been older than most of the soldiers in the camp, but it could still be patched up and used!

No matter how poor the heavy equipment was, it was still heavy equipment!

As long as it could be used, it would not be underestimated.

It would make those mercenaries who were paid to do the job wisely refuse the client's request.

"Old Aru, we've been friends for decades."

General Bahadur sat on the sofa, took a sip of hot water with a tea bag, and said to a mage who was tied up with his hands and feet, sitting on a chair.

"I remember that it was my people who took your grandson's wife back."

"How did you change your mind as soon as you went to that temple?"

The captured monk lowered his head and sighed, saying, "General... you really made a mistake this time."

"Don't you believe the contents of the letter I left? There are real gods and spirits there."

"Those Easterners also caught the attention of the gods and spirits. Offending them... means angering the gods and spirits!"

"Hmph!"

General Bahadur used a cold snort to cover up his guilty conscience and said with a gloomy face, "If real gods and spirits come, I will certainly devoutly offer sacrifices and give money to seek protection from them!"

"But if it's all a trick, then it's hard to say..."

The monk understood, having followed this general for a long time, he had some idea of his thoughts.

This general didn't really intend to break ties.

He even planned to humble himself when the time came.

"General... you're too hasty. Offending the gods and spirits is not something that can be resolved by devout sacrifices alone."

"The previous monks said so, you and I should have known... it's all for money!"

As he said this, the monk paused, seeming to realize the problem, and looked up.

General Bahadur nodded without defending himself.

At this moment, he needed this old acquaintance, the monk, to be the intermediary.

It was necessary for him to understand his own weaknesses.

General Bahadur even found a few local bosses in the city of Gade.

He was just waiting for a reaction from the Easterners before going over to negotiate.

As long as there were real gods and spirits, and they could provide what he needed.

General Bahadur felt that there was nothing that couldn't be negotiated.

He also felt that he had the capital to negotiate.

Even if the gods and spirits truly existed, since the other party needed a spokesperson, a temple, and a monk.

Then how could the other party not need a protective army!

Under this common interest, what does a little contradiction matter?

After the monk understood, there was a hint of hesitation in his heart.

But he always felt that gods and spirits could not be guessed and controlled by mortals.

General Bahadur did indeed think well.

Unfortunately... he did not realize that he was not facing a group of people with different hearts but formed a collective interest group due to common interests.

Instead, he was facing an independent consciousness, a Foundation Building cultivator who had likes and dislikes and whose thoughts were easily understood!

In front of such a cultivator.

What grand scheme?

I am the grand scheme!

(End of this chapter)