Chapter Fifty-two: Another Fire Plan

  "Master? Little Meng said you were looking for me?" As he entered the Mo family's main hall, Zhang Rui found Ju Zi Mo Pan, his own master, Law Enforcement Elder Mo Yan, as well as Great Elder Mo Yu and several other officials.

  "Rui Er, this time it's a serious matter. Let the Great Elder tell you about it." The Great Elder was the grandfather of Mo Wen and Mo Wu, two brothers who were probably skilled in puppetry. He was tall and thin, but full of energy.

  "Rui Er, do you know why our Mo family has been living in this valley since the pre-Qin era and never left?"

  "Because of the brutal Qin's oppression against our Mohist school, they are killing our disciples everywhere."

  "Rui'er, you're right. However, later on, the Qin dynasty gradually declined and was eventually overthrown by Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. The eldest son of Emperor Ying Zheng, Fusu, and his younger son Huhai died one after another. But people didn't know that in fact, Fusu didn't die, he led the remaining members of the Ying clan to escape to the north."

  "In that year, Fu Su slaughtered many of our Mo School members. At the time, the leader of our Mo School received this intelligence and decided to lead a group of skilled fighters northwards. Later, after paying some small price in casualties, they beheaded Fu Su."

  "The descendants of the Ying family, without Fu Su, were like a dragon without a head. They all changed their surname to Qin and moved en masse to Japan in search of the descendants of Xu Fu at that time. What we didn't expect was that after several hundred years had passed, they still hadn't forgotten their original hatred and had been sending people to look for the Mohist sect all along." Mo Yu finally finished introducing this secret.

  "Rui'er, at present, most of the elders in our Mo School are not in the Mo Family Valley. Only I, Mo Yan Shidi, and Da Zhang Lao - the three of us, plus about a hundred inner door disciples who can stand up, while the Qin family's descendants number around a thousand or so. If we clash head-on, I'm afraid our Mo School disciples will suffer heavy losses too. Rui'er, do you have any ideas?" Zhang Rui understood that Mo Pan was seeking his opinion.

  "Master, now that we are outnumbered and outmatched, a direct attack is not the best approach. We can only win by strategy. As for how to do it, we still need to observe Qin's movements. After all, knowing ourselves and knowing our enemies will lead us to victory in every battle. Let's go scout out the enemy situation first."

  That night, four people came out of the Mo family valley. Zhang Rui was considered to have gained a new experience. The exit of this valley was also so hidden that there were mechanisms set up in the middle of the cliff, and they came out from the middle of the cliff. I don't know who designed this Mo family valley. If you can't fly, it's really impossible to enter or leave this Mo family valley.

  The Qin family's large camp, the two leaders were also middle-aged men. One was Qin Qing, the eighth generation heir of the Qin family, and the other was Xu Lang, the heir of Xu Fu. Qin Qing looked like a roughneck, while Xu Lang seemed to be a strategist type, with a pale face and short mustache, looking not easy to deal with.

  Four people sneaked quietly outside the main tent, where a group of Qin family's top experts were fiercely debating something inside.

  "Damn it, when the hell are we going to find a way out of this place?" Qin Qing's temper was explosive. They had been circling around in these mountains for a long time and still couldn't find an entrance to the Moshan Gate. How could they not be anxious?

  "Qin Sang, don't worry for now. Although we haven't found a way to enter the Mo Family's mountain gate, I still have a way to lure them out! We just need to wait another month until spring arrives, and then we'll set fire to the mountain. I bet the Mo Family disciples will appear by then." Xu Lang is indeed a despicable strategist, able to come up with such a vicious plan.

  "Haha, indeed a good idea, when the time comes, burn all these ink-washers into roasted turtles, haha... Xu Sang, let's go drink, tonight we won't return until we're drunk."

  Zhang Rui made a gesture to the three of them, and the four of them quietly left the Qin family's camp. As they looked around, they saw rolling hills and a vast expanse of white snow. It was really not a good idea to march in winter, so generally, armies would avoid fighting during this season. Of course, there were exceptions - some armies were particularly skilled at winter warfare, such as the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty and the Khitan people of later times.

  Suddenly, a valley several miles ahead entered Zhang Rui's eyes. The valley was shaped like a coiled snake, winding and continuous, with extremely steep terrain on both sides. The valley was also filled with withered branches on both sides, and once inside the valley, there was only one way out, making it an ideal place for an ambush.

  Zhang Rui's mind lit up, and he thought that since Zhuge Liang had used fire to burn the Tongjia soldiers in the past, why couldn't he use a similar tactic to burn the Pan Snake Valley. As long as they buried some gunpowder in the valley, used fire arrows to ignite it, added some dry branches, and blocked off both ends of the valley, those Qin people would definitely be finished.

  "Alright, let's go! I already have a plan. Just do this and that, and we'll be able to settle it in one battle." Zhang Rui whispered to the three of them.

  The next morning, the sky began to clear up. Zhang Rui was overjoyed and felt that even the heavens were helping them. Mo Pan, Mo Yan, Mo Yu, Zhang Rui and others started gathering in the Mo Family Valley.

  "Rui Er, these ten people are the elite of the valley, but can you really handle it with just the ten of you? Isn't that a bit too reckless?" Mo Pan asked worriedly.

  "Don't worry, sir, I guarantee to complete the task."

  "Father, I want to go too. Why can all the fellow disciples go while I have to stay in the valley just because I'm a girl?" Mo Shuang seemed extremely dissatisfied.

  "Go, what are you girls doing here, hurry back home." Mo Pan also had no good way to deal with his daughter.

  "Instead, why not let Miss Mo Shuang follow me? Perhaps it will have a better effect." Zhang Rui thought of the preferences of the Japanese people and looked at Mo Shuang with a sly smile.

  Mo Shuang's heart felt numb when he was stared at by Zhang Rui, and he scolded Zhang Rui as a big bad egg. "Go if you go, who is afraid of whom!" Mo Pan should have trusted Zhang Rui quite a bit, nodding in agreement.

  "Let's make one thing clear, I'll let you go, but you have to listen to me. If you don't listen to me, then don't follow me now." "Right, you must listen to Rui'er's words, otherwise don't follow and cause trouble, just stay home early."

  Mo Shuang's face was full of grievance, not knowing what kind of method Zhang Rui used. He had been to the Mo Gate for a long time, and in the past, he would often call Mo Wen and Mo Wu brothers, and they got along well. The Law Enforcement Elder treated Zhang Rui as a treasure, and even the Great Elder praised him highly. Now, even his own father, Mo Meng Juzi, trusted him so much.

  What's good about this bastard, he's so cheap, except for being handsome, having high IQ, and being talented... it seems like that's all, and according to Xian'er sister, he's also a womanizer, one Xian'er sister is not enough for him, and there are other women outside, I really can't see what's good about him, these women are willing to be with him.

  "Min'er, I know what you want to say, but you're not suitable for this mission. You're different from Shuang'er, you don't have the Mohist divine powers, and at the final step, you'll only hinder everyone's actions. This time, just wait for me in the valley until I return triumphantly." Zhang Rui also stopped Liu Min who wanted to follow him.

  "Is everyone ready? Follow me out of the valley." Zhang Rui was full of vigor and spirit, a descendant of the Qin family. This time, he would turn all of you into roasted pigs. Let's see if you dare to disturb the Mo Gate again in the future. Another fire plan, does Zhang Rui have a fate with fire?