novelweb Chapter 938: Repeated bombings, the entire army was annihilated!
Chapter 938: Repeated bombings, the entire army was annihilated!
In fact, the logic is very simple.
Only with a solid foundation in martial arts techniques can one begin to practice and develop powerful martial arts abilities.
Only with a strong military force can we start to expand outward, fight for territory, accumulate wealth and increase income, and establish a sufficiently powerful force.
Therefore, if you want to establish a powerful force, the key is to have sufficient military force.
If we don't even have this little bit of military power, what kind of power are we building?
Do you really think creating a martial arts family is just playing house?
If you want to create a martial arts family or a martial arts force, you will definitely need a place to take root. These places already have existing martial arts forces. Once you start to expand outward, you will inevitably touch the interest structure of these existing martial arts forces and cause severe friction with them. This is the first hurdle in creating a martial arts family!
If there is not enough strong military force, we will not be able to overcome even the first hurdle, let alone the other difficulties that come later.
Once power begins to expand, it is like a car without brakes rushing onto a highway. It can only move forward and it is impossible to stop.
Once the car stops, it is very likely that the car will be destroyed and people will die.
In the process of this sprint, conflicts and contradictions are bound to arise with other martial arts families and forces. If there is not enough powerful force, any conflict may completely wipe out the newly born martial arts force, causing it to disappear without any waves.
So in the final analysis, powerful military force is the foundation and core of a martial arts force.
If you don’t say anything else, just look at Zhao Wuming and you will know.
After he and his six brothers betrayed the original big man, they had nothing but their martial arts. But even so, they still had full confidence that they could establish a powerful martial arts force, relying on their extremely powerful martial arts!
Powerful military force comes from powerful martial arts techniques, so no matter how big or small the force is, each force basically regards martial arts techniques as their lifeblood.
Not to mention outsiders, even among family members not everyone can obtain the complete set of skills.
But now Zhao Wuming opens his mouth and asks for the Pei family's foundation. What's the difference between this and asking for Pei family's lives?
Don't say that by handing over the martial arts to Zhao Wuming, you can get the full support of a top dark energy master. That is pure nonsense.
If Zhao Wuming really surrendered to the Pei family, it was only because he was forced by the situation. He had no regard for the Pei family at all. Even if he was given the position, Zhao Wuming didn't know how many years he could serve the Pei family.
Moreover, the risks of handing over the skills to Zhao Wuming are more than that. The greater risk is that once the skills are handed over to Zhao Wuming, there is a risk of leakage. This is the biggest risk!
People’s hearts are hidden. Who knows whether Zhao Wuming, who appears to have joined the Pei family, has other ulterior motives in secret?
There is no need to talk about the other things. Let’s just talk about the simplest one. If Zhao Wuming really hated the Pei family, then he wouldn’t even have to do anything else. He just needed to leak out the Pei family’s martial arts skills, and that would be enough to bring disaster to the Pei family!
Once other families and forces that had conflicts with the Pei family, or who were outwardly submissive but in fact extremely dissatisfied with the Pei family, obtained the Pei family's martial arts techniques, they would certainly be overjoyed and immediately begin to study the Pei family's techniques, figure out the loopholes in the Pei family's techniques, and develop martial arts specifically targeting the Pei family's martial arts techniques.
When the time comes to face the Pei family, he can completely rely on these targeted and restraining martial arts to make the Pei family suffer a great loss, and maybe even cause heavy losses to the Pei family in one go.
With such a huge risk involved, how could the Pei family possibly give their lifeblood, martial arts skills, to Zhao Wuming?
As expected, even Pei Runnian, who had always been calm and composed, turned grim after hearing what Zhao Wuming said. Pei Qingsong and Pei Xingchen were so furious that they wanted to step forward and kill Zhao Wuming directly.
However, Zhao Wuming was not moved at all. On the contrary, the sneer on his face became more intense.
Are the Pei family members unhappy?
That’s right, what Zhao Wuming wants is to make the Pei family unhappy.
He is happy when the Pei family is unhappy!
Zhao Wuming was already full of anger, so how could he let the Pei family have an easy time?
Since Pei Runnian dared to mention Zhao Wuming's name and openly tried to sow discord to disgust Zhao Wuming, why couldn't Zhao Wuming disgust himself back?
Not only does Zhao Wuming want to feel disgusted, he also wants to do it twice as much!
With unspeakable malice in his heart, Zhao Wuming sneered and spoke again.
"Not only the martial arts skills, I have another condition."
"I want him!"
As he spoke, Zhao Wuming raised his hand and pointed at Pei Qingsong who was standing behind Pei Runnian. His words were very ambiguous.
However, no matter how ambiguous the words were, they still could not conceal the coldness and murderousness in them, and everyone except Pei Runnian could not help but change their expressions.
Of course they would not be misled by such ambiguous words, and of course they understood what Zhao Wuming wanted to do!
On the contrary, Pei Runnian, who came later, did not experience what happened in the underground base just now. He was not aware of the past between Pei Qingsong and Zhao Wuming. After arriving at the scene, he did not have time to listen to Pei Qingsong's report. So after hearing what Zhao Wuming said, he was immediately confused and at a loss.
What does Zhao Wuming want Pei Qingsong to do?
Pei Runnian couldn't help but look back at Pei Qingsong. Pei Qingsong walked forward with a sullen face and recounted what had happened in a low voice.
When Pei Runnian heard that Pei Qingsong used the family emblem bomb to cripple Zhao Wuming's six brothers, and that they had fought before he arrived, he suddenly understood why Zhao Wuming wanted Pei Qingsong's life.
Needless to say, this matter would be the same even if it was Pei Runnian, not to mention Zhao Wuming.
His brother, who was closer to him than his own flesh and blood, was blown to a cripple, and his dream of creating a powerful martial arts force was completely destroyed. This hatred was almost more intense and crazy than the revenge for killing his father and stealing his wife. He would never be able to vent the anger in his heart unless he crushed the other party to ashes!
After understanding the feud between Zhao Wuming and Pei Qingsong, Pei Runnian also understood what Zhao Wuming meant by "I want him". The cold murderous intent in his eyes became more severe and sinister, but he did not speak, just stared at Zhao Wuming.
Zhao Wuming did not dodge at all. He looked straight into Pei Runnian's eyes and spoke with a sneer.
"In addition to the Pei family's inherited skills, I also want his life."
"If you can meet these two conditions, I will immediately kneel down and kowtow to you and swear allegiance to you, and I will cut off the heads of these bastards around me and give them to you!"
"I speak from the bottom of my heart, and the heavens, the earth, the people, the gods and the ghosts shall bear witness to this. If I say even a single word that is false, may God strike me to death with a bolt of lightning, leaving me without a burial place!"
As if he was afraid that Pei Runnian would not believe his sincerity, Zhao Wuming swore a poisonous oath.
"You're a fucking bastard."
Tian Qi, who was standing next to him, cursed Zhao Wuming in dissatisfaction, which immediately caused Qin Tianshuang and Ding Mao to laugh.
Zhao Wuming did not show any weakness and directly retorted.
"How the hell can you still laugh?"
"Don't you understand yet? I'm here to take you in!"
"As long as Master Pei agrees to my terms, I will immediately chop off your dog head as a token of my loyalty. In the future, you will enjoy endless wealth and splendor. You dead ghosts can just envy me!"
Tian Qi looked at the foolish Zhao Wuming and couldn't help but curl his lips. He was too lazy to argue with Zhao Wuming and nodded perfunctorily.
"Yes, yes, yes, yes, we are here to be taken in."
"I'm really scared. Can you please show some mercy to me, Master Pei, and give me a quick death?"
Tian Qi's words seemed to be a complaint, but in fact they were just a response to normal events. Qin Tianshuang and Ding Mao laughed even louder.
For a moment, the extremely empty space was filled with the laughter of Qin Tianshuang and Ding Mao, and no other sounds could be heard.
On the other hand, Pei Runnian and the others did not show any joy at all. On the contrary, the murderous intent and rage on their faces became more and more intense, as if they saw someone digging up their ancestral graves or someone was dancing on top of their ancestral graves.
At this point, no matter whether it was Pei Runnian's side or Tian San's side, how could they not see clearly that Zhao Wuming was clearly playing tricks on Pei Runnian!
Zhao Wuming spoke nicely, saying that he was tempted by Pei Runnian's surrender conditions, and said that he would surrender to Pei Runnian as long as his two conditions were met.
As a result, Zhao Wuming proposed two conditions. One was that Pei Runnian should hand over the Pei family's inherited martial arts to him, and the other was to take Pei Qingsong's life.
These two conditions were more stringent than the other. If people who didn't know the situation saw them, they would think that Pei Runnian was surrounded and dying, and was about to surrender to Zhao Wuming.
The Pei family's inherited skills are related to the Pei family's foundation, not to mention Pei Qingsong, who has been assisting Pei Runnian in stabilizing the entire Pei family since the turmoil began ten years ago. He is the well-deserved number two figure in the Pei family!
If Pei Qingsong was really killed in order to persuade Zhao Wuming to surrender, Pei Runnian would immediately become a lonely man the next day after the news spread. All his trusted subordinates would definitely betray him at the first opportunity and announce their separation from the Pei family.
The reason is very simple. Pei Runnian even killed Pei Qingsong, who had followed him for so many years, served him wholeheartedly, and made countless contributions and efforts, to please others. What about his subordinates who were far inferior to Pei Qingsong?
Wouldn't they become consumables? As long as Pei Runnian needs them, he will kill them immediately in exchange for other benefits?
In these precarious days, why are they still working for Pei Runnian? Are they just waiting for the New Year instead of rebelling?
Therefore, Pei Runnian would definitely not agree to these two conditions. If he really agreed to these two conditions, Pei Runnian would basically completely dig up the Pei family's foundation and his own foundation, and would be completely seeking death!
As for Zhao Wuming, who proposed these two conditions that Pei Runnian would never agree to, his position was very clear.
He never thought of surrendering to Pei Runnian, or maybe he had the urge to do so for a moment, but he did not put it into action.
Moreover, Pei Runnian's behavior of deliberately using him as a target and sowing discord completely infuriated and disgusted Zhao Wuming, so much so that Zhao Wuming fought back with more intense and brutal means, which really disgusted Pei Runnian.
Tian San, Tian Qi, Qin Tianshuang and Ding Mao naturally understood Zhao Wuming's position, so there was the scene just now where they seemed to be complaining about each other but were actually cooperating tacitly, and they joined forces to disgust Pei Runnian.
However, Pei Runnian did not fight back in the face of such humiliation.
After all, the one who teases first is the meanest. He was the one who started it first and deliberately disgusted Zhao Wuming. No wonder Zhao Wuming fought back.
However, this was just a small episode after all. Apart from making the Pei family feel a little embarrassed and ashamed, it had no other effect.
Tian San, Tian Qi and the others did not expect that such a small incident would make the Pei family really angry and make irrational decisions, leading to their comeback.
That is something that only exists in fantasy. In the real world, such a possibility does not exist.