Chapter 1412

Amazing, truly too amazing.

Guiguzi's brilliance was not only reflected in his martial arts, but even more so in his talent and ability.

If it weren't for Guiguzi suddenly jumping out and taking the initiative to appear before him, he really wouldn't have known that such a strange person was hidden in this world.

Although Lu Miaoji was also in a state of seclusion in the past, before his seclusion, Lu Miaoji himself was a genius-like figure. Guiguzi, however, was different. Kou Zhong could be very sure that he had never heard of a peerless expert named Zhao Yi in the world.

Either Guiguzi had hidden his real name, or Guiguzi had hidden himself too well before this.

Regardless of the reason, there was at least one thing Kou Zhong was certain of: Master Zhao was truly and genuinely teaching him and Ziling. This point could not be faked.

Of course, sometimes he would also be very curious: why did such a brilliant and talented person like Master choose only him and Ziling?

One had to know that he and Ziling were just two rascals, both born as the lowest-class commoners, and previously had absolutely no foundation.

With the powerful strength Master displayed, if he really wanted to assist someone in contending for the world, he could have chosen a much better candidate.

For example, Li Shimin, supported by the Li Tang, was actually a good candidate.

Although Kou Zhong did not like Li Shimin, he had to admit that in the matter of contending for the world, the Li Tang possessed an innate advantage. First, they were a noble family themselves with powerful forces. After Yang Guang's incident, they quickly occupied Chang'an and supported the puppet of the imperial family to ascend the throne, occupying the hearts of the people. Now, a year had passed, and after the hearts of the people stabilized, even if Li Yuan forced the young emperor to abdicate, the foundation of the Li Tang was already set.

Besides this, there were many other powerful forces in the world. They were the leaders among the many rebel armies and were now called the eighteen rebel kings: Li Mi of Jinyong City called himself Duke of Wei; Wang Bo of Jining called himself Lang of Knowing the World; Tang Bi of Jinan called himself King of Jinan; Liu Wuzhou of Shanhou called himself King of Dingyang; Li Zitong of Hebei called himself King of Fengming; Zhu Can of Bozhou called himself King of Nanyang; Gao Tansheng of Xiangzhou called himself King of Baiyu; Meng Haigong of Caozhou called himself King of Songyi; Xiao Xian of Jiangling called himself King of Liang; Li Gui of Liangzhou called himself King of Daliang; Zhang Jincheng of Mingzhou called himself King of Qi; Xu Yuanlang of Yanzhou called himself King of Lu; Shen Faxing of Huzhou called himself King of Shangliang; Gao Shida of Chuzhou called himself King of Jizhou; Lei Dapeng of Huguang called himself King of Chu; Wang Shichong of Henan called himself King of Luoyang; Dou Jiande of Xiazhou called himself King of Xiaming; and the King of the Shatuo Luo Hulu called himself King of the Turks.

Besides this, there were also the sayings of the seventy-two paths of smoke and dust and the sixty-four paths of smoke and dust.

The reason there were two versions was simply because there were too many rebel armies, and their strengths varied. Among the many smoke and dust, Kou Zhong's foster father Du Fuwei and others were the leaders.

But whether they were rebel kings or smoke and dust, the forces they possessed were all stronger than Kou Zhong's.

As a result, Master chose him, which inevitably made Kou Zhong extremely curious.

"I asked you to come today because I have good news to tell you!"

Guiguzi looked at the cheeky Kou Zhong, thought of the message conveyed to him through secret means, and said indifferently.

"What good news?" Kou Zhong asked.

"If nothing goes wrong, it won't be long before you gain another group of helpers. With their help, it is not impossible for you to unify the world."

Kou Zhong was shocked upon hearing Guiguzi's words.

Although he had previously praised that having Master's help was equivalent to gaining a million troops, and if it weren't for Master's strategy, he could not have occupied Bashu so easily and achieved such a great cause.

But that was only Master alone.

If he could gain more helpers to assist him, Kou Zhong would naturally be happy to see it.

Coming back to his senses, Kou Zhong couldn't help but ask Guiguzi: "Master, I wonder what the background of the group of helpers you mentioned is?"

Guiguzi had no intention of hiding it and spoke eloquently: "In today's world, the three teachings of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism are supreme. Outside of the three teachings, there is another faction called the Demonic Sect. The so-called Demonic Sect was a faction formed by many schools of the Hundred Schools of Thought huddling together for warmth after Emperor Wu of Han established Confucianism as the sole orthodoxy and dismissed all other schools."

"One of your helpers is the Demonic Sect!"

Kou Zhong was no stranger to the Demonic Sect. He had dealt with them quite a bit, and Xu Ziling had even fought with many members of the Demonic Sect. In all fairness, Kou Zhong did not have a good impression of the Demonic Sect. Of course, he didn't have a good impression of the righteous sects either—who told the Cihang Jingzhai to look down on him and choose to support Li Shimin?

At this moment, hearing Guiguzi say that his helpers were the Demonic Sect, Kou Zhong could not help but be shocked.

He had long had guesses about Guiguzi's origins. This time, new conjectures arose, and he immediately looked at Guiguzi and asked in a deep voice: "Master, what exactly is your background? Are you a member of the Demonic Sect?"

Guiguzi shook his head and said: "Although the Demonic Sect is a faction formed by some schools of the Hundred Schools of Thought huddling together for warmth, I am not of the Demonic Sect. You can consider me a member of the School of Vertical and Horizontal Alliance."

The Guigu School was naturally not as simple as just the School of Vertical and Horizontal Alliance; it also included a lot of knowledge from the Military School and the Daoist School, but the most famous was still the School of Vertical and Horizontal Alliance.

Kou Zhong had also heard of the School of Vertical and Horizontal Alliance, and he didn't expect that Master would have such a background.

He was curious again: "Since Master is not a member of the Demonic Sect, why do you say the Demonic Sect will help me?"

The Demonic Sect stood alongside the righteous path and had considerable strength. The Cihang Jingzhai supported Li Shimin. If he could gain the help of the Demonic Sect, it could be considered a powerful boost, but Kou Zhong was afraid that the Demonic Sect had other intentions—calling it helping him, but actually wanting him to be their puppet.