Chapter 39: Great Worthy Teacher Zhang Jiao

If they were to clash with the Eastern Han imperial court, there is no telling how many commoners would die, caught in the crossfire of the war and perishing in this chaos.

Of course, Zhang Jiao also knew that for the ultimate goal, these sacrifices were necessary.

Zhang Jiao knew this was a difficult path, but there are things in this world that must be done.

What Zhang Jiao worried about now was that the Taiping Sect was not sufficiently prepared.

The followers of the Taiping Sect were mostly refugees who could no longer survive; these refugees were starving, freezing, and gaunt.

How could they be a match for the wolf-like and tiger-like armies of the Eastern Han?

Therefore, he still needed time to improve the combat effectiveness of the Taiping Sect followers.

Upon hearing the words of Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, Zhang Jiao became even more anxious, and he asked, "Exposed? Who leaked the news?"

Although Zhang Jiao had already prepared to rise up, he felt he still needed some time to prepare.

But how had the news of the Taiping Sect's uprising leaked out now?

If a matter is not kept secret, one will lose one's life.

This caused a layer of gloom to inevitably shroud Zhang Jiao's heart.

Zhang Bao cursed, "Who else could it be? It was those local powerful clans who found out the news from somewhere, and thus leaked the word."

When Zhang Jiao was founding the Taiping Sect, for a long time, he was welcomed by the local powerful clans.

It could be said that before Zhang Jiao started the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he was a guest of honor for the local powerful clans.

Consequently, some landlords and powerful clans also joined the Taiping Sect.

The plans for the Taiping Sect's uprising were naturally kept from these people, but since they had joined the Taiping Sect, they had their own sources of information.

It was actually very easy to understand how they could detect the movements of the Yellow Turban Army.

Zhang Jiao sighed and said, "This is my fault; I should never have allowed these local powerful clans to join the Taiping Sect in the first place."

It is impossible for a person to betray their own class.

When Zhang Jiao first founded the Taiping Sect, the influence was immense, and he was naturally a guest of honor for those local powerful clans.

But now that Zhang Jiao was leading the Taiping Sect in preparation for an uprising, he naturally became a thorn in the side of the local powerful clans.

This world of the Eastern Han is the world of the imperial clan, and even more so, the world of the noble families and powerful clans.

Therefore, at this moment, they naturally stood on the opposite side of the Taiping Sect.

Zhang Bao looked at Zhang Jiao and asked, "Big Brother, things have come to this, what should we do? Should we start the uprising early?"

Zhang Jiao frowned tightly and said, "Let me think about it some more; you two may withdraw for now."

Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang also knew that this matter was not easy to decide; after all, this was no small affair.

Zhang Liang advised, "Big Brother, for such a major matter, one must be decisive and not be irresolute."

After Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang left, Zhang Jiao fell into a dilemma.

Zhang Jiao certainly knew that when it came to an uprising, one must be decisive.

However, he was even more aware that the Taiping Sect followers were truly at a great disadvantage when facing the armies of the Eastern Han imperial court.

Just as Zhang Jiao was pondering what to do now, he received an invitation to the Heavens Chat Group.

"Heavens Chat Group, what is this thing?"

Zhang Jiao could not help but feel a sense of vigilance and said, "Could it be some evil method?"

At such a sensitive time, was there someone who had detected his plans and was trying to plot against him?

Zhang Jiao was not overly panicked; he observed the Heavens Chat Group.

Seeing the messages in the group, he began to read the group announcement.

After reading the group announcement, Zhang Jiao had a concept of this Heavens Chat Group.

"Heavens and Myriad Worlds? Connecting to other worlds?"

Zhang Jiao muttered to himself, his heart filled with a sense of admiration.

Within Daoism, there were also speculations about the Three Thousand Worlds, so Zhang Jiao was only slightly surprised by this world.

The existence of the Heavens Chat Group merely proved that this rumor of Taoism was correct.

Zhang Jiao saw the few group members who had spoken; he did not recognize the Administrator or Xiaolongnü.

But the Great Qin Ancestral Dragon Ying Zheng—wasn't this Qin Shi Huang?

Seeing the existence of Qin Shi Huang, Zhang Jiao thought of many things in an instant.

If this really was that Emperor Qin Shi Huang who swept across the Six Directions, then could he ask for his advice?

What should he do in his current predicament?

Of course, he could also seek some help from other group members.

In Zhang Jiao's era, the reputation of the First Emperor was not very good.

After all, it was the Han that overthrew the rule of the Qin Dynasty, leading to the Great Han Empire.

However, no matter how much they smeared Qin Shi Huang, no one could deny the grand talent and bold vision of Qin Shi Huang in sweeping across the Six Directions and unifying the Nine Provinces.

Zhang Jiao observed the Heavens Chat Group for a while, and then, without hesitation, began to speak.

Great Worthy Teacher Zhang Jiao: "I am Zhang Jiao, greetings to you all."

Great Worthy Teacher Zhang Jiao: "Heavens Chat Group? A chat group connecting the Heavens and Myriad Worlds; are we conversing from different worlds?"

Diligent Administrator: "We are indeed not in the same world; we are conversing while situated in different worlds."

Su Xiaoxiao did not hesitate and answered directly for Zhang Jiao.

Great Worthy Teacher Zhang Jiao—this was another relatively familiar figure.

Great Worthy Teacher Zhang Jiao: "So that is how it is; I understand! Thank you, Administrator."

Great Worthy Teacher Zhang Jiao: "I wonder what kind of existence established this Heavens Chat Group? To be able to connect different worlds together!"

Zhang Jiao sighed; only now did he know the vastness of this universe, the vastness of these heavens.

Huashan Shanshen Yue Buqun: "I do not know who established the Heavens Chat Group, but the current master of the Heavens Chat Group is the group leader, the Lord of the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Emperor."

Yue Buqun never lets a single opportunity to flatter pass by.

Furthermore, he is thinking about whether he can help His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor recruit this newly joined group member into the Heavenly Court.

Perhaps when the time comes, His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor will even bestow a reward.

Great Worthy Teacher Zhang Jiao: "The Lord of the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Emperor! To be able to connect countless Worlds, truly a supreme existence."

Huashan Shanshen Yue Buqun: "That is of course, the magnificence of the Heavenly Emperor, the greatness of the Heavenly Emperor, is something we absolutely cannot fathom."

Yue Buqun comes from the Huashan Sect, and this Huashan actually also belongs to the lineage of Daoism.

And Zhang Jiao is likewise of Taoism; it is precisely because of this that Yue Buqun has a natural sense of goodwill toward Zhang Jiao and wants to offer some guidance.

Great Worthy Teacher Zhang Jiao: "In this World of mine, there is also a First Emperor, and there is also a Huashan."

Great Worthy Teacher Zhang Jiao: "A Mountain God, my World does not have one; are you actually a deity?"

A deity, even a Mountain God, is to Zhang Jiao an existence that is high above and unreachable.

Consequently, in the face of Yue Buqun, this Huashan Shanshen, there is an added sense of reverence in Zhang Jiao's words.

Seeing this attitude from Zhang Jiao, Yue Buqun only feels a wave of satisfaction.

Manifesting one's holiness in front of others is nothing more than this.

If showing off has no one to watch, then it would be completely meaningless.

Diligently Working Su Xiaoxiao: "Daoist Zhang Jiao, your World might have a similar developmental trajectory to other Worlds, but we are situated in different Worlds."

(End of this chapter)