Through the tiny gap between the window lattice and the dim moonlight, Qiu Zhenzhen saw that the entire street was empty at this time, with no pedestrians at all, and only a lantern in front of the shop swaying in the breeze.
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squeak
The window lattice was suddenly blown open two inches, making a creepy sound. Qiu Zhenzhen took a deep breath, and then turned around, only to find that someone was already sitting on the empty chair.
"Your Excellency, you are very capable." Qiu Zhenzhen moved his body slightly, keeping his back away from the window and leaning against the solid and somewhat cold wall. His suddenly accelerated heartbeat soon calmed down.
"Are you from the Asayama Sect?"
The black figure flicked his hand and lit up the candle nearby. The light spread quickly and reflected on his slightly pale face. Only then did Qiu Zhenzhen see the face of the visitor. He was an old monk, thin and tall.
His shoulders were sunk deep in the chair, his eyebrows were light, his gray beard, and his hawk-like eyes were always watching Qiu Zhenzhen's every move.
"You're very nervous." Qiu Zhenzhen didn't care at all when his identity was exposed. He judged the other party with a smile on his face. He gave the Zhong family two gifts in succession and engraved the code words on them. Wasn't this the day he was waiting for?
It's just that the way the two parties meet is a bit special.
"What do you want to do?" Seeing that he didn't get a useful answer, the man directly asked Qiu Zhenzhen's purpose.
"Cooperate and establish a smooth channel. I think your master also needs this." Even if the other party did not disclose his family name, Qiu Zhenzhen guessed that the other party was from the Zhong family. Of course, there was a small probability that the information would be leaked.
Those who came like that were the people from the Leng family of the city lord's mansion.
"How can I trust you?" The man moved his body, and the meticulous Qiu Zhenzhen observed that his heels no longer trembled slightly, which showed that he had initially gotten rid of his nervousness. Although this man was good at skills, it seemed that
I don't have much experience in handling such confidential work.
"time."
"It's ridiculous." The man spat out a few words contemptuously, "This is not enough to gain trust. My master will take a lot of risks."
"But it is you who need more help." Qiu Zhenzhen caught the opponent's weakness early on. Just like a fish bites the hook because it is hungry, as long as she has enough patience, she believes that the Zhong family will not
Give up all opportunities to rise, unless the fish has changed its temper. "Another way of saying it is to be attacked from both sides is to be attacked from both sides." Qiu Zhenzhen, who has deepened his understanding of the Jincheng sect in recent days, tried to wake up the opponent.
"Humph." The man said noncommittally, "What do you want?"
"Help me find out if the owner of Xiangtanju is a person named Wan Qing. This is very important to my master. But when you get the news, don't touch her. Just tell me."
"What's the benefit of doing it?"
"I'll send you a message. Of course, if you believe me, you can proceed simultaneously with this investigation."
"Well, give this letter to your master. As a reciprocal exchange, we will help you investigate the affairs of Xiangtanju. Tomorrow, you can go to the place we agreed on as usual. All information exchanges will be at
Proceed there.”
"Deal." Qiu Zhenzhen pursed his lips and caught the letter thrown by the other party. However, he saw that the letter was sealed with red lacquer and was inconvenient to open at this time. When he raised his head, the old man had disappeared.
Not a bad skill.
Qiu Zhenzhen sighed inwardly, put away the letter, and a small group of vines hidden under her feet disappeared. She had never expected that the Zhong family would contact her in advance, which shows that they still attach great importance to this straw of hers.
With no sleep at all, she carefully cut the letter with a knife and unfolded it. Only one line of small words was left on it:
"We want to do business with Yufeng Sect."
He is quite courageous. Qiu Zhenzhen, who has been working here for many days, knows that all the goods from the Yufeng Sect in the Jincheng Sect are mostly from the remaining inventory in the past, as well as a small amount of transit from Beimu County and Donghu County.
There are other ways, because the war in the North has not yet recovered, and the Zhong family has a lot of appetite to get this business.
Moreover, neither the old man just now nor this letter exposed anything about the Zhong family. They were so cautious. She couldn't help but secretly sighed in her heart. Compared to her own recklessness, they were already extremely careful. I guess tomorrow
The meeting is just a routine contact and does not leave any room for third parties to manipulate.
"I've read it first, Si."
Qiu Zhenzhen wrote a few words at the back. This letter has been checked. When it is submitted to Jiang Feng, it will inevitably be questioned. Qiu Zhenzhen can only prove the authenticity of this letter by leaving her own traces. She originally
I want to leave the word "True", but "Si" must be able to hide his identity better and be understood by Jiang Feng.
At the same time, she picked out a book from the bookshelf, and hurriedly wrote a note according to the text on it. These code words will be sent to the people in the Spiegel Department who will contact her specially, and will be translated into normal intelligence for submission.
into the hands of the leader Jiang Feng.
Doing intelligence work is really troublesome, this damn boss! But thinking that the 20,000 tributes might soon be included in the bag, her mood immediately became joyful.
…………
Li Zong, Zhenwu City, Fang Mansion.
Jiang Feng and Fang Jinlu came out of the inner courtyard together, which immediately attracted the extra attention of many people in the venue. However, after Fang Jinlu fully demonstrated his ability to make jokes, all these doubts disappeared.
Jiang Feng found an opportunity, took back Jiang Chengzi, and participated in the second half of the treasure appraisal activity. The Screaming Talisman from Cai Qiuzhen really opened the eyes of many people present. Even An Sinian, who introduced Jiang Feng to the banquet, also
My face felt bright, and my drinking and chatting became much louder.
"You're doing well, I underestimated you." Fang Jinlu chatted with many guests for a while, and finally walked up to Jiang Feng and whispered, "If I'm not mistaken, your magical weapon comes from the "Ningfeng".
It should be Cai Qiuzhen, is it convenient for you to introduce me to him?"
"what you up to?"
Fang Jinlu's request was not simple. If his character was good, Jiang Feng wouldn't have to be wary of him. The problem was that his character was not good.
"Don't be so nervous!" Fang Jinlu smiled and boasted, "As a formation genius, it is also very lonely when you can't find the right person to learn from and refer to."
"I will consider it after you finish two things for me."
"Then you should mention it. I promised you, and I will do it naturally."
"I haven't thought about it yet. The most important thing is that I don't know what level your skills have reached." Regarding this request, it was indeed Jiang Feng who made it on a whim a moment ago.
There was no urgent appeal, but the life of Fang Jinlu, a sinner, was spared for no reason, and I couldn't get over it.
"Let's put it this way, if you help me find a refiner to match it, I can easily copy your amulet."
"if?"
"Yes, a weapon refiner is necessary. The Fang family is a family of formations. Although they also know how to refine weapons, they are not from a family that specializes in the art. This is normal."
"Oh?" Jiang Feng looked at him deliberately and jokingly, and thought to himself, just fool me. Shangguan Boliang comes from a family of weapon refiners, isn't he helping me build a small spiritual vein? If you are not good at it, just say that you are not good at it. Who was there just now?
At a time when life and death are at stake, how can you talk so brazenly and "learn by analogy" that you can easily see through the deadly energy in your hands?
"Don't underestimate me!"
Fang Jinlu snorted. Jiang Feng's disdainful look gave him a big blow. However, he was obviously a person who didn't care about the other person's face. He quickly sneaked into another table and mingled with several Talisman Masters. Although this person despised these in his heart
Although he was a monk from a small family, he still gave his opponent enough face in the scene. Jiang Feng, who was observing carefully, soon discovered that Fang Jinlu was much stronger than his uncle Fang Qingtan in this regard.
This guy is also considered a distinguished person, but it's a pity that he is crooked.
But just now he thought of Shangguan Boliang, Jiang Feng suddenly recalled the secret formations in Shangguan Ba Shuang and Dongbo City. If Fang Jinlu was given a chance to study, could he imitate a formation, and then he could see the other party's secrets from a distance?
, I’m afraid it goes one step further.
No, this idea may not work. Jiang Feng immediately hesitated. The most important problem may be that Fang Jinlu's level is still far behind Shangguan Bashuang. However, this kind of activity walking on the edge of darkness may only be possible.
Only monks like Fang Jinlu are willing to participate. If they find a formation master who has a strong sense of justice, he may not have the courage to report him directly to Li Zong.
The banquet lasted for a long time, and the host and guest enjoyed themselves to the fullest.
Jiang Feng did not take Ansnian's corner carriage, but found a nearby inn to rest alone. At dawn the next day, he took the car to the border, directly braved the headwind and rushed to Zongzhanchuan Town in Qianshan.
He made an appointment with Lei Youqi to meet in Zhanchuan Town. Of course, if the other party came in the future, he would have to find a way to visit the tomb of the half-demon Song Weiduo alone.
The journey was going smoothly. When we arrived at Zhanchuan Town, it was in the afternoon. Jiang Feng easily found the new store opened by Zheng Keyi. Zhanchuan Town was different from Dayi County in that there were not so many wealthy Dingkou.
There is no market here for such an untimely business as a store.
A small shop selling medicinal herbs, but it has its own characteristics. It mainly buys medicinal herbs for refining painkillers. There is also business in this way, but it will not be too busy. Zheng Keyi hired two local teenagers to redevelop this "intelligence collection point"
It was built.
"Keyi, thank you for your hard work!"
"Master, this is what I should do." After a few gentle words, Zheng Keyi offered Huangya Lingcao tea, a specialty here to relieve fatigue, and said in a soft voice, "There are few people here, and there are only certain people."
Merchants only pass by during the season, and there is not much information to collect. However, I learned from the people who went hunting in the swamp that since the Jincheng Sect occupied the Poison Spring Swamp, the management in the north is not strict and does not restrict our clan.
The secular world has entered, but Yuntai City seems to be deserted recently."
"Abandoned?"
Yuntai City is considered the seat of the Black Water Sect. Jiang Feng has been there before. As a rare large platform in the swamp, Yuntai City's location is not bad. Of course, there is also a lack of spiritual land nearby.
"Sun Baotai, the head of the Sun family, was enshrined in Yuntai City by the Jincheng Sect. However, he did not seem to have any plans to cultivate further here. Instead, he went all the way south and rebuilt the city at the northern foot of the mountain at the border with Wei State. However, he did not have a name yet.
.”
Aim high?
Jiang Feng couldn't help but make such a judgment. Is it Sun Baotai's own intention or Su Liqing's intention to develop to the south? Or both? It will take a lot of effort and spirit to drain the Poison Spring Swamp into fertile land.
However, as it develops to the south and crosses the mountains, it is a flat plain with more than one second-level spiritual land.
At this time when Wei was in chaos and the overall situation was uncertain, did he want to take the opportunity to go south to invade a sacred land? Or did Su Liqing want to take advantage of the chaos and fight all the way to the seaside to gain the convenience of a trading port?
The ambition is not small, but this poisonous spring swamp has blocked the Qianshan Sect from going south, which is embarrassing. No matter whether they can capture Wei's territory, they will be controlled by the other party if they are blocked in the north, and
, Reminiscent of Fang Jinlu’s explanation, the Jincheng Sect, or the newly promoted prefecture-level monk Sun Baotai, played a very disgraceful role in the construction of his sect’s formation, then...
Shouldn't they be so happy?
Jiang Feng thought for a moment and counted several possible names one by one in his mind. He gradually began to think about it. Maybe he could take advantage of the chaos to take a chance and try one or two. If he won, the hometown of Black Water Gate might be in his pocket. If he lost,
If so, will the Asayama Sect lose its immunity from fighting...
Just thinking about it, I spent a sleepless night in Zhanchuan Town.
The next day, he was ordered to go to Jiang Chengzi in Donghu County and brought back his second apprentice Jiang Yunqi. Jiang Feng gave the second-level mid-level Yanlong Feather Spear to his apprentice. Jiang Yunqi was very happy, but compared to the last time they met, Jiang Yunqi was more mature.
He has grown a lot, his muscles are strong, his complexion is dark, and his arrogance has disappeared. It can be seen that on weekdays, he neither helps out at the garrison nor neglects his training, and even his mood is calmer.
"Star-Breaking Spear Technique" is a close combat skill that must be practiced frequently before it can be mastered. Jiang Feng also learned a little bit about his disciple Jiang Yunqi's fate from the few words reported by Zhou Xing, the guard of Donghu County, and felt relieved.
In other words, revenge is necessary, but don’t be blinded by hatred and ruin your Taoist heart.
After waiting like this for another half day, as the sun set, Lei Youqi of the "Wuyi" team arrived.
"Brother, why don't you just fly over? It's much faster." Jiang Feng couldn't understand why Lei Youqi came in a corner carriage.
"Of course it's to give you face. How can you fly around other sects when you're not in the middle of the prefecture level?" Lei Youqi smiled, his warm demeanor making people feel warm, and then he said seriously, "And you can also take the opportunity to do so.
Take a look at Qianshan Sect, what is your sect like?"
"how?"
"Within ten years, if this good trend is maintained, I think the other three of us can look to you for retirement." Lei Youqi said frankly, "But there can be no war, otherwise, everything will be in vain. Don't
Blame me for being alarmist. I used to spend my time at Beijianmen to form elixirs with Hua Lingshi. On my way back, I found that casual cultivators are very popular in every sect. This is very abnormal."
"Someone is recruiting big brother?"
"More than just one family? I originally thought that this matter had a lot to do with my promotion to the Earth level, but after asking around, I found out that even those at the Xuan level and the Spirit level, including those who were born in the human race, as well as those who had sinned in the past, will not be blamed. All parties have agreed.
We’re recruiting, isn’t this going to be a war?”
"Recruiting cannon fodder."
Jiang Feng fully agreed with this. Before the war was about to begin, each sect would spare no effort in recruiting desperate cultivators to work for them. Jiang Feng had only heard about this before and had not experienced it personally, but it was reasonable and reasonable to think about it.
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"I'm not stupid, so I ran away. I didn't even agree to Beijianmen's recruitment. I still stayed as a casual cultivator. At critical moments, I could still take advantage of the situation and rob some treasury or something. It's so uncomfortable."
"Ah!"
Jiang Feng could only smile in response to this. As for the sect's treasury, his own Qianshan Sect also has it, and there will be more and more things in it. But he doesn't know if there is chaos in all directions, what will Lei Youqi, the eldest brother, do?
He would not take advantage of the chaos to rob the Qianshan Sect, but the two of them were currently working well together and were not worried about facing such an embarrassing choice. He believed that with Lei Youqi's character, he would not attack the Qianshan Sect.
"The reason why I called Big Brother here this time is about Song Weiduo's tomb." Changing the subject, Jiang Feng decided to go straight to the topic, "There may be some assets left over there. How about you and I go together and collect them, half of each person?"
"
"Can you still find it? The current hometown of Black Water Gate is the territory of the Jincheng Sect. I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble if you go deep into it."
"If you spend some time looking for it, it won't be a big problem. I just found out that Sun Baotai, a vassal of the Jincheng faction, is working hard to build a new government office in the mountains of the northern Wei Kingdom. As long as we keep a low profile, we may not attract his attention."
"Oh? In that case..." A flash of light flashed in Lei Youqi's eyes, "I remember that there are many mechanisms in Song Weiduo's tomb. I will make some preparations for Luochuan, rest for a day, and set off tomorrow night!"