Chapter 143

Early the next morning.

The first ray of dawn shone on the window lattice.

Li Rui climbed out of the secret passage.

That's right, he hid in the secret passage all night last night.

The blood-colored smoke lasted for about a quarter of an hour, and then dissipated. Out of safety considerations, he waited until the sky was bright before coming out.

"Who exactly is it?"

Li Rui frowned tightly.

Is it an existence that even Jiang Linxian and Cao Wei cannot afford to provoke?

Or is it aimed specifically at him?

He fell into deep thought.

Then he sighed lightly, pushed the door open, and walked out.

"Old Li, you finally came out."

Seeing Li Rui walk out of the room, Yang Yong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Rui usually gets up early to practice boxing.

But today he was suddenly contrary to his usual behavior.

After he and Wang Zhao got up and found Li Rui didn't go out, they were very worried.

Li Rui said as if nothing happened: "When a person gets old, their sleep is light. The sparrows last night chirped all night, which was very annoying, so I slept in for a while."

Yang Yong and Wang Zhao looked at each other:

"Sparrows?"

How did they remember that it was very quiet last night, where was there any sound of sparrows.

Yang Yong was speechless: "Old Li, are you confused from sleep? There was clearly no sound at all last night."

"Maybe I was dreaming."

Li Rui said faintly.

His brows frowned slightly.

Clearly, Yang Yong and Wang Zhao had no perception of the danger last night.

"So... what exactly happened?"

On the other end.

In an empty residence in the new city of Qinghe that couldn't be more ordinary.

Ever since this residence was built, it was bought by a merchant from another place, but strangely, it had always been vacant and no one lived there.

The neighbors around were also long used to it.

In a room of the empty residence.

"As expected of the Sword Immortal of Jiangdong, he really has some ability."

Qi Cheng sneered while taking off his black robe.

That's right, this house was the work of County Magistrate Zhuang Renhe.

He, a person from the Ghost Gui Ming Jiao, had always stayed in the government office, and he might be discovered at any time.

So Zhuang Renhe borrowed the name of a merchant from another place to set up this residence.

Specially for Qi Cheng to live in.

"Have to go again."

Last night, he sneaked into the Anning Guard; his aura had been suppressed to the extreme, but he was still almost discovered by Jiang Linxian.

If he hadn't used a secret technique, he might have been left in the Anning Guard.

"Dare to take things from my Ghost Gui Ming Jiao!"

Killing intent erupted in Qi Cheng's eyes.

It means your life is the responsibility of the imperial court; if you die, it is a matter that shocks the court and the public, and it must be thoroughly investigated.

Wait slowly, he had plenty of patience.

For more than a year.

He had been secretly looking for the person who killed the Ghost Demon Zhang Hao.

That person was also very likely the real culprit who took the Immortal Treasure.

Having avenged his grudge and completed the Ghost Gui Ming Jiao's task, Qi Cheng naturally wouldn't give up easily.

"Endure!"

Qi Cheng was not a fool.

He certainly couldn't charge into the Anning Guard to kill people openly.

"I don't believe Jiang Linxian and Cao Wei won't go out!"

"Senior?"

Han Qin was originally practicing martial arts in his own courtyard when Li Rui came to his door.

He was an eighth-rank martial artist.

He did not hold an actual position in the Anning Guard; most of the young disciples of the Huaqing Sect were like this. For them, coming to the Anning Guard was more for training. Only those deacons who had no hope of promotion would pursue fame in the Anning Guard.

Although there was no position, they were all assigned separate residences.

Li Rui: "Little Brother Han, do you have time?"

Han Qin nodded without even thinking: "Yes, yes."

Not only did he have time, but he now had a lot of time being wasted.

Martial artists couldn't practice martial arts for twelve hours a day; that would only cripple people.

Generally speaking, three or four hours were already enough.

But what about the other time?

Before, it was all used to go out to perform tasks and obtain more resources; now... boring.

Even if Li Rui didn't come to find him, he would go to find Li Rui.

It was really too idle.

Li Rui: "I also have to trouble Little Brother Han to gather the others. I received a task, telling us to go out on patrol."

"Good!"

Han Qin's eyes lit up.

As long as they went on a task, they could earn military merit and exchange for resources in the Anning Guard.

He was not one of those other rich second generations; if he didn't work, he would really have to sit and eat until the resources were exhausted.

Only half an hour.

Han Qin brought three men and two women in front of Li Rui.

Meeting again.

Compared to when they first met, they were obviously much better. Although they couldn't be called respectful to Li Rui, at least they weren't repulsed.

Li Rui wore a faint smile: "Everyone, I received an order from the general, telling us to patrol in Qinghe City. Let's set off immediately."

He didn't say much.

He turned and walked out of the military camp.

At first, only Han Qin and Jiang Yan followed.

The remaining four Huaqing Sect disciples looked at each other and finally followed silently.

Li Rui walked at the front, his mouth curling up slightly.

First step of domestication.

Achieved!

As for the general's order...

Cao Wei did indeed issue an order for the patrol officers to patrol Qinghe City and the major sects within their jurisdiction, but that was a month ago. Li Rui said it now, of course, it wasn't really that dedicated.

It was just an excuse to get close to Jiang Yan.

He looked at the smoke in his consciousness.

"Sure enough!"

The color of the smoke changed from red to nearly pure white.

Good news: The master who sneaked into the Anning Guard that night was not Jiang Linxian's opponent.

Bad news: It was highly likely aimed at Li Rui.

Li Rui pondered in his heart.

"Is it someone from the Bright Light Sect?"

Recently, he had offended them, and it seemed that only the Bright Light Sect had the ability to break into the Anning Guard.

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But the Bright Light Sect wasn't crazy; how could they do something like breaking into the military camp at night?

"Forget it."

Li Rui glanced at Jiang Yan, who was walking on the side of the team, without changing his expression.

"Create more opportunities to spend time together."

Going directly to Jiang Linxian to seek protection was, of course, not feasible, so he would take a roundabout way to save the country; staying by Jiang Yan's side was equally safe.

Li Rui carried his hands behind his back.

He led the crowd all the way from the east city to the west city, and then from the south city to the north city.

Resting here, drinking tea there.

With the physical strength of a few people, this kind of work was certainly not tiring, but... it was a waste of time!

Huaqing Sect male disciple Qin Hua was the first to be unable to endure it:

"Lord Li, what is the meaning of this? Are you playing with us?"

The other three also nodded one after another.

Wandering around the city all day, what does this have to do with monitoring the jianghu?

Han Qin frowned slightly.

He didn't expect that his junior brothers and sisters had such bad tempers and couldn't hold back so quickly.

Just wanted to persuade, but hesitated again.

Actually, he didn't understand Li Rui's intention in doing this.

Li Rui smiled faintly, walking while saying: "You can't even endure this much."

Qin Hua snorted coldly: "We are here to bring stability to the jianghu, not to accompany you old man to pass the time."

"Bring stability to the jianghu?"

Li Rui stopped his steps and turned to look at Qin Hua and the others:

"Then I have to ask, what have you seen today."

Qin Hua was stunned by Li Rui's question, then said: "Aren't we just strolling in the city? What else can we see?"

Li Rui shook his head.

With the appearance of a child who cannot be taught:

"Elder Jiang letting you come to me is indeed reasonable."

"Sit, this old man will talk to you about it."

Li Rui found a large stone on the side of the road and sat down.

Although Qin Hua and the others were puzzled, they still gathered around; although there were many stones around, they all chose to stand.

Li Rui didn't persuade them.

Just continued to say: "Today, I led you to walk through the stations of three sects, seven gates, and eleven families in Qinghe. As night scouts who collect intelligence, you actually didn't even discover this most basic intelligence."

"Do you expect the intelligence to be delivered to your door?"

"Or do you really think we are here to go shopping?"

Anyone who has been a spy knows that collecting intelligence is far from as mysterious as in storybooks; it's all about making a fuss in ordinary things.

Sneaking into the enemy's interior alone, opening the treasury.

Those are all to deceive children.

Being said so by Li Rui, Qin Hua and the others were flushed, but they couldn't refute a bit.

Because they only focused on walking and didn't observe these clues carefully.

Han Qin and Jiang Yan's eyes lit up.

Li Rui said again: "The guards in front of the Bright Light Sect changed from ten to twenty; there should be important people coming, or other important matters, which need more attention."

"Nearly thirty people entered and left the Zhao family within an hour, most of whom were servants; they might be entertaining someone."

"The Nine-One Gate is hung with red; Vice-Gate Master Xie took another concubine, who should be surnamed Gao."

"..."

Li Rui talked eloquently.

Making the few people from the Huaqing Sect dazed.

Especially Qin Hua, who followed Li Rui all the way, only feeling irritable in his heart; he never expected that on a seemingly ordinary journey, Li Rui actually observed so many subtle pieces of information and could remember them one by one.

Incredible!

Qin Hua's momentum weakened visibly.

"But... but what is the use of these old sesame and rotten grain matters!"

Li Rui still had an expression of being unperturbed by everything:

"The Gate Master of the Nine-One Gate was originally a giant of the underworld; the Nine-One Gate has always been unclean in Qinghe. We can win over the Gao family, and then obtain intelligence through the Gao family."

"Pillow talk is the most useful."

Han Qin gasped.

Don't look at Li Rui speaking lightly, but this not only requires a meticulous mind but also an understanding of the situation of every sect.

To reach Li Rui's level, one must put in a lot of effort in secret.

If you don't believe it, try reciting the names of eight hundred people in one breath.

Certainly, not many people can do it.

But Li Rui can remember the situation of all sects within the jurisdiction of the Anning Guard, and it's not just scratching the surface.

"Junior has been taught!"

Han Qin bowed deeply to Li Rui.

Li Rui helped Han Qin up and smiled at the others: "It's all old experience. If you want to listen, listen; if you don't want to listen, it doesn't matter."

Ever since revealing this hand.

Qin Hua and the others immediately became honest.

Besides this, the number of times Jiang Yan secretly looked at him also increased exponentially.

"It's a pity the task is already completed."

Li Rui saw all this in his eyes.

He could do all this, actually because he often read miscellaneous books, had good comprehension, and strong memory, so he knew many strange knowledge points that others wouldn't notice.

It's mostly like an engineering student in a previous life liking to chat with a liberal arts student about quantum mechanics.

Having an information gap.

Isn't it just dimensionality reduction strikes.

(End of chapter)