Chapter 1131

"Wait, Marquis, you seem to have wronged me!" Yu Shi Mei suddenly shouted.

"My subordinates, as well as Yan Yan's spies planted everywhere, I have already told the general guarding me many times over—I will say everything, it's Marquis you… who delayed sending people, I feel this isn't my problem."

Chen Wuji thought back a little, and it seemed indeed to be the case.

He raised his hand to gesture slightly at Chen Wushuang.

Chen Wushuang stepped forward, took the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone from Chen Wuji's desk, and placed them before Yu Shi Mei.

Yu Shi Mei rolled up her sleeves, quickly picked up the brush, and while writing said: "Marquis, those people under my jurisdiction in here, I should be able to find them all out; most of them I have leverage over in my hands, even if they know I am imprisoned, they probably cannot stir up much trouble."

"But Yan Yan's spies planted everywhere—at this time they have likely mostly withdrawn already; Yan Yan clearly knows the ability of your spies, Marquis, so he probably wouldn't dare leave them unattended. Still, I will do my utmost to search, though I cannot guarantee I will give it my all."

Chen Wuji's mouth corner twitched slightly.

Yu Shi Mei indeed seems to have changed; imprisoned this long, though her wildness remains, the thorns on her seem to have faded.

Only now she seems to have become a bit talkative—this idle chatter is truly enough.

"You write first!" Chen Wuji said.

"I am being completely honest in my writing, but some things I must first clarify." Yu Shi Mei said, "I have been living in prison for what feels like nearly a year now? This year's time is enough for them to do many, many things; how could I guarantee, based on what I previously knew, to continue giving Marquis a satisfactory answer? Marquis cannot, just because of this, find an excuse to have me executed."

Chen Wuji: ……

Probably he had been holding it in for too long.

He thought so.

For the past half year, Yu Shi Mei has always been imprisoned; though there are many people around her, those soldiers absolutely would not actively go to chat with her.

Now finally freed, talking a bit more seems understandable.

"Write it out first." Chen Wuji said.

"Yes!"

Yu Shi Mei writes very quickly, brush dancing like a snake, but not cursive; the characters are fairly neat, at least each character's writing can basically be recognized.

"Finished writing!"

Yu Shi Mei completed it in one breath, the last stroke heavy as she put the brush down, placing it on the inkstone platform.

Chen Wushuang picked it up and placed it on Chen Wuji's desk.

Yu Shi Mei wrote quite detailed information about her subordinates—what names, where they're from, their strength and realms, what they're good at, all the details, everything that should be written is written.

This time, her attitude could actually be seen with the naked eye.

Chen Wuji placed these things to one side: "These people, you go find them yourself; once found, go handle what I just said. My people will follow you, but don't hope they will help you!"

Yu Shi Mei clasped her hands: "Understood, this is the test Marquis gives me; I will certainly do my utmost to complete it."

"However, the task Marquis assigned is somewhat difficult; those several jianghu sects in Jiannan Commandery and Shangfang Commandery are not ordinary goods; can I find more people? With just these few trash under me, I worry I won't be able to manage it."

"Do as you wish!"

Chen Wuji actually felt a little surprised.

This woman no longer flies into a rage; instead, she seems quite open-minded.

Generally speaking, ordinary people just out of prison would not speak like this.

"Marquis isn't joking, right? The people I need to find are grand masters, and moreover I must do so under Marquis's banner; with my own identity, people probably won't pay me any heed now." Yu Shi Mei asked.

"Naturally not joking!"

"Then good, and furthermore…" Yu Shi Mei's expression suddenly became somewhat awkward.

"Speak!"

"I heard Taiyuan Sect seems to have two Land Immortal Realm old fogeys; if these two old fossils come out to support the scene, could I ask a few seniors to make a move? Just a simple strike, to suppress the scene—then I'll handle the rest myself!" Yu Shi Mei said quickly.

"Your conditions are too many!"

Yu Shi Mei said with a mournful face: "This condition… I also have no choice."

"I am merely a junior sect master who has just entered the sect master realm; I can at most find two grand masters to assist—this lineup, though not small, is still insufficient before Taiyuan Sect's old fossils."

"Taiyuan Sect, based on the information I previously held, has two Land Immortal Realm elders, ancestors who have lived nearly three hundred years. Plus at least four grand masters, sect masters numbering more than two hands, it is one of the strongest sects in the southwest; Jiannan and Shangfang's two commanderies rightly belong to it as their chief."

"With our meager manpower, wanting to destroy Taiyuan Sect is roughly equivalent to Wang Ce trying to kill me with one hand—the difficulty is truly too high. If Marquis cannot agree to my condition, then perhaps you should just keep me imprisoned, or simply kill me outright."

Yu Yan Chu blinked her eyes at Chen Wuji, full of affection, eyes brimming with hints.

"Agreed!" Chen Wuji said helplessly, "but if you botch this matter, don't blame me for being impolite—I want this trouble resolved neatly and beautifully, without affecting the common folk."

"Thank you, Marquis; if this task is botched, I will hang myself!" Yu Shi Mei's expression turned cold and ferocious, instantly returning to her former self.

Her aura was like a sword forged from ten-thousand-year ice, cold intent, killing intent, and feral wildness mingling together and bursting forth.

At this moment, Zhu San Ye, who had been crouched by the antique shelf, suddenly spoke: "Marquis, Taiyuan Sect indeed has two Land Immortal Realm masters; I once exchanged blows with one of them, and I couldn't win!"

"If we are to attack Taiyuan Sect, this old fool suggests it would be better to let Chen Shiyi personally lead the team. This little girl has potential, but if she faces those two old fossils, she probably couldn't even withstand a single finger of theirs."

When Yu Shi Mei spoke, Chen Wuji still had a hint of doubt, but hearing this from Zhu San Ye's mouth, it was undoubtedly a settled fact.

"Land Immortals were rarely heard of before—is it because we don't understand enough?" Chen Wuji asked.

"Yes!" Zhu San Ye said.

"Grand masters and Land Immortal Realm masters mostly do not concern themselves with the secular world, hiding in blessed lands to comprehend higher paths, rarely appearing before mortals. Those who idle about and love to show off in public are mostly of ordinary strength."

"Within the sect, these people are each sect's true foundation, and also their long-standing reliance for resisting the court and negotiating terms with it. They generally do not act, but when the sect faces life-or-death crisis, these people will certainly step forward."

Chen Wuji remained silent for a long while.

Damn it, how did this good situation turn out like cultivation practice all of a sudden!

On this journey of his, his worldview has constantly been reshaped.

Now even if someone told him there truly are divine immortals in this world, he would at most be slightly surprised.