Novelink #126 - He is undercover
#126 - He is undercover
Liang Jin had already instructed his main body to use the [Thousand Mile Tracking] ability to check the information of the two people before him.
[Target: Shao Hongbo]
[Location: Emerald Wind Forest]
[Strength: Martial Artist Fifth Rank]
[Martial Arts: 《Crimson Fire Sword》 (Ninth Level), 《Three Talents Sword》 (Fifth Level), 《Four Stars Step》 (Sixth Level), 《Rolling Cloud Hand》 (Fourth Level)]
Liang Jin was somewhat surprised to see this.
So, a Fifth Rank Martial Artist was already qualified to be the leader of a sect.
It's just…
Seeing how old and frail he was, it was doubtful whether he could still display the strength of a Fifth Rank.
This was truly questionable.
Subsequently, Liang Jin's main body checked the information of Madam Shao, Jiang Lengxue.
[Target: Jiang Lengxue]
[Location: Emerald Wind Forest]
[Strength: Martial Artist Fifth Rank]
[Martial Arts: 《Crimson Fire Sword》 (Seventh Level), 《Three Talents Sword》 (Fourth Level), 《Four Stars Step》 (Fourth Level), 《Rolling Cloud Hand》 (Second Level)]
After reading this, Liang Jin was greatly surprised.
Jiang Lengxue's martial arts were also Fifth Rank.
The martial arts she and Shao Hongbo knew were exactly the same?
Could it be that Jiang Lengxue and her husband, Shao Hongbo, were taught by the same master?
Did the martial siblings develop feelings and directly become husband and wife?
Or perhaps… were they once master and disciple, and then broke through the constraints of etiquette to become husband and wife?
The only difference was that Jiang Lengxue was slightly weaker.
However, these were personal matters, and Liang Jin did not intend to delve into them.
He smiled and said:
"Sect Leader Shao and Madam Shao are joking."
"Your esteemed Crimson Fire Sword Sect's reputation resounds throughout the Jianghu, and you two are even more renowned in all directions. I greatly admire you. Your arrival here is truly an honor."
"However, the preparations were rushed, resulting in inadequate hospitality. Please forgive us."
Shao Hongbo did not seem to be deaf. He spoke, and Jiang Lengxue listened for a moment before saying to Liang Jin:
"My husband says he really didn't expect the Great Virtuous Teacher to be so young!"
"Truly young and promising, a force to be reckoned with."
While saying this, Jiang Lengxue couldn't help but size up Liang Jin.
Clearly, she really didn't expect that the legendary Great Virtuous Teacher, who she thought was an old geezer, turned out to be a handsome young man upon meeting him.
Everyone has a love for beauty.
A young body and a handsome appearance naturally made Jiang Lengxue take a few more glances.
But she quickly retracted her gaze, adhering to the virtues of a wife.
She knew very well who her husband was.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, they began to eat.
Shao Hongbo remained half-reclined, relying entirely on Jiang Lengxue's careful feeding.
After a few cups of wine, the two groups became familiar with each other.
The Crimson Fire Sword Sect was originally sending Shao Hongbo out for medical treatment, and they happened to encounter the Way of Great Peace on their return journey, so they came to visit.
After all, the Way of Great Peace was now famous in Qing Province, and Shao Hongbo and his wife Jiang Lengxue were also very curious about the Great Virtuous Teacher.
Previously, the Crimson Fire Sword Sect had cooperated with the Way of Great Peace's actions, and the two sides had already formed a good relationship.
Now that the leaders of both sides were meeting, the atmosphere was naturally relaxed.
Although Shao Hongbo was old and frail, he was very energetic tonight.
He spoke of some interesting events in the Jianghu through Jiang Lengxue's mouth, which Liang Jin found quite novel.
From him, Liang Jin gained some understanding of the Jianghu sects in Qing Province.
Shao Hongbo and his wife Jiang Lengxue expressed their deep admiration for Liang Jin's deeds in saving the common people, and stated that they would be happy to help the Crimson Fire Sword Sect whenever needed.
What interested Liang Jin was that the Crimson Fire Sword Sect was seeking medical treatment this time for someone named Mu Mu.
Liang Jin didn't know much about Jianghu affairs, but he always felt that the name Mu Mu was very familiar.
This made Liang Jin couldn't help but ask:
"May I ask, Sect Leader Shao, who exactly is the Mu Mu you are seeking?"
Hearing Liang Jin's question, Shao Hongbo and his wife Jiang Lengxue were both slightly surprised.
Then Jiang Lengxue smiled:
"It seems that the Great Virtuous Teacher is indeed not a member of the martial world, otherwise, how could you not know the great name of Mu Mu?"
"The martial world is full of strife, and death and poisoning are inevitable. At this time, it is necessary to seek a good doctor for treatment."
"And Mu Mu is known as the Number One Divine Doctor in the martial world because of his exquisite medical skills. Even the imperial palace wants to recruit Mu Mu into the Imperial Hospital, but Mu Mu refused."
"Divine Doctor Mu Mu has saved countless people over the years, and his prestige in the martial world is extremely high, his connections are extremely wide, and he is highly respected."
Hearing Jiang Lengxue say this, Liang Jin finally remembered.
His clone in the Hualong Sect had seen Mu Mu's information in the undercover archives.
This Mu Mu was ostensibly a divine doctor of the martial world, but secretly he was actually a member of the Hualong Sect.
Liang Jin recalled in his mind, but asked with concern:
"May I ask, Sect Leader Shao, what is the condition of your illness this time in seeking Divine Doctor Mu Mu…"
Hearing this question, Shao Hongbo and his wife Jiang Lengxue both looked黯然 down.
They did not answer, obviously not intending to dwell on this question.
Liang Jin understood and apologized, then changed the subject.
"Wait!"
Liang Jin suddenly thought of something.
Crimson Fire Sword Sect.
Shao Hongbo!
He finally remembered.
This old guy was also an undercover agent of the Hualong Sect!
The Crimson Fire Sword Sect was originally not in Qing Province, but in the north.
Later, the previous sect leader died while traveling, causing the Crimson Fire Sword Sect to lose the protection of the sect leader, and they had no choice but to move the entire sect to Qing Province.
At that time, it was also a time of chaos. The highest general of the Forbidden Army launched a mutiny during the expedition and was supported as emperor, and returned to the capital to force Emperor Dayu to abdicate. In the same year, he established himself as emperor, becoming the Grand Ancestor Emperor of the Daqian Dynasty.
The Crown Prince of the Dayu imperial family was lucky enough to escape to the south, organizing forces to prepare for resistance.
At that time, Shao Hongbo was the Second Elder of the Scarlet Fire Sword Sect. He was also devoted to the Great Yu Dynasty and actively contacted the Crown Prince of Great Yu, wanting to serve the country.
Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince of Great Yu dispatched experts to assist Shao Hongbo in seizing the position of Sect Leader.
However, this led to many within the Scarlet Fire Sword Sect being dissatisfied and leaving in anger, causing the sect to split and decline into an insignificant, third-rate sect.
Afterward, Shao Hongbo even intended to lead the sect to join the army, but unfortunately, the Great Qian army had already marched south, and the Crown Prince of Great Yu was defeated too quickly. Shao Hongbo never even got to see the Crown Prince of Great Yu.
Later, Great Qian unified the world, and the Crown Prince of Great Yu fled overseas. However, he never forgot Shao Hongbo's loyalty and developed Shao Hongbo into a hidden agent within Qingzhou in the Great Qian territory, waiting for the day when Great Yu would be restored to cooperate from within and without to serve the country.
However, this wait lasted for more than fifty years.
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Even the Dragon Transformation Gate had changed several Sect Leaders.
But Shao Hongbo lived exceptionally long, actually living until now.
"Poor memory is also a weakness; many things are always realized belatedly."
"But fortunately, I haven't forgotten about this matter."
At this moment, Liang Jin couldn't help but envy Liu Yuan's ability to remember everything she saw.
The Scarlet Fire Sword Sect was not important within the Dragon Transformation Gate's vast intelligence network, and was even dispensable, so it was naturally easily overlooked.
Even recently, Shao Hongbo, due to his serious illness, had written a letter to the Dragon Transformation Gate, hoping that the Dragon Transformation Gate would send capable individuals to Qingzhou to take over as the Sect Leader of the Scarlet Fire Sword Sect.
However, this information failed to attract the attention of the Dragon Transformation Gate and was even delayed until Liang Jin's clone in the Dragon Transformation Gate took over the work of overseeing the undercover agents.
After all, the current Scarlet Fire Sword Sect is already an insignificant, third-rate sect with negligible influence.
Liang Jin only remembered that Shao Hongbo was also an undercover agent of the Dragon Transformation Gate after hearing about the Divine Doctor Mu Mu's matter.
And now...
When Liang Jin looked at Shao Hongbo again, his expression changed slightly.
Good heavens!
He was actually a former dynasty loyalist who had been in hiding for many years.
This gave Liang Jin an idea.
He was very clear about the Dragon Transformation Gate's methods of contacting these undercover agents, and he also had a clone in the Dragon Transformation Gate responsible for this matter.
If he could utilize the forces that the Dragon Transformation Gate had hidden in Great Qian, wouldn't that indirectly increase Liang Jin's own strength?
His clone was working hard for the Dragon Transformation Gate.
What's wrong with taking a little advantage of the company?
Just as Liang Jin was plotting how to speak.
Shao Hongbo opened his mouth, making a series of sounds.
After listening for a while, Jiang Lengxue said:
"My husband says, I wonder what the Great Virtuous Teacher thinks of the current situation?"
Upon hearing this, Liang Jin cursed inwardly.
If he hadn't known Shao Hongbo's background, Liang Jin would have only said a bunch of flattering words about the current court and the emperor.
After all, wouldn't criticizing the court in front of unfamiliar people be giving them a handle to use against him?
But at this moment, Liang Jin understood Shao Hongbo's intentions very well.
This guy is developing more undercover agents!
Shao Hongbo is a ninety-year-old man, but he is still thinking about the Great Yu Dynasty, loyal to a dynasty that has already been destroyed.
He is almost dying of old age and illness, but he is still thinking about serving the former dynasty.
But... …
Why did he specifically test Liang Jin himself?
Could it be that this old fellow thinks that he will definitely lead the Taiping Dao to rebel?
Liang Jin immediately changed his mind and said:
"I am not qualified to talk about the current situation of the world."
"But I can say something about the situation in this Qingzhou."
Upon hearing this, Shao Hongbo's eyes immediately flashed with anticipation.
Liang Jin continued:
"For example, this time the plague is rampant, causing severe deaths in Qingzhou, and even making all industries wither and people live in poverty."
"Although it is a natural disaster, it is more of a man-made disaster."
"First of all, there are unscrupulous merchants like the Yang family, who rely on the power of imperial relatives to speculate and hoard goods, causing a severe shortage of medicinal materials among the people, and even want to monopolize the talisman water for treating diseases through murder. It is simply outrageous."
"Moreover, there is the connivance and inaction of the yamen, which fuels the arrogance of the Yang family. From the county yamen to the prefectural yamen, they are all afraid of the power of the imperial relatives behind the Yang family, and no one dares to stand up for the people and uphold justice..."
Liang Jin said here.
Zhang You, who was accompanying him, hurriedly coughed deliberately, reminding Liang Jin not to say any more disrespectful words to the court.
Zhang You was afraid that if Liang Jin continued to speak, it would cause trouble.
Liang Jin laughed loudly:
"It doesn't matter. If no one in this Qingzhou is willing to stand up and fight against these evil forces."
"Then, although I am not talented, I am willing to lead like-minded people to eradicate evil and restore a bright and clear world to this Qingzhou."
Liang Jin's words seemed a bit radical to outsiders, appearing immature and not stable enough.
Even Jiang Lengxue couldn't help but shake her head slightly in her heart after hearing it.
She only felt that Liang Jin was too young after all, so he inevitably had empty enthusiasm.
Zhang You also shook his head helplessly.
He originally hoped that Liang Jin would have a good relationship with the Scarlet Fire Sword Sect, develop more friendly martial arts sects, and increase the prestige of the Taiping Dao.
But who knew that Liang Jin's remarks were too rash, and he was afraid that he would disappoint Shao Hongbo, the Sect Leader of the Scarlet Fire Sword Sect, leading to the loss of this opportunity.
But they didn't know that Liang Jin's words were only meant for one person.
Sure enough.
After Shao Hongbo heard Liang Jin's words, his eyes became brighter and brighter, and his interest in Liang Jin became even stronger.
He suddenly opened his mouth.
Jiang Lengxue leaned over to listen, and a look of surprise appeared on her beautiful face for the first time.
It was as if even she herself had not expected that her husband, whom she had known for many years, would say something that she did not expect.