"Junior Brother Lu remembered it wrongly. My senior brother's surname is Zhao Zihao. He just greeted you before. He is not Senior Brother Liu."
"Oh, look at my brain."
Lu Bei raised his hand and patted his forehead... but instead of patting it, he touched it and said apologetically, "You are so forgetful that I remembered Senior Brother Zhao's name wrongly. Please forgive me."
"It's okay, it's okay." Zhao Zihao waved his hand and said in a friendly manner.
"But you are also mistaken, Senior Brother Zhao. I am Ding Lei, not Junior Brother Lu."
"Junior Brother Lu is really good at joking. Where did this Ding Lei come from? Stop teasing me."
Zhao Zihao shook his head slightly and said admiringly: "Junior Brother Lu has outstanding talent in swordsmanship. He defeated the elder of Xiwang County with his sword. I have been fascinated by you for a long time and have wanted to make friends with you. How can I recognize the wrong person?"
"So amazing..."
Lu Bei glanced at the crowd of spectators: "Since Lu is so famous, why don't they recognize Lu?"
"Most of the common people are ordinary people. Why do you have high hopes for them, Junior Brother Lu?"
“That makes sense.”
Lu Bei nodded and looked at Zhao Zihao with a smile: "Let me be frank with you. I am not someone who is easy to make friends with. Talking about feelings with me... is a waste of money."
"What a coincidence, Senior Brother, I lack everything except money."
"Brother Zhao is polite."
"No, no, let's chat over there. There are too many people here."
…
The two pretty boys stayed away from the crowd. One was rich, the other short of money. Soon they became close friends.
At least that's what it looks like.
"I see. No wonder those two would provoke Lingxiao Sword Sect. They turn out to be Mei Wangsu's disciples." After chatting about friendship for ten minutes, Lu Bei got information revealed by Zhao Zihao and learned the names of the two big talkers.
Qin will not be defeated.
Cheng Buque.
In terms of seniority, the two of them can be considered Lu Bei's uncles.
"My dear brother, the internal relationships of your Lingxiao Sword Sect are complicated. It is not convenient for outsiders to interfere or say too much. This is all I can say about the identities of these two people. I know nothing else." Zhao Zihao said cautiously.
“It’s okay to say more. To be honest, Brother Zhao, I had some unpleasantness with some people in Lingxiao Sword Sect and now I’ve been kicked out of the sect. If I could get to know my two uncles better, maybe I could please them and find a place to stay.” Lu Bei sighed, feeling that interpersonal relationships were really difficult.
"Is there such a thing?"
Zhao Zihao was quite surprised: "May I ask which expert of Lingxiao Sword Sect you have a conflict with? Tell me and I will help you speak up. Maybe the other party will give face to our master and let the conflict go."
“That’s a good feeling.”
Lu Bei showed a happy expression, counting on his fingers, and said, "Not many people, just the headmaster Lin Buyan, three deans, several hundred disciples above the Xiantian realm, and, oh, there is also a White Tiger Master... Hey, Brother Zhao, where are you going?"
As he was counting, before he finished, he saw Zhao Zihao waving his sleeves and leaving, so he stepped forward and grabbed him.
"My dear brother, you have offended everyone in the Lingxiao Sword Sect. My master can't help you. I can't help you in this matter."
Zhao Zihao frowned and looked at Lu Bei: "Besides, you also offended Elder Zhan. You committed so many crimes but... I don't mean anything else. I'm just curious about how you can still be alive and well in Shuizeyuan."
"Because I haven't offended anyone I shouldn't have offended." Lu Bei said confidently.
"Been taught a lesson."
Zhao Zihao woke up as if from a dream, clasped his hands and bowed, saying that he had something important to attend to. He said goodbye and left in a hurry.
Lu Bei looked at his departing back and raised his hand to touch his chin. Based on his experience as a gigolo, he knew that gigolos would only attract rich women and not the same sex, and there were even fewer of their kind. The man named Zhao approached him on his own initiative, so he must have other intentions.
Moreover, there were many sword cultivators in Shuizeyuan, and apart from Zhao Zihao, no one else could recognize his pretty face...
There must be a problem.
In line with the principle that boys should protect themselves when they go out, Lu Bei decided to find someone to get information from, preferably someone with a dumb brain who would not tell anyone if he was wronged.
…
“Hehehe…”
Two miles east of the camp, there was a forest of rocks.
Lu Bei rubbed his hands together and cornered Zhan Hongqu, saying bluntly, "Sister Zhan, you followed me in broad daylight. Tell me, what are you thinking?"
Zhan Hongqu gritted his teeth and snorted coldly, "I was ordered to lead the patrol team. If I see anyone acting suspiciously, I will naturally step forward to question them. But Junior Brother Lu, you chose to take the small road. What do you want to do?"
"What a bad guy who complains first. If Lu Bei was a good guy, he would have been stumped by your questions."
Lu Bei curled his lips and said, "I was having a great time chatting with Elder Zhan just now. Logically, he should have warned you to stay away from me. Why did you ignore his words?"
"My father never said such a thing. I am responsible for sitting here and taking charge of the inspection..."
"That's enough, let's stop here."
Lu Bei interrupted, looked around coldly, stared into Zhan Hongqu's eyes and said, "In fact, even if you don't say it, I know that you ignored Elder Zhan's advice and followed me because you like me."
"???"
Zhan Hongqu was stunned and felt terrible.
"Senior Sister Zhan, you are very good, but I, Lu, have someone in my heart. Even if you get my body, you can't get my heart. Give up now while you can still turn back." Lu Bei advised earnestly.
Zhan Hongqu became furious after hearing these words. He drew out the iron sword behind him and chopped it on Lu Bei's head with a clang.
There was no sword intent attached to it and it was easily blocked by the innate sword body.
That's pretty good. The one with the attached sword intent is even worse. Not only is the iron sword blocked by the innate sword body, but the sword intent in Zhan Hongqu's body will also fall to the ground on the spot because of contact with the immortal sword intent, making the whole person powerless.
By then, no one would be able to help. When his old father arrived, he would inevitably become furious due to misunderstanding and would draw his sword to fight Lu Bei to his death.
Lu Bei pushed away the iron sword on his head and continued to persuade him earnestly: "Sister Zhan, don't be angry and embarrassed. Calm down. You are Sister Bai's best friend. How can you snatch her beloved little brother? I already know your feelings. I will avoid you from now on and try my best to never see you again."
Bah, you are so shameless!
Zhan Hongqu turned around with a look of disgust and was about to leave, but after taking only two steps, his way was blocked by Lu Bei again.
"What?"
"That's right. In broad daylight, what else can I do if I lead you to a deserted place?"
Lu Bei whispered, "To be honest, I want to ask Senior Sister Zhan about someone."
Zhan Hongqu felt relieved when he heard this. As long as they didn't ask about the mining area in the east, everything would be fine.
"Do you know anything about Zhao Zihao, Senior Brother Zhao, and Senior Sister Zhan?"
"Brother Zhao..."
Zhan Hongqu frowned, organized his words, and quickly delivered the information: "Senior Brother Zhao is Elder Wu's top disciple, his cultivation is comparable to mine, he is a very kind person, talks a lot of nonsense, and always tells me something irrelevant..."
"Why are you asking Brother Zhao? He doesn't mean any harm, he just likes making friends. If you find him annoying, just pretend you didn't see him."
"So that's what's going on. The man surnamed Zhao had feelings for you, Senior Sister. He found out that you had a crush on me, so he got jealous and hated me, so he took the opportunity to get close to me and get rid of me." Lu Bei suddenly realized and deduced the cause and effect.
"???"
Shocked by Lu Bei's fantastic ideas, Zhan Hongqu was speechless for a moment. He once again lamented Bai Jin's poor vision and said speechlessly: "Junior Brother Lu, don't flatter yourself. It's not just me. Senior Brother Zhao is very enthusiastic towards everyone."
"What? Senior Brother Zhao also has feelings for other senior sisters, and he doesn't even plan to let the senior brothers go?"
"… "
Zhan Hongqu didn't bother to talk nonsense, he flew up on his sword and was about to leave, but Lu Bei pulled him down with the sword.
"I have one more question. I'm done. If you don't leave, I will."
Seeing that Zhan Hongqu was on the verge of exploding, Lu Bei spoke quickly: "I am a newcomer here, and I don't know much about the rules of Shuizeyuan. Are there any restricted areas here? For example, Senior Sister, you can go to some areas that I cannot set foot in."
After being poured with a basin of cold water, Zhan Hongqu said calmly, "Except for the main camp, everywhere is a forbidden area. The patrol team can go there, but no one else can."
"Understood."
Lu Bei nodded, looked towards the camp in the west, then looked at the mining area in the east, grinned, and made Zhan Hongqu's scalp tingle.
"Junior brother, you..."
"Don't worry, Senior Sister Zhan, you helped me secretly, and this matter is known to heaven and earth. I won't spread it."
After saying that, Lu Bei's figure faded and turned into a golden light flying towards the mining area in the east.
Zhan Hongqu was horrified and quickly flew up on his sword, chasing after the golden light.
After she left, Lu Bei slowly emerged from the ground and walked quickly towards the entrance of Shuizeyuan: "I didn't find the wrong person. Senior Sister Zhan is really kind-hearted. You go ahead and do your work. I will come find you later."
…
Dongyin County, Xuanyinsi Yamen.
Everyone avoids the dark building. The Black Yamen has a very bad reputation. From officials to ordinary people, everyone can see the black air floating above the Xuanyinsi Yamen from three miles away.
Lu Bei put on a handsome dog skin, took out the token and went in, and soon he met the Pingzhou Purple Guard—Lin Min.
This is a tall man with a broad back and strong arms, but judging from his appearance and body shape, if you don't know him, you will definitely suspect that he is a relative of Xuanwei Yutao.
Those who know would not think so, because Lin Min is really Yu Tao’s relative, there is no doubt about it.
Lin Min was Yu Tao's confidant, who promoted him and valued him very much. Lin Min did not disappoint him. He did a good job in intelligence work, made many contributions, and also learned some skills in making money.
The Iron Sword League stationed a large number of troops in Shuizeyuan, which attracted the strong attention of the Huangji Sect, and the Xuanyin Division was no exception.
Lin Min rushed to Dongyin County as fast as he could, obtaining a large amount of intelligence every day and keeping an eye on the next move of the Iron Sword Alliance. Sometimes he would choose to share some of the intelligence with the Huangji Sect through undercover agents to fan the flames and stir up the atmosphere.
It is their duty. Even though the Xuanyin Division has been developing rapidly in recent years, in terms of foundation, it is far inferior to the Huangji Sect and the Iron Sword Alliance. Once a major event happens in the Wu Zhou territory, they can only act as the atmosphere group.
"Lu Ziwei, I apologize for not welcoming you in person."
"Lin Ziwei is too polite. We are family and we don't have to talk behind each other's backs. We are all doing this for His Majesty. How can we say we are apologizing?"
Lu Bei clasped his fists in return: "Lin Ziwei, please don't take it to heart. I came to Pingzhou with no intention of overstepping my authority. I just had to come here because I was an undercover agent in the Iron Sword Alliance."
"I already know about this matter. If Lu Ziwei has any request, please feel free to tell me."
"Thank you very much."
After a few pleasantries, Lu Bei got straight to the point: "How many people did our Xuanyin Division arrange for Shuizeyuan? I know the rules, but I won't ask who they are. I just want to borrow the information from the Huangji Sect to see for myself."
"Lu Ziwei, what kind of information about the Huangji Sect do you want to borrow?" Lin Min raised his eyebrows and asked politely.
"If possible, it would be best if the information comes from within the Huangji Sect."
Lu Bei narrowed his eyes slightly: "To be honest, I plan to take this information to the Iron Sword Alliance, so..."
"I understand. The intelligence is divided into two copies. Lu Ziwei will read one and take one away."
"happy!"