Chapter 147 I like people with dignity [ask for monthly tickets! ]

The three of them pretended not to know each other. They each walked their own way, about a street away from each other, following behind the fortune teller.

Then he watched the fortune teller walk into the land temple from afar.

"I'll go keep an eye on the back." Wen Yifan said, then walked away alone.

The three of them were a little nervous. After all, the other party was a mystic who might be close to the Grandmaster level, and his methods were mysterious. Wen Yifan did not dare to use his spiritual sense to investigate, for fear of being sensed by the other party.

They watched the small dilapidated temple from three directions to make sure the other party had not left. After a quarter of an hour, Chen Su arrived.

I guess he used some great magical power that could travel thousands of miles, which was not difficult for him.

Seeing his figure, Liang Yue breathed a sigh of relief.

With him around, no enemy can cause any trouble.

Chen Su just asked quietly: "Inside?"

"Yes." Liang Yue said, "At least it didn't come out in the open."

"I'll go in and take a look." Chen Su walked forward with a smile on his face.

Liang Yue and the others were not worried at all about his behavior.

If the strong men at the top of the Tongtian list don't take action and beat the shit out of that Nine-Yang Spy, then he will be considered to have done it cleanly.

But after Chen Su went in, there was no movement. After a while, his faint voice came from inside.

"come in."

The three of them rushed in upon hearing the sound, and saw that there was only Chen Su in the small land temple, and on the altar was a smiling clay statue.

There is no trace of a mystic at all.

"Hey." Chen Su pointed to a folded green paper figure in the corner of the wall. "He used the clone technique, but it was just a paper figure. The reason why he is in this land temple is probably because he wants to rely on the incense here to attract souls. He can control the clone here. The original owner probably left after casting the spell, and his cultivation is at most the peak of the sixth realm."

Wang Rulin had said before that there was a distance limit between the puppeteer and the puppet. The same was true for this paper man clone. The longer the distance, the higher the requirement for the caster's cultivation.

With the help of the incense in the land temple, the mystic was able to control his clone outside the city, and Chen Su was also able to judge the other party's level of Taoism from this.

"So that's how it is." Liang Yue frowned and said, "Then his purpose of coming to Liangjiang Prefecture should be just to send a message."

Since the other party used such a one-time method, it means that he came here just to pass on that message.

Wen Yifan suddenly asked: "Is it possible that he discovered our existence?"

"No." Chen Su shook his head and said, "The clone is not the real body, and does not have such a strong spiritual sense. You are here to track the paper man, so there is no reason for you to be discovered. It's just that the Nine-Yang spy is cunning and acts like this out of habit."

When Liang Yue heard Wen Yifan ask this, he knew that she and he had the same idea.

He went on to say, "In that case, even though we can't catch the spy, we can start from the person he had contact with and look for the woman's trace."

Chen Su already knew what they had just seen, so he nodded and said, "Okay, then you stay here and continue investigating."

After saying this, he made a fist with one hand and picked up a ball of light. He took out a clean bottle with his left hand and put the ball of light into the bottle.

He handed the bottle to Wen Yifan and said, "I have a magical power hidden here. If you encounter that mystic again, inform me immediately. If you are too late, you can use this magical power to subdue him."

After leaving behind his magical powers, Chen Su returned to Longyuan City.

……

Wu Xiaoqi sent the two to an inn, and then went to notify the Zhuxie Division's intelligence network nearby, asking them to check the woman's identity.

When Liang Yue was about to get a room, Wen Yifan suddenly said, "Just one room is fine."

"Ah?" Liang Yue's hands trembled when he heard this, "This... this is not good, right?"

"I always go to the rooftop to practice with the moonlight at night. I don't stay in the room, so there's no need to open a separate room." Wen Yifan said.

"Is that so?" Liang Yue smiled awkwardly, "I thought..."

"Why?" Wen Yifan asked.

“I thought the Evil Extermination Division had run out of money.” Liang Yue replied.

The two of them booked a room on the top floor, which was decorated quite exquisitely. It was already late, and after eating a little, it was already dark.

Wen Yifan flew out of the window, came to the roof with layers of green tiles, sat on it and began to practice.

There are some clouds tonight and the moonlight is a little dim, but this does not affect her ability to attract the moonlight.

Wen Yifan was seen holding his hands up to the sky, breathing in and out white breath, which gradually turned into a cloud of mist. Bits of starlight appeared in the mist and condensed into rays of moonlight that hit his body.

Her skin and bones were illuminated, making her look translucent, like a piece of glazed white jade.

The turbid air in the body also dissipates completely.

After letting out a long breath, Wen Yifan opened her eyes, looked at Liang Yue who was watching her from the tile next to her, and asked, "Aren't you going to rest?"

"I am here to protect Senior Sister Wen." Liang Yue said.

"You don't have to worry about me. When I use the moonlight to strengthen my body, my consciousness is much clearer than usual, and no danger will come close to me." Wen Yifan said.

"Ha." Liang Yue laughed, "Anyway, the night is long and I can't sleep, so it's good to sit here for a while."

Wen Yifan was not a person who liked to waste time, so he stopped talking and continued his practice.

Liang Yue watched her pulling the moonlight and found it very magical.

The so-called sun essence and moon essence are the purest human spiritual energy hidden in the light of the sun and the moon. If you can use this to practice, it will be far better than breathing in the ordinary spiritual energy of mountains, rivers, plants and trees.

However, the threshold that limits practitioners is that the light of the sun and the moon shines on all things, and it is not easy to separate the spiritual energy from them and condense and absorb it.

But Liang Yue looked at her breathing method and it didn't seem to be that mysterious. It should be able to be done using a warrior's internal energy.

Since he was just staying there anyway, he tried to follow suit.

He exhaled the Qi, like a big net, catching the spiritual energy in the moonlight and sucking it back into his body. In just a moment, a series of crystals condensed in the air and turned into a ray of moonlight entering his body.

The blood and energy in Liang Yue's body immediately began to burn!

boom.

It turned out that the moonlight spiritual energy was extremely cold, and he had to forcefully circulate his qi and blood to barely refine it.

Although the process was a bit cold, after refining it, I felt a gentle spiritual power like flowing water in my blood seeping into my limbs and bones, which was extremely comfortable.

After he finished, he opened his eyes and saw Wen Yifan looking at him strangely.

She asked slowly, "A warrior must break through the fifth level of the Vajra Realm before he can draw the essence of the sun and the moon to forge his body. You are only in the third level now, and you are already able to practice this method?"

"I haven't practiced before..." Liang Yue blinked and said, "I was just a little bored, so I saw you breathing over there and followed your example."

"You just watched me practice it once and you learned it?" Wen Yifan seemed a little unbelievable.

"Yes." Liang Yue nodded.

Wen Yifan was silent for a moment.

My mind was probably recalling some memories of my past practice, and I didn’t know whether I was happy or sad.

After a while, she sighed and said, "In terms of comprehension, I am indeed far inferior to you."

It is very difficult to make a genius born with an immortal body admit that he is inferior to others. Liang Yue quickly said, "It is because Senior Sister Wen did a good job that I can understand it."

Wen Yifan smiled and said, "If you want to learn any magical power in the future, you can ask me directly. You don't need to... well, you don't need to find excuses to learn secretly here."

"Ah?" Liang Yue was stunned.

When did I learn secretly?

So Senior Sister Wen thinks that I am watching you here in order to secretly learn your magical powers?

No.

You...what kind of cold-blooded, heartless, straight-woman of steel are you?
Under the moonlight, his face turned red and white again. Fortunately, Wen Yifan began to attract the moonlight again at this time, so his changes could not be seen, otherwise he would have been refreshed again.

……

Early the next morning.

When Liang Yue woke up from the bed, Wen Yifan was already standing beside him, full of energy, and had brought a fresh breakfast.

He was quite envious of what he saw.

Qigong practitioners can use practice to replace sleep, but warriors cannot.

Although martial arts masters can go without sleep for days, if they want to restore their energy, blood, and spirit, they must get enough rest, otherwise their bodies cannot be repaired.

If he could save the time he used for sleeping every day to practice, he could stay awake under the Enlightenment Tree. Liang Yue thought that his practice speed would be several times faster.

Not long after, Wu Xiaoqi also came over and brought the results of the investigation.

He said: "That woman is of high status, she is the wife of the general guarding Liangjiang Prefecture."

Liang Yue's expression became slightly solemn when he heard this.

The highest-ranking bureaucrat in a city is naturally the governor, who is in charge of all matters related to finance and people's livelihood, and below him are the garrison generals and prison officials.

One is in charge of military affairs for defending the city, and is directly commanded by the military garrisons of each state, without being subject to the jurisdiction of the prefectural officials; the other is in charge of criminal justice, and is also independent and not restricted by his superiors.

Although the soldiers under the garrison general were only a few hundred people on the city wall and were only used for daily defense, they were already the most powerful military force in a city.

If a relative of such a family has connection with Jiuyang, it is most likely not a trivial matter.

Wu Xiaoqi brought a second piece of intelligence, "We also found out that the general's mansion is recruiting servants these days. I plan to sneak in and take a look."

Liang Yue thought: "I'd better go."

Although Wu Xiaoqi is a professional spy, his cultivation is only at the second level. Liang Yue thinks it would be better for him to go first for such a dangerous and unpredictable mission.

After all, he still has various ways to save his life.

It was impossible for Wen Yifan to disguise himself as a servant - mainly because of his appearance.

After making a plan, Liang Yue changed into a somewhat ragged set of coarse cloth clothes, messed up his hair, and went to guard the general's mansion.

At the back door of the general's mansion, I saw a notice recruiting servants.

He knocked on the door, and after a servant opened it, he asked, "Excuse me, is our general's mansion hiring servants?"

"That's right, wait a minute." Upon hearing this, the servant went to report.

After a while, a pot-bellied man who looked like a butler was called over.

"You want to apply for a position as a servant?" The housekeeper looked Liang Yue up and down and said, "Our General's Mansion only recruits the most qualified and capable servants in Liangjiang Mansion. Do you have confidence?"

"Yes!" Liang Yue replied, "My dream since childhood has been to become the strongest servant in Liangjiang Mansion!"

"You look pretty good." The butler nodded with satisfaction and turned around and said, "Come and participate in the selection."

When he followed him into the courtyard, Liang Yue saw that there were already six or seven people lined up in the yard, waiting for selection.

It seems that being a servant in the general's mansion is a very popular job.

Seeing him walk into the queue, the other candidates looked at him unkindly with hostility in their eyes. Liang Yue just responded with a smile.

The butler walked up to the front steps and said loudly, "Everyone, you all want to come in and work, but I'm sorry today, only one person can become an honorable member of the general's mansion."

"I want to choose the best one among you!"

He walked down the steps and continued, "Tell me, what are your advantages?"

The first candidate shouted: "I can work like a cow or a horse!"

The second candidate then shouted: "I can work day and night, and I can get less pay than others!"

The butler nodded with satisfaction and looked at the third person.

The third man gritted his teeth and said, "Not only can I do the work of a servant, I can also read and write, so I can be a servant! I also know a little bit about martial arts, so I can be a guard. I can do the work of three people!"

Everyone else's eyes suddenly showed worry.

This is not just about workload and wages, but also about academic qualifications.

The situation is becoming increasingly serious.

The fourth person said sullenly, "The East Gate Guard, Steward Lin, is my uncle. He said he had greeted you, the housekeeper."

The butler said nothing and nodded.

The fifth person stared and asked, "Dad, I don't know anything, can I still be selected?"

"Shut up." The butler frowned unhappily.

The sixth person looked solemn when he saw this. He didn't expect that even the track of relatives and friends had been rolled up.

When the housekeeper looked at him, he knelt on the ground with a plop and said loudly: "Dad! Although I have never met you, butler, I don't know why, I wanted to call you father the first time I saw you. Maybe I was attracted by your grace. I am willing to take care of you in your old age!"

"Hey, why are you doing this?" The housekeeper scolded, but a smile appeared on his face.

Then, he glanced at Liang Yue beside him: "What about you?"

Liang Yue held his head high, with a righteous look on his face, and said in a sonorous tone: "I think that finding a job is a two-way choice. We candidates must also have our own dignity and backbone, and we can't just lower ourselves blindly."

"Okay." The butler rolled his eyes and looked annoyed.

Just as he was about to turn around, Liang Yue suddenly pulled out a silver nugget of four or five taels from his sleeve, threw it to the ground with a clang, and then pointed at the ground and said, "Butler, your silver fell."

The butler glanced at him, picked up the silver on the ground, his expression instantly turned into joy, and repeated: "Okay!"

"I like people with dignity and backbone!" He grabbed Liang Yue, "You are indeed the best servant I'm looking for!"

The other candidates looked devastated and exchanged glances, as if to say… Just wait and see, we’ll be forced to get paid to work sooner or later.

After the selection, the housekeeper took Liang Yue to get his clothes while reminding him: "When you are a servant in our general's mansion, the most important thing is to remember one thing..."

He said solemnly: "Don't go near the lake in the back garden."

　Good morning.

　　This chapter has more than 4,000 words. I used to think of it as two chapters in one. I am really working so hard now.

　　
　
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