HPDBC #381 - Find an opportunity to tie up Xiongba!
#381 - Find an opportunity to tie up Xiongba!
Now, it's hard to consider Liang Jin as an ordinary human in the full sense of the word.
Under normal circumstances, a human's physical growth reaches its peak around the age of thirty, after which it's difficult to make further breakthroughs.
However, after merging with the divine beast's essence and blood, Liang Jin clearly sensed a significant increase in his physical limits.
This means that as he ages, there's still a vast space for his physical body to reach its peak.
Liang Jin made a rough estimate in his mind, fearing that his physical body wouldn't truly reach its peak until he was sixty or seventy years old.
This also indicates that Liang Jin's physical body can continue to grow and will become even stronger with age!
Liang Jin's figure slowly withdrew from the state of Hundred Evils Body.
His eyes revealed a strong sense of confidence:
"If I encounter a top-tier third-grade martial artist like Li Xueqing again, it won't just be a matter of injuring her."
"With my current strength, I can completely beat her to death!"
Recalling his previous battle with Li Xueqing, Liang Jin knew that both sides had held back, and their trump cards were not fully revealed.
Although he was able to ensure the suppression of Li Xueqing at that time, he was not entirely sure whether he could kill her.
But now, Liang Jin's physical strength has become so powerful that it far exceeds the scope of human martial artists.
As the saying goes, 'One force can overcome ten skills.' With this powerful force alone, he can be fearless of Li Xueqing's trump cards and kill her in one fell swoop!
"If I hadn't chosen to merge with the giant snake's essence and blood, but had chosen to merge with the golden eagle's essence and blood, what would I be like now?"
Liang Jin couldn't help but fall into reverie.
At the thought of being covered in feathers and turning into a strange 'birdman,' he couldn't help but shudder and secretly rejoice that he had made the right choice.
After all, being a little dragon man is better than being a birdman.
Now that he had finished testing his own strength, Liang Jin didn't delay any longer and quickly swam out of the deep sea.
After returning to his normal human state, he floated lightly to the surface of the sea.
Immediately afterwards, Liang Jin used his lightness skill, and his whole person quickly skimmed across the water surface, his feet lightly tapping the water surface, and flew towards the shore as if walking on flat ground.
In the distance.
A large ship with bright lanterns hanging on it was slowly leaving Dragon Transformation Island and heading towards Azure Wave City.
"It's so late, and there are still people leaving the island?"
Liang Jin felt a little surprised when he saw the ship.
In Azure Wave City, there is an inconspicuous residence.
Even the old people who have lived in this city all their lives often find it difficult to figure out who the current owner of this residence is.
And for most people, they have no way of knowing that this residence is actually the branch of the Dragon Transformation Sect's Logistics Hall established outside the island.
Under normal circumstances, this place is managed by the procurement elder.
At this time, in the secret room of the residence, procurement elder Yan You was having a secret conversation with a disciple.
The candlelight in the secret room flickered, and the dim yellow light shone on their faces, making their expressions particularly serious.
If you look closely, you can find that a piece of skin is翘起 on the cheek of this disciple.
Yan You's eyes were sharp. Seeing this situation, his face sank, and he whispered a reprimand:
"The skin on your face is peeling."
"How many times have I told you that the human skin mask needs to be soaked in potion for more than two hours every day in order to completely adhere to the human face and not reveal any flaws."
"Without even saying, I know that you definitely didn't soak the mask for enough time today."
Hearing this, the disciple was shocked and hurriedly reached out to touch his face.
After touching the peeling area, his face was full of fear, and he quickly apologized:
"Sir, this subordinate was only focused on gathering information today, and as a result, I delayed too much time, so there was not enough time to soak the mask."
"Please punish me, sir!"
Yan You snorted coldly and didn't speak immediately.
Now that they are far away from the capital and have come to the East Sea to perform a special mission, there are many things that cannot be punished at will when they are away from home.
Seeing that Yan You didn't get angry, the disciple hurriedly spoke again:
"This subordinate has gathered an unusual piece of information. The Treasure Appraisal Hall auction, which was originally scheduled to be held during the day tomorrow, has been changed to the evening because of the Dragon Transformation Sect."
"Moreover, this subordinate also found out that the person who ordered the change of the auction time was actually an important figure of the Dragon Transformation Sect."
"His name is Xiong Ba, and he is the chief disciple of the Dragon Transformation Sect, and also serves as the leader of the spies and the supervisor. It can be said that in the Dragon Transformation Sect, except for the elders, his position is the highest."
"As for why Xiong Ba suddenly changed the auction time, it is currently unknown. The disciples of the Dragon Transformation Sect rumored that it was because Xiong Ba was greedy and lustful, in order to please a beautiful female disciple, so he changed the time."
"But this subordinate feels that this reason is really untenable, and there must be another hidden secret. This auction may become an important opportunity for us to investigate the high-level officials of the Dragon Transformation Sect."
At this moment, there seems to be a strange sense of dislocation between their identities and what they are saying.
Judging from the appearance and clothes of the two people, they are clearly disciples of the Dragon Transformation Sect recorded on file.
However, the content of their conversation seems to have nothing to do with their identity as Dragon Transformation Sect disciples.
Hearing this, Yan You's expression softened slightly, and he nodded slightly and said:
"That Xiong Ba is indeed not a simple person."
Since the subordinate's mask soaking time was insufficient because of investigating important information, it was excusable.
Moreover, this news also aroused Yan You's interest.
He had also heard Dragon Transformation Sect disciples mention that the most popular person in the sect recently was a guy named Xiong Ba.
This person has not been in the sect for a long time, but his promotion speed is so fast that it is amazing, rising step by step like a rocket.
What is even more outrageous is that this person's origin is unknown and is questioned by the elders in the sect, but he is particularly favored by the sect master.
Yan You couldn't believe that such a person would be addicted to women and do such a ridiculous thing for the sake of beautiful female disciples.
So, Yan You continued:
"Your judgment is basically correct. This auction must have hidden secrets. The Dragon Transformation Sect must have some plot in it."
"It's just that the level of the people involved may be too high, and those ordinary disciples have no way of knowing, so they are just guessing randomly."
"You continue to pay close attention to the situation of this auction. After the auction starts tomorrow night, we will also join in the fun."
"If there is an opportunity, try to take down that Xiong Ba secretly. From his mouth, we will definitely be able to obtain the core secrets of the Dragon Transformation Sect."
After all, Xiong Ba's status is much higher than that of a procurement elder, and the information he has is definitely of great value.
Seeing that Yan You was interested in the information he had gathered, the big stone in the disciple's heart finally fell to the ground, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He wasn't worried about whether he could capture Xiong Ba.
After all, in his opinion, Xiong Ba was just a mere fourth-rank martial artist.
Although this disciple was not confident that he could defeat Xiong Ba, he knew very well that it would be a piece of cake for this adult in front of him to deal with a fourth-rank martial artist.
Just then, Yan You's expression suddenly turned stern, and he asked:
"Is there any news from Lao Si?"
The disciple shook his head helplessly upon hearing this.
He had been guarding here, but he had not received any information from Lao Si.
Yan You frowned slightly, a hint of worry in his eyes:
"We agreed that if everything was safe on Hualong Island and the investigation made progress, Lao Si would send the message back with a carrier pigeon."
"If we don't receive Lao Si's carrier pigeon before dark tomorrow, then Lao Si must have had an accident."
Hearing this, the disciple's heart suddenly felt heavy.
After the Shadow Gate constable Sima Nian sneaked into the Hualong Gate, he also disappeared without a trace, with no news at all.
Even elite constables encountered such difficulties, let alone Lao Si, an elite constable.
Speaking of this Hualong Gate, it is really mysterious and unpredictable, and even the Dongzhou martial arts world knows almost nothing about it.
If the Dongzhou Six扇门 hadn't accidentally taken in a Hualong Gate traitor, I'm afraid this sect would have continued to hide and remain unknown.
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But the foundation of this sect is surprisingly strong.
At first, when the people at the Six扇门 headquarters in the capital heard the report from Dongzhou Six扇门, they only regarded Hualong Gate as an insignificant overseas sect.
However, as the investigation deepened, everyone was shocked to discover that they had found a behemoth that had been hidden overseas for decades.
The most terrifying thing is that Hualong Gate clearly possesses the strength to shake the world, but it deliberately keeps a low profile, hides from the world, and no one knows their true intentions.
Such a sect will naturally cause concern.
So, Dongzhou Six扇门 started the investigation at first, but Hualong Gate seemed to be everywhere, and the Hualong Gate traitor that Six扇门 had finally obtained was poisoned, causing the clues to be interrupted.
Later, the Shadow Gate constable traveled thousands of miles to Dongzhou and successfully sneaked into Hualong Island, but eventually there was no news either.
This series of events finally aroused the high attention of everyone at the headquarters, which led to this secret mission.
"Sir, should we request support from Dongzhou Six扇门?"
The disciple asked cautiously.
Yan You shook his head without hesitation:
"No need, I'm worried that there are Hualong Gate spies among them."
"Especially since the previous commander Liang Qizhi was transferred away, there is not even a fourth-rank master in Dongzhou Six扇门 now."
"For first-class sects like Hualong Gate, it is not very meaningful for people below the fourth rank to participate."
Hearing this, the disciple could only nod helplessly in agreement.
Just then, a slight footstep suddenly sounded outside.
The disciple's expression tightened, and he immediately fell silent, even subconsciously wanting to reach out and extinguish the candlelight.
Yan You remained calm and raised his hand to stop him:
"Don't worry, it's Lao San coming."
Sure enough, a figure quickly flashed into the secret room.
This person was also wearing Hualong Gate uniform, dressed as a Hualong Gate disciple.
As soon as he entered the secret room, he hurriedly reported to Yan You:
"Sir, Zou Cifeng led a group of experts from Xiafei Villa and has arrived in Bibo City."
Hearing this news, a slight look of excitement could not help but appear on everyone's faces.
That Zou Cifeng is a third-rank martial artist, highly respected and well-connected in the Dongzhou martial arts world, and is known as the number one expert in Dongzhou!
Most importantly, he has a deep friendship with this adult who is disguised as Yan You.
If he can get Zou Cifeng's help, then this mission will definitely be much easier.
Immediately, Yan You's spirits lifted, and he stood up and said:
"It seems that it's time to meet my old friend."
"I have a life-and-death friendship with him, and he will definitely give me this face."
"With his help, even if the Hualong Gate elder comes to Bibo City in person, we are confident that we can capture him and take him away!"
Everyone was radiant upon hearing this.
If they could really catch a Hualong Gate elder and take him back, then they would have made a great contribution.
Even if they can't catch an elder, being able to catch a Xiong Ba back can be regarded as a successful completion of the mission!
…………
The next day.
On Hualong Island, nothing earth-shattering happened within the island.
The only relatively eye-catching thing was the change in the Law Enforcement Hall.
Liang Jin continued to rectify the Law Enforcement Hall.
Yesterday, he only cleaned up those who had offended him.
Today, he dismissed all those who had been promoted by Li Xueqing, as well as those who were related to Li Xueqing, and transferred them out of the Law Enforcement Hall to other halls.
Liang Jin's purpose in doing this was naturally to completely eliminate Li Xueqing's influence in the Law Enforcement Hall.
When doing all this, Liang Jin had already prepared for Li Xueqing to come to question him, and was always on guard, ready to fight Li Xueqing again.
But to his surprise, Li Xueqing did not show up until the end.
It seems that this Elder Li is quite calm today.
Liang Jin knew very well that Li Xueqing would never give up, and she must still be secretly planning a new counterattack.
However, by the time she has planned everything, I am afraid that her prestige in the entire sect will have disappeared, and no disciples will dare to risk their lives for her easily.
Liang Jin's rectification of the Law Enforcement Hall continued until Shen Shi before it was declared over.
After completing all this, Liang Jin returned to his residence, rested for a while, and waited patiently for the dark.
At the same time, his system panel had also refreshed today's information.
[Today's completed sect missions: 3]
[Number of available intelligence: 3]
[Intelligence 1: Ding Qi, the former deacon of the Law Enforcement Hall, resents you because you dismissed him and expelled him from the Law Enforcement Hall. Although he doesn't dare to express his resentment now due to your power, he will definitely fight back fiercely once he finds an opportunity in the future.]
[Intelligence 2: Zhuying, one of the four famous constables of Six扇门, has completed a secret meeting with Zou Cifeng, the owner of Xiafei Villa. They have privately agreed that once they find your trace, they will take action to kidnap you, just to get the core information of Hualong Gate from your mouth.]
[Intelligence 3: San Yazi, the little beggar from Jisitang, was favored by Wu Meng, the eldest daughter of the Wu family, a martial arts family in Dongzhou, because of his excellent martial arts talent, and was accepted as a disciple and named "Wu Shuang", thus breaking away from the hard life of eating from hundreds of families.]