Wu Hou, on the other hand, relied entirely on his personal bravery to travel the world.
Open up the situation forcefully.
Of course, the powerful personal force allows them to access higher-level intelligence.
It can be said that the covert investigation team is very good at putting together detailed information and extracting intelligence from it.
Wuhou, on the other hand, targets high-end groups and directly obtains information.
Now it seems that these two types of intelligence organizations have their own merits, although now it seems that the covert investigation team has shrunk in strength and seems to be at a disadvantage.
But in fact, both Emperor Wu City and some powerful Jianghu forces understand it.
The two sides have always been at loggerheads.
It actually made sense for the Holy Sect and Emperor Wu City to choose to conduct this battle this time.
Because the battle between intelligence organizations actually consumes the least amount of money and has the lowest impact on the two major forces.
Not only did he make a gesture to the court and express his feelings without really breaking his bones,
At the same time, for the imperial court, in addition to those top warriors, what really aroused the imperial court's fear in the arena was their all-pervasive intelligence capabilities.
The intelligence organizations of these forces are not even much weaker than those of Jinyiwei and Dongchang. After all, organizations like the Holy Sect have existed for more than two hundred years.
And all the Wuhous are strong men in the martial arts world.
Zhao Shaolei said:
“This time we are just a backup group, a support group.
The real leaders are the seniors of the secret investigation team. "
Senior Brother Cheng said:
"That's right, young teams like Zhao Shaolei are here to learn more and gain more experience this time.
The Third Senior Brother has basically assembled all his forces ready to compete with Marquis Wu. Through the previously arranged channels of our imperial capital secret investigation team, they all infiltrated.
This time, a total of 18 secret investigation teams across the country were mobilized, with more than 500 people!
But I believe that the number of Wuhou in Emperor Wu City will not be less than a hundred.
Therefore, in addition to these eighteen teams, we have at least twenty team leaders who are also here! "
Liu Xin was stunned when he heard this number and asked in surprise:
"Senior Brother Cheng, if we go by this, the number of Dacheng Realm warriors on both sides of the Holy Sect Martial Emperor City... coupled with the Dacheng Realm warriors among those meddling Jianghu people, the number of Dacheng Realm warriors gathered in the Imperial Capital this time may exceed one hundred. More than one person?”
Senior Brother Cheng had a serious look on his face, shook his head and said:
"If it goes as expected by Third Senior Brother, many good people from all over the world will come to the Imperial Capital to participate in this grand event!
Even if you just watch, it will probably attract a lot of people.
Therefore, it is conservatively estimated that there will be at least two hundred Dacheng realm and above warriors in the arena this time.
You Jinyiwei and Dongchang will probably receive the order soon, and the pressure on you will not be small. "
Liu Xin immediately understood that although this time it looked like a confrontation between Emperor Wu City and the Holy Sect, matters in the world were never that simple.
It is estimated that there will be many people fishing in troubled waters, trying to seek benefits from this incident.
More than two hundred Dacheng realm warriors!
For the martial arts world ten years ago, this number was almost half the number of top martial arts masters.
This is also because Emperor Wu City has integrated all the exercises in the past ten years and even introduced some exercises suitable for low-level warriors.
The average personal combat power of the entire Zhengyang Jianghu and even the Zhengyang court has been raised to a terrifying level.
Only one battle between Emperor Wu City and the Holy Sect could gather so many high-end warriors.
When two tigers fight, there will be damage.
There are a lot of blood-sucking insects in the rivers and lakes. They come here to take advantage of the two tigers fighting each other and have no time to care about others. They take the opportunity to suck a wave of blood.
There are also demons... Except for the evil sect, none of the other demons have been encircled and suppressed by the Holy Sect and Emperor Wu City.
As a righteous sect, of course, we must eradicate the evil ways on weekdays, otherwise how can you promote yourself as a righteous sect.
Liu Xin clicked his tongue and thought:
Mi Yusong and Wang Zhongjie, the two leaders of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, must be worried for a while. If the emperor really has a thought, the people below will work until death.
Liu Xin might not have had such an idea before, but after actually working as a Jin Yiwei for two months, Liu Xin still felt that being a free man was the most comfortable and comfortable thing.
Well, become the commander of the Imperial Guard as soon as possible, complete the sect's mission, abdicate in favor of someone more worthy, and then travel around the world.
Senior Brother Cheng saw the change in Liu Xin's expression. At the same time, he looked around and found that the expressions of these young junior brothers were similar.
Everyone seemed to feel sorry for the court together.
Senior Brother Cheng smiled slightly and said:
"Do you think that with less than half of the masters in the entire world gathering in the Imperial City this time, the Emperor will probably have trouble sleeping and eating?"
As soon as this question came out, many people nodded subconsciously. Only Liu Xin directly realized that since Brother Cheng asked this, the answer would definitely not be that simple.
Sure enough, Senior Brother Cheng's next sentence was:
"Then you underestimate the imperial court too much, and wouldn't Third Senior Brother and Cheng Biyu from Emperor Wu City have thought of this?
If it really made the emperor sleepless and uneasy and made the entire Zhengyang court feel uneasy, they would definitely make some objections to this.
They even forced us to move this battlefield outside the imperial capital, but the court obviously acquiesced to our behavior.
That can only mean that they have a perfect plan to ensure that even if we, the Jianghu people, cause uproar in the imperial capital, it will not have any impact on them. "
"How is this possible? These are more than two hundred Dacheng realm warriors!" A disciple asked,
Two hundred Dachengjing soldiers are enough to fight against an army of thousands of people, and if such a force attacks the imperial city... the consequences will be disastrous.
I heard that Emperor Zhengyang only had forty or fifty Dacheng realm warriors protecting him.
Senior Brother Cheng shook his head and said to this junior brother:
"Do you know...by the way, you are a covert investigation team and an intelligence organization yourself, how could you not know?"
Hearing Senior Brother Cheng say this, many people had doubts on their faces.
"Next month is the Zhengyang Martial Arts Competition, and this month, except for the generals who must be stationed in place, the commanders and envoys from all over the country, and even the governors of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion have all rushed back.
Among them are Shangguan Ba, Tuoba Yunhan, Zhu Guangxiao and so on.
These people came back, each with his own bodyguard.
Equivalent to the current imperial capital, there are at least thirty or forty generals guarding one side and their most intimate guards.
And one commander can lead two hundred personal guards, plus the personal guards of various noble houses in the city.
The number of this group of people is enough to offset the crowds attracted by the conflict between the Holy Sect and Emperor Wu City this time.
Third Senior Brother said that the emperor will definitely find a way to utilize the power of nobles. With so many martial artists appearing in the imperial capital, do you think these nobles can still hide their trump cards?
Coupled with the Forbidden Army and the pro-army, do you think we can really change the situation in the court?
Jianghu is a place where personal bravery is valued. In front of the truly well-equipped Forbidden Army, we are just slightly stronger enemies.
More than two hundred Dachengjing can theoretically offset thousands of troops.
But in actual operation, as long as five thousand fully equipped regular troops are enough to be on par with two hundred Dacheng realm warriors. "
Just when Senior Brother Chen was about to continue explaining to these junior brothers, a person suddenly came in from the door.
In fact, before he came in, Liu Xin, Senior Brother Cheng, and Zhao Shaolei who were present all heard his footsteps, and this person's footsteps used a special frequency.
Using the speed and strength of footsteps as a hint is a special way of transmitting information for the covert investigation team.
At the same time, there is another explanation for the frequency of this person's footsteps, that is, he brings an urgent report.
Only Senior Brother Cheng and Zhao Shaolei understood the meaning of this change in the frequency of footsteps.
Senior Brother Cheng's face couldn't help but darken, and even Zhao Shaolei changed his expression. When Liu Xin saw the expressions of the two of them, he also had a vague suspicion in his heart.
Now that the entire imperial capital can use urgent reporting, it must involve the battle between the secret investigation team and Wu Hou.
Senior Brother Cheng even guessed that the confrontation between Emperor Wu City and the Holy Sect had officially begun somewhere.
A post station somewhere fifty miles outside the imperial capital.
This inn is actually a secret stronghold of the Holy Sect's secret investigation team.
The establishment of this stronghold was completed 50 years ago, so this stronghold is equivalent to a stronghold with the highest level of secrecy.
But just when Liu Xin went to Qianhu Station to do the knotting, a group of uninvited guests suddenly came to the inn.
This is a group of people wearing official uniforms of the Ministry of Industry.
Several people in the station didn't notice anything unusual at first.
But as the team leader, Luo Cheng noticed something unusual in the walking postures of these people.
Most of the Ministry of Industry are civil servants. Except for the lowest-level ones who need to manage the craftsmen who may be some warriors with cultivation, most of the people who sit in the duty room and drink tea are scholars.
However, among the officials from the Ministry of Industry who came from Luocheng, it was found that these people at least have the background of warriors, but they are wearing official uniforms from the sixth to the fifth rank. It is impossible for such official uniforms to be worn by warriors. Then The literati would not allow this to happen, and even more details could not hide the fact that they were warriors.
Because strict orders have been issued recently. The battle between the covert investigation team and Wu Hou could start at any time, so Luo Cheng kept an eye out.
And he later found weapons in these people's luggage, and this group of people came to the inn at this time hiding their identities.
Luo Cheng could almost confirm that they were the Marquis Wu of Emperor Wu City.
But as a member of an old covert investigation team, he did not act rashly, but passed the news on first.
But less than half an hour after he delivered the news, he suddenly had an idea and thought of a possibility.
This group of people can't be bait.
Because he heard from the team leader that there were not many Wuhou in Emperor Wu City, but each one of them had extremely high cultivation, and could at least compete with the team leader level.
So if the group of people who came were all Wuhou, then with their strength, it would be impossible for a warrior at the pinnacle of Xiaocheng Realm to find out the clues.
Thinking of this, he suddenly understood why they wanted to do this.
Just to force myself to deliver the message to the upper line.
And the real Marquis Wu may have found my upline by following the carrier pigeon released.
Luo Cheng suddenly became angry when he thought of this.
You can lose, you can die, but you can't be cowardly.
Luo Cheng secretly told several other people at the inn about this matter.
We have been working together for almost decades and have a common understanding.
Everyone made the same choice.
That is killing.
Then a battle suddenly broke out in the inn. Luo Cheng was surprised to find that the people wearing the official uniforms of the Ministry of Industry were not very high in cultivation.
These people in the inn actually took them down easily, leaving one alive in the end. Under Luo Cheng's questioning, he confessed.
He said that this was a mysterious man with a very high level of cultivation. He went to the top of their mountain and brought them down. He also gave each of them an official uniform and allowed them to enter this inn without having to do anything.
Everyone knows what happened next. Luo Cheng and others suddenly launched an attack, and this group of ordinary bandits suffered an immediate disaster.
After discovering this incident, Luo Cheng immediately silenced all Shan Fei and led a few people to rush to the imperial capital in a swaggering manner.
He cannot contact any members of the covert investigation team now. There is only one thing he can do now:
That is, the secret investigation team and various secret strongholds in the imperial capital must know that their inn has been exposed.
They must cut off all intelligence channels and clues related to this station.
In Luocheng, they had just set foot on the official road and had advanced less than ten miles.
There were two masters attacking in tandem, both of whom had attained the Dacheng Realm.
Luo Cheng and others had no power to resist at all.
But fortunately, their purpose was accomplished.
The message they want to convey has also been conveyed through some other channels.
Half an hour later, someone brought the news that had been passed on several times to this brothel.
After Senior Brother Cheng heard the news, everyone said with serious faces:
"We must evacuate from here now. Everyone should go to their predetermined points and wait for the next order."
"yes!"
Liu Xin found that Zhao Shaolei and his fellow disciples had already cooperated very well, and everyone was very capable of action.
In less than a moment after Senior Brother Cheng finished speaking, there were no clues left in this brothel.
After handling everything, Senior Brother Cheng said to Liu Xin:
"We came with a big fanfare, and we must leave with a big fanfare."
"But we will still be suspected by others."
"So I did some backup."
Just after everyone evacuated the brothel, not long after, a team of guards in uniforms came outside the brothel.
Guo Yong rushed in with his people and saw Liu Xin in the garden at a glance.
He came up directly to report: "Qianhu, according to your order, we have surrounded this place."
Liu Xin glanced at Senior Brother Cheng without any trace and nodded.
Guo Yong immediately ordered: "Search for me."
Senior Brother Cheng didn't explain much to Liu Xin, because he soon understood everything.
Several Jinyi guards escorted two people out of the two small buildings on the left and right.
Liu Xin glanced at these two people, but still couldn't guess what kind of medicine was in Brother Cheng's gourd.
Senior Brother Cheng came to his side and bundled his inner energy, suppressing his voice into a straight line. Only Liu Xin could hear Senior Brother Cheng's voice.
This method of sound transmission can only be used by warriors above the mid-level Dachengjing level. It requires extremely condensed internal power, and the means of controlling the internal power must be superb.
It is impossible for ordinary mid-level Dacheng realm warriors to do this.
This can actually be said to be a super practical ability, but unfortunately it requires extremely high levels of internal strength and refinement.
And the sound transmission distance is not too far.
But for the current distance between Senior Brother Cheng and Liu Xin, it is completely enough.
"These two people are the remnants of the White Lotus Sect."
A flash of shock flashed in Liu Xin's eyes. He didn't expect that Senior Brother Cheng had even prepared this!
In the inner city of the imperial capital, there is Wangkongtai, one of the four flower towers.
The Wangkong Tower has eight floors and is ten feet high. It can be said to be the best among many folk buildings in the imperial capital.
What outsiders don't know is that the actual owner of Wangkongtai is the Qianhu Office in Jinyiwei Inner City, which is also in the hands of Wang Zhongjie. It is one of the most important industries in his hands.
There is a real sky viewing platform on the top floor of the sky viewing platform. Pang Chunhua, the revenge king and one of the four kings of Wuhou in Emperor Wu City, stands on the sky viewing platform, overlooking the scenery of the imperial capital.
Next to him, there was actually a Jinyi guard Qianhu, Ying Dongning.
"Ying Qianhu, is Commander Wang still satisfied with the price we have given this time?"
Pang Chunhua doesn't look like a man who has just passed his thirties, but rather like a middle-aged man in his fifties.
This may be related to the fact that he has experienced revenge before.
In those short ten years, he actually experienced things that ordinary people may never experience in their lifetime.
These many experiences are reflected directly on his face.
Ying Dongning smiled broadly, stretched out his hand on the railing, and said:
"One hundred thousand taels of gold is really a generous sum. You Marquis Wu is so rich, does Shangguan Dao know?"
Pang Chunhua withdrew his gaze and snorted coldly:
"That's a waste!"
He did not hesitate to angrily rebuke Shangguan Dao, the acting city lord. In his eyes, Shangguan Dao seemed to be nothing.
Just listen to him continue:
"If Shangguan Dao is not the brother of the city lord, what use can he have? He only shows off his power in Emperor Wu's city and does some small tricks. Didn't he also give you money? Don't think that we don't know about his little tricks. I also advise Just tell me, don’t get too close to him, he’s a bit crazy!"
Ying Dongning heard the faint hidden meaning in Pang Chunhua's tone and couldn't help but ponder it in his heart.
Pang Chunhua glanced at him, with a mocking smile flashing across his lips.
"Ying Qianhu, the show is about to begin, so don't think about those messy things."
Ying Dongning retracted his divergent thoughts and followed Pang Chunhua's gaze in the direction of the outer city of the imperial capital.
Pang Chunhua had a faint smile on his face, which touched the deep wrinkles on his face.
