"Tantai Jade?"
"Yes, Tantai Yu. A genius who is perhaps even more amazing than his ancestor Tantai Jingming."
"Because he is only twenty-eight years old this year, but he is already a powerful person in the Nascent Soul Realm, and he is only half a step away from truly becoming a baby. According to the information our secret cultivator knows, this Tantai Jade has a great chance. , within this year, we will successfully unite the baby and advance to the realm of land gods."
A twenty-eight-year-old land god?
After Shu Guan listened, he suddenly felt a little ashamed.
There is a huge difference between other people's twenties and my own twenties.
In the foreseeable future, when I reach the age of twenty-eight, I should still be in the fetal movement state.
Lady No. 3 continued talking.
"And that Tantai Yu is not only an unparalleled spiritual genius, but also a person of extremely noble character. As the actual leader of the Tantai family, he actually controls the lives of countless people in Shencheng. Life and death, but over the years, no one has ever died because of him. On the contrary, too many practitioners in Shen City have received his favor, so the practitioners in Shen City who know him respect him as 'Master Jade'."
It can be heard that this lady No. 3 has an undisguised admiration for the 'Jade Master' Tantai Yu in her tone of voice.
"Moreover, this Young Master Jade is prudent and fair in his actions. Since he took charge of all affairs of the Tantai family, all the affiliated forces of the Tantai family have been sincerely convinced and there is no one who is dissatisfied."
"So there is a consensus among the spiritual practitioners in Shencheng that because of the appearance of this Tantai Jade, the true prosperity of the Tantai family may have just begun."
Faced with Ms. No. 3 praising another young man in front of him, Shu Guan didn't have any objections. It's just that Jiang felt that if Tantai Yu was as described by Ms. No. 3, he was really a good one. people.
"Then if you want to know more about the Tantai family, how much should you pay?"
Then Shu Guan asked as usual.
"Our Secret Order does know some secrets of the Tantai family, but these secrets will never be sold."
"As I said just now, Shencheng is the Shencheng of the Tantai family. If our secret cult exists in Shencheng, we will naturally not offend the Tantai family by selling their secrets."
Shu Guan groaned and covered the booklet. At this moment, he suddenly remembered something and asked with some doubts:
"So, what level of power does the Secret Order belong to? I didn't see the ranking of the Secret Order just now."
"Our Secret Order can barely be regarded as an organization, but it is not a force."
Ms. No. 3, whose face was shrouded in mist, smiled softly and said:
"We don't have any requirements for our members. We won't ask our members to compete for any interests. We don't have any territory. If we must talk about territory, then there is only this Bei Ming."
"The secret cult only provides a place for practitioners in Shencheng to gather and trade. It is not considered a force. Naturally, there is no need to participate in any rankings."
Shu Guan thought about it and found that this was indeed the case.
But he was still a little curious about the strength of the Secret Order, especially the top fifteen members.
Only these fifteen people may be the real members of the Secret Order.
Now among these fifteen people, Shu Guan has met five.
One is the captain of the Bei Ming. It is said that the membership number is exactly fifteen, one is Mr. No. 7, a silver-haired old man No. 5 Yu Shiqi, one is the lady No. 3 in front of me, and the other is that Jasmine. Sister, I just don’t know what the membership number of the beautiful sister Jasmine is.
Except for the elegant middle-aged man who is the captain of the Beiming, who is at the peak of the Fetal Movement Realm, the cultivation levels of the other people are somewhat unpredictable. According to Shu Guan's judgment, there is a high probability that they are all Yuan Yuan. infant.
Just like this, there are already four Nascent Souls, which is already more powerful than many second-level practitioners.
And when so many powerful practitioners gather together, do they really have no desires and desires, and just provide a gathering place for practitioners in Shencheng?
Shu Guan was a little unsure.
"Do you need any more news?"
Seeing that Shuguan seemed a little distracted, Ms. No. 3 asked.
"want."
Shu Guan came to his senses and said quickly.
He walked into this room today not just to learn about the power of cultivators in Shen City, nor was it even the main purpose.
"I would like to know if there is any news about the Princess of the Kingdom of the Rising Sun named Minamoto Sakurako in our Secret Order."
Then Shu Guan asked expectantly.
Since I am now a senior member, I naturally have to make good use of the privileges of a senior member.
Looking at the information just now, it seems that this secret cult has extremely powerful intelligence gathering capabilities, and it knows many secrets of the Shencheng cultivation world. It may know where the princess of the Kingdom of the Rising Sun is.
And when Shu Guan asked this question, the mist suddenly fell silent.
Shu couldn't see clearly the expression of Lady No. 3 at this moment, but he could feel that Lady No. 3 seemed to be looking at him carefully at this moment.
Shu Guan waited for about ten seconds without changing his expression before Ms. No. 3 finally spoke.
"There is indeed such a princess from the Kingdom of the Rising Sun who came to Shanghai about six months ago."
"However, the Princess of the Rising Sun Kingdom was only shown once, and then disappeared. No one has seen her again. No one knows whether she is still in Shencheng or has left."
Shu Guan was immediately disappointed. Even the Secret Order couldn't know the whereabouts of Yuan Yingzi?
But then, he noticed a detail in Ms. No. 3's words just now, that is, Ms. No. 3 just said that Minamoto Sakurako came to Shanghai six months ago.
The problem is, six months ago, he was still in Jingcheng, and Yuan Yingzi was still in Jingcheng planning to blow up the Turtle and Snake Mountains, so how could he come to Shencheng.
Could it be that Ms. No. 3 remembered it wrong?
But would a person who could remember exactly what was inside all the iron cabinets in this room remember such details incorrectly?
Or maybe Ms. No. 3 got the wrong person?
Shu Guan frowned, but he did not ask Ms. No. 3 if she remembered it wrong. If Ms. No. 3 said that she definitely remembered it correctly, it would be difficult for Shu Guan to explain.
After suppressing the doubts in his heart, Shu Guan asked another question.
"Ms. No. 3, you just don't know that there is a Western Continental company called GLH in Shanghai?"
Shu Guan planned to take advantage of this opportunity to ask all the questions that he had no answers for the time being, and see if he could find some clues from the Secret Order.
This time, Lady Three answered him quickly.
Unfortunately, her answer was:
"I've never heard of such a company."
Shu Guan sighed with regret. He could not get satisfactory answers to the two things he wanted to know most.
But Shu Guan also has some other things he wants to ask.
"There is a female ghost in the Guangming Theater on Merlo Street. I wonder if Ms. No. 3 knows her true identity?"
After thinking for a while, Shu Guan asked another question.
After all, Shu Guan was not completely relieved about the female ghost in green who suddenly appeared that day and took Wang Ru away.
I just don’t know if the Secret Order knows the details of that female ghost.
And as soon as he asked this question, a faint sigh sounded from behind the mist.
"I do know something about that female ghost. If you want to know, you need to pay five thousand silver dollars."
"no problem."
Shu Guan said cheerfully.
Ms. No. 3 sighed again, and then began to tell:
"Fifty years ago, there was a great Qingyi girl in the opera world of Shanghai. At that time, she was even more popular than Jin Sufang and Meng Linghui today. I don't know how many dignitaries, gentry and wealthy businessmen there are. , the romantic and talented man fell in love with him."
"And this Da Qingyi later fell in love with a young talent who had returned from studying in the Western Continent. Although the young man was talented, his family background was very ordinary. However, this Da Qingyi did not dislike it and funded the young man's education. She bought a house, and relied on her own connections to get a good job in Shencheng Daotai Yamen. She wanted to marry that young talent, and even made plans to retire from the opera house when she was at her peak. plan."
"The relationship between the talented man and the beautiful woman was also a good story in Shanghai at that time, but no one could have imagined that on the night when the big Tsing Yi performed on stage for the last time, something happened in the Grand Guangming Theater Fire.”
"The fire broke out backstage. The fire was not big and was put out quickly. It's just a pity that the big man in Qingyi died in the fire."
"And two months later, that young talent married Lord Daotai's daughter as his wife."
"The female ghost in Tsing Yi who lives in Guangming Theater now is the Tsing Yi ghost from back then."
Ms. Three has finished speaking.
Shu Guan was silent for a moment, and he remembered the face of the female ghost in green when he first saw her.
That ugly face, as if burned by fire.
That should be what she looked like before she died!
The ghost race is different from the human race. The ghost race is born with the ability to change their appearance at will, so there are beautiful ghosts that can bewitch people and scary ghosts. Whether you are a beautiful female ghost or an ugly ghost is just a matter of your own thoughts.
But the female ghost in green clothes showed her ugliest appearance.
After a moment of silence, Shu Guan asked Ms. No. 3:
"Did that young talent start that fire?"
"Yes, and before setting the fire, he tied Da Qingyi to a pillar so that she could not escape. This was found out by a practitioner who used to like to listen to Da Qingyi's plays and used Taoism afterwards. "
Shu Guan was silent again.
Woman Three described what happened in simple terms.
It was just this simple description, but it still sent shivers down Shuguan's spine.
Because it was indeed the most tragic thing in the world, especially for Da Qingyi who had given everything for that man.
"Then what about that young talent? Did he die?"
"No, he is still alive. He is now in Jinling and is a big figure in the government of the Republic of China."
Shu Guan was a little surprised. The female ghost in green didn't kill the person who had betrayed him?
With her strength comparable to that of a human Nascent Soul cultivator, it would be easy to kill the unfaithful person to avenge herself.
Maybe it's because even though he was betrayed, he still hasn't forgotten his love.
So Shu Guan also sighed leisurely.
"As for how she became a ghost cultivator, we don't have any information in the meeting."
Ms. No. 3 finally said this.
Shu Dian nodded, and then he was about to ask the last thing he wanted to know today.
Shuguan took out the test tube containing the lavender liquid and asked:
"I also want to ask if there is anyone in Shanghai who can refine this kind of elixir."
"Alchemy!"
Ms. No. 3 let out a soft cry and then said:
"All kinds of information that our Secret Order has basically comes from its members. However, the practitioners in the Western Continent in Shanghai have very little contact with Dahua practitioners. Therefore, the practitioners in our Secret Order in Shanghai Little is known about the situation of practitioners in the Western Continent.”
"However, I do have a piece of news here that may be useful to you. It's worth two thousand silver dollars. Do you need to buy it?"
"no problem."
Shuguan's eyes lit up and he nodded immediately.
"Among the Western Continent practitioners in Shen City, there is an alchemist from the Western Continent named Alberto Malesani. You may want to ask this person."
"where does he live?"
"I don't know, but I heard that this man often appears in a bar called Tomahawk in the Concession of the United States of America."
I finally got some useful news.
Shu Guan showed a smile, and then said to Ms. No. 3:
"I heard that senior members can also purchase various Taoist techniques and practice resources in the club."
"Not bad, do you want to buy it?"
"I want to see what's out there."
So Ms. No. 3 waved her hand, and soon several thick booklets flew in front of Shu Guan.
"Everything you can buy is in these catalogs. You can take a look first."
Shu Guan then flipped through the thick books and browsed them quickly.
The purchasable practice resources recorded in these books can be divided into several categories: magical weapons, talismans, elixirs, and Taoist secret books.
But after looking at the prices of those things, Shu Guan had never felt so poor.
Even for a low-grade magic weapon, the price starts at hundreds of thousands. As for a mid- to high-grade magic weapon, it easily starts at a million silver dollars.
And to be honest, these things are of little use to Shu Guan.
What Shu Guan mainly looked at, and was most interested in, was the paper book that recorded various Taoist techniques.
He wanted to choose a divination technique for himself that was of a higher level than Guiqian Divination. Maybe then he could directly divine the author of the bottle of alchemical medicine that poisoned Zhang Hushan.
It's a pity that Shu Guan didn't find such a suitable divination technique in the end. Among all kinds of paths, divination technique is a relatively rare one.
Among the Taoist techniques sold by the Esoteric Cult, there are several divination techniques, and the grades are quite high. The only reason why they are inappropriate is that the price is not suitable.
Shuguan couldn't afford it at all.
Shu Guan now regrets that he did not learn the Taoist technique of Dou Mi Dao first when he was studying at Shan Si Guan.
Sometimes in life, it is like this. There are some things that you always feel are not in a hurry and that you always have a lot of time to do. But when you want to do it, you no longer have the chance, and in the end you only have regrets.
However, although he did not find the divination technique he wanted, Shu Guan did find a technique of drawing talismans.
In the past, when I was in Shanjingguan, if I wanted any Taoist talismans, I could just go to the fifth senior brother and ask for them, but now there is no such convenience, and the Taoist talismans I brought from Jingcheng have become less and less.
Shu Guan felt that he should be self-reliant.
Then learn the art of making talismans. Anyway, obstacles on the road have never been a problem for you.
This talisman-drawing technique is regarded as an entry-level Taoist technique in the talisman arts. The price listed on the paper is 400,000 silver dollars, but Shu Guan can afford it.
Then Shu Guan picked out a few more magical tools that must be used to practice the talisman, such as special talisman pens for drawing talismans, special cinnabar, and some talisman papers. Among them, the talisman pens are considered low-level magic tools, and the cinnabar talisman paper is considered high-level. Materials, these things can also be bought here, and the bits and pieces add up to another hundred thousand silver dollars.
"Ms. No. 3, please help me calculate how many silver dollars I have to pay you in total."
Finally, Shu Guan smiled and said this to Ms. No. 3.
"Fifty-eight thousand and two thousand silver dollars."
Ms. No. 3 immediately reported a number. It seemed that she had already calculated it.
"This includes the cost of asking for information and purchasing Taoist secret books and magic weapon materials."
Ms. No. 3's tone sounded very pleasant at this time.
But Shu Guan's smile froze on his face. After a while, he silently took out six banknotes with a face value of one hundred thousand and handed them over.
The proceeds from the sale of the lightning strike wood at the last trade fair were basically used up, and most of them were spent at the Secret Order.
In other words, he used a piece of lightning-strike wood that was a treasure of heaven and earth, and finally got an entry-level talisman-drawing technique from the Secret Religion Club, as well as a bunch of low-level magic weapon materials?
Shuguan suddenly realized that this secret retreat was just a black shop!
With this realization, Shu Guan stood up, thanked Ms. No. 3, and then left the room.
When leaving the house, Shu Guan swore in his heart that he would never step into this room again unless necessary.
…
The Beiming slowly docked at the shore of Zhabei Pier, and then the gangway was lowered. The elegant and handsome captain was already standing by the gangway, waiting for everyone to disembark.
Shu Guan followed the flow of people down the gangway and walked out of Zhabei Pier.
It was 5:05 in the morning. It was an early winter morning. The sun had not risen at all, and the sky and earth were still shrouded in dim night.
Shu Guan walked slowly, and his figure disappeared into the night.
It's really like disappearing.
And when his figure appeared again, it was already an hour later.
He did not return to the horse racing hall, but appeared on a street called Yuanchang Street not too far from Zhabei Pier.
At this time, Shu Guan had changed his clothes. He was wearing a thick woolen coat, a top hat on his head, and a newspaper under his arm. He stepped on the sunshine that finally pierced the darkness and came to the world, and walked. After crossing the street, I came to a bus stop and sat on a bench by the roadside.
Then Shu Guan opened the newspaper and read it carefully.
His every move was no different from the passengers around him who were waiting for the early train and rushing to work.
Not long after Shuguan sat down, an old man with a goatee in black clothes walked outside the Gongjiao Station and passed in front of Shuguan.
Shu Guan still lowered his head and read the newspaper in his hand seriously.
The old man with the goatee walked into a small building across the street not far away.
Soon, a light came on in a room on the second floor of the small building, and then the curtains were drawn. Then not long after, the lights went out.
Shu Guan slowly put down the newspaper in his hand, took out a box of 36 brand cigarettes, took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep breath.
The strong smell of tobacco always helps people think.
At this time, Shu Guan was thinking about a problem that made him very conflicted.
Is this a fishing operation?
If so, do you want to be a "fish" for once?
