Chapter 380 Cloud Rest Day
Zhao Yunming's words made Lin Hengshan stunned for a moment, then he shook his head and smiled without saying anything else.
As the most important intelligence organization in Yinren Village, the Pay List Organization played a vital role in this banquet. However, most of their efforts were in advance investigation. At this time, there were less than three days before the banquet. At this point, Yinren was still making arrangements in an orderly manner, which was also a test of the salary list organization work.
As the saying goes, success or failure is determined in advance. There are thousands of words I can say before leaving, but none of them can be as inspiring as Zhao Yunming's four words "return in triumph"!
Two days later, Yinren Town ushered in a sunny day for the first time in a long time. Although it was still cold outside and snow covered the mountains and plains, the team that was not enough to go to Luoye City still quietly set off.
Yi Xifeng and other iron-clad guards did not go with the team. In Li Chengtao's words, if there was a war this time, the fair boy and others would not be able to play a big role.
Just like that, accompanied by Li Chengqian and Li Chengtao, Lin Hengshan set off with a team of less than ten people. Even the people of Yinren Village did not realize that the old man had left. However, the six major families in Yinren Town and the major forces in Luoye County were always paying attention to this extremely small team.
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Half an hour later, Chunfeng Town, Fenghe Pier.
"Sir, Yinren's party for the banquet has set off!" A man dressed as a sailor reported in a deep voice to Yan Mingbohui, who was sitting at the top.
"How many people were dispatched this time?" Yan Mingbo asked with his eyes closed, not looking at the sailor half-kneeling in the lobby.
"Well, there are less than ten people including the driver!"
"Oh?" Leader Yan called out softly, and slowly opened his eyes, only to see the afterimages of golden inner energy flashing in his eyes. It was obvious that the man's strength level had improved a lot.
Three months ago, Li Chengqian came out of the ancient ruins. This was the official high-level contact between Chunfeng Town and Yinren. What followed was the siege of Luoye City. The two sides had three gambling battles, which also fully demonstrated Yinren's strength. True strength.
From that day on, Yinren Town and Chunfeng Town announced a formal alliance, and Yan Mingbo also exchanged the "ancient" monument skills he dreamed of from Li Chengqian.
Although the actual effect of this ancient relic technique is not strong, it only makes the internal energy circulate more actively, and has a certain effect on the recovery of injuries, but this set of techniques does meet the requirements of the "Nine Barbarians Xuanming Jue" practiced by Yan Mingbo.
In one fell swoop, he broke through to the "Nine Barbarians Realm" in cultivation, and his martial arts and combat power also reached the Yin-Yang level! His level of internal energy has also entered the level of a chivalrous person.
Moreover, Yan Mingbo also discovered that the Jiuman Xuanming Technique was worthy of being a relic technique. When his cultivation level reached the Nine Barbarians Perfection, all the internal energy techniques he had learned before would be integrated into this set of internal energy techniques.
Of course, the fusion here only has a few features of the original technique, but in any case, this is an unexpected gain. This was also the main reason why Yan Mingbo chose to practice in seclusion during this period.
After hearing the report from his subordinates, Gang Leader Yan pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said with a smile: "Yinren's strength is still unfathomable!" After that, he waved the soldier to retreat. He didn't know that Ji Shen was holding the gourd. What kind of medicine are they selling? But the harder the two parties fight, the more space will be left for Chunfeng Town to develop!
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Fallen Leaf City.
At this time, the people in Luoye City were naturally overjoyed. In a few days, it would be "Cloud Rest Day", which was the most grand festival in Luo Yun Kingdom. At that time, not only will the whole city of Luoye City be open to the public, but all transactions completed on the Cloud Interest Day will not have to pay taxes!
Therefore, every winter, many businesses will prepare for this grand ceremony. The officials of Luoye City will organize grand fireworks shows and lantern festivals to demonstrate the dominance of Luoye City's governor.
This year's Cloud Rest Day is even more luxurious and brilliant than in previous years!
Ever since the first snowfall in winter, this fallen leaf city has been busy, with edelweiss of various colors planted at the door of every house. These flowers, which bloom in winter, are small and clustered together, looking like hydrangeas. Common people also call it "hydrangea".
In the past, ordinary people could not afford to grow this kind of flowers, because this kind of flower did not come from Luoyun Kingdom, but from the Far East Kingdom in the far north.
There is always severe cold there, and this kind of flower cannot withstand the high temperature after spring in Luoyun Kingdom, so it can only be grown for one winter before it withers. Only wealthy aristocrats, or children of wealthy families with ice cellars at home, would play with this kind of hydrangea.
However, this year, for the feast of Cloud Rest Day, Luoye City paid a huge price and bought ten ships of "hydrangeas" of various colors from the Far East Kingdom, and planted them all along all the roads in Luoye City!
This made the people of Luoye City extremely happy. After all, ordinary people had never seen such exotic flowers. Now, as soon as they go out, they can see a handful planted in front of their door.
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The governor's office is located in Fuyun.
Ji Shenfu was not feeding the koi carps at the Yunxiao Pond on one side. Instead, he was silently playing the chessboard game in the main hall of Fuyunju.
He is still dressed as a middle-aged scholar, with his hair casually pulled into a bun on his head. A maroon wooden hairpin is casually inserted into the bun. He looks less scholarly, but more. The indifference and ease of a Taoist priest.
At this moment, a figure appeared behind him. He was wearing night clothes and a hat on his head.
"They set off." The man in black clothes wearing a hat said in a hoarse voice.
Ji Shen held a white piece in his arm, paused for a moment, and then slowly dropped it. He muttered:
"A distinguished guest is here, good thing, good thing!"
The man in black was obviously very familiar with our county magistrate, and continued: "There is also news about Helian Haixin's trace."
"Oh?" The middle-aged scholar twirled another black chip, but this time he just let out a light sigh and didn't make a move.
The man in black continued: "Helian Haixin's whereabouts are elusive. In the past few months, according to reports from the Shahe Gang, he should be investigating the battle between Yinren and Tiexin. Therefore, it is very likely that the next step will be , he will come to Luoye City, after all, General Rentu is also involved."
Ji Shen twisted the black seed in his hand and said with a smile: "Haha, double happiness!"
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"Ah sneeze!"
A group of children stood at the street corner looking at the various hydrangeas around them, but a sudden sneeze made the children who were playing startled. They looked at the little girl standing on the wall with two snot dragons hanging on it.
"Xiao Cui, your nose is coming out, wipe it quickly!" a child said with a smile.
Apparently they all thought that the "sneeze" just now was caused by the little girl with a runny nose, but the little girl named Xiao Cui sniffed her nose, and the two snot dragons "hid" back.
She was still looking at the hydrangeas at her feet with excitement.
No one noticed that a young scholar walked quickly behind the little girl.
Helian Haixin rubbed his somewhat red nose with his fingers, and thought to himself: Due to his cultivation level, although the inner strength of his energy is not of Yang attribute, it is difficult for him to suffer from wind and cold.
The young man curled his lips and said, "It seems like another big shot is thinking about me!"
As soon as he thought about this, he remembered what happened in Tiexin Village some time ago.
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He had previously learned from Zhong Er, a strong man in Tiexin Village, that this man named Zhao Yuntian or Mr. Shui played an important role in the battle when Yinren annexed Tiexin last year.
Naturally, he would not let go of such an obvious clue, but he did not choose to approach the other party rashly. In Helian Haixin's own words, "What you discover by yourself will always be truer than what others tell you!"
Therefore, he first collected various information about Mr. Shui. Fortunately, Shui Yuntian's reputation in Tiexin Village was quite good. After spending a little time, he still got the information he wanted.
Then the young man left Tiexin Village and rushed to Queshan Camp. Yes, the information shows that Shui Yuntian worked as a teacher at the foot of Queshan Mountain before he officially entered Tiexin Village.
Here, he discovered the small village with only ten households. It is hard to imagine that in such a small place, such a great talent could be "buried" again.
But when Helian Haixin continued to investigate, he discovered something unusual. The ten families here all moved here forty-four years ago, which was abnormal for a small personnel base.
What's even more abnormal is that no new family has settled in this small stronghold at the foot of Queshan Mountain. It has always been these ten families. Most of the young adults have moved to Tiexin Village not far away, and only a few elderly families still live here.
Just when He Lian Hai Xin was about to continue his investigation, he met a tall, thin middle-aged man.
This person was very strange, and was very enthusiastic about the arrival of the young scholar. In his words, few outsiders came here. After all, it was less than ten miles away from Tiexin Village, and it was located on Que Mountain, and there were no roads up and down the mountain. It’s not easy to leave either. Many people have moved away.
Helian Haixin was also very happy to meet someone who was not too old and seemed to be very talkative. The two of them just started chatting.
Finally, the young man finally asked what he really wanted to ask.
"Uncle, do you know Shui Yuntian, Mr. Shui!"
"Oh, why don't you know him? He used to live here."
"I heard that he is not a hard-core person, nor is he a person from here?"
"What? Are you embarrassed of him?" the tall, thin middle-aged man asked with a smile.
Helian Haixin said with a smile: "That's natural. I'm not from the local area. I've heard about Mr. Shui's name since I came to Tiexin Village, so I came here because of his fame!"
The middle-aged man nodded and smiled: "Not many people come here because of their fame!"
The young man's eyes flashed, and he obviously noticed that there was something in the other person's words. He secretly mobilized the inner energy in his body, dispersed his soul, and felt the breath of the other party's inner energy.
Helian Haixin frowned slightly. After some inspection, he found that the man in front of him had no inner strength at all. He was obviously an ordinary citizen.
"Haha, I just like to hear other people's stories about their deeds. I definitely won't be able to meet this Master Shui, so I asked you to tell me about it!" the young scholar said with a smile.
The tall, thin middle-aged man nodded and said leisurely: "Of course Shui Yuntian is not from here, he is just a teacher."
"Then where is he from?" Helian Haixin's eyes lit up and he asked aloud.
"They say he is from Yinren Town, but I don't think so." The middle-aged man said with a smile.
"Oh?" the young scholar frowned.
"When he arrived, Yinren had not yet been established. At that time, Yinren was defeated against Tiexin. How could he be sent by Yinren?" The middle-aged man looked at the young man and asked.
"This...is not necessarily..." the young scholar said, touching his chin.
"I think he seems to be from Yunxi County!" The tall, thin middle-aged man said with a playful look.
He Lianhai was shocked. After hearing the news, his mind was full of thoughts, and he even felt like he had fallen into a trap for a while!
Yunxi County? who is it? ! The Xing family? impossible!
If it was really Yunxi Town, the implications would be huge!
And my investigation trip may be a conspiracy!
Just when Helian Haixin was stunned on the spot, with cold sweat soaking his back, the middle-aged man said again:
"And I can also guess which family Shui Yuntian belongs to!"
As he spoke, a trace of contentment appeared on the middle-aged man's face.
Helian Haixin's eyes flashed. He calmed down his mind, made his voice less abrupt, and asked slowly: "Uncle, aren't you joking?"
"Hey, how can this be possible? In fact, Shui Yuntian belongs to the Helian family in Yunxi!"
"...Helian family?" The young man looked at each other blankly, and the middle-aged man also had a proud expression on his face, "You didn't expect that?"
"Think about it! Why is he lurking here? Why did he enter Tiexin Village? He is already inferior to one person and above ten thousand people! Why did he betray Helianbao?" The tall, thin, middle-aged man threw out the Soul Sanlian ask.
"Because he wants to take back the Helian family property! In name, Tiexin Village fell into Yinren's hands. I would say that Shui Yuntian must have discussed it with Yinren's senior management. The actual control is still in Shui Yuntian's hands. No, it should be called Helian Yuntian!" The middle-aged man spoke more and more enthusiastically.
"Uncle, your guess... you can write a book!" Helian Haixin said seriously.
"Oh? Really? Moreover, I think his name Yuntian is also fake. He is probably a powerful person in the Helian family in Yunxi!" the middle-aged man said in a deliberately lowered voice.
At this time, Helian Haixin no longer had much desire to talk nonsense with this middle-aged man, but the other man deliberately lowered his voice and said, obviously wanting him to ask "Who is it?"
In line with the principle of "don't embarrass the other person, you won't be embarrassed yourself", the young scholar still asked: "Who is that?"
The tall, thin middle-aged man straightened his back and said urgently: "He Lianjing! Who else is there?!"
The young scholar's expression was a bit unpleasant, because He Lianjing was his father after all, and it was hard for him to say anything. He couldn't directly deny the other party's point of view. After all, he couldn't tell the other party directly. It was impossible that he didn't even know his father.
The middle-aged man muttered for a while, while Helian Hai said nothing with a gloomy face. Watching the sun go down, the young scholar stood up and left.
The other party found out that the young scholar was leaving, and after a little effort to persuade him to stay, he wanted to give him a gift.
When they reached the exit of the village, the middle-aged man asked with a playful expression: "Mr. Shui is He Lianjing's business. You have to keep it a secret. I don't want to get killed."
Helian Hai smiled heartily and nodded.
When parting, the middle-aged man asked with a smile: "We had a great chat today. I don't know what to call my friend?"
The young man said calmly: "This junior's surname is Hai. Uncle, just call me Hailian."
The tall, thin middle-aged man nodded, and deliberately took out a pen and wrote the words "Little Friend Hailian" on the white cloth belt tied around his waist.
Since ancient times, scribes had a lot of interactions and entertainments, and they didn't even have business cards. They had to get to know each other after drinking in a wine shop and calling each other brothers. But at this time, I had been drinking a lot, so in order to prevent misremembering or fragmentation after drinking, I would write my name on my belt.
Of course, you don’t just remember each one when you see them, they must be people who have a good conversation with each other.
Seeing this, Helian Hai smiled bitterly in his heart. It seemed that this uncle was really having a good time chatting. But he was not that happy. No one would be too happy to be called Shui Yuntian by him for a long time.
However, out of etiquette, the young scholar still asked politely: "I haven't asked yet, how do you call me uncle?"
The tall, thin, middle-aged man put away his brush and said with a smile, "My surname is Zhao, and my name is Zhao Yuntian!"
