patio.
The night is like water.
Zhou Yi stood in the courtyard with a look of nostalgia in his eyes.
"This identity can no longer be used for the time being. Many people in central Beijing and northern Xinjiang know it, and it is quite dangerous."
Li Hong, Chen Jinyu, Wei Jia and others seemed trustworthy, but what Zhou Yi saw most during his years in Tianlao was that people's hearts were fickle and immeasurable.
One moment we are best friends, the next moment we are sworn enemies.
"The last time I changed my identity, I just thought it would be simple and quick, but it left a big flaw."
"I learned my lesson this time and turned into a person who has nothing to do with Zhou Yi. No one would have thought that the two had any connection. Besides, it doesn't mean that Zhou Yi is dead. He can still show up when needed."
Zhou Yi made a plan in his mind and would never return to Tianlao. There were too many acquaintances there.
During the day, Zhou Yi resigned. Colonel Yang was not embarrassed, but his face was a little gloomy.
Subsequent revenge would not be a problem. After all, Zhou Yi was just a jailer who was quite proficient in martial arts, and he was not worthy of the hero's effort to hate him.
"It's troublesome to live too long. You have to change your identity every few decades!"
Zhou Yi sighed hypocritically and took out the blue booklet from his arms.
It records in Chinese pinyin the people and places in Fengyang Kingdom that are most likely to be related to immortality.
Behind the characters at each location, there are many annotations and analyzes, which were repeatedly investigated and verified by the Jinyi Guards of each state. The Book of Changes has chosen stability to avoid danger. He has a plan on how to blend into the practice world safely, and now he has a rough idea.
"Let's put aside these dangerous places for now. Even if they are related to the world of cultivating immortals, we don't know the dangers of good and evil therein, so we must not touch them easily."
"So there are not many choices. Three families who suddenly became rich, and monks imprisoned in the underground prison!"
Zhou Yi asked his Jin Yiwei to investigate strange people and strangers, and at the same time pay attention to those families who got rich for no reason, find out the source of their wealth, and continue to observe if they are related to immortals.
Monks are human beings too, especially those who are new to the path.
The practice time is still short, and the person still has blood ties to the world, so he usually leaves gold and silver for his family.
The families in Fengyang Kingdom who have become rich in recent years, after Jinyiwei's investigation, found that 99% of the reasons for their sudden wealth are written in the law, including deception, abduction, grave digging and tomb robbery, with various methods.
After all, the level of class solidification in Fengyang Kingdom far exceeded that of Zhou Yi's previous life.
"After repeated screening, these three families were found to be the most suspicious. Jin Yiwei's secret agent Tiqi devised a story, all claiming that someone in the family was a wandering Taoist priest."
Zhou Yi pondered for a long time, turned over the three houses, and continued to be watched by Tiqi for the time being.
"The news about Tiqi's trick is that the three possible monks are still young and can live to be at least 180 years old. We haven't seen the monks' methods yet, so there may not be a way to detect them, so we shouldn't just wait and see."
The three monks are young and will come back to visit relatives after completing their studies and perform spells such as detection and induction.
What Zhou Yi is waiting for may not be immortality, but a fireball as big as a millstone.
"After repeated inspections and screenings, the safest place is the underground prison."
"That monk was captured by the Dog Emperor and imprisoned in a mortal prison for decades, which shows that he has low strength and no killing skills."
Zhou Yi pondered for a long time and shook his head slightly.
"I will live in seclusion in the mountains for two or three years and wait for the results of the Jiangnan Family investigation to come out before making any plans."
"But there is little hope for this. Back then, the Dog Emperor was so obsessed with immortality and did not touch the Jiangnan family. He must be afraid."
…
Orthodox seven years.
Yuan Mansion.
Back house.
Yuan Shun bowed respectfully and presented the red sandalwood box with both hands.
"My lord, this is this year's royal tribute tea. I humbly pick out the tea leaves one by one. They are of equal size and uniform color."
"Little Yuanzi is interested."
Zhou Yi put the tea box into his sleeves: "How does the deputy commander's seat feel?"
"I am humble and have the support of the Lord, so I have done it safely."
Yuan Shun's stoop became lower and lower, and Feng Zhong's death in the palace last year became a sensational case.
Feng Zhong, the dignified eunuch in charge, commander of the Jinyi Guards, and known as the internal minister, died in the palace. Later investigation revealed that two innate masters took action that day. One of them lured away the imperial palace enshrined in charge of protection, and the other took action to kill Feng Zhong.
Zhou Yi said: "Do you have any ideas about the position of commander?"
"I was about to report to the Lord that the emperor summoned me to the palace for questioning a few days ago."
Yuan Shun said: "Now that Empress Dowager Zhang is old and Feng Zhong is dead, your Majesty has appointed Yu Qingtian as his secondary assistant. I feel that the Zhang family's ship has come to an end, so I agreed to your Majesty's invitation."
"As long as you don't delay my business, you can do the rest."
Zhou Yi nodded slightly, Yuan Shun was able to reach this point, and his vision and ability were certainly not bad.
After Feng Zhong died in the assassination of Chen and Wei in northern Xinjiang, seven or eight people competed for deputy commander. Yuan Shun did not seek help from Zhou Yi and successfully competed for the position on his own.
When Chen and Wei assassinated Feng Zhong, they not only followed Zhou Yi's orders, but also gave the Zhengtong Emperor a chance to resist.
Shenjing is in chaos, so the imperial court naturally has no intention of paying attention to Northern Xinjiang!
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Now the key positions of the Jinyi Guards are all controlled by me. The newly appointed Duke of Wei has only the title of commander, so he can't even think of transferring anyone."
Yuan Shun took out a thick volume and said: "This is the information on the direct and side branches of the eight major families in the south of the Yangtze River."
Zhou Yi flipped through it, and every page was filled with records. There were at least hundreds of thousands of words in the whole book.
"I can rest assured when you do something, and tell me the key information."
"After a humble investigation, we found that there are three or five strange people in the eight aristocratic families. They usually hide at home and don't show up. Occasionally they show off their extraordinary skills when they travel out."
"The identities of these people are specially marked in the files."
Envy flashed in Yuan Shun's eyes. At this time, he no longer doubted the theory of cultivating immortals: "They are extremely vigilant when they go out. If the spy Tiqi shows a slight flaw, he will either be lost or die."
"Not much useful information was actually obtained, all of it was recorded at the end of the file."
When Zhouyi turned to the end of the book, there were only about twenty lines of words, all of which were words said by someone. Tiqi must have heard them secretly.
"Xiaodan Mountain, Qiyun Peak, Danding Sect..."
Three names quickly passed through his mind. None of the strange and dangerous places marked by Jin Yiwei could be matched, or the investigation was wrong, or the names in the world of cultivation were different from those in the ordinary world.
Zhou Yi closed the file and looked at everyone carefully after returning: "What major events have happened in Beijing in the past few years?"
"Feng Zhong died and resurrected in the blue sky. The Lord already knows it."
Yuan Shun recalled for a moment and said: "Other events that can be called major events are only from the branch of the Yang family. Yang Zheng was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, which made him quite popular among young generals."
The Forbidden Army all commanded officials up to the fifth rank, and held real power in the army. They were also considered figures in Shenjing. However, in Yuan Shun's eyes, they could only be regarded as juniors, and they were far apart in terms of official position and power.
Zhou Yi quickly flipped through the file and found Yang Zheng's page, which recorded in detail what he had done in Beijing.
In three years, Yang Zheng used Happy Forest as his foundation and continued to expand outwards, nearly unifying the Shenjing gangs, hook bars, and gambling stalls. Recently, he also got involved in Sushui canal transportation.
On the surface, he is the commander of the Forbidden Army, but secretly, he is the underground king of Shenjing.
"Yang Zheng wants more than just high-ranking officials and generous salaries!"
