"No. Now, unlike in previous years, several major forces are already quite concerned about us. If there are more casual cultivators missing, I'm afraid it will really arouse their vigilance.
It's better to use my official identity to recruit a group of casual cultivators into the house, and then let them disappear without anyone noticing." The tall black figure shook his head and said.
"Since there is a more reliable way, I naturally don't care about it. By the way, there is no problem with the court. How come I heard the news that some Jinling-level guests seem to have started to investigate our affairs." The last one.
The black shadow nodded and asked solemnly.
"Jin Ling-level guests, this is really troublesome. Once these guests from the imperial court touch one of them, it is like stirring up the entire hornet's nest. And these guys say they are guests from the imperial court, but they are actually members of the current royal family. But it is true. But
If someone from the royal family really noticed us, it's impossible that I didn't get wind of it. It should just be the private actions of these guests. So, I'll talk to other people later. Before that, don't provoke me.
These Jin Ling Ke Qing. The royal family is different from the five major sects thousands of miles away. If they knew what we were planning, I am afraid they would take action immediately and would not be very willing to replace us. And with the strength of the Daxuan Kingdom royal family, I am afraid that they would have
He quietly cultivated his own spiritual masters, but he didn't dare to let them show up." The tall black shadow said.
"What, the royal family already has a spiritual master, what news did you hear?" The second black shadow seemed to be shocked when he heard this.
"I don't have definite evidence for this yet, it's just speculation." The tall black figure shook his head and said.
"Even if it is true, these royal spiritual masters are not something to be afraid of. Otherwise, as soon as they show their whereabouts in front of others, I am afraid that the first of the five major sects to be destroyed will be the entire royal family. Well, when I turn around, I will ask my subordinates to avoid them as much as possible.
These Jin Ling Keqing are the ones. Fortunately, as long as you endure these six months, everything will be over." After the last black figure was silent for a while, he said with a sneer.
"Well, that's all we can do for now." The second black shadow said with a sigh.
So during the remaining time, the three of them gathered together and talked for a while before they all got up and left the hall.
When Liu Ming returned to Xuanjing, it was already afternoon.
At this time, he transformed into a middle-aged Taoist priest with three long beards, walking slowly on a seemingly lively street in Xuanjing.
Suddenly, he moved and turned into a seemingly ordinary alley next to him.
This alley is not too long, but there are seven or eight shops with various signs on both sides.
After Liu Ming walked a few steps, he stopped in front of a coffin shop with white flags hanging on it, and walked in calmly.
"Sir, do you want to order a coffin?"
A middle-aged man with a hunchback appearance was painting a brand new coffin with black paint. When he saw Liu Ming walking in, he immediately put down the things in his hands, walked over and coughed lightly and asked.
After Liu Ming looked at the hunchback in front of him for a few times, he didn't say anything, but took out a shining silver token from his sleeve and waved it in front of him.
The hunchback, who was originally calm, changed his expression when he saw the token. He suddenly swayed and quickly closed the store door.
He then flashed back to Liu Ming and took out a black iron plate from his body.
Looking at the size and style, except for the color, it looks very similar to the silver medal in Liu Ming's hand.
Liu Ming's eyebrows jumped and his wrist flicked, and he threw the silver medal over.
Seeing this, the hunchback also solemnly threw out the black iron plate.
As soon as Liu Ming grabbed the iron plate, he glanced at it briefly and poured some magic power into it.
Immediately, a layer of black patterns appeared on the iron plate, and several strange black runes appeared on it.
After Liu Wu saw these runes clearly, he nodded and collected his magic power. After the black iron plate gathered its aura, it returned to its original state.
At this time, the hunchback took out a small bottle, poured out an unknown liquid and applied it on the silver medal. After carefully looking at the thing in his hand for a while, he threw the silver medal back with a sigh of relief.
"The identity of the messenger is correct. As a backup secret agent, I thought that I would never come into contact with anyone in the sect again in my life."
"I am the new supervisory envoy to Xuanjing. Do you know about the disappearance of our previous supervisory envoy?" Liu Ming also returned the black iron plate to the other party and asked with an unchanged expression.
"Sir, why do you need to use words to test me again? As the secret son of the sect, my original magic power has been abolished long ago. I usually don't pry into anything at all, nor do I contact any spiritual disciples. I just live in Xuanjing as an ordinary person.
.The only purpose is to provide a channel for people like you to contact the sect at critical times. Since you have come to me, it seems that the official communication channel should no longer exist." Hunchback said slowly.
"Very good, you do your duty very well. Otherwise, I'm afraid you wouldn't be alive until now. Liu Ming didn't get angry when he heard this, but nodded in approval.
"Master Messenger, come with me. You can contact the magic circle within the sect. It is buried deep underground. I go down to check it every other year, but the last time it was used was twenty years ago." The hunchback took a deep breath.
Said in one breath.
Liu Ming nodded and followed him to the back of the store.
After they passed through a small courtyard, they walked into a seemingly ordinary wing.
This room is not large, with no furniture except for a bed, a table and two chairs.
The hunchback walked to the bed in a few steps, and suddenly pulled a mechanism under the bed with both hands.
Immediately, there was a "bang" sound in the wooden bed, and it was slowly opened in two from the middle, revealing a dark hole, and a simple stone staircase leading directly to the bottom.
The hunchback took out a firebrand from his waist, flicked it in the wind, lit it up out of thin air, and walked down the stairs.
After Liu Ming's expression changed slightly, he followed closely.
Shortly after the two of them walked in, the wooden bed that had been separated once again heard the sound of shutting down, and actually closed on its own.
After Liu Wu and Wu walked down for about thirty feet, they finally came to a huge underground stone room.
In this stone house, which is only a dozen feet in size, there is a huge magic circle arranged on the ground, with white crystal stones that have been placed in the grooves on the edge.
In the center of the magic circle, there is a round stone platform about one foot high, with countless spiritual patterns printed on the surface. It is also a small magic circle.
"This is the communication circle. Even if it is so far apart, it is enough to transmit information back to the sect instantly. However, the space crystals it consumes are also very alarming. If conditions permit, it is better to keep the message as brief as possible.
The messenger must have learned how to use it, so I won't say more." The hunchback said while standing outside the magic circle.
"Well, I did see some usage methods when I came here." Liu Ming looked at the stone platform, frowned slightly, and replied slowly.
"In this case, I will go outside and guard first. After the envoy is finished, I can come up by myself. Don't worry about the fluctuations of this circle being discovered. This stone house is made of special materials, which is enough to absorb all the fluctuations.
." The hunchback said with a nod, and then went back up the stone steps to really mind his own business.
Liu Ming circled around the magic circle for a few times, then raised his hands to make a seal, and several rays of green light shot out, disappearing into the magic circle in a flash.
In an instant, the entire magic circle began to buzz loudly, and the surrounding spiritual patterns shone one by one...
An hour later, Liu Ming left the coffin shop again, walked out of the alley calmly, and reappeared on the street.
The rest of the time, he just wandered around the nearby streets.
When it was getting dark, he entered a remote alley again, but when he came out from the other end, he once again transformed into a young Confucian scholar in his twenties, and walked slowly towards the Qian Mansion.
Early the next morning, Liu Ming, after a night's rest, once again left Qian Mansion's back door in a daze.
This time, he hailed a carriage directly on the street, gave instructions to the driver, and went straight to Xianxia Mountain.
Xianxia Mountain is different from other hills outside Xuanjing. Xuanjing itself has some buildings built on the mountain, and the entire Xianxia Mountain is owned by the imperial court. Not only are large groups of imperial soldiers stationed on the mountain all year round, but they also have some vitality.
The densest areas were directly allocated to those Jin Ling-level guest ministers who belonged to the imperial court.
The so-called caves that can be rented to the outside world are actually just the weakest places on Xianxia Mountain.
Even so, the rental fees for these caves are also surprisingly expensive, enough to make ordinary cultivators feel heartbroken. Therefore, this kind of rental business is not very good, and there are really not many casual cultivators living there on Xianxia Mountain.
When Liu Ming Station called his name in a hall on Xianxia Mountain to rent a medium-grade cave for a long time, a middle-aged steward who was standing in front of him and was in charge of the matter couldn't help but smile.
He immediately unfolded a landscape map in front of Liu Ming with the locations of various caves, and asked him to choose all the available caves.
Liu Ming looked at the map and casually asked about some places he was interested in. After nodding or shaking his head, he finally selected a cave in a remote location with a small river flowing through the door.
Under the leadership of the steward, he went to the cave to check it out in person. After feeling quite satisfied, he paid the one-year rental fee of thousands of spirit stones on the spot, and then received the entry order to the cave from the delighted steward.
Card.
Almost all of these caves have some simple magic formations arranged outside. If there are no tokens, the patrol guards on the mountain will be alerted. Therefore, compared to other places, this Xianxia Mountain is considered a very safe place.
Liu Ming, who left Xianxia Mountain, did not return to Qian Mansion immediately and continued to wander around Xuanjing for most of the day.
In the evening, when he returned to Qian Mansion, there was actually someone waiting there.
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