This is not how immortals cultivate

Chapter 45: A good warrior may not have great achievements, and a good doctor may not have a great reputation (Part )

Xu Mansion.

"Brother Xiaoyuan, you are finally here. I have prepared a banquet to welcome you."

As soon as Xiang Yuan and Xiao He entered the room, they saw Xu Jixian howling and walking towards them quickly. His dark face was the same as when they first met him, and he was still the pervert who would wet his pants.

The filming has been completed, what are you still acting for!

Xiang Yuan looked at Xu Jixian coldly, and the latter knelt down with a thud: "If Xiaoyuan doesn't forgive me, I will kneel down forever."

Who are you trying to scare?

"Then just kneel down!"

Xiang Yuan walked around Xu Jixian and strode into the corridor. He had seen that the Xu family was in a state of decline with only one old servant. He despised Xu Jixian for not striving for progress and for spending all the money he collected from rent to please his second brother.

Looking back now, all the arrangements were carefully considered. The Xu Mansion was the secret base of the Imperial City Administration in Fengxian County, and it was indeed inappropriate to have too many people and too many eyes.

As for whether all the money was spent on his lover, it was probably a disguised act.

Xu Jixian knelt stiffly on the ground, and when Xiao He passed by, he raised his hand and grabbed the other's sleeve.

Xu: What’s going on? Can it be solved without your telling me?

Xiao: Stop talking so much nonsense. It’s good enough that I didn’t kick you. Just kneel down if I tell you to.

Xu: What do you mean? After others have suffered, now it’s his turn to suffer?
Xiao He quickly caught up with Xiang Yuan, leaving Xu Jixian sighing: "In ancient times, many virtuous men have experienced hardships, and widows have a lot of trouble. A virtuous man like me will eventually suffer."

After saying this, he knelt upright.

Xiao He led them straight to Xu Jixian's room, lifted the bed board, activated the mechanism, and revealed a tunnel.

This was somewhat beyond Xiang Yuan's expectations. He thought that the dry well was the entrance and that he could enter by moving the huge rock. The main idea was to return to nature.

"A cunning rabbit has three burrows. The well mouth is both the entrance and the exit. There is a formation set up, so it is not easy to move."

Xiao He explained, then ducked down and went into the tunnel. Xiang Yuan followed him in and found that the base was extremely large. After walking a few dozen steps, the area suddenly became larger and was almost as large as the entire Xu Mansion above.

"The Xu family has been operating this underground palace for many years and it took three generations to build it. There is also a formation set up. Even if a master enters the Xu Mansion, he cannot see that there is something else underground." Xiao He walked in front and introduced various areas of the underground palace. The most precious place is a secret room for storing documents, which records the major and minor forces in southern Xinjiang. They were all obtained at the cost of the lives of Xu's ancestors.

The jungle map is here!

Xiang Yuan felt jealous, but did not start to read the book immediately. He just nodded with a casual attitude.

The other secret rooms are either armories with weapons, swords, spears, axes, hooks and forks, each of which is carefully crafted and extremely sharp; or collections of books and secret manuals, both literary and martial, covering medicine, divination and astrology; there are also many quiet rooms for people to practice meditation, and the walls may be painted with practice diagrams or engraved with mental formulas to provide guidance for practitioners.

It's like a maze with many connections and secret passages, which can be used to escape in times of danger and avoid being trapped underground.

Looking at this underground palace, Xiang Yuan got a deeper understanding of the Western Chu court. The court was not just talking, but had always been planning for the southern border and the first-rate forces within the country.

"Brother Xiaoyuan, you can take the weapon secrets here if you want, and you can look at them if you want. Especially the martial arts secrets, I guarantee that they are better than what the demon man gave you. He has ulterior motives, and I really want to get along with him." Xiao He said sincerely.

Xiang Yuan flipped through the secret book and saw several fundamental skills, from awakening the orifice to building the foundation and then to the innate state, with no gap in the connection between the three, and all of them had extraordinary origins. Some were the methods practiced by the Xiao family in the imperial court, as well as the secrets of the world's top forces.

"What comes after Xiantian?"

"We must ask the Divine Capital for instructions and make another reward."

Xiao He shook his head slightly: "The border areas are not as stable as the inner areas. The Imperial City Department hangs the Six Gates signboard when doing business outside. If you have any special requests, I will go to the West Street Pharmacy for you and contact the Divine Capital through there."

"This is a detailed description."

"Imperial City Division..."

Xiao He spoke slowly, and Xiang Yuan understood clearly.

The internal structure of the Imperial City Bureau is tight. The upper level only knows the lower level, and the lower level only knows the upper level. There is no skipping of levels in between. The vassal of my vassal is not my vassal. The system is strict and has been like this since its establishment.

This system is to protect the secret agents of the Imperial City Bureau. Being an undercover agent is a job that is on the edge of death and one's identity must not be revealed.

Furthermore, because the Imperial City Bureau has placed people in aristocratic families and major sects, once their identities are leaked, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among many first-rate forces, who will follow the clues to carry out assassinations, and the losses can be imagined.

Therefore, all members of the Imperial City Bureau called themselves spies of the Six Gates and were best at shifting the blame to the Six Gates, using this organization with a mixed bag of people inside to take the blame. Sima Qingyan and County Lieutenant Qin Yun only thought that Xiao He was from the Six Gates and were unaware of his identity as a member of the Imperial City Bureau.

The Imperial City Bureau has taken confidentiality to the extreme. Xiao He belongs to the snake sign of the Twelve Yuanchen, codenamed "Guoshanfeng". His subordinates are Wang Wenxu and Xu Jixian, and his superior is in the capital. Unless there is a major event, they will contact him once every six months through the West Street Pharmacy.

There are many secrets here, and Xiao He spent half an hour telling the stories.

Xiang Yuan felt a toothache when he heard this: "If your superior dies, won't your status as the Imperial City Division be gone?"

"Yes."

Xiao He nodded. If he died, no one would know who Wang Wenxu and Xu Jixian were. While ensuring their safety, it would also be extremely troublesome to prove their identities.

Xiang Yuan nodded, which was much stricter than the Six Gates. "I have confessed everything, what do you think, Xiao Yuan?"

Xiao He said sadly: "If you don't want to, just tell me directly. I'm tired of being so vague and ambiguous. I don't want to be like this anymore."

"I don't want to."

"I do not believe!"

"Believe it or not, as long as I am happy."

Xiang Yuan raised his eyebrows: "Suppose I join the Imperial City Division, how will you arrange it?"

"There are enough pills and weapons. Brother Xiaoyuan doesn't have to risk his life. Just focus on practicing martial arts." Xiao He said with a smile.

Is there such a good thing about keeping a mistress?
Xiang Yuan didn't believe it. He frowned and stared at Xiao He, asking him to stop lying to him.

"Everyone has his own aspirations and strengths. Brother Xiaoyuan's future lies in martial arts. How can I lose sight of the main goal and pursue trivial matters?"

Xiao He spoke with certainty. Although he couldn't figure out where Xiang Yuan learned his martial arts from, even a blind man could see how talented Xiang Yuan was in martial arts.

Take the night at the mass grave as an example. Sima Qingyan used the mountain sect's unique skills with the original intention of turning the tide. However, Xiang Yuan learned it after watching it once, and was able to simulate 70% of the artistic conception by using the sword after watching it twice.

You know, Xiang Yuan has been practicing swordsmanship, and his talent is truly incredible.

Having obtained this unpolished jade, one must naturally allow the other party to develop in the direction of martial arts. Throwing it away and taking the risk is not only a waste of talent, but it is also an absolute waste of resources and will ruin the chance to obtain it.

Xiao He was sincere and offered many conveniences, inviting Xiang Yuan to bring his talent to the Imperial City Division.

After listening to his explanation, Xiang Yuan nodded secretly and said frankly: "It is good that you protect me, but martial arts is like sailing against the current. If you lose the spirit of progress, it is best to stagnate. My master said that cultivation cannot be done in isolation, and you need to rely on external forces to hone yourself. Only by seeing the strengths of others can you climb to the top of the mountain and see the smallness of all the mountains."

"It's not difficult. Fengxian County is adjacent to southern Xinjiang and has no shortage of sharpening stones."

Xiang Yuan nodded when he heard that. In that case, he was the one who got the advantage. It was okay. He licked very hard.

"Brother Xiaoyuan, I have thought about it. First, I will arrange an identity for you. Then, I will teach you the method of changing your appearance and body. The light and the dark will complement each other. In less than three to five years, I guarantee that you will become a master." Xiao He said with narrowed eyes.

After three to five years, Xiang Yuan will at best be a congenital one, and ten years later, it would be his turn to hold onto the thigh of his destined person.

If he hugged Xiang Yuan's mysterious master again, he wouldn't have to think about it and could just lie down and fulfill his wish.

"But there is one thing I have to say in advance. Brother Xiaoyuan needs to be prepared."

Xiao He's expression straightened up: "The people in the Imperial City Division are all nameless, living and dying in the dark, like me and Brother Xu, he is a waste, and I am also a waste. You can't get a great reputation in the Imperial City Division, and even if you have a great reputation, it is just to cover up others. I am involved in many arrangements for my brother, not deliberately deceiving you."

Those who are good at fighting may not have glorious achievements, and those who are good at medicine may not have glorious reputations. They just develop slowly and attack secretly. How wonderful!
Xiang Yuan had no interest in fame. He was like a heartless Taoist who had been waiting in Dezhou for ten years. Who knew that he was a god with extraordinary means? A strong man in the world could even discard fame as dirt, so why should he care about it?

Besides, Qianyuan Realm is just a small world, and only the brilliance of the heavens can be called glory.

I don’t want this reputation!

Xiang Yuan did not question it, and asked, "Where is the master? Why didn't he come?"

"He's just shameless. The food and wine are ready. He said he would come to apologize tonight, so he won't refuse to come."

Xiao He led Xiang Yuan out of the underground palace and found Xu Jixian who was still kneeling, and asked him to demonstrate the magic of disguise and transformation.

Xu Jixian's code name in the Imperial City Division was 'Black Wushao', which was similar to his black face. Wang Wenxu's code name was 'Red Baijie'. When it was Xiang Yuan's turn, Xiao He originally intended to use 'Five Steps Down', but Xiang Yuan thought it sounded ugly and changed it to 'Bamboo Leaf Green'.

At least be more polite.

Xu Jixian fetched the tools and made a lifelike human skin mask in front of Xiang Yuan. He put it on his face. It was so lifelike that there was almost no difference between him and Xiang Yuan.

He has a long face, protruding ears, is tall and strong, and has a strong physique, just like Xiang Yuan who has grown ugly three or five years later.

"Brother Xiaoyuan, do they look alike?"

Xu Jixian said proudly: "I have many skills, and I am best at making human skin masks. This mask does not fall off when it comes into contact with water, it does not seep through when it comes into contact with blood, it is thin and breathable, and has many wonderful features. In addition, my eyes can change the appearance of the other person with just one encounter, and no one can find fault with it."

Like a fart!
You can only play the role of a big and strong water ghost, but you can't play with a delicate face.

Xiang Yuan's face was filled with black lines. The giant monkey in front of him looked nothing like him except for its handsome features. Who was he trying to fool with such a bad disguise?

"It's a little bit worse, but I have a good idea. Qingyan has a similar body shape to you. When necessary, you can let her pretend to be you." Xiao He nodded heavily.

Xiang Yuan's eyelids twitched. Their heights might be similar, but the older lady's pectoral muscles were too exaggerated. That wasn't appropriate... right?

Moreover, he is in the period of growth. Sima Qingyan may only be able to act for a while, but it will be exposed in less than half a year.

At a certain moment, Xiang Yuan thought of the Formless Seal. Speaking of disguise and transformation, this magical skill combines all forms in one and is the best!

(End of this chapter)