A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 479 White Clothes and Hat
In a remote room in a pavilion on Yunfu Peak in Changliu Mountains.

Zhu He looked at the box that Wu Shidao had placed on the ground and asked sideways, "Did Duan Rong give it to you?"

"Yes!" Wu Shidao lowered his eyebrows and said, "My junior brother said that this box contains the records of officials above the third rank in Taihe Tower."

Zhu He remained expressionless after hearing this. He had already guessed what was in the box the moment he saw it.

Zhu He hesitated for a moment, then suddenly asked, "When do you think the information that Wang Maochun and his cavalry team are escorting will be able to enter the mountain?"

Wu Shidao replied: "According to the sect's order, it will arrive in two days at the latest."

Zhu He nodded, suddenly opened the box, pulled out a booklet at random, and flipped through it. He didn't look at the specific content, but just looked at the size of the font in the booklet.

Zhu He flipped through a few pages, then threw the book back into the box and said, "Find a few reliable people to copy all this information."

Master Wu said, “Yes.”

"After the transcription is completed, find a way to give the original copy to Wang Maochun and have him submit it to the Council of Elders."

Wu Shidao's eyebrows jumped and he asked, "Should we give all the originals to him?"

Zhu He said: "That's right! Don't miss any!"

"Yes!" Wu Shidao responded with a fist salute.

"Go ahead and do it." Zhu He said, "Although time is a bit tight, it's still in time."

Wu Shidao then picked up the box and walked out of the room.

Zhu He looked at Wu Shidao's departing back, his eyes flickering slightly.

These materials were given to Chu Qiushan. If Zhu He intercepted the materials of officials above the third rank, Chu Qiushan would definitely find out and would definitely investigate.

Duan Rong asked Wu Shidao to send it back in time, leaving enough time for Yunfu Peak to copy it.

Wu Shidao directly carried the box and went to the document library of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

He called over a dozen skilled old servants into the document library, had them sit in front of a desk one at a time, and handed them the books in the box, one by one, and told them to copy them.

When the old servants saw the thick stack of books on the table in front of them, which were filled with densely written tiny regular script, they immediately felt a headache and complained bitterly.

"Sir, do you want to transcribe everything?"

"Correct!"

After hearing Wu Shidao's affirmative answer, the old teachers all grumbled with dissatisfaction in their eyes.

Wu Shidao picked up a booklet and flipped through it gently, saying in a deep voice: "If there are still some that cannot be copied within two days, I will burn the rest on your graves and let you take them to the underworld to copy!"

Wu Shidao's voice was so sinister that the old servants shuddered when they heard it. They immediately started to copy with ink under the orange candlelight.

It was already late autumn. At noon, the scorching yellow sun was not very strong, emitting only a dim light through the thin clouds.

On the official road forty miles away from the Changliu Mountains, a group of black cavalry came with the sound of horse hooves like thunder and raising dust!

Wang Maochun was wearing an official robe and riding a majestic black horse. He was galloping all the way. There was a layer of dust on his official robe and black-winged hat.

As he rode his horse, he looked up at the sun shining above the clouds and suddenly shouted, "Brothers! Let's rest here!"

As Wang Maochun shouted, a series of "whoa" sounds were heard, and the horses and carriages stopped.

Wang Maochun reined in his horse and looked at the gray-haired soldiers, saying, "Let's have a good meal first! Next time we set out, we will run into Changliu Mountain in one breath. We must enter the mountain before sunset tonight."

Some older soldiers shook their heads upon hearing this. They were still more than 40 miles away from Changliu Mountain. If they went up the mountain after sunset, they would be running their horses to death!

Despite their complaints, they still sat on the side of the road, took out their water bags and dry food, and started eating.

Wang Maochun also sat on the side of the road. The cavalry leader brought him dried meat, biscuits and water, and the two of them ate and drank together.

After taking a few bites, a figure suddenly walked out from the edge of the dense forest beside the official road not far away.

The figure was tall and slender, dressed in plain white clothes, and had a hat on his head, covering his face. It looked quite strange at first glance!

As soon as the man walked out of the edge of the dense forest, the cavalry leader noticed him and immediately squatted with his sword in hand.

This place is so remote and desolate, how could such a person just happen to appear?

It's probably aimed at them!
But the man wearing the straw hat stopped at the edge of the dense forest after he walked out, and did not walk towards the official road.

Wang Maochun naturally also saw this person, and his eyes moved slightly.

At this moment, the man in the hat suddenly coughed. "Cough!" Then, he turned around and walked back into the dense forest, disappearing in the darkness.

The cavalry leader looked surprised, wondering where the man came from and what his purpose was.

At this moment, Wang Maochun stood up and said, "You guys stay here, I'll go over and take a look."

The cavalry leader was startled, and immediately stood up and said, "Sir, shall I accompany you?"

"No need!" Wang Maochun looked at the leader and said, "Guard the things we are escorting! I'll be back soon."

The leader's eyes flashed with emotion, and he clasped his fists and said, "Yes!"

The status of the mansion lord is much higher than that of him, the leader of the cavalry of the Privy Council. It is not easy for him to lead by example when encountering things!

Wang Maochun displayed his Qinggong skills, and his figure suddenly flashed like a shadow, and he jumped into the dense forest, attracting envy from all the soldiers.

Wang Maochun is a warrior at the fourth level of the Qi Realm. Those soldiers would probably never be able to reach his level in their entire lives.

As soon as Wang Maochun entered the dense forest, he saw the man in the straw hat standing under a big tree, seemingly waiting for him.

Wang Maochun walked over, bowed to the man, clasped his fists, and said, "Master Wu!"

Wu Shidao chuckled, took off his hat, and said, "Master Wang, I'm sorry, you still remember this old outfit of mine?"

Wang Maochun said: "I am deeply impressed and will never forget it!"

Wu Shidao was dressed like this when he first met Wang Maochun. At that time, Wang Maochun was not yet the lord of Shenyun Mansion. The letter that Zhu He sent to him that Wang Maochun would never forget was sent by Wu Shidao.

At that time, it was snowing heavily, and Wu Shidao went to see Wang Maochun wearing a white robe and this straw hat.

At the edge of the dense forest, Wu Shidao's cough made Wang Maochun certain that it was Wu Shidao's voice.

Wang Maochun said: "Since you are here, and you came to see me in this way, there must be something."

Wu Shidao did not say anything. He suddenly jumped up, raised his hand with a box, and floated down from the intersection of the branches of the big tree above his head.

Wang Maochun's eyes jumped slightly when he looked at Wu Shidao who was holding the box.

Wu Shidao suddenly pushed his hand, and the box in his hand made a "whoosh" sound and flew towards Wang Maochun.

Wang Maochun gathered his strength with both hands and caught the box as it flew towards him.

Wu Shidao said, "Inside this box are the records of officials above the third rank. We will hand them over to the Council of Elders tomorrow."

Wang Maochun glanced at the box in his hand and said, "Yes!"

On the official road, the cavalry soldiers began to be cautious and alert after Wang Maochun entered the dense forest.

The cavalry leader was standing in front of a carriage with a vigilant look in his eyes.

At this moment, a scream suddenly sounded not far behind him. The cavalry leader turned his head and saw a flash of white shadow. The man in white with a straw hat had twisted the head of a soldier off, and blood splattered... The soldiers on the official road were all in chaos. The cavalry leader immediately drew his sword and chopped at the man in white, but the man in white shook and flew to the dense forest on the other side with a bloody head in his hand.

The leader of the Iron Cavalry was about to chase after him when he suddenly heard a loud shout from behind him: "Stop chasing!"

The cavalry leader paused when he heard the words, turned his head and saw Wang Maochun standing next to a carriage on the official road.

At this time, Wang Maochun's face was solemn, but he had just taken advantage of the chaos to put the box into the carriage. People were attracted by the screams and no one noticed his actions.

Wu Shidao killed a man and cut off his head in order to create chaos so that Wang Maochun could put the box into the carriage.

Wang Maochun shouted, "We have an important mission! We cannot stay here for long!"

"Let's go! We must set off immediately!"

The soldiers then mounted their horses with swords in hand, and the sound of horse hooves like thunder and rain could be heard on the official road.

The old hands who were originally complaining about being in such a hurry now wished they had wings and whipped the horses' butts with their whips, fearing that if they were a little slower, the white ghost would take their lives...

Wu Shidao was wearing a straw hat and standing on a treetop beside the official road. His figure was as light as the wind. He looked at the dense black shadows in the flying dust on the official road, smiled slightly, and threw the bloody head in his hand into the depths of the dense forest beside him...

At dusk, the autumn sunset is exceptionally beautiful.

In this bright red sky, housekeeper Zhu Yu led Duan Rong into the flower hall in the backyard.

In the flower hall, Zhu Zhengfu was already waiting there.

As soon as Duan Rong stepped in, Zhu Zhengfu wanted to crawl on his knees, but Duan Rong held him up.

"Master Zhu, you and I see each other every day. It's better to skip these conventional rituals when we are just two of us."

Although Zhu Zhengfu was helped up by Duan Rongfu, he still clasped his fists and nodded repeatedly.

Duan Rong sat on the armchair and asked, "Master Zhu, you called me here at this time, there must be something wrong?"

"It's true!" Zhu Zhengfu's face suddenly showed a capable look. "There are two urgent documents that need to be informed to the adults!"

Duan Rong did not say anything after hearing this. He looked at Zhu Zhengfu, waiting for him to explain in detail.

Zhu Zhengfu immediately pulled out two documents from his sleeve and said, "One is from the sect, and it arrived at Shenyun Mansion an hour ago. It says that you, sir, should leave immediately, rush back to the sect, and go to the elders' hall to present the case."

"The sect's elders' council? Discuss the details of the case?!"

"Exactly!"

Duan Rong's eyes moved, and he said, "Bring the document to me."

Zhu Zhengfu handed over both documents. Duan Rong saw one first and read it carefully.

After reading it, Duan Rong closed the document. The document stated that he was asked to go to the Elders' Council to recount the details of three cases: the Chen Taihe Building incident, the Pei Du and Jiang Zhe siege case, and the Ge Rushong case.

What's more, he was an eyewitness to all three cases, so it was reasonable for him to go to the Council of Elders to present the cases!

Duan Rong's eyes moved as he looked at the other document he had placed on the table and asked, "What is the other document?"

Zhu Zhengfu said, "It's a secret letter from the ancestor, and it just arrived."

Duan Rong then put down the document in his hand and picked up another document. The ancestor that Zhu Zhengfu was talking about was Zhu He.

Zhu Zhengfu said: "The ancestor asked you to hand over the matter of arresting the spy to Lord Lu Geng."

Duan Rong put down the document in his hand. There was only one line and a few numbers on it: let Duan Rong hand over the matter in hand to Lu Geng.

That old man is really frugal with his words!

However, since the old man did not mention that he went to the Council of Elders to present the case, it should be said that presenting the case would not pose any risk to him.

Asking him to hand over means asking him to return to the sect as soon as possible.

Duan Rong stood up and suddenly called out, "Butler Zhu, come in for a moment."

Zhu Yu was originally guarding outside the door. Upon hearing this, he immediately stepped in and knelt on the ground.

Duan Rong said, "Send someone to tell Zhu Peng that I will bring two people to his cool room for dinner tonight, and ask him to prepare a dinner. Also, go to the posthouse in person and invite my senior brother Lu Geng. Also send someone to notify Zhu Cheng and ask him to go there as well."

Zhu Yu said, "Yes, sir, I will do it right away!"

Zhu Yu immediately stood up and walked out.

Duan Rong glanced at Zhu Zhengfu and saw that he looked a little unhappy, so he said, "I just saw that Zhu Peng's food is good. Sir Zhu, didn't you just lose your chef? I didn't invite you here, and I don't have any other intentions. Sir Zhu, don't think too much!"

"I don't dare to be humble!"

Duan Rong smiled slightly and walked out of the flower hall.

Zhu Zhengfu looked unhappy, not only because Duan Rong did not invite him to dinner, but also because Duan Rong did not invite him to the dinner before leaving.

However, Duan Rong arranged to have a dinner party at Zhu Peng's place for his own reasons. First, he had said that he would have a drink with Lu Geng, and he had to fulfill his promise before leaving. Second, he had to hand over the work of catching spies to Lu Geng, and Zhu Peng and Zhu Cheng were both involved in this matter, so it would be best if both of them were present.

As for Zhu Zhengfu, he was totally an outsider in the matter of catching spies.

Duan Rong walked out of the flower hall and came to the villa where he lived and went straight to the side room.

In the side room, Yang Zhen was practicing on the bed, sitting cross-legged with his five hearts facing the sky.

Yang Zhen has already achieved the first level of the true Qi realm, which can be seen from the way he practices.

If you want to cultivate the inner breath realm, you need to stand in a posture and cultivate the inner breath from the blood and energy evaporating from your body.

But the method of practicing true Qi is completely different.

Duan Rong stood at the door, knocked on it, and called out, "Yang Zhen!"

When Yang Zhen heard Duan Rong calling him, he took a deep breath and at the same time began to raise his hands that were placed on his knees, then held them horizontally in front of his chest and pressed them down. He exhaled a long breath, which stirred up a cloud of dust in the middle of the floor of the side room.

He then opened his eyes and jumped to open the door.

Duan Rong stood outside the door, looked at Yang Zhen and said, "Come on, come with me."

Yang Zhen wiped the sweat from his forehead and followed Duan Rong down the stairs.

At this time, Zhu Xiaoqi walked out of the room. In the dusk, he looked at Duan Rong and asked, "Where are you going?"

Duan Rong looked back at Zhu Xiaoqi standing in the dusk. There seemed to be a hazy beauty in her shining eyes. For some reason, Duan Rong wanted to irritate her, so he said, "Go drink some wine."

Zhu Xiaoqi suddenly performed the Cloud Snake Step, and his figure flashed, blocking in front of Duan Rong, puffing his cheeks and saying, "If you dare to go, I will tell my young lady."

Duan Rong just smiled lightly, then walked around Zhu Xiaoqi and continued walking out.

"You..." Zhu Xiaoqi stamped his feet in anger. Seeing that he couldn't persuade Duan Rong, he called Yang Zhen. "Yang Zhen, you want to go too?"

Yang Zhen turned around and said, "Wherever the lord goes, I will go." After that, he followed Duan Rong out.

Zhu Xiaoqi watched the two people walk away, spat, twisted his handkerchief, and cursed with gritted teeth: "How shameless! None of them are good people!"

She sulked for a while and then turned around and went back to her room.

(End of this chapter)