The road is vague

Chapter 426 Road Transport Commissioner
"who!?"

When Wang Feng returned to his dormitory, he noticed a figure in the corner and was immediately taken aback.

"Wang Feng, don't make a sound, it's me."

Li Mo stepped out of the shadows and spoke.

Although meeting Wang Feng was somewhat risky, he had no choice but to take the risk in order to make contact with Lu Yin Si Zhong Siming discreetly. Fortunately, the two were close friends and Li Mo trusted him completely.

Wang Feng was taken aback, his face showing disbelief.

"Li Mo?"

At that moment, a deep voice came from outside the door asking a question.

"Sir, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Oh, it's nothing. I just found something left at the Ministry of Works. You can go now."

"Yes."

As the people outside left, Wang Feng strode over to Li Mo's side, scrutinizing her intently, growing increasingly alarmed with each glance.

"You're still alive! When you mysteriously disappeared, some people said you died in battle in the Southern Barbarian Lands. I still couldn't believe it, after all, your spirit lamp is still there, just much dimmer. By the way, have you seen Lü Cuicui? She's quite a big shot in Yuan City now, a remarkable female business tycoon..."

Wang Feng spoke at length.

Judging from Wang Feng's changing expression, Li Mo was clearly unaware of the truth.

"The reason I disappeared back then was because the Touqi Organization tried to kill me several times. I had no choice but to leave my hometown to avoid trouble."

"The seventh day?"

Wang Feng's expression changed slightly.

Now he knows what this means.

"You've actually offended that assassin organization! This is no small matter! You are a citizen of the Great Qian Dynasty and an official of the court! At the next morning court session, I will submit a memorial to the Imperial Travel Agency. As long as it attracts the attention of the Cabinet, you will be safe."

Wang Feng's words of comfort made Li Mo shake his head.

"No, the reason why the First Seventh Elder is hunting me down is not because someone ordered an assassination, but because of political struggle. The First Seventh Elder has already taken action personally. I only escaped with my life by chance. Even if I impeach him, I have no evidence and it would only expose me. I am currently in the shadows. I came to find you this time to inquire about the specific situation of the Road Pass Office."

"The Travel Permit Office?"

As the Vice Minister of Works, Wang Feng was in charge of approving various construction projects in the Qian Kingdom, and therefore was very familiar with the Three Departments and Six Ministries of the Great Qian Dynasty.

He pondered for a moment after hearing this.

"The Road Passage Office is the official title of the imperial court, but in common parlance it is known as the Qi Family. Its subordinate secret police are responsible for managing officially recognized clandestine organizations within the territory, including but not limited to several large organizations such as the Dao Hua Trading Company, the Tou Qi, the Black Market, and the Longmen Escort Agency. The Tou Qi is an intelligence assassin organization under the Road Passage Office. It is said that its Grand Elder is a second-rank official in the imperial court, which means that it is a clandestine organization supported by the Great Qian Kingdom. In recent years, the Tou Qi organization seems to have gradually shown a tendency to resist the jurisdiction of the Road Passage Office, especially outside the Great Qian Kingdom..."

Wang Feng told everything he knew in one breath.

Li Mo nodded thoughtfully, which basically matched the information he knew.

So he took out a waist tag with the words "Jingzhao" clearly written on it.

"I've come to you this time hoping to secretly meet with this Master of the Roads and Passages through you. All you need to do is hand over this token to him."

"Since you already have a solution, that's good!"

the next day.

Li Mo, who was waiting in Wang Feng's mansion, suddenly looked up and saw the little old man emerging from the shadows through the crack in the door, and was greatly surprised.

This is actually the legendary Shadow Cloak technique.

The old man stroked his beard, looked at Li Mo and chuckled, but then he froze on the spot, his smile freezing.

"This...this is impossible! You've actually advanced to the Nascent Soul stage!"

The old man looked at Li Mo as if he were looking at a monster.

"Lord Zhong, it's been a long time! You've caused me so much trouble!"

Li Mo gave a soft snort.

He was originally a disciple of Qingming Mountain, but he gradually rose to fame because of his merits in the Tianming Division of Muzhou. He was noticed by the Tianming Lord and wanted to cultivate him as a potential talent, but he ended up getting involved in the political struggle between him and the Touqi Organization.

The old man's smile gradually faded.

He looked at Li Mo with a serious expression, as if he was pondering something.

"It seems you've had quite a few opportunities since leaving the Great Qian Dynasty. That's right, which of us Nascent Soul cultivators hasn't had some? Hmph, and with your potential and aptitude, if you have some opportunities outside, advancing to the Nascent Soul stage within a hundred years isn't unacceptable. I certainly didn't misjudge you back then."

Say it.

After the old man leisurely sat down in the grand chair, he returned the Jingzhao Token to Li Mo.

"Speak, what brings you here today?"

Upon hearing this, Li Mo took a deep breath.

"May I ask how I should address Lord Zhong?"

Outsiders like to call me the Shadow Transformation Daoist, while those who are familiar with me generally call me Old Ghost Zhong. Call me whatever you like.

Li Mo bowed.

"In that case, I shall call you Old Ghost Zhong. You must know that the King of Assassins attacked me on the seventh day after my death, right?" "You are just one of them. Some of them found their way to the higher-ups and made it clear that they would not get involved in this mess, while others disappeared without a trace. It seems that you are the only one who survived."

Seeing the other party's attitude, Li Mo was speechless with anger.

"I nearly lost my life back then, and only escaped by sheer luck. I swear I will not rest until I avenge this. However, I know very little about this seventh elder, and I am far inferior to him in both personal strength and official rank. It is probably not something that can be accomplished in a short time. Therefore, after much consideration, I have decided to become your subordinate!"

"Hehe, you're a smart person!"

Old Zhong stood up with a strange smile.

"That's right. With that old dragon's reputation and strength, there are probably no more than ten people in the Qian Kingdom who dare to say they are not afraid of him. It's no use looking for others! Hmph, he's no longer satisfied with being the Grand Elder of the First Seventh Organization. He wants to become the Master of Fate of the Road Guiding Division. How is that possible?"

Old Ghost Zhong sneered.

"He is not human after all, which is the root of the conflict. But you are different. As a prized disciple of Qingming Mountain and a true human, you will become the Director of the Road Guidance Bureau in the future. The undercover inspectors below will not say much. I can say that I have done right by the previous Director. However, your current official rank is too low. You are only a sixth-rank centurion. You should at least become a third-rank commander before I can recommend you to the higher-ups."

Li Mo immediately took out the original imperial edict.

"This is an imperial edict. I have now completed my mission and established Yanyang City at the foot of the Request Mountain in Lingdong. The next step is to dispatch relevant technical personnel to build a teleportation array."

"What! You..."

Upon hearing this, Old Ghost Zhong looked at Li Mo with even greater satisfaction.

"Very good, very good! You are indeed a smart man. If this matter had been handled through other channels, how could it have been kept from that old dragon? The guys in the First Seven Days Organization are not to be trifled with. But since you are going through my channels, you can rest assured and wait for my good news!"

three days later.

Li Mo was secretly received by Zhao Minghan, one of the seven cabinet ministers.

As a first-rank official in the Grand Secretariat of the Great Qian Dynasty, he was essentially the architect of the Great Qian's national policies. His secret meeting with Li Mo amidst his busy schedule undoubtedly showed how much importance he attached to the matter.

Just a few hours later.

Li Mo, under the identity of Li Heiquan, was promoted three ranks and secretly transferred to the Road Pass Office as a fourth-rank Town Assistant Envoy, responsible for assisting the Road Pass Office in handling affairs.

From then on, Li Mo was considered a high-ranking official in the imperial court.

In the Great Qian Dynasty, all officials of the fourth rank and above were involved in the issue of choosing sides; otherwise, it would be difficult to overcome this hurdle.

"Hehe, kid, I've taken care of this for you. Now you can lie low in the city for a while. After I've finished what I'm doing, I'll assign you a few suitable tasks so you can be promoted to commander as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

The headquarters of the Road Guiding Office is located on Chaoyang Street in the south of the city.

Li Mo first arrived at a geisha house, and after exchanging the code words, he was led to a secret room.

Inside the secret chamber were two old men, one of whom was a member of the Spirit Eye Sect who had cultivated the True Spirit Eye. Both had the cultivation level of the late Golden Core stage and were quite formidable.

After showing his waist token, Li Mo entered a spacious underground hall.

People came and went in the underground hall.

The Road Guide Office needs to control and manage various large and medium-sized secret organizations within the territory, including the first seven days after death.

Although the assassination and intelligence gathering missions of the first seven days were carried out by the specific executors, the handover of the missions was handled by the Lu Yin Si. In other words, when Li Mo entrusted the first seven days to investigate various intelligence, the parrot and copper coin tokens that the law used to connect with Li Mo were actually reviewed by the secret investigators.

This way.

Li Mo could then issue tasks directly through internal channels from headquarters, with the First Seventh Organization responsible for collecting relevant intelligence.

He walked straight up to a task reviewer.

"I need to investigate Danjing, the Ten-Thousand-Year True Essence Ginseng, and the secret techniques for advancing to the Nascent Soul stage through internal channels."

The task reviewer was a somewhat inexperienced female disciple.

Upon hearing this, she took Li Mo's town support envoy identity token, her expression immediately changed, and she offered him an internal price, omitting the review process.

"kindness."

After Li Mo nodded, he paid the relevant spirit stone fees.

After taking another tour of the headquarters, he quietly returned to Jimu Mountain, where he now only needed to wait patiently.

These days, Li Mo is running around Yuancheng, and things aren't peaceful for the Thousand-Faced King and Princess Dai in the Lü family workshop either.

As one of Manager Zhao's henchmen, Supervisor Wang was responsible for personnel changes and adjustments in the factory. He brought in new outsiders almost every day to squeeze out the Lü family's influence.

If it were in the past, when Lü Cuicui was still in charge, even Manager Zhao, the power behind Lü Cuicui, would not have dared to do this. But now, this old boss is obsessed with immortality and has devoted all her thoughts and energy to holding the Spiritual Immortal Puppet Conference.

Especially recently, as he has gradually started inviting friends from the court to visit and discuss related matters, he has had even less energy to manage the workshop.

The conflict between Lü Tong and Manager Zhao intensified.

"You're back."

The Thousand-Faced King, who was enjoying the service of Princess Dai, seemed to be in a good mood. He looked at Li Mo and said with a smile, "Today, we taught those two ignorant fellows from Manager Zhao's side a lesson."

"We weren't exposed, were we?"

"Don't worry, I don't need to use my magic power on just one early-stage Golden Core cultivator and one mid-stage Golden Core cultivator. However, there is something you should pay attention to. The Mortise and Tenon Master behind Manager Zhao came to the workshop today, but the result seemed to be very unpleasant. He threatened the owner."

Upon hearing this, Li Mo paused for a moment, then nodded without saying anything more.

(End of this chapter)