Martial Arts Crossover: It All Started with Hijacking Li Canghai

Qin Han stepped forward and personally helped Lin Pingzhi up.

"it is good."

"Since you are willing to stay, I will not treat you unfairly."

Qin Han patted Lin Pingzhi on the shoulder, the force neither too light nor too heavy, a gesture of approval.

"It just so happens that I am currently looking to establish a power base, and I am worried about not having a suitable candidate."

Qin Han let go of his hand, came to the pavilion entrance, and looked at the rising sun outside the pavilion.

"Why don't you become the leader of this force?"

"Please give your orders, my lord."

Qin Han did not give immediate instructions, but instead asked a seemingly unrelated question first.

"Do you know when the news of Yuan Chengzhi's poisoning in Shandong reached me?"

Lin Pingzhi shook his head. He had been at Wan'an Temple these past few days, so how could he know anything about the news from Shandong?

"It's been almost three months."

Qin Han extended three fingers.

"Three months."

"It will take three months for the news that someone has been poisoned by the Golden Wave Flower to reach my ears."

Lin Pingzhi sensed the dissatisfaction in Qin Han's words.

Three months might not seem like much in an ordinary situation.

But for intelligence, three months is enough for a war to go from outbreak to end.

"If an ordinary person had been poisoned with this kind of poison, they would have died three months ago. By the time the news reached me, even their bones had turned black."

Qin Han turned around, his gaze sharp.

"Do you think this speed of intelligence gathering is acceptable?"

Lin Pingzhi remained silent.

He knew that his lord wasn't questioning him, but rather expressing dissatisfaction with the work of his subordinates.

"The world is too complicated."

Qin Han's voice deepened.

"The martial arts world is too chaotic."

"Various sects, various forces, imperial spies, and agents in the Western Regions... every force is secretly vying for power, and every message may be intercepted, altered, or delayed."

"And what about my Sichuan region?"

Qin Han paused for a moment.

"We are currently far behind others in terms of intelligence."

These words may sound harsh, but Lin Pingzhi knew that his lord was telling the truth.

Although the Shu King's mansion had strategists like Xu Xingzhi, military geniuses like Li Jing, and generals like Qin Qiong and Dong Tianbao, it was still a formidable force.

The information had to be obtained from external information channels of Lingjiu Palace and Ming Cult. Now that they were all regular troops, much of the information was pieced together from various sources and scattered in fragments.

How can we function without a systematic intelligence network that covers the entire world?!

Qin and Han were well aware of the importance of information; even a slight lapse in information could be a fatal weakness.

Lin Pingzhi vaguely guessed what Qin Han wanted him to do.

My heart started pounding.

Qin Han looked at Lin Pingzhi and said, word by word.

"I want you to... establish a professional force."

Lin Pingzhi held his breath.

"An organization that can gather intelligence from all over the world is so powerful that people tremble at the mere mention of it."

Qin Han's voice was majestic.

"From the slightest movement of the imperial courts of various countries to the secret information of martial arts sects, everything, big or small, must pass through the hands of this organization."

Look at the rising sun on the horizon.

Golden light shone on his face, and in that instant, Qin Han's features were outlined exceptionally clearly by the light and shadow.

"This organization needs to have informants in every corner of the world."

"We need to know what's going on in the courts of various countries today."

"Any news about any changes in the martial arts world must be reported back by tomorrow."

"Whose martial arts manual has been lost? Who has made enemies with whom? Who is secretly colluding with foreign tribes such as the Mongols and the Jin Dynasty? I must know all of this immediately."

Qin Han stared directly at Lin Pingzhi.

"I'm giving you this chance, can you do it?"

The words were spoken casually, but Lin Pingzhi knew how weighty they were.

This is by no means a simple matter.

This requires him to build an intelligence network covering the entire world from scratch!

Leaving aside the manpower and funding required, the management and operation of this organization alone is a massive undertaking.

Spies in the imperial court need to maintain their identities and cultivate connections; a slight misstep could mean losing their heads.

To be a spy in the martial arts world, one needs to plant people in various sects and forces. These people not only need to be skilled in martial arts, but also need to be patient and good at acting.

The transmission route of messages requires the establishment of relay stations and covert agents, and encryption and anti-interception measures must be taken into account.

And most importantly, loyalty.

Every member of this organization must be absolutely loyal; if even one traitor is found, the entire network could be taken down.

Lin Pingzhi took a deep breath.

Difficult! Extremely difficult!

but……

Lin Pingzhi raised his head and met Qin Han's dragon eyes.

If someone else gave him this task, he might think they were talking in their sleep and advise them to go to sleep, saying that anything can happen in dreams.

But the Qin and Han dynasties were different.

This man rose from a nobody in the martial arts world to become the King of Shu in less than two years, with his civil and military officials all being elites, and he controlled four provinces.

He never fails to do what he sets his mind to.

And now, this person has chosen Lin Pingzhi.

Of all these people, he was the one chosen.

This trust was unquestionable, and Lin Pingzhi's eyes welled up with tears, but he tried his best to hold them back.

A real man sheds blood but not tears; even if he loses two ounces of blood, he's still a real man!

He knelt down on one knee again, his voice firm.

"I, Pingzhi, am willing to do everything in my power to establish eyes that can oversee the entire realm for my lord!"

"good!"

Qin Han laughed loudly.

The hearty laugh echoed through the empty backyard.

"That's ambitious!"

Qin Han was very happy; his satisfaction came from the bottom of his heart.

What are Lin Pingzhi's strengths?

It's not about how smart he is, or how skilled he is in martial arts, but about how ruthless, patient, and loyal he is.

These three qualities are more important than anything else for the leader of an intelligence organization.

After laughing, Qin Han asked again in a serious tone.

"What is your current strength level?"

When this was mentioned, Lin Pingzhi's expression was somewhat helpless.

"My lord, Pingzhi's strength has indeed improved greatly after learning the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique."

At this point, his tone clearly carried a hint of bitterness.

"Now I am at the Innate Realm."

In terms of innate talent, he's already considered quite good in the martial arts world.

In a typical sect, a master with the Innate Realm would already be qualified to be an elder. Even Yue Buqun only reached the Innate Realm after learning the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, and Zuo Lengchan, the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance, was also an Innate Realm master.

However, being born alongside the Qin and Han dynasties makes them seem insignificant.

Which of Qin Han's subordinates wasn't a Xiantian (a type of innate talent)?

Even Li Jing, who is skilled in warfare, is now at the Innate Realm, and that old man Xu Xingzhi has also broken through to the Innate Realm.

There was no way around it; Qin Han was incredibly generous with martial arts manuals. As long as they were certain of your loyalty, that you were a talented person, and that you had the natural ability and aptitude, then you could learn whatever you wanted.

In other words, the Dragon God Skill and the Free and Easy Wind Control are too abnormal; other people can't even understand them, let alone learn them.

"I'm still quite a ways off from the pinnacle." Lin Pingzhi didn't hide anything. "While the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique is exquisite, it's primarily a sword technique. In terms of internal energy cultivation..."

The words were left unsaid, but the meaning was clear.

The Evil-Repelling Sword Technique doesn't actually have a specific internal energy cultivation method. Right now, he's still learning the basic internal energy cultivation method of Mount Hua, hoping to break through to the pinnacle or even the grandmaster level solely by relying on the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique.

too difficult.

Moreover, the price Lin Pingzhi paid to master the Evil-Slaying Sword Technique...

They didn't want to mention that cost again.