Young Master Gao? Call me Little Grand Secretary!

The next morning, Gao Zhao rushed to the vegetable garden of Daxiangguo Temple and saw that it was in a mess. Even the vegetables in the garden had been pulled up, as if locusts had swept through!

Lu Zhishen was arguing with a monk, his voice muffled and unclear, while Lin Chong stood by, trying to explain.

The monk was probably afraid that this idiot would hit him, so after saying a few words, he turned and left.

"Oh dear, what's going on!" Gao Zhao exclaimed as he walked over. "Did you, you frivolous monk, run out of money to go drinking with brothels and steal the temple's vegetables to sell?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhishen flew into a rage, turning around and angrily rebuking him: "It was all your terrible idea, you little rascal, to send me to find their leader! Now we haven't even found him, and they've already looted this whole garden of vegetables!"

Gao Zhao was puzzled. What did finding the Beggars' Sect leader have to do with the vegetable garden? The two things didn't seem to have anything to do with each other!

Seeing this, Lin Chong could only smile wryly and explain that after Gao Zhao informed the two of the Beggars' Clan that they were coming to cause trouble the day before, Lin Chong did not leave. He thought that when the Beggars' Clan came that night, he would go and persuade them to plead for mercy and try to settle the matter.

To everyone's surprise, the Beggars' Clan did not come that night. This was not surprising, as they knew Lu Zhishen was highly skilled in martial arts and would certainly have made thorough preparations.

Sure enough, there were many more beggars here the next day, clearly they were there to scout out the area!

Lin Chong then approached the beggars and asked if he could resolve the feud by offering to pay them some money.

The Beggars' Sect was quite generous; they sent word that they didn't want their money and that Lu Zhishen should kowtow and apologize to the beaten beggar in the street, and that would be the end of it!

As a result, Lu Zhishen was ungrateful and not only refused, he also beat up the beggar who came to deliver the message.

That feud was thus sealed!

Since there was no way to salvage the situation, the two gave up all hope. Lu Zhishen decided to do as Gao Zhao said and kill their gang leader!

The problem was that they didn't know where the Beggars' Sect leader was. After thinking it over, the two of them came up with a plan: they would hide themselves, and when the Beggars' Sect came and couldn't find them, they would naturally have to go back to report to their leader.

They just need to follow those beggars, and they will naturally find each other!

So the two of them ran away to the Dongyue Temple next door last night to hide. They watched as a large group of Beggars' Sect members rushed in, but they couldn't find anyone. In a fit of anger, they pulled up all the vegetables in the garden.

"Haha...so you two just stood by and watched them pull up all the vegetables? You're the one who looks after the vegetable garden, that's dereliction of duty!" Gao Zhao laughed heartily and then asked, "Did you find the Beggar Clan leader?"

Lu Zhishen glared at the gloating Gao Zhao and said angrily, "After they left, they went their separate ways, and the two of us couldn't keep up..."

"Haha..." Gao Zhao laughed so hard he almost fell over.

Lu Zhishen sensed deep malice in his laughter and retorted, "What are you laughing at! I'm not leaving today. I'll wait for them to come and fight them, then we'll march straight to their lair!"

"Senior brother, don't be impulsive! They outnumber us and are not easy to deal with!" Lin Chong stopped him, then looked at Gao Zhao and said, "Young master, do you have a good plan to save my brother?"

"Why are you asking him!" Lu Zhishen had always disliked Gao Zhao, and had just been ridiculed by him. Now that Lin Chong was asking him for help, he immediately retorted indignantly, "Does he possibly know where the Beggars' Sect's headquarters is...?"

"I know!" Gao Zhao replied confidently.

"How do you know?" The two looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Is it strange?" Gao Zhao stood with his back to the two men, hands behind his back, looking up at the sky, and said calmly, "The art of war says, 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.' You two have both served in the military, yet you don't even understand this principle? No wonder you haven't made it!"

Lin Chong's lips twitched, while Lu Zhishen slammed his staff heavily into the ground, roaring, "Come, come, I want to see how you know yourself and your enemy! If you're wrong, take three hundred blows from my staff!"

Gao Zhao curled his lip in disdain and said, "You're always resorting to violence. No wonder you deserted. Even in the army, you have to use your brain. If you don't, you'll be a common soldier your whole life!"

"Who's the big soldier? Back in the day, I was..." Lu Zhishen was about to reveal his identity in his anger, but he swallowed the words back down.

"What happened to you back then? Tell me!" Gao Zhao said disdainfully, "It's one thing for you to brag in front of others, but to me you're just showing off your limited skills. I can find out everything about you in no time!"

Seeing Lu Zhishen's face turn bright red, Lin Chong quickly advised, "Young Master, you are the son of a military family, and naturally far more knowledgeable in military strategy than I am. Please enlighten me!"

"Hmm, your previous plan was too crude and full of loopholes. Let me teach you!"

Gao Zhao waved his hand, stepped forward, and said slowly, "I'll make the following arrangements; Lin Chong, take note!"

"Huh!" Lin Chong was completely bewildered. There was no pen here, how was he supposed to take notes?

Fortunately, Gao Zhao didn't force him. After finishing his sentence, he went straight to the point and said, "First, let's leave this place..."

Before Gao Zhao could speak, Lu Zhishen interrupted, "Leave? I'm not leaving! I'll wait for them here!"

Gao Zhao was greatly displeased and sneered, "You ran away last night, watching helplessly as the vegetables were stolen, cowering and not daring to utter a sound. Now that the vegetables are gone, you're acting like a hero! What are you staying here for? To guard this dung?"

"Oh dear! You scoundrel, you're so mean!" Lu Zhishen gritted his teeth in anger; those words were far too malicious.

What do you mean I'm timid and afraid to speak up? You're making me sound like that incompetent husband!

Lin Chong simply stood between the two, saying helplessly, "Let's hear what the young master has to say first, then we can discuss other things!"

Lu Zhishen slammed his staff down and shouted, "Tell me! I want to hear what kind of bullshit plan you have!"

Gao Zhao smiled arrogantly, picked a poplar leaf, fanned it slowly like a feather fan, and said slowly, "The Beggars' Clan failed yesterday, but they will surely come again today. Their stronghold will be empty then, and we can take advantage of the situation to capture their leader in one fell swoop, and the overall situation will be settled!"

"We're going to fight either way, why are you making such a racket!" Lu Zhishen sneered.

Lin Chong thought for a moment and said, "Young Master's plan is brilliant. There's no use in us staying here now, so why don't we come to my humble abode for a chat?"

Lu Zhishen hesitated, "This isn't appropriate. I'm a rough person, and I'm afraid I'll disturb your sister-in-law..."

"Alright!" Gao Zhao agreed before Lu Zhishen could finish speaking. Although he had helped many singers and dancers in the past few days, none of them could compare to Lin Chong's wife.

When Gao Zhao heard Lin Chong say that he hadn't been home for the past two days, he was filled with regret. "If you had told me you weren't home earlier, I could have gone to visit my sister-in-law!"

Isn't that how friendships are built?

Lin Chong's face stiffened. He was just being polite to Lu Zhishen, but he didn't expect Gao Zhao to agree so readily!

Have you forgotten the fight we had at Lu Qian's house last time? How dare you agree to this? Don't you know how to avoid suspicion?

"What? Instructor Lin doesn't welcome me?" Gao Zhao put on an innocent face and peeked at Lin Chong. "Then maybe I shouldn't go?"

"welcome……"