Martial Arts Crossover: Infiltrating a Girls' Chat Group at the Start

Shen Lang: "Could it be that this Brother Lin is actually a man?" He said this as a joke, but he didn't really think that Lin Zhu was a man.

Wang Lianhua: "It's not impossible, is it? Didn't you also think I was a woman disguised as a man before?"

Panda: "But your looks can't even compare to Qiqi's. If this Brother Lin isn't a woman, then I might as well not look human at all."

Wang Lianhua nodded in agreement, "That makes sense. So, besides this Brother Lin, who do you think is the most handsome?"

Panda thought about it carefully for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I can't tell. Spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums are equally good. No, spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums are not as good as them."

Wang Lianhua laughed and said, "Our cat is starting to have some literary talent now."

Shen Lang: "Hahaha!"

The panda was speechless for a moment.

Lin Zhu was speechless. It was one thing for others, but even Wang Lianhua didn't think he was a man. It was exhausting.

Zhu Qiqi looked in that direction with a puzzled expression and asked, "What are they laughing at?"

Lin Zhu said, "We're discussing which of the three of you is the prettiest."

Zhu Qiqi's eyes lit up. "What did they all say?"

Lin Zhu's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "I can't really say for sure, you should go and ask him yourself."

Zhu Qiqi became suspicious and turned to look at Shen Lang with a strange look in her eyes. She planned to interrogate him properly that night.

Zhang San Niang and Huang Rong, on the other hand, looked completely indifferent.

Wang Yuyan has arrived.

She acted coquettishly with Wu Yazi at Mantuo Manor, and Wu Yazi had no choice but to send her there, but he wouldn't let her go to the capital with him. He said that if a Grandmaster went out, then a Grandmaster would go out.

"This junior greets Senior Wuyazi." Lin Zhu first greeted Wuyazi, and then looked at Wang Yuyan.

After Wang Yuyan met Huang Rong and Zhu Qiqi, she pulled Zhang Sanniang aside to whisper to her.

"Sister Yu, you must help me guard against Huang Rong."

"Don't worry, I will." Zhang San Niang said confidently, then added, "She doesn't yet know that her younger brother is truly a man, so you can rest assured."

"That's good, that puts my mind at ease." Wang Yuyan breathed a sigh of relief. "But you know you absolutely can't let them be alone together."

"Of course I know, you came here just to talk about this?" Zhang San Niang said, speechless.

'Otherwise what?'

The two stood to the side, as if they were conducting underground work.

Chapter 87 Li Jinwen Comes Back to Life

On the other side, Shen Lang, Wang Lianhua, and Xiongmao'er immediately recognized that Wuyazi was a master, and quickly stepped forward to pay their respects.

Aside from Xiongmao'er, Wuyazi greatly admired the appearances of Shen Lang and Wang Lianhua, but he had been overseas for too long and had not heard of these three.

However, this did not prevent him from appreciating Shen Lang and Wang Lianhua. He asked, "Do you two young friends have a master? If not, how about you become my disciples?" He focused on Wang Lianhua, finding him quite pleasing to the eye and wanting to find a successor for the Xiaoyao Sect.

He's just that capricious, doing whatever comes to mind.

Shen Lang cupped his hands and said, "This junior practices family martial arts. Thank you for your kindness, senior."

Wang Lianhua, however, was proud and asked, "I wonder what senior can teach me? Although I am not talented, I will not boast. I have some knowledge of poetry, songs, martial arts, astronomy, geography, medicine, divination, astrology, music, calligraphy, painting, falconry, dog racing, football, and guessing games."

"Oh!" Wu Yazi became even more interested. "You are quite similar to a young man I met when I first set sail. It's just a pity he was a bit older back then, otherwise he would have been a good disciple. Let me introduce you to the Xiaoyao Sect."

The Xiaoyao Sect, besides its high level of martial arts and numerous experts, also possesses a wide range of knowledge, including medicine, divination, astrology, music, chess, calligraphy, painting, mechanics, odd jobs, trade, agriculture, drinking and singing, drinking games and riddles, the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams, Qimen Dunjia, agricultural irrigation, economics and military strategy, etc. Wu Yazi is also very proficient in all of these.

As he introduced the subject, he also quized Wang Lianhua, and the two engaged in a contest on the spot.

Although Wang Lianhua was exceptionally talented and had excellent comprehension, Wu Yazi was even more so.

Moreover, experience is invaluable; his knowledge and experience far surpass Wang Lianhua's.

Wang Lianhua felt as if the person in front of him was a giant, and he was completely crushed by him. He had to look up to this person and couldn't help but feel admiration.

Wu Yazi was increasingly satisfied with Wang Lianhua during this test, feeling as if he were seeing a younger version of himself. He then asked, "Are you willing to become my disciple now?"

Wang Lianhua is a proud person, but when he encounters someone stronger than himself, although he is unwilling to admit defeat, he will eventually be humbled.

Wu Yazi wanted to take him as a disciple, and he also wanted to become his master, so he bowed down and said, "Disciple Wang Lianhua greets Master!"

"Hahaha, good!" Wu Yazi stroked his beard and laughed, helping her up. "I never expected that I, Wu Yazi, would meet such a fine disciple today. Yu Yan, you are truly my lucky star."

"Yu Yan greets Uncle Wang." Wang Yu Yan smiled slightly and greeted Wang Lian Hua again. Coincidentally, they both had the surname Wang.

However, one was a false king, and the other was a true king.

Afterwards, Wu Yazi took Wang Lianhua away and taught her the martial arts techniques privately.

Huang Rong fell into thought and said to Lin Zhu, "I heard my father say that he was once guided by a master, who is very likely this senior."

Lin Zhu said, "Then I'll ask for you later."

Inside the room, Wu Yazi said to Wang Lianhua, "Lianhua, our Xiaoyao Sect has three great divine skills. One is your senior uncle's Eight Desolations and Six Harmonies Supreme Skill, also known as the Supreme Pure Yang Technique, which belongs to the extreme Yang. However, I do not know it and cannot pass it on to you."

I belong to the sect leader's lineage and have learned the Northern Darkness Divine Art, which can absorb the power of others and possesses both Yin and Yang qualities. The final level is the Northern Darkness Rebirth Method, which allows one to be reborn before death. However, to cultivate it, one must dissipate all one's internal energy.

Finally, there's the Lesser Formless Skill from your two senior uncles, Li Qiushui and Li Canghai. If you learn it, you can simulate martial arts moves from all over the world. I, your teacher, have also learned this skill.

"The Northern Darkness Divine Art or the Lesser Formless Art, which would you like to learn?"

Wang Lianhua asked, "Can I have them all?"

Wu Yazi laughed and said, "Hahaha! You are just like me. But have you thought it through? If you want to practice the Northern Darkness Divine Art, you need to give up your own internal energy. Are you willing to do that?"

Wang Lianhua said, "Disciple believes Master has a way."

Wu Yazi was even more impressed. "Indeed, there is a way. I can absorb your power and store it in my body temporarily. After you master the Beiming Divine Art, you can absorb it back. In this way, the power will be yours. Although some will be lost in the process, it won't take you too long to start over."

Wang Lianhua: "Thank you, Master."

"Wait here while I draw out the Northern Darkness Divine Art. Once you understand it, I will then convert the power for you."

For the next few days, the group stayed in Suzhou.

The following day, at Li Garden.

Long Xiaoyun received the news and was overjoyed to learn that Lin Shiyin was not leaving, so he wanted to curry favor with her again.

But Lin Shiyin didn't want to pay any attention to her and instead went to Lengxiang Xiaozhu.

When Li Jinwen saw her arrive, he reeked of alcohol and asked, "What's wrong, Shiyin?"

"Cousin, your mourning period is over, go to the capital to resume your post."

Li Jinwen was taken aback and asked, "Are you trying to get rid of me?"

Lin Shiyin sighed and said, "Is this how you think of me? I will go with you. This Li Garden can be a temporary residence for your good elder brother. You have official rank, even if you don't serve as an official to benefit the people, you should at least repay the court's kindness. Instead of drinking all day in the house and making yourself sick."

Upon hearing this, Li Jinwen put down his wine glass, feeling as if his gentle and considerate cousin had returned. But why was she urging him to become an official?

He sighed and said, "Shiyin, I shouldn't think of you like that. But you know me, I'm not suited to be an official."

“I know you think the officialdom is too dark and you’re not used to the backstabbing there. What if it were the Divine Marquis’s Mansion or the Dragon Guard Manor? I know you’re capable of solving cases, cousin.”

Li Jinwen shook his head and said, "Shiyin, you're thinking too simply. If it's about being an official, why can't I decide the official position?"

Lin Shiyin: "What if someone makes a suggestion to the emperor? For example, the emperor's favorite concubine, or Zhuge Shenhou and Tiedan Shenhou can recommend them."

Li Jinwen pondered for a moment, "If that's really the case, it might not be impossible. But I have no connection with the two Divine Marquises, let alone with the harem."

Lin Shiyin said, "Yes, I do. If you'd like, I can talk to them right now."

Li Jinwen was astonished; it was as if he were meeting Lin Shiyin for the first time.

Her personality can change in an instant, and her connections extend to the harem. Is this still my cousin?

"Shion, how do you know these people?"

Lin Shiyin said, "Don't worry about that. I'm just asking you, are you willing or not?"

“If it’s just about investigating cases, that’s fine too.” Li Jinwen was somewhat tempted. He just wasn’t used to the backstabbing and intrigue in officialdom, but he wasn’t without the desire to serve the court.

"Okay, I'll go contact them right away. Oh, by the way, someone asked me to pass on a message to you: 'Though you are in darkness, your heart yearns for the light.'"

"Though in darkness, one's heart yearns for the light." Li Jinwen repeated this phrase over and over, finding it profoundly philosophical.

But it's easier said than done!

Can he do it?

I don't know, but he suddenly felt like doing it.

Suddenly, the whole world brightened up again, and it felt like I had found my purpose in life.

Lin Shiyin used to be the one who illuminated his inner world, but he lost her.

Now, Lin Shiyin has returned, bringing him another kind of hope.

If he sees light while in darkness, he takes that light into the darkness and illuminates everything.

Just as Lin Shiyin was about to leave the room, she felt something and looked back.

Then I had a feeling that my cousin from my heart had come back.

However, this time she won't easily make a lifelong commitment.

Chapter 88 The Excited Wuyazi (Bonus Chapter)

Lin Shiyin: @Yanfei @Shengyayu @Shangguan Haitang, my cousin is willing to take up an official post.

Shangguan Haitang was at the Dragon Guard Manor, right in front of Zhu Wushi. Her eyes lit up when she saw the news, and she said, "Godfather, do you know Li Jinwen, the Little Scholar Li?"

Zhu Wushi laughed and said, "Of course I know. At that time, Li Tanhua's literary talent was on par with the top scholar, but the top scholar and the second-place scholar were of average appearance and not suitable to be the third-place scholar, so His Majesty had no choice but to appoint him as the third-place scholar. In terms of literary talent and learning, he was no less than the top scholar and even better than the second-place scholar. Haitang, why are you asking about this?"

Shangguan Haitang said, "Godfather, the mourning period for Li Tanhua has ended, and he may be about to return to officialdom."

"Oh! So what? He's a third-place scholar in the imperial examinations, so he'll probably serve in the Hanlin Academy for a year or two. After that, he'll either continue to rise through the ranks in the central government or be sent to serve as a prefect in a region. But with his talent, he'll probably be kept by His Majesty's side. Why are you concerned about this?"

Zhu Wushi asked while looking at the case file.

Shangguan Haitang said, "If Xiao Li Tan Hua is willing, is it possible for us to recruit him into the Dragon Guard Manor? It is said that his Xiao Li Flying Dagger never misses its mark. If he joins us, our ability to solve cases will be greatly enhanced."

Zhu Wushi laughed and said, "Haitang, you're overthinking it. Even among the four of you secret agents at the Dragon Guard Manor, the merits you've accumulated over the years have only earned you a sixth-rank official position. Given your personalities, the fourth rank is the limit for you. But if His Majesty values ​​him, he might even have a chance to become prime minister in the future. If he has ambitions, how could he possibly give up?"