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

In this world, escort agencies are still quite profitable; the world is too big, and the cost of transporting an item is very high.

Correspondingly, the escort agency must also be very powerful.

Wen Liangong, for example, was just a trolley, not even twenty years old, yet his strength was already close to that of the Innate Realm, which was quite remarkable among ordinary martial artists.

Tong Boda, a grandmaster, practices pure external martial arts, so even dealing with bandits wouldn't be a big problem for him.

If you lack ability, then your background becomes extremely important.

Fuwei Escort Agency thrived in the Minyue region thanks to Lin Yuantu's background.

However, if Lin Yuantu is gone, the Fuwei Escort Agency will be pretty much finished.

The food at Zuiyuelou was only so-so; as they ate, they kept glancing towards the entrance.

Soon after, Lin Zhennan led Lin Pingzhi here; Wang Shi did not come.

Lin Zhu looked closely and said, "It's so similar, it's too similar."

The three women nodded in unison.

Lin Zhennan called out loudly, "Where is Brother Wen Lianggong?"

Wen Liangong was surprised that Lin Zhennan had actually come. He paused for a moment, put down his chopsticks, and said to Tong Boda, "Chief镖头 (chief镖头 is a person who has come to see me). Look."

"Then please invite them up!" Tong Boda was a very generous man. After all, he was a镖师 (bodyguard/escort), liked to make friends, and didn't care about all sorts of people.

Wen Liangong walked to the railing and said, "Lord Lin, please come up."

He froze as soon as he finished speaking.

He saw Lin Pingzhi, who was not so much similar as identical to him, but exactly the same, as if they were carved from the same mold.

The two, one upstairs and the other downstairs, were both dumbfounded.

Lin Zhennan tugged at Lin Pingzhi, "Pingzhi, come up with your father."

"Father, is that my elder brother?" Lin Pingzhi asked.

Lin Zhennan had actually had such thoughts, but he eventually dismissed them.

He led Lin Pingzhi up, saying, "Young brother, look, this is my son. There was a misunderstanding before."

Wen Liangong nodded blankly, then asked, "Lord Lin, did you come here just to explain this to me?"

Curious about who Wen Liangong's friend was, the members of the Longmen Escort Agency all looked over and then fell silent.

Looking left and right, if it weren't for their different clothes, they wouldn't be able to tell who was who at all.

Lin Zhennan laughed and said, "I suppose so. I wanted to see just how similar you are to my son, and now it seems there's almost no difference."

"Brother, if you don't mind, please take a seat." Tong Boda was also very curious and invited Lin Zhennan.

Lin Zhennan showed no trace of official authority.

He's just a centurion; there are plenty of those in the capital. Besides, he's from the Southern Garrison Command, which is just a lowly seventh-rank official.

"Thank you. May I ask who you all are?" Lin Zhennan was also very friendly.

Tong Boda stood up, cupped his hands, and said, "I am Tong Boda, the chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort) of Longmen镖局 (Longmen Escort Agency), from Hanzhong."

"So it's Chief Escort Tong in person. I am Lin Zhennan. I've met you." He sat down at Tong Boda's invitation.

Wen Liangong and Lin Pingzhi were left staring at each other, wide-eyed.

Sheng Yayu said, "Why would two unrelated people be so similar?"

Zhang San Niang and Huang Rong both shook their heads.

Lin Zhu said, "If you were to meet someone who looks exactly like you, you might start to doubt the world."

"That's impossible." Huang Rong shook her head.

Lin Zhu laughed and said, "You'll know when you meet the little beekeeper in the group."

The little beekeeper hadn't said a word in the group chat; it was the older girl who was yelling about inviting Yue to teach Lin Zhu a lesson.

Chapter 99 The Copper Coin Case That Did Not Occur in the Capital

"The little girl who keeps bees, do you know who she is?" Zhang San Niang looked at Lin Zhu.

Lin Zhu smiled and said, "I know, but I can't say. It's been half a year of training, and I don't want to owe anyone any more favors."

Speaking of this, he remembered someone and asked, "How is Yan Ying doing?"

“You mean her?” Sheng Yayu said, “She lived in our Divine Marquis’s Mansion for a while before. Later, the court dealt with her and Po Jun together. Yan Ying made up for her mistakes with her merits and was not punished. She was assigned to the Jiaofangsi (Imperial Music Bureau), and was considered the deputy director.”

"What about Po Jun? Was he killed?"

“Po Jun has unparalleled strength, so of course he can’t be killed. He has been placed under a restriction and is now the Deputy Commander of the Guards, guarding the Vermilion Bird Gate.”

"He's actually alright!" Lin Zhu exclaimed in disbelief.

Sheng Yayu shook his head. "For the imperial court, a living master is more useful than a dead one."

"The top-tier peak is just a gatekeeper!" Lin Zhu shook his head. "It's all for show."

Sheng Yayu smiled and explained, "You don't understand. This is to suppress his morale. Once his morale is suppressed, he can be used."

Just like taming a wolf into a dog, you have to smooth out its rough edges first.

"They really make the best use of everything," Lin Zhu said with a smile.

On the other side, Lin Zhennan had also finished his conversation with Tong Boda, and then said to Wen Liangong, "Brother Wen, if you ever come to Fuzhou in the future, you can come to my Fuwei Escort Agency. Our two escort agencies can also exchange information with each other!"

"Definitely, definitely!"

Tong Boda and Wen Liangong personally escorted Lin Zhennan and Lin Pingzhi out.

Thus, Longmen Escort Agency and Fuwei Escort Agency began to have business dealings.

Seeing that there was no more excitement to watch, Lin Zhu and the others continued eating in peace.

After they finished eating, Jiao Niang refused to accept payment, so Huang Rong said, "How about I leave some recipes for Jiao Niang?"

"No, this won't do, it's too expensive." Jiao Niang quickly waved her hand. In this era, for a restaurant, the menu was more valuable than silver.

"What's the big deal? I don't own a restaurant."

Huang Rong smiled and took out a pen and ink, and immediately wrote down eighteen recipes and handed them to Jiao Niang. "You can take them. Sister Ya Yu and I are good friends!" She said, nudging Sheng Ya Yu. "Sister Ya Yu, you agree, right?"

“Yes, Jiao Niang, just accept it,” Sheng Yayu advised.

Seeing this, Jiao Niang accepted the gift and said that whenever they came to Zuiyuelou, they could eat whatever they wanted for free.

This is the limit of what she can do.

Huang Rong didn't care at all. Most of these eighteen recipes were researched by herself, which could be considered as passing on her knowledge. She was very happy!

"Then thank you, Jiaoniang," Huang Rong said with a smile.

"It is Jiao Niang who should thank you." The more Jiao Niang looked at Huang Rong, the more adorable and charming she became.

Zuiyue Tower was quite busy, so they couldn't stay long and followed Sheng Yayu to the Divine Marquis's Mansion.

At the gate, when Big Wolf saw Sheng Yayu return, he hurriedly said, "Sister Wuqing, something has happened. You'd better go inside quickly."

"What happened?" Sheng Yayu asked.

"Shenhou and the other elder brothers are discussing something in the study. You should go there quickly. It seems there's been some trouble in Jingzhou."

As Big Wolf spoke, his gaze swept over and he saw Lin Zhu and the other two. He paused for a moment, then quickly recovered, "How about I have Dingdang entertain these three?"

“Okay.” Sheng Yayu nodded, then turned to say, “Rong’er, wait for me.”

"It's alright, I'm not in a hurry." Huang Rong waved her hand, watched Sheng Yayu walk away, and then followed the girl named Dingdang to look around the Divine Marquis's Mansion.

However, there's not much to see.

Then I went to sit in the lobby.

A short while later, Zhuge Zhengwo emerged with the Four Great Constables, his expression somewhat solemn.

But upon seeing Lin Zhu, he quickly relaxed and smiled, saying, "These must be Young Master Lin, Miss Zhang, and Miss Huang."

"Greetings, Divine Marquis!"

Lin Zhu and the other two stood up to greet him, saying, "We've troubled you."

"All who come are guests, how can we disturb them?" Zhuge Zhengwo invited them to sit down.

Afterwards, Lin Zhu met Tie Shou and Zhui Ming, and nodded to the two of them.

Zhui Ming transmitted his voice, "Iron Hand, if Wu Qing hadn't said this Young Master Lin was a man, I really wouldn't have believed it."

Iron Hand nodded, "It's somewhat unbelievable."

Leng Xue stared coldly at Lin Zhu, sensing a threat; the object of his secret crush might be running off with someone else.

As a child raised by wolves, he was born with extremely strong intuition.

In fact, not only were Zhui Ming and Tie Shou in disbelief, but even Zhuge Zheng was extremely surprised when he saw Lin Zhu.

Such a face is not something a man should possess.

Looking at his cultivation level, he vaguely possessed the strength of a Grandmaster, but it wasn't very clear.

Lin Zhu's true essence was too special; his aura was almost nonexistent, just like an ordinary person. Even he, a peak expert, could not see through it completely.

I just felt that this person was definitely not simple, and his background couldn't be anything small.

Zhuge Zhengwo looked at Huang Rong and said, "Miss Huang, I'm afraid we can't forge your weapon, Iron Hand, for you. A major case has occurred in Jingzhou, and our entire Divine Marquis's Mansion needs to go there. I'm sorry."

"It's alright, it's alright, my matter isn't urgent," Huang Rong quickly waved her hand and said.

Lin Zhu was curious and wanted to ask something, but ultimately didn't.

Huang Rong, however, was interested in everything. She was clever, but not very good at social etiquette. She asked, "May I ask what major case it is?"

Zhuge Zhengwo was waiting for this very statement, and said, "It's a case of counterfeit copper coins."

Lin Zhu was taken aback. How could counterfeit copper coins have appeared in Jingzhou?

Then Zhuge Zhengwo continued, "Now, even the capital has seen counterfeit copper coins appearing, which shows that they have already circulated throughout the Great Zhou. This is no small matter. If things go wrong, it could lead to widespread suffering!"

Huang Rong easily understood why counterfeit copper coins had caused widespread suffering, and asked, "Who would be so bold?"