novelraw Chapter 355 - 330 Infiltration Part 2
Chapter 355 - 330 Infiltration Part 2
"..." Zhang Rongfang was speechless.
The people on the Rebel Sect side were taught by Zhang Yunqi to be overly rigid, and the most rigid among them was undoubtedly Zhang Zhenhai.
He took the dagger, his fingers lightly brushing the blade back and forth.
Instantly absorbing all the blood from it.
The Qi and blood on Zhang Zhenhai did not have any scent, evidently overlapping the gene he had absorbed and replenished earlier.
Putting down the dagger, he looked at Zhang Zhenhai still kneeling before him.
"Stand up." He sighed.
"Yes!"
Zhang Zhenhai stood up. Blood continuously seeped down from her abdomen, but fortunately, she was wearing tight black clothing, so it was not easily visible when stained red.
"Don’t move, just stand there."
Zhang Rongfang suddenly pointed a finger, accurately hitting the area between Zhang Zhenhai’s chest and abdomen.
Qi and blood stopped, and the bleeding from the wound halted suddenly.
"Just don’t move, I’ll help you treat the wound." He said softly.
"Treat... the wound!!?" Zhang Zhenhai stood in the carriage, covering her abdomen with one hand. Hearing this, she first froze, then quickly realized, her face flushed with embarrassment.
Under normal circumstances, there wouldn’t be a problem with this statement.
But currently, the wound was located near an intimate area above...
To treat the wound in such a location, one must first undress...
Poof!
A sound of water spraying.
Zhang Zhenhai’s Qi and blood surged violently, the newly halted wound gushed with blood again.
Massive blood loss accompanied by abdominal cramps and intense embarrassment nearly made her faint.
Zhang Rongfang looked at the clothes sprayed with blood, speechless.
Without any hesitation, he moved closer, took out hemostatic ointment from the waist pouch, and once again used a pulse-cutting technique to temporarily stop the bleeding.
Then he began applying the medicine.
By this time, Zhang Zhenhai had completely collapsed, weak all over, with her hands covering her face, not daring to look outside.
Actually, at this juncture, Zhang Rongfang already had the intention to marry her.
The connection with the Rebel Sect and Thousand Stone Sect related to his power in the shadows. No matter what, he needed someone he could absolutely trust to manage the liaison.
Most people are either not trustworthy enough or lack sufficient strength.
But Zhang Zhenhai, with outstanding martial arts talent and her strength now reaching the peak of External Medicine, is very likely to break through Internal Technique in the future.
She may even step into the Three Emptiness in her lifetime.
Such a top-notch talent, loyal and devoted to him, naturally became Zhang Rongfang’s first choice.
Treating her wounds at this moment was just riding the tide.
With Zhang Zhenhai’s character, she will definitely be even more committed to him in the future.
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The next day.
Outside Citong, in a cave belonging to the Rebel Sect on Huangjing Mountain
Cheng Hui frowned as he threw the documents in his hand aside.
All of these documents were ordinary identification papers, travel permits.
The names were all Zhang Ying, and beyond that, there was nothing special.
As for martial arts manuals, taken alone, without hands-on guidance, they’re practically useless.
As for the final porcelain bottles, he couldn’t discern their contents just by smell.
Nor did the bottles have any markings.
Completely unclear whether they were poison or healing medicine.
"It’s a pity, if I had discovered it a bit later, I might have found more critical items."
Cheng Hui carefully examined these documents and permits.
If it were others, they might be misled by these things, believing there was no issue with Zhang Ying.
But he was different.
He managed the Golden Wing Pavilion, originally adept at forging such documents.
Upon close inspection, he found the documents were indeed real, but the information filled in seemed highly likely to be false.
Because they were too perfect.
Too standardized.
The documents and permits occasionally contained brief records left by previous officials.
The places visited, the actions taken, the dates, the duration of stay - all these were meant to be recorded.
But in these materials, all record information exuded a standard format.
With his keen eye, it was evident they were forgeries.
"It seems.... the third race can basically be confirmed as Zhang Ying.
Although there’s no evidence, there won’t be so many coincidences in the world."
Kongxiang had just arrived at Citong, tasked with investigating races, and soon an incident occurred.
Then Hui Jue investigated the Rebel Sect, and another incident followed.
Just after the Western Sect ship at sea lured the snake from its den, Agarwood Palace was vacated, internally hollowed.
How could there be so many coincidences?
’Should I abandon and leave temporarily?’
Cheng Hui hesitated, unsure.
Under such circumstances, his strength was insufficient, certain danger awaited.
But now the Western Sect is pressing step by step, already stirring Citong’s waters, startling the big fish. With both sides engaging at sea, even if Agarwood Palace prevailed, how much strength would remain?
Facing a Grandmaster, winning is a fantasy. Not to mention winning unscathed.
Thoughts spun endlessly in his mind.
Finally...
Cheng Hui suddenly gritted his teeth.
Seeking fortune in danger, he was still young! Extremely talented, if he could complete the task this time...
Greed surged within him, but recalling the numerous masters eradicated at Wanghai Temple, his resolve wavered again.
He paced back and forth in the cave for a while.
Poof.
He finally stopped in his tracks.
"Just find a way to go again, just one more time!" Cheng Hui made up his mind.
In a direct confrontation, he definitely couldn’t match the opponent from Agarwood Palace at Wanghai Temple.
But he was in charge of the Golden Wing Pavilion, with no shortage of cultivation techniques like disguise and bone shrinking.
As long as he wanted, he could quickly transform himself into an old man, a woman, or even a child.
This time, he received a promise from a big figure behind him. As long as he found all the hidden human repositories, he would be taught the core cultivation technique of the Western Sect — Ten Thousand Causes Heart Scripture.
This cultivation technique, it is said, was learned by the Western Sect from the Eastern Sect’s Wan Yin Temple a hundred years ago. After that, it was self-improved, integrated, and formed its own style.
Different from the cultivation of the Great Dao Teaching.
The starting condition for practicing Ten Thousand Causes Heart Scripture is to be at least in the Three Emptiness realm.
If he could acquire this core cultivation technique, with his unparalleled talent, he might worship the Tathagata and become a Spirit General!
"Succeed or die trying!! Now is the best time, act immediately!"
Immediately, Cheng Hui turned around and took out bottle after bottle from his backpack.
He began the formal process of disguise and transformation.
Soon, a man with an ordinary face, dark skin, and vacant eyes slowly walked out of the cave entrance.
The daoist looked just like the ordinary people who did business to welcome guests on Agarwood Mountain.
After checking his attire, Cheng Hui quickly headed toward the direction of Agarwood Palace.
This time, he changed his method of infiltration, taking it slow, hoping not to be discovered.
As long as he found the connection between Zhang Ying and the hidden repository... found the evidence against Wanghai Temple.
He could largely confirm that he was the human repository!
Even if he wasn’t the human repository, uncovering the true culprit behind Wanghai Temple’s massacre would be a great achievement!
After leaving Huangjing Mountain, Cheng Hui seized an opportunity, observed for a while at the foot of Agarwood Mountain, and finally launched a sneak attack, knocking out a Welcoming Daoist.
He dragged the person into a dark corner and threw him into a tree hole.
By the time he came out again, his face had changed to that of the Welcoming Daoist he had just knocked out.
As soon as he emerged from the woods.
Someone waved at him from afar.
"Quan Hao! Over here! Why did it take you so long in the loo? The team leader is about to blow up."
Another daoist from Agarwood Palace complained to him.
"Didn’t I catch a chill last night and my stomach’s not feeling well?" Cheng Hui responded with a smile, imitating the original owner’s tone.
"Finished yet? If so, come back with me. We’re shorthanded upstairs, and if we’re late, we might get into trouble." The young daoist grabbed him and hurried uphill.
"Slow down, slow down, why so fast?" Cheng Hui called out while discreetly scanning the surroundings with his peripheral vision.
Soon, the two returned to Agarwood Palace and merged into the team of Welcoming Daoists, quickly blending in.
Cheng Hui mimicked the others well, too.
But he wasn’t there just to work as a welcoming attendant.
Seizing an opportunity, he once again ambushed and knocked out a patrol team daoist at the lavatory.
His identity once again changed.
He infiltrated the patrol team and began patrolling the entire Agarwood Palace.
The patrol team would inevitably pass by the Immortal Crane Residence where the Palace Master lived, so he completely had the chance to infiltrate again.
Also, he remembered the fierce woman in armor who ambushed him last time; her status must not be low.
This time, one of his goals was to capture that woman and interrogate her for secrets.
Also, to take revenge for the last attack.
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Inside the Immortal Crane Residence.
Zhang Rongfang stretched out his arms, moving them gently like ribbons, occasionally throwing rapid punches with a whistling sound. At times, his motions became extremely gentle, as if lightly brushing through flowers.
This was the core cultivation technique he learned from the Thousand Stone Sect, the Golden Stone Skill.
The technique was also a superior Hard Skill. After all, it was a top-notch martial art capable of being practiced to the level of a Grandmaster, lacking in no aspect.
Perfectly suited for his current attempt to strengthen his invincible body.
While he was deeply focused, practicing martial arts in the dojo.
In the courtyard of the Immortal Crane Residence, Cheng Hui had once again changed his outfit and appearance.
Now, he was dressed in a maid’s outfit, with hair tied into two small buns, and a youthful face, precisely like the young maid Fuxiang, responsible for daily chores at the Immortal Crane Residence.
He had tested several identities and finally determined Fuxiang was in charge of organizing various sundries in the Immortal Crane Residence.
Perfect for his infiltration goals this time.
Cheng Hui mimicked the way Fuxiang usually walked, controlling his steps with the force of an ordinary person, even his heartbeat was kept at a normal pace.
As he passed by the Endless Courtyard, where the dojo was, he vaguely heard the sound of fists and legs swinging within.
Clearly, someone was practicing martial arts inside.
’Looks like that Daoist Zhang Ying is back....’ Cheng Hui’s eyes lit up.
Daoist Zhang Ying had the upper hand in Citong, but that was due to leveraging the mysterious black-masked man and experts from the Sensing Sect; his own strength couldn’t be that great.
He had reviewed Zhang Ying’s file, who was at the Ninth Grade in the Golden Wing Pavilion, having gained some fame after defeating a Super Grade from External Medicine.
But that was the extent of it.
In just a few years, even if this person was a genius, he couldn’t achieve high proficiency in both literary and martial arts let alone while focusing mainly on the Cultivation of Literature.
So....
’Why not just capture Zhang Ying directly?! Straightforward and thorough!?’ The thought made Cheng Hui’s heart race with excitement.
No news from Jin Yuan and Kongding, so he had to find a way on his own.
Luck was favorable with Zhang Ying being so close upon his return.
He was confident even a Grandmaster wouldn’t make it in time!
With his Body Technique prowess....much could be achieved!
Even if it failed, his Body Technique was sufficient to leave safely.
Thinking of this, Cheng Hui couldn’t suppress the urge in his heart...
Making a quick decision.
He pretended to be an innocent girl, with a naive look in his eyes, and walked toward the Endless Courtyard.