Chapter 12: Zhao Yuanjiao
Taiqing Island, in a huge valley, a tombstone was erected at this moment.
The coffins that had just been brought back had all been buried, and right now, in front of these tombstones stood a large number of Taiqing Immortal Sect's disciples, each one of them displaying a look of grief.
The gentle rain washed away the clothes of the crowd, but no one cared, and while remembering the deceased, they all looked towards a man at the head of the crowd whose clothes and cloak had a lot of broken pieces and blood stains.
This person has a handsome face, his eyes seem to contain a murderous aura, standing at the very front, an unruffled self-will emanates out, he waved his hand at the crowd of disciples and said, "All disperse, the senior brothers have all gone into the ground, we'll come back to pay homage on another day."
"Yes, Senior Brother!"
The crowd of disciples obeyed the order and left one after another, and in the end, only four people were left to stand in front of the tombstone along with Eldest Senior Brother all the way. Only when the crowd had completely cleared out did they look at him once again.
"Eldest senior brother, why did you lose so much on this trip?" A man said with an ugly face.
Eldest Senior Brother's face was grim, "The clan was infiltrated by THE Dark Sect spies, THE Dark Sect knew the route of our trip in advance and ambushed experts along the way."
"What? The Dark Sect's spies?" Several people's faces suddenly changed.
"Hmph, although we suffered heavy losses, the Dark Sect disciples were similarly hit hard. We captured one of the leaders, and only after some interrogation did we realize that the Dark Sect spies have been infiltrating into the Taiqing Immortal Sect for quite a few years, and no one knows their specific identities, and moreover, over the years, they have continued to send people to infiltrate into my Taiqing Immortal Sect, and even the new disciples who are about to be recruited this time around have the Dark Sect disciples mixed in with them. Dark Sect disciples mixed in." Eldest Senior Brother's face was unsightly as he clenched his fists in death, "I, Zhao Yuanjiao, even if I have to dig three feet into the ground, I will still dig out the THE Dark Sect spies!"
"Eldest Brother, then what do we do next?"
"Go, go to Hall of Invoking Immortals!" Holding his sword hilt in his hand, Zhao Yuanjiao's face was filled with murderous aura as he walked out of the graveyard in the rain, heading straight for a certain hall in Taiqing Immortal Sect, with the four Senior Brothers following closely behind.
Five people soon came to the entrance of a huge palace, the plaque is written on the "Hall of Invoking Immortals" three big words.
When the odd-job disciples entering and exiting the Hall of Invoking Immortals saw Zhao Yuanjiao's five, they first revealed a look of dismay, and then bowed respectfully, "Greetings to Eldest Brother Xuan Faction!"
Zhao Yuanjiao ignored them and directly walked into the grand hall, walking to the main seat and sitting down.
The head of the miscellaneous disciples in the great hall stopped everything at once: "Senior Brother Zhao, I wonder what is the purpose of your visit?"
"Go, bring me all the list information of those who have come to worship this time!" Zhao Yuanjiao said in a cold voice.
The head of the miscellaneous disciples didn't even dare to inquire, and immediately respectfully fetched a stack of information. The head master of the large ship Xiao Nanfeng was on was also here, and at this moment, he was also following behind him with incomparable respect.
"Senior Brother Zhao, this time, I'm the one leading the team to receive those who are worshipping the master, all the information of all the worshippers are here." That principal respectfully said.
Zhao Yuanjiao glanced at the information, "I suspect that amongst the master worshippers, there are people with suspicious identities, now, you immediately send someone to cross-reference their registered information and find out who amongst them has suspicious identities!"
"Obey!"
Although the head of the handyman and the master of the sea vessel were uncertain, the orders of the eldest senior brother could not be disobeyed, and they immediately gathered their men.
The information of a thousand people was not that easy to review, in addition to their names and cultivation levels, they also had to compare their registered identities and backgrounds to see if they were faking.
It was a busy night. This night, no one rested, including Zhao Yuanjiao who was always watching this group of odd-job disciples verifying the information.
Before dawn, a piece of information arrived in Zhao Yuanjiao's hands.
There were a few marked people in the list. One of them, the markings were the most eye-catching.
"Nanfeng?Sixteen years old, Acquired Realm Fifth Weight? A boarding license obtained through the back door?" Zhao Yuanjiao narrowed his eyes.
"Yes, this person only registered such a little information, without any identity background, because at that time he said that he went through connections to get on the ship, so the senior disciple in charge of registration didn't make things too difficult, but these days of the sea ship voyage, I have specifically found someone to inquire about it, and it was determined that there is no such thing as someone going through the backdoor for him. In other words, his boarding license came from an unknown source." The sea vessel master said with certainty.
Zhao Yuanjiao looked at the Sea Ship Master with dissatisfaction, "Are you all so casual in screening disciples now? One sentence about backdoorers and you can just not check anything?"
"We, we ...," The Sea Boat Master immediately sweated on his forehead, terrified.
If they came in through the backdoor of formal disciples, how would we miscellaneous disciples dare to care?
"Humph! Do you know that recruiting disciples is a major event that concerns the survival of the Taiqing Immortal Sect. If they are mixed with the enemy, the consequences are unimaginable! Is this how you guys work?" Zhao Yuanjiao slammed the table and reprimanded.
The miscellaneous disciples in the hall were instantly silenced.
Zhao Yuanjiao coldly stared at the sea ship master, "It is time for the miscellaneous disciples ... to straighten up a bit."
"Eldest Senior Brother rest his anger!" The sea boat mastermind said in trepidation.
"No one will be allowed to use the back door in the future. Humph! In the future, whoever dares to reach into the recruitment of disciples, I'll take care of it, and when it gets to their MASTER OF THE FACTION, I'll see who's face looks good!" Zhao Yuanjiao said coldly.
The crowd immediately bowed their heads and didn't dare to speak.
"Senior brother, do you think this Nanfeng is the spy you're looking for?" A senior brother couldn't help but ask.
Zhao Yuanjiao exuded a hint of gravity, "I don't know, but this person definitely has problems. If he is interested in infiltrating my Taiqing Immortal Sect, he would have made his background information flawless. Therefore, this list, for the time being, is only picking out a few people who seem to have problems, and the undercover operatives could also be those who seem to have no problems, so we must not be negligent. Hmph, first take me to meet these few people." Zhao Yuanjiao said in a cold voice.
"Yes!" The Sea Ship Master said in a respectful voice.
...
Zhao Yuanjiao and his party, accompanied by the Sea Ship Master, arrived not far from the pier. Standing in a hidden place, they secretly observed.
At this moment, the pier was incomparably bustling, apart from the people who had come to pay their respects, there were also a large number of Taiqing Immortal Sect disciples, who were recruiting certain good seedlings and a certain backdoor person as disciples in advance.
It wasn't long before Xiao Nanfeng also carried his luggage and walked off the boat unhurriedly along with the crowd.
"Senior Zhao, look, that teenager is Nanfeng, while sea fishing on the ship, he caught a golden demon eel, before I thought it was just his luck, but now that I've heard Senior Zhao describe it, maybe there's something really wrong with him." The sea vessel master whispered.
Zhao Yuanjiao narrowed his eyes and stared with a burning gaze at Xiao Nanfeng in the crowd.
Only Xiao Nanfeng had gotten off the boat and was looking around, at this moment, although he looked harmless, but, Zhao Yuanjiao had just experienced a tragic battle and died many senior brothers, at this moment, he looked at anyone with an air of indifference.
"Senior brother, should we directly capture and torture him?" A senior brother said in a deep voice.
Zhao Yuanjiao, however, shook his head, "There is no hurry, whether this person is a spy or not is still unclear, if he is really a spy, with such a cultivation, he has come to worship Taiqing Immortal Sect, there must be other spies operating for him, so he might be able to catch a bigger fish. You guys secretly observe a few other suspicious people, I will personally come and keep an eye on Nanfeng."
"As you wish."
Zhao Yuanjiao, on the other hand, stared intently at Xiao Nanfeng, hoping to find Xiao Nanfeng's connector, however, he waited for a while, but did not wait for the person he wanted.
Zhao Yuanjiao's face was gloomy for a while, "Dot is really cunning, there is not the slightest crack, I will go over to test the waters first, if there is no effect, I will directly arrest and interrogate him."
He took a deep breath and stepped towards Xiao Nanfeng in the distance.
Although Zhao Yuanjiao was famous in the Taiqing Immortal Sect, no one who worshipped him recognized him.
Zhao Yuanjiao walked straight to Xiao Nanfeng's side and was about to open his mouth, however, at this moment, Xiao Nanfeng suddenly turned his head and just suddenly looked at Zhao Yuanjiao.
Zhao Yuanjiao had a jolt, what's the situation?
Discovered?
Xiao Nanfeng stared at Zhao Yuanjiao and looked again and again, looking at Zhao Yuanjiao heart straight hair, he really found out that I am spying on him?
Did he really find out that I was watching him? Did the news that he was checking on him leak out?
The Dark Sect's infiltration has become as terrifying as this?
The Dark Sect's infiltration has become as terrifying as this... Hmph, the Hall of Invoking Immortals' group of odd-jobbed disciples should also be carefully investigated.
Zhao Yuanjiao had a cold look in his eyes and was about to probe his hand to capture Xiao Nanfeng, but he saw that Xiao Nanfeng had taken the lead.
A small golden dollar suddenly appeared in Xiao Nanfeng's hand and was sent to Zhao Yuanjiao.
"Eh?"
Zhao Yuanjiao, who was just about to make a move, froze, what did it mean? This golden dollar ... is almost four taels in weight?
"This senior brother, you look a lot like a close friend of mine, I'm new to your land, how about making a friend? This is a meet and greet gift." Xiao Nanfeng said with a faint smile.
Zhao Yuanjiao: "..."
A meet and greet gift? Making a friend? What are you doing? Are you trying to bribe me? This is it? Four taels of gold? I pay 100 taels of gold for a meal, and you want to bribe me with this? Don't you know who I am?
"Take it, don't be polite! Senior brother, take it back and buy two pieces of clothes." Xiao Nanfeng forced four taels of gold into Zhao Yuanjiao's hands.
"???" Zhao Yuanjiao looked down at the somewhat tattered clothes and cloak on his body, but it was the fact that he hadn't had time to change them when he came back yesterday, and although the blood stains had been washed away by the rain, but, it did look a bit tattered and torn. What do you ... you take me for?