"Dragon Head, Li Junjian has arrived!"
The Heavenly Dragon Sect member surnamed Meng led Li Junjian to the iron masked man's thatched hut and bowed.
Last year, Li Zexuan had used gunpowder to flatten the summit of Snake Spirit Mountain, so the huts that the Seven Cultivators of Virtue Sect had built on it were naturally gone. The Heavenly Dragon Sect had only moved in at noon today, so there was no time to repair the huts, so they could only erect a few thatched huts.
"Mm! You're dismissed! "
The iron-masked man nodded and said indifferently.
"Yes! Dragon Head! "
The member surnamed Meng clasped his hands and left.
"I hear that you have something very important that you wish to hand over to this god? Take it out! "
Once the member left, only Du E, the iron masked man, and Li Junjian were left in the hut. The iron masked man turned to Li Junjian and sternly said.
"Correct! But how do I know that you're the Dragon Head of my sect? "
Li Junjian fearlessly raised his head to the iron masked man.
In truth, his mind was already in turmoil. He had never imagined that the Heavenly Dragon Sect would choose to settle down on Snake Spirit Mountain. Yes, he knew that this place was called Snake Spirit Mountain because he had another identity: Commander of the Hundred Cavalry Department, Li Junxian! The name Li Junjian was just something he had made up on the spot to infiltrate the Heavenly Dragon Sect!
Although Li Junxian had not personally participated in last year's Snake Spirit Mountain battle, he had sent people to help Li Zexuan find the location of the Seven Cultivators of Virtue Sect. It had been nearly a year since the Seven Cultivators of Virtue Sect's destruction, and Snake Spirit Mountain had long ago vanished from the memory of the people. For the Heavenly Dragon Sect to choose Snake Spirit Mountain as their base, Li Junxian had to admit that this was an excellent choice, as the people of the Imperial Court would never have thought of this place!
"Impudent! You dare to disrespect the Dragon Head in front of you! "
Du E, who was standing at the side, shouted.
"Paying respects to the Venerable One!"
Li Junxian first clasped his fist and bowed to Du E, and then he bowed to the masked man. "Since Venerable One says that Sir is the Dragon Chief, then Sir must be the Dragon Chief. This subordinate has never seen the Dragon Chief's true appearance, and the item in this subordinate's hands is of great importance. Thus, I had no choice but to confirm the Dragon Chief's identity.
The metal-masked man gave Li Junxian a profound glance as if he wanted to see through him. After a long while, he finally said, "Hand over the item! If it's really as you say, that it's an extremely important item, then I'll spare your life! "
Li Junxian hastily bowed. "Many thanks, Dragon Head!"
After saying this, he took out a book with a blue cover from his bosom and raised it over his head with both hands.
"Reporting to the Dragon Chief, at noon today, Sir and Venerable One left in a hurry and left this account book in a secret room of the Heavenly Dragon Temple. After you left, the Imperial Court sent an army to encircle the Heavenly Dragon Temple. This subordinate felt that this account book must be of great importance, so I took it with me and charged out of the encirclement while the soldiers were unprepared. However, this subordinate was worried that something might happen to the account book with me, so I asked around for Dragon Chief's whereabouts, wanting to personally hand the account book to Sir. Now that I've finally met Sir, this subordinate can finally rest easy!"
The metal-masked man's eyes were like lightning bolts. He first coldly glanced at Du E, and then he turned to Li Junxian. "You're saying that the item in your hands is the account book of my sect?"
Li Junxian bowed. "Reporting to Venerable One, when this subordinate picked up the account book, I subconsciously flipped through a page and saw that it said that Jin Wanfu, the manager of the Yanhuang Bank of Xinfeng County, had paid a tribute of four thousand tang yuan in the second month and five thousand tang yuan in the third month. Thus, this subordinate guessed that this was probably the account book of my sect! But this subordinate did not intentionally flip through it. Dragon Chief, please forgive this subordinate! "
"Hmph! Hand it over! "
The metal-masked man could no longer suppress his anger.
"Yes!"
Li Junxian carefully took the account book and walked up to the metal-masked man. As he got close, Li Junxian sensed powerful ripples of energy. He couldn't help but be confused. Logically speaking, shouldn't the Dragon Chief of the Heavenly Dragon Sect be a powerful martial artist? How else could he convince the masses? Or could it be that this person's cultivation had already reached the Martial Grandmaster level, so he couldn't sense any ripples of energy?
While Li Junxian was confused, the metal-masked man took the account book from his hands and began to seriously read through it.
"Hmph! Someone! Bring Zhang Liang over! "
After a short while, the iron masked man confirmed that the book in his hand was indeed the original version of the Dragon Sect's account book. He couldn't help but throw the book at Du E beside him.
"Yes! Dragon Chief! "
The Heavenly Dragon Sect guard outside the thatched hut was confused, but he still bowed and received the order.
A few moments later, a middle-aged scholar walked in and clasped his hands. "Dragon Chief, you were looking for me?"
Although Li Junxian appeared unperturbed, his mind was in turmoil. He had met this Zhang Liang a few days ago, and this man had another identity. He was the Judge of the Heavenly Dragon Sect, responsible for managing the affairs of the sect's disciples. Li Junxian had never imagined that the Judge of the Heavenly Dragon Sect would be called Zhang Liang, and he found this name extremely familiar. Now that he thought about it, wasn't this the County Magistrate of Lan Province's Yong County, wanted by the Imperial Court?
Li Junxian didn't know if the two were the same person, but this was enough to make him take him seriously!
"Hmph! Du E, let him see! Let him see the foolishness of his actions! "
The iron-masked man angrily pointed at Zhang Liang.
If he knew the modern term 'pig teammate', he would have mercilessly called Zhang Liang a 'pig teammate'! This was because if this account book fell into the hands of the Imperial Court, the Imperial Court would be able to use the contents of the account book to search for a golden horse. Step by step, the Heavenly Dragon Sect's' wings' would be cut off, and the Heavenly Dragon Sect would become a bird without wings, unable to fly high even if it wanted to!
Zhang Liang was at a loss. He didn't know why the iron masked man was so angry. Du E came over and handed the account book to Zhang Liang. He whispered, "Magistrate Zhang, this account book is related to the life and death of Dragon Sect. You can't be careless in the future!"
Zhang Liang looked at the book in his hand in alarm, and when he opened it and saw its contents, he said in disbelief, "Impossible! Impossible! I clearly carried this account book with me! How could it be here? "
"Hmph! Even at death's door, you're still playing dumb with this god! If not for my sect's disciple, Li Junjian, this account book would have already fallen into the hands of the Imperial Court! Zhang Liang, oh, Zhang Liang, you bastard, are you thinking of using this chance to transfer this account book to the Imperial Court so that you can obtain an official position and continue to bully men and women? "
The iron-masked man roared, his eyes brimming with killing intent. It was clear that he wanted to kill!
"Dragon Head, this subordinate has been wrongly accused! This subordinate was born a member of the Heavenly Dragon Sect and will die as a ghost of the Heavenly Dragon Sect. This subordinate would never betray the Dragon Head and submit to the Imperial Court! Dragon Head, please judge clearly! This subordinate has always carried this account book with him, and this subordinate does not know how it ended up in the Dragon Head's hands! Dragon Head, please judge clearly! "
Sensing the cold killing intent in the iron-masked man's eyes, Zhang Liang hurriedly got down on his knees and begged for mercy.
"Hmph! You still refuse to admit your guilt? Li Junjian, tell me, where did you find this account book? "
The iron-masked man angrily harrumphed as he turned to the silent Li Junxian.
"Let's return to the Dragon Head. This subordinate found this account book in the basement of the Heavenly Dragon Temple. Presumably, Lord Judge was careless and forgot to take it with him!"
Li Junxian stepped forward and clasped his fists.
"Nonsense! You're speaking nonsense! You're lying! This old man clearly remembers that I took the account book with me when I left. Stop making false accusations, or else don't blame this old man for being rude! "
Zhang Liang was exasperated when he heard this.
Li Junxian pursed his lips, a timid expression on his face, but he did not retort.
What he said just now was naturally a lie. As a Judge of the Heavenly Dragon Sect, Zhang Liang naturally could not have left something as important as the account book at the Heavenly Dragon Temple. He truly had taken the account book with him when he left, but he had bumped into Li Junxian as he was leaving the temple. What sort of expert was Li Junxian? Wasn't it easy for him to steal something from a weak scholar who didn't know any martial arts?
Thus, Li Junxian had managed to steal the account book that Zhang Liang had taken with him!
Fortunately, Zhang Liang had been in a hurry and had not had time to carefully examine Li Junxian's appearance. Otherwise, he would definitely have suspected that Li Junxian had stolen his account book!
"Enough!"
The iron-masked man saw that Li Junxian did not retort as fear of Zhang Liang's authority and did not dare to retort. Thus, the iron-masked man angrily said, "You left the account book at the Heavenly Dragon Temple and almost caused my sect to suffer an enormous loss. Seeing that my sect member Li Junjian brought the account book back, this god will not kill you this time. Although I can spare you the death penalty, you cannot escape punishment! Men, drag Zhang Liang away and break two of his fingers as punishment! "
"Yes!"
Two Heavenly Dragon Sect members walked in and dragged Zhang Liang off the ground. Zhang Liang began to weep.
"Dragon Head, forgive me! Dragon Head, forgive me! "
The iron-masked man waved his hand, indicating that the two Heavenly Dragon Sect members should hurry and take Zhang Liang away.
A few moments later, a wretched scream came from outside. "Aaaah! My hand! My finger! "
Inside the room …
The iron-masked man turned his gaze to Li Junxian. After a long while, he said, "Li Junjian, you said that you took the account book and escaped from the encirclement of soldiers. Does this mean that you know martial arts?"
Li Junxian's heart trembled as he hastily bowed and replied, "Replying to the Dragon Head, this subordinate's family was poor when he was young, so he often followed his father into the mountains to hunt. As a result, he spent many years interacting with tigers and other vicious beasts. Thus, he has learned a few fighting techniques, but I don't think he knows martial arts!"
The iron-masked man chuckled, and then he glanced at Du E. Du E immediately understood, and then his staff howled toward Li Junxian's face.
Li Junxian was already prepared. When the staff was less than a foot away, he rolled to the ground and 'narrowly' dodged Du E's attack. Du E then smashed the staff at Li Junxian. Li Junxian seemed unable to dodge, but he leaped up from the ground like a carp and used both hands to meet the golden staff!
Fwoosh!
The moment the staff touched Li Junxian's hands, Li Junxian vomited blood and dropped to one knee!
The metal-masked man had been clenching his fists, his eyes flashing with killing intent, but when he saw Li Junxian vomit blood from being struck by Du E's staff, the killing intent in his eyes quickly dissipated!
"Heh! Not bad! You reacted very quickly! "
Du E chuckled as he helped Li Junxian up from the ground.
That sudden probing just now had proved that Li Junxian truly did not know any profound martial arts. At most, his reaction speed was a little faster than an ordinary person's. This was completely in line with the physical constitution of a hunter! At the same time, it also proved that Li Junxian was not lying!
"Many thanks for Venerable One's leniency!"
Li Junxian wiped the blood from his mouth and then clasped his fist 'reverently' at Du E.
Cough, cough. In truth, he had not vomited blood because of Du E's attack, but because he had used his own internal energy to lightly injure his internal organs, causing him to vomit blood.
Du E was very satisfied with Li Junxian's attitude. He turned to the iron-masked man and gave an almost imperceptible nod, indicating that there was no problem with Li Junjian.
After a few moments of silence, the iron-masked man said, "Venerable Du E is fond of martial arts and likes to exchange pointers with anyone he meets. You must not secretly blame him for this!"
Li Junxian hurriedly said, "Dragon Head's words are too serious! To be able to receive Venerable One's guidance in martial arts is the fortune of this subordinate's last life. How could this subordinate blame Venerable One? "
"Haha! Good! "
The iron-masked man heartily laughed and then asked, "Li Junjian, this one asks you, why did you join the Heavenly Dragon Sect?"
Li Junxian's face immediately darkened. After a few moments of silence, he replied, "Replying to Dragon Head, this subordinate joined the Heavenly Dragon Sect only to ask for a bowl of Jade Lake Holy Water for my mother! When my mother gave birth to me, she fell ill and often suffered from abdominal pain. A few years ago, my father went hunting in the mountains and accidentally fell off a cliff. Now, only my mother and I are left in the family. I don't want my mother to be tormented by illness every day!
Several days ago, this subordinate heard that the Jade Lake Holy Water of the Heavenly Dragon Sect can cure all illnesses and that one can obtain it by joining the Heavenly Dragon Sect. Thus, I joined the Heavenly Dragon Sect! But I have no money and cannot become an inner sect disciple. I can only wait for half a month, when the sect distributes the Jade Lake Holy Water to the outer sect disciples! "
Li Junxian had naturally come up with this excuse before joining the Heavenly Dragon Sect. The reason he had not spent money to become an inner sect disciple was that he was worried that he would attract too much attention and expose his true identity.
The iron-masked man nodded and said, "Good! I didn't know that Li Junjian was such a filial son! Since you brought back the account book, this one will directly promote you to an inner sect disciple of the Heavenly Dragon Sect. Are you willing? "
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