Hearing that person's voice, He Yiming's heart skipped a beat.
Although he had not spoken much with that person, he could still tell at this time that this person was one of the two most outstanding disciples of the third generation of the Xu family, Xu Yude.
Xu Yinjie responded softly and said, "Yude, the treasures in the palace treasury were carefully collected by generations of your elders. Since they have been given to you to manage, you must take good care of them. Do not damage them in the slightest."
Xu Yude responded respectfully. The rules of the Xu family castle were much more strict than those of the He family village.
Due to the age of the He family village, there were only nine people in the third generation of disciples. However, the Xu and Cheng families had been passed down for hundreds of years. Not to mention the current third generation disciples, there were more than nine brothers of the same generation as the old master.
Therefore, in comparison, Xu Yude and the others were all trembling with fear in front of the master of the house. They did not dare to make the slightest mistake. If something caused the dissatisfaction of the elders, then they could be marginalized at any time.
Xu Yinjie's voice continued to ring out, "An Zhi, how many years have you followed Yude in taking over the palace treasury?"
Another voice carefully said, "Old master, An Zhi has been in charge of cleaning the palace treasury for a full two years."
He Yiming, who was eavesdropping in the distance, suddenly opened his eyes. He would never forget this voice. It was even more familiar than Xu Yude's voice.
That night, when he was at the Cheng manor to celebrate the birthday, it was the owner of this voice who handed the secret manual of the Lie Huo Technique to the black-clothed man. However, the black-clothed man did not take the secret manual away. Instead, he was intercepted halfway.
This time, he came to the Xu family castle mainly to find this person. He did not expect to run into him on the first day he entered the castle. This was truly a case of wearing out iron shoes in a fruitless search, only to find it by chance without any effort.
"Two years. Not bad. I heard from Yude that these two years you have been diligent and conscientious. You have done no worse than your grandfather and father," Xu Yinjie said with satisfaction. Xu Yinjie said with satisfaction, "If you have any requests, just say it. Our Xu Family will not mistreat people."
That person was submissive, as if he wanted to say something but didn't dare to.
Xu Xiangqian scolded with a smile, "Hong Anzhi, you and your grandfather have been working for my Xu family for three generations. Your grandfather and father were such straightforward people. How did they become such cowards in your generation?"
That person seemed to puff out his chest and said, "Master, ever since I began to manage the palace treasury with Young Master Yu De, I have only left the castle twice in two years. But I have a good relationship with Lotus in the town ahead, so, so..."
"Lotus?" Xu Yinjie was startled and asked, "You already have a lover?"
"Yes," Hong Anzhi said in a low voice.
Xu Yinjie pondered for a moment and said, "When did this happen?"
"Half a year ago, when this disciple went out with Young Master Yu De, we met Lotus in the Xu Family Town. Then, we met. In this half a year, Lotus would sometimes come to the outer castle. However, due to the rules, we could only meet once a month." Hong Anzhi murmured.
Xu Yinjie didn't blame him. Instead, he said, "Anzhi, you know the rules and didn't break any of the castle's rules. I will decide your marriage on behalf of your late father."
"Thank you, Master." Hong Anzhi immediately knelt down and kowtowed heavily.
After he finished kowtowing, Xu Yinjie said, "However, according to the castle's rules, since you have married an outsider, then you can no longer manage the palace treasury."
Hong Anzhi lowered his head and suddenly said, "Master, this disciple is willing to move to the outer castle. However, please allow me to continue to follow Young Master Yu De."
Xu Yinjie made a sound of acknowledgment. Clearly, he was very satisfied with his choice. He said, "Alright, I agree. You may rise."
"Yes." From Hong Anzhi's voice, it could be heard that he was very happy.
However, He Yiming, who was outside, was even more shocked. If he hadn't heard the conversation between Hong Anzhi and the black-clothed man, he would never have guessed that this person, who had been a customer of the Xu Family Castle for three generations, was actually a spy who had hidden himself so deeply.
At the same time, he finally understood how Hong Anzhi was able to obtain the two great martial arts of the Xu Family.
The Lie Huo Technique and the Withered Wood Technique were like the Thirty-six Splitting Mountain Forms. They definitely couldn't be placed in an ordinary library. And from their tone, they should have placed these two secret manuals in the palace treasury.
In this way, Hong Anzhi, who was in charge of cleaning the palace treasury, had the right to sneak a peek. It was unknown what method he used to copy the book. However, one could imagine that he must have paid a high price.
However. At this moment, He Yiming didn't have any intention of exposing him.
Whether or not the Xu Family has a spy, it's none of my business. As long as those two books can fall into my hands, I don't need to worry about anything else.
After a while, Xu Yude and Hong Anzhi left together. As for Xu Xiangqian, he was still in the room discussing something with the old man of the Xu Family. However, He Yiming had already completely lost interest in eavesdropping.
He slowly got up, still gathering power in his ears. Xu Yude and Hong Anzhi's every move was completely under his surveillance.
Soon, the two of them parted ways at an intersection. Xu Yude walked towards the center of the inner palace, while Hong Anzhi walked towards the outermost circle of the inner palace.
Even within the Inner Mansion, there was still a hierarchy of priorities. People like Hong Anzhi naturally didn't have the right to enter the center of the inner palace.
He Yiming followed this guy closely. This was because he knew that since this guy had taken the initiative to request to be transferred out of the palace treasury, it meant that he had already copied the other secret manual. If that wasn't the case, he wouldn't have mentioned this at all.
After Hong Anzhi walked into a room that wasn't too big, he washed up and immediately blew out the candles. Then, there was the sound of clothes being taken off, and he went to sleep on the bed.
However, He Yiming heard the sound of his breathing, which made He Yiming faintly feel that he didn't seem to be asleep.
After a while, some light sounds came from his room. Fortunately, when He Yiming gathered power in his ears, he could roughly form a three-dimensional image in his mind just by hearing the sound.
Although the image wasn't perfect and vivid, he could faintly deduce what Hong Anzhi was doing.
This guy seemed to be flipping through something under the bed. However, he seemed to be extremely restrained, and the sound was almost inaudible. If it wasn't He Yiming, even if he heard the sound, he wouldn't be able to know what he was doing.
Finally, Hong Anzhi returned to his bed. This time, he slept soundly. Not long after, there was the sound of a person snoring in deep sleep.
He Yiming's eyes rolled around. He didn't immediately make a move. Instead, he went back the way he came.
Although Hong Anzhi had lost his position in the palace treasury, and it sounded like he was going to move out of the inner castle, this wasn't something that could be done in a day. He still had a lot of time, so there was no need to rush.
Leaving the inner castle and returning to his room in the outer castle, he was still not discovered by anyone.
In reality, once he gathered his inner strength in his ears, then within a radius of 100 feet, even the crawling of an ant couldn't escape his ears. Naturally, it was even more impossible for him to be discovered by the open and hidden sentries.
Moreover, the Xu Castle was now like the sun in the sky in Taicang County. There were no thieves or robbers who dared to come in and cause trouble. Although there were routine patrols and secret guards, in most cases, these people had the mentality of muddling through. It was impossible for them to discover He Yiming's tracks.
This time, he had gained a lot from entering the inner castle. If it was said that when he first arrived, he only had a ten percent chance of obtaining the Withered Wood Technique, then now he had at least a fifty percent chance.
After calming his heart and breathing for a moment, he had already fallen asleep peacefully.
Of course, with his level of cultivation, if someone approached or entered the room, then unless it was an expert stronger than his grandfather and Xu Yinjie, no matter what, they wouldn't be able to hide from him.
Early the next morning, He Yiming opened his eyes. Feeling refreshed, he went to the huge square in the outer castle.
This square was much bigger than the backyard field in He Jia Village. Not long after the sky brightened, many diners and castle guards came here for their morning exercises.
He Yiming casually practiced a set of Soft Palm. When he practiced the Soft Palm here, envious gazes came from all around.
Even among these diners, there were also small gangs. If a newcomer wanted to gain a foothold here, he or she would have to rely on a gang very quickly, or he or she would need to have powerful strength.
The best way to show off one's strength was undoubtedly to show off one's skills in this place that was specially prepared for diners every morning.
Although the Soft Palm wasn't a profound technique, if one wanted to practice the essence of this technique, it was far from what an ordinary cultivator could do.
Therefore, after he practiced the essence of this technique once with the peak of the fourth layer of his inner strength, no trouble came to him.
However, at this moment, everyone deliberately kept a distance from him. He knew that this was because his identity had not yet been recognized. Once the Xu family's people went to Taichong County to find out more about him, it would be time for him to integrate into the Xu family, and also time for him to receive the corresponding mission.
However, no one knew that Xiao Qin didn't exist in that place at all. And before the people who inquired about the news came back, he would have already left.
After spending the morning doing nothing, seeing that lunch was approaching, He Yiming swaggered to avoid the eyes and ears of the people and came to the wall of the inner castle that was covered by big trees. With a leap, he flipped over without anyone noticing.
He sighed in his heart. The Xu family had been peaceful for too long. There were so many big trees growing on the edge of the inner castle, but no one paid attention to them.
After a few ups and downs, he had already arrived in front of Hong Anzhi's room. His ears twitched slightly, and he immediately knew that this person was not in the room.
With a slight smile, he swaggered in through the door. Although there was a bright lock outside the door, how could it withstand his brute force? With a light tug, this copper lock, which was meant to guard against the nobleman's carelessness, immediately ended its mission.
[Book ID = 1429437, Book name = "Warring States Miscellany Lu Buwei"]
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