An intelligence agency?
Zhang Dongyun looked at the System's mission list and couldn't help but think.
In this regard, Master Zhang had always been paying attention.
Usually, when he was disguised as Mr. Dark Cloud, he had been ordering his subordinates to pay attention to collecting information from all sides.
Every time he captured a captive, the first thing Mr. Dark Cloud did was to squeeze out everything the captive knew, whether it was useful or not.
With the help of Invincible City, Zhang Dongyun efficiently summarized and sorted out the information.
Then, from the seemingly insignificant information, he tried his best to find out what was useful to Chang 'an.
Although he was alone, with the protection of Invincible City, it was easy.
However, if there was someone to do it for him, the lazy Master Zhang certainly didn't mind liberating himself and lightening his burden.
In the inner city of Chang 'an, a golden light soon descended from the sky and formed a large hall surrounded by a courtyard.
At the entrance of the courtyard, the words "Idle Sky Hall" were written on a plaque above.
Since it was an intelligence agency responsible for observing others, he might as well keep a low profile.
Therefore, Zhang Dongyun gave it a name that didn't seem to be useful at first glance.
Although it seemed meaningless to do so in Invincible City, Zhang Dongyun finally put pen to paper.
The building had to be built, so it was here in the end.
In fact, Zhang Dongyun was still thinking about using this place as a cover to set up another real office for the intelligence agency and set up a secret code or something.
If he wanted to be mysterious, he should be mysterious until the end …
However, only one building didn't mean that the mission was completed.
The right people had to be arranged inside and a stable and reliable information network had to be established.
Zhang Dongyun already had an ideal person in charge.
"Big Brother, do you mean that I will be in charge?"
The little girl, who looked about ten years old, smiled and pointed at her own nose.
Zhang Dongyun nodded slightly.
Shen Herong had the talent and interest in this area.
Back then, when the 12 Kings of Hell traveled the Jianghu, she was one of the people who paid the most attention to all kinds of information.
Before she came to Chang 'an, she had traveled in the Eastern Tang Empire as a girl. She had roughly collected information about the various forces in the Eastern Tang Empire.
That was why he was able to rush to Fuzhen Guan's territory in time and was discovered by Fuzhen Guan's disciples. Then, he managed to sneak into the vicinity of Sirius' secret cave.
"To tell you the truth, I'm very interested." Shen Herong said, "But I'm worried that I won't be able to attend to the affairs of the various academies and schools."
"I'll arrange an assistant for you," Zhang Dongyun said.
Shen Herong thought for a moment and said, "It would be best if he has some background in the Eastern Tang Empire and can quickly spread the information network."
"You want Xu Xingzhi?" Zhang Dongyun asked.
"He's doing well under Dark Cloud, so I won't stand in his way."
Shen Herong smiled and said, "How about this, Big Brother, lend me Blood Shadow and Hu Ming for the time being?"
"Sure." Zhang Dongyun also smiled.
His twelfth sister was quite magnanimous to lend two demons to her.
But it was indeed suitable.
Blood Shadow was very powerful. Currently, there were very few people in the Eastern Tang Empire who were below Realm Nine who were his match.
After the Old Devil cultivated the Blood Book of the Phoenix, he could greatly suppress his demon blood and stabilize his mind.
Hu Ming, on the other hand, was a member of the Hu family and had a wide circle of friends.
Back then, in order to avoid being hunted down, the two of them had traveled extensively and traversed most of the Eastern Tang Empire.
"You can take your time picking the others. If you need anything, just let Dark Cloud know," Zhang Dongyun said.
Shen Herong smiled and took his leave.
She was in a good mood, but Blood Shadow wasn't in a good mood at all.
The Old Devil and Hu Ming met a scholar in white in the Idle Sky Hall.
Hu Ming recognized him. He was Mr. He, who had a high status in Chang 'an.
However, Mr. He had only been a teacher previously and was in charge of some errands related to schools and academies.
Who would have thought that he would be in charge of the intelligence department as well?
Meng Qi and Mr. Blood Shadow were sent to be his assistants.
Hu Ming could feel that Blood Shadow was in a bad mood beside him.
He didn't dare to look at him, not even from the corner of his eye.
It was obvious that his status and strength were the lowest here. He didn't want to be Blood Shadow's punching bag.
However, Hu Ming had a thought in his mind.
It was said that there were three gentlemen in Chang 'an who had high status and were His Majesty's trusted aides.
Mr. Dark Cloud had always been in charge of the daily affairs in the city. His status was the highest, and it was acknowledged by everyone.
In particular, those who had seen Mr. Dark Cloud in action felt that there was no doubt about it.
However, it had always been unclear whether Mr. Blood Shadow or Mr. He had a higher status.
But today, Hu Ming felt that there seemed to be a clear distinction between the two …
"I'm still busy with the national team and the academy, so I can't keep an eye on things here all the time."
Mr. He smiled warmly and his tone was like a spring breeze. "I'll have to rely on the two of you here."
"We wouldn't dare. We'll follow your orders." Hu Ming glanced at Blood Shadow. "Gentlemen, you can make the decision. You can leave the running of errands to me."
Blood Shadow was silent for a moment before he calmed down. "Let's exchange pointers."
Blood Shadow was indeed unhappy that this scholar in white was the leader and he was the assistant.
But when he remembered that this was an order from His Majesty himself, Blood Shadow's anger disappeared.
He started to think instead.
Previously, His Majesty had never put him in charge of a long-term, systematic task that required planning.
Most of the errands he gave him were to fight enemies, patrol, or pick up people.
Now, he was in charge of the intelligence work in the Idle Sky Palace. This was the first time he was given such a responsibility.
This should be a test from His Majesty.
Only after doing this well would he have more responsibilities to take care of.
At this point, he was finally on equal footing with that old bastard, Wu Yun.
Unlike now, when Dark Cloud was in a high position and he could only play the role of a bodyguard.
After figuring this out, Blood Shadow calmed down and regained his fighting spirit.
He glanced at the scholar in white in front of him and sneered in his heart.
The scholar was mainly in charge of teaching. Now that he was sent here, it might be that His Majesty was worried that Blood Shadow would not be reliable, so he added a layer of insurance.
Most of the work still depended on him and Hu Ming.
If he performed well and earned His Majesty's praise and reassurance, this scholar in white would probably be transferred back.
The word "deputy" above his head could also be removed.
Thinking this, Blood Shadow secretly made up his mind to do his job well and wait for an opportunity to push this scholar in white away.
Zhang Dongyun was naturally happy to see the Old Devil thinking this.
He liked it best when the people under him were hardworking, motivated, and determined.
As for whether or not the Old Devil could replace Shen Herong, that would depend on his own performance.
Shen Herong had accepted this task, but he wasn't someone who was greedy for power and position.
If Blood Shadow could take over her position, she would be happy to have more time to study her knowledge.
In any case, Zhang Dongyun would inform her if there was any movement on the other side.
Zhang Dongyun left the Idle Sky Palace to Shen Herong, Blood Shadow, and the others. He temporarily handed over the matters of Tianshu Hall to Xu Xingzhi and left Daming Palace.
No one knew that His Majesty had arrived outside the city walls and was walking around the large territory covered by the system.
Although there were no city walls surrounding it, half of Longbei County and half of Longnan County were covered by the system.
Zhang Dongyun could walk in the void and appear wherever he wanted.
Outside the third layer of outer city walls, from time to time, people outside the city would come to pay their respects to the city walls.
To them, this was an incomprehensible miracle.
Zhang Dongyun headed east and came to the easternmost Jinzhou Prefecture. This was where he had taken down Hong Xiao and the Eastern Tang army.
There were no traces of the previous battle in the wilderness.
Instead, there were some traveling merchants coming and going.
The news that Hong Xiao, Li Xuannian, and the others had been completely wiped out again dealt a heavy blow to the morale and hearts of the Eastern Tang.
It wasn't just Longnan County and Yunzhong County that had started to surrender. Even further away, the Eastern Tang people's hearts were gradually wavering.
Their previous plan to surround and seal off Chang 'an was almost ruined.
Decrees and orders still needed specific people to carry them out.
When the executors' hearts were shaken by the fate of the Eastern Tang, they would naturally start to obey orders in public but oppose them in private.
The Eastern Tang royalty also seemed to be less confident and kept a low profile. This made the people's hearts waver even more.
The Tang Army that was in charge of sealing off Chang 'an could still carry out orders.
If Jin Fugui and the other traveling merchants wanted to take the risk to go to Chang 'an, even if they bribed enough, they would still be in danger.
But now, everyone was starting to think for themselves. The blockade line was gradually becoming useless, and there were holes everywhere.
The soldiers turned a blind eye. A large number of merchants came and went inside and outside Chang 'an.
Gradually, people from other places began to flee to Longbei, Longnan, Yunzhong, and Hexi counties under Chang 'an.
Seeing this, Zhang Dongyun was not satisfied.
He believed that the Eastern Tang would make a move later. When the time came, he would block soldiers with arms and water with earth.
Zhang Dongyun's figure flashed again, and then he appeared in the depths of Longling Mountain.
Looking at Hong Xiao, who was working hard to dig the mountain, and the captives of various sects who were working as coolies, he fell into deep thought.
After a short while, Zhang Dongyun descended and landed in the mountain ridge.
Because of Invincible City, the captives had no choice but to work obediently.
In fact, there was no need for supervisors or guards. They could not run away.
There were only a few symbolic guards around to supervise.
Then they saw Mr. Dark Cloud and a young man appear in front of everyone.
"Is anyone slacking off?" Mr. Dark Cloud asked calmly.
A member of the Chen family who was in charge of guarding quickly said, "Sir, no one dares to slack off."
Mr. Dark Cloud nodded slightly, then turned his head and looked to the side.
Beside him was naturally Zhang Dongyun himself.
He came here personally and temporarily removed the influence of Invincible City on his physical body. He was like a martial artist with only a Sixth Realm cultivation.
Of course, in Invincible City, there was no possibility of the word "accident" to appear for him.
However, after cultivating for so long, he wanted to experience real combat.
Although Invincible City could simulate real combat for him to accumulate experience, Zhang Dongyun still wanted to try it out and further enrich his accumulation in this area.
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