Douluo Continent: The Bad Boys Template, This Handsome Man is Destiny

Chapter 22 Xue Qinghe Wants to Poach Me? I'll Counter with a Spy!

Ning Fengzhi thought for a moment, then spoke:

Tell Qinghe I'll be there shortly, and we can discuss it then.

After receiving the instructions, the confidant left the room.

"Uncle Jian, come with me. I'll leave Jiuyou to Uncle Gu. I've already spoken to the Shadows about it."

After saying that, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin left together.

Now only Li Jiuyou and two others remain in the room.

Gu Rong said to Ning Rongrong:

"Rongrong, you should start cultivating too. How about you play after you've cultivated?"

"Then I'll cultivate with Xiao Jiuyou right here!"

"Grandpa Bones is the best, he'll definitely agree, right?"

Gu Rong was speechless and could only turn his gaze to Li Jiuyou.

We should take Li Jiuyou to the Shadow's place now so he can learn more about it, but Ning Rongrong has already made that request.

The ancient banyan tree actually falls for this.

Unable to think of a way to persuade him, he looked at Li Jiuyou.

"Rongrong, I'll come back to be with you again in a while, okay?"

Hearing Li Jiuyou's words, Ning Rongrong looked reluctant.

However, she nodded and then let go of her hand.

Li Jiuyou breathed a sigh of relief.

So far, Ning Rongrong has never shown any mischievous temper in front of him, which is good news. However, he still has to keep a close eye on her and nip any signs of trouble in the bud.

Otherwise, things might go wrong.

After saying goodbye, Li Jiuyou followed Gu Rong through space and left.

Right after they left, Ning Rongrong jumped up and ran a lap.

After confirming that no one was around, she pounced onto the bed.

Cultivation?

impossible!

Now that no one is watching, how can I keep cultivating?

She clutched the pristine white blankets to her face, curling up her petite frame to envelop herself in the bed and blankets, her nostrils twitching slightly.

"Mmm, Little Nine Nether's scent... smells so good..."

……

On the other side is the council hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Ning Fengzhi has already met Xue Qinghe.

"Qinghe, how have you been?"

"teacher."

The two exchanged polite greetings and then took their seats.

Xue Qinghe took the initiative to take over the maid's job and poured tea for Ning Fengzhi.

"Teacher, I have come here to discuss the matter of suppressing bandits, which I have named the 'Eliminating Evil Competition'."

I have already witnessed the problems within the Heaven Dou Empire. Even outside Heaven Dou City, bandits are still rampant. This time, I must eradicate them.

"However, considering that most of them are weak, we thought we would also arrange to invite young talents to wipe them out. This would also mobilize the enthusiasm of the people, and talented people could also make a name for themselves and win the competition rewards."

"Once they become famous, talented people in other cities will follow suit, which will greatly reduce the threat of bandits."

After pouring the tea, Xue Qinghe quickly recounted the information that Ning Fengzhi already knew.

"Qinghe truly lives up to its reputation for benevolence. On behalf of the people of Tiandou, I thank you."

"Teacher, you're really making your student feel ashamed!"

Ning Fengzhi took a sip of tea and smiled.

He also needs to consider retaliating.

Xue Qinghe knew perfectly well that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was an auxiliary sect with generally weak disciples, yet he still came specifically to invite him to join them.

It's obvious they want Li Jiuyou to participate in this competition.

The only option is to diminish the reputation of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Although such a minor matter will only diminish it slightly and can be recovered in a month or so, this is a sensitive period.

Because the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is about to reach a cooperation agreement with the Heaven Dou Empire.

If they were to fall behind before the meeting with Emperor Xueye, it would be uncertain what conditions the other side would offer.

"Qinghe's idea is excellent. As a member of the empire, I should do my part... Therefore, I will give you ten times the resources needed to cultivate to the Soul Sect as a reward."

"How could we dare let the teacher pay for it?"

Xue Qinghe stood up, looking slightly apprehensive.

What he wanted was for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to reveal its power, and even if it didn't reveal Li Jiuyou, it should reveal the other geniuses it had cultivated.

The two exchanged so many polite words that Chen Xin couldn't help but yawn.

To be honest, he was a little envious of the old man.

That old guy must be having a very leisurely time.

……

Li Jiuyou followed Gu Rong through the spatial rift, and a familiar scene appeared before his eyes.

This is where he awakened his martial spirit, in that underground secret room.

However, unlike that day, there are now hundreds of people standing neatly in this place.

These people were all shrouded in black robes, remained silent, and it was impossible to tell who was who.

Gu Rong spoke to Li Jiuyou:

"Apart from those who are carrying out secret missions, there are a total of 435 people in the Shadows here."

"Among them are five Soul Emperors, seventeen Soul Kings, one hundred and seventy-two Soul Sect Masters, and the rest are Soul Venerables."

Li Jiuyou nodded and turned his gaze to those people.

They didn't know each other's appearance or identities; standing here now, they had only one mission.

That is to remember what Li Jiuyou looks like.

This was an order personally issued by the sect leader, and the people were also brought here personally by the shadow master.

However, the overall strength of the shadow was far weaker than Li Jiuyou had imagined.

The strongest among them is only the Soul Emperor.

However, when Li Jiuyou thought about how the Soul Saint was a watershed moment in the Douluo Continent, he felt relieved.

This is actually good, as it will make it easier for me to manipulate shadows in the future.

Next, under Gu Rong's arrangement, Li Jiuyou needed to get to know each of them.

All they had to do was walk up to Li Jiuyou, remove their masks without taking off their hoods, and let Li Jiuyou see what they looked like.

As for names, most people here don't have names.

Some may exist, but they can be considered as not existing.

This is a prerequisite for a power transfer, and also a test.

This test assesses Li Jiuyou's ability to process large amounts of information.

Each person's face can only be viewed for a few seconds, in order to test whether he can memorize the appearance of all the shadows.

Gu Rong didn't know what Ning Fengzhi meant by making such an arrangement.

They had already prepared the materials and were going to hand them over to Li Jiuyou, but now they're pulling this stunt.

Time passed in this way, and it wasn't until Li Jiuyou had met everyone that the two of them left.

Gu Rong then tossed a token to Li Jiuyou.

The token was entirely black and cold, with only the character "Shadow" on it, depicted in a flamboyant and unrestrained manner.

"With the Shadow Master's Token, no matter what order you issue, as long as it is not a matter of betraying the sect, all the shadows will obey."

Li Jiuyou nodded and accepted it.

Gu Rong had previously told him that there were three Shadow Master Tokens, which were held by Gu Rong himself, Ning Fengzhi, and the head of the Law Enforcement Hall.

I don't know who got this one from.

After leaving the underground chamber, Li Jiuyou and Gu Rong were walking along the road when he suddenly spoke:

"Uncle Bone, I just remembered that Rongrong hasn't eaten yet. I'll go buy some things."

"Oh?"

Gu Rong was surprised that Li Jiuyou would remember such a trivial matter, which even he would overlook.

What a good child.

"Go ahead, I'll go check on Feng Zhi and the others too."

Goodbye, Grandpa Bones.

Li Jiuyou waved goodbye and then walked down the mountain to the place where he bought things.

Children mostly prefer sweets and snacks, and are not very interested in regular meals.

Li Jiuyou bought several bags of snacks and two candied hawthorns.

One is placed in the storage space, and the other is held in the hand to eat.

"It tastes good, but unfortunately there aren't many new things in this world. This candied hawthorn is already top-notch."

After Li Jiuyou finished eating, he clapped his hands and was about to leave when someone called out to him from behind.

"Young master, please stop for a moment!"

Li Jiuyou turned around and looked at the person who had come.

This person was the manager of one of the shops where he bought the items.

"Young master, you forgot your card!"

"You must have the wrong person. My card is with me."

The store manager looked puzzled, then opened his hand, revealing a gold card.

"Young master, isn't this what you just dropped on the ground? That person told me it was you who dropped it, so I brought it to you immediately."

The store manager pointed, and Li Jiuyou looked in that direction.

It was a person who was buying goods, dressed in the clothes of an inner disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

"Give it to me."

Li Jiuyou took the card and then walked towards the person.

Could Li Jiuyou possibly not tell whether a gold card belongs to him or not?

There's something wrong with this person.

He walked over to the disciple and patted him on the shoulder.

After he turned around, Li Jiuyou pointed to a tree on the other side and then walked over.

Since they've contacted me, let's have a chat.

Li Jiuyou remembered everyone he had ever met, but this person was not among them.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that the person had indeed followed.

He didn't say anything, but took out a piece of paper from his storage soul tool and read it over and over again.

"Your name is... Li Jiuyou, right?"

Upon arriving at the tree, the disciple was the first to speak to Li Jiuyou and ask a question.

"Yes, that's me. Thank you for the card."

"This is also what our sect leader wanted; he wanted me to cultivate more good relationships."

Li Jiuyou pondered the word "Sect Master".

It's obvious they're not talking about Ning Fengzhi.

But Li Jiuyou still couldn't figure it out, since he had clearly never shown himself.

Given Fan Hai's personality, it wouldn't make much sense for him to speak out, nor would it have any impact.

He was unaware of his own spirit rings and identity, and even his presence in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was unknown.

"The sect leader you're talking about is...?"

"Brother, if we could be friends, I'd tell you everything I know!"

"No problem, I've always been a sincere person."

Li Jiuyou smiled gently.

His sunny face made him appear so sincere.

The disciple on the other side also breathed a sigh of relief.

When he received this mission this morning, he thought it would be very difficult, and that Li Jiuyou was hidden by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and would not be easy to encounter.

I never expected to run into this person so easily.

"actually……"

He turned his head to look around, making sure no one was watching, before saying, "I am from the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan."

Did Yu Yuanzhen get information about himself and then send an undercover agent to contact him?

Li Jiuyou almost laughed, but he held it in.

If Old Dragon had that kind of brain, Yu Xiaogang wouldn't have ended up like that.

It seems that his age was too deceptive, and the other party's skill level was mediocre, which is why he was able to get the information so easily.

It's a bit of a cover-up.

Li Jiuyou asked with a puzzled expression:

"But aren't you wearing the robes of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?"

"Hey! Brother, you don't understand. We non-bloodline inheritors shouldn't be so attached to a sense of belonging. We'll just side with whoever treats us well!"

"That's true."

Li Jiuyou nodded in support.

"I joined the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan a while ago, but they haven't let me go there yet. They said they're preparing a residence for me, and if possible, they'd like me to find some people from outside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to go with me. The treatment is very good!"

"I'll give you 100 gold soul coins for every person I recruit... If you're interested, I can tell you more. When you go, just mention my name! My name is Shen Er."

Shen Er looked very smug.

Li Jiuyou flattered him, saying:

"Brother Shen is too amazing! He actually caught the eye of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and they even gave him a mansion right away?"

"Yes, let me tell you, their treatment is much better than that of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and they don't have as many red tape procedures. The strong are respected."

Wow! That sounds amazing!

Li Jiuyou continued to flatter him.

He felt that it was about time; he had already extracted everything he needed to know.

Finally, ask him one more question to answer; this will make him more convinced that he has successfully "deceived" him.

You need to find the kind that's obvious, but not too difficult to answer.

Otherwise, Li Jiuyou was afraid he wouldn't be able to answer.

"Brother Shen, how did you know my name?"

"what?"

Shen Er's smug expression changed, and then he took out a piece of paper behind Li Jiuyou's back.

Li Jiuyou tiptoed to take a look. It was a portrait of himself, along with a line of small characters that he couldn't make out.

"That's because our sect has people specifically investigating the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, so naturally they know about its most talented members, and you are one of them!"

Li Jiuyou looked as if he had just realized something.

It seems this person was indeed telling the truth on one point.

He was probably originally a disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and was only recently turned to the other side.

Those who lack professional skills are resorting to intelligence gathering.

Why is Xue Qinghe in such a hurry?

Yes, Li Jiuyou already knows who is behind this.

Finding yourself means recognizing your talents.

It was impossible to obtain the first spirit ring, as Chen Xin was also present at the time.

Then it can only be when we killed the bandits yesterday.

They arrived even faster than the elders of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School... Are they Title Douluos?

Thinking about how Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi were together at last night's banquet, Li Jiuyou quickly grasped the general situation after a brief review.

Xue Qinghe became interested after learning that he and Ning Rongrong had eloped.

Ning Fengzhi's daughter and the sect's genius ran away from home, causing him to lose control and reveal a flaw, which piqued Xue Qinghe's interest.

Then the titled Douluo were mobilized, and secretly saw their own... first ring in a thousand years.

Was it because the little angel didn't expect his mind and talent to be so extraordinary that he made a foolish move, or did I overestimate his intelligence?

Li Jiuyou, mindful that one should not underestimate their opponent, temporarily reserved his opinion.

tentatively……

Let's play with them first.

I didn't want to get involved with Xue Qinghe, but he came to me of his own accord.

It would be a waste not to extort some of his ulterior motives.

"Brother Shen, I have to go now... I'm quite interested in what you've said. Could you tell me more about it tomorrow?"

Shen Er was overjoyed.

"No problem, I'll contact the sect right away!"

Li Jiuyou nodded, smiled, waved, and left.

As he walked, he inadvertently revealed the jet-black token in his hand.

After some time, Li Jiuyou walked into the grove, and seven people dressed in black robes appeared behind him.

"Keep an eye on someone named Shen Er. See who he's been in contact with. If he leaves the sect, don't follow him. Remember, don't get caught..."

"Wait for me at the sect leader's gate tonight."

After Li Jiuyou finished speaking, the seven shadows retreated.

He toyed with the token in his hand, flipping it between his fingers.

The system reappeared in front of Li Jiuyou.

[Performance Enhancement +2%]

[Current role-playing level: 14%]

He personally orchestrated the operation while secretly laying the groundwork.

This is really exciting!

However, this game has only just begun, and Li Jiuyou wants to get more people involved.

Ning Fengzhi, Xue Qinghe...

"Let me become your pawn, a spy within a spy?"

Li Jiuyou smiled and put the Shadow Master Token back into his storage soul tool.

I,

That's the one secretly manipulating everything.