Just as Xu Qi'an finished typing his message and was about to write the next sentence, the jade mirror flashed a series of messages:

【1: What is the insider story?】

【2: Do you know any secrets?】

【4: Does the third-ranked Sangbo really have a secret?】

【5: Can you tell us?】

【6: Amitabha.】

【9: Please tell us, young friend.】

"..." Xu Qi'an crouched in the smelly outhouse, stunned for a moment.

It seemed that everyone was very concerned about this matter. After all, it was related to the country's treasured sword, a top-level secret that no one would not be curious about.

Especially for the members of the Tian Di Hui, who were not ordinary people, they all had the backing of power or had enough strength themselves.

Such people were more concerned about these top-level secrets. Even if they were not related to themselves, these secrets might play an unimaginable role at some point.

【3: It is not a master of the first rank who is attacking. I can be pretty sure of that.】

Xu Qi'an did not make a definite statement.

After a pause, he wrote: 【3: But why should I tell you?】

No one spoke for a while.

Well, that's good. No one stood up and said, "Didn't we agree to share information and help each other?"

It was very pleasant. If there were trolls or freeloaders in the group, his plan would not be easy to implement.

Xu Qi'an continued, "Taoist Master Jin Lian, I think there is a flaw in the Tian Di Hui. Without solving this flaw, the Tian Di Hui will always be a loose organization composed of people who are superficially harmonious but actually distant from each other, and its help to everyone will be limited."

【9: Please tell us, young friend.】

【3: Indeed, mutual help, information sharing is the purpose of the Tian Di Hui, but it is too idealistic. I can tell everyone this secret, but what can I get? Nothing.

【I shared this secret, but people like No. 1, who like to silently peep, will eat up the fruits of my labor without any guilt.

【After one or two times, I will become unwilling to share information and secrets.】

【1: Who are you accusing of eating up the fruits of your labor?】

No. 1 seemed a little angry.

"I'm talking about you. You're the one who likes to peek at the screen..." Xu Qi'an ignored No. 1 and continued to send messages: 【Taoist Master, the members of the Tian Di Hui are scattered all over the place and do not know each other. Essentially, they are strangers. Without the basis of trust and giving, who would be willing to selflessly dedicate themselves to strangers?】

What Xu hated the most was freeloaders and he firmly opposed this behavior.

In short, there was only one sentence: Why should I share secrets with you?

【9: Young friend, you make a lot of sense.】Seeing this, Xu Qi'an grinned, "It's good that Taoist Master agrees. I believe everyone else agrees too."

The members of the Heaven and Earth Society remained silent.

"Number Three: Taoist Master, I have an idea. When you gave me the third fragment, it was sealed and unable to connect with the other fragments. Can't we use this to our advantage?"

"Number Nine: What's your idea?"

Taoist Master Jin Lian said, "Let me give you an example. I will sell the secret of Sang Po for five hundred taels of gold in the Heaven and Earth Society. Those who want to obtain the information can communicate with me through the Book of Earth, and Taoist Master can help seal those who accidentally purchase the fragments of the Book of Earth."

"Of course, I don't care about those who are only interested in money. But if anyone has valuable information to exchange, I will allow them to use gold and silver to trade."

"Quick, use your silver to buy my information. I want to buy a big mansion in the inner city..." Xu Qi'an changed his sitting posture and stared at the mirror with anticipation.

Even the smelly toilet became fragrant at this moment.

"Number Nine: To be honest, although I know how to seal the Book of Earth, my injuries have not fully healed. When I sneaked back to the Earth Sect that day, I woke up the primordial spirit of the sect leader and sealed the Book of Earth, which caused me to suffer serious injuries. If it weren't for that, I wouldn't be in such a miserable state."

... Xu Qi'an's smile gradually disappeared.

He guessed right. Taoist Master Jin Lian would definitely have a way to restrain and retrieve the fragments of the Book of Earth that he gave to the members of the Heaven and Earth Society.

But he only guessed the beginning, not the end.

That is to say, the private chat function cannot be opened in the near future.

Seeing that no one had spoken for a long time, Number One urgently sent a message.

He (she) didn't want this transaction to end in vain.

"Number One: How about this? You can disclose the secret to us, and we will give you a promise that can be exchanged for equivalent information or purchased with gold and silver."

"Number Four: But there is still a loophole. For example, if I exchange equivalent secrets with Number Three, Number Three won't lose out, but my secret will be taken by other members without any cost."

"Number Two: In addition, we are scattered all over the place. Even if we want to buy your secret, how can we get the silver to you?"

Everyone spoke enthusiastically, expressing their opinions and concerns.

Xu Qi'an's mouth twitched. The members of the Heaven and Earth Society not only valued the secrets he held, but also saw the benefits.

If his idea is successfully implemented, they can also use the information they hold to exchange for rewards.

Yes, there must be benefits to have motivation. This is what a business gathering should look like.[Chapter Three: Before Taoist Master Jin Lian recovers from his injuries, how about I tell you the secret and you exchange equivalent information and silver, but you can pay later and don't need to pay the reward now. This way, the fourth person's worry won't exist. As for the second person's concern, I haven't thought of a solution yet. Hmm, you can still owe and exchange equivalent information in the future.]

"That's no problem then..." Everyone thought.

"I have no objection," said the first person.

"Me neither," said the second person.

"Well, let's go with the third person's idea," said the fourth person.

"I have no problem with it," said the fifth person.

"Me neither," said the sixth person.

"Why haven't the seventh and eighth person said anything? If you don't express your opinions, this transaction cannot be reached," said the third person.

Taoist Master Jin Lian jumped out to explain, "The seventh person has been missing since last year. The eighth person is in a life or death situation. Let's temporarily exclude them."

"But the seventh person is still alive, right?" said the fourth person.

"The seventh person's fragment of the Earth Book is with me... he faked his death and escaped for some reason," said the second person.

"Then I have no problem," said the third person.

Xu Qi'an paused for a few seconds and entered the information again: "I heard a cry for help coming from Sangbo!"

A cry for help from Sangbo?!

The third person's casual words were like thunder exploding in the hearts of the Tian Di Hui members.

In the lake where the proof of the founding emperor's enlightenment is located and where the country's treasured sword is enshrined, a cry for help was heard...

Who is crying for help?

Who are they asking for help?

The Earth Book chat group fell into a strange silence. After a long time, the usually silent first person spoke up: "That's impossible!"

Everyone turned their attention back to the Earth Book fragment, waited in silence for a long time, and did not get a response from the third person.

Yes, the third person is a disciple of the Yunlu Academy, proud and arrogant, and disdainful of refuting.

This also indirectly proves that what the third person said was true. Such a proud student would not lie.

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The first person seemed to understand this and did not speak again after the impulsive questioning earlier.

"This is really an incredible piece of news," said the fourth person.

"The value of this secret is extremely high," said the ninth person.

"Is there something imprisoned under Sangbo in the Great Feng? What do you think?" the second person speculated.

Xu Qi'an's heart moved. It seems that I'm not the only one thinking this way.

"Wow, is there a peerless demon sealed under Sangbo in the Great Feng? Hey, first, third, and fourth person, you are all people of the Great Feng. Do you remember anything?" said the fifth person.[Chapter 6: No need to ask, Number One obviously doesn't know. As we all know, Number One is an important figure in the court. This means that only the royal family, or even Emperor Yuan Jing himself, may know about it.]

[Chapter 1: I will try to investigate this matter. Number Three, if I make progress, can I use it to offset your information?]

[Chapter 3: Heh, that depends on what you can find out.]

After waiting for five minutes with no one speaking, Xu Qi'an confirmed that these impolite netizens had already gone offline.

He put away the jade mirror and left the latrine, taking a few deep breaths of fresh air, feeling alive again.

"If the latrines in my past life were like this, I would definitely have corrected my bad habit of sitting for half an hour... because no one wants to play with their phones in such an environment..." Xu Qi'an added in his mind: "A stinky latrine is the best doctor for hemorrhoids."

Back in the side hall, Zhu Guangxiao was practicing his breathing exercises while Song Tingfeng was flipping through a banned book that couldn't be seen in the light, of course not Emperor Yuan Jing and the stunning national teacher's.

"Did you go to give birth to a child?" Song Tingfeng squinted his eyes and teased.

"Yes," Xu Qi'an nodded, comfortably leaning back in his chair and said seriously: "Damned ghost, that's your offspring."

Beside him, Zhu Guangxiao choked on his breath, looking surprised and confused, and looked at Xu Qi'an.

Song Tingfeng shuddered and bowed his head to continue reading.

He considered himself to be the type of person who could handle anyone with ease, always smiling and friendly. He was the kind of person who could get along with anyone.

But when it came to Xu Qi'an, Song Tingfeng felt that he was still a gentleman.

Many times, he knew that the other party was joking or teasing, but he just couldn't adapt and ended up losing.

"Let's go to the official brothel tonight," Song Tingfeng suggested: "I'll invite some colleagues, and you can teach us your Russian roulette game."

After a pause, he said solemnly: "After the incident with Yang Jinluo and Jiang Jinluo, there are many people in the yamen who are jealous of you and don't like you in private. You need to socialize more, instead of just hanging out with me and Zhu Guangxiao all day."

Zhu Guangxiao opened his eyes and nodded in agreement: "Yes, I often hear others talking behind your back."

Xu Qi'an, who didn't want to play with them at first, hesitated for a moment and nodded.

He wasn't a reckless young man, he knew the importance of keeping a low profile. Since joining the Nightwatchers, he had neglected socializing with his colleagues, mainly because he spent all his time with Wei Yuan and the astrologers of the Celestial Observatory, and his vision had become too high.So, under the guidance of Song Tingfeng, Xu Qi'an found a few acquaintances from the same team as him under the command of Li Yuchun in the bronze gong team, and they agreed to go to the official brothel sector to have fun at night.

Of course, there was no question of who was treating, everyone knew the price of the official brothel sector, and even the bronze gong team couldn't afford it casually.

However, Xu Qi'an lightly said, "Let's book the entire Shadow Plum Pavilion, I'll take care of it."

The bronze gong team was immediately excited.

Song Tingfeng pulled Xu Qi'an to a corner, rubbing his hands and said, "Ning Yan, you're a good brother... um, is Fu Xiang joining us?"

Xu Qi'an gave him a sideways glance, "If you call me dad, then I'll answer you."

Song Tingfeng was also a flexible and adaptable person, and immediately called him dad.

Xu Qi'an said, "Of course not."

"..." Song Tingfeng angrily said, "You better call me back, or I won't play with you."

Xu Qi'an ignored him and slipped away.

Who is Fu Xiang? She is a famous flower courtesan in the capital, a top socialite, and she is willing to sleep with Xu Qi'an, a kind of intimate relationship.

In this era, it was very common for scholars to have intimate relationships with brothel women.

But Fu Xiang was not Xu Qi'an's slave or a concubine who could be transferred at will.

With Fu Xiang's value and status, how could she agree to that kind of thing? It was just a pipe dream.

Xu Qi'an didn't want to create any rifts or even break his relationship with the flower courtesan because of this.

...

In the archives room, in the character library.

Incense was burning, and the blue smoke rose straight up like a line. The sunlight shone through the lattice window and cast regular and neat color blocks on the ground.

Wei Yuan closed the thick "Thirteen Classics of the Great Feng" and pondered for a moment. He got up and pulled out a book called "Nine States Chronicles: Western Regions" from the bookshelf.

The incense burned to ashes, and the incense ash fell into the small furnace.

Wei Yuan closed all the books, pinched his forehead tiredly. Unknowingly, the pile of books by his side was as high as his shoulders.

"Adoptive father, did you find anything?" Nangong Qianrou finally got a chance to ask.

"I think I know what's going on." Wei Yuan sighed.

"What's the secret in Sangpo Village?" Nangong Qianrou asked.

"That's not something you should know." Wei Yuan shook his head, his face solemnly warning, "Forget what happened today, don't investigate, don't discuss it privately."

Yang Yan and Nangong Qianrou both bowed their heads, "Yes."

...

Dusk, the end of work.

Including Xu Qi'an, ten Nightwatchers walked into the alley of the official brothel sector with their heads held high.

During this period of time when all the officials were keeping silent, Nightwatchers could walk sideways in the official brothel sector."Xu Qi'an, will Fu Xiang really meet us?"

"I heard that Fu Xiang hasn't had any guests for a long time."

"Will Meiying Xiaoge really let us have the whole place to ourselves?"

The Nightwatchers were skeptical because the Official Brothel Sector was known to cater mostly to scholars, and their entertainment programs were geared towards them.

This was the social norm.

Although the Nightwatchers were in charge of supervising officials and were quite powerful, they still had to balance their power with the officials.

If they caused trouble in the Official Brothel Sector, the Ministry of Rites would be happy to seize the opportunity to impeach the Nightwatchers.

So if Fu Xiang didn't want to entertain them, the Nightwatchers would have to leave and lose face.

However, Xu Qi'an's proposal for a Russian roulette game was too tempting, and the Nightwatchers angrily criticized him for being vulgar, but quickly agreed to go.

As they arrived at the Meiying Xiaoge, the Nightwatchers slowed down and Xu Qi'an stood out among the crowd.

Xu Qi'an took off his waist knife and tapped the turtle shell on its scabbard, smiling effortlessly, "Go tell your lady that I want to book the whole place."