Chapter 2 The Secret of Shangqing Sect
Life as a handyman at Shangqingmen was dull.
There are not many disciples in Shangqing Sect, with only about a dozen people in the inner and outer sects combined, and all of them are crazy about cultivation, staying on the top of the mountain and rarely moving around.
Except for the eldest brother.
With fewer people, there will be no intrigue, and naturally there will be fewer troubles.
Lin Ye, the errand disciple and chief project designer for the construction and development of the Shangqing Sect's mountain gate, is the one with the most power.
Every day I am responsible for supervising the work.
"Brother Lin, how about this pavilion?"
"Brother Lin, would you like some water?"
In order to please Lin Ye, the other chores disciples called him "Senior Brother" one by one.
Lin Ye has finally secured the title of menial disciple.
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The third day of countdown to return.
Lin Ye was also happy when he saw his eldest senior brother resting under a shady tree. From the head of the Shangqing Sect to the outer disciples, everyone was a practice maniac, except for the eldest senior brother who was slacking off all day long.
He was either sitting on a huge rock on the top of the mountain, staring at the clouds in a daze, or sleeping under the shade of a tree. Sometimes he even watched his chores disciples build houses for an entire hour.
When Lin Ye was walking towards the senior brother, a figure came quickly on the mountain road and arrived in front of the senior brother before Lin Ye. Lin Ye had no choice but to stop.
"Big Brother, something bad has happened!"
The figure stopped in front of the eldest senior brother. Lin Ye recognized him from the green clothes on the other person. He was an outer disciple of Shangqing Sect.
"Why are you so panicked?" The eldest brother opened his eyes.
"The Eagle and Tiger Gang from the Qiaotou Mountain next door went too far and started a dispute with us."
The eldest brother frowned and said, "Before the master went into seclusion, he specifically told me not to cause any grudges in the martial arts world before he came out of seclusion. Has anyone been injured?"
"No." The outer disciple answered truthfully.
"Since no one is injured, let's forget about it. Let the Eagle Tiger Gang members be arrogant for a while, and wait until Master comes out of isolation before we discuss everything."
The eldest senior brother had a calm expression. As Lin Ye listened to the conversation between the two, his expectations for Shangqing Sect increased. The disciples of the sect who were wiped out before were all so arrogant, walking with their noses in the air, and causing troubles in the mountains every day. It would be strange if they were not wiped out.
The eldest brother's behavior is correct. He should stay calm and develop slowly.
The outer sect disciple hesitated and said weakly, "Big Brother, those despicable people from the Eagle and Tiger Gang are trying to rob our resources..."
"What!"
The eldest brother, who was originally leaning against the old tree, stood up instantly and said, "How dare the Eagle Tiger Gang do this... How dare they do this..."
"I will go inform my fellow apprentices and ask the Eagle Tiger Gang for an explanation!"
The eldest senior brother went straight to the hall on the top of the mountain. When the outer disciples reacted, the eldest senior brother had disappeared.
Lin Ye's heart skipped a beat. He had read so many novels, so he naturally knew what resources meant to a sect. He was afraid that there would be a great war.
A quarter of an hour later, seven figures came down from the top of the mountain, including the eldest brother who had returned. These were the seven inner disciples of Shangqing Sect, and behind these seven inner disciples were eight outer disciples .
Each one of them is full of murderous intent!
"Seven Swordsmen from Tianshan!" Lin Ye murmured, and this sentence came to his mind unconsciously.
I’m afraid there will be a river of blood!
An hour later, the eldest senior brother and others came back. Lin Ye walked over immediately and found that they all looked exhausted. Except for the eldest senior brother and a female inner sect disciple, the other five inner sect disciples were even injured.
hiss!
Lin Ye took a breath of cold air.
One can imagine how brutal this fight was.
Out of curiosity, Lin Ye stopped an outer disciple who was lagging behind and asked, "Brother, did you just go to fight with the Eagle Tiger Gang?"
"Fighting?" The outer sect disciple was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "We fought with the Eagle Tiger Gang."
Without waiting for Lin Ye to continue asking, the outer sect disciple seemed to be too excited to find someone to tell the story, and said, "Those bastards from the Eagle Tiger Gang actually cut into our rice fields when they were harvesting rice today. When the eldest brother led everyone over, these guys refused to admit it. The eldest brother was furious and asked everyone to harvest the Eagle Tiger Gang's rice fields as well."
"The Eagle Tiger Gang didn't expect us to react so quickly. They didn't have as many people as us, and they didn't harvest as fast as us. In the end, we harvested an extra three acres of their land. It was really satisfying!"
Lin Ye: It seems to be different from what he imagined.
Is this a resource grab?
"What about the injuries on those brothers?"
"Big Brother and his inner disciples are high-ranking ones, and they are cutting rice very quickly. The people from the Eagle Tiger Gang are getting anxious, so their inner disciples are also rushing over to cut rice. Big Brother sees that this won't work, and since we have more outer disciples than them, he lets the other brothers hold on to the inner disciples from the Eagle Tiger Gang, while we outer disciples are trying our best to cut rice. Finally, we made a profit."
The outer disciples laughed happily, while Lin Ye remained silent.
This world was so different from what he had imagined. First, within a hundred days, several sects were destroyed, and now two sects were actually in conflict over the issue of rice, and the conflict was resolved in such an incredible way.
Is the world of martial arts in this world really this real?
In such a world of martial arts, would he still come down from the mountain?
The underworld hunting order: The flower thief Tian Boguang stole 1,000 kilograms of rapeseed seeds today. The whole underworld must kill him.
Female hero in Jianghu: You thief, how dare you steal rice from 18 households!
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Just thinking about it made him feel nauseous, and Lin Ye quickly shook his head to dispel these thoughts.
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Countdown to the last hour of night.
Lin Ye tiptoed out of the servants' room. He had been in this strange world for a hundred days and had suffered for a hundred days. How could he not seek some benefits for himself?
After coming here, there is no reason to return empty-handed.
He wanted to bring some things from this world back with him. It seemed like this was an ancient world, and if he brought some porcelain back, it would be an antique.
However, Lin Ye doesn't like ordinary things. Thanks to watching several antique programs, he understands one thing: not all things from ancient times are valuable.
The reason why antiques are valuable is that they were valuable items in ancient times.
Take porcelain for example. A bowl used by ordinary people for eating in the Tang Dynasty, even if it has been well preserved to the present day, is worth at most a few thousand yuan. However, even in modern times, a fine piece from an official kiln can be sold for hundreds of thousands.
As early as a few days ago, Lin Ye noticed that there were two exquisitely carved porcelain vases placed in the main hall of Shangqing Gate. They were obviously made by masters. If they were brought back to the modern era, they would definitely be priceless.
Lin Ye had thought carefully about waiting until the last hour to take action. In case he was discovered, he only needed to delay for a while.
The mountain gate is quiet.
The rule of Shangqing Sect is that menial disciples are not allowed to leave the menial quarters at night. Lin Ye tiptoed along the constructed path toward the top of the mountain. However, when he was about to reach the top of the mountain, he suddenly shrank and hid in the grass on one side.
On another built mountain road, a team of horse-drawn carriages was heading up the mountain. Late at night, these people did not hold torches, but walked in the moonlight, which was quite creepy.
"We were almost discovered."
Lin Ye patted his chest in shock. He was able to spot the oncoming team, not because of his good eyesight, but because someone in that team coughed a few times and he happened to hear it.
"Where did this carriage team come from at this time of night?"
There was no moon tonight, only a few sparse stars. Lin Ye could only vaguely see some carriages carrying goods, but he could not see clearly what the goods were.
Soon, the team marched in front of him, and the next moment, Lin Ye heard a scream from the team.
“Ouch!”
Someone accidentally twisted his foot, and the cry startled the horse, causing the sack it was carrying to fall to the ground.
Crotch!
There was the sound of metal colliding. Under the sparse moonlight, Lin Ye saw rays of cold light appearing. They were swords and spears.
"What are you doing? Do you want to expose someone?"
"I just stepped on a toad. I'm a little embarrassed."
Lin Ye recognized the voice of the person who was scolding. It was an inner sect disciple of Shangqing Sect. This person's voice was quite distinctive. In modern times, one would not have such a voice unless he had smoked for twenty years. Therefore, Lin Ye remembered it at that time.
Lin Ye felt a little cold in his heart. Shangqing Sect only had so many disciples. If he wanted to practice martial arts, the previous sects had left some weapons on the mountain, so there was no need to go down to buy them.
Even if you want to buy it, there's no need to be so sneaky without even a torch in the middle of the night.
Thinking of the Shangqing Sect's rule that menial disciples were not allowed to go out at night, Lin Ye came to a conclusion in his mind that the Shangqing Sect was going to do something big.
Hidden weapons!
Even if you haven't eaten pork, have you seen pigs run? Lin Ye has read many history books. In many rebellions in history, the rebels would prepare weapons in advance, transport them secretly and hide them.
"None of this has anything to do with me. I'll just wait an hour and go back."
Lin Ye no longer had the intention to bring anything back. If he was caught stealing something, he could still delay time by talking. But if he was discovered by the people from Shangqing Sect and knew that they were smuggling weapons, he would definitely be killed to silence him.
Lying in the grass, Lin Ye even breathed quietly at this moment. He did not dare to slap the mosquitoes biting his body. After a quarter of an hour, when the carriage team disappeared completely, he stood up.
His body was already soaked.
Lin Ye was ready to return along the path, but just as he reached the door of the servants' house, the corner of Lin Ye's mouth twitched.
At the door of the house, two outer disciples were holding torches and staring at him fiercely, and the eldest senior brother was also there.
"Big Brother, why are you still awake so late? I had diarrhea today and just came out to take care of it."
Lin Ye tried his best to calm himself. The panel showed that there was still half an hour left. It was too late to escape, so he could only stay calm for the time being.
The eldest brother smiled and said, "Oh, where did you solve it?"
