Volume 1: A stone strikes a thousand waves, the world surrounds Li Daosheng Chapter 108: Unfortunately, Shu Huheng is not a swordsman
"Cough, Your Majesty..." Shu Huheng coughed weakly, as if he wanted to sit up from the bed.
But the middle-aged man held his shoulder and said, "Hey, sir, you don't have to get up. Just lie down and talk."
"Yes." Shu Huheng lay down again as if he was somewhat moved, and said with a breath.
"Reporting to the king, although we have experienced many twists and turns in sending people to the Central Plains this time, we have also gained a lot."
As he spoke, he took out a music score from his arms and handed it to the middle-aged man beside the bed.
"This is the list of martial arts weapons in the Tang Kingdom. It ranks the martial artists in the Tang Kingdom who use various weapons. When I went to the Tang Kingdom before, I did some research and I can confirm that most of the contents in this list are correct."
"Really?" The middle-aged man took the book from Shu Huheng's hand with great interest, flipped it over and took a look.
Suddenly, he smiled and said, "I read in this book that the best swordsman in the Tang Dynasty is a man called Dugu Bufu. I wonder how he compares to you, sir."
On the sickbed, Shu Hu shook his head, smiled bitterly and said, "I haven't really tried this, so I can't jump to conclusion, but..."
As he spoke, his expression darkened : "In that Tang country, there is a man from the Jianghu who should never be underestimated."
"Oh?" The middle-aged man raised his eyes curiously, looked at Shu Huheng again and asked, "Who is this person you are talking about, sir?"
"His name is Li Si." Shu Huheng said slowly.
He didn't know much about the name Li Si, and most of what he knew came from other spies he arranged.
He started to pay attention to this name when Jiangba was defeated by this man in the World Sword Alliance.
Jiangba is his enemy, even though it is a long time ago, but Shu Huheng still has a clear understanding of Jiangba's strength.
Even if he wants to take down Jiangba now, he has to pay a price to do so.
But according to the news brought back by the spies, Li Si suffered almost no injuries when he defeated Jiangba.
This proves one thing, that even he might not be a match for Li Si.
And one night three months ago, he had a clearer understanding of the martial arts of this man named Li Si.
That night, Li Si rescued Shu Hu's daughter. Shu Hu wanted to stop him, but Li Si's lightness skill made him miss the best opportunity to take action.
Li Si's Qinggong is very fast. As a swordsman, Shu Huheng naturally understands that the difference between fast and slow is the difference between life and death.
So if possible, he didn't want to fight with Li Si.
But if they really fought, Shu Huheng was not completely without confidence. Even though his lightness skills might not be as good as Li Si's, he could kill Li Si. This was his confidence, so he would chase him to Jiangnan.
However, what Shu Huheng didn't know was that the Li Si he saw that night was not actually fast, because he was with another person.
He also didn't expect that in the dilapidated temple in Jiangnan, there would be a master whom he dared not face directly.
Thinking of the temple in Jiangnan, Shu Huheng's heart trembled again.
By the bed, the middle-aged man frowned and continued to ask when he saw Shu Huheng fell silent after saying the name Li Si.
"I don't know what's so special about this Li Si that makes you care so much about him."
"Yeah." Shu Huheng came back to his senses, lowered his head and said to the middle-aged man.
"His name doesn't appear in this weapon list, but I've heard that he is the fastest person in Tang Country at the moment. Moreover, I always feel that he will hinder us."
"Really?" The middle-aged man's eyes flashed with an unclear look. He paused and said, "Then I'll have someone keep an eye on him."
"There is more." Shu Huheng hesitated for a moment and said, "In the south of the Tang Dynasty..."
"I know, Jiangnan cannot be moved for the time being, right?" The middle-aged man raised his hand and interrupted Shu Huheng's words.
This was the third time in recent days that Shu Huheng mentioned the word Jiangnan to him.
According to Shu Huheng himself, he met a person there who absolutely should not be provoked.
But in the eyes of middle-aged people, no matter how powerful a person is, he is just one person and cannot become a hindrance to a country. Only when they are a group of people will they need to pay special attention.
"Yeah." Seeing that the middle-aged man didn't seem to care, Shu Huheng had to give up for the time being.
He knew that it was impossible for him to persuade the man in front of him to give up his thoughts on the Tang Kingdom. He could only hope that the people in the temple would not leave the mountain gate.
"Compared to these." The middle-aged man looked at Shu Huheng seriously again: "I still hope that you can continue to tell me what you think of Tangren Jianghu."
Shu Huheng nodded and continued.
"Except for the ones just mentioned, the Tang people's Jianghu is full of good and bad people, but most of them are free-spirited and self-reliant, relying on their own strength and not obeying the control of the court. There are often people who commit murder for money, and there are also many cases of petty theft and dog theft. Among them, there are many gangs in the wild, led by the Changle Gate, the Blood Clothes Tower, the Fengyu Tower, etc. As long as we pay them, we can get them to do things. Human lives and information can all be bought and sold. So as long as we make enough arrangements, we should be able to make some of the Jianghu people work for us, or even make them turn against us. When necessary, we can give the Tang Dynasty's court a fatal blow."
"That's great." The middle-aged man finally showed a smile on his face.
Sure enough, where there are people, there are gaps. Even if it appears to be as solid as a rock from the outside, it can quietly collapse from the inside.
Just like the old saying of the Jin Dynasty, there are no worms in the stomachs of cows and sheep.
"Then I will send someone to contact those people in the underworld. Mr. Shuhu just needs to take good care of your health."
Having said that, the middle-aged man stood up and patted Shu Huheng on the shoulder. He had no intention of staying any longer. It was enough for him to know this.
Shu Huheng has already given him a lot. All the underworld people and organizations he wants to contact are already in this information.
"Well, thank you, Your Majesty." Shu Huheng didn't say anything else. He knew that he couldn't intervene anymore. If he did, he would be interfering too much.
This is also the reason why he is now "bedridden".
The middle-aged man left.
In the room, Shu Huheng was the only one left, lying there quietly.
After a while, he suddenly shouted to the outside of the room: "Miss, bring me a bottle of water."
But for a long time, there was no movement outside the door.
Shu Huheng was silent for a moment, as if he finally realized something. He didn't say anything else, but just sighed softly.
Maybe it wasn't a bad thing for her to escape from here.
Shu Huheng thought so and slowly closed his eyes. He must have fallen asleep.
In the corner under his bed, there was a dusty rattle that he bought for a little girl a long time ago.
But he hasn't given it to her yet.
