Volume 1: Rebellion in Chang'an Chapter 20 Cooperation
The five channels lead to very different destinations.
If we cannot accurately determine which passage the Blood Corpse Master left from in the first place, there will be a slight delay.
With the cunning of a magic cultivator, Master Xueshi can change his identity in such a short period of time and integrate into the huge Yuanshan City.
If we want to find him again then, it won’t be as easy as it is now.
However, facing this situation, Jiang Rong did not show any nervousness on his face.
Instead, he stood there waiting for something.
Not long after, the jade pendant on Jiang Rong's waist flashed a green wave again.
Jiang Rong reads Bi Bo's information.
"The target person has been captured."
Jiang Rong's mouth corners slightly raised.
The demon cultivators were cunning and it was impossible for them not to reserve several escape routes at their place of residence.
He knew the location of Blood Corpse Master long ago, so why didn't he take action right away, but instead had a drink in a nearby restaurant?
This is to allow time to find out all possible escape points of Blood Corpse Master.
The location of the escape route exit was difficult to determine, but it obviously could not be too far from the small house, otherwise it would be easily discovered.
And since the escape route is so important, there is no way that Master Xueshi would not go to inspect the exit.
Taking these two points into consideration, Jiang Rong asked his men to collect the places where the Blood Corpse Master had appeared near the small house.
And at the corresponding location, a dragnet was set up to ensure that the Blood Corpse had no way to escape and the operation was foolproof.
Jiang Rong has been the deputy master of Yuanshan Tower for nearly a hundred years, and has been fighting against the demon cultivators in the underworld for nearly a hundred years.
His methods have long been extremely sophisticated.
The magic cultivators are cunning, and he is more cunning than the magic cultivators.
…
This is a dilapidated little courtyard only two miles away from the small house.
In the backyard, which was originally overgrown with weeds due to abandonment, there were now many monks in black robes gathered.
"The deputy host has arrived."
Someone in the crowd said something.
The crowd gathered in a row and quickly made way for a passage, revealing the Blood Corpse who was tightly tied up with golden ropes at the back.
The [Soul Binding Rope] is of the highest grade ordinary weapon.
The Soul Binding Rope is one of the standard magical weapons equipped to all members of Zhishou Tower.
It can be extended at will after the monk injects spiritual power into it. Its function is to trap the enemy and prevent it from circulating the spiritual power in its body.
The Soul Binding Rope is an essential magical tool used to capture demon cultivators.
This is because demon cultivators will not allow themselves to be captured alive easily. When there is really no way to escape, they will often choose the most extreme method, which is to mobilize the spiritual power in their bodies and commit suicide.
It’s okay for low-level demon cultivators. If they commit suicide, the consequence at most will be that Zhishoulou will not be able to torture them and obtain intelligence.
However, if a demon cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage chooses to self-destruct his Nascent Soul, although he himself will certainly be dead, the damage caused by the Nascent Soul's self-destruction will cause the sacrifice of many members of the Zhishou Tower, resulting in heavy losses for the Zhishou Tower.
In order to deal with this situation, the [Soul Binding Rope] was researched and created.
Jiang Rong walked through the crowd and looked at the Blood Corpse who was lying on the ground, unable to struggle. His eyes were cold and even revealed a murderous intent.
But Jiang Rong was very calm. The greatest value of the captured demon cultivator was not his life, but the information he knew.
So, we can't kill him now.
Jiang Rong waved his hand and said, "Take him back to the building and interrogate him thoroughly."
"Yes, deputy building owner." The black-robed monks replied.
Afterwards, the black-robed monk quickly left, taking the Blood Corpse Immortal who was trapped by the Soul Binding Rope.
In less than a moment, the courtyard was empty.
Swift and precise action, this is Zhishou Tower, an organization that is completely different from many sects.
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In Yuanshan Tower.
Tan Tai Qingrun and Lu Qingshan looked at each other in silence.
Jiang Rong opened the door and walked in.
Tan Tai Qingrun looked at Jiang Rong, and Jiang Rong nodded.
Tan Tai Qingrun spoke in a cold tone, " Tell me why you're here."
As expected of Zhishoulou, after getting his intelligence, he found out the whereabouts of Blood Corpse Master and captured him in less than two hours.
Lu Qingshan couldn't help but sigh in his heart at the efficiency of Zhishou Tower.
After calming down, Lu Qingshan slowly said, "Cooperation."
"Cooperation? Do you mean that we, Zhishou Tower, should cooperate with you, a cultivator of the second level of Qi Refining?"
Lu Qingshan shook his finger and said softly, "Master Tantai, that's not how it works. My cultivation is indeed not high, but what I offer is not me, but intelligence."
After a pause, Lu Qingshan spoke again: "I have a lot of confidential information. With my help, you can accurately strike the hidden forces of the underworld. Even if you don't have such a deep sense of responsibility to strike the underworld, the merits of wiping out the forces of the underworld can at least help you quickly advance in the Zhishou Building."
Tan Tai Qingrun and Jiang Rong looked at each other.
"We need to think about it." Jiang Rong said to Lu Qingshan.
Lu Qingshan nodded and replied, "Of course."
Lu Qingshan turned and left the room, leaving space for the two of them.
Watching Lu Qingshan leave the room, Jiang Rong raised his sleeves and a gray mist flew out, spreading rapidly and filling the entire room.
This is a silent ban to prevent eavesdropping.
"How is that Blood Corpse Master? Is the situation true?" Tan Tai Qingrun frowned and asked.
Jiang Rong nodded: "We are arranging people to interrogate him for intelligence. Although he has not confessed anything yet, his identity as a demon cultivator is beyond doubt."
"This Blood Corpse Master has been lurking in Yuanshan City for more than ten years. On the surface, his identity is a casual cultivator. He has been operating for many years without any flaws. If it weren't for Lu Qingshan, our intelligence system would have found it difficult to discover his true identity."
"This Lu Qingshan is not simple."
Tan Tai Qing Run tapped the table lightly with his fingers and asked, "Have you found out Lu Qing Shan's identity?"
"We have checked it out. According to what he said, he is indeed a descendant of the Lu family. But the strange thing is that three months ago, he was just an ordinary mortal who was in charge of the Lu family's business in the secular world. While he was transporting goods, his convoy was attacked and he disappeared."
“When he reappeared, he was already in Yuanshan City, and he had suddenly transformed from a mortal into a cultivator at the second level of Qi Refining.” Jiang Rong said in a deep voice.
"Three months...the second level of Qi Refining, interesting..." Tan Tai Qingrun seemed to be thinking about something.
Jiang Rong thought for a moment and said, "The point is, there is no reason for Lu Qingshan to know so many things. Even our Zhishou Tower's intelligence system has difficulty finding out the intelligence about the underworld. How did he get it?"
"But he seemed very sincere and gave us intelligence before asking for cooperation."
Jiang Rong nodded: "That's true."
"I think we can try some preliminary cooperation with him first." Tan Tai Qingrun gave his own idea.
Jiang Rong was silent for a moment, then asked, "What if this Lu Qingshan is actually from the underworld, pretending to cooperate with us, and then gives us false information to deliberately mislead us?"
"The chance of this happening is very small. The underworld would not send a cultivator at the second level of Qi Refining to do such a thing, nor would it be so suspicious. They have more reasonable ways to pass on false information to us."
Jiang Rong said in a cold tone: "A small probability means it is possible. We can choose to control Lu Qingshan and make him confess what he knows. If he refuses to cooperate, we can even use the soul-searching technique to pry out the information."
Tan Tai Qing Run looked at Jiang Rong and explained, "But if we do this, it will inevitably cause him to resist fiercely. It is also possible that these tough measures will cause some unknown accidents. Even if we can get information through the soul-searching technique, you know that the information obtained by the soul-searching technique must be just some scattered fragments, which are completely uncontrollable. It is even possible that the information found is useless, and all the key information is missed . At least on the surface, Lu Qingshan is sincere in cooperating with us. It is not a wise choice for us to push aside the help that should belong to us because he is uncontrollable."
