Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 182 - 176: Who Will Do Favors for You without Benefits?

Chapter 182: Chapter 176: Who Will Do Favors for You without Benefits?

Cui Jiu gave Zhang San a white-eyed look, her face full of an expression that couldn’t be bothered with him.

After a moment of silence, Cui Jiu realized that this Zhang San seemed to be even more patient than herself!

"Have you guys at the Town Martial Office been busy recently?"

Zhang San realized that Cui Jiu had called him over for a reason, and it definitely was something important.

But if it’s something urgent you should just say it!

If you don’t speak up, why are you keeping me in suspense?

"We’ve just eradicated the Mysterious Soldiers Sect, you tell me if that’s busy?"

"Then... after you finish with that, are you going to investigate their ledgers?"

Zhang San knew that Cui Jiu still couldn’t help herself and said with a smile, "I’d like to investigate too, but with no substantial leads at the Dragon Serpent Gang, how am I supposed to search? It’s not like I can just barge in and search on a whim, right?"

Cui Jiu coughed lightly and said, "We’ve recently obtained some important intelligence. It cost us a great deal."

Zhang San pretended he didn’t understand Cui Jiu’s implication and nodded.

"Indeed, intelligence work isn’t easy for someone like me who’s struggling on the front lines."

"Cough cough... What I mean is... since people have gone to such lengths to provide you with intelligence, shouldn’t you show a little appreciation?"

Zhang San laughed and retorted, "Does your Heavenly Punishment Sect need the ledgers, or do I, Zhang San, need them? And since your intelligence officers aren’t serving me exclusively, what should I show appreciation for? I’ll express that I too am struggling! Do you know how dangerous my previous battle with the Mysterious Soldiers Sect was? I don’t even have one skill to defend myself now."

Cui Jiu glanced at Zhang San and said coldly, "Don’t you know the Golden Light Divine Incantation?"

Zhang San kept a straight face, but his heart skipped a beat.

This was a capability he had never before revealed in front of others, how did Cui Jiu know about it?

At that moment, Zhang San couldn’t help but recall the Big Sister’s assessment of this guy.

His divination abilities were also very strong!

"Having only the Golden Light Divine Incantation isn’t enough! Besides, my mastery of the Golden Light Divine Incantation is very average."

After speaking, Zhang San looked pitifully at Cui Jiu, waiting for her next sentence.

Originally, Cui Jiu intended to exchange some advantages from Zhang San for the intelligence today, and if possible, find out which people from the Mysterious Soldiers Sect wanted to flee so they could possibly be swayed to join the Heavenly Punishment Sect.

Now, not only had she failed to claim any advantages, it seemed she might even have to offer something extra instead.

"Old Nine, you should know that the stronger I am, the better I can serve our Heavenly Punishment Sect, isn’t that right? So, if you have any good cultivation techniques, tell me, it’s all beneficial and no harm for you, am I right?"

"Think about it, you obtain a great Secret Manual, whether you hide it on your person or in your Storage Ring, does it boost your own power? No. But if you gave that to me, the story would be very different!"

"Moreover, after you give a good Secret Manual to me and my power increases, I’ll be more efficient, wouldn’t that mean I could find Bai Yucheng’s ledger sooner? Then many of the Heavenly Punishment Sect’s plans can be executed, right?"

Zhang San didn’t know what plans the Heavenly Punishment Sect had, but he felt like Cui Jiu might have been swayed by his bluster, so he took the chance to persuade her further.

After pondering for a while, Cui Jiu seemed to think that what Zhang San said made sense.

"And it’s not like the Mysterious Soldiers Sect was anything good. Eradicating them now, I’m essentially working for the Heavenly Punishment Sect, right?"

"Additionally, the Sect Leader of the Mysterious Soldiers Sect, Xie Dezhao, has fled. I need your protection now, otherwise, having a Spiritual Platform Realm Peak constantly after me is going to be a tall order. Of course, if you have any life-saving techniques to teach me, I might be able to withstand an attack without troubling our Heavenly Punishment Sect’s members."

Cui Jiu hesitated for a bit but eventually took out a scroll from her bosom and handed it to Zhang San.

"This Secret Manual is the Golden Light Divine Incantation Script."

"It records various Runes related to the Golden Light Divine Incantation. Even if you’re unfamiliar with these Runes, you can still perform the Golden Light Divine Incantation, but mastering these Runes will greatly enhance the might of your Golden Light Divine Incantation. It can even help you develop and extend more uses of the incantation."

Zhang San immediately snatched the scroll as if afraid that Cui Jiu would come to her senses and realize she was being hoodwinked.

Then he asked, "Regarding the ledgers, is there some new intelligence?"

Cui Jiu finally began to realize that his original intention was to barter information for favors from Zhang San.

Yet before the exchange of intelligence could take place, he had already given out a favor first.

Sigh—

Never mind, the Golden Light Divine Incantation Script was of no use to him anyway.

"Just received the news that there’s internal strife within the Dragon Serpent Gang, and as of the time we received the information, five Pond Masters have already died."

Hearing this, Zhang San’s eyebrows rose.

He remembered there were Eighteen Moon Ponds within the entire Dragon Serpent Gang, hence eighteen Pond Masters, whose ranks were second only to the Deputy Gang Leaders.

"So who’s the current Gang Leader?"

"Of the previous four Gang Leaders, three have died, leaving only one named Lv Dagen. But Lv Dagen doesn’t want to manage affairs, so it’s like a dragon without a head."

After saying this, Cui Jiu sighed helplessly.

The Heavenly Punishment Sect has never stood in opposition to other martial path forces; the Heavenly Punishment Sect seeks good order, allowing every Martial Artist to live well.

Such matters filled with slaughter and death were actually not what the Heavenly Punishment Sect wished to see.

"Can your people find out who might know the whereabouts of the ledger?" asked Zhang San.

Cui Jiu shook his head and sighed.

"With the recent internal strife in the Dragon Serpent Gang, our people can’t even get in. If it weren’t for a disciple of the Dragon Serpent Gang going out, whom we lured into giving us information, we wouldn’t know the intelligence I’ve just reported."

Zhang San nodded, indicating he understood.

"I will resolve this matter as quickly as possible. While preventing the Dragon Serpent Gang from fighting internally, I will find the ledger. However..."

Zhang San’s face showed his difficulty.

Cui Jiu asked curiously, "What is it? Is there another problem?"

"As you know, when Bai Yucheng died, he killed more than twenty members of the Town Martial Office, and lately, the Chuan-Yu Road has seen more strife because of the affair the Dragon Serpent Gang stirred up previously. Twenty-four martial families are all looking for the murderer who killed their own family members, causing conflict among each other, thus depleting manpower here in the Chuan-Yu area."

"I’ve just received news that some people from the Capital Region Road will come over and seize the opportunity to join the Town Martial Office. I’m not sure who’s behind these people, so I need your help to investigate."

Cui Jiu gave Zhang San a cold glance and retorted, "Aren’t you all at the Town Martial Office? Wouldn’t it be more convenient for you to investigate yourself?"

"Do you want everyone to know I’m an undercover? How can I investigate? But it’s different for you. It’s natural for the Heavenly Punishment Sect to investigate people joining the Town Martial Office."

Cui Jiu thought it over and realized that was indeed the case.

Lately, what’s wrong with him? His mind often couldn’t keep up.

So, Cui Jiu nodded, agreeing to Zhang San’s request.

Only then did Zhang San leave with satisfaction, carrying the secret manual of the Golden Light Divine Incantation Script.

Coming out tonight, he had obtained intelligence, acquired a secret manual, and even had others help investigate the background of the two groups of newcomers arriving tomorrow.

One move, three gains—perfect!

Meanwhile, under the moonlight, a group of Female Warriors were galloping on the official road.

Someone called out to the leader, "Jin Xiang, do we need to be in such a hurry? Are we going to travel all night? My behind is practically blooming from this ride."

"Hmph!"

The silver-haired woman riding at the front, with a stern face, responded,

"My unreliable grandfather actually arranged for some man who came out of nowhere to teach me! What a waste! I wish I could go to Xiongfeng Manor right now and beat him to death with a hammer!"