Uninvited

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At dawn, when the sky was just beginning to lighten, Humble Origins opened his Small Tavern precisely on time.

He moved to Dragon Abyss City half a year ago, right under the nose of Lingxu of Hidden Dragon Temple. He opened Small Tavern across the street from the Daoist Temple, catering to customers who Daoist Temple at the temple. Business was very good.

No one could tell he was a demon; his transformation became increasingly seamless, without a single flaw. A faint trace of Yao Qi mingled with the aroma of wine, imperceptible to all.

The neighbors all thought the chubby owner was very hardworking, keeping his Small Tavern open from dawn until curfew. However, they felt he wasn't very bright; how many people would actually come to the tavern to drink so early in the morning? He could at least sell some congee and steamed buns for breakfast.

But he was different. Every morning he would get up early, happily eat a bowl of white rice, and sit behind the counter, smiling as he looked at the empty store, seemingly quite satisfied with his little territory.

When I get bored, I rest my chin on the counter and doze off, sometimes for the whole morning.

You really can't tell whether he's diligent or lazy.

As evening approached, business boomed, and he couldn't handle it all by himself, yet he didn't hire any help. He didn't care when impatient customers stormed off, always wearing a smile.

It was not yet Chen Hour, and he began to rest his chin on the counter again, preparing to take a nap.

"Hey Boss Han, slacking off, huh?"

"What are you slacking off for? I'm stealing... Huh?" Humble Origins's small eyes widened as he looked at Qin Yi walked in. "What are you doing here?"

Qin Yi went behind the counter, grabbed a jug of wine, pulled up a chair, and sat down opposite Humble Origins like he was in a bar. He poured himself a drink, took a sip, and spat it out with a "Pui!": "How much water did you add to this lousy wine?"

The Humble Origins laughed and said, "It's not much, just one jin of wine mixed with half a jin of water."

"They weren't this shameless in town. Did they get blinded by the glitz and glamour of the big city and go astray?"

"What do you mean? I just don't brew my own wine. I buy it all from suppliers. How can I make money if I don't dilute it with water?" the Humble Origins said confidently.

Qin Yi speechlessly pushed the wine pot aside. "What are you doing sitting here with the door open so early in the morning when there are no customers?"

The Humble Origins forced a smile, "Wasn't this to gather information for our Our King?"

"You're gathering information for Cheng... for your king, and this is how you do it? What can you hear in this empty room? Anyone who didn't know better would think you've reached the Core Formation stage, sitting here and able to omnisciently cover the entire city with your Divine Sense?"

"What I hear doesn't matter, as long as any messenger comes and sees how hard I'm working... Opening a tavern to gather information is the perfect solution, isn't it?"

Qin Yi slapped him on the head. "You still say you weren't slacking off!"

The Humble Origins student said, looking aggrieved, "I'm just slacking off, why are you in such a hurry?"

"I..." Qin Yi hesitated for a moment, then said, "The envoy isn't stupid; do you really think you can fool him?"

The Humble Origins beamed, "Hey, you have no idea how stupid that snake was last time..."

Qin Yi first glared, his eyes flashing with a fierce light, then sighed and covered his forehead in embarrassment.

Ye Ling, it's really not that your brother doesn't want to speak up for you... he's just telling the truth...

However, he was also somewhat delighted. Did this mean that Ye Ling would occasionally come on missions? Yes, she could fly and was extremely fast, making her very suitable for this job... He just didn't know if he would have the chance to see her this time.

Though his good mood remained hidden, Qin Yi maintained a concerned Humble Origins, saying, "When your king asks, and you know nothing, how do you plan to explain yourself?"

Humble Origins blinked. "Local customs, gossip, you could talk about them for three days and three nights and still not finish. Do you really have to gossip about their level of Immortal Dao or the size of their army? That's not something a fat rat like me could know... It's better that we don't know these things, so our Our King won't be tempted to divination just because he heard the Great Qian is declining like a dog..."

Qin Yi narrowed his eyes slightly.

That fatso, he seems like a clueless slacker, but he's actually incredibly shrewd.

"So..." He tapped the counter lightly and said in a low voice, "Actually, you are very clear about the current state of Daqian?"

Humble Origins pointed at him and laughed, "The Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace has even sent an envoy. This must be a matter of national annihilation."

Qin Yi chuckled, "Don't give me that. You know everything, so just tell me."

"I'm gathering information for my Our King, why should I tell you?"

Qin Yi pulled out Wolf Tooth Club: "Because of this."

The Humble Origins collapsed instantly, and the fat chin hung himself on the counter.

"As far as I know, Great Joy Temple has never used such methods to cheat secular regimes before, they have no need to." Humble Origins closed the tavern, brought out a jar of good wine, cut a few pounds of beef, and sat opposite Qin Yi, finally getting down to business.

"What they seek in the human world is nothing more than a source of Cauldron. Whether it's plundering or deceiving people, that's enough for them. There's no need for them to recruit those officials and nobles who have no Spirit Root and only know how to play with women, let alone compete with the state religion for power and prestige. It's basically worthless to them."

Qin Yi nodded and asked, "Then why did you do this this time?"

"I don't really know the specifics, but I know this should be a strategy from the higher-ups at Great Joy Temple, not something the Outer Sect did on their own. Because you can see that it's spread throughout the entire Da Qian in a very organized way. You have to know that Da Qian Kingdom of tens of thousands of miles, making it a great country, not just a small Southern Li. This kind of scale is something that a few small temples can't do on their own."

Qin Yi recalled the roster he had found at that Lewd Temple. It was indeed an organized infiltration of officials, not just a scheme to swindle money and sex. It seemed his chivalrous act had unexpectedly stumbled upon a crucial figure. Interestingly, the Great Qian's backer happened to be Ju Yunxiu's master—and this kind of backer, involving a major secular power, must have been reported to the Palace Master, so it wasn't just a matter of Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting, and painting, but rather a matter concerning the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace.

In this way, the enemies he had provoked were no longer his personal matter, but rather the enemies of his sect.

It's unclear whether the Great Joy Temple is aware that the Great Qian Dynasty's backer is the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace. They probably aren't, otherwise they likely wouldn't have sent Ci Ming to cause trouble. It's more likely that they were treating it as a personal grudge.

This is ridiculous. To launch a large-scale attack on a major power without even figuring out who its backers are? Such a reckless major sect of the demonic path?

Humble Origins continued, "This Da Qian Emperor happens to be a womanizer, which aligns with the goals of the Great Joy Temple. Ever since he achieved the unification of the Southern Border, he has styled himself as Sage Emperor, issuing edicts several times to lavishly gather beauties into the palace. He spends his days lying in the harem surrounded by women, neglecting state affairs. I suspect that his harem is already filled with a large number of Great Joy Temple Celestial Maiden, who are so infatuated that they are unaware of it. Therefore, the fact that the Great Joy Temple can spread throughout Daqian is also due to the influence of the palace. This is a predicament both internally and externally. I don't know what effect your arrival can have."

Qin Yi asked curiously, "Does that sound like a conclusion?"

"Of course it's the conclusion. How many secrets could a fat rat like me possibly uncover? I just pieced together everything from what the other drinkers were saying and analyzed myself."

"What about the dragon?"

"What dragon?"

Qin Yi fell silent. It seemed that the common people were unaware of the matter of dragon energy Humble Origins form, or rather, most people in the entire Dragon Abyss City were unaware of it.

This thing should be the root of everything, and the reason why Great Joy Temple is acting out of character should also be explained from here.

The emperor asked Lingxu for help because of the matter of the dragon's energy taking human form. It would be pointless to talk to him about the matter of the Great Joy Temple. Lingxu would probably have already talked about it until his lips were sore.

No... Lingxu said it was meaningless, but Qin Yi said it was meaningful because he had that register... Although this register was only obtained from a temple outside the border city, and the officials he had colluded with were not of high rank, as long as the emperor wasn't stupid, he would naturally associate it with the Great Joy Temple in the capital, which had even higher-ranking officials... In the eyes of the emperor, this thing was not much different from treason, and it was enough to attract attention.

Use this register to break the deadlock in the first step, to lure out the evil spirits and deal with them?

It would be best to have a specific opponent, someone you can defeat with Wolf Tooth Club.

Just as he thought of this, a sudden warning arose in his mind, and Humble Origins narrowed his small eyes instantly.

The door was clearly closed, but suddenly a shadow flashed through the crack, and then the shadow quickly grew into a stunningly beautiful girl with Black Fire Mark on her forehead, a pale face, and a charming smile.

"We meet again, Brother Qin. Oh dear, Fat Mouse, so you're here too. You're such a naughty boy..."