Tanyang Jingxuan Music Tower.
The soft sound of Pipa drifted out from behind the curtain.
Zhao Tianming stood in the empty space with a nervous expression and sweat beading on his forehead.
His robe was mostly soaked, and his hands were clenched tightly; he dared not move.
Inside the room, a beautiful woman with exposed white shoulders was playing the Pipa with practiced ease and soft voice.
The woman was wearing a blue short dress, a black veil, and her long hair was piled up high. She also had a striking tattoo on her neck.
Under the light, the tattoo vaguely resembled a cherry.
Although most of the woman's fair legs were exposed from under her skirt, and the skirt fabric was also slightly transparent, her chest was partially visible.
But Zhao Tianming didn't dare to peek at all.
The music lasted for more than ten minutes before gradually fading away.
The Pipa was gently placed aside.
The woman sighed silently, seemingly helpless and weary.
"Where's the clue you mentioned? I still haven't gotten it?"
She looked up at Zhao Tianming.
"Your subordinate... Your subordinate has obtained firsthand information. The Scripture Silk were obtained by White Eagle of the Golden Wing Tower!" Zhao Tianming a low voice, trembling.
"I don't want your empty words. The Golden Wing Tower is extremely well-hidden, and you are the only one who can prove this. How can I believe you?" the woman said, raising an eyebrow.
"White Eagle must have a handwritten copy. If we can get our hands on it in advance, we can definitely use it!" Zhao Tianming said quickly.
"Let's not even talk about whether this handwritten copy exists. Even if it does, can you guarantee there are no errors or omissions? Only the original can be trusted," the woman sighed.
"Zhao Yiming, how many years have you been with me? How come you can't even handle this simple matter? How can I give you the antidote for the past two years?" she said helplessly.
"Envoy! Envoy! Please give me a few more days! I have a way!" Zhao Tianming gritted teeth.
He never expected that the information he tried to report would actually bring down the Envoy.
"What do you want to do?" The woman looked at him with interest.
"All the clues are on White Eagle. I watched him hand over the Scripture Silk. If we can capture White Eagle first and interrogate him about the Scripture Silk, we can get the handwritten copy to test it out," Zhao Tianming gritted teeth.
"If that doesn't work, then notify the officials in the Prefectural City to take action together!"
"The Golden Wing Tower is a very mysterious organization. You've been infiltrating it for so long, yet you still haven't figured out who its experts are. Oh well, this trip is a good opportunity to test the waters."
The woman thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
Since Zhao Tianming's life and fortune were in her hands, she wasn't afraid of the other party causing trouble.
"If that doesn't work, we'll have to take the last step. But if it does, we'll have made a great contribution."
"Thank you for your understanding, Envoy!" Zhao Tianming said quickly.
"Very well, then, what do you want to do?" The woman crossed one leg and leaned lazily against the wooden couch.
Zhao Tianming organized his thoughts and said seriously.
"Right now, the people Golden Wing Tower only suspect me. They are still in a period of complete infiltration, and no one can exchange information with each other."
Even with just Red Bird, we can't exchange much information. Qing Su might have started to have some doubts about me.
Therefore, I thought that since there's no time to lose, I should use myself as bait to lure White Eagle and Qing Su into a trap. Then, I'll trouble the Envoy to lead his men and capture them!
Zhao Tianming clearly had a plan in mind.
"Okay." The woman went through the plan briefly, making sure there were no obvious flaws. Zhao Tianming's life was in her hands, he certainly wouldn't dare to deceive her.
It's better to cut things off quickly. Otherwise, a White Eagle of at least the Eighth Grade could easily cause trouble.
The Xiao Hong Bird fluttered down and landed in front of Zhang Rongfang's window. It hopped forward a few steps and blinked its bright little eyes at him.
Chirp chirp~~ Zhang Rongfang put down the Daoist Daoist Scripture in his hand, gently reached out and patted the Xiao Hong Bird's head.
This little bird is entirely blood red with a single white feather on its head, making it distinctly different from other Xiao Hong Bird.
Almost every time there's any intelligence, it's the one that forwards it to me.
Zhang Rongfang was also extremely familiar with it.
He stood up, went back to his room to get some Little Rice, and sprinkled it for the Xiao Hong Bird. Then he took off the bamboo tube, carefully opened it, and poured out the Paper Scroll.
'My lord, I suspect Zhao Tianming was the one who stole your trunk last night. Shall we hold a meeting tonight? Seize him and interrogate him. —Qing Su '
Zhang Rongfang squinted, put away the Paper Scroll, and threw it into the brazier.
He carefully recalled Zhao Tianming and realized that there was indeed some possibility.
'Very well, to avoid any unforeseen complications, let's take care of it tonight.'
As soon as Zhao Tianming his face, we should take him down immediately.
Although his right hand is injured, he can still easily deal with a mere fourth or fifth-rank guy.
He quickly wrote a summons on Paper Scroll, wrapped it up, stuffed it into a bamboo tube, and had the Xiao Hong Bird deliver it back.
Then he waited silently in the Mingjing Palace.
Practice martial arts, eat, clean your body. Wipe your weapons.
The sky gradually darkened.
A cold wind is blowing; winter has arrived.
Outside the courtyard wall, the trees were also shedding their withered yellow leaves.
Outside the wall, one could hear the voices and shouts of the Daoist priests from the Dao Palace, though they were all about trivial matters.
For example, if too little oil is bought, it could lead to someone taking up time to use the temple, or someone not bowing to someone else.
But this atmosphere of everyday life gradually calmed Zhang Rongfang's initially agitated heart.
It was late at night.
He was sitting upright, practicing meditation Guanxu Skill, when he suddenly opened his eyes.
He changed his clothes, took an inconspicuous short sword, and quietly left the courtyard.
After leaving Mingjing Palace, Zhang Rongfang disappeared into the shadows under the eaves and hurried towards the outskirts of the city.
He quietly left through the small gate of the city, but did not go to Pingya Temple.
Instead, they headed towards another remote mountain area.
If, in the current situation, Zhao Tianming is indeed an internal traitor, then Pingya Temple is definitely not safe.
Therefore, Zhang Rongfang naturally took this into consideration as well.
He changed the meeting point, as there were many files in Pingya Temple containing intelligence data from the Golden Wing Tower. There was no room for error.
Furthermore, he did not notify many people, only Qing Su Zhao Tianming.
In reality, the only person he truly trusted in the entire Golden Wing Tower was Qing Su.
At night, the moon was like a short sickle.
Zhang Rongfang sped toward the agreed-upon location.
The forest was pitch black, with only faint beams of moonlight filtering through the gaps, which was the only source of light.
Using this little light, Zhang Rongfang gradually adapted to the surrounding darkness.
Soon, he quietly arrived at the agreed meeting point— Deep Water Valley.
This is a small valley near Tanyang City that is quite famous and is a popular spot for people to enjoy the spring scenery.
But now that the weather is cold, there are very few people around.
Not to mention it's late at night now.
Soon, from a distance, Zhang Rongfang saw Zhao Tianming standing quietly by the stream in the valley, seemingly waiting for them.
He quietly stopped and stood behind a tree trunk.
He didn't step forward or say anything; he just quietly looked at the other person.
With his five senses at the Ninth Grade, he could clearly sense that something was wrong with his surroundings.
Normally, the deep forest at night is filled with the sounds of various insects chirping.
But there was no sound at all around this Deep Water Valley, except for the faint animal cries coming from afar.
This is not normal.
Most importantly.
Zhang Rongfang narrowed his eyes.
"I set the time for 4 a. m. It's only 2 a. m. now, and Zhao Tianming, who never arrives early, is here so early today."
Why did he come so early? Given the complicated situation, Zhang Rongfang pondered for a moment but still did not show himself, simply waiting quietly.
After observing carefully for a while, he finally discovered a clue.
On the ground beside Zhao Tianming, between many pebbles, there was actually a layer of extremely fine, transparent silk netting.
The net was covered with tiny blades the same color as the pebbles.
Thin lines at both ends connect to the dark, dense forest on either side.
In the dim light of the Woodland, no one could see anything clearly.
If he hadn't observed for a long time, he probably wouldn't have been able to see it either.
With such an ambush, if he gets within ten meters of Zhao Tianming, there is a high chance he will be injured by the net.
If those online razor blades were also poisonous, Zhang Rongfang felt a chill run down his spine.
This kind of arrangement is definitely not in the style of the Golden Wing Tower.
Zhao Tianming alone could not possibly have the courage and means to create such a powerful weapon; there must be a master behind him!
Zhang Rongfang understood.
However, now that he has discovered that Zhang Rongfang did not act rashly but instead quietly retreated.
There is one hour left until the agreed time.
He must stop Qing Su to prevent her from being deceived.
In addition, Pingya Temple is also unusable and must be relocated immediately.
Because Qing Su knew about these places, Zhao Tianming knew about them as well.
He quietly retreated and disappeared into the darkness.
"Why aren't they here yet?" Zhao Tianming waited in the same spot for a long time.
The meeting time was fast approaching, but the two people were still nowhere to be seen.
Even the other residents in the building couldn't be seen.
He felt a little panicked.
However, because of the poison net around him, as long as White Eagle and Qing Su get within ten meters of him, they will definitely be bound by the poison net.
At that point, they'll all be in the same boat, controlled by the Secret Teaching with poison. No one will be able to escape.
Time passed little by little.
But none of them came.
Soon, the agreed time passed, Zhao Tianming sensed something was wrong.
But he was still unwilling to give up and continued to wait.
Time passed slowly, until more than an hour had passed since the agreed time.
The person still hasn't arrived.
He finally realized that he might have really been tricked by White Eagle and Qing Su!
"Where are they?!" The Envoy's voice drifted from the woods on one side.
"Your subordinate... Your subordinate doesn't know," Zhao Tianming, his face turning pale as he hurriedly bowed his head.
"I was notified to come here to gather, but I don't know why!?"
"Fool!" the Envoy sneered. "You've obviously been discovered! That White Eagle is quite capable. It seems you slipped up somewhere."
"Envoy Excellency, please save me!" Zhao Tianming panicked and knelt down with a thud.
"If White Eagle Qing Su finds out my true information, my parents, wife, and children will all die! I beg Envoy Excellency, to do me justice!" Zhao Tianming in a sorrowful voice, his words trembling and indistinguishable from his true feelings.
"We'll go directly to the stronghold and retrieve your Golden Wing Tower's intelligence files!" the Envoy said impatiently. "Let's see if we still have a chance."
"Di Qiu, you go by yourself. We'll go back first."
From the Shadow, two more figures in gray robes slowly emerged.
"Well, I didn't expect to waste so much time. This White Eagle is interesting," the female Envoy sneered.
They, one Ninth Grade and two Eighth Grade, had joined forces to ambush him, but were completely fooled.
After the two left.
The Envoy then looked at Zhao Tianming, his eyes thoughtful.
"By the way, you said that Zhang Ying might have close ties with your White Eagle?"
"Exactly! We can capture Zhang Ying directly!" Zhao Tianming immediately nodded.
"Alright, let's go arrest him right away. Where is he now?"
"This person currently resides at the Mingjing Palace of the Great Dao Sect, and was recently transferred there," Zhao Tianming replied.
"Let's go take a look."