"The Azure Dragon Society discovered this a hundred years ago, so now they want to take control of the imperial court."

"Previously, the Azure Dragon Society even sent me a recruitment message, wanting to pull me into the Azure Dragon Society to serve them and become a puppet for the Azure Dragon Society to control the court."

At this point, Zhu Wushi changed the subject, saying, "The Azure Dragon Society is coming on strong, and I don't know how many experts they have. So the most urgent thing is to find someone who can help us deal with the Azure Dragon Society as soon as possible. Originally, Chu Qinghe had Yaoyue and Shuimu Yinji by his side. If we could bring him over, Yihua Palace and Shenshui Palace could also become our help. Unfortunately..."

Shangguan Haitang cupped her hands and said, "It's all Haitang's fault for not handling things properly. Please punish me, Godfather."

Zhu Wushi shook his head and said, "It's no wonder. Judging from the current situation, the Azure Dragon Society is already on guard against me. Now I just hope that Tianya can persuade Xie Xiaofeng."

Shangguan Haitang responded, "The leader of the Angry Dragon Gang, Lang Fanyunlang, entered the early stage of the Celestial Realm a month ago. With the addition of three Celestial Realm experts from the Imperial Palace, if Xie Xiaofeng can also be recruited, even the Azure Dragon Society will probably find it difficult to contend with the imperial court."

Zhu Wushi shook his head and said, "It's best to be careful. You need to disguise yourself when you go out recently, or you might be discovered by the Azure Dragon Society again."

"I understand," Shangguan Haitang nodded in response.

Zhu Wushi nodded in acknowledgment and said, "Go down!"

Seeing this, Shangguan Haitang cupped her hands in greeting and turned to walk outside.

A moment later, after Shangguan Haitang left the main hall, a slender figure suddenly emerged from behind one of the pillars.

With his hands behind his back, his slightly ashen face turned to Zhu Wushi.

It was the same martial artist who plotted to ambush Monk Xuanjian at the Southern Shaolin Temple, a martial artist at the Heavenly Human Realm.

"Heh, even now that things have come to this, he still uses these words to deceive a mere Innate Realm person under his command. The way Shenhou does things is truly incomprehensible."

With his gaze fixed on the man, Zhu Wushi said in a steady voice, "Haitang represents me on the outside. There are some things that need to be conveyed to others through her. If I can't even fool my own men, how can I fool the Azure Dragon Society?"

Upon hearing Zhu Wushi's words, a hint of mockery flashed in the man's eyes, and then he said, "With such scheming behavior, isn't the Divine Marquis worried that he won't have a single trustworthy person by his side in the future?"

Zhu Wushi said without changing his expression, "Trust is a double-edged sword. It can bring help, but it can also cause more harm. Just like you, who were once regarded as the most talented person in the Tang Sect, weren't you expelled from the Tang Sect because you completely trusted it?"

Upon hearing the voice, the man's expression darkened slightly.

A few breaths later, the man's hoarse voice turned slightly cold as he said, "I, Tang Jun, will naturally settle the score with Tang Tianqing regarding the Tang Clan's affairs."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Jun changed the subject and said, "I'm here this time because the matter you asked me to investigate has yielded results."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Wushi's gaze fell on Tang Jun.

After a few moments of contemplation, Zhu Wushi slowly told Tang Jun about his situation.

Upon hearing what Zhu Wushi said, Tang Jun let out a soft "hmm".

After a few breaths, Tang Jun spoke up: "In the world, there are indeed some poisons that can cause a martial artist's cultivation to drop from the early stage of the Celestial Realm to the peak of the Grandmaster Realm, but the situation you described does not exist. At least in the poison manual of my Tang Clan, I have never seen a poison that slowly causes a Celestial Realm martial artist's life essence to drain away, but only causes the cultivation to drop by one level."

Zhu Wushi frowned and asked, "Are you sure?"

Tang Jun narrowed his eyes and said, "You doubt my ability to use poison?"

Zhu Wushi fixed his gaze on Tang Jun, and after a few moments of contemplation, said in a deep voice, "You have already practiced the 'Absorption Technique,' and you are certain that there is nothing wrong with the 'Absorption Technique' itself. I have not been poisoned, so why is there a drop in your cultivation level?"

Tang Jun said calmly, "The human body is complex. It's possible that your body has developed problems over the years. What I can tell you is that the 'Absorption Technique' is fine, and you are not poisoned. In any case, you are not poisoned."

"Now it seems that the root of the problem lies within yourself."

Finally, Tang Jun said, "When it comes to using poison, no one in the world can compare with me. If I say you are not poisoned, then you are not poisoned. In my opinion, you have other health problems. You'd better find someone to take a look at you."

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than Tang Jun looked at Zhu Wushi as if he had just realized something and said, "No wonder you suddenly sent your men to find that guy surnamed Chu. So you had this plan in mind."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Wushi made no attempt to conceal anything: "Unfortunately, Bai Xiaosheng and the others stopped Shangguan Haitang, and Chu Qinghe has already left Yushui City for the Great Song Kingdom."

Hearing Zhu Wushi's words, Tang Jun sneered, "Then you'd better think about it sooner rather than later. Don't let the Azure Dragon Society make a move on you before that kid surnamed Chu comes back."

After saying that, Tang Jun vanished from the main hall in a flash.

After Tang Jun left, Zhu Wushi frowned, his eyes filled with unreadable thoughts.

21.

The Great Song Dynasty.

It is located in the marshland mountains west of Wangbei Lake.

Towering trees stand tall in the forest, blocking out even a sliver of sunlight from the midday sky.

The entire mountain forest resembled a primeval forest, overgrown with weeds, and one could even occasionally see centipedes or unknown poisonous insects crawling on the ground.

However, in the mountains and forests, several figures were walking unhurriedly.

As the group moved, the poisonous insects that had surrounded them for about ten feet quickly moved away.

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