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Wu Weian walked around the pile of gold many times, admiring it for a long time, put the thirty-two coins he had taken out of his arms aside, and prepared to leave.
But before leaving, he paused slightly.
Beside the pile of gold were some miscellaneous items, including a cleanly washed bright red peony quilt and some small medicine jars lying about.
Wu Weian looked at the small medicine jars he had taken from Yu Conghuai.
He lifted his skirt, squatted down, and picked up the bottles one by one.
Things like 'Piaopiao Pills' and 'Fenshen Pills'.
This is an old recipe from Chunfeng Pavilion, specifically for enhancing sexual pleasure and not harmful to the body. It's quite expensive per bottle.
Wu Weian seemed to be thinking about something and took out a bottle of Piaopiao Pills.
Chapter 101 I'll Do It Myself
There is no such thing as a roster.
Chess pieces from all over the place are all in Wu Weian's mind. Even Yuan Guanshi, who has been with him the longest and knows the most, can't remember them after many years. Some chess pieces that have never been used have been forgotten long ago.
But Wu Weian still remembers it.
He always believed that lists were best avoided. This was also the reason why his influence had never been discovered over the years.
His force has no name, no list, and no one knows the true identity behind the mask.
Even if a few of the pieces betrayed him unexpectedly, so what? As long as he cut off communication, the pieces would be useless.
But now is different from the past. The chess game in Shangjing City has been completed and the power has been sold. Whoever pays will be obeyed. Ji Yunxi asked for it, so he wrote out the list and gave it to her.
Therefore, Ji Yunxi has been studying the list these two days.
The list is divided by the people's birthplace and arranged in order of age, from oldest to youngest. At the end it briefly mentions how many people are in the family, what they are good at, and what they love.
Then add more according to the personnel's movement trajectory.
He compiled this list on the way back to Liangzhou from Yuzhou. It took him about five days to compile it, and it finally became a book like this.
Ji Yunxi had seen countless summary report lists handed in by people in her two lifetimes, but she had never seen one as clear and detailed as this one.
She flipped through the pages one by one, and suddenly her eyes fell on one of the lines.
Jiang Yao: 23, 4, good at swordsmanship, sword. Youzhou - Beishan - Palace
Beishan Sword Sect? And now in the palace?
Ji Yunxi seemed to be lost in thought.
She folded the page and then turned the pages again. This time she flipped quickly, looking for people who were currently in the "palace".
From beginning to end, there were eighteen people in total.
In this list of more than a thousand people, eighteen people is not a lot.
But in the palace, or even around the emperor, there were eighteen people, which was already a lot.
While thinking, Wu Weian pushed the door open and walked in.
Ji Yunxi looked up and asked, "I want to know everything about Jiang Yao."
"Jiang Yao?" Wu Weian walked to the table, lifted the covered celadon plum blossom teacup, and then picked up the celadon plum blossom teapot from the same set and slowly poured water into the teacup. He lowered his eyes slightly, "When I was eight years old, I spent some time in the Youzhou Beggars' Gang and met Jiang Yao, who was almost beaten to death."
Ji Yunxi withdrew her gaze from him, leaned back on the couch, and looked out the window at the crescent moon in the sky: "Oh?"
Wu Weian moved his hand slightly, and a small, flawless white pill fell into the water, and then merged into the water, becoming one with it.
"Jiang Yao's family consists of four people: his father, his mother, and his younger brother. His father is a private school teacher, and his younger brother is two years younger than him. He was well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics since childhood and was loved by his parents. However, Jiang Yao had no interest in books, only in swords, and was also very dull. One year, Jiang Yao tried to steal a sword from a blacksmith's shop, but the blacksmith caught him and beat him up."
Ji Yunxi hummed: "Continue."
Wu Weian brought over two glasses of water and handed one to Ji Yunxi.
Ji Yunxi took it easily.
Wu Wei'an sat down beside her, picked up the teacup and took a sip. "After the blacksmith leaves, I will pull him up from the ground and ask him if he is willing to serve me if I give him a sword and a book of swordsmanship."
Ji Yunxi took a sip of water: "He agreed."
Wu Wei'an smiled faintly: "Of course he will agree. Jiang Yao had a high fever that lasted for several days when he was a child, so he is a bit stupid and stubborn."
Ji Yunxi put down the teacup: "What sword technique did you teach him?"
Wu Wei'an: "Beishan Sword Technique."
Ji Yunxi looked at him deeply: "I remember you said that it was only in Qinghe County that you realized Beishan was the emperor's power."
Wu Wei'an smiled and said, "Madam, you misunderstood. The reason I gave you the Beishan Sword Technique is that it's all over Dayu. You can buy a copy for just one penny at the stall."
Ji Yunxi: “???”
Wu Weian: "Madam, you don't learn martial arts or mingle with the martial arts world, so you don't know. To attract people, the Beishan Sword Sect compiled simple sword techniques into a booklet, which Quan Dayu is selling. Many people who embark on the path of martial arts through this booklet will later choose to join the Beishan Sword Sect. Jiang Yao is one of them. However, the Beishan Sword Sect has always been strict in accepting disciples. Jiang Yao is good at swordsmanship, has a simple mind, and is loyal. I like him very much, and Beishan will naturally like him too."
Ji Yunxi felt a little hot and impatient. Wu Weian's tone was as soft as willow catkins in March, but it made Ji Yunxi even more irritated. "After Jiang Yao entered Beishan, he was selected as an inner disciple and sent to the capital. Naturally, he would find something wrong. Didn't he write to tell you?"
Wu Weian observed Ji Yunxi's every move, watching her slightly flushed cheeks and her rising and falling breathing. He took another sip of tea and put the teacup down. "After he entered Beishan, I never contacted him again, and I told him not to contact me. Large sects always have mixed influence. After Qinghe County discovered the Beishan incident, I learned through Jiang Yao's parents and the people in the palace that Jiang Yao is now one of the emperor's secret guards."
After hearing this, Ji Yunxi was silent for a while.
If he had contacted Jiang Yao earlier, he might have known in advance that Beishan was colluding with the emperor, but he might have exposed himself instead.
Only by not knowing and not asking can one truly hide and conceal, and then make a fatal blow at the critical moment.
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